The Houston Rockets were already positioned to have approximately $60 million in salary cap space in a pivotal 2023 offseason, and now they appear poised to add roughly $2.5 million more thanks to Kevin Porter Jr. sitting out Sunday’s 2022-23 finale in Washington. On the team’s injury/status report, Porter is officially listed as out for Sunday with a sore right …

The high school basketball season isn’t officially over just yet; the State Champions Invitational is taking place this weekend. Teams that won state titles across the country are competing, bringing some of the nation’s top talent to McDonough Arena at Georgetown University. It didn’t take long for a North Carolina commit to make his mark. Class of 2023 guard Simeon …

The Philadelphia 76ers made the big move at the deadline to acquire a lengthy 3-and-D player to bolster their bench unit. They acquired Jalen McDaniels from the Charlotte Hornets in a four-team deal that sent Matisse Thybulle to the Portland Trail Blazers. The questions about McDaniels headed to Philadelphia have focused on the lack of playoff experience at this level. …

Lazar Stefanovic controls the ball during a game between Utah and Colorado last month. The guard announced Saturday he’s transferring to UCLA. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) While waiting to see who’s leaving, UCLA added a transfer known for one thing the Bruins desperately need. Shooting. Lazar Stefanovic, a former All-Pac-12 freshman from Utah who has two seasons of remaining …

USATSI It was coming together like a sports movie. The Dallas Mavericks, nearing the end of a historic regular-season collapse, had waived the white flag and benched their core players. The backups were supposed to lose and secure their top-10 protected first-round pick. Instead, those backups fought. The Mavericks led at halftime. They held that lead after three quarters. Even …

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Getty Images At over 39 years old and set to turn 40 before the end of the calendar year, LeBron James has now spent more than half his life as a star player in the NBA with still seemingly more to contribute. With 20 seasons of professional basketball now to his credit, James’ longevity is beginning to add to his …

Kuzma outlines his priorities for free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington WASHINGTON — Kyle Kuzma sat across from Wizards president Tommy Sheppard on Saturday in Sheppard’s office at the team’s practice facility in Southeast D.C., as the two conducted Kuzma’s exit interview to put a cap on his 2022-23 season. The conversation, which lasted about a half-hour, will …

The NBA is investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the Dallas Mavericks’ roster decisions and game conduct after their loss to the Chicago Bulls, according to league spokesman Mike Bass. The Mavericks entered Friday without technically having been eliminated from playoff contention. However, they ultimately decided to rest Kyrie Irving and four key role players (Josh Green, Tim Hardaway Jr., …

There has been tanking in the NBA this season, as there has been every season for more than a decade. However, few have been more naked about it than the Mavericks were Friday night. On Tuesday Luka Dončić was saying he wanted to keep playing as long as there was a mathematical chance to make the play-in, and there was …

Memphis Grizzlies big man Steven Adams is likely to miss the postseason, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Adams has been out since January with an injury to his right knee. He was initially expected to miss only five weeks, but even after receiving a stem cell injection, he seemingly is not ready to make his return to the court. His …

Apr 7, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban walks off the court after the Mavericks loss to the Chicago Bulls at the American Airlines Center. / Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports The Knicks are going to the playoffs, the Mavericks are not after their loss to the Bulls on Friday night. However, Dallas’ loss does affect the Knicks …

The Los Angeles Clippers (42-38) are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers (33-47) in a conference matchup Saturday afternoon as part of the three-game NBA schedule for the day. With the regular season wrapping up, the playoffs are right around the corner. The Blazers are eliminated from playoff contention and the Clippers sit in the fifth seed in the Western Conference. …

The NBA says it is investigating the Dallas Mavericks after the team chose to sit multiple key players in its loss to the Chicago Bulls on Friday. Head coach Jason Kidd said before the game that it was an “organizational decision” to sit guard Kyrie Irving and four other players, even though the Mavericks were not mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. …

The Dallas Mavericks, eliminated from playoff contention two months after trading for Kyrie Irving in what was a desperate attempt to put a co-star alongside Luka Doncic, are in an extremely precarious situation, and they have to get it right heading into a summer of franchise-altering decisions. If they don’t, they may end up losing Doncic.  From ESPN’s Tim MacMahon: …

Report: Grizzlies’ Steven Adams (knee) likely out for playoffs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Memphis Grizzlies received some bad news during the final weekend of the regular season. Grizzlies center Steven Adams reportedly is likely to miss the playoffs due to an injured right knee, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Saturday, citing sources. Adams originally was expected to miss …

When it comes to the Golden State WarriorsWarriors playoff prospects, Klay Thompson is pretty confident.  “I don’t see a team who can beat us in a seven-game series when we’re healthy,” Thompson said of the situation.    In order to reach their full potential as a team, though, the Warriors need to do three things in Thompson’s eyes. Those things …

On Saturday, it was reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that the Memphis Grizzlies will convert two-way rookie Kenneth Lofton Jr. to a four-year contract. The contract will be worth $7 million. Lofton was named the G League Rookie of the Year after averaging 22.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals on 54.4% shooting from the field with …

The Brooklyn Nets recently tweeted pictures of the City Edition uniforms they will be wearing for the 2023-2024 NBA season. The uniforms were created by KAWS, an American artists whose full name is Brian Donnelly. As you can see, the jerseys have some color to them similar to what you would see on murals with the way that the color …

Johnny Davis has played sparingly this season with the Washington Wizards, but the 10th pick has come on strong of late and is closing out his rookie campaign on a high note. Davis produced 16 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal in 37 minutes of work in a 114-108 win on Friday over the Miami Heat. He went …

The Dallas Mavericks made a splash at the trade deadline when they acquired star guard Kyrie Irving from Brooklyn, but that move did not pay dividends. They were eliminated from playoff contention in a loss to Chicago during the final weekend of the regular season, so they will not be a factor in 2023 NBA championship bets. Milwaukee and Boston …

Kentucky senior Oscar Tshiebwe on Friday announced that he will declare for the 2023 NBA draft while retaining the right to return to school next season. Tshiebwe was a consensus second-team All-American after averaging 16.5 points, 13.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.6 steals and one block. He led the country in rebounding for the second straight year and set a program …

On Nov. 12, 2022, the Los Angeles Lakers were in last place in the Western Conference. They had a 2-10 record that was somehow uglier than the standings even suggested. They ranked dead last in the NBA in offense, 28th in net rating and 17th in defense. Russell Westbrook proved nearly as poor a fit off the bench as he …

What is Slamball? Basketball spin-off sport returning in Summer 2023 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston SlamBall is bouncing back. After a nearly 20-year hiatus and being teased in August of 2022, the hybrid sport is targeting the trampoline hardwood this summer. “It’s an incredible feeling to be back, and especially by popular demand,” Mason Gordon, one of the sport’s …

On Friday night, the Chicago Bulls fought back to outlast the suddenly tanking Dallas Mavericks, 115-112, which eliminated Dallas from playoff contention. Despite resting several of their core players, including Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic only playing 13 minutes, the Mavericks came out firing, jumping out to a 15-point lead in the first-half. In the second-half, Chicago outscored Dallas 61-45 …