Category: NBA AM
Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young extended his streak of five-or-more assists to 123 straight games in Tuesday night’s 128-105 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. His assists record dates back to Jan. 26, 2022. Young has logged at least five dimes in 93% of his career regular-season outings (343 of 369 games). However, the two-time All-Star […]
Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine has been the subject of a number of NBA trade rumors over the past few weeks, and his performance reflected it in Tuesday’s 124-97 blowout loss to the Boston Celtics. LaVine, 28, left with a sore right foot and did not return. The two-time All-Star ended his outing with two […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy could make his 2023-24 season debut next week, according to sources. Murphy, 23, underwent surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his left knee in September. After surgery, it was reported that Murphy would return to basketball activities in approximately 10-12 weeks. Over 11 weeks later, the 6-foot-8 wing […]
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (ankle) has been downgraded to out for tonight’s home game against the Milwaukee Bucks. This will be the second straight game Butler has missed. The six-time All-Star also sat out Miami’s 112-97 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. Butler, 34, is averaging 20.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and […]
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (ankle) has been downgraded to out for tonight’s road game against the New York Knicks. Ball, 22, suffered the injury during the first half of Sunday’s 130-117 loss to the Orlando Magic. Last week, the 2022 All-Star became the second-fastest and third-youngest player in NBA history to record 500 career […]
The Los Angeles Clippers dropped to 2-7 in clutch-time games of the 2023-24 season, joining the Washington Wizards (0-5) and Detroit Pistons (1-7) in the bottom three. In other words, these three NBA teams have struggled the most to close out winnable games. In Los Angeles’ 113-104 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday night, […]
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has recorded 74 games with at least 35 points and 10 rebounds, leading all other active NBA players. The six-time All-Star now leads LeBron James (73), Giannis Antetokounmpo (71), Anthony Davis (69), and Russell Westbrook (58). In Philadelphia’s 127-123 victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, the five-time All-NBA […]
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most career total minutes played in NBA history during Monday night’s 138-94 blowout loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, combining 54,665 regular-season minutes and counting 11,654 playoff minutes. James, 38, now has 66,319 career total minutes played in his 21st season, including regular season and […]
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James recorded 18 points and five assists in Monday night’s 138-94 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, and the 44-point defeat was his worst loss by point margin of his 21-year NBA career. James, 38, and the Miami Heat got crushed by 36 points in Game 3 of the 2013 NBA […]
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker knocked down his seventh go-ahead career field goal in the final five seconds of regulation or overtime in Sunday’s 116-113 win over the New York Knicks. The three-time All-Star trails only Chicago Bulls guard DeMar DeRozan (nine) for the most go-ahead baskets in the last five seconds of games since […]
