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HOUSTON — Kevin Durant is standing at the free-throw line. It’s the closing act of Rockets practice, and the slender 37-year-old is locked in a tense battle with second-year guard Reed Sheppard, veteran Aaron Holiday and two-way guard JD Davidson while classic R&B tunes fill the Memorial Hermann training center. Here, the only shots that count are the ones that …

LeBron James became the first player to take part in 23 consecutive NBA seasons when he stepped onto the court for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. The 40-year-old, who missed his side’s opening 14 games of the season because of sciatica, contributed 11 points, 12 assists and three rebounds in 30 minutes of a 140-126 home win over the …

Warriors’ ‘Strength in Numbers’ absent as Buddy Hield, bench struggle vs. Magic originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Don’t blame the three veterans in the starting lineup. Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III and Draymond Green each played imperfect games Tuesday night, but they surely did enough to give the Warriors a reasonable chance at a victory that would have …

The Los Angeles Lakers got LeBron James back on Tuesday. For at least the first night, it didn’t change how they did business very much. Behind 37 points and 10 assists from Luka Dončić, the Lakers erased a double-digit deficit against the Utah Jazz in a 140-125 win. Dončić is now averaging 34.6 points per game and has scored at …

The San Antonio Spurs are down another starter. Spurs guard Stephon Castle is dealing with a left hip flexor strain, an MRI confirmed on Tuesday. He will be evaluated again in one-to-two weeks, the team announced. He did not play in the team’s 111-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night as a result. Advertisement Castle went down in …

LOS ANGELES — It’s official: LeBron James will make his season debut Tuesday night at home when the Lakers host the Utah Jazz. He is listed in the starting five, though he is likely to be on a minutes limit in his first few games. “I thought he looked great,” Lakers coach J.J. Redick said of LeBron’s practice with the …

LeBron James is finally ready to make his season debut. The Los Angeles Lakers star will return to the court Tuesday night for the first time this fall when they host the Utah Jazz, according to ESPN. James has missed 14 games after being diagnosed with sciatica in early October. Sciatica is pain that travels along the sciatic nerve, often …

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers confirmed Tuesday that nine-time All-Star Giannis Giannis Antetokounmpo will be out “probably two weeks” with a groin strain. The San Antonio Spurs announced Monday that 21-year-old phenom Victor Wembanyama is dealing with a left calf strain that reportedly will sideline him for “a few weeks.” The Dallas Mavericks are patiently waiting for 10-time All-Star …

Warriors’ Draymond Green had NSFW diss for Victor Wembanyama before viral dunk originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green is not one to back down from a fight. Even when his opponent has just about every physical advantage possible over him. Advertisement The Warriors forward discussed on the latest episode of his podcast, “The Draymond Green Show,” Spurs …

On Nov. 12, the Cleveland Cavaliers were on the front end of a tough back-to-back, playing in Miami on Wednesday night then flying home to Cleveland to host Toronto on Thursday night. Cleveland chose to rest both Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley for the game in Miami, both were healthy scratches. That cost the Cavaliers $100,000. The NBA announced the …

All signs are pointing toward LeBron James making his season debut on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. He went through a full practice with the team on Monday and said, “Got to see how the body responds over the next 24 hours-plus.” He has been officially listed as “questionable,” which is standard for a player returning from injury who is …

Lakers’ LeBron James won’t play in 2028 Olympics; Warriors’ Steph Curry unlikely originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It appears we have seen Steph Curry and LeBron James playing together on the court in meaningful games for the final time. Advertisement After the two superstars and longtime rivals joined forces to help secure a gold medal for Team USA at …

Amid all the Western Conference drama — the gambling scandal that rocked the Blazers, the Mavericks firing their general manager, a disgruntled Ja Morant on the Grizzlies, the Pelicans axing their coach and another atrocious start for the Kings — the under-investigation Clippers have begun the season 4-10. They are bad, tied for the West’s 11th-best record, owners of 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 fourth week of fantasy basketball — with the complete High Score 100 at …

Victor Wembanyama’s presence — 7-foot-infinity with arms long enough to box with God, able to block 3-pointers from inside the paint and finish at the rim from outside it — is overwhelming. The challenge now facing the San Antonio Spurs? Finding a way to make sure his absence isn’t. What was initially diagnosed as calf tightness, sidelining Wembanyama from San …

It looked bad when it happened: Jaylen Brown lost his dribble then reached out to get it back as he went to the floor, and in doing so his arm hit the Clippers’ Derrick Jones Jr. in the knee and bent it sideways. Jones had to be helped off the court. Following an MRI, the Clippers have announced that Jones …

We’ve made it through Week 4 and are rapidly approaching the one-month mark of the 2025-26 NBA season. Injuries have remained a topic of conversation, but they’ve led to some more opportunities for other players to navigate bigger roles. Some have led to fantasy basketball success, and others have not. Nonetheless, there is stuff to analyze. Let’s dig in. NBA: …

The San Antonio Spurs (9-4) and Memphis Grizzlies (4-10) meet at 8 PM Eastern on NBC and Peacock! The storyline of this game is can the Spurs continue their winning ways against the bottom of the league without Victor Wembanyama or can the Grizzlies snap their four-game losing streak and get a much-need win on national TV without Ja Morant? …

Losing, in and of itself, isn’t that big a deal for the Washington Wizards. For one thing, it’s something they’ve done quite a lot of over the past few years. The Wiz haven’t even approached .500 since 2017-18, a span in which they’ve lost a higher percentage of their games than any franchise except the Pistons. While Detroit is now …

After missing all of training camp and the first dozen games of the season following offseason knee surgery, Paul George is expected to make his return to the court Monday night when the 76ers host the Clippers. George is officially listed as questionable, however, he is expected to take the court, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. George has been working …

For the first time all season, there is a new favorite for MVP! Nikola Jokic has overtaken Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after scoring 32, 35, 55, and 27 points over his last four games. However, Jokic isn’t my No. 1 for MVP. Be sure to check out DraftKings for all the latest game odds & team props for every matchup this week …

While there was no shortage of fantasy managers who believed that Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson was ready to take another step in his development, how many expected him to provide first-round value? Based on the Yahoo! ADP of 25, not many. However, Johnson has played to that level thus far, and he’s a big reason why Atlanta has gone …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor asks Es Baraheni if he’s gone ‘too far or not far enough,’ as they break down if the Atlanta Hawks are better without Trae Young, if the Rockets are truly the best offense in the NBA and whether Lauri Markkanen is worth five first-round picks. Plus, will LeBron’s return to the reshaped …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. scored 34 points and Tyrese Martin scored seven straight points late in the third quarter and finished with 20 as the Nets sent the Washington Wizards to their 11th straight loss, winning 129-106 Sunday night in a matchup of one-win teams. The Nets snapped a four-game skid and won for the first time since …

Dallas Mavericks star forward Anthony Davis will miss another 7-10 days at the least as he continues to recover from a left calf strain. Davis sat out his ninth consecutive game Sunday night as the Mavericks faced off against the Portland Trail Blazers. The 10-time All-Star is being held out as a precautionary measure mandated by team owner/governor Patrick Dumont …