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The Knicks are set to receive a big boost on Sunday night, as Josh Hart is being listed as available for the road meeting with the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s unclear if Hart will face any sort of minutes restriction, but his presence will certainly be a welcomed sight. Advertisement The forward has missed the last eight games with an …

The numbers back up Jaylen Brown’s vent about officiating in C’s-Spurs originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaylen Brown made at least a $25,000 donation Saturday night by delivering a vociferous postgame rant about the officiating after his Boston Celtics endured a narrow loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Advertisement Having already sounded off multiple times this season — including …

With Trae Young in the nation’s capital and Anthony Davis missing time with a hand injury (which ends trade talk about him), Ja Morant becomes the biggest name potentially moved at the deadline. Memphis should be able to get more of a return for Morant than Atlanta got for Young because teams are “more intrigued by his potential than Trae,” …

Jaylen Brown looked like an MVP candidate with 27 points and eight assists in the Celtics’ 100-95 loss to San Antonio, an outing which included a couple of ridiculous 3-pointers over Victor Wembanyama. However, a frustrated Brown didn’t get to the free throw line once in the game. In fact, Boston as a team got to the line just four …

The Week 13 fantasy basketball schedule is an interesting one, in that every day has between six and nine games. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t any quirks for fantasy managers to navigate. The Lakers have the first five-game week of the season, while four teams are only playing twice during Week 13. Add in the back-to-backs, injuries and teams …

Jaylen Brown can expect a firmly worded letter from the NBA in his inbox over the next few days. He made very clear he is OK with that on Saturday. In a battle between two teams near the top of their conference standings, Brown’s Boston Celtics lost 100-95 to the San Antonio Spurs. Boston finished the game with a season-low …

Kings’ Dennis Schröder suspended by NBA for attempting to strike opposing player originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings will be without Dennis Schröder for at least their next three contests, after the veteran point guard was suspended without pay for three games by the NBA for confronting and attempting to strike an opposing player on Dec. 28, …

Sacramento Kings’ point guard Dennis Schroder has been suspended three games without pay for “confronting and attempting to strike another player” in the hallway of Crypto.com Arena back on Dec. 28, the NBA announced on Saturday. Schroder sought out and tried to start something with Luka Doncic, reports insider Chris Haynes of NBA on Prime and NBATV. Advertisement Schroder will …

Bill Kennedy won’t be officiating any NBA games for a while. The veteran referee has been sidelined indefinitely after suffering a hamstring strain in Friday’s game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic, according to Prime Video’s Chris Haynes. There is reportedly hope Kennedy can return before the end of the regular season. Advertisement Kennedy sustained the non-contact injury while …

The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Naturally, it involved Giannis Antetokounmpo doing something big. With the game tied 101-101 going into the final minute, the former MVP notched two stops against LeBron James to key a 105-101 Bucks win. It is the Lakers’ first single-digit loss of the season. Advertisement First, there was a block of …

We’ve had one big trade — Trae Young going to the Wizards — and now another big name is available at the deadline in Ja Morant (for the latest on him, click here). Let’s break down the latest rumors. Pelicans standing pat There are a number of teams interested in Pelicans’ wings Herb Jones and Trey Murphy III, but not …

The Atlanta Hawks just traded their star, in-his-prime point guard to Washington for an unimpressive return — no draft picks, no young players, mostly an expiring contract — because it was the only viable option. There was no meaningful trade market for Trae Young. Now enter Ja Morant into the conversation. Advertisement The Memphis Grizzlies are, for the first time, …

The Memphis Grizzlies are reportedly open to trade offers for Ja Morant, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Multiple teams are interested, per Charania, and the Grizzlies are reportedly looking for draft picks and young players in return. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin O’Connor highlighted Miami, Minnesota and Sacramento as potential trade fits. Advertisement With the emergence of their young players, the 16-21 …

It’s official: Trae Young is a Washington Wizard. The trade reported a couple of days ago — with Young going to Washington and CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert headed to Atlanta — became official on Friday morning. That is when Young released this statement on X. The key parts of that discuss his acceptance of change for the man who …

The Minnesota Timberwolves held a moment of silence in memory of Renee Good – who was shot dead by a US immigration agent – before Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Good, 37, was killed less than four miles from the Timberwolves’ Target Center following a confrontation on Wednesday morning. Advertisement “As we all know, our community has suffered yet …

It wasn’t the Heat, it was the humidity. The Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls game on Thursday night has been postponed due to condensation on the court at the United Center. The decision was made by the NBA, the game’s referees, and both head coaches. Advertisement There was a quick turnaround at the United Center after a Blackhawks game the …

Condensation on the court of Chicago’s United Center has delayed a Thursday night game between the Bulls and Miami Heat for more than hour. On an uncharacteristically warm January day in the Windy City, temperatures have hovered in the 50s with close to 90% humidity and rain coming down. Advertisement Tip-off was scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Around 8:50 p.m., …

LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan. The easiest way to start a heated debate among NBA fans is to ask who is the Greatest of All Time, the GOAT, LeBron or MJ. This debate usually breaks down along generational lines, but that changed on today’s episode of Run It Back on FanDuel TV, where guest Isiah Thomas called out co-hosts Michelle …

On Tuesday night, Cavs point guard Darius Garland put together his most impressive fourth quarter of the season: 14 points on a perfect 7-for-7 shooting, two assists and zero turnovers in a narrow 120-116 road win over Indiana. It was a virtuoso showing for Garland. He used his off-ball speed to find gaps in Indiana’s aggressive defensive scheme and trusted …

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was subject to intense trade rumors over the offseason. With the Bucks seemingly in rebuilding mode, it was thought the team would entertain the idea of trading away their superstar in exchange for draft picks. And if the team was reluctant to do that, there were some who thought Antetokounmpo would force the issue. But …

Welcome to the Fantasy Basketball Minutes Report. Every week, I will review each team’s updated minutes per game to see which players are seeing the court more or less than in previous weeks. With this information in hand, I’ll try to discuss any relevant fantasy risers or fallers; players who we should be adding off waivers or removing from our …

Trae Young’s time with the Atlanta Hawks is over. The Hawks dealt Young to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. In exchange, the Hawks will receive C.J. McCollum and Corey Kispert, with no draft picks in either direction. Young is in his eighth season and had spent his entire career with the Hawks before being moved. …

Just 48 hours ago, the Knicks were demolished by the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons, extending their season-long losing streak to four games. While most of the Knicks players simply didn’t show up to play in Detroit, a spotlight was focused on Karl-Anthony Towns. Advertisement The Knicks’ big man scored just six points on 1 of 4 shooting with one rebound and …

Nothing is coming easy for the Oklahoma City Thunder after a historic start to the season, but they still have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. On Wednesday, that was the difference. Facing the Utah Jazz — hardly a team fans expected to give them trouble a month ago — the Thunder found themselves down 114-112 with 2.7 seconds left, at home, having already …

NEW YORK (AP) — Paolo Banchero banked in a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the overtime buzzer to give the Orlando Magic a 104-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Two nights after falling at lowly Washington, the Magic beat the Nets for the eighth straight time to improve to 21-17. Advertisement Banchero scored 30 …