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[ad_1] Anthony Davis has pushed to play again and Monday night he gets his wish. Davis will return to the Mavericks lineup Monday night when Dallas takes on Brooklyn in New York, something Mavericks coach Jason Kidd confirmed pregame, adding Davis was on a minutes restriction (28). Davis has been out since Feb. 8, when he strained his adductor during …

[ad_1] The Sixers’ long road is finally due to wind back to Philadelphia. They wrapped up a 1-5 trip and dropped their fifth consecutive game Monday night, falling to a 112-99 loss to the Pelicans.  Justin Edwards and Jared Butler scored 19 points apiece for the 23-49 Sixers. Rookie Pelicans center Yves Missi tallied 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting and …

[ad_1] For the second time in two games, the Los Angeles Lakers played Monday with stars Luka Dončić and LeBron James following a seven-game absence by James. For the second time in those two games, the Lakers lost. The Orlando Magic opened a 100-83 fourth-quarter lead, then held on for a 118-106 win. The victory snapped a six-game losing streak …

[ad_1] Lakers star Luka Doncic, right, controls the ball in front of Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr., during the first half of the Lakers’ 118-106 loss Monday. (John Raoux / Associated Press) In a moment when the crowd was quiet and the in-arena music stopped blaring, you could hear the Orlando Magic bench screaming out instructions to teammates on …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Naji Marshall scored 22 points off the bench to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 120-101 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. P.J. Washington and Spencer Dinwiddie finished with 16 each, Brandon Williams scored 15 and Kai Jones added 13. Anthony Davis, in his first game back after missing six weeks with a groin injury, …

[ad_1] Isaac Jones has continued to grind and stay patient, and on Saturday, he was rewarded. The Kings converted the young center’s two-way contract to a standard NBA deal, the team announced two hours before tip-off against the Milwaukee Bucks. ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported, citing sources, that Jones’ new contract is a two-year pact. On Wednesday, Jones reached the …

[ad_1] Hawks star Trae Young, looking like Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. evading the pass rush, got away with a blatant travel at the end of the first quarter against the Warriors on Saturday night at State Farm Arena. Trae Young got away with a blatant travel here 😬 [image or embed] — Warriors on NBC Sports Bay Area …

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored eight of his 26 points over the final 3 1/2 minutes Saturday and Myles Turner made five three-pointers and finished with 22 points to help the Indiana Pacers hold off the charging Brooklyn Nets, 108-103. Indiana swept its two home games against Brooklyn this week. The Pacers have won four straight and six …

[ad_1] The Warriors open a six-game road trip Saturday knowing they won’t have Stephen Curry, which is reason enough to ignore the sub-mediocre records of their next four opponents. First up are the Atlanta Hawks, whose 33-36 record belies the fact that they have through a spate of injuries to win five of their last seven games. Coverage on NBC …

[ad_1] The Warriors will sign veteran forward Kevin Knox for the rest of the 2024-25 NBA season, sources confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area.  ESPN’s Shams Charania was first to report the news Saturday. However, the move will not take place Saturday.  Knox will be signed by the Warriors on Sunday, NBC Sports Bay Area has learned. He will not …

[ad_1] Lakers star LeBron James is a game-time decision ahead of Saturday night’s matchup with the Chicago Bulls, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. James has been out since March 8 with a groin strain. Per McMenamin, James is listed as questionable, but will warm up and be a game-time decision. James began on-court workouts last Sunday, and ESPN’s Shams Charania …

[ad_1] Lakers star LeBron James is a game-time decision ahead of Saturday night’s matchup with the Chicago Bulls, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. James has been out since March 8 with a groin strain. Per McMenamin, James is listed as questionable, but will warm up and be a game-time decision. James began on-court workouts last Sunday, and ESPN’s Shams Charania …

