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The Los Angeles Lakers have ridden a five-game winning streak to the top of the Western Conference with a 9-2 record. Luka Dončić is playing like the MVP, Austin Reaves looks like a legitimate All-NBA guard and a host of role players, headlined by Walker Kessler, are flourishing. While a favorable schedule has benefitted them to some degree, wins count …

The Golden State Warriors will conclude their six-game homestand with Monday night’s matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM PT in San Francisco and can be watched on NBA TV and NBC Sports Bay Area. Previously with the Warriors: Warriors fans were treated to another vintage performance from Stephen Curry on Saturday night. The 38-year-old …

The Washington Wizards (4-6) will look to snap a three-game losing streak when they travel to Detroit on Monday for the third game of a four-game road trip. Washington is coming off its worst showing of the season — a 114-75 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. It was their lowest scoring output since January 2018. The Pistons …

The Sixers released their injury report ahead of their highly anticipated matchup with the Boston Celtics Tuesday night, and it’s most notable in its omissions. Joel Embiid is not listed at all on the injury report for plantar fasciitis management in his right foot. Embiid struggled on the last two games of the Sixers’ most recent road trip, shooting a …

ATLANTA — The Lakers are getting their superstar guard back for Monday’s road game against the Hawks.  But the status of his backcourt co-star was uncertain as of six hours before tipoff. Luka Doncic scored a season-high 53 points in Friday’s win over the Trail Blazers before sitting out of the Lakers’ win over the Pistons on Sunday. AP Photo/Mark …

Who: Phoenix Suns (3-5) vs. San Antonio Spurs (8-2) When: 7:00 pm Arizona Time Where: Mortgage Matchup Center — Phoenix, Arizona Watch: Suns+, 3TV/AZFS Listen: KMVP 98.7 The fourth week of the NBA season kicks off Monday night as the Phoenix Suns open a back-to-back by welcoming Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs to town for their only visit …

Zion Williamson will miss his first game of the 2026-27 season on Monday, sitting out the New Orleans Pelicans’ matchup with the Golden State Warriors. Williamson is listed out on the team’s injury report due to rest. The Pelicans are playing the second of back-to-back games following Sunday’s 139-123 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. The 139 points allowed were …

It’s rare that a player, especially a point guard, at 38 years of age has been as good as Stephen Curry has been. For nearly two decades, the Golden State Warriors’ superstar has wowed spectators, surprised teammates, and even coaches with his ability to take over games with a barrage of jaw-dropping, some head-scratching, heart-shattering shots. Advertisement Curry is in …

Only a handful of players around the league are rebounding the ball better than Walker Kessler this season. On a per-game basis, he ranks sixth in total rebounds, sixth in offensive rebounds and 11th in defensive rebounds. When he’s on the floor, the Los Angeles Lakers’ offensive rebounding rate is 6.9% better than when he sits, according to Cleaning the …

In a very young 2026-27 NBA season that has been rife with injuries, the Spurs have mostly managed to stay above the fray, with Tobias Harris being the only rotation player to miss time with a strained calf suffered in training camp. (And even without him, the Spurs still have the same team that made the NBA Finals.) Tonight will …

After a shorthanded win over the Pistons on Sunday afternoon, the Lakers look set to be shorthanded in a different way on Monday. Ahead of their game against the Hawks, the Lakers released their injury report with three notable changes, including the removal of Luka Dončić but the addition of Austin Reaves and Quentin Grimes. Reaves’ illness is legitimate as …

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Welcome to Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy! Week 2: After a rough opening week of the season, the Spurs took advantage of an easy schedule against the sinking Kings and Jazz and injured Timberwolves to get …

In a salary-capped league, or “apron world” as president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka once referred to it, you need players to outperform their contracts. Even more so when they’re on minimum deals. Besides LeBron James, who is not your normal minimum signing, it can be argued the Lakers have the best one in the league in Matisse Thybulle. Advertisement …

Set aside their ugly loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Cup on Friday, and the Sixers are otherwise having a largely dreamy start to the season. They still sit atop the Eastern Conference at 9-2, and they’ve shown a far higher ceiling on defense than anyone expected this early in the season. The Sixers have already hit a …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor shares his latest NBA hot takes with Nekias Duncan. Paul George’s fit with Jayson Tatum gets a close look and the pair asks if he’s better with Tatum than Jaylen Brown ever was. They also dive deep on the continuation of the Trae Young experience in Washington—is his massive extension already a …

Despite Luka Dončić’s absence, the Los Angeles Lakers won their fifth straight game Sunday night with a 121-116 victory over the Detroit Pistons and moved to 9-2 on the young season. Spearheaded by a 43-point performance from Austin Reaves, their offense led the way as they recorded a 127.4 offensive rating — their fourth-highest mark of the year, per Cleaning …

Teenage life is complicated, and while we’re in the 2020s, it seems that the Toronto Raptors are going through an awkward phase right now. With a big brother (Kawhi) out of the house for college (injury treatment), they’re having to find themselves in a big and scary high school (Eastern Conference) as they’re trying to develop an identity for themselves …

The NBA All-Star game is returning to Miami. Per ESPN’s Shams Charania, the NBA is finalizing Miami as the host city of the league’s 2028 All-Star Weekend. Despite being a prime destination for a February party, this will mark just the second time that Miami has hosted the NBA’s All-Star weekend. The first and only other time was 1990, the …

Tuesday night’s matchup in the City of Brotherly Love between the Boston Celtics (8-2) and the Philadelphia 76ers (9-2) not only brings together the top two teams in the Eastern Conference but also features the first regular season meeting between former teammates Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum since the Celtics traded the former Finals MVP to the 76ers. Off to …

LeBron James says that his loved ones are not in danger after multiple media outlets reported that a man was arrested outside the former Lakers star’s Brentwood home late last week. According to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson, officers responded to a reported burglary in progress in a Brentwood neighborhood on Friday at around 9:40 p.m. A 22-year-old male …

For the first time this season, injuries aren’t the focus of this week’s Waiver Wire column. Instead, I’ll highlight rookies who are hitting their stride and bench options with standalone value. Brayden Burries and Kingston Flemings joined the starting five for their respective teams over the last week, and both players are making the most of their opportunities. Advertisement Morez …

The start to this NBA season just went from bad to worse for the Charlotte Hornets. Kon Knueppel is expected to miss an extended amount of action after reaggravating the same left hamstring injury that forced him to miss the beginning of the 2026-27 NBA season. The latest setback was particularly cruel, just six minutes into his season debut for …

The Washington Wizards (4-6) head to Motown tonight looking to stop a three-game losing streak when they face the Detroit Pistons (6-3) at Little Caesars Arena. The Pistons will also be looking to right the ship after losing their last two games. Detroit averages 111.7 points while allowing 103.9 per game, compared with the Wizards’ 107.8 scored and 112.5 allowed. …

The Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball program is enjoying an excellent start to the season. The current ‘Hoos earned a statement win over No. 12 Arkansas in Washington, D.C., on Sunday afternoon to improve to 3-0, while a handful of former Virginia stars are enjoying strong starts to their seasons at the next level. With most NBA teams reaching the 10-game …