2022-23 NBA Abu Dhabi Games – Milwaukee Bucks v Atlanta Hawks It’s all about the money. Always. There’s a lot of money in the Middle East — and significant national investment funds that buy into sports teams — and not so coincidentally, the NBA is planning a return trip there next preseason with a game again in Abu Dhabi, the …

Who’s Playing Mississippi Valley State @ Alabama State Current Records: Mississippi Valley State 1-13; Alabama State 2-11 What to Know The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils are on the road again Monday and play against the Alabama State Hornets at 6:30 p.m. ET Jan. 2 at Dunn-Oliver Acadome. The teams split their matchups last year, with Alabama State winning the …

The Detroit Pistons (10-29) haven’t won a game at Portland since January 8 2017, but they’ll try to change that when they face the Trail Blazers (18-17) on Monday night. Portland has lost four of its last six games, and could use a win, but the Pistons have won two of their last three. Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic was a …

Who’s Playing Southern @ Texas Southern Current Records: Southern 4-9; Texas Southern 4-9 What to Know The Texas Southern Tigers lost both of their matches to the Southern Jaguars last season on scores of 50-63 and 58-70, so they’re hoping to turn the tables this season. The Tigers and Southern will face off in an SWAC battle at 8:30 p.m. …

Orlando Magic v Boston Celtics Most teams in the East (and a few in the West) are heading into the NBA trade deadline thinking, “how can we catch the Celtics?” So what are the Celtics going to do at the trade deadline? Probably nothing. There have been rumors about the Celtics listening to offers for guard Payton Pritchard but Adam …

Who’s Playing Lipscomb @ Liberty Current Records: Lipscomb 8-6; Liberty 10-4 What to Know The Liberty Flames won both of their matches against the Lipscomb Bisons last season (78-69 and 52-47) and are aiming for the same result Monday. Liberty and Lipscomb will face off in an Atlantic Sun battle at 7 p.m. ET at Liberty Arena. The Flames are …

The Indiana Pacers (20-17) will be looking to extend their three-game winning streak when they face the Toronto Raptors (16-20) on Monday night. Indiana has won five of its last six games, including a 131-130 win against the Clippers on Saturday. Toronto snapped a two-game losing streak with a 113-104 win against Phoenix on Friday.  Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. …

As a new calendar year dawns in college basketball, a competitive hierarchy is taking shape. Teams like UConn and Purdue are exceeding expectations to look like national title contenders while some others like Kentucky and Creighton have struggled to meet lofty expectations. Along with revelations from a team perspective, the first two months of the season have also helped introduce …

Fans of the Boston Celtics watching the Denver Nuggets road game on Sunday evening had the pleasure of watching the arena staff work for more than half an hour to stabilize a bent rim interrupting play in the game’s second half, and they were not the only people walking away from that blip nonplussed. Star Celtics wing Jaylen Brown voiced …

Who’s Playing Loyola-Maryland @ American Current Records: Loyola-Maryland 5-9; American 9-3 What to Know The Loyola-Maryland Greyhounds have enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they must head out on the road. Loyola-Maryland and the American Eagles will face off in a Patriot battle at 2 p.m. ET Monday at Bender Arena. The teams split their …

The Los Angeles Lakers (15-21) will be looking to build on their win over Atlanta when they face the Charlotte Hornets (10-27) on Monday night. Los Angeles has won two of its last three games, beating the Hawks in a 130-121 final last Friday. Charlotte has lost three of its last four games, falling to Brooklyn in a 123-106 decision on Saturday.  …

The No. 24 West Virginia Mountaineers will try to bounce back from a loss to Kansas State when they face the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Monday night. WVU had won four straight games before losing to the Wildcats in overtime on Saturday. Oklahoma State had its two-game winning streak snapped in a loss to No. 4 Kansas.  Tip-off is set …

Kuminga, Wiggins among five Warriors ruled out vs. Hawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to injuries this season. Andrew Wiggins has been out since Dec. 5 and will miss his 14th consecutive game when the Warriors host the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, meanwhile, Steph Curry is dealing with …

Getty Images UConn’s first loss of the season pushed it to its lowest ranking in the Coaches Poll in nearly a month as the Huskies on Monday dropped from No. 2 to No. 5 in the latest rankings released on Monday. The fall from near-No. 1 to the lowest ranking since Dec. 5 came as a result of UConn falling …

Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets are on an NBA-best 11-game winning streak that they’ll look to continue at home on Monday against the San Antonio Spurs. Fourth-year center Nicolas Claxton has been an effective big man all season but especially over his last five games. During that run, he has averaged 14 points, grabbed seven rebounds and made an …

Who’s Playing Jackson State @ Alcorn State Current Records: Jackson State 1-12; Alcorn State 3-9 What to Know The Alcorn State Braves will be returning home after a six-game road trip. Alcorn State and the Jackson State Tigers will face off in an SWAC battle at 5 p.m. ET Monday at David L. Whitney Gymnasium. The Braves won both of …

Nov 4, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris (12) holds the ball against New York Knicks forward RJ Barrett (9) in the second quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports / © Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports This past week, SNY’s Ian Begley reported that the Knicks talked internally about trading for Tobias Harris, …

USATSI Purdue nearly became the unanimous No. 1 team in the latest AP Top 25 after earning 60 of a possible 61 first-place votes in the latest poll on Monday. The Boilermakers retained their standing atop the rankings for a fourth consecutive week after handling business in their lone outing the last week with an 82-49 shellacking of Florida A&M …

The Denver Nuggets started off the New Year with a 123-111 win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday night, in which Nikola Jokic finished with a 30-point triple-double. However, the win took longer than usual, and it wasn’t due to overtime. With just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter, Celtics players began noticing that the rim they were shooting …

USATSI As I explained on Sunday night’s episode of the Eye On College Basketball podcast, Purdue should be this season’s first unanimous No. 1 when the Associated Press Top 25 poll updates Monday because the Boilermakers are the only undefeated team with more than one Quadrant 1 win — and they have four Quadrant 1 wins. Only one-loss Arizona has more with five. …

Week 12 of the fantasy basketball season is upon us, and, just like every Monday, I’ll break down several players who are less than 50 percent of Yahoo fantasy basketball leagues. But before we get to this week’s waiver pickups, here are the games played by each team in Week 12. Four games: 21 teams (76ers, Bulls, Cavaliers, Clippers, Hawks, …

The No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers will be looking for revenge when they face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Monday night. Last season, Purdue’s short stay as the top-ranked team came to an end when it lost to Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights notched a 70-68 win in that game by virtue of a halfcourt 3-pointer at the buzzer.   Tip-off is …

The Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets will face off in a Southwest Division clash at 8 p.m. ET on Monday at Toyota Center. Houston is 10-26 overall and 6-11 at home, while the Mavericks are 21-16 overall and 6-11 on the road. This is the fourth and final regular-season matchup between these teams and the Mavs have won two …

Who’s Playing Grambling @ Prairie View A&M Current Records: Grambling 7-5; Prairie View A&M 4-9 What to Know The Grambling Tigers haven’t won a matchup against the Prairie View A&M Panthers since Feb. 10 of 2018, but they’ll be looking to end the drought Monday. Grambling and Prairie View A&M will face off in an SWAC battle at 8:30 p.m. …

Jaylen Brown calls out Ball Arena after lengthy Celtics-Nuggets delay originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics were attempting to mount a fourth-quarter comeback on the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on Sunday when play was stopped with 6:43 remaining due to an equipment malfunction. That “malfunction” — a crooked rim caused by a Robert Williams dunk — …