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[ad_1] It’s Monday, March 3, and the Atlanta Hawks (27-33) and Memphis Grizzlies (38-22) are all set to square off from FedExForum in Memphis. The Hawks are currently 14-17 on the road with a point differential of -3, while the Grizzlies have a 7-3 record in their last ten games at home. These squads met once this season and the …

[ad_1] Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who and what to play — when it comes to setting your lineup or music in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. Each week, you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make and a quick look at the schedule and lineup …

[ad_1] LeBron James is now one point away from a historical milestone that will likely never be matched in NBA history. James is on the verge of 50,000 career points — between the regular season and playoffs — after scoring 17 on Sunday night in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 108-102 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Lakers’ next game …

[ad_1] The Phoenix Suns didn’t play like a team fighting for its postseason life on Sunday night, losing 116-98 at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Phoenix managed only 17 points in the second quarter and was outscored 66-47 in the second half, an effort that Kevin Durant said was far below the standard at which the Suns should be playing. …

[ad_1] The Phoenix Suns didn’t play like a team fighting for its postseason life on Sunday night, losing 116-98 at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Phoenix only managed 17 points in the second quarter and was outscored 66-47 in the second half, an effort that Kevin Durant said was far below the standard at which the Suns should be playing. …

[ad_1] New Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler is facing a new lawsuit claiming that he did not pay rent and left a Miami Beach home in disarray near the end of his time with the Miami Heat. Five Star Marketing and Promotions filed a lawsuit against Butler in Miami-Dade County on Wednesday, according to the Miami Herald. The company …

[ad_1] Luka Doncic (right) joined the LA Lakers in February after seven years with the Dallas Mavericks. [Getty Images] Luka Doncic scored 29 points as the Los Angeles Lakers continued their revival with a 108-102 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. The guard also recorded six rebounds and nine assists for the Lakers, who have won their past six matches. …

[ad_1] Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, front, tries to drive past Lakers guard Gabe Vincent during the second half of the Clippers’ 108-102 loss Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. Leonard scored a season-high 33 points in the loss. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) He didn’t want to talk about his best game of the season, about how he was a force, …

[ad_1] Kings confirm Sabonis will miss time with Grade 1 hamstring strain originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings have the second-most difficult schedule remaining for the 2024-25 regular season, and they’ll have to take on that challenge for a few games without their star center. MRI imaging confirmed Domantas Sabonis suffered a Grade 1 left hamstring strain …

[ad_1] The Sacramento Kings’ chances for a spot in the NBA play-in tournament suffered a blow when center Domantas Sabonis left Saturday night’s 113-103 win over the Houston Rockets just over a minute into the game with an apparent left hamstring injury. Now, Sabonis will be sidelined for at least a week. Sabonis sustained a Grade 1 hamstring strain in …

[ad_1] Luka Doncic, right, celebrates with LeBron James after scoring during the first half of the Lakers’ 108-102 win over the Clippers at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday night. James finished the game with 49,999 career points over the regular season and playoffs. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) JJ Redick has called these moments “blackouts,” but Sunday against the Clippers, …

[ad_1] NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs When these two teams played the night before, the Thunder left the door open and De’Aaron Fox pushed his way in and got the Spurs the win. Jalen Williams slammed that door shut on Sunday night, scoring a career-high 41 points to get the Thunder a little revenge and the win. …

[ad_1] Warriors’ Steph Curry dunks for first time in six years, vows never again originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Steph Curry on Saturday dunked for the first time in six years, and he’ll never do it again. The Warriors superstar got up for a jam midway through the fourth quarter of Golden State’s stunning 126-119 loss to the Philadelphia …

[ad_1] Warriors star Butler facing lawsuit for unpaid rent, property damage originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors star Jimmy Butler is facing legal trouble off the court. Golden State’s newly acquired veteran forward is being sued by South Florida company Five Star Marketing and Promotions, Inc. in the 11th Circuit Court in Florida for allegedly failing to pay …

[ad_1] Warriors’ Jimmy Butler facing lawsuit for unpaid rent, property damage in Miami originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Warriors star Jimmy Butler is facing legal trouble off the court. Golden State’s newly acquired veteran forward is being sued by South Florida company Five Star Marketing and Promotions, Inc. in the 11th Circuit Court in Florida for allegedly failing to …

[ad_1] Kenrich Williams, Julian Champagnie, and Lou Dort were all ejected from the game on Sunday night in San Antonio. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) Multiple players were ejected after a fight broke out in the third quarter of the San Antonio Spurs’ matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night. With about three minutes left in the third quarter at …

[ad_1] The Knicks rallied to pull out a 116-112 overtime win over the Miami Heat on Sunday night. Here are some takeaways… – The Knicks were letting it fly early on with four different players knocking down a three in the opening frame but they found themselves trailing, as the Heat were dominating both Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson down-low …

[ad_1] Celtics signing forward Miles Norris to two-way deal: Report originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics have added more depth as they enter the home stretch of the regular season. The Celtics are signing forward Miles Norris to a two-way contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Sunday. Norris, 24, had been playing with the Memphis Grizzlies’ G League …

[ad_1] The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant $25,000 on Sunday night for throwing a ball into the stands. The incident came at the end of the third quarter of the Grizzlies’ 114-113 loss to the New York Knicks on Friday. Morant caught a rebound with one hand right as the buzzer to end the period sounded, and he …

[ad_1] The Knicks announced Sunday that they’ve waived Matt Ryan and Jacob Toppin. Both players were on two-way contracts and have played sparingly throughout the season. Ryan saw 3.6 minutes of action over 19 games, while Toppin played about the same amount of time with 3.1 minutes over 16 games. SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley noted the Knicks can now …

[ad_1] Bulls shooting guard Ayo Dosunmu had missed three straight games with a shoulder issue, then returned to play Friday against Toronto and had 11 points in 23 minutes. However, he still was not right. Now, from the Bulls comes word that Dosunmu will undergo surgery and is done for the season. Medical Update: After experiencing left shoulder instability and …

[ad_1] Stephen Curry’s dunk on Saturday night wasn’t as rare a sighting as Halley’s Comet. The celestial occurrence flies by Earth once every 76 years. But Curry hadn’t dunked in an NBA game in six years. In basketball terms, that might be an event that’s just as exceptional. The extraordinary moment occurred midway through the fourth quarter, with the Golden …

[ad_1] Stephen Curry almost always provides you with something you almost never see on the court. Saturday night that was his first dunk since 2019, a two-foot leap on a leak out. How long ago was it Curry dunked? “Happier” by Marshmello & Bastille was the hottest song in the nation then. Or, just watch the play itself, where Curry …

[ad_1] As the Orlando Magic make a push towards the postseason, star guard Jalen Suggs will be on the sidelines for a while. The Magic announced Sunday that Suggs will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to remove a cartilage fragment. The team had announced Friday that Suggs would be out indefinitely with the injury. Orlando did not provide …

[ad_1] San Antonio Spurs v Memphis Grizzlies De’Aaron Fox won the inaugural Clutch Player of the Year award for good reason. On Saturday night, he reminded everyone of that with a game-winning pull-up from the elbow that gave a shorthanded Spurs team a win on the road against the Grizzlies. To view this content, you’ll need to update your privacy …