NBA NewsSaturday, Feb 7, 2026

The Knicks were already banged up before Josh Hart limped off the court with another ankle problem.

Harden is expected to make his debut with the Cavaliers on Saturday, and the team will look different with him.

SportsLine's model reveals its Dallas Mavericks vs. San Antonio Spurs picks after 10,000 simulations

Tari Eason scored a season-high 26 points, and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder 112-106 on Saturday. Alperen Sengun had 17 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his second triple-double of the season and No. 10 for his career. Jabari Smith Jr. had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, and Kevin Durant added 20 points.

The Spurs’ Carter Bryant, the Lakers’ Jaxson Hayes, the Heat’s Keshad Johnson and the Magic’s Jase Richardson have been named the participants in the All-Star Slam Dunk competition, the league announced in a press release. It will be held next Saturday at the Clippers’ new Intuit Dome. All four players will be making their event […]

The Pistons have issued updates on a trio of injured players, making the following announcements on Saturday (Twitter link): Forward Tobias Harris has been diagnosed with a left hip sprain and will be reevaluated in two weeks. Center Jalen Duren has a sprained right ankle and will be reevaluated in one week. Guard/forward Caris LeVert […]

The Golden State Warriors have not made any substantial progress in trade conversations on a deal involving Jonathan Kuminga. Kuminga becomes trade eligible on January 15th and the Sacramento Kings remain the most interested team. Sources from the Warriors have said the team is prepared to keep Kuminga past the trade deadline if no deal to their liking materializes. However, Kuminga has played only 10 minutes over the past month as he remains firmly out of Steve Kerr's rotation. Kuminga has a...

Although rival executives have been expecting new Wizards point guard Trae Young to exercise his $49MM player option for 2026/27, he has yet to make a decision on that option, according to David Aldridge, Sam Amick, and Josh Robbins of The Athletic, who say the four-time All-Star is also open to discussing a contract extension […]

Pistons first-time All-Star Jalen Duren is pulling out of the Slam Dunk contest due to a knee injury. He will be replaced by Magic rookie Jase Richardson.

Giannis Antetokounmpo responded to boos from his home fans in kind, giving two thumbs down to the crowd following an and-1 layup during Tuesday's blowout loss to the Wolves.

Luke Kennard is available to make his Los Angeles Lakers' debut against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night, the team announced. The Lakers acquired Kennard at Thursday's trade deadline. Kennard is averaging 7.9 points and 2.1 rebounds on the year.

Jokić will miss at least four weeks, but avoided a season-ending injury