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LOS ANGELES — After dropping 43 points on the Clippers and both picking up another win and, with this last one, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Emirates NBA Cup, Luka Doncic had just one complaint. The Lakers’ NBA Cup court. Advertisement “It’s just slippery. It’s dangerous …” Doncic said after the game. “I slipped. I slipped a lot of …

Washington Wizards guard C.J. McCollum finally gave fans something to cheer about Tuesday night with his record-setting performance in the team’s second win of the season. In Tuesday’s NBA Cup game, McCollum became the first Wizards player to score 45 or more points and make 10+ 3-point shots in a single game. McCollum ended the game with 46 points, 10 …

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić isn’t a fan of the team’s alternate NBA Cup court, and it has nothing to do with the way it looks. Following the Lakers’ 135-118 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, Dončić wasn’t a fan of the way the court played, calling it too slippery. Dončić said he — and other players …

Mavericks’ center Dereck Lively II will miss at least the next three games due to “swelling and discomfort” in his right foot, the team announced on Tuesday. The Mavericks fear it could be much more than three games, with Mark Stein reporting it could be an “extended absence.” Advertisement Lively had surgery on this same foot in the offseason and …

Dereck Lively II will miss at least the next three games dealing with a right foot injury, the Dallas Mavericks announced on Tuesday. The Mavericks center underwent surgery on his right foot in July to clean out bone spurs, and he’s sat out their last two games. The Mavericks changed his listing on the injury report to note right foot …

Former NBA player Rick Fox announced on Monday that he’s running for political office in the Bahamas. Fox announced his run for the Bahamas’ House of Assembly in 2026 via a statement on social media: “The Bahamas must be first and it must start now, Fox wrote. “Today, I’m announcing that I will be a candidate in the next general …

Welcome back to our bi-weekly NBA power rankings, where we sort the league’s 30 teams in so perfect an order you cannot quibble with your team’s placement. It is written in stone until two weeks from now. This time, the Suns, Raptors and Heat have all climbed into the top 10, their success too palpable to ignore. The question is …

LeBron James has only been back on the court for two games this season, his record 23rd in the NBA, and already the talk is about whether there will be a 24th season for the legend. And if that would be with the Lakers. The prevailing theory in league circles has been that he would play one more season, kind …

The NBA Cup is taking center stage this week, as the in-season tournament enters the last stretch of group play with 26 teams still in the hunt. The Raptors are the only team to have punched a ticket to the knockout stage, leaving seven of the eight spots (including two wild-card spots) up for grabs. The Lakers could secure a …

The High Score 100 — the top-100 players in Yahoo’s newest fantasy basketball format — is a running reflection of year-to-date performance and trending production. Each weekly update captures who’s actually delivering value and who’s fading. Here’s a breakdown of the biggest risers and fallers through the fifth week of fantasy basketball — with the complete High Score 100 at …

For the second straight week, Nikola Jokic is the odds leader for MVP, but I’m headed in a different direction. Victor Wembanyama and Alperen Sengun saw the biggest shift in odds, while Tyrese Maxey and Cade Cunningham continue to play at elite levels, keeping their names in the hat. Be sure to check out DraftKings for all the latest game …

Countless fans around the league this season have found themselves exactly where Anthony Edwards did — asking, “Who is this No. 12 on the Lakers?” “I heard everything. I heard the dude in the crowd, first off, say ‘Who’s number 12?’ I saw Anthony Edwards do his little throw both arms up, like, ‘I don’t know,'” the Lakers’ Jake LaRavia …

It took a decent chunk of time — perhaps 15 games, in an attempt to quantify the stretch — for Karl-Anthony Towns to discover his purpose and play with confidence in a reworked Knicks offense under new head coach Mike Brown. But the veteran superstar finally found what he was looking for. While the Knicks didn’t need Towns to assert …

Tre Johnson, the rookie guard who is one of the lone bright spots in Washington’s ugly start to the season, will miss multiple weeks dealing with a hip flexor issue, Varun Shankar of the Washington Post reports. Johnson was out for the Washington on Saturday, then on Monday the team confirmed the injury but did not provide an official return …

The NBA season has hit the one-month mark, so let’s hand out some early awards! Who has been the most valuable player so far? The best rookie? The league’s breakout star? Our writers weigh in with their picks. The MVP of the First Month is … Kelly Iko: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder. In a perfect world, both Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić …

NEW YORK (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and at least one other ex-NBA player. Billups, a five-time All Star who won a championship with the Detroit Pistons, was arraigned in a federal court …

Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who to add off the waiver wire and what to play — when it comes to setting your lineup or music in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. [High Score is a new way to play Fantasy Basketball on Yahoo with simple rosters and scoring. …

Despite Mark Cuban saying Dallas was not going to trade Anthony Davis because “we want to win,” the expectation around the league is that the Mavericks’ front office — whether the current, interim general managers or the person who gets the job full-time — will at least explore the trade market for AD. Except, there’s not that much of a …

TORONTO (AP) — Scottie Barnes scored 17 points, Ja’Kobe Walter added a season-high 16 and the Toronto Raptors won for the 11th time in 12 games, beating the Brooklyn Nets 119-109 on Sunday night. Brandon Ingram had 14 points and Immanuel Quickley scored eight of his 13 in the fourth quarter to help Toronto extend its winning streak to seven. …

Observations after Sixers lose to Heat in 1st game without Edgecombe originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers had a slow start to their Sunday afternoon and never managed to earn a lead against the Heat. Advertisement They fell to a wire-to-wire 127-117 defeat at Xfinity Mobile Arena, dipping to 9-7 on the season. Miami moved to 11-6 with …

The Houston Rockets will be without Kevin Durant for their next two games. Durant will miss Monday’s contest against the Phoenix Suns and Wednesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors due to a family matter, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Specifics of the family matter are not yet known. Advertisement Presumably, Durant will rejoin the Rockets for the second half …

The Houston Rockets will be without Kevin Durant for their next two games. Durant will miss Monday’s contest against the Phoenix Suns and Wednesday’s game against the golden State Warriors due to an apparent family matter, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Specifics of the family matter are not yet known. Advertisement Presumably, Durant will rejoin the Rockets for the second …

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant had a lot to say after his team beat the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. Following the contest — a 102-96 Grizzlies win — Morant, who sat out due to a calf injury, confronted Mavericks forward Klay Thompson on the court. The two exchanged words, with teammates and coaches stepping in to prevent things from turning …

Week 6 of the fantasy basketball season can be a bit wonky from a lineup standpoint due to a national holiday (Thanksgiving) that the NBA has surrendered to the NFL for years. Once again, there aren’t any games on Thursday, and Tuesday’s slate consists of just three games. The other five days have between eight and 11 games, with Monday …

The Knicks were in a back-and-forth bout against the Magic on Saturday until the fourth quarter started. New York entered the final frame down just five points and cut it to three in the opening minutes of the fourth when the Magic put an end to the comeback with an offensive explosion. Orlando picked apart the Knicks defense, cutting to …