STANFORD, Calif. – Haley Jones hit her initial six shots and scored 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting to go with 10 rebounds and four assists, leading No. 2 Stanford past California 90-69 on Friday in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both schools. Hannah Jump knocked down five 3-pointers on the way to 17 points to emphatically bounce back after missing …

An Eastern Conference bout features the New York Knicks (18-14) and the Chicago Bulls (13-18) squaring off on Friday night. This will be the third matchup of the year between these two teams, and New York won back-to-back games in Chicago just last week. The Knicks have a 7-8-1 home record against the spread in 2022, while Chicago has gone …

MILWAUKEE (AP) Marquette forward Zach Wrightsil will have season-ending surgery, he said Friday on social media. Wrightsil, the 2021-22 NAIA player of the year, transferred to Marquette after leading Loyola New Orleans to the NAIA championship last season. He had arthroscopic knee surgery in June and appeared in three games for Marquette before the knee issue kept him from playing …

The Lakers gave a non-update update on the status of Anthony Davis Friday, saying he remains out indefinitely. Which is what they said before. Here is the full release from the Lakers: “After extensive consultation with Lakers team physicians and outside specialists, it has been determined that Anthony Davis has a stress injury in his right foot. Davis will be …

It’s time for another edition of our NBA trade rumor rankings series, where we rank the five players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the past week, judged by appearances on our page. We have a few fresh names on the list this week, star names at that, and although all of the recent scuttle indicates this …

Getty Images Anthony Davis initially got hurt last Friday, when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets. Reports indicated that Davis was expected to miss around a month, but there was no diagnosis for his exact injury. Well now, a week later, the Lakers have confirmed that Davis has a stress injury in his right foot and will be …

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Jaylin Williams on Wednesday sustained a concussion and was placed into the NBA’s concussion protocol, the team announced. Williams suffered the injury on assignment in the NBA G League with the OKC Blue in a 133-102 win over the Lakeland Magic. He recorded 13 points, six rebounds, three assists and one block on 6-of-7 shooting from …

Lakers All-Star forward Anthony Davis has a stress injury in his right foot that will leave his unavailable to play for an indefinite period of time, the team announced Friday. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) Lakers forward Anthony Davis has a stress injury in his right foot and will be out indefinitely, the team announced Friday. The Lakers said …

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis will be out indefinitely with a stress injury in his right foot, the team announced Friday. Davis, the Lakers big man and an eight-time NBA All-Star, injured himself Dec. 16 during a game against the Denver Nuggets. At the time, he was averaging 27.4 points and 12.1 rebounds per game and had emerged as …

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The Los Angeles Clippers will take on the Philadelphia 76ers at 7 p.m. ET on Friday at Wells Fargo Center. Philadelphia is 18-12 overall and 13-5 at home, while the Clippers are 19-14 overall and 8-7 on the road. The 76ers enter Friday’s contest having won six straight games, while the Clippers are 5-1 in their last six outings.  Philadelphia …

The Olympic Games-Tokyo 2020 Kevin Durant looked every bit the best player on the planet during the Tokyo Olympics, averaging 20.7 points per game on 52.9% shooting for the tournament and leading Team USA with 29 points in the gold medal game. So yes, new Team USA coach Steve Kerr said he would like Durant back for the 2024 Paris …

Why Fox should be named to first All-Star Game this season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The chatter surrounding the Kings heading into the 2022-23 NBA season predictably was all about their 16-year playoff drought. Kings fans know the narrative all too well. But as Christmas morning approaches, those same Kings fans couldn’t have fathomed having their stockings stuffed …

We need to make two things about Trae Young clear from the start: The Atlanta Hawks star guard is almost certainly not getting traded this season. The closest thing we have to a precedent for a 24-year-old All-NBA guard getting traded in the middle of the season is Jason Kidd in 1996. Kidd had not made the playoffs yet or …

When the Detroit Pistons drafted Jalen Duren, head coach Dwane Casey thought one aspect of his game would translate immediately to the NBA, and the former Coach of the Year was exactly right. That, of course, would be Duren’s rebounding. Duren, at 6 feet, 11 inches and 250 pounds, has been a monster on the glass in the early going …

The George Washington Colonials will try to bounce back from a loss to Washington State when they face the Pepperdine Waves on Friday night during the 2022 Diamond Head Classic. George Washington held a 1-point lead with less than 10 seconds remaining, but Washington State knocked down a 3-pointer in the final seconds. Pepperdine lost for the fourth time in …

We’re six weeks into the college basketball season and have a big enough sample size for an update of our NBA Draft Big Board, and boy, a lot has changed in that span to prompt some minor (and some major) tweaks to our prospect rankings. So we’re giving the people what they want: a fresh set of rankings with an …

The Washington State Cougars and Hawaii Warriors will both be looking to punch their ticket to the 2022 Diamond Head Classic title game when they meet in the semifinals. Washington State snapped a two-game losing streak with a 66-64 win over George Washington on Thursday, using a late 3-pointer to clinch the win. Hawaii is riding a two-game winning streak …

How the Wizards’ 3-point defense came up short vs. Utah originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Sometimes all you have to do is take a quick glance at a box score to determine how a basketball game was won and lost. For the Wizards on Thursday night, 3-point defense is clearly the biggest reason why they suffered what amounted to …

Since Anthony Davis has been out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ (13-18) lineup, his team has lost two of three games. They will try to change that trend at home on Friday against the Charlotte Hornets (8-24), who have struggled through a season marred by injuries and inconsistent offensive play. The Hornets are in the midst of a six-game west …

The No. 18 Indiana Hoosiers will be looking to build on their 96-72 win over Elon when they face the Kennesaw State Owls on Friday night. Indiana had lost three of its previous four games, but it responded with a strong outing against Elon on Tuesday. Kennesaw State has won four of its last five games, beating SC Upstate in …

Memphis Grizzlies forward Kenneth Lofton Jr. and Cleveland Cavaliers forward Isaiah Mobley on Friday were among the players named to the NBA G League All-Winter Showcase Team. Lofton averaged 27 points, 11.5 rebounds and five assists on 51.4% shooting from the field in two games with the Memphis Hustle. He put up his third 30-point game of the season on …

In preparation for Wednesday’s game at Bramlage Coliseum against Radford, K-State’s coach Jerome Tang and his staff dispatched a regular theme to their team: “Don’t go home for Christmas until this thing is over, we have to stay locked in.” The message became easier for Wildcat players to hear when No. 14 Duke lost to Wake Forest by 11 points …

The NBA has the day off on Christmas Eve but not before a full slate of games on Friday. In the heart of the schedule is a big matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 45 points in a loss to Cleveland on Wednesday, but which of his supporting cast might be strong options to …

Who’s Playing Washington State @ Hawaii Current Records: Washington State 5-6; Hawaii 7-3 What to Know The Hawaii Warriors’ homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Washington State Cougars Dec. 24 at SimpliFI Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous games. The Pepperdine Waves typically have all the …