NBA NewsYesterday, Oct 23, 2026

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SAN ANTONIO, TX - NOVEMBER 7: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs and Kevin Durant #7 of the Houston Rockets looks on during the 2025-26 Emirates Cup on November 7, 2025 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photos by Michael Gonzales/NBA...

Oct 21, 2026; Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan (23) and Phoenix Suns forward Miles Bridges (22) battle for control of the ball during the first half at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect It’s been nearly 48 hours since the Phoenix Suns tipped off their season, and boy did that opener get a reaction out of me. It wasn’t what we wanted, it certainly wasn’t what we expected, and it was absolutely cause ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The first week of the 2026-27 NBA season held no punches, with marquee matchups between Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs and Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, and Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Chet Holmgren passed the test with flying colors. Holmgren held Wembanyama to 12 points on Opening Night, as […] The post How Thunder’s Chet Holmgren put NBA on notice after Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic duels appeared first on ClutchPoints.

From Tyrese Maxey pacing the 76ers to Luka Dončić resting in LA, here is what you can safely bank on this season

The Hallway Rivalry between the Lakers and Clippers is dead. It’s a relic of the past. It’s a cemetery of unrealized fun.  It was never a real rivalry.  Not when the Lakers have won 17 championships while the Clippers have never reached the championship round in their 56-year franchise history.  But there were brief pockets...

The Cleveland Cavaliers just made NBA history…by losing to the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Warriors are reportedly looking to trade center Kristaps Porzingis. Porzingis is out indefinitely with an undisclosed health issue that has kept him sidelined for several months now. The big man’s absence and future with the team was discussed by Warriors star Draymond Green on his podcast. Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors handles...

NBA coaches will swear up and down that it's not about which players start but which players finish games.

We're less than a week into the 2026-27 NBA season, but the trade rumor mill never stops churning. And it got an influx of water with this week's news that the Golden State Warriors might be mulling over Kristaps Porziņģis trades.

An anonymous NBA executive believes Golden State Warriors rookie forward Yaxel Lendeborg gave Los Angeles Lakers superstar guard Luka Dončić some added motivation during their season opener this week.

The Nuggets made Spencer Jones a last-minute scratch before Thursday night’s season opener at Oklahoma City, writes Bennett Durando of The Denver Post. The backup forward has been dealing with a hamstring issue since training camp, but he told reporters over the weekend that he expected to be ready to play. The team decided that […]