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Clippers center Ivica Zubac dunks the ball against Suns center Oso Ighodaro (4) during the second half of the season-opening game Wednesday. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) The Golden State Warriors’ defense collapsed on Clippers center Ivica Zubac late in a tense game Sunday night at Chase Center in San Francisco, but he didn’t panic. Zubac calmly passed out of …

Why Looney thinks Draymond-TJD pairing can be ‘special’ defensively originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kevon Looney is impressed with the defensive pairing of Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis. The Warriors’ veteran spoke to reporters after Monday’s practice and was asked by NBC Sports Bay Area’s Kerith Burke about Green and Jackson-Davis playing together. “I think it has been …

Joel Embiid and Paul George still aren’t ready to play for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, and Nick Nurse doesn’t really want to talk about it. The NBA, however, fined the team $100,000 for public statements they’ve made about Embiid’s health status on Tuesday afternoon. The punishment was handed down after an investigation into the team regarding Embiid’s status was …

Utah Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks is expected to miss the rest of the season after he went down with a gruesome non-contact leg injury in a game against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. As Hendricks was jogging near the baseline at American Airlines Center in Dallas, he suddenly collapsed to the court after his …

This was hard to watch: Utah second-year forward Taylor Hendricks was running down the court in transition, filling the right lane, when his right leg just collapsed under him and bent in an unnatural way. It was a non-contact injury and you knew it was serious when the medical staffs from both teams ran out to help him. He was …

Vaughn Dalzell breaks down his favorite player props and first-quarter plays in Mavericks and Timberwolves, plus Nuggets and Nets. Lauri Markkanen O/U 31.5 PTS + REB vs. Kings In 10 career games versus the Kings, Markkanen has recorded eight or more rebounds in two of those contests and hit 32 or more combined points and rebounds in two of those. …

Sixers fined $100,000 for public statements on Embiid’s status originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The NBA has landed on a $100,000 fine for how the Sixers have handled Joel Embiid’s rather murky injury status. The league announced the fine on Tuesday for “public statements, including by president of basketball operations Daryl Morey and head coach Nick Nurse, that were …

Wiggins out for Warriors-Pelicans game with lower back strain originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Zena Keita and Dalton Johnson at 4 p.m. PT today from Chase Center, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. The Warriors will be shorthanded for Tuesday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans (2-1) …

Joel Embiid and Paul George still aren’t ready to play for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, and Nick Nurse doesn’t really want to talk about it. The NBA, however, fined the team $100,000 for public statements they’ve made about Embiid’s health status on Tuesday afternoon. The punishment was handed down after an investigation into the team regarding Embiid’s status was …

Cleveland Cavaliers v New York Knicks It was a rough night for New York sports fans. The Yankees’ bats went quiet against the Dodgers when the World Series returned to the Bronx. After Monday’s loss to the Steelers, Giants fans should start watching more Colorado football to scout Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders, or Miami to watch quarterback Cameron Ward, …

Kuminga on quest to close gap between reality, potential with Dubs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Zena Keita and Dalton Johnson at 4 p.m. PT today from Chase Center, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. SAN FRANCISCO – The clock on Jonathan Kuminga’s …

Doctor explains Steph’s ankle injury, possible return timeline originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Zena Keita and Dalton Johnson at 4 p.m. PT today from Chase Center, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. The Warriors will be without Steph Curry at least for the next two games, both …

Warriors’ Kuminga sets lofty goal for fourth NBA season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Zena Keita and Dalton Johnson at 4 p.m. PT today from Chase Center, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. SAN FRANCISCO – Though Warriors coach Steve Kerr is preaching …

Center Christian Koloko, left, looks to score inside the paint while defended by Magic forward Paolo Banchero in 2022. Koloko was drafted by Toronto and played one season before an issue with blood clots paused his career. (John Raoux / Associated Press) Center Christian Koloko, whom the Lakers signed to a two-way contract while he was still not cleared for …

Mazzulla’s wild NBA rule proposals include power plays, in-game fights originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There are few minds that work like Joe Mazzulla’s. So as you’d expect, the wheels immediately started spinning when the Boston Celtics head coach was asked Tuesday about rule changes he’d like to see in the NBA. Marc Bertrand, co-host of 98.5 The Sports …

With Embiid and George still out, Nurse says he’s focused on ‘job at hand’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia CAMDEN, N.J. — Neither Joel Embiid (left knee injury management) nor Paul George (left knee bone bruise) will take part in the Sixers’ second home game of the season. A team official said that both stars will miss the Sixers’ …

Welcome to the Fantasy Vibe Check, your place to vent about the highs, lows and head-scratchers from the NBA and fantasy basketball. We don’t have a lot of data to reference when addressing the wins or airing of grievances, but it’s been one week, and that’s enough to speak on a few players and their performances. Check out who I’m …

Pritchard became first Celtics player ever to achieve this feat vs. Bucks originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Monday night’s game between the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden was the Payton Pritchard show. The Celtics guard came off the bench and scored 28 points thanks to some record-breaking outside shooting in a 119-108 win. …

Eighteen years in the league. Learned from some of the best to ever do it. Made some incredible lifelong friends. Feeling good. Healthy. Inspired. Have a family that loves me, and who I love more than anything. I’m not just OK. It’s like…. “I’m the luckiest man in the world.” And with those words written at The Players Tribune, Rudy …

Welcome to the definitive NBA Power Rankings. Nowhere else are teams sorted into so perfect an order. And we plan on giving them to you once every two weeks — for free. How could you possibly complain? Oh, you can complain, because these are power rankings, and that is what they are here for, even if no one has listed …

There’s the eye test, and there’s the numbers, and in between, there’s a whole lot of argument. It’s a common tale, in the NBA and elsewhere: A player looks the part of a bona fide star, and maybe even produces admirably in certain statistical categories, but lagging performance in other, more holistic and perhaps finer-tuned metrics leaves open the question …

Longtime NBA forward Rudy Gay announced his retirement on Tuesday in article for “The Player’s Tribune.” “Eighteen years in the league,” Gay writes. “Learned from some of the best to ever do it. Made some incredible lifelong friends. Feeling good. Healthy. Inspired. Have a family that loves me, and who I love more than anything. “I’m not just OK. It’s …

Kuminga trying to build ‘bigger legacy,’ follow Mutombo’s footsteps originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Zena Keita and Dalton Johnson at 4 p.m. PT today from Chase Center, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. SAN FRANCISCO – Days before Jonathan Kuminga’s rookie contract extension …

The Minnesota Timberwolves spent all of last season living with a financial subplot to their otherwise brilliant season. “What are they going to do next summer, when extensions kick in for Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels and Karl-Anthony Towns?” As Towns is now setting screens for Jalen Brunson in New York, we all came to know the answer. The Wolves decided …

Payton Pritchard is thriving as a momentum shifter for Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Ask any Celtics player when they knew Boston would win the decisive Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals, and most will point to the same play: Payton Pritchard’s buzzer-beating heave to end the first half. “You take a glance at the other team, …