Memphis Grizzlies v Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry has been ejected three times in his NBA career, and each time the incident was mouthpiece related. The latest came Wednesday night. With 1:25 remaining in the fourth quarter of a tight game with the Grizzlies, Klay Thompson missed a floater, Donte DiVincenzo tipped the rebound out and kept it alive, Thomspon …

Who’s Playing UC Irvine @ Cal State Fullerton Current Records: UC Irvine 13-6; Cal State Fullerton 10-11 What to Know The UC Irvine Anteaters have enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they must head out on the road. The Anteaters and the Cal State Fullerton Titans will face off in a Big West battle at …

Getty Images After a 46-point showing against the Clippers on Tuesday, LeBron James followed up with 20 points in the Lakers’ 113-104 win over the Spurs on Wednesday that also marked the return of Anthony Davis and the L.A. debut of Rui Hachimura.  With the 20, James continues to close in on the all-time scoring record. Below you can see …

Who’s Playing UC Davis @ Cal State Bakersfield Current Records: UC Davis 12-8; Cal State Bakersfield 6-13 What to Know After two games on the road, the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners are heading back home. The Roadrunners and the UC Davis Aggies will face off in a Big West battle at 10 p.m. ET Thursday at Icardo Center. UC Davis …

This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. NBA: Refs miss illegal Draymond screen on Klay’s go-ahead shot originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors got away with a foul in the final seconds of Golden State’s 122-120 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday at Chase Center. Before Jordan …

Who’s Playing Long Beach State @ Cal Poly Current Records: Long Beach State 10-10; Cal Poly 7-13 What to Know The Cal Poly Mustangs are 3-11 against the Long Beach State Beach since January of 2016, but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit Thursday. Cal Poly and Long Beach State will face off in a …

During a full slate of NBA games Wednesday night, there was only one matchup that had the potential to feature two players who have both won back-to-back MVPs. It was neither of the nationally televised games, though both of those matchups had their own built-in storylines as part of the league’s “Rivals Week.” It was the Denver Nuggets against the …

Who’s Playing Montana @ Sacramento State Current Records: Montana 9-11; Sacramento State 11-9 What to Know After two games on the road, the Sacramento State Hornets are heading back home. The Hornets and the Montana Grizzlies will face off in a Big Sky battle at 10 p.m. ET Thursday at The Hornets Nest. The teams split their matchups last year, …

PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia 76ers are continuing to figure things out on the floor in order to set themselves up for success in the playoffs for the 2022-23 season. They have their eyes set on the Larry O’Brien trophy and they feel like they have the talent to do it. The Sixers made an interesting move during their recent five-game West Coast …

The Carolina Panthers will host the Indianapolis Colts next year, which is probably not a game you cared about when you woke up this morning. Hell, it may not be a game you care about now, but it’s a game that got a lot more personal Thursday afternoon because the Panthers announced the hiring of former Colts head coach Frank …

USATSI The Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies battled Wednesday in the latest chapter of one of the NBA’s growing rivalries, but Stephen Curry wasn’t allowed to take part in the final 74 seconds of the nail-biting win due to one of the more bizarre ejections you’ll ever see.  With 1:23 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Warriors …

Who’s Playing Arizona @ Washington State Current Records: Arizona 17-3; Washington State 9-12 What to Know The #6 Arizona Wildcats have enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they must head out on the road. The Wildcats and the Washington State Cougars will face off in a Pac-12 battle at 11 p.m. ET Thursday at Wallis …

Boston Celtics veteran Danilo Gallinari has yet to play for his newest team, but the Italian wing is hopeful that will change soon enough. Gallinari recently told the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach that he is hopeful he can be ready for action as soon as this postseason. “My mindset is that I want to play, and that I’m going to …

Who’s Playing Utah @ Oregon State Current Records: Utah 14-7; Oregon State 8-12 What to Know After two games on the road, the Oregon State Beavers are heading back home. Oregon State and the Utah Utes will face off in a Pac-12 battle at 11 p.m. ET Thursday at Gill Coliseum. After these two teams made easy work of their …

Former teammates Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid squared off against each other for the first time since Simmons was traded from Philadelphia to Brooklyn last February on Wednesday night. The matchup was highly anticipated and the game lived up to the hype as the Sixers pulled out a 137-133 victory over the Nets in front of a raucous crowd at …

The Michigan State Spartans are hosting the Iowa Hawkeyes in a Big Ten matchup on Thursday evening. The Spartans are 13-7 on the year and currently sit in fourth place in the conference standings. Meanwhile, the Hawkeyes are 12-7 overall and are seventh in the Big Ten. Michigan State leads the all-time series 28-12 but has lost three straight matchups …

This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. Klay playfully apologizes after paper airplane whacks reporter originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea One of Klay Thompson’s favorite things to do in his postgame press conferences — no matter if the Warriors win or lose — is constructing paper airplanes out of …

Duke freshman and former five-star prospect Dariq Whitehead will not play Saturday in the team’s road game against Georgia Tech as he recovers from a lower-leg injury, coach Jon Scheyer announced Thursday. The good news for Duke and Whitehead is the injury he sustained in Duke’s Monday night 78-75 loss against Virginia Tech is not an Achilles tear, nor is it season-ending.  …

When Paolo Banchero was preparing to join the Orlando Magic, all the No. 1 pick heard about was the “rookie wall” that always seems to creep in around the midseason point of the season. “That is all I heard,” Banchero told Rookie Wire. “Anyone who gave me advice was saying: ‘Be ready for the rookie wall. You’re going to hit …

When Kentucky suffered a Quad 4 home loss to South Carolina on Jan. 10 and fell to 10-6 (1-3 SEC), it marked the worst start to league play for the Wildcats since the 1986-87 season and brought the program to a reckoning point. The next morning, UK ranked No. 63 in the NET, sitting behind Bradley and well outside the …

Report: Why Celtics trading for Jakob Poeltl seems unlikely originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics reportedly are looking into adding a big man ahead of the Feb. 9 NBA trade deadline and have been linked to San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl. Poeltl would be a solid on-court fit for the Celtics; he’s averaging 12.1 points, 9.2 …

Who’s Playing Arizona State @ Washington Current Records: Arizona State 15-5; Washington 12-9 What to Know The Arizona State Sun Devils have enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they must head out on the road. ASU and the Washington Huskies will face off in a Pac-12 battle at 11 p.m. ET Thursday at Alaska Airlines …

If it feels like there’s been a scoring influx across the NBA, that’s because there has been. It’s become commonplace for guys to get to 25 points or more on a nightly basis, even 30 points isn’t an eyebrow-raising event anymore. It feels like almost nightly we see some of these insane scoring records reached that used to only be …

The No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers will look to extend their six-game winning streak when they face the Michigan Wolverines on Thursday night. Purdue has a two-game lead over Rutgers, Northwestern and Michigan atop the Big Ten standings. Meanwhile, the Wolverines bounced back from a loss at Maryland with a 60-56 win against Minnesota last Sunday.  Tipoff is set for 9 …

PHILADELPHIA–When one looks at Philadelphia 76ers wing player Matisse Thybulle, one knows that he is one of the top defenders in the game. He is a guy who hops off the bench and just causes havoc while he’s out on the floor to disrupt opposing game plans. In Wednesday’s 137-133 win over the Brooklyn Nets, Thybulle had three steals while …