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Sometimes, it takes a while for new head coaches to put their fingerprints on a team. And sometimes, it really, really doesn’t. Over the years, Mike Budenholzer has established a pretty clear blueprint for how he wants his teams to play — a set of principles forged in the fires of his years as an assistant (and, before that, a …

‘Salute Captain Klay’: How Warriors will honor franchise icon’s return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Klay Thompson’s return to Chase Center on Tuesday when the Warriors welcome home the franchise icon in their game against the Dallas Mavericks will be full of smiles, tears and a rousing standing ovation. It also will feature a special wrinkle from Golden …

This offseason, it was hard not to focus on the shock of seeing Klay Thompson in another jersey and wondering what that would mean for the Warriors chemistry. There was (and still is) talk about how Golden State needs to land a second star to put next to Stephen Curry. Through it all, the Warriors front office was quietly willing …

Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week: Under the rise of Evan Mobley, the Cavaliers are contenders again] Fact or Fiction: Home-court advantage is dead The NBA’s home team …

We say this every year, and we’re probably never correct, but it certainly feels as though there have been a lot of injuries thus far. Ranging from players being day-to-day to those ruled out for an extended period of time, fantasy football managers are already being forced to dip their toe into the pool that is the waiver wire. Whether …

Week 4 of the NBA season includes the start of group play in the Emirates NBA Cup, with games for that in-season competition scheduled for Tuesdays and Fridays. In addition to this scheduling wrinkle, there are more injuries for fantasy managers to take into consideration as they scour their waiver wires for potential value additions. Let’s dive into this week’s …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show The 2024-2025 NBA season is around its 9-game mark as of Thursday night, so Kevin O’Connor is joined by Tom Haberstroh to share 9 observations about the league and its trends at this roughly 10% completion point in the season. Can the Philadelphia 76ers survive …

Charlotte’s starting wing and third-leading scorer this season, Miles Bridges, is going to be out for at least two weeks with a bone bruise in his knee, the team has announced. OFFICIAL: MRI results today on forward Miles Bridges revealed a bone bruise in his right knee. The injury occurred after Bridges hyperextended his right knee late in the fourth …

Bronny James is headed to the G League. (Photo by Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) The Los Angeles Lakers have assigned Bronny James to their G League affiliate in South Bay, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania. James is expected to join South Bay for its game with Salt Lake City on Saturday, which has already sold out. However, he will …

Pritchard’s Sixth Man quest among four Celtics early-season surprises originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics will reach double digits in games played with Friday’s visit from the Brooklyn Nets. Three weeks of regular-season basketball seems to be a large enough sample size to pluck some early-season surprises for a team coming off such a dominant season that …

Nicholas Kerr seeking a second-year leap as Warriors’ G League coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Everything changed for the NBA, and the world at large, on March 11, 2020. The Warriors that morning decided they’d play their home game against the Brooklyn Nets scheduled for March 12th without any fans at Chase Center after San Francisco Mayor …

The Atlanta Hawks had one shot to change their trajectory: the NBA Draft Lottery on May 12. Hawks brass knew this would be the last time in a while when it could have control of its future, in large part because of a June 2022 trade that sent Dejounte Murray from San Antonio to the Hawks for a bunch of …

Eddie House uses LeBron example to defend Tatum’s mindset vs. Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston For Boston Celtics fans, Wednesday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors was Jayson Tatum’s chance to exact “revenge” on Steve Kerr for benching him twice at the 2024 Paris Olympics. For Tatum, however, it was just another Wednesday. The Celtics star shut …

A cross-conference collision between the Indianapolis Colts and Minnesota Vikings rarely lends itself to anything worth characterizing as a “rivalry,” but Sunday night’s meeting still managed to draw a crowd on NBC. According to Nielsen, 16.18 million viewers tuned in to the flagship broadcast, where the purple team prevailed by a score of 21-13. While the game wasn’t terribly compelling, …

Melton, Podz upgraded to questionable for Warriors-Cavs matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors already are surging, but Golden State potentially will get an even bigger boost for Friday’s matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Guard De’Anthony Melton, who has missed the last five games with a lower back strain, has been upgraded to questionable for the Warriors’ …

Holiday shares honest reaction to Celtics fans booing Kerr originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday had a humorous reaction to Boston Celtics fans booing Warriors coach Steve Kerr during Wednesday night’s game at TD Garden. Holiday explained how the fans let Kerr have it for benching Celtics star Jayson Tatum during the Paris Olympics. …

Bronny James and his father, LeBron James, made history on opening night as the first-ever father/son duo to play in an NBA Game together. Since then J.J. Redick has been able to find some other garbage time minutes for Bronny across three other games, he even scored a bucket (back where he was born, in Cleveland). However, the play was …

New York Knicks v Atlanta Hawks Zaccharie Risacher, like every other member of this rookie class, was off to a slow start. The No. 1 pick owned it, telling John Hollinger of The Athletic, “Back in France I was super athletic, and now I’m just a regular dude.” He looked like more than a regular dude against the Knicks on …

Maxey expected to miss multiple weeks with hamstring injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers will have to keep waiting for all members of their star trio to be active. A team official said Thursday night that an MRI confirmed All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey has a strained right hamstring. He’ll be re-evaluated in approximately one week, according to …

Windy believes Warriors top candidate to make ‘big trade’ at deadline originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors have been one of the hottest teams in the NBA this season, racing to a quick 7-1 start and tied for the No. 1 seed in the stacked Western Conference. One might think not to fix what’s not broken, but …

Lakers guard Bronny James warms up before a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Oct. 22. (Eric Thayer / Associated Press) The Lakers assigned rookie guard Bronny James to their South Bay Lakers affiliate Thursday, clearing the way for James to make his NBA G League debut Saturday night in El Segundo. James, the son of Lakers’ star LeBron James, …

Holiday shares funny reaction to Celtics fans booing Steve Kerr originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Any game between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors is a huge deal given the history between these teams and the star power on both rosters, but the main attraction of Wednesday night’s showdown at TD Garden centered around what happened at the …

The Los Angeles Lakers have assigned Bronny James to their G League affiliate in South Bay, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania. James is expected to join South Bay for its game with Salt Lake City on Saturday. However, he will be on the Lakers’ roster for their matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. The Lakers today assigned Bronny James to …

The up-and-coming Grizzlies were trash-talkers of the highest order, but things got quiet last season when injuries decimated the roster. The loud, in-your-face Grizzlies were back Wednesday as their team handed the Lakers their fourth loss in five games — and it started with Ja Morant. He went back and forth with LeBron James, exchanging buckets and each using the …

Domas becomes first NBA player to reach incredible feat in Kings’ win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Another game, another night of Domantas Sabonis setting records. Not only is the Kings star center making NBA history, but he’s doing so while shooting the ball at an efficient clip. In Wednesday night’s 122-107 win over the Toronto Raptors at …