If the Los Angeles Lakers are going to make the NBA playoffs this season, a good chunk of the work toward that goal will have to be done without their franchise player. LeBron James suffered a right foot injury during the second half of Sunday’s win over the Dallas Mavericks. He said he heard a pop right after sustaining the …

Who’s Playing Cal State Bakersfield @ Long Beach State Current Records: Cal State Bakersfield 10-19; Long Beach State 16-14 What to Know The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners are 1-4 against the Long Beach State Beach since January of 2021, but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit Thursday. Cal State Bakersfield and Long Beach State will …

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The Golden State Warriors (32-30) and the Los Angeles Clippers (33-31) will battle in a Western Conference showdown on Thursday night. The Clippers are currently in a slump, dropping three straight games, and on Tuesday, Los Angeles lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-101. Meanwhile, Golden State has won three games in a row, including on Feb. 28 when the Warriors …

The Illinois Fighting Illini will look to continue their recent mastery over the Michigan Wolverines when they meet in a key Big Ten Conference matchup on Thursday night. The Fighting Illini (19-10, 10-8 Big Ten), who are 14-2 on their home court this season, have won the last five matchups with Michigan. The Wolverines (17-12, 11-7), who are 3-5 on …

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero and Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month for games played in February, the league announced on Thursday. Banchero won the award for the third straight month after averaging 16.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 11 games. He joined Shaquille O’Neal as the …

Who’s Playing Washington State @ Washington Current Records: Washington State 15-15; Washington 16-14 What to Know The Washington State Cougars’ road trip will continue as they head to Alaska Airlines Arena at 11 p.m. ET Thursday to face off against the Washington Huskies. If the game is anything like their last meeting in February, where the Cougars won 56-51, we …

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Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant does not regret anything that has happened in his life, including during his time with the Brooklyn Nets, according to a piece by Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo! Sports. Durant made his debut for the Suns on Wednesday and after scoring 23 points in the winning effort, he had a chat with Goodwill about everything that …

Who’s Playing Arizona @ USC Current Records: Arizona 24-5; USC 21-8 What to Know The USC Trojans haven’t won a contest against the #8 Arizona Wildcats since Jan. 7 of 2021, but they’ll be looking to end the drought Thursday. The Trojans and Arizona will face off in a Pac-12 battle at 11 p.m. ET at Galen Center. USC is …

The Oklahoma City Thunder announced on Thursday that they have assigned guard Lindy Waters III to the G League’s OKC Blue. The Blue are scheduled to play a game on Friday afternoon and the Thunder are scheduled to play against the Utah Jazz on Friday night. Which means there’s a likely chance Waters III plays for the Blue and potentially …

College basketball’s conference tournament season hits a new gear Thursday with postseason games from seven different leagues set to span much of the day. Action tips off from the Sun Belt Tournament at 12:30 with No. 8 seed South Alabama taking on No. 9 seed Appalachian State and will run into the early-morning hours of Friday as No. 7 seed …

The Indiana Pacers (28-35) hit the road to take on the San Antonio Spurs (15-47) on Thursday at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. San Antonio is 9-21 at home, while the Pacers are 10-20 on the road. Indiana has won two straight after knocking off the Dallas Mavericks 124-122 on Tuesday. The Spurs are riding high after snapping a 16-game losing …

USATSI Losing to your rival always sucks, but Auburn’s loss to Alabama was a gut-punch. The Tigers had a 17-point lead in the second half, but let it slip away and lost 90-85 in overtime. That went from being the win that secures them a spot in the field to dropping closer to the bottom of the bracket instead. Auburn …

Jalen Brunson / Wendell Cruz – USA TODAY Sports The NBA announced the Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Month and Knicks’ point guard Jalen Brunson has been named the winner for the month of February. Brunson led the Knicks to a 9-2 record last month while averaging 27.3 points, 6.0 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game. He also …

If I were asked to power rank times of the year in sports, right around now in early March when conference tournaments begin and weekday afternoons are filled with college basketball games would be near the top. Definitely top five. What? Are you not at home watching Sun Belt Tournament action, too? Do you even basketball? Seriously, while Sun Belt …

The Phoenix Suns pulled off the shocker of the season when they acquired Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets prior to the trade deadline. The addition immediately catapulted the Suns from a fringe contender to a title favorite, at least in the eyes of many sportsbooks. And understandably so. Durant is an all-time talent. The type of guy who can …

The No. 4 seed Army West Point Black Knights will face the No. 5 Boston University Terriers in the 2023 Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night. Army notched an 83-74 win at Boston in January, but the Terriers responded with a 73-67 road win on Feb. 22. The winner of this game will face the winner of top-seeded Colgate …

Why Santa Cruz coach says Quiñones is ready for Dubs audition originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Lester Quiñones’ NBA dreams became that much more of a reality on Wednesday. Santa Cruz Warriors head coach Seth Cooper congratulated Quiñones in front of teammates for a call-up to the big squad, and the next morning showed why the 22-year-old guard earned his opportunity. Cooper …

The No. 1 Houston Cougars will wrap up the home portion of their schedule when they face the Wichita State Shockers on Thursday night. Houston is riding a nine-game winning streak and has already clinched the AAC regular-season title. Wichita State has won three of its last four games, but it lost to Houston in a 70-61 final on Feb. …

The Brooklyn Nets are hopeful that guard Ben Simmons returns from his left knee injury soon, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Simmons has missed Brooklyn’s past four games with the injury and he has missed 20 of a possible 62 games with a variety of injuries related to his knees and back. According to Brian Lewis …

The No. 8 Arizona Wildcats look to bounce back after a crushing loss in their home finale as they take on the USC Trojans on Thursday night. Arizona, 24-5 (13-5 in the Pac-12) lost on a 60-foot buzzer beater last Saturday to rival Arizona State. USC, 21-8 (also 13-5 in conference play), swept the Rocky Mountain schools on the road last …

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Getty Images LeBron James is expected to be reevaluated in three weeks after the team announced that he has a tendon injury in his right foot. It was previously reported that James will not require surgery on the injured foot, per Turner Sports’ Chris Haynes. James’ return could depend on where the Los Angeles Lakers are in the standings after the three-week checkpoint, …

USATSI There are 30 NCAA college basketball games on Thursday that the SportsLine Projection Model has simulated. It looked through expected blowouts like the 20 points that the California Golden Bears is getting against the Oregon Ducks and tight contests like the pick’em between the Temple Owls and the UCF Knights.  After going through those games and more, we’ve found …