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Federal prosecutors are investigating additional NBA games beyond the seven contests named in a Department of Justice indictment this fall. Lawyers for the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of New York have indicated they are examining more games potentially tainted by the alleged insider trading scheme. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter were ensnared in the sprawling investigation. Rozier was charged in October for allegedly providing inside ...

The NBA unveiled the full 2026 Castrol Rising Stars rosters Monday on Peacock, spotlighting the league’s top young talent ahead of All-Star weekend. The mini-tournament will be held Friday, Feb. 13, at the LA Clippers’ Intuit Dome at 9 p.m. ET, featuring three games between four teams. Rookies selected for the showcase include Cedric Coward […] The post Rising Stars 2026 rosters announced appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Star guard Anthony Edwards was first listed as questionable and then ultimately ruled out of Monday’s win over Golden State due to right foot injury management, the Minnesota Timberwolves announced. Chris Hine of The Star Tribune reported that Edwards did take part in a pregame warmup, but the decision to scratch him was made not […] The post Anthony Edwards ruled out late with foot pain appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Federal prosecutors are investigating additional NBA games beyond the seven listed in a Department of Justice indictment unsealed this fall. Lawyers from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York have indicated they are reviewing more contests that may have been impacted by the alleged insider betting scheme. The case has already […] The post More NBA games under federal investigation appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

One of the opening events of NBA All-Star Weekend is the Rising Stars competition, a game that pits some of the top rookies, second-year players and G League players against each other. The NBA announced the participants in the event on Monday, headlined by a couple of standout rookies in Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg […] The post Rising Stars rosters announced for NBA All-Star Weekend appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Shams Charania will be a bigger part of the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend than he has in years past. The ESPN NBA insider dropped his most shocking piece of intel all year when he confirmed he will be playing in the upcoming All-Star Celebrity Game. Charania confirmed the news on ESPN’s ‘NBA Today’ show on […] The post Shams drops ultimate nuke with NBA All-Star Celebrity Game announcement appeared first on ClutchPoints .

For the first time in seven years, the Brooklyn Nets will have a representative in the Rising Star competition at All-Star weekend. Egor Demin was one of 10 rookies selected to participate in the event. He is the Nets’ first representative since Jarrett Allen and Rodions Kurucs in 2019. The Rising Stars challenge features a […] The post Nets rookie just became team’s first Rising Star representative since 2019 appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Timberwolves will field a shorthanded rotation as Anthony Edwards has been sidelined for the game against the Warriors.