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“I’ll take the f****** fine. Curtis (Blair), those dudes was terrible tonight. I don’t care. They can fine me whatever they want.” Ask and ye shall receive. The NBA fined Jaylen Brown $35,000 on Monday for “public criticism of the officiating,” the league announced. Brown said he was “irate” after the Celtics lost to the Spurs on Saturday in a …

To understand what brought the Memphis Grizzlies to this juncture where they are eager to trade point guard Ja Morant after years of refusal, it’s pertinent to examine the starting point of detachment. Not even 24 hours after Memphis was swept in the first round of the playoffs last April, Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman offered a candid postmortem on …

Jaylen Brown got what he asked for. The NBA fined Brown $35,000 on Monday over comments he made both in person and on social media about the officiating following the Boston Celtics’ loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. Advertisement Brown went off after the Celtics fell 100-95 to the Spurs at TD Garden on Saturday. He dropped 27 …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor is joined by Andrew Sharp to break down the Ja Morant situation in Memphis. They discuss the Grizzlies reportedly entertaining offers for Morant, his trade value and potential suitors for Ja. Advertisement Next, they check in on the ongoing ‘point guard musical chairs’ situation in the NBA. Is LaMelo Ball going to …

The Minnesota Timberwolves won’t have center Rudy Gobert when the team takes the court for Tuesday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Gobert was issued a one-game suspension from the NBA on Monday after he was called for a flagrant foul during the Timberwolves’ narrow 104-103 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. The NBA announced its decision Monday, explaining …

We have moved into the dog days of the season, which can lead to strange results as players grow tired and start looking ahead to the All-Star break. All that gets taken into account in these latest NBA Power Rankings. 1. Detroit Pistons (28-10, last week No. 1)Detroit seems to have answered every question this season. The only question facing …

There was a time for the Los Angeles Lakers to trade LeBron James, as soon as they made their deal for Luka Dončić, when it was clear — before they ever played a game together — that redundancies in their games, especially on the defensive end, would prevent them from contending for an NBA championship. We have seen no evidence …

Justin Boone is a two-time winner of the FantasyPros Most Accurate Expert Award (2019, 2025) for his fantasy football rankings throughout the season. He has nine top-10 finishes in the competition. Once per month, he’ll be updating his dynasty trade value charts in this space, while providing insights when major moves happen. Advertisement These charts are based on 12-team PPR …

Two teams at opposite ends of the standings meet tonight in Indianapolis when Payton Pritchard and the Celtics (24-14) take on Pascal Siakam and the Pacers (8-31). Boston sits just ½ game behind the Knicks in the Atlantic Division while the Pacers languish in last in the Central, 20.5 games behind the Pistons. The success of the Celtics has been …

Three major pieces of news were announced over the last week, and both carry major fantasy ramifications. Trae Young was dealt to the Washington Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. It’s unclear when or if he’ll take the court for Washington this season, and young guys like Tre Johnson, Bilal Coulibaly and Bub Carrington should see extended run for …

With the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline coming fast, so do the NBA trade rumors. Here are some of the latest. Ja Morant Check out our much longer post from yesterday detailing things on Ja Morant, including potential landing spots (spoiler alert: there aren’t many), but here are two quick updates. Advertisement • The Grizzlies are looking to get a …

Eagle-eyed Los Angeles Lakers fans might notice something different about LeBron James’ jersey when he takes the court Monday night. James is expected to wear a patch on his jersey that celebrates his record-setting 23rd NBA season, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. The patch, which will appear on the upper right of James’ chest, features a silhouette of James doing …

Welcome back to The Playlist, your weekly guide to the best waiver adds across 9-cat and standard points leagues. And, as always, many of the Week 13 High Score recommendations (Cam Spencer, Jake LaRavia, Egor Demïn, Ayo Dosunmu and Aaron Nesmith) also hold real value here. Double-check your wire before digging deeper — several of those guys shouldn’t be sitting …

Welcome to The High Score Playlist, my weekly column that lets you know who to add off the waiver wire and get in your lineup for the upcoming week of fantasy basketball. You can also check out my 9-cat and standard points leagues pickups column for additional advice if you’re in more traditional formats. [It’s not too late to create …

Warriors’ kryptonite, dire need for roster changes exposed by the athletic Hawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors, on Sunday, walked into Chase Center hoping to extend an encouraging segment of the season and encountered their kryptonite. Advertisement They ran into Atlanta, whose roster is built to expose and exploit their most obvious vulnerabilities, …

Jersey Bulls Women won their 10th successive game as they recorded a 3-1 victory at Hartland. The victory kept up the island side’s perfect record since they joined the English football league system in the summer. Advertisement They are six points clear at the top of South East Counties Women’s Football League Surrey Division One. Bulls went behind in the …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Cedric Coward hit two late 3-pointers and scored 21 points to help the Memphis Grizzlies hold off the Brooklyn Nets 103-98 on Sunday. Jock Landale added 16 points and nine rebounds, and Santi Aldama had 15 points and eight rebounds. Cam Spencer had 12 points and 12 assists in the Grizzlies’ last game before their two-game …

The Knicks pulled out a 123-114 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night at the Moda Center. Here are some takeaways… – Josh Hart showed no signs of rust in his return following an eight-game absence due to an ankle injury. The forward drilled a three on the Knicks’ second possession of the game, and knocked down three …

The Knicks are set to receive a big boost on Sunday night, as Josh Hart is being listed as available for the road meeting with the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s unclear if Hart will face any sort of minutes restriction, but his presence will certainly be a welcomed sight. Advertisement The forward has missed the last eight games with an …

The numbers back up Jaylen Brown’s vent about officiating in C’s-Spurs originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaylen Brown made at least a $25,000 donation Saturday night by delivering a vociferous postgame rant about the officiating after his Boston Celtics endured a narrow loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Advertisement Having already sounded off multiple times this season — including …

With Trae Young in the nation’s capital and Anthony Davis missing time with a hand injury (which ends trade talk about him), Ja Morant becomes the biggest name potentially moved at the deadline. Memphis should be able to get more of a return for Morant than Atlanta got for Young because teams are “more intrigued by his potential than Trae,” …

Jaylen Brown looked like an MVP candidate with 27 points and eight assists in the Celtics’ 100-95 loss to San Antonio, an outing which included a couple of ridiculous 3-pointers over Victor Wembanyama. However, a frustrated Brown didn’t get to the free throw line once in the game. In fact, Boston as a team got to the line just four …

The Week 13 fantasy basketball schedule is an interesting one, in that every day has between six and nine games. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t any quirks for fantasy managers to navigate. The Lakers have the first five-game week of the season, while four teams are only playing twice during Week 13. Add in the back-to-backs, injuries and teams …

Jaylen Brown can expect a firmly worded letter from the NBA in his inbox over the next few days. He made very clear he is OK with that on Saturday. In a battle between two teams near the top of their conference standings, Brown’s Boston Celtics lost 100-95 to the San Antonio Spurs. Boston finished the game with a season-low …

Kings’ Dennis Schröder suspended by NBA for attempting to strike opposing player originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings will be without Dennis Schröder for at least their next three contests, after the veteran point guard was suspended without pay for three games by the NBA for confronting and attempting to strike an opposing player on Dec. 28, …