Kevin Durant passes Carmelo Anthony for 9th on NBA all-time scoring list

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant passed Carmelo Anthony for ninth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, during Friday night’s 114-110 loss to the Houston Rockets. Durant moved past Carmelo Anthony (28,289) into ninth place on the scoring list with 28,296 points. The 16-year veteran trails Shaquille O’Neal (28,596) for eighth and Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) […]

James Foglio  •  24 Feb 2024
Victor Wembanyama joins Jamaal Tinsley as only NBA rookies to record a 5×5 game

San Antonio Spurs rookie forward/center Victor Wembanyama joined Jamal Tinsley (2001) as the only NBA players to record a 5×5 game, in Friday night’s 123-118 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. A 5×5 is when a player tallies at least five points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals, and five blocks in a game. Wembanyama […]

James Foglio  •  24 Feb 2024
Warriors’ Steve Kerr signs two-year, $35 million extension, becomes NBA’s highest-paid coach

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is now the NBA’s highest-paid coach after signing a two-year, $35 million contract extension with the organization, agents Rick Smith and Dan Eveloff of Priority Sports announced Friday. His current deal was set to expire at the end of the 2023-24 season. Kerr’s new extension, worth $17.5 million per […]

James Foglio  •  24 Feb 2024
Wizards’ Jordan Poole still owed $95.54 million over the next 3 seasons

Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole is owed $95.54 million over the next three seasons. This is part of the four-year, $128 million rookie-scale contract extension he signed with the Golden State Warriors in October 2022. In July 2023, the Warriors traded Poole, Ryan Rollins, Patrick Baldwin Jr., a 2030 first-round draft pick, and a 2027 […]

James Foglio  •  23 Feb 2024
Thunder waive forward Aleksej Pokusevski, their 2020 first-round draft pick

The Oklahoma City Thunder are waiving forward Aleksej Pokusevski, per sources. Pokusevski, 22, was selected 17th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2020 NBA Draft. Of course, the 7-footer was traded to the Thunder a day later. The Serbian native began his professional playing career overseas with Olympiacos of the EuroLeague. In an 89-69 […]

James Foglio  •  23 Feb 2024
Kevin Durant on NBA fans: ‘We’re animals, we’re circus acts to them instead of real people’

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant was walking out to the court on Thursday at the American Airlines Center for an early pregame shootaround for a post-All-Star break matchup with the Dallas Mavericks, when he overheard a female fan call him a “b—ch.” The 16-year veteran responded to her and the male fan nearby. “My thing […]

James Foglio  •  23 Feb 2024
NBA Suspends Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart 3 Games For Punching Suns’ Drew Eubanks

On Thursday, the NBA issued Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart a three-game suspension for punching Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks at Footprint Center in Phoenix hours before the teams played on Feb. 14. Following the incident, Stewart was arrested by Phoenix police, issued a citation, and was then released. The misdemeanor assault charge against Stewart has been […]

James Foglio  •  22 Feb 2024
Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu (toe) out for the ‘foreseeable future’

Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu has been ruled out indefinitely with a sprained left big toe. Okongwu, 23, suffered the injury late in the fourth quarter of Atlanta’s 136-126 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Feb. 12. Following an MRI a day later, the fourth-year center was diagnosed with the toe sprain and was initially […]

James Foglio  •  22 Feb 2024
Giannis Antetokounmpo on pace to become 1st NBA player to average 30 PPG, 60% FG in a season

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is currently on pace to become the first player in NBA history to average at least 30 points per game and 60% shooting from the field in a single season. Through 54 games (all starts) this season, the eight-time All-Star forward is averaging 30.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, a career-high 6.4 […]

James Foglio  •  22 Feb 2024