[ad_1] It’s Thursday, February 6, and the Houston Rockets (32-18) and Minnesota Timberwolves (28-23) are all set to square off from Target Center in Minneapolis. Houston gave away their game in Brooklyn Tuesday night losing 99-97 to the Nets giving up two 3-pointers sandwiched around a turnover with under 10 seconds to play. The Rockets have lost four in a …

[ad_1] After his Arkansas team handed Texas basketball a damaging home loss, Razorbacks coach John Calipari made a confession. “To be honest, guys, they missed a lot of shots that they normally make,” Calipari said of the Longhorns. “But they missed them, and I’m happy they missed them.” Indeed, the rims inside the Moody Center are going to wake up …

[ad_1] As if this year’s NBA trade deadline wasn’t crazy enough, the Los Angeles Lakers — who had already shocked the world by trading for Luka Dončić — made another big splash by making an aggressive move for Mark Williams, the center out of Charlotte, who has dramatically improved this season. After including Anthony Davis in the aforementioned Dončić trade, …

[ad_1] The chance to earn a quality win and climb back to .500 in Big Ten play is at the forefront of Jake Diebler’s mind. Thursday night, Ohio State hosts No. 18 Maryland in a rematch of the conference opener for both teams. Two months and two days ago, the Terrapins generally did whatever they wanted, building a 50-17 halftime …

[ad_1] The Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA Finals odds have improved again. The Lakers are now the No. 4 favorite to win the Finals following their late-night move to add center Mark Williams from the Hornets. The Lakers reportedly traded rookie Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and their 2031 first-round pick for Williams. Los Angeles’ odds are currently +1200 just hours before …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Somewhere in the City of Angels, more than 50 years ago, John Lennon took up a brief residency and forgot who he was for a while. Call Michigan State basketball’s first Big Ten Los Angeles sojourn its own Lost Weekend. Tom Izzo just hopes the Spartans can get back to where they once belonged. Their 13-game …

[ad_1] What we learned as Kings’ LaVine era begins with blowout loss to Magic originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SACRAMENTO – Well, that didn’t go well. Buoyed by a series of moves meant to shake up their season, including a mid-season coaching change, the Kings looked closer to an also-ran than a legitimate NBA contender while …

[ad_1] PROVIDENCE — Can’t imagine there are too many opposing Big East fans who will shed a tear when Ryan Kalkbrenner and Steven Ashworth eventually exhaust their college eligibility at Creighton. That veteran duo was at its sharpest when the Bluejays required it Wednesday night, and the result was a rare road victory in a place where they’ve traditionally struggled. …

[ad_1] Jimmy Butler urgently needed to get out of Miami and suddenly, the Golden State Warriors were urgently in need of a true co-star for Stephen Curry as they suddenly realized what year was on his birth certificate. The two sides came within a few inches of a Finals meeting in 2022, when Butler’s Game 7 pull-up 3 came up …

[ad_1] It’s always difficult to see someone in your starting lineup go down with an injury, but for the UNC basketball team, Seth Trimble’s injury paved the way for one of his freshman teammates to shine. The Tar Heel freshman in question here is Ian Jackson, who is arguably his team’s greatest offensive producer this college basketball season. Jackson averages …

[ad_1] 3 observations after Sixers lose final game before trade deadline to Heat originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers are heading into Thursday afternoon’s trade deadline on a losing note. They fell to a 108-101 defeat Wednesday night to the Heat at Wells Fargo Center, dropping to 20-30 on the season. Miami moved to 25-24. Tyrese Maxey led …

[ad_1] SYRACUSE — Following No. 2 Duke’s 29-point drubbing of Syracuse Wednesday night at the JMA Wireless Dome, second-year Orange coach Adrian Autry said the Blue Devils may very well be the best team in the country. Who’d argue with Autry after freshman forward/guard Cooper Flagg, the projected No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA Draft, only needed 11 points …

[ad_1] Why Wiggins’ five-year Warriors tenure deserves its flowers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area He arrived to the Warriors labeled as a player who never reached his potential as a former No. 1 overall draft pick, and left as someone who always should be revered by the fan base, the same way he was by teammates, coaches and …

