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[ad_1] South Bay Lakers guard Bronny James drives past Salt Lake City forward Jason Preston during a G League game Nov. 9. (Eric Thayer / Associated Press) The bet the Lakers made on Bronny James always carried a tremendous amount of baggage, their second-round draft pick impossible to separate from the team’s star who made no secret about wanting to …

[ad_1] The NBA had to try something. It’s already tried a lot of things — having captains draft their team like a playground pickup game, going back to traditional East vs. West — but nothing has gotten the players to care enough about the All-Star Game to play any defense or put out much effort at all. For years, the …

[ad_1] Joel Embiid has played in six of Philadelphia’s 23 games this season. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Philadelphia 76ers announced Monday that All-Star center Joel Embiid will be re-evaluated in approximately one week for the sinus fracture he suffered Friday. Embiid will remain sidelined during that time frame. The 76ers didn’t offer a precise timetable for his …

[ad_1] Fox explains rationale for passing on Kings contract extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area De’Aaron Fox would like to stay with the Kings long-term if the franchise can continue to build an NBA championship-caliber roster. On Tuesday, the Sacramento superstar addressed his decision to pass on signing a contract extension until after the 2024-2025 NBA season concludes. …

[ad_1] Kevin Durant does not approve of the new All-Star format. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Reuters) In the NBA’s latest and perhaps most drastic effort to revive the league’s beleaguered All-Star weekend, it announced Tuesday that it is replacing the traditional All-Star game with a pickup-style tournament. TNT analysts and NBA veterans Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith will serve as team …

[ad_1] Kevin Durant does not approve of the new All-Star format. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Reuters) In the NBA’s latest and perhaps most drastic effort to revive the league’s beleaguered All-Star weekend, it announced Tuesday that it is replacing the traditional All-Star game with a pickup-style tournament. TNT analysts and NBA veterans Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith will serve as team …

[ad_1] Steph genuinely stunned where Miller now sits on all-time 3-point list originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Bonta Hill and Monte Poole at 4 p.m. PT today, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. For once, Steph Curry was caught by surprise. The Warriors …

[ad_1] Mazzulla’s injury update on Porzingis should relieve Celtics fans originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Kristaps Porzingis hobbling off the court toward the locker room at Capital One Arena on Sunday was a sight no Boston Celtics fan wanted to see. But head coach Joe Mazzulla is doing his best to assuage any larger concerns about his injured big …

[ad_1] The NBA trade season is in full swing, with the Warriors acquiring Dennis Schröder and the Pacers dealing for Thomas Bryant last week. For fantasy basketball managers, it’s time to follow the rumor mill and observe potential moves that could dramatically shake up value charts and waiver wires. Here’s a breakdown of players who might be on the move …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — This would have been a measuring stick game for both teams if it had just been a random Tuesday during the regular season. Milwaukee comes in having won 10-of-12, but much of that came against a soft schedule; how will the Bucks fair against one of the NBA’s best? For the Thunder, the last time they …

[ad_1] Windhorst explains why Warriors were fortunate to make Schröder trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Bonta Hill and Monte Poole at 4 p.m. PT today, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. The stars aligned for the Warriors to acquire veteran guard Dennis …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS—The NBA Cup final is at T-Mobile Arena again Tuesday night with the Milwaukee Bucks playing the Oklahoma City Thunder in the tournament’s second edition. And despite Vegas once again putting its best foot forward as host—drawing an announced 35,050 for a split admission doubleheader on Saturday, up slightly from last year’s 34,854—the NBA has put Vegas on …

[ad_1] America’s NBA team is playing on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. I’m convinced the reason you don’t know them as America’s Team is because they haven’t been properly marketed. I just don’t see any other plausible reason. I’m talking about the Oklahoma City Thunder. The same team that was somehow not selected among the 10 headliners to play on …

[ad_1] Brook Lopez, Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas at the NBA Cup final. Here’s how to watch the championship game on TV. (Candice Ward-Imagn Images) The NBA Cup will come to a close this week with the two teams representing the Eastern and Western NBA conferences …

[ad_1] The Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons have met three times this season, and the two matchups hosted by the latter have been highly entertaining. Detroit’s NBA Cup win over Miami required overtime, with Erik Spoelstra mistakenly calling a timeout that his team did not have to seal the outcome. There was no such misfortune on Monday, but Detroit picked …

[ad_1] Utah Jazz v Phoenix Suns PHOENIX (AP) — Dick Van Arsdale, a three-time All-Star who became the first Phoenix Suns player after being selected by the franchise in the 1968 expansion draft, has died. He was 81. The Suns announced Van Arsdale’s death in a statement on Monday and a team spokesman confirmed that the franchise had received the …

[ad_1] This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show In this episode of The Kevin O’Connor Show, Kevin deep dives on the two NBA cup final teams and what to expect in their upcoming showdown before discussing ALL of the latest news and storylines around the NBA. Kevin is first joined by NBA …

[ad_1] Clippers guard James Harden, right, drives on Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton in the first half of the Clippers 144-107 win Monday at the Intuit Dome. Harden scored 24 points in the first quarter. (William Liang / Associated Press) Kawhi Leonard walked past the media in the Clippers’ locker room with a plate of food in his hands, his …

[ad_1] What we learned as Kings squander comeback in loss to Nuggets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SACRAMENTO – Domantas Sabonis put together another fantastic game, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a sluggish start by the Kings in their 130-129 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday. Sabonis had 28 points, 14 rebounds and six …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — The big eyes of the NBA are in Las Vegas for the NBA Cup, but some bulging eyes have taken notice of box scores in non-NBA Cup games. Or eyesores, honestly. On Friday night, the Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Hornets combined for the most 3-point misses in a game in NBA history, with 75. Then on …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Evan Mobley scored 21 points, Caris LeVert added 19 and the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 130-101 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. Donovan Mitchell had 18 points and five assists, and Georges Niang had 17 points and nine rebounds for Cleveland (23-4), which won its second straight and for the sixth time …

[ad_1] 3 observations after George-Maxey duo scores 73 points, Sixers beat Hornets originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers’ two available stars poured in 73 points Monday night. The Paul George-Tyrese Maxey pairing led the team to a 121-108 victory over the Hornets at Spectrum Center. George scored his most points yet as a Sixer, notching 33 on 13-for-20 …

[ad_1] For the first time since he suffered a mild stroke before a Nov 2 game, legendary San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich released a statement. This has certainly been an unexpected six weeks for my family and me. As we work together on my recovery, I want to take a moment to share that the outpouring of support we’ve received …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — Bright lights. National spotlight. Playing for a trophy — and half a million dollars each for the players. The NBA Cup has it all. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have been on the biggest of NBA stages before and have the ring to prove it. The Oklahoma City Thunder have the top seed in the …

[ad_1] It’s Monday, December 16, and the Philadelphia 76ers (7-16) and Charlotte Hornets (7-18) are all set to square off from Spectrum Center in Charlotte. The 76ers are currently 4-7 on the road with a point differential of -5, while the Hornets have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home. We’ve got all the info and analysis …