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[ad_1] (This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy. Please reach out to us if you notice any mistakes.) With the Bulls buzzing after Josh Giddey’s game-winning, half-court shot on Thursday night, Kevin O’Connor discussed the 22-year-old’s potential trajectory to stardom on Friday’s episode of “The Kevin O’Connor Show” with …

[ad_1] The Memphis Grizzlies announced they have parted ways with head coach Taylor Jenkins. Jenkins, 40, became Grizzlies head coach in 2019 after spending five seasons as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks and one season as an assistant with the Milwaukee Bucks. He went 250-214 in the regular season with Memphis, making him the winningest head coach in …

[ad_1] Imagn Images/NBC Sports Boston Imagn Images/NBC Sports Boston Take a stroll outside TD Garden before a Boston Celtics home game, and you quickly discover that Payton Pritchard-themed merchandise is a hot item. Street vendors apologize for their lack of inventory on “Pritch Please” hoodies and suggest maybe snagging one of the few remaining T-shirts spilling out of the boxes …

[ad_1] It was better than the year before, but it wasn’t actually good. That was NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s assessment of this year’s new All-Star format of a mini-tournament of four teams, which echoes the conventional wisdom coming out of the weekend in San Francisco. Add in some extended breaks during the broadcast — including during the championship game of …

[ad_1] LeBron James is one of the greatest athletes in American history, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, the face of Team USA at the Olympics, an imposing figure with a legitimate claim to GOAT status. And in his ongoing battle with Stephen A. Smith, he’s getting whomped like he’s an elementary school kid fighting a high schooler. The after-school slapfight …

[ad_1] Week 22 is “Championship Week” for Yahoo! public leagues and leagues that use the default settings. And with most of the NBA’s teams playing four games, there won’t be a lack of options amongst teams competing for playoff seeding or looking to improve their draft lottery odds. Here are some low-rostered players (below 50 percent in Yahoo! leagues) who …

[ad_1] In a move that shocked the NBA, the Memphis Grizzlies have fired head coach Taylor Jenkins with just nine games remaining in their season. The 44-29 Grizzlies are tied with the Lakers for the 4/5 seeds in the West and head into some critical games this weekend, including against those Lakers on Saturday. “I’m genuinely appreciative of Taylor’s contributions …

[ad_1] Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week: The NBA season is too long] Fact or Fiction: Playoff Scars. The Thunder lack them. The Oklahoma City Thunder are enjoying …

[ad_1] Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show KOC is joined by Tom Haberstroh as the guys react to the absolutely unbelievable game-winning buzzer beater from Josh Giddey. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lose in devastating fashion (mostly because of LeBron’s careless late turnover), and now it has the guys wondering if the Chicago Bulls are BACK?? Plus the …

[ad_1] Two. That’s the number of opportunities Draymond Green believes the Warriors will have to win a fifth NBA Finals under coach Steve Kerr. And the second chance, Green believes, has better odds. “I think this year we have a good chance of winning,” Green said during a guest appearance on NBC Sports Bay Area’s “Dubs Talk” podcast. “I think …

[ad_1] Draymond Green is a villain. A mentor. A bully. A charmer. He’s a basketball genius, a restless soul, a four-time NBA champion, a four-time NBA All-Star and a two-time Olympic gold medalist whose unruly conduct last season kept him off the court for 21 games. His spasms of disorder did more than that. The vehement events of the 2023-24 …

[ad_1] Jalen Brunson continues working his way toward a late-season return.  The Knicks’ All-Star point guard has missed the last 10 games with a sprained right ankle suffered after landing awkwardly on a shot attempt in the closing minutes of an overtime loss to the Los Angles Lakers earlier this month.  New York has gone an even 5-5 over that …

[ad_1] As much as injuries hurt a team, they can also open up opportunities for otherwise bench-relegated players to step up. The Knicks witnessed this firsthand with Quentin Grimes’ rookie emergence and Isaiah Hartenstein’s breakout last year. Now they appear to have found another diamond in the rough, their 34th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, Tyler Kolek. The …

[ad_1] With 10 regular-season games remaining, on a four-game losing skid and an NBA playoff push beginning to fade, the Kings had to dig deep and respond.  They did just that. With every starter scoring in double digits, Sacramento propelled to a 128-107 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night at Golden 1 Center.  Star guard Zach …

[ad_1] It’s Friday, March 28, and the Cleveland Cavaliers (59-14) and Detroit Pistons (41-32) are all set to square off from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Cavaliers are currently 28-9 on the road with a point differential of 10, while the Pistons have a 7-3 record in their last ten games at home. Cleveland has won all three meetings …

[ad_1] It’s Friday, March 28, and the Charlotte Hornets (18-54) and Toronto Raptors (26-47) are all set to square off from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The Hornets are currently 7-28 on the road with a point differential of -8, while the Raptors have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home. Charlotte won the only meetings this season …

[ad_1] It’s Friday, March 28, and the Los Angeles Clippers (41-31) and Brooklyn Nets (23-50) are all set to square off from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Clippers are currently 16-20 on the road with a point differential of 3, while the Nets have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home. Los Angeles won the only meeting …

[ad_1] It’s Friday, March 28, and the New York Knicks (45-27) and Milwaukee Bucks (40-32) are all set to square off from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The Knicks are currently 21-15 on the road with a point differential of 4, while the Bucks have a 6-4 record in their last ten games at home. New York is 2-0 against Milwaukee …

[ad_1] The Lakers had this one. They led 115-110 with 12.6 seconds left until a Patrick Williams 3-pointer had the Bulls down just two. Then Chicago stole the inbounds pass, Coby White drained another three, and Chicago led 116-115 with 6.1 remaining. Austin Reaves drove the rim and hit a layup to put the Lakers back in front 117-116 with …

[ad_1] Josh Giddey made a halfcourt heave at the buzzer to cap perhaps the wildest finish in the NBA this season, giving the Chicago Bulls a 119-117 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Patrick Williams and Coby White hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the closing seconds for the Bulls, who trailed by five points with 12.6 seconds remaining. Giddey finished …

[ad_1] With all due respect to college basketball, no game had more madness Thursday than the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Chicago Bulls. The Lakers lost 119-117 to the 33-40 Bulls despite holding a five-point lead with 10 seconds to go, thanks to a preposterous sequence of events that culminated in a halfcourt buzzer-beater from Josh Giddey. The Bulls …

[ad_1] Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring from half court at the final buzzer in a 119-117 win over the Lakers on Thursday night. The Lakers gave up an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter. (Melissa Tamez / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The end can come from anywhere, the Lakers showing the Pacers on …

[ad_1] How did the Bulls win that game? How did the Lakers lose it? How did Josh Giddey make that shot? (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) (Michael Reaves via Getty Images) With all due respect to college basketball, no game had more madness Thursday than the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Chicago Bulls. The Lakers lost to the 33-40 …

[ad_1] It could have been worse. Up by 56, the Pacers started taking 24-second violations with more than a minute to go, which brought boos from some of the Pacers faithful. Those fans already got to see history. The Pacers put up 162 points on the Wizards, setting an NBA franchise record for most points scored in a game. It …

[ad_1] The Indiana Pacers certainly didn’t need to go off on Thursday night, considering both the state of the Washington Wizards and the fact that they entered the final period with a more than 30-point lead. But the Pacers left Capital One Arena with a blowout win and several new franchise records anyway. The Pacers cruised to a 162-109 win …