Kevin Durant / USA TODAY Sports/SNY Treated Image We’re far enough into the NBA season for award talk to begin picking up steam, and as with any year, folks are hotly debating the Most Valuable Player honor. There are a number of distinguished candidates carrying their teams and accumulating statistics across the league, but the Nets’ Kevin Durant has his …

PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia 76ers had some lofty goals to begin the 2022-23 season. Goals such as being the No. 1 seed in the East and also having the best defense in the league. At the time, it made sense that they could get that job done as they had the pieces to accomplish both goals. However, it wasn’t looking so good …

Why Kerr believes Dubs benefit from loaded Western Conference originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors are back home following a disastrous six-game Eastern Conference road trip that saw them go 1-5. Despite their current 15-18 record, along with injuries to vital star players like Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins, the Warriors’ chances to finishing first in the Western …

PHILADELPHIA–When a team plays on Christmas Day in the NBA, it’s a special day and honor for that team. It means they are one of the handful of teams the league picked to play on its premier day on the calendar. They’re one of the top teams and it means all eyes will be on them. The Philadelphia 76ers will …

As the 2022-23 NBA season inches closer to the 2023 trade deadline in February, fans will begin to clamor for action on that front even among teams like the Boston Celtics after they have reclaimed the top record in the league. And it is by no means guaranteed that the Celtics’ recent turbulence on the parquet is entirely behind them …

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant has done a lot in his 14 seasons in the NBA. He won the MVP award for the 2013-2014, has led the league in scoring four times, and has won two titles along with winning Finals MVP in those championships. Durant has received a lot of praise in his career, but in a recent interview …

Report: Sabonis suffered right hand injury in Kings-Wizards originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Kings suffered two major losses Friday. After falling to the Washington Wizards 125-111 at Golden 1 Center, it was determined that star center Domantas Sabonis reportedly suffered a right-hand injury, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Saturday, citing sources. X-Rays after the game confirmed the injury. Sabonis will …

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This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. The talk in Brooklyn is all about basketball of late — not vaccines, movies on Amazon, injuries, or any other distractions, just basketball. Outstanding basketball as the Nets beat the Bucks Friday night 118-100 for their eighth straight win. After the game Nic …

Now that the losing streak is out of the way, it’s time for Creighton to make some moves. Doing so in a special holiday matchup with DePaul could add to the value for the Bluejays. “The first thing you think about this time of the year is how grateful you are for the blessings and opportunities that you have,” Creighton …

Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley on Friday hinted that rookie Caleb Houstan could see some time in the NBA G League with the Lakeland Magic. Houstan has made 22 appearances with the Magic this season but has played sparingly for much of December. He logged five minutes on Friday in a 20-point win over the San Antonio Spurs, but was …

The Boston Celtics finally snapped their three-game losing streak and hopefully their recent skid by reclaiming the NBA’s best record with a 121-109 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night by returning to a brand of basketball that saw the team attack the rim and look for easy makes off cuts and transition offense. While many players brush off media …

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (8) drives to the basket as New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (30) defends during the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden. / John Jones-USA TODAY Sports Once again, the Knicks find themselves at a potential decision point of whether or not to trade for a star player. We saw this story play out over …

The NBA’s Christmas Day slate of five games feels a lot like the season itself. When we first saw the list when the schedule came out we were all-in, but as the season started to play out and the injuries came, the excitement wore off a little. The star power is still there — LeBron James, James Harden, Joel Embiid, …

Houston Rockets rookie Jabari Smith Jr. on Friday continued a strong resurgence and produced a career night in a loss at home to the Dallas Mavericks. Smith recorded 24 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and one blocked shot in the 112-106 decision. He finished by shooting 10-of-17 from the field, including 3-of-8 from 3-point range, in 33 minutes for his …

The Los Angeles Lakers will look to get back in the win column as they recover from the loss of power forward Anthony Davis (foot) when they meet the Dallas Mavericks in a Western Conference matchup on Christmas Day. The Lakers (13-19), who have lost three in a row, are coming off a 134-130 setback against the Charlotte Hornets on …

Steph out at least 2 more weeks but ‘making good progress’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Warriors star Steph Curry will be out at least two more weeks with the left shoulder subluxation he suffered Dec. 14, the organization announced Saturday. Golden State provided a Christmas Eve injury update on Curry after the point guard’s shoulder recently was re-evaluated. …

Washington State faces Utah State in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu on Sunday evening. That’s the last nonconference game for the Pac-12 basketball season before the full league schedule begins on Thursday, Dec. 29. As the Pac-12 enters the meat of its conference schedule, there’s an obvious flaw with a number of teams which is …

James Harden is one of the most prolific passers of his generation, but the star guard never recorded more assists in a single game than he did against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. In 40 minutes of action, Harden tallied a career high 21 assists to go along with 20 points and 11 rebounds. The triple-double was the …

The 2022-23 season marks the 75th edition of the NBA on Christmas Day with five games set to tip off on Sunday across ABC and ESPN in the United States. LeBron James is poised to play in his 17th game on Christmas Day, which will surpass Kobe Bryant for the most appearances in history. James is also the all-time leader …

USATSI DeMar DeRozan hasn’t been as brilliant in the clutch this season as he was the last, but by just about any other standard he’s still been great. Entering Friday’s game against the Knicks, DeRozan trailed only Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with 72 total clutch points at a 45-percent shooting clip.  The Bulls aren’t winning those tight games like they did last …

The Oklahoma City Thunder were not able to extend their winning streak to four games following a 128-125 overtime loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. The Pelicans — who were without Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram — were able to win due to a team effort. CJ McCollum finished with 17 points and 11 assists. Trey Murphy III …

CBS Sports Graphic Happy Holidays. I hope you’re enjoying Winter Storm Elliott — or at least surviving Winter Storm Elliott. And I hope you’re not the type who can’t make it through the day without relevant college basketball games, because college basketball and Christmas just do not go together. The NFL? Yeah, there’s lots of NFL over the next three …

USATSI Luka Doncic scored 50 points on 30 shots on Friday, and the Mavericks needed every one of them to fend off the Rockets in a 112-106 victory. Doncic added 10 assists, eight rebounds and three steals for fun.  Doncic, in just his fifth season, now has two 50-point games to his credit, with the other being a 51-point effort against …

Sixers dial up defense, adjust, and enter Christmas like a team worth watching originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia With the Sixers 12-12, preparing for a seven-game homestand and coping with constant injury concerns, head coach Doc Rivers certainly wasn’t guaranteeing anything. “If we were all intact, it would be one that you’d say, ‘Let’s win ‘em all.’ We’re still …