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Clippers Darius Garland did what he could. The Clippers needed a little more. Garland finished with 25 points and 10 assists, leading six players in double figures, but Los Angeles fell to the visiting Spurs on Monday for its second straight loss. The Clippers came out sharp and built an early lead before the game […] The post NBA Notes: Clippers, Darius Garland, Rockets, Kevin Durant, Hawks appeared first on Hoops Wire .
NBA expansion is back on the table. And frankly, it feels less like a question of if and more like when. League owners are expected to discuss expansion during next week’s Board of Governors meetings, with a vote potentially coming on whether to begin taking bids for two new franchises. The likely destinations remain Las […] The post NBA Expansion Feels Inevitable, With Owners Set To Cash In On Massive Entry Fees appeared first on Hoops Wire .
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton recently shared the moment he understood he would not take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Pacers star discussed the experience on the Mind the Game podcast while continuing his recovery from a torn Achilles. Haliburton is sidelined for the entire 2025-26 season after suffering the injury in Game […] The post Tyrese Haliburton on realizing his Paris Olympics role was limited appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
The sizzling Atlanta Hawks are the hottest team in the NBA putting the league on notice.
Luka Doncic has been on an offensive tear the past few weeks, and the Los Angeles Lakers have benefitted as they entered their matchup with the Houston Rockets on a five-game winning streak. Doncic has led the NBA in scoring for most of the 2025-26 season as his body transformation this past summer has allowed […]
The Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes is making a late push for a major award.
The Los Angeles Lakers entered the 2001-02 season at the peak of their dominance. Upon capturing consecutive...
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick deserves a lot of credit for the team’s recent turnaround as he has gotten his group to play much harder on both ends of the floor. With the 2025-26 season winding down, the Lakers are in a sprint toward the finish line and so far, they’ve answered the […]
Detroit is looking to carry over its regular season success over to the postseason, but the Pistons have shown some vulnerability.
The Los Angeles Lakers have, for the most part, been an offense-first team this season. Marcus Smart, at age 32 and four seasons removed from his Defensive Player of the Year campaign, represented the team’s best overall defensive player. The results reflected that, as the Lakers were the No. 24 defense in the NBA through […]
Midway through the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ win on Monday night over the Houston Rockets, head coach JJ Redick went away from starting center Deandre Ayton. He was subbed out with 4:55 remaining in the third quarter with the purple and gold trailing 72-68 and hadn’t produced much before then. Ayton then […]
The Los Angeles Lakers have one of the best trios of superstars in the NBA between Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and LeBron James. In particular, on offense, those three can cause all kinds of issues for the opposition as all three can attack the rim, shoot and are excellent playmakers with high IQs who can […]
