Victor Wembanyama made a go-ahead free throw with 2.9 seconds remaining and De’Aaron Fox shined on his Spurs debut as San Antonio escaped with a 126-125 win over the host Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Fox, acquired from the Sacramento Kings on Monday as part of a three-team trade that also involved the Chicago Bulls, … Read more
There is a sense of anticipation in Los Angeles regarding the potential debut of the city’s latest basketball superstar, Luka Doncic, who was brought in from Dallas Mavericks in a scarcely-believable trade a few days ago. The 25-year-old Slovenian was seen courtside during the Los Angeles Lakers win over city rival Clippers two days ago … Read more
Julius Randle scored 26 points on 9-for-18 shooting and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 123-104 win over the Detroit Pistons in a game that featured a physical fracas Sunday in Minneapolis. Anthony Edwards added 25 points and Rudy Gobert posted 19 points and a season-high 25 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Malik Beasley scored 27 … Read more
LeBron James and Anthony Davis will reunite — not for the Lakers, but for “Team Shaq” in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. In a new four-team format, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley drafted squads as honorary captains. O’Neal picked James first, while Smith took Anthony Edwards second. “Team Chuck” features Nikola Jokic, Giannis … Read more
Five-time All-NBA guard Luka Doncic is expected to make his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday against the visiting Utah Jazz. The Lakers hosts the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, but coach JJ Redick said he wasn’t counting on playing Doncic, who is making his way back from a calf injury. “Probably more likely … Read more
LeBron James missed the Los Angeles Lakers ‘ game against Indiana on Saturday to rest his sore left ankle. The Lakers announced the decision about four hours before they hosted the Pacers. The 40-year-old James has been outstanding in recent weeks for the Lakers (30-19), who have won four straight and 10 of 12 despite … Read more
Anthony Davis left in the third quarter with a lower-body injury and didn’t return in his debut with the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday after the seismic trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Davis went down without contact and was grabbing his groin area in Dallas’ 116-105 victory over the Houston Rockets. … Read more
The NBA will not bring back its All-Star Game mini-tournament next season. Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that the format used last month — a four-team tournament made up of 24 NBA All-Stars and another team of rookies and sophomores, all playing to a target score of 40 points — “was a miss.” The game … Read more
Josh Giddey buried a miracle shot from beyond halfcourt at the final buzzer as the Chicago Bulls overturned an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-117 on Thursday. The Bulls trailed 115-110 with 12.6 seconds remaining before delivering down the stretch with a wild sequence of plays. Patrick Williams and Coby White … Read more
In his Dallas debut, Anthony Davis scored 26 points with 16 rebounds before leaving in the third quarter with an abdominal injury to guide the host Mavericks to a 116-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday. It was Davis’ first game with the Mavericks since he was acquired in a league-shaking trade that sent … Read more