[ad_1] Anthony Davis is “very eager” to get back on the court for the Dallas Mavericks, which could happen next week. Davis has been sidelined since straining his adductor on Feb. 8 — his one game as a Maverick since the shocking trade that sent him to Dallas for Luka Doncic — and has been working to get back on …

[ad_1] Anthony Davis could return to the Mavericks’ lineup during Dallas’ upcoming Eastern road trip, which begins Monday, NBA insider Marc Stein reports. Last week, Davis was assigned to practice with the Mavs’ G League team. He was recalled to the NBA club after one workout. Dallas begins its four-game trip with back-to-back games with the Brooklyn Nets and New …

[ad_1] The Brooklyn Nets and Indiana Pacers play again on Saturday night, but before that happens, the league handed down fines from when these teams played on Thursday night. The Pacers’ Andrew Nembhard was fined $20,000 for “initiating the altercation,” while his teammate Myles Turner, as well as the Nets’ Trendon Watford, were fined $35,000 for escalating the situation, the …

[ad_1] The NBA got the number it was hoping for in the sale of the Boston Celtics—a $6.1 billion valuation for the franchise, an NBA record by more than $2 billion (the Phoenix Suns sold at a valuation of $4 billion when Mat Ishbia purchased the team). That sale was one of the things the NBA league office was waiting …

[ad_1] Kevin Durant scored 42 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to one of its biggest wins of the season, a 123-112 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. Not only did the Suns beat one of the NBA’s top teams, they also moved ahead of the Dallas Mavericks for the 10th spot in the Western Conference standings which …

[ad_1] It’s Saturday, March 22, and the Golden State Warriors (41-29) and Atlanta Hawks (33-36) are all set to square off from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The Warriors are currently 18-15 on the road with a point differential of 3, while the Hawks have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home. Golden State won the only …

[ad_1] It’s Saturday, March 22, and the Washington Wizards (15-54) and New York Knicks (43-26) are all set to square off from Madison Square Garden in New York. The Wizards are currently 8-27 on the road with a point differential of -12, while the Knicks have a 7-3 record in their last ten games at home. New York is 3-0 …

[ad_1] It’s Saturday, March 22, and the Brooklyn Nets (23-47) and Indiana Pacers (40-29) are all set to square off from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Nets are currently 12-25 on the road with a point differential of -6, while the Pacers have an 8-2 record in their last ten games at home. Indiana is 2-1 versus Brooklyn this season …

[ad_1] At age 36, Kevin Durant is a bucket. Even with Evan Mobley — the betting favorite for Defensive Player of the Year — as the primary defender, Durant dropped 42 on the Cavaliers giving the Suns a critical win and the Cavaliers their fourth straight loss. Phoenix has won three in a row and, more importantly, is tied with …

[ad_1] Clippers guard James Harden puts up a shot during the first half of a 128-108 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at the Intuit Dome on Friday night. Harden finished with 30 points and nine assists. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) The high-level competition the Clippers faced this week allowed them to gauge themselves against some of the NBA’s …

[ad_1] Draymond Green always takes notes, even when it comes to perfecting Warriors superstar Steph Curry’s iconic “night night” celebration. Green took his first shot at mimicking his teammate’s celly after a game-sealing dunk against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Dec. 8. The Warriors forward hit the pose from baseline to baseline in true Draymond Green fashion. Draymond hit the “night …

[ad_1] Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is optimistic about the franchise’s future under new majority owner Bill Chisholm. Chisholm, a Massachusetts native and Dartmouth College graduate, purchased a majority stake in the team at a $6.1-billion valuation. The lifelong Celtics fan is the managing director and co-founder of private equity firm Symphony Technology Group. On Friday, Tatum explained why he …

[ad_1] Typically Draymond Green is the one delivering trash talk on the court, but the Warriors star revealed Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns provided plenty of commentary during their matchup last weekend. The fued between Green and Towns took center stage during Golden State’s gritty 97-94 win, but the Knicks star made sure that the four-time NBA champion wasn’t the …