[ad_1] The North Carolina Tar Heels can play with the top competition in college basketball, but they struggle to close out those games. UNC is currently 13-10 overall and 6-5 in the ACC, which is good enough for seventh place. North Carolina’s only win against a ranked team came on December 21 against UCLA, while losses against ranked teams include …

[ad_1] LaVine appreciates love from Kings fans despite disappointing debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – Zach LaVine was welcomed with a rousing ovation by the Golden 1 Center crowd when he made his Kings debut Wednesday. It arguably was the loudest the crowd has been this season, and maybe one of the loudest ovation in the …

[ad_1] The Nebraska men’s basketball remained up in the Pacific Northwest, traveling to Washington for an after-dark bout in the Big Ten Conference. The Huskers started off struggling against the Washington Huskies, heading into the locker rooms down 47-37. But Nebraska took off the second half, outscoring Washington 49-25 to get its third-straight win 86-72. The Huskies outshot the Huskers …

[ad_1] Raptors land Brandon Ingram from Pelicans in next big trade: Report originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Brandon Ingram is the next big NBA star set for a move. The New Orleans Pelicans are trading the one-time All-Star to the Toronto Raptors, NBA insider Chris Haynes first reported Wednesday night. Toronto will send Bruce Brown Jr., Kelly Olynyk, one …

[ad_1] Another Michigan basketball lead had nearly evaporated, yet there he stood on the sidelines, pumping his arms in the air, encouraging the Crisler Center crowd to stand up. Will Tschetter, the senior forward and heartbeat of the Wolverines, was the first player standing along the U-M bench. Almost immediately, the rest of his team soon followed his lead, pleading …

[ad_1] Warriors get risky, invite capricious Butler into their home originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steve Kerr’s face conveyed sheer exasperation. The Warriors coach could not conceal his displeasure, with only its source in question. Was it because he’d seen the Warriors, only minutes earlier Wednesday night, blow an 11-point lead in the final three minutes to smack …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Somewhere in the City of Angels, more than 50 years ago, John Lennon took up a brief residency and forgot who he was for a while. Call Michigan State basketball’s first Big Ten Los Angeles sojourn its own Lost Weekend. Tom Izzo just hopes the Spartans can get back to where they once belonged. Their 13-game …

[ad_1] Jimmy Butler, not very subtly, let it be known that he wanted out of Miami. The Golden State Warriors wanted to get one more superstar shot creator next to Stephen Curry and give him a chance to make a run at ring No. 5 Those stars all aligned on Wednesday in another blockbuster, mind-bending NBA trade. Jimmy Butler reportedly …

[ad_1] In a variety of ways, Johnell Davis put his fingerprints all over Arkansas basketball’s road win over Texas. Davis scored a season-high 24 points as the Razorbacks (14-8, 3-6 SEC) held off a late rally and topped the Longhorns 78-70 Saturday night. He hit four 3-pointers and shot 7 of 15 from the field. And most importantly, this was …

[ad_1] Lonzo Ball isn’t going anywhere just yet. The Chicago Bulls reached a two-year, $20 million contract extension with the former No. 2 overall pick on Wednesday night, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The deal came just ahead of the trade deadline as multiple teams were apparently interested in Ball. The Bulls, however, have now signed him through the 2026-27 …

[ad_1] Rick Barnes wasn’t happy. The Tennessee basketball coach tramped into the locker room at halftime with 15 minutes to vent. He chose to pull up four minutes of film. It was the first four minutes against Missouri on Wednesday. It was four minutes of Tennessee not doing what the coaches talked about. It was four minutes of showing the …

[ad_1] Even if there are zero trades on Thursday, this deadline will be one of the most exciting in recent memory because of the deals that have already been made. The Luka Doncic/Anthony Davis swap was so surprising that the three-team deal to send De’Aaron Fox to San Antonio and Zach LaVine to Sacramento felt underwhelming. Both were massive deals, …