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Atlanta Hawks rookie Kingston Flemings threw a cheap-shot elbow to the face of the Pelicans’ Bryce McGowens late in the Pelicans’ win Saturday night and will serve a one-game suspension without pay, the league announced. The play came after (not during) a Flemings drive to the rim against McGowens, where McGowens blocked Flemings’ layup attempt, leading to a Pelicans transition …

The Washington Wizards go on a brief one-game road trip, heading down south to Orlando, to face the Magic. After an impressive NBA Cup win over the Hornets, holding the opponent to only 79 (!) points, they now face arguably a hungry Orlando team that hasn’t had a great start to their season (2-3 record so far). In fact, the …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. scored 23 points, and Julius Randle had 20 points to lead the Nets to a 98-90 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. Day’Ron Sharpe had a double-double with 15 points and a team-high 13 rebounds for the Nets, who won for the first time this season. The Nets held a 43-37 edge …

The Atlanta Hawks were unable to follow their impressive victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers, falling to a one-sided defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night at Smoothie King Center; 121-99. CJ McCollum led the Hawks with 14 points as seven Hawks scored in double-digits but could not crack 100 points for the first time this season. For the …

The Golden State Warriors will host the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. The game will be played at 5:30 PM PT in San Francisco and can be watched on NBC Sports Bay Area. Previously with the Warriors: After opening the season with three consecutive losses, the Warriors have turned things around with three straight wins, most recently defeating the …

Halloween might be over, but that doesn’t rid the scare from Nets fans. Brooklyn dropped to 0-5 on Friday night after letting another promising start slip away in a 110-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons. The Nets came out with another solid start, but couldn’t sustain it over four quarters. Advertisement The road doesn’t get any easier tonight. The Nets …

Calendars have moved from pumpkins to turkeys. Retail stores already have trees and lots of red and green. Your friends and family will start, if they haven’t already, asking what you’d like to have this year. If you have kids or grandkids, they’re probably telling you all on their own.  Your local NBA team is off to a rough start. …

Boston Celtics (4-1) at Orlando Magic (2-3)Sunday, November 1, 20263:30 PM ETRegular Season Game #6 Road Game #2TV: NBCSB, DAZN, NBA-LPRadio: Sirius XM, 98.5 Sports Hub, 96.9 The GameKia Center The Celtics look for their 5th straight win as they take on the Magic in Orlando. This is the first of 2 back to back road games. The Celtics will …

BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 30: The sneakers worn by Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics during the game against the Chicago Bulls during the 2026 Emirates NBA Cup on October 30, 2026 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms …

Kings players must help ‘special’ rookie Darius Acuff Jr., Doug Christie states originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kings rookie Darius Acuff Jr. is exceeding the hype that followed him after Sacramento made him the 2026 No. 7 overall pick. Advertisement Two weeks into the 2026-27 NBA season, Acuff leads all rookies, averaging 26.3 points per game. The Chicago …

Gui Santos’ encore to breakout for Warriors hinges on a simple characteristic originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Signing a three-year, $15 million contract at the end of February last season was monumental in Gui Santos’ journey. Life-changing money represented a road from Brazil to the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft as the No. …

It has been a long 19 months since Luka Doncic was traded. It has been an even longer 29 months since Mavericks fans were riding the high of making the NBA Finals and looking forward to the next 10 years of competition. At the time of the trade, it was hard to see how Dallas would ever recover from it. …

The Milwaukee Bucks lost badly, 136-11, to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Halloween. For three of four quarters, the Bucks played decently, but losing the second by [checks notes] 27 points cooked their goose. Milwaukee just couldn’t get shots to fall, and although Cleveland’s defence was solid, I thought the Bucks got decent looks. Still, there were certainly positives to take …

Despite playing the fewest games in the NBA during the inaugural month of the season, concern is high among the Phoenix Suns fanbase due to their offensive struggles and lack of a point guard in the starting lineup amid their 1-3 start. Fans will remain concerned about their season outlook until they start to string a win streak together and …

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The Celtics will be without Mitchell Robinson when they face the Orlando Magic. Robinson will rest on the front end of a back-to-back, the Celtics’ second of the season. So far this season, Robinson has averaged 6.6 points and 4.6 rebounds in 20 minutes per game. The rest of the roster, except two-way player Devin Carter, is fully available. Carter …

For all of us who hoped that we were done with major injuries impacting the NBA and fantasy basketball after a rough opening week, Week 2 was disappointing. Oklahoma City saw another starter join the long list of important players sidelined for extended periods, while Minnesota and Indiana lost their respective offensive focal points to lower-body injuries. Let’s take a …

The San Antonio Spurs still have lessons to be learned. Last season, the Spurs made it pretty far on talent. They would make silly mistakes after silly mistakes and still recover thanks to one of the most talented young rosters in the NBA. After a crushing NBA Finals loss, a lot of fans expected the team to grow up a …

The Raptors’ road trip begins with an LA double feature against the Lakers and the Clippers, starting with the boys in the gold and purple this Sunday, November 1st. This will be Toronto’s first look at either of the Los Angeles teams this season, with both organizations boasting former Raptors under contract — on the Lakers, the beloved Georgian forward …

Welcome to Winners & Sinners, where we reflect on the week that was for the Milwaukee Bucks. Week 2 saw the Bucks go 1-2, with the team getting its first win of the season by defeating the arch-rival Indiana Pacers, before being forced into concussion protocols by the Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers. But who’s deserving of the hardware? MVB …

The Dallas Mavericks (4-2) picked up a huge 116-111 win over the Houston Rockets (5-1) on Friday night in their first NBA Cup game of the season. The road to victory was paved with a slew of clutch plays, with Cooper Flagg, Kyrie Irving and Daniel Gafford leading the way when it mattered most. The NBA defines the “clutch” as …

Welcome to Inside the Suns, a deep-dive analysis of the current Phoenix Suns team in which the Fantable — a roundtable of Bright Siders — give their takes on the Suns’ latest issues and news. Fantable Questions of the Week Q1: How long are you willing to wait (in terms of games played) to give the Suns’ starting unit time …

The San Antonio Spurs had their first encounter with last year’s second-round opponent and were able to take control in large part by running the simple play: giving it to Victor Wembanyama. He had a dazzling 43 points and six blocks, helping elevate the defense in the second half. De’Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper were big-time as well, helping takedown …

The Houston Rockets rebounded from their first loss of the season Saturday night, crushing the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-98 at the Toyota Center. Jabari Smith Jr. had 30 points and 9 rebounds, Marcus Smart added 24 points. Houston took advantage of one of the Western Conference’s top teams with a strong start, balanced scoring, and great defense for a 21-point …

All good streaks are supposed to come to an end. In Friday’s 98-93 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Knicks guard Tyler Kolek‘s stretch of perfection ended. In the game’s early stages, he turned the ball over for the first time this season. Kolek coughed up the rock one more time, finishing with four assists and two points in 13 minutes. …