NBA NewsWednesday, Apr 22, 2026

Luke Kennard is thriving under pressure, leading Los Angeles Lakers with elite shooting and timely scoring.

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 […]

The Orlando Magic stole Game 1 from the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, and a German core could now shape the rest of the series.

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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.

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

Brown will attempt to record his 10th consecutive 30-point game Tuesday night, which would break Bird's record

SportsLine's model simulated Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks today