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[ad_1] It’s Thursday, April 3, and the Portland Trail Blazers (33-43) and Toronto Raptors (28-48) are all set to square off from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The Trail Blazers are currently 13-25 on the road with a point differential of -3, while the Raptors have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home. The Blazers won 105-102 on …

[ad_1] The New York Knicks are inching closer to getting one of their biggest stars back in time for the stretch run. Jalen Brunson is reportedly expected to return to practice Friday and could be listed as questionable to play in Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes. Brunson missed the last 14 games due …

[ad_1] Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, left, passed Lakers legend Jerry West for 25th on the NBA all-time scoring list. (Associated Press; Getty Images) The focus rightly was on the immediate. Stephen Curry scored 52 points Tuesday in a 134-125 win over the Memphis Grizzlies that vaulted the surging Golden State Warriors into fifth place in the Western Conference …

[ad_1] “I want my career to end on my terms, that’s the only thing.” That’s how 37-year-old Kevin Durant described his future recently on The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis. That future likely will be with another team as Durant and the Suns are expected to part ways this summer, something league sources have confirmed to NBC Sports and …

[ad_1] It’s Thursday, April 3, and the Minnesota Timberwolves (44-32) and Brooklyn Nets (25-51) are all set to square off from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Timberwolves are currently 21-16 on the road with a point differential of 5, while the Nets have a 2-8 record in their last ten games at home. This is the first of two remaining …

[ad_1] This seems a fitting final note on the 76ers’ massively disappointing season. Philadelphia will formally shut down Tyrese Maxey for the season due to a finger tendon injury, which has been expected but is a story formally broken by Shams Charania of ESPN. While the team has yet to make that official, Charania said Maxey’s agent, Rich Paul, confirmed …

[ad_1] It was a multi-year process that the current controlling Timberwolves owner, Glen Taylor, tried to stop — and could have dragged out with an appeal of an arbitrator’s ruling — but Taylor has decided against the appeal, and the sale of the Minnesota franchise is finally going through. Taylor has agreed to sell 100% of the Minnesota Timberwolves to …

[ad_1] It’s Thursday, April 3, and the Orlando Magic (37-40) and Washington Wizards (17-59) are all set to square off from Capital One Arena in Washington. The Magic are currently 17-21 on the road with a point differential of -1, while the Wizards have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home. Orlando has won all three meetings …

[ad_1] The Philadelphia 76ers’ disappointing year can’t end soon enough. Roughly a month after star center Joel Embiid was ruled out for the rest of the season, the team announced Tyrese Maxey will follow that same path. Maxey is expected to miss the rest of the season due to a finger tendon injury, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday. Maxey, 24, …

[ad_1] The Oklahoma City Thunder locked in the No. 1 seed in the West a couple of weeks ago, but they still have something to play for before the playoffs begin. At 64-12 with six games to go in the regular season, the Thunder could join the 70-win club — which includes only the 2015-16 Warriors and 1995-96 Bulls — …

[ad_1] Warriors coach Steve Kerr has a theory about why superstar Steph Curry doesn’t receive the same amount of foul calls as other NBA stars. In speaking to 95.7 The Game’s “Willard and Dibs” on Wednesday, Kerr detailed how he believes Curry’s style of play is hard to officiate for league refs. “Trust me, it does not, because I’ve been …

[ad_1] The grind of the fantasy basketball playoffs doesn’t stop, and as we approach the weekend, now’s the time to make those key moves to secure that coveted trophy. I’ve rounded up five players who can give your squad a boost in the second half of Week 22. Before we get into the player recommendations, here’s one quick caveat: check …

[ad_1] Jaylen Brown scored a team-high 24 points in the Boston Celtics’ loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday. But the right knee injury that kept him out of six of Boston’s previous 13 games clearly is still impacting him. “I was in some pain today,” Brown told reporters after Wednesday’s game at TD Garden. “But you know, just pushing …

[ad_1] Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers Preview The Golden State Warriors (44-31) and Los Angeles Lakers (46-29) are all set to square off from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Warriors continue to play good basketball with the combination of Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler. Curry was playing out of his mind in their win over the Grizzlies …

[ad_1] It’s Thursday, April 3, and the Memphis Grizzlies (44-32) and Miami Heat (35-41) are all set to square off from Kaseya Center in Miami. The Grizzlies are currently 19-18 on the road with a point differential of 5, while the Heat have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home. The Grizzlies beat the Heat, 125-91 on …

[ad_1] Steph Curry’s latest move up the NBA’s all-time scoring list was an extra special milestone. The Warriors guard scored a whopping 52 points in Golden State’s 134-125 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday at FedExForum, and in doing so, passed Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West (25,192) for 25th all-time. Making moves ⚡️ Stephen Curry has …

[ad_1] Ja Morant might be in trouble with the NBA … again. The league is “looking into” the Memphis Grizzlies star point guard’s use of finger gun motions toward the Golden State Warriors’ bench in the final seconds of Tuesday’s matchup between the rivals, ESPN’s Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon reported Wednesday, citing sources. The NBA is looking into Memphis’ …

[ad_1] LeBron James and Stephen A Smith greet each other before a game in 2022.Photograph: MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News/Getty Images Who would win in a fight between LeBron James and Stephen A Smith is a question only Stephen A Smith would think to ask. There has been little avoiding the question since the Los Angeles Lakers superstar confronted ESPN’s No 1 …

[ad_1] Warriors megastar Steph Curry has torched the NBA for nearly two decades … gracefully. But one former player-turned-ESPN analyst believes that’s all about to change. “He’s no longer the underdog, babyface assassin,” Jay Williams said Wednesday morning on “Get Up.” “He is the villain now. I think he is embracing being the villain. The beautiful thing about this is …

[ad_1] Jayson Tatum is playing the best basketball of his career right now. He’s a two-way superstar leading the defending champion Boston Celtics to what should be a second consecutive season with 60-plus wins. And yet, he is not a factor in the NBA MVP conversation. ESPN NBA writer Tim Bontemps released Wednesday the results of his third and final …

[ad_1] While some other lottery-bound teams have not been transparent about how they’ll handle their rosters the rest of the season, there have been few secrets in the nation’s capital. It’s been established that the team’s younger players will get all the minutes they can handle, give or take a few if some of the Wizards’ vets are available. But …

[ad_1] Ja Morant might be in trouble with the NBA … again. The league is “looking into” the Memphis Grizzlies star point guard’s use of finger gun motions toward the Golden State Warriors’ bench in the final seconds of Tuesday’s matchup between the rivals, ESPN’s Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon reported Wednesday, citing sources. The NBA is looking into Memphis’ …

[ad_1] “We go as he goes. He’s obviously our best player,” Dallas’ Klay Thompson said of Anthony Davis, via the AP. Wednesday, that best player had his best game since joining the Mavericks — including hitting the game-winner against the Hawks. “A shot that I’ve been shooting for a long time,” Davis said of the game-winner. “It’s a shot I’m …

[ad_1] Subscribe to The Big Number On this episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine break down Ja Morant’s unique, disturbing decline in PPG the last 3 years. Could Ja actually be past his prime already? The chaos of this season for the Memphis Grizzlies, which has seen the firing of HC Taylor Jenkins, may have culminated …

[ad_1] Draymond Green never will shy away from offering his NBA mentees advice. Even after he helps hand them a brutal loss. The veteran forward spoke to reporters after the Warriors’ 134-125 win over the Grizzlies on Tuesday at FedExForum and shared why he was “disappointed” in Memphis center Jaren Jackson Jr., who fouled out after colliding with Golden State …