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The Los Angeles Clippers-Kawhi Leonard scandal, in the eyes of the NBA, is over. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday that the discipline the league handed out earlier this month in the wake of the scandal “is final.”  The NBA determined that the Clippers and Leonard circumvented the salary cap through deals with third-party companies, something that was first …

BOSTON — Paul George has played just 78 games combined in his previous two seasons in Philadelphia. Since 2019, he’s been available for more than 56 regular-season games just once in his career — and he’s seemingly endured more injury-riddled offseasons than healthy ones. But sitting at the Auerbach Center podium on Tuesday afternoon, George made sure to emphasize just …

Adam Silver does not want the Trail Blazers leaving Portland.  That, the NBA Commissioner said on Tuesday, would be considered a “failure.” “I would see it as a failure if we did not keep the team in Portland,” Silver said, via KATU’s Guillermo Motta. “I’ve spent a lot of time in that community over hte years, they’ve shown amazing support …

LUANDA, ANGOLA – SEPTEMBER 13: Will Smith, Owner of Westbrook Racing by Visit Angola and Lebron James, Owner of Team AlUla pose for a photo during the E1 Series Luanda GP on September 13, 2026 in Luanda, Angola. (Photo by Malcolm Griffiths/Getty Images) | Getty Images Sixers media day will take place on Sept. 28. That will be our first …

On Saturday, Fred Katz and John Hollinger of The Athletic broke the news that the NBA recently increased its projections for the 2027-28 salary cap by $2 million. Initial projections had the cap landing at $174 million, but the latest projections are a $176 million salary cap and a $213 million luxury-tax line. Katz and Hollinger explained why that could …

Nov. 4 Today in sports history Today is Nov. 4. On this date in: 1923: Chicago Bears founder, co-coach and player George Halas returned a Jim Thorpe fumble 98 yards for a touchdown in a 26-0 victory over the Oorang Indians, setting an NFL record that stood for 49 years. Advertisement 1951: The United States captured the Ryder Cup at …

Paul George addresses negative reaction to Jaylen Brown trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Paul George is well aware of how Boston Celtics fans feel about him essentially replacing Jaylen Brown as a result of the team’s shocking offseason trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. Advertisement On July 1, the NBA world was stunned as the C’s shipped Brown to …

Welcome to our Lakers Season Preview Series! For the next several weeks, we’ll be writing columns every weekday breaking down the biggest questions we have about every player the Lakers added this offseason. Today, we look at Matisse Thybulle. When Marcus Smart signed with the Houston Rockets over the summer, the Lakers lost more than just their best perimeter defender. …

This offseason, new Sixers president of basketball operations Mike Gansey turned lemons into fresh-squeezed lemonade. Not only did the Sixers flip Paul George for Jaylen Brown and sign LeBron James to a minimum contract, but they also rounded out their depth by splitting the non-taxpayer mid-level exception between Anfernee Simons and Dean Wade and spending part of their bi-annual exception …

Subscribe to The Dunker Spot We have a jam-packed episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones are joined by Samson Folk (Raptors Republic) for a wide-ranging conversation about the Toronto Raptors. They talk through the finally completed Kawhi Leonard trade and how he fits on both ends, Scottie Barnes’ growth and two-way usage, …

As you might have seen, a little while back, we put out a call for new writers. Well, we’re thrilled to finally be able to introduce you to them all. And what better way to do so than by giving them the mic, err, floor, err… Enjoy their wordsmithery! Nate O. Hey folks! I’m Nate, and we previously may have …

Nov. 3 Today in sports history Today is Nov. 3. On this date in: 1899: Heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries defeated Tom Sharkey by decision after 25 punishing rounds at Coney Island, New York, in one of the era’s most celebrated title fights. Advertisement 1962: Wilt Chamberlain scored 72 points for the San Francisco Warriors in a 127-115 loss to …

In the wake of the NBA’s investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented the salary cap when they signed Kawhi Leonard, one major question has emerged: Did Leonard get off light? After months of looking into the situation, the NBA finally released its judgement in September. The Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer got the worst of the league’s punishment. …

As this series has tackled, the Sixers did pretty well on the two-way market in the 2025 offseason. Jabari Walker, along with Dominick Barlow, was picked up and eventually given a standard contract by the Sixers. Last season Walker played 64 games and started six of them. He averaged 11 minutes a game and put up 4.3 points and 1.9 …

After being drafted and stashed, then going on to win MVP and, for the second year in a row, the Top Prospect Award in Serbia’s Adriatic League, the Milwaukee Bucks committed to Bogoljub Markovic early this offseason, signing him to a four-year, $9.3m rookie contract. The timing was both right and wrong. Markovic does have talent (more on that in …

When the Washington Wizards started their rebuild in 2023, rotation debates centered around Deni Avdija versus Corey Kispert for a starting spot and whether Mike Muscala or Danilo Gallinari would back up Daniel Gafford.  Three years later, Bilal Coulibaly is the lone holdover from a roster that’s undergone a complete overhaul. Washington’s new-look squad of talented veterans and ascending young …

Using the latest release in the NBA2K franchise to simulate Mavericks Year Two scenarios for Cooper Flagg? It can get weird. And I’m talking Nathan Fielder movie trailer — compelling weird. We all know how Flagg’s rookie year went — incredible for the individual, slow-moving car crash for the team. Advertisement With NBA 2K27 finally out, it seemed like a …

Former Southern California men’s basketball guard Chad Baker-Mazara has filed a lawsuit against USC and coach Eric Musselman regarding his abrupt and bizarre exit from the program. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Sept. 14 and first reported by the California Post, alleges Musselman removed Baker-Mazara from the team after the Trojans were eliminated from NCAA …

Suns’ fans have been fortunate to enjoy a great history of radio and television coverage. For the last 25 years, Kevin Ray has built his chapter of this legacy with the TV crew and now starts his tenth year as our eyes and ears during games. In a video interview Friday, I asked him a range of questions about his …

This one just made me happy. These guys just love hanging out together. In that picture are five young men, still early in their careers and yet in such a great place. Am I right in thinking that this is the most we’ve seen Spurs players hanging out since the Coffee Club? Advertisement Don’t get me wrong, one luxury of …

The Atlanta Hawks are still trying to recreate that glory they found during a 2021 playoff run. Only one player, Onyeka Okongwu, remains from that Eastern Conference finalist team. Coaches and executives have come and gone, and yet every season the Hawks seem locked in a battle against .500 — not against the elite of the NBA. Advertisement Many pointed …

With preseason just around the corner and just over a month till the start of the regular season, I figured now is a great time to go over some important dates for the upcoming season, so get your calendars ready! To start off Media Day will be Tuesday, September 22 with Rockets Training Camp starting the next day (September 23). …

This offseason, the Boston Celtics packed up Jaylen Brown, a franchise legend, and sent him off to one of their historic rivals, the Philadelphia 76ers. In return, the Celtics are bringing in a likely future Hall of Famer in Paul George, to go along with a slew of draft picks. We don’t need to relitigate whether this was a good …

Take a quick look at FanDuel’s listed odds for the Eastern Conference Champion and you’ll see the defending-champion New York Knicks there at +340. After them, you have the Philadelphia 76ers (+400), Boston Celtics (+500), Detroit Pistons (+850), and Cleveland Cavaliers (+900) rounding out the top five. However, there is one team missing from that top five that may just …

Kawhi Leonard returns to Toronto as Raptors and Clippers complete long-awaited deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The trade sending Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto is finally complete, with the Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers getting league approval on Monday to close the deal that was agreed to earlier this summer. Advertisement In the end, the deal was the …