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New Orleans Pelicans coach Willie Green is proud of his team for at least qualifying for the Play-In Tournament for the second straight season. In Wednesday night’s 138-131 overtime win against the Memphis Grizzlies, Herb Jones scored a career-high 35 points to help New Orleans overcome a 19-point deficit. “It’s incredible to have an opportunity […]
Nikola Jokic (calf) of the Denver Nuggets is listed as questionable for Thursday night’s road game against the Phoenix Suns. The five-time All-Star has missed 11 games this season. Playing in back-to-back contests before the playoffs might be out of the question, especially after locking up the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Jokic […]
Kentucky men’s basketball center Ugonna Onyenso is entering the NCAA transfer portal. The 7-foot freshman appeared in 16 games off the bench with the Wildcats this past season. Onyenso averaged 2.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 6.9 minutes per game with Kentucky. Plus, the center shot 52.9% from the field and 57.1% at the foul line. […]
AJ Griffin knocked down his 100th 3-pointer of the season in Wednesday night’s 134-116 win over the Washington Wizards, becoming the fourth Atlanta Hawks rookie to knock down at least 100 3s in a rookie season. Griffin joins Trae Young (156), Kevin Huerter (136), and De’Andre Hunter (108). The 16th overall pick out of Duke […]
The Los Angeles Clippers won 125-118 over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, earning their 11th straight win versus L.A. and tying their longest ever win streak against them. From 2014 through 2016, the Clippers won 11 consecutive games against the Lakers. Of course, the Clippers (42-38) are also now tied for fifth with […]
Utah Jazz stars Lauri Markkanen (hand) and Collin Sexton (rest) have been ruled out for Thursday night’s home game versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. Markkanen, 25, was absent for only 13 games so far this season. This will be the fifth time the All-Star forward has missed back-to-back games with Utah. Meanwhile, Sexton is set […]
Domantas Sabonis recorded his 13th triple-double of the season in Tuesday night’s 121-103 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, the most by a Sacramento Kings player not named Oscar Robertson. Robertson logged 24 triple-doubles with the Cincinatti Royals (now Kings) in the 1963-64 season. Of course, the 12-time All-Star and NBA Hall of Famer averaged […]
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has recorded 40 career go-ahead shots inside the final 30 seconds of the fourth quarter and overtime, tying Kobe Bryant for the most by any player over the last 25 seasons in NBA history. In Tuesday night’s 135-133 overtime win over the Utah Jazz, the 19-time All-Star made […]
LSU forward KJ Williams has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, the fifth-year senior announced on Instagram on Tuesday. Through 157 career appearances and 123 starts in the NCAA, the Mississippi native averaged 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.1 steals, and 26.4 minutes per game. Last March, the wing declared for the 2022 NBA Draft while […]
With the end of the regular season near, the Utah Jazz will most likely be without one of their key contributors. Center, Walker Kessler, has entered concussion protocols. Kessler has found a role for himself in Utah this year as one of the more promising young big men in the NBA. The Jazz are currently […]
