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Tatum named first Eastern Conference Player of the Week of new season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 2024-25 NBA season is only one week old, and Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum has already earned an award. The NBA announced its first Eastern Conference and Western Conference Player of the Week winners Monday. Tatum won for the East, and …

The Dwyane Wade statue was unveiled on Sunday.Photograph: Michael Laughlin/AP Dwyane Wade is now the first Miami Heat player with a statue outside the team’s arena, although many of his fans are unsure if it is a fitting tribute. The Heat unveiled the statue Sunday, eight months after team president Pat Riley announced plans for the tribute. Wade, a 13-time …

Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. Each week, you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make, lineup notes (who’s in and out of rotations), followed by key …

To open the season, the Milwaukee Bucks handily beat Philadelphia’s JV team plus Tyrese Maxey, which was a solid win. Since then, the Bucks have been anything but solid with unimpressive losses to Chicago and Brooklyn — two teams expected to be in the lottery — and while it’s small sample size theater, the Bucks have a -2.9 net rating …

First-quarter dominance fueling Celtics’ red-hot start to new season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics will host the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden on Monday night in an early-season clash between two of the top contenders in the Eastern Conference. The defending champion Celtics actually have a seven-game regular season home win streak against the Bucks. Milwaukee’s …

Week 2 of the fantasy basketball season is here, which means having a full week of games to work with. And there are some significant injuries to navigate as well. The Warriors watched their superstar guard sprain his ankle twice Sunday evening, ultimately exiting during a loss to the Clippers. There are also significant injury concerns in Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and …

In this article, we will take a look at the most eye-popping stats, stand-out performances and other must-see news from around the league. Week 1 was filled with a number of huge individual stats, milestones reached and new perspectives regarding what to expect in terms of team’s rotations and player’s roles going forward. To start things off, Jayson Tatum and …

The first week of the NBA season is in the books. Who won the week? What are we overreacting to? Our writers break down the best and the worst of the season so far. 1. Name a big winner from the first week of the season. Vincent Goodwill: The Oklahoma City Thunder (beating teams by nearly 20 points a night). …

Dwyane Wade is the greatest Miami Heat player ever — the franchise’s true icon. No player in Heat history deserves a statue outside the Kaseya Center in Miami more than Dwyane Wade — and Sunday night he got it. Wade talked about his dreams, his path to this moment, and gave a big shout out to Heat nation. Wade is …

Turnovers crush Warriors as they abandon pregame plan vs. Clippers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Coach Steve Kerr estimated the Warriors gave away 10 possessions Sunday night at Chase Center, falling to the Los Angeles Clippers 112-104 in their first loss of the 2024-25 NBA season after two consecutive blowout victories. “Sure did,” Warriors guard …

Why Kerr remains committed to Warriors’ deep rotation after loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors coach Steve Kerr has fully embraced the idea of going deep into his bench on any given night, a formula that has worked fairly well so far and will be even more important if two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry’s …

Los Angeles Clippers v Golden State Warriors Nothing puts a knot in the pit of the stomach of Warriors fans like watching Stephen Curry limp back to the locker room. That’s what Warriors fans saw — again — in the team’s home opener on Sunday night. Curry tweaked his ankle in the third quarter, tried to stretch it out and …

Curry injury likely puts spotlight on Warriors’ heralded depth originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors approached the third game of the 2024-25 NBA season knowing the competition would be much more challenging than it was in the first two. What they didn’t know is whether they would meet it.They did not, and it gets …

What we learned as Steph exits loss vs. Clippers with ankle injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SAN FRANCISCO – The immaculate vibes of the Warriors’ two first games of the season turned sour Sunday night at Chase Center in a 112-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Turnovers tortured the Warriors in their home debut. …

Clippers guard Norman Powell shoots over Golden State forward Jonathan Kuminga in the first half of the Clippers’ 112-104 win Sunday. (Nic Coury / Associated Press) For the third straight time to start the season, the Clippers were in a game too close for comfort that challenged their composure. They have managed to withstand similar challenges over the last two …

Stephen Curry hopped off the court and directly into the tunnel on Sunday night after rolling his left ankle while trying to set a screen. (Kavin Mistry/Getty Images) Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry left their 112-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers early on Sunday night after rolling his ankle. Curry tweaked his ankle twice in the second half …

Steph exits Warriors-Clippers with apparent left ankle injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry tweaked his left ankle twice and has been ruled out of the Warriors’ home opener against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night at Chase Center. Steph Curry (left ankle) is OUT for the rest of the game — Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) October …

How assistant coach DeMarco helped recruit Buddy Hield to Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area One of coach Steve Kerr’s confidants made Buddy Hield’s decision to join the Warriors a lot easier. Following a hot start with Golden State, Hield spoke with NBC Sports Bay Area’s Kerith Burke about the role that assistant coach Chris DeMarco played in …

NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 32 points, Dennis Schroder added 29 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-102 on Sunday in their home opener to give coach Jordi Fernandez his first victory. The Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter after opening with two road losses in their first season under Fernandez, a native of Badalona, …

Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade was honored by the Miami Heat on Sunday with the unveiling of a statue outside the Kaseya Center. Such a gesture is arguably the ultimate tribute that a professional sports franchise or athletic program can pay to an iconic figure. Wade was surely awed by the spectacle of having a sculpture of him created that …

Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade was honored by the Miami Heat on Sunday with the unveiling of a statue in his honor outside the Kaseya Center. Such a gesture is arguably the ultimate tribute that a professional sports franchise or athletic program can pay to an iconic figure. Wade was surely awed by the spectacle of having a sculpture of …

3 observations after Maxey (45 points) hammers through slump, lifts Sixers to OT win originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers’ No. 0 saved the day and ensured his team did not stay stuck on zero wins. Tyrese Maxey lifted the Sixers to a 118-114 overtime road victory Sunday over the Pacers, exploding for 45 points after starting 2 …

Salt Lake City Stars v Birmingham Squadron The G-League draft isn’t much of anything like the NBA Draft, where all the best players are in a pool to be selected. Most of the best players in the G-League now are on two-way contracts and are already tied to a specific team. Exhibit 10 training camp contracts — where a team …

House doesn’t believe Kerr couldn’t fit Tatum in Olympic rotation originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Eddie House doesn’t buy Steve Kerr’s claim that he couldn’t fit Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum in his rotation at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Kerr recently said that his currently undefeated Warriors team is “as deep as a team as I’ve ever …

Tatum, White share hilarious podium exchange after win over Pistons originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Boston Celtics All-Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown might be one of the NBA’s best on-court duos. But when it comes to postgame press conferences, Tatum has a different partner-in-crime: Derrick White. After Saturday’s 124-118 win over the Detroit Pistons in which White made …