NBA NewsMonday, Feb 2, 2026

Nikola Jokic will finally see a familiar face at the NBA All-Star Game after Jamal Murray earned his first career All-Star berth in his ninth season Sunday.

After a whirlwind travel day that began at 6 a.m. in Charlotte and included a flight diversion to Atlanta, the Spurs beat the Magic 112-103 on Sunday night to clinch an All-Star Game coaching nod for Mitch Johnson in his first full season at the helm.

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has received a one-game suspension due to the number of flagrant fouls he has picked up over the course of the season, and league officials said he will serve his suspension Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks.

NEW YORK — The Lakers have flipped the script on a season-long weakness, turning it into a strength after several critiques from coach JJ Redick. And it’s helped them widen the margins within the game that Redick has been looking for. With LeBron James and Luka Doncic leading the way offensively, and an improved defense,...

Despite regression pretty much across the board, Karl-Anthony Towns is still an All-Star.

Jaylen Brown had 30 points and 13 rebounds, Anfernee Simons scored 27 points off the bench and the Boston Celtics coasted to a 107-79 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. Derrick White added 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and Neemias Queta had 14 points and eight boards as the Celtics won their second straight game after alternating wins and losses in their previous four.

Bam Adebayo and Pelle Larsson each had 20 points, and the Miami Heat tied their third-biggest victory margin ever in a 134-91 rout of the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night. The Heat led by as many as 54; before Sunday, their biggest lead this season was 45 at Memphis on Oct. 24. It was Miami's second-largest lead of the play-by-play era that dates to 1996; the Heat beat Memphis by 60 on March 29, 2024.

The Nets closed out this season-long road trip getting pummeled by the Pistons, and they trailed by as much as 55.

The Lakers had one of the frontrunners for MVP along with arguably the best-ever on the court. But the Knicks had far more depth.

TORONTO (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 21 points, Sandro Mamukelashvili added 20 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Utah Jazz 107-100 on Sunday night to open a five-game homestand. Brandon Ingram added 19 points to help Toronto end a two-game losing streak. Immanuel Quickley had 17 points. Lauri Markkanen had 27 points and 11 rebounds for Utah. Isaiah Collier added 19 points, and Jusuf Nurkic had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Up next Jazz: At Indiana on Tuesday night. Raptors: night. Host Minnesota on W...

Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and the Los Angeles Clippers, playing without James Harden, routed the Phoenix Suns 117-93 on Sunday night. Leonard, who was left off the Western Conference All-Star reserves announced earlier Sunday, had eight rebounds as well as his 27th consecutive game with 20 or more points. Ivica Zubac had 20 rebounds as the Clippers bounced back from a loss at Denver on Friday and dominated the inside, outrebounding Phoenix 63-35 and outscoring the Suns 64-18 in the paint.

Rookie Will Riley scored a season-high 18 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:07 left, and the Washington Wizards beat the Sacramento Kings 116-112 on Sunday night in a matchup of last-place teams. AJ Johnson added 17 points and Bilal Coulibaly and Marvin Bagley III each scored 15 for the Wizards, who relied heavily on their reserves as they handed the Kings their ninth straight loss. Washington has won three of four since a nine-game skid of its own.