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Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokić is set to miss at least the next four weeks after suffering a hyperextended left knee during Monday night’s game against the Miami Heat, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Jokić exited the game late in the first half after injuring his left knee and did not return. He stepped awkwardly and his left knee buckled …

My New Year’s wish for Cleveland sports fans for 2026 is quite simple: Something, anything, more hopeful and exciting than what we just witnessed. When I began reviewing the year for the top 10 moments of 2025, it was difficult to even find 10 items. The Cavs collapsed in the second round of the playoffs, the Guardians were eliminated quickly …

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 27 points and Jimmy Butler finished with 21 as the Golden State Warriors beat the Brooklyn Nets 120-107 on Monday night. Curry shot 8 for 15 from the field while Butler went 11 for 12 from the free throw line for the Warriors, who bounced back from an overtime loss in Toronto in …

In the year the All-Star Game switches to a USA vs. World three-team format (and returns to NBC while debuting on Peacock), two international players lead the first round of fan voting for the NBA All-Star Game. Luka Dončić received the most votes in the West and Giannis Antetokounmpo in the East, as the NBA released the first All-Star Game …

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokić left their 147-123 loss to the Miami Heat early on Monday night with a left knee injury. Jokić stepped awkwardly and his left knee buckled while standing in the paint in the final seconds of the first half at the Kesaya Center on Monday. Teammate Spencer Jones stepped back on Jokić’s foot as he was …

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokić left their matchup with the Miami Heat early on Monday night with an apparent left knee injury. Jokić stepped awkwardly and his left knee buckled while standing in the paint in the final seconds of the first half at the Kesaya Center on Monday. Teammate Spencer Jones stepped back on Jokić’s foot as he was …

The NBA trade deadline remains over a month away, but rumors are starting to fly. My colleague Kurt Helin covered a whole slew of them in his recent piece, but the last week has seen one name mentioned far more than the others: Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young. While Young was once thought to be one of the rising young …

Trae Young is in limbo these days with a $49 million player option for next season, which the Hawks have some indirect control over. No, they don’t control the option, but their unwillingness to give him an extension allows them to pivot toward budding star Jalen Johnson, who has become the best player on the team. Advertisement In essence, the …

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James will turn 41 on Tuesday. Amid all of his records and accomplishments over his legendary 23-year NBA career, the fact that he’s still producing at a high level despite joining the league in 2003 might be his most impressive feat. James seems to believe that’s the case as well. When asked about his age …

As we approach 2026, the new year offers a fresh start, and that may be exactly what fantasy basketball managers are looking for depending on how their team looked in 2025. It’s been about two months of High Score on Yahoo Fantasy, and this past week we saw our highest score of the season. And the player who posted the …

Kawhi Leonard did just about everything Sunday night to get the Los Angeles Clippers to a fourth straight win. Leonard scored a career-high 55 points while leading the Clippers to a 112-99 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons at the Intuit Dome on Sunday. He had all but four of those points in the first three quarters, and had …

The Lakers underwent some soul-searching at practice Saturday, with coach JJ Redick starting the conversation before allowing players to speak freely about the team’s issues. It was an attempt by Redick and the team to prevent things from spiraling out of control after three consecutive losses. Advertisement When the Lakers faced the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena, …

Scottie Barnes went off for the Toronto Raptors on Sunday afternoon. Barnes dropped a monster triple-double to lead the Raptors to a 141-127 overtime win against the Golden State Warriors at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday. He had the triple-double secured before overtime even began, and had a career-high 25 rebounds in the win — which is the most recorded by …

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a game-high 29 points on his return from injury as the Milwaukee Bucks earned a 112-103 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Antetokounmpo had missed eight games with a right calf strain, with the Bucks losing six of those matches. Advertisement The defeat for Chicago ended their five-game winning streak, but they still sit ninth and two places …

The Knicks were playing shorthanded again on Saturday. Landry Shamet and Miles McBride are progressing well but remain out, and now Josh Hart has joined them after suffering an ankle injury during the Christmas win over the Cavs. Advertisement Hart is still being evaluated, but he’s expected to be out for New York’s entire road trip. So with the dynamic …

After missing eight games with a calf strain, Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to return to the Bucks lineup Saturday night against the Chicago Bulls. Antetokounmpo is listed as questionable. He will play if he clears pregame testing after warming up, reports Eric Nehn of The Athletic. Advertisement Milwaukee went 2-6 in the eight games Antetokounmpo missed, falling to 12-19 on …

CHICAGO — Giannis Antetokounmpo may be on the verge of returning from the right calf strain that has kept the two-time MVP from playing in the Milwaukee Bucks’ last eight games. The Bucks issued an injury report that listed Antetokounmpo as questionable for Saturday’s game at Chicago rather than ruling him out entirely. Advertisement Antetokounmpo hasn’t played since injuring his …

The Milwaukee Bucks could get a big boost to their lineup Saturday night with the anticipated return of Giannis Antetokounmpo, according to The Athletic’s Eric Nehm. Antetokounmpo has been out since Dec. 3 with a right calf strain and as long as pregame testing by the team’s athletic training staff goes well, he will be play against the Chicago Bulls …

Lakers guard Austin Reaves will miss at least a month with a grade 2 strain in his left calf, the team announced Friday, one day after he left the game against the Houston Rockets at halftime. Reaves, averaging career highs in points (26.6), assists (6.3) and rebounds (5.2), had already missed three games with what the team called a “mild” …

JJ Redick may be about to get a lot more frustrated. Austin Reaves, the Lakers’ second-leading scorer, has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left gastrocnemius strain — a calf strain — and will be re-evaluated in four weeks, the team announced. With that timeline, he will miss at least the next 14 games. The injury happened on Christmas Day, …

On Christmas Day the Lakers dropped their third straight game, an ugly 23-point loss to the Houston Rockets. That comes on the heels of a 24-point loss to the Phoenix Suns. The Lakers are 2-4 in their last six with the worst defense in the NBA in that stretch with a -10.9 net rating in that stretch. After the game, …

The NBA’s MVP race has a new leader in the clubhouse, and it’s a familiar face, Nikola Jokic. After Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Oklahoma City lost to San Antonio on Christmas Day, marking a third-straight loss to the Spurs, and Denver’s epic OT win on the back of Jokic’s record-breaking Christmas performance — it’s quite easy to see why the odds …

Jeff Stotts of In Street Clothes, who maintains a deep database of NBA injuries, had the scariest stat of the day: This is the 13th groin injury of Anthony Davis’ career. Davis has suffered a minor groin strain and is expected to miss a few games, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. Stotts said Davis’ average time missed for a minor …

December has been far more kind to the Nets than November, and their month on the relative upswing will soon include the return of a key contributor. Cam Thomas, who missed nearly eight weeks nursing a hamstring strain, is slated to take the court again on Saturday against the Timberwolves, head coach Jordi Fernandez revealed on Friday. Advertisement The 24-year-old …

JJ Redick repeats the same key words after every loss: effort and execution. The Lakers found none of either at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday in a 119-96 loss to the Houston Rockets that played out with a plot as familiar as a Hallmark holiday movie. Getting outhustled by a team that simply played harder with more energy, the Lakers (19-10) …