[ad_1] It’s Saturday, January 18, and the Atlanta Hawks (21-19) and the Boston Celtics (29-12) are all set to square off from TD Garden in Boston. Boston trounced the Magic last night in Orlando 121-94 behind 30 points from Jayson Tatum. The Hawks won in Chicago Wednesday night, 110-94. Keaton Wallace scored 27 in the win. The Hawks are currently …
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Jimmy Butler returns from suspension, scores 18 in Heat loss to Nuggets
[ad_1] NBA: Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat “I’m back.” Jimmy Butler, through his agent, dropped that phrase — the one Michael Jordan used to announce his return from his baseball sabbatical — then echoed it, showing up to Friday night’s Miami game against the Nuggets in a Jordan jersey. Butler was indeed back, scoring 18 points in 33 minutes in …
Read More »Investors looking to raise $5 billion to start rival league to NBA, Maverick Carter advising them
[ad_1] Can a LIV Golf-style league for basketball prove a true challenge to the NBA? A group of investors believes in the idea enough to raise $5 billion to start a league and find out, according to a report at Bloomberg. The investors have hired Maverick Carter — LeBron James’ longtime friend and business partner — as an advisor, the …
Read More »Butler returns after suspension but Heat lose
[ad_1] Butler’s future at the Heat remains uncertain [Getty Images] Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler returned from a seven-match suspension as his side lost 133-113 to the Denver Nuggets. The 35-year-old was sidelined earlier this month by the Heat because of “conduct detrimental to the team” and has requested a trade. Although the Heat initially said they would not make …
Read More »Austin Reaves scores career-high 38 as Lakers edge D’Angelo Russell and Nets
[ad_1] Lakers guard Austin Reaves, right, drives in front of Brooklyn Nets center Day’Ron Sharpe during the first half Friday at Crypto.com Arena. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) The time had come, the Lakers decided, to make a choice. Since trading for D’Angelo Russell and playing him with Austin Reaves, the two guards largely alternated in the spotlight surrounding …
Read More »Knicks Notes: Three-point defense trending in wrong direction, Mitchell Robinson update
[ad_1] The Knicks’ three-point defense is trending in the wrong direction. They gave up 22 made threes in a loss to the Timberwolves on Friday. Minnesota shot a blistering 55 percent from beyond the arc. In their previous eight games, New York allowed opponents to shoot a combined 42.6 percent on threes. On the season, the club ranks 26th in …
Read More »Nets bounce back after historic loss but fall short to Lakers, 102-101
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James had 29 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101 on Friday night. The Nets, who lost 126-67 to the LA Clippers on Wednesday night in a franchise-record 59-point defeat, had a chance to win it, but D’Angelo Russell missed a …
Read More »Julius Randle reflects on MSG return: ‘It was amazing, this court feels like home’
[ad_1] Julius Randle wasn’t afraid to shoot when he faced his former Knicks teammates for the first time last month — he fittingly scored a team-high 24 points for his new Minnesota Timberwolves, resembling the player that fans grew so fond of during his five-year tenure in New York. How ironic that Randle wasn’t much of a scorer in his …
Read More »Mazzulla lauds Brown’s ‘intensity’ in dominant win over Magic
[ad_1] Mazzulla lauds Brown’s ‘intensity’ in dominant win over Magic originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The real Jaylen Brown showed up for the TD Garden crowd in Friday night’s emphatic Boston Celtics victory over the Orlando Magic. It was a bounce-back performance for Brown, who looked out of sorts during the team’s stunning loss in Toronto. He totaled just …
Read More »Jimmy Butler scores 18 in Heat’s 130–110 loss to Nuggets, returning after 7-game suspension
[ad_1] Jimmy Butler scored 18 points in his return to the Miami Heat lineup, playing 33 minutes in a 133–113 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. Friday marked the end of Butler’s seven-game suspension, but his future with the franchise remains cloudy. Fans inside Kaseya Center gave Butler a mixed reception when his name was announced during pregame …
Read More »Knicks’ offense struggles to keep pace in 116-99 loss to Timberwolves
[ad_1] The Knicks dropped their second straight home game on Friday night, as they lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 116-99, at Madison Square Garden. Here are the takeaways… — Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t have a desired reunion with former Timberwolves teammates — he was ruled out for a second straight game due to a right thumb sprain. Towns, who suffered the …
Read More »Healthy GP2 leaving Ferrari in garage, ready to unleash Lamborghini
[ad_1] Healthy GP2 leaving Ferrari in garage, ready to unleash Lamborghini originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – He’s fast, stylish and always ready to step on the line to go against the best of the best. Gary Payton II has all the makings of a flashy red Ferrari. This past offseason, Payton made it a goal …
Read More »Other pieces ‘scattered’ for Sixers team dealing with injury woes beyond Embiid
[ad_1] Other pieces ‘scattered’ for Sixers team dealing with injury woes beyond Embiid originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Sixers head coach Nick Nurse’s post-practice media session Friday naturally drifted toward existential territory at times. After starting the season with lofty expectations and three All-Star players, the Sixers embarked Friday on a three-game road trip to Indiana, Milwaukee and Denver. …
