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After a rough 1-3 start to the season, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks needed a win — and the basketball gods lined one up for them Thursday night. A rested Bucks team was about to take on a Memphis squad on the second night of a back-to-back with six players out, including starters Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart. The …

The basketball gods appear very angry with New Orleans. Trey Murphy III has yet to step on the court this season due to a hamstring injury. Star offseason acquisition Dejounte Murray is out following surgery on a fractured hand. Now, two more key starters are out, the team announced. CJ McCollum is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a right …

New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum will miss at least two weeks with a right adductor strain, joining three other injured teammates on the sideline. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) The first week of the 2024-25 NBA season has been extremely harsh to the New Orleans Pelicans. Having already lost Trey Murphy III to a strained right hamstring during …

How much Kuminga, Warriors reportedly were apart in contract talks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jonathan Kuminga and the Warriors didn’t agree to terms on a contract extension before the Oct. 21 rookie contract deadline, making his future in Golden State as uncertain as ever. Negotiations were about $5 million apart, The Athletic’s Anthony Slater reported, citing league …

In case there was any confusion on where LeBron James stands in the 2024 presidential election, he made his views very clear on Thursday. The Los Angeles Lakers star posted a video on social media officially endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump. He included a pointed video featuring a racist watermelon joke made by comedian Tony …

The 2024-25 NBA season is up and running. Although we are only a handful of games into what promises to be a fascinating campaign, we already have plenty of questions — and not enough answers. Whether due to injury, poor form or questionable coaching decisions, the waiver wire is proving to be a fruitful hunting ground for those needing reinforcements. …

While fantasy managers are still dealing with a small sample size when evaluating the waiver wire, there’s much more data to consider. Add in the significant injuries that have already occurred, and now is the time to take some “swings.” During Week 2, Stephen Curry (Golden State), Paolo Banchero (Orlando), and Kyle Kuzma (Washington) are just three of the players …

Evan Mobley is beginning to unfurl the wide ranges of his offensive skill set. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) Each week during the 2023-24 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: Joel Embiid and …

Draymond explains how Warriors improving challenge process, mindset originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors are changing the narrative around their challenging system this season. After being dead last in the success rate of coach’s challenges during the 2023-24 NBA season, Golden State’s intuition has been much better through five games this season. Coach Steve Kerr is now …

Will Neemias Queta’s role with C’s expand after big night in Indy? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Right before the start of the 2024-25 season, it all finally started to hit Neemias Queta. The previous 400 days had been an absolute whirlwind that saw his basketball journey rise from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs. A …

The three-ball has become arguably the staple of scoring in the NBA — so we figured we’d take some shots from way downtown, too. Here, fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus will break down the three things fantasy managers need to know. Or, he’ll break down multiple three-point pieces of advice, analysis and more — it just depends on how open …

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, left, drives in front of Clippers forward Nicolas Batum during the second half of the Clippers’ 125-119 loss Thursday at the Intuit Dome. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) It was just last week that the Clippers hosted the Phoenix Suns and only nine days later they were playing them again at the Intuit Dome. …

Highwood, Ill.—The day after attending the unveiling of the Dwyane Wade statue outside the Kaseya Center in Miami, the artist behind the inadvertently provocative piece, Omri Amrany, was back in his suburban Chicago art enclave, focused on his litany of future projects. “I don’t check the comments at all—one of the many things that I don’t do—because I keep my …

Never say Victor Wembanyama doesn’t know how to bounce back. One day after arguably the worst game of his career — in which he posted a career-low six points on 1-of-5 shooting plus eight rebounds, two assists and four turnovers in a loss to his rival Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder — the San Antonio Spurs star recorded …

Paolo Banchero looked like he was beginning a breakout season. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) Paolo Banchero enjoyed the first 50-point game of his career on Monday. Three days later, it’s unclear when the Orlando Magic star will play again. Banchero has been diagnosed with a torn right oblique and is out indefinitely, the Magic announced Thursday. He sustained the injury …

Draymond believes media blew Kuminga’s ‘benching’ out of proportion originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green believes that the controversy over Jonathan Kuminga’s recent Warriors benching is being overblown. The 34-year-old superstar explained why Kuminga was moved to the bench and why it’s not a big deal during a segment on “The Draymond Green Show.” “It was 100 …

Why Draymond disagrees with Mazzulla’s NBA fighting proposition originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green is not thrilled with Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla’s idea of having more fights in the NBA. The All-NBA forward laid out why having full-on fighting would be a bad idea during a segment on “The Draymond Green Show.” “One thing I would …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The Big Number On this week’s episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine dig into the stats and make bold predictions about the Denver Nuggets. To start, Tom is very concerned with how bad the Denver offense has been with Russell Westbrook on the floor. He’s …

Kings star Fox admits he’ll likely play with finger issue all season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area De’Aaron Fox hasn’t been 100 percent thus far this Sacramento Kings season. And it likely will be that way the rest of the way, too. The 26-year-old point guard recently revealed more details about a finger injury to Kings radio play-by-play …

Perk believes distraction-free Warriors have found identity originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kendrick Perkins likes what he has seen from the Warriors this season. The outspoken ESPN analyst believes that Golden State is playing without any distractions and with great energy. “The Jordan Poole-Draymond Green situation was a distraction for the Warriors,” Perkins said Wednesday on “NBA Today.” …

Here are the latest news updates and possible return dates for Knicks players… Oct. 31, 6:11 p.m. Before the Knicks’ Friday night matchup with the Detroit Pistons, New York has placed Karl-Anthony Towns on its injury report. The report has designated Towns as questionable with a left wrist sprain. This news comes less than a day before the new Knicks …

Stackhouse holding newly motivated Warriors defense accountable originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Someone clearly lit a fire under the Warriors’ defense this season, and you should look no further than new assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse. Golden State forward Draymond Green spoke to reporters after the team’s impressive 104-89 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday at Chase …

The three-ball has become arguably the staple of scoring in the NBA — so we figured we’d take some shots from way downtown, too. Here, fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus will break down the three things fantasy managers need to know. Or, he’ll break down multiple three-point pieces of advice, analysis and more — it just depends on how open …

The NBA season is 10 days old. For this week’s QTNA, we ponder Stephen Curry’s injury impact, Joe Mazzulla’s take on fighting, Zach LaVine’s “untradable” contract, and early panic for a couple of recent champions. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla suggested fighting be allowed in the NBA in a radio interview. Too much dip on his chip or is he on …

Starting the season 1-3 isn’t the end of the world, but for a team with championship aspirations like the Milwaukee Bucks, it’s an uneasy beginning. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard still haven’t found their groove, and it’s clear this partnership needs more time — and help. Khris Middleton is still sidelined. The core is aging, the bench is weak, and …