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[ad_1] It’s Friday, January 24, and the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-7) and Philadelphia 76ers (15-27) are all set to square off from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Philadelphia is on a 7-game slide. If the season was not already a lost cause, it certainly is on the brink. The Cavaliers come to Philly following a rare loss, 109-108, on Wednesday to …

[ad_1] It’s Friday, January 24, and the NBA menu offers fans a Southwest Division matchup as the New Orleans Pelicans (12-32) and the Memphis Grizzlies (29-15) get set to square off from FedExForum in Memphis. Memphis sits in 2nd place in the division and 3rd overall in the Western Conference while the Pelicans reside in the cellar in the Southwest …

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[ad_1] This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show On this episode of ‘The Kevin O’Connor Show,’ NBA player Larry Nance Jr. stops by to remember his former teammate, Kobe Bryant. Both KOC and Larry have a hard time believing it’s been 5 years since we lost the legend. They talk about the …

[ad_1] Steph reaches ‘insane’ milestone hours after All-Star Game starter nod originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – As if Stephen Curry’s trophy cabinet already wasn’t stuffed to over-capacity with awards and NBA records, the two-time MVP added two more historical milestones Thursday when he earned his 11th All-Star selection – most in franchise history – then …

[ad_1] Podz’s return fuels Warriors’ bench in blowout win over Bulls originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Brandin Podziemski’s return to the court after a nearly four-week injury absence coincided with one of the best games by the Warriors’ bench in franchise history. After missing 12 games with an abdominal injury Podziemski was back doing a …

[ad_1] What we learned as Steph, Post spark Warriors’ win over Bulls originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SAN FRANCISCO – How did the Warriors respond one night after blowing an 18-point lead to their Northern California rivals, the Sacramento Kings? By learning their lessons and crushing the Chicago Bulls in the second half to enjoy a …

[ad_1] Christie praises Kings’ fight, resilience despite loss at Nuggets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s the fight that matters – even in a loss. Despite trailing by 22 points at halftime, the Kings showed resilience down the stretch before falling to the Denver Nuggets 132-123 on Thursday night at Ball Arena. The loss in the Mile High …

[ad_1] Nikola Jokić keeps getting triple-doubles and the Denver Nuggets keep winning. Named to the NBA All-Star team for the seventh time in his career earlier in the evening, Jokić then recorded his fifth consecutive triple-double and 20th of the season in Denver’s 132–123 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. He didn’t play the fourth quarter, which has been …

[ad_1] Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, right, reacts while driving against Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma during the first half of the Clippers’ 110-93 win Thursday at the Intuit Dome. Leonard finished with 15 points and seven rebounds in 24 minutes. (William Liang / Associated Press) The Clippers were basically back to being completely healthy Thursday night, and that allowed them …

[ad_1] Lakers guard Austin Reaves loses the ball in front of Celtics center Luke Kornet, left, in the first half of the Lakers’ win Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) A three-pointer, a dunk, a free throw, whatever, it didn’t matter. No matter who scored or how, the Lakers were down one against the Celtics. The …

[ad_1] Steph voted NBA All-Star Game starter for 10th time in career originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Dub Nation got its wish. Warriors superstar Steph Curry was named a starter for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game at his home Chase Center in San Francisco, the league announced during TNT’s “Inside the NBA” pregame show Thursday. NBA All-Star starters …

[ad_1] Report: Bulls’ price for reported Warriors target Vucevic ‘too steep’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The asking price for a long-time Warriors trade target might be too high to actually get a deal across the finish line. Golden State has been tied to Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vučević ahead of the NBA’s Feb. 6 deadline, per multiple …

[ad_1] Jayson Tatum named All-Star starter for fifth consecutive season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston To no one’s surprise, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum will head out west next month for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. The Boston Celtics superstar was named an All-Star starter Thursday for the fifth consecutive year. It’s the sixth All-Star nod of his illustrious …

[ad_1] NBA All-Star Game starters announced. Who was the top snub? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Introducing the starters for the NBA All-Star Game tournament… Yes, tournament. The rosters and games will look quite different this year. The league announced the voting results for the starting units on Thursday, with fans accounting for 50% of the vote, and current …

[ad_1] Redick nearly joined Mazzulla’s coaching staff in 2022 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Before Thursday’s game between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, JJ Redick revealed he nearly teamed up with Joe Mazzulla in Boston. The Lakers coach explored the opportunity to join Mazzulla — who had unexpectedly replaced Ime Udoka as Celtics coach — before the …

[ad_1] BASKET-NBA-FRA-PACERS-SPURS Victor Wembanyama felt the love from the Paris crowd from the moment his name was announced. It didn’t stop there. When he walked out to center court, took a microphone and said “bonjour” to the crowd pregame, another 30 seconds of cheering exploded inside the Accor Arena in Paris. The young French star returned home with his NBA …

[ad_1] For the 21st straight season, LeBron James will start the NBA All-Star Game. However, Victor Wembanyama will have to wait. The NBA All-Star Game starters were announced Thursday and there are a lot of familiar names, such as LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. While there were some new starters (hello, Jalen Brunson!), there were no big surprises. …

[ad_1] The Hornets Brandon Miller — who finished third in Rookie of the Year voting last season and is one of the future anchors in Charlotte — is out for the remainder of this season following surgery to repair a torn scapholunate ligament in his right wrist. The scapholunate ligament connects the scaphoid and lunate bones in the wrist and …

[ad_1] For the second straight season, the Knicks have a pair of All-Stars, but this time they are in the starting lineup. Karl-Anthony Towns, the center brought over from Minnesota this past offseason, and team captain Jalen Brunson were selected as Eastern Conference starters on Thursday night. They are the first Knicks to earn an All-Star starter nod since 2016 …

[ad_1] The starting lineups for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game were announced on Thursday night, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo. The leading vote-getter among Western Conference All-Stars was Nikola Jokić. The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will be played on Feb. 16 at the Warriors’ home arena, San Francisco’s Chase Center. Here are the starting fives for the Eastern and Western Conferences: …

[ad_1] PARIS — Before the first game between the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers on Thursday at the Accor Arena, the league scheduled its annual commissioner’s news conference, a tradition that allows for questions raised by American and international media members to NBA commissioner Adam Silver. The affair is fairly low-key, with questions often relating to the game at …

[ad_1] Christie’s early success backed by eight eye-popping Kings stats originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO — He won’t admit it, but Kings interim head coach Doug Christie singlehandedly has changed the trajectory of Sacramento’s 2024-25 NBA season. Just as the once-upon-a-dream “Beam Team” reached rock bottom on their season following an 0-5 homestand that put them at …

[ad_1] Christie makes NBA history with Kings’ latest comeback win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The rejuvenated Kings are a new team under interim head coach Doug Christie, who already is making history in his temporary role. Sacramento now is 10-2 with Christie as its coach and has risen from the No. 12 seed in the Western Conference …

[ad_1] Nurse believes Sixers are focused, will flush abysmal defensive showing in Denver originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It would be quite surprising if the Sixers snapped their seven-game losing streak by beating the Eastern Conference-leading Cavs on Friday night. Win or loss, it’s obvious head coach Nick Nurse does not want his team to resemble the one that …