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The new-look Philadelphia 76ers staged a thrilling comeback for the home crowd in their regular-season home opener. Trailing by 29 points in the first half, the Sixers rode a second-half surge for a 38-point swing and an eventual 114-106 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday. The comeback was the biggest of LeBron James’ 24-year NBA career, making his home …

There are surprisingly few constants when it comes to sports teams handing out championship rings. We know a championship ring is going to be gaudy. We know the players who won that championship will get one. We know there will be some sort of ceremony. But beyond that, it’s really up to the team how far they want to go …

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2025-26 season effectively ended when they squandered a double-digit fourth-quarter lead to the eventual champions. Fittingly, they started this season by blowing a 29-point lead to a Philadelphia 76ers team that could become the eventual champions. Three stars of the game First star: Tyrese Maxey 32 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals Advertisement The Sixers came …

It was a tale of two halves… The Cleveland Cavaliers nearly kicked the 2026-27 season off with a bang, sending a first-half message straight to the King with a 29-point lead. Then the second half happened. Advertisement Everything the Cavs did right in the first went out the window. They had begun the game forcing 15 turnovers. Now they were …

As much as things change, they stay the same. The Cleveland Cavaliers opened the new season with a performance that was eerily similar (and equally as deflating) to their Game 1 loss to the New York Knicks in May. Let’s unpack this. Advertisement As always, grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Player of the game Mario …

LeBron James is living up to the hype with his new team. In his debut in the City of Brotherly Love as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer led a 29-point comeback to boost his team to a 114-106 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Advertisement Philadelphia went on a 15-0 run in the fourth quarter …

The Houston Rockets opened their 2026-27 campaign against a familiar foe on Wednesday. The Rockets welcomed the Dallas Mavericks to Toyota Center to open the season after facing the same team twice in China to open the preseason. The Rockets split those two games, with both teams resting starters, so little can be taken from them. Ime Udoka spoke to …

The Philadelphia 76ers are surging in the second half of their matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers. With 3:59 on the clock in the third quarter, LeBron James leaped up for a rebound after Jarrett Allen missed a free throw and smacked his teammate, VJ Edgecombe, in the nose with his elbow. Edgecombe immediately grabbed his face and blood dripped onto …

The Phoenix Suns don’t look like a team on the rise. Mat Ishbia has repeatedly told us this team is ascending, but the Suns’ recent disaster against Portland suggests otherwise.  For starters, we are going to have some very uncomfortable conversations about Devin Booker this season if we see more performances like we saw on Wednesday. A -43 in the …

NEW ORLEANS, LA – OCTOBER 16: Anthony Davis #23 of the Washington Wizards looks on during the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 16, 2026 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions …

During Wednesday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors, things grew chippy when Luka Dončić and Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg engaged in some verbal sparring as Dončić gave Lendeborg an early Welcome To The League moment. Last season, Dončić and then-Brooklyn Nets wing Ziaire Williams got a little heated while Los Angeles hosted the Nets inside Crypto.com …

The Knicks are among the teams interested in free agent forward Dalton Knecht, according to SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley, citing league sources familiar with his market. Knecht, 25, was waived by the Los Angeles Lakers before the start of the 2026-27 NBA season. Advertisement The 17th overall pick in the 2024 draft, Knecht is eligible to sign a two-way …

James Harden got a very Philly welcome in his first game of the 2026-27 NBA season. Philadelphia 76ers fans booed loudly at tipoff when the 11-time All-Star started the game with the Cleveland Cavaliers. His teammate, Jarrett Allen, tipped the ball back to Harden and Harden dribbled the ball forward for the first possession of the game as the jeers …

The Spurs are tied for last place with a bunch of bad teams. Other winless teams the Spurs are tied with include the Bulls, Bucks, Nets, Pelicans, Suns and Kings. Not a group to be associated with. The Spurs are also tied with the “world champion New York Knicks”. Feels odd to write those words after 53 years. And because …

The Dallas Mavericks got blown out 128-110 against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night in their season opener. The game was actually quite competitive for three of the four quarters, but an abysmal second quarter saw the Mavs largely get dismantled. Only able to muster a paltry 12 points while yielding 38, Dallas couldn’t overcome the second quarter swoon despite …

Anthony Davis gave the fans something to watch in his long-awaited debut with the Washington Wizards. On Wednesday, Davis led the Wizards to a 128-116 win in their season opener over the Milwaukee Bucks, scoring 34 points in an electric performance that earned him “MVP” chants throughout the game. In a press conference after the game, Davis put a lot …

It was an unforgettable moment on Tuesday night in New York when the Knicks raised a championship banner to the rafters at Madison Square Garden for the first time in over half a century, and the members of last year’s title-winning team received their championship rings. It was unforgettable for everyone involved in the franchise’s first championship since 1973. Well, …

Los Angeles Lakers’ Walker Kessler tallied 10 dunks during his team’s 127–105 win over the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night. Those 10 dunks were the most a Laker has produced in a game since the days of Shaquille O’Neal back in 2003. Advertisement Following the win, Kessler’s overall performance against the Warriors — scoring 26 points on perfect 12-for-12 shooting …

Luka Dončić produced multiple highlights in the Los Angeles Lakers’ dominant opening-night win against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. But the clip that’s getting the most attention is Dončić’s postgame exchange with ESPN’s Malika Andrews. Advertisement Andrews interviewed Dončić after the Lakers beat the Warriors and the two were all smiles. Luka Doncic is interviewed by Malika Andrews after …

Making his Los Angeles Lakers debut Wednesday night, Walker Kessler put on absolute show inside Crypto.com Arena for his new team and fanbase with 26 points on 12-of-12 shooting, nine rebounds, two blocks and one assist in 30 minutes. His sparkling effort helped Los Angeles rout the Golden State Warriors, 127-105, to kick off their season with a win. Kessler’s …

The official debut of Devin Booker wearing number 15 is a game I’m sure he’d rather forget. His team lost by 41 points in the season opener against the Portland Trail Blazers, trailing by as many as 52. Hopefully I forget it too. You can understand why Portland came out and blitzed the Suns. It was an emotional night for …

The National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA), the official union of NBA officials, responded to the controversial traveling no-call by Minnesota Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball, indicating that it should have been ruled as an infraction. “For everyone asking, ‘how is this legal?’ It’s not!” the NBRA posted Thursday, Oct. 22 from its social media account. “He gathers with his right foot on the …

Paul George had a historic debut with the Boston Celtics on Tuesday that later earned another notable footnote. George, 36, tallied 38 points in Boston’s 121-113 loss to the Detroit Pistons, setting a franchise record for most points scored in his Celtics debut. Additionally, he shot 7-of-12 on 3-pointers, passing Kyle Korver for eighth among the NBA’s all-time 3-point shots …

Yeah, that was a stinker. Despite Paul George turning back the clock for 38 points, the Celtics were out-rebounded and lost the margin battle in the trenches, Jayson Tatum looked off, and Jaylen Brown looked great in a Sixers win over the Knicks on their Ring Night. After building a 22-point lead in their season opener in Detroit, the Celtics …

Yvonne Gonzalez-Bradford and her husband Vance already had names picked out as the couple approached the final month’s of Yvonne’s pregnancy with their first child. Lady Victoria if the baby was a girl or Prestige Wisdom if it was a boy. Advertisement The decision seemed set, but then the New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs in five games …