NBA NewsWednesday, Jan 21, 2026

The Los Angeles Clippers visit the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Kawhi Leonard is on the injury report alongside Ivica Zubac, with both listed as questionable. Zubac has been the subject of trade rumors, and he’s also dealing with a sprained left ankle. Leonard is dealing with a sprained right ankle, as both players’ status remains up […] The post Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard, Ivica Zubac injury update for Raptors showdown appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Miami Heat 124-112 to obtain their third straight win on Sunday night. Despite a slow start, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 29 points, Jalen Williams scored 19, while Chet Holmgren and Ajay Mitchel added 16 for the Thunder. On the other hand, Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points, including seven three-pointers, to […] The post Thunder outgun the Heat for third straight win appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Here are the 11 NBA players most likely to be traded before the deadline, with Trae Young atop the list as the league’s next potential move.

The Utah Jazz upset the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-122 as Keyonte George scored a career-high 43 points on Tuesday evening. George scored more than 30 points for the third time in his last six games. Jazz’s Jusuf Nurkic recorded his second career triple-double with 16 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists, while his first was on […] The post George drops 43 to lift Jazz upset Timberwolves 127-122 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Since raving about the Jazz organization last month, Jusuf Nurkic has been in and out of the team’s lineup, missing time due to a toe injury and then receiving his first three DNP-CDs of the season last week. That hasn’t diminished the big man’s enthusiasm for his current situation, according to Andy Larsen of The […]

Jeanie Buss fired all five of her siblings from Lakers positions in November, marking the final chapter of a decade defined by familial strife and broken trust. The dismissals came nearly three weeks after the $10 billion sale to Mark Walter closed in late October. Brothers Jim and Johnny, who held administrative roles, were terminated along with sister Janie, who was 62 and near retirement. Brothers Joey and Jesse, who had been assistant general manager and vice president of research and dev...

The Knicks are engaged in active talks with multiple teams about big man Guerschon Yabusele, league sources tell Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (Twitter link). An offseason free agent addition, Yabusele hasn’t been a fit in New York, and multiple reports in recent weeks have indicated the Knicks have made him available. While […]

LeBron James had planned on remaining with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but Kyrie Irving's trade request in 2017 and his exit to the Boston Celtics led him to change direction and eventually sign with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent in 2018. The business partnership between James and the Lakers became one of convenience where he moved to Los Angeles for the biggest franchise in the NBA that was floundering in the years following Kobe Bryant's retirement in 2016. "I think LeBron intended to...

The Pistons extended their lead at the top of the Eastern Conference on Monday by pulling out a one-point victory over the No. 2 Celtics. At the midway point of the season, Detroit holds a 31-10 record and is ahead of Boston by five-and-a-half games in the standings. Still, even with the conference title seemingly […]

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The Nuggets have been using Aaron Gordon off the bench since he returned from a hamstring strain to maximize the value of his limited minutes, writes Bennett Durando of The Denver Post. Coach David Adelman wants Gordon to be available to help close out games, so he’s playing him strategically the rest of the time. […]

The Miami Heat delivered one of their cleanest offensive performances of the season Tuesday night, rolling past the Sacramento Kings 130-117 at Golden 1 Center. Miami Heat controlled the game throughout, leading by double digits for the entire fourth quarter while snapping a four-game road losing streak. Bam Adebayo led the way with 25 points […] The post Heat light it up from deep in convincing road win over Kings appeared first on TalkBasket.net .