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[ad_1] Conor McGregor hasn’t fought in MMA since July 2021. (REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne) Conor McGregor is facing a new sexual assault civil lawsuit. ESPN reported Wednesday that a woman who previously accused McGregor of sexual assault in 2023 filed the lawsuit Tuesday, stemming from an incident at a 2023 NBA Finals game when the Miami Heat hosted the Denver Nuggets at …

[ad_1] It’s Wednesday, January 15, and the Atlanta Hawks (20-19) and Chicago Bulls (18-22) are all set to square off from United Center in Chicago. Trae Young dropped 43 on the Suns last night as Atlanta dumped Phoenix 122-117. The Hawks needed that win as it was just their second of 2025. Chicago has lost two in a row falling …

[ad_1] It’s Wednesday, January 15, and the Brooklyn Nets (14-26) and the Los Angeles Clippers (21-17) are all set to square off from Intuit Dome in Inglewood. The Clippers have won four straight at home and are now in 5th place in the Western Conference. The Nets routed the Blazers in Portland last night, 132-114, to snap a 5-game losing …

[ad_1] The NBA adjusted six Lakers and Clippers game to accommodate games moved because of wildfires in Los Angeles County. (Kevork Djansezian / Associated Press) The NBA rescheduled Lakers and Clippers games postponed in Los Angeles last week because of wildfires, moving around six other scheduled games to accommodate the changes. The Lakers game against San Antonio originally scheduled for …

[ad_1] LeBron James’ first appearance on the “New Heights” podcast with Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and his brother, retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, was released Wednesday. And when it’s one legendary NBA player talking to two legendary NFL players, the subject of NBA vs. NFL had to come up. This conversation focused on Christmas, which has …

[ad_1] It’s Wednesday, January 15, and the New York Knicks (26-15) and the Philadelphia 76ers (15-23) are all set to square off from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The Knicks have won just two of their last seven games losing most recently Monday night at home to Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons, 124-119. Jalen Brunson had 31 in the …

[ad_1] It’s Wednesday, January 15, and the Miami Heat (20-18) and the Los Angeles Lakers (20-17) are all set to square off from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. This is the final game of a 6-game road trip for Miami. They are 3-2 through the first five games. The Heat lost 109-98 to the Clippers Monday night to snap a …

[ad_1] The Warriors are middling, boring, and Steph Curry is practically waving the white flag on this season. “There is a responsibility on keeping the franchise in a good space and good spot when it comes to where we leave this thing when we’re done,” Curry told reporters after the Warriors lost to the Raptors on Monday. “Nobody wants to …

[ad_1] At the halfway point of the 2024-25 season, the Knicks stand at 26-15, good for third in the Eastern Conference. It’s been a year of ups and downs since overhauling their roster over the offseason, and the midway mark serves as a natural point to look back and take stock of the season thus far. Here is the 2024-25 …

[ad_1] While rumors continue to swirl around the NBA trade deadline, fantasy managers can also wheel and deal to improve their squads. Let’s highlight some players to consider buying low on, selling high on or who are worth holding onto at this time. Buy Derrick White, Boston Celtics White has hit a bit of a rough patch. Over his last …

[ad_1] With Jerami Grant and Deni Avdija sidelined for Tuesday’s game against the Nets, Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups decided to go small, inserting PG Scoot Henderson (22% rostered, Yahoo) into the starting lineup alongside Anfernee Simons. While Portland certainly had issues defensively, giving up 132 points in an 18-point defeat, the franchise had to be thrilled with Henderson’s performance. …

[ad_1] Sacramento Kings v Milwaukee Bucks Sacramento came in the hottest team in the league, having won seven straight for interim coach Doug Christie. Then they ran into Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo scored 30 points with 13 assists and 11 rebounds for his 50th career triple-double. That was Antetokounmpo’s fifth triple-double this season (six if you count the NBA Cup championship …

[ad_1] Steph, Draymond, Kerr have discussed Warriors’ reality together originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area If the Warriors figure things out and put together an NBA playoff run, it would be a welcome sight. But three people at the franchise’s core aren’t willing to forgo the team’s future to help facilitate postseason success. After Golden State cornerstones Steph Curry …

[ad_1] Kings forming ‘identity’ under Christie as inspiring win streak ends originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area All win streaks eventually come to an end — but even endings can have silver linings. In search of eight consecutive wins for the first time since the 2003-04 season, the Kings had no answers for two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo during …

[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cam Johnson returned from a five-game absence with a right ankle sprain and scored 24 points in the Brooklyn Nets’ 132-114 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Keon Johnson and Noah Clowney each added 20 for the Nets, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Scoot Henderson had a career-high 39 points, including …

[ad_1] 3 observations after severely undermanned Sixers fall to Thunder originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers could not overcome a gigantic difference in manpower Tuesday night against the Western Conference-leading Thunder They fell to a 118-102 loss at Wells Fargo Center, dropping to 15-23 with their third consecutive defeat. Oklahoma City improved to 33-6. Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexader …

[ad_1] There was a time when it looked like Golden State’s offseason gambles would pay off — back before Thanksgiving when the Warriors started 12-3 and had people thinking letting Klay Thompson go, adding depth and leaning into their youth was the play. The Warriors are 7-17 since then and hit a low point in their season with an ugly …

[ad_1] Why Steph’s ‘desperate’ trade comments surprised Stephen A originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Zena Keita and Dalton Johnson at 4 p.m. PT today, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. Steph Curry believes the Warriors should take a cautious approach to pursuing trades …

[ad_1] Back in September, one of the most interesting questions on the board was what the Pacers had in store as an encore to build on their breakneck, breakthrough 2023-24 season. Twenty-five games into the new campaign, though, the answer appeared to be, “Um, not much.” The Pacers sat a dismal 10-15, about as close to last place in the …

[ad_1] It’s Tuesday, January 14, and the Oklahoma City Thunder (32-6) and Philadelphia 76ers (15-22) are all set to square off from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. No question OKC is one of the elite teams in the NBA and among the favorites to win the NBA Title in June while the Sixers are an extreme disappointment led by their …

[ad_1] It’s Tuesday, January 14, and the Denver Nuggets (23-15) and the Dallas Mavericks (22-17) are all set to square off from American Airlines Center in Dallas. The Nuggets have won three straight including a 112-101 win Sunday in Dallas against these Mavericks. Russell Westbrook scored 21 to pace the Nuggets while also pulling down 10 rebounds. Klay Thompson had …

[ad_1] It’s Tuesday, January 14, and the Sacramento Kings (20-19) and the Milwaukee Bucks (20-17) are all set to square off from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Denver has won three straight on the road and four of their last five overall. The Mavs have won just two of their last eight. The Kings are currently 10-7 on the road with a …

[ad_1] It’s Tuesday, January 14, and the Cleveland Cavaliers (33-5) and the Indiana Pacers (22-18) are all set to square off from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Cleveland Cavaliers will have revenge on their minds after having their 12-game winning streak ended by the Pacers on Sunday. The Cavs led by 15 points in the first half but had a …

[ad_1] We’ve reached the midpoint of an NBA season that has been filled with injuries to top players — Luka Doncic and Joel Embiid already have missed too many games to qualify for end-of-season awards — and plenty of surprises, like the Cleveland Cavaliers atop the East and the fast rise of the Houston Rockets in the West. The midpoint …

[ad_1] Jamal Crawford, the three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year, is moving into the starting lineup with NBC. Crawford officially has been hired by NBC Sports as a lead game analyst when its coverage of the NBA begins in October 2025 across NBC and Peacock. “I’m thrilled to join the NBC Sports family and their new NBA package,” Crawford …