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Brooklyn Nets fans booed the jumbotron at Barclays Center when Ben Simmons announced himself for “Meet the Nets,” prior to Monday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Simmons missed his second straight game due to left knee soreness. The Lakers were without LeBron James and Anthony Davis, but Brooklyn fans were more focused on the […]
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is now the oldest NBA player (34 years, 322 days old) to record back-to-back 30-point, 10-assist games in league history, also breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s franchise record (7,216) for career field goals made with 7,222. Curry is already the franchise leader in field goal attempts (15,222), games (861), 3-point […]
On Monday, Jerami Grant said the Portland Trail Blazers offered him a four-year, $112 million contract extension, but the nine-year veteran will probably wait until after the season to make a decision. Grant is in his final season of a three-year, $60 million contract he signed with the Denver Nuggets as part of a sign-and-trade […]
Luka Doncic logged his fifth 50-point game of his NBA career in the Dallas Mavericks’ 111-105 win over the Detroit Pistons, joining Michael Jordan and LeBron James as the only players to record at least that many 50-point games through their first five seasons. In Dallas’ victory against the Pistons on Monday night, the four-time […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram (left great toe injury recovery) and guard CJ McCollum (right thumb sprain) were upgraded to available for Tuesday night’s road game versus the Denver Nuggets. Zion Williamson (right hamstring strain), E.J. Liddell (right ACL injury recovery), and Dyson Daniels (right ankle sprain) remain out indefinitely. Ingram has missed 34 […]
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (sore right groin) and forward Taurean Prince (left ankle sprain) are questionable for Monday night’s home game against the Sacramento Kings. Gobert has missed a total of nine games so far this season. Prince was absent for 24 contests. Karl-Anthony Towns (right calf strain) and Jordan McLaughlin (left calf strain) […]
On Monday, Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins called the FedExForum scorekeeper allegations “foolish,” in relation to an NBA Reddit post concerning top Defensive Player of the Year candidate Jaren Jackson Jr. According to the Reddit post from last Friday, the scorekeeper was accused of inflating Jackson’s stats during home games. “Foolish. JJ is one of […]
Nic Claxton of the Brooklyn Nets is the first NBA player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1967 to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds on 80% shooting from the field over a seven-game span. Chamberlain logged 20/10 from Feb. 13 to March 1, 1967. Through 46 starts this season, Claxton is averaging career highs […]
On Sunday, Ja Morant became the first player in Grizzlies franchise history to record at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists in a single game. In Memphis’ 112-100 win over the Indiana Pacers, the fourth-year guard also finished with two steals and one block while shooting 9-of-21 (42.9%) from the field and 8-of-9 […]
The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics closed out NBA Rivals Week. However, it finished in a dramatic fashion that the league did not want. The game went into overtime as the Celtics came away victorious by a final score of 125-121. However, the game should have probably not went into overtime. In the final […]
