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Edgecombe lives up to ‘the lights’ again, makes show-stopping Garden debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Nothing about VJ Edgecombe’s performance Friday night suggested he was awestruck or overwhelmed by playing at Madison Square Garden for the first time. Advertisement If anything, perhaps Edgecombe thought his debut was a bit overdue. “It’s crazy,” he said the day prior when …

While Knicks head coach Mike Brown acknowledged that his team didn’t play their crispest in Friday night’s 116-107 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in which they turned the ball over 18 times, he wasn’t exactly pleased with the officiating either. Raising some questions regarding non-calls involving OG Anunoby when he drives to the rim, Brown made it clear that he …

Despite the Knicks’ loss to the 76ers on Friday, there was one bright spot for New York. Mitchell Robinson had his best offensive performance of the season in the team’s 116-107 loss at MSG, and the big man has the free-throw line to thank for his offensive explosion. Advertisement Entering Friday’s game, Robinson was 6-for-27 in the regular season from …

What an NBA season we’ve been treated to so far! With the NBA Cup past us — congrats to the Knicks! — we’re inching closer to the turn of the calendar. As such, it’s about that time we seriously start considering All-Star selections. All-Star voting officially opened on Wednesday, giving us an opportunity to highlight some of the tremendous seasons …

In head-to-head leagues, it all comes down to the weekend. You can have a comfortable lead in multiple categories or by a bunch of points, but if you don’t make the most of the weekend, you can walk out with a loss. 12 teams play twice this weekend, including the Hawks, Celtics, Bulls, Rockets, Heat, Timberwolves, Knicks, 76ers, Kings, Spurs, …

With the NBA Cup now in the rearview mirror, it’s time to get back to a semi-regular schedule. Some rotational changes in the past week have provided a couple of players with an extended opportunity, while others have simply turned things around following a slow start to the season. As always, the waiver wire is the place to be, providing …

Draymond Green, uncharacteristic as of late, needs to be better for Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area We’ve long witnessed marvelous things Draymond Green does for the Warriors, from wrecking opposing offensive sets to smothering those who challenge his individual defense, to freeing Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson for open shots even when defenses know it’s coming. Advertisement …

It feels like we’re in the movie Groundhog Day, but let’s repeat this one more time: The Milwaukee Bucks will not trade Giannis Antetokounmpo unless he demands it — and Antetokounmpo has yet to play the bad guy and make that push. Milwaukee is shooting down teams calling about an Antetokounmpo trade, and reportedly is signaling to other teams that …

With the NBA Cup now in the rearview mirror, it’s time to get back to a semi-regular schedule. Some rotational changes in the past week have provided a couple of players with an extended opportunity, while others have simply turned things around following a slow start to the season. As always, the waiver wire is the place to be, providing …

The Knicks could’ve easily rolled over and punted Thursday night’s game. They were just two days off of their NBA Cup clinching victory over the Spurs, and found themselves leaning on numerous reserves with three key pieces sitting out on the first night of a back-to-back. Advertisement However, the captain refused to let them go down without a fight. After …

The Knicks returned to regular season action after winning the NBA Cup when they traveled to Indiana to take on the rival Pacers on Thursday night. Despite the Pacers’ tough start to the season thanks to injuries to key players, it was not a cakewalk for New York, which was missing five rotation pieces, including two starters. The Knicks’ bench …

The Knicks overcame a pair of 16-point deficits before Jalen Brunson‘s three-pointer with 4.4 seconds remaining stole a 114-113 win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Brunson, who was 2-for-8 from the floor in the second half, including missing two attempts with the score tied and under two minutes to play, hit the bucket when it counted. He finished …

NBA Christmas Day games are right around the corner, which means the value in the futures market will start correcting itself more and more as we inch closer to the halfway mark of the 2025-26 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder have been the talk of the West with a 24-2 start reminiscent of the 2015-16 Warriors and 1995-96 Bulls, while …

When the Knicks hired Mike Brown as head coach this offseason, it was in part to address specific failings from previous seasons. Two in particular were the underutilization of the bench and the lack of experimentation during the regular season. If you wanted to grade Brown on the job he’s doing, the only metric that will satisfy Knicks fans is …

Before the NBA Cup finals tipped off Tuesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was honest about the future of the event in Las Vegas during an appearance on the NBA on Prime pregame show. “We’re talking with Amazon Prime about whether it makes sense to maybe go to some unique locations for the final game. They have suggested, for example, some …

As a number of teams tip off their 28th game of the NBA season on Thursday night, we have officially hit the one-third mark of this campaign, so what better time — after the league crowned its Cup champion on Tuesday — to take stock of an MVP race that is as stacked with top-end talent as it has ever …

Kevin Garnett is a legend of the game, enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, with his No. 5 jersey hanging in the rafters in Boston. Yet, so deep was his feud with former Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor that Garnett — the greatest player in franchise history —was never around the team, and his number is not …

Even with Jimmy Butler, Warriors find themselves in similar spot as last year originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – There’s a strong argument that the most introspective player on the Warriors, a team centered on three NBA stars 35 years and older, is 23-year-old Moses Moody. Advertisement He’s a reader and a poet. He spits meaningful …

LAS VEGAS — The last time we saw the Oklahoma City Thunder, it was in a dramatic NBA Cup loss to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. That dropped the Thunder to 24-2 on the season, “only” a record 76-win pace. They are off to the second-fastest start in NBA history, trailing only the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors, who …

After a riveting second half comeback, the Knicks captured the NBA Cup with a 124-113 win over the San Antonio Spurs. A benefit of the cup is that it offers a glimpse into how teams react in high-leverage situations, how coaches figure out rotations and how the best players handle the bright lights. New York’s run in the NBA Cup …

Steve Kerr reveals why standout rookie Will Richard isn’t in Warriors’ rotation originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors’ rotation has been erratic in the first half of the 2025-26 NBA season, and a 13-14 record only brings more questions to how coach Steve Kerr is using his players. Advertisement Draymond Green was back in Golden State’s starting …

Dillon Brooks has some regrets about his latest interaction with LeBron James and the ejection that followed. The Phoenix Suns’ forward said Wednesday that he was “out of character a little bit, out of my body a little but” in his team’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. The Suns rallied back from a 20-point deficit late in …

Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant is considered one of the greatest NBA players of all time and recently admitted that he was not aware his calf strain during the 2019 NBA Finals could lead to him tearing his Achilles, which is exactly what happened in Game 5. “If I knew that information I would’ve made a different decision. If they …

LAS VEGAS — Victor Wembanyama was tearing up before the first question of his postgame press conference after losing in the NBA Cup. “Sorry, I just lost somebody today,” Wembanyama said. Wembanyama learned earlier on Tuesday that his grandmother had passed away in France, reports Tom Osborn of the San Antonio Express-News. Advertisement He played through that in the NBA …

The Knicks are the newly crowned 2025 NBA Cup champions, but they will not be raising a banner at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks will celebrate the players’ accomplishment at Friday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers and give fans a chance to congratulate them, but a source tells SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley that the team has bigger goals …