Read More »Jimmy Butler returns to Heat starting lineup after 7-game suspension
[ad_1] Jimmy Butler will rejoin the Miami Heat for Friday night’s matchup with the Denver Nuggets after the end of his seven-game suspension. He was expected to be in the Heat’s starting lineup, Chris Haynes reported. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra confirmed Butler would start during his pregame media session. Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, released a statement announcing his client’s return, …
Read More »Domas breaks his own incredible Sacramento-era Kings rebound record
[ad_1] Domas breaks his own incredible Sacramento-era Kings rebound record originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Domantas Sabonis reached an incredible milestone last season when he became the only Kings player in the Sacramento era to reach 500 rebounds in the first half of the season. But sometimes, your biggest competition is yourself. Midway through the 2024-25 NBA season, …
Read More »Jimmy Butler returns to Heat lineup after 7-game suspension, expected to start
[ad_1] Jimmy Butler will rejoin the Miami Heat for Friday night’s matchup with the Denver Nuggets after the end of his seven-game suspension. He’s expected to be in the Heat’s starting lineup, reports Chris Haynes. Butler last played with the Heat on Jan. 2 against the Indiana Pacers, scoring nine points with four assists in 27 minutes. Following the game, …
Read More »Why Warriors’ upcoming homestand is critical to playoff hopes
[ad_1] Why Warriors’ upcoming homestand is critical to playoff hopes originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As the Warriors sit uncomfortably on their 20-20 record expressing opinions about what’s best for the future while advising the front office to proceed with caution, the NBA schedule is blowing a kiss to Golden State. None of their next nine games, over …
Read More »Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Scoot Henderson can help you now — and maybe more long-term
[ad_1] As the fantasy basketball playoffs slowly appear on the horizon, managers need to start making some tough calls when it comes to both roster construction and rest-of-season strategies. For many, their league’s trade deadline could also be approaching, meaning the only way to shake things up is by scouring the waiver wire for both long-term and short-term targets. Whether …
Read More »Podz takes big step in injury recovery, but out for Warriors-Wizards
[ad_1] Podz takes big step in injury recovery, but out for Warriors-Wizards originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Brandin Podziemski will miss his 10th consecutive game Saturday when the Warriors play the Washington Wizards at Chase Center, but Friday was a positive day for the young guard looking to return from an abdominal injury. “Brandin will …
Read More »Seven ways the Celtics can snap out of their month-long funk
[ad_1] Seven ways the Celtics can snap out of their month-long funk originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics opened the 2024-25 season by winning 19 of their first 23 games, putting the team on a 68-win pace as of early December. Many scoffed at the notion of a championship hangover. But some tiny cracks quickly spread. The …
Read More »Warriors announce Dejan Milojević Brate Award to honor late assistant
[ad_1] Warriors announce Dejan Milojević Brate Award to honor late assistant originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors announced Friday they are introducing the Dejan Milojević Brate Award to honor Golden State’s heavily loved assistant coach who tragically passed away on Jan. 17, 2024 in Salt Lake City. A year ago to the day of Milojević’s passing, the …
Read More »Sixers announce another setback for Embiid with left knee swelling
[ad_1] Sixers announce another setback for Embiid with left knee swelling originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia CAMDEN, N.J. — The Sixers announced Friday that Joel Embiid has hit another health setback. According to a team statement, Embiid experienced swelling in his left knee following a workout Thursday and will miss the Sixers’ upcoming three-game road trip. Below is the …
Read More »Magic vs. Celtics odds, predictions, expert picks, stats, and recent trends for January 17
[ad_1] It’s Friday, January 17, and the Orlando Magic (23-19) and Boston Celtics (28-12) are all set to square off from TD Garden in Boston. Paolo Banchero’s return to the lineup for Orlando was supposed to take them from overachievers to contenders. That is a work in progress. The Magic have lost four of their last six. They lost most …
Read More »Another setback for 76ers’ Joel Embiid, out at least 7-10 days with swelling in his knee
[ad_1] Joel Embiid has played in just 13 games this season due to an assortment of injuries. That was set to change this weekend, he’d missed Philadelphia’s last six games with a sprained foot but was going through workouts with the team to prepare for a return to the court. After the workouts, Embiid had swelling in his left knee, …
Read More »Mitchell Robinson will be Knicks’ big midseason acquisition
[ad_1] The Knicks are 27-15, showing early signs of promise as a potential contender but not yet dominating like one. Unfortunately, as a second apron team, they’re largely stuck finding solutions internally, with extremely limited avenues to trade for or sign additional talent. Some have suggested trading Mitchell Robinson, the longest tenured Knick on the roster, currently working his way …
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