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The Clippers will have their hands full when the season opens trying to contend in the always tough Western Conference after being slapped with the harshest penalties in league history for violating salary cap circumvention rules. With Kawhi Leonard, James Harden and Ivica Zubac gone from last season’s team, they’ll focus on developing a new core of stars, including rookie …

It’s still preseason in the NBA – the regular season doesn’t start until Tuesday – but former Blue Devil Cameron Boozer has made an impression on many people, not least of all, former All-Star and NBA Champion Kevin Garnett. Obviously, Garnett knows what he’s talking about, and he has nice things to say about Boozer. Check it out: Advertisement “I …

The 2026-27 NBA regular season opens Tuesday, Oct. 20 with a highly-anticipated triple-header, as all 30 franchises are beginning with a clean slate. And all teams are chasing the New York Knicks, who snapped a 53-year title drought with a historic run through the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Yet, no team has repeated as NBA champion in eight seasons, not since …

Kings’ Ben Simmons reportedly is believed to have torn Achilles in practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Ben Simmons’ first NBA season with the Kings is over before it even started. Advertisement The veteran guard, who Sacramento signed in free agency this summer, is believed to have torn his Achilles at practice on Sunday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported, …

When Kawhi Leonard became a Toronto Raptor for the first time in the summer of 2018, he looked shellshocked. “There’s just more questions you have to ask me in order for me to tell you about myself,” he said, introducing himself to an organization and city he reportedly had no interest in joining. Leonard had fallen out with his former …

Kings guard Ben Simmons suffered torn right Achilles in practice on Sunday originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Ben Simmons’ first NBA season with the Kings is over before it even started. The veteran guard, whom Sacramento signed in free agency this summer on a one-year, $3.5 million contract, suffered a torn right Achilles in practice on Sunday, the …

Steph Curry avoids injury scare after hobbling out of Warriors open practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors superstar Steph Curry avoided a serious injury scare Sunday that had thousands of fans holding their breath at Chase Center.  Advertisement Sunday was the Warriors’ open practice, where fans flock to get a look at their favorite …

Dillon Brooks has inserted himself into the drama between Kevin Durant and Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia. Just hours after Ishbia admitted that trading for Durant in 2023 was a mistake for the Suns organization, Brooks decided to chime in and take a shot at the former two-time Finals MVP. Advertisement Brooks posted a photo of himself in a Suns …

What history says about the Sixers’ chance to spoil Knicks’ banner night originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers’ most anticipated opener in years will begin with a reminder of how last season ended. Advertisement Five months after sweeping Philadelphia out of the playoffs, the Knicks will receive their rings and raise their first championship banner since 1973. LeBron …

Kings guard Ben Simmons tears Achilles tendon in practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Ben Simmons tore his right Achilles tendon in practice on Sunday, ending his comeback attempt this season with the Sacramento Kings before the season even started. Advertisement The Kings said Simmons hurt himself during a live drill and will need to undergo surgery three days …

Payton Pritchard has been a starter and a sixth man. Overlooked and then underpaid. Scouted as too small, then played a big part on a championship team. Now, he’s gone from making about $8 million a year to signing a two-year, $44.2 million extension. Through all of it, he says the starting label matters a lot less than what he …

The Celtics officially converted Devin Carter to a two-way deal. While the team is excited that Carter is sticking around, he won’t be suiting up for a little while. Carter has mononucleosis, according to multiple reports Sunday. That explains the illness that has kept him out since the preseason opener. There’s no firm timeline for his return, though the Globe’s …

While NBA pundits and others, including fans of the New York Knicks, either ignore the Brooklyn Nets or alternatively dismiss any chances of success, the players and their coaches legitimately believe they can, as Julius Randle said, “shock the world.” Some might roll their eyes at that prediction or the more specific one that Brooklyn can win 50 games this …

A false alarm was rang during the Golden State Warriors’ open practice on Sunday. The hearts of everyone gathered in the Chase Center sank when Steph Curry was seen limping off the court and into the locker room. Advertisement According to Nick Freidell of The Athletic, head coach Steve Kerr said that Curry left practice early because of an ankle …

Josh Hart predicted it. Really, we all did. It was obvious. “Wherever LeBron [James] went in the East, I figured that’d probably be our opening night [game],” Hart said after Knicks practice Sunday. “That will be good for headlines and box office and those kinds of things.” Advertisement With training camp and the preseason over, all attention now turns to …

For revamped Sixers, youth and growth should still matter plenty originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The surface impression of the 2026-27 Sixers is that they’ll lean on experience and star power as they pursue grand ambitions. Advertisement LeBron James is the NBA’s eldest player, set to turn 42 years old in December and impossibly accomplished. Joel Embiid is a …

Former Kentucky Wildcats standout Cason Wallace is staying in Oklahoma City, as Shams Charania reports that Wallace signed a five-year, $139 million rookie-scale contract extension with the Thunder. Wallace has been a valuable piece for the Thunder since being drafted in the first round in 2023. Last year, coming off the bench for the Thunder, Wallace averaged 8.6 points per …

Cason Wallace is about to take on a much larger role with the Oklahoma City Thunder — and the team had to make sure he wasn’t going anywhere. Wallace, 22, and Oklahoma City have agreed to a five-year, $139 million contract extension, a story first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania. Advertisement This is a good number for OKC, locking up …

With eight different teams the winners over the past eight seasons, it is hard to predict who takes home the NBA’s Larry O’Brien Trophy in June. If there is to be a ninth different name in as many seasons, you might look to San Antonio Spurs, with Victor Wembanyama leading the team to the Finals last season before coming unstuck …

Any chance of Ben Simmons making a comeback this season will have to wait until next season. The Sacramento Kings announced on Sunday that an MRI confirmed Simmons has suffered a torn right Achilles injury during practice. Advertisement “Sacramento Kings guard Ben Simmons was injured during a live drill in practice on Sunday, Oct. 18. An MRI revealed a torn …

In this week’s Utah Jazz Reacts survey, I asked Jazz fans who they would prefer starting: Ace Bailey or Jaxson Hayes. That assumes Keyonte George, Darryn Peterson, Lauri Markkanen, and Jaren Jackson Jr. are locked into the starting unit. Here’s what Jazz fans said: It’s pretty clear that a majority of Jazz fans want to see Ace Bailey starting over …

Knicks coach Mike Brown had tremendous praise for Bruce Brown, whom the team waived on Saturday to bring the roster to 14 players. “Bruce, he’s a winner,” Brown said after practice Sunday. “He shows a level of toughness and versatility — not just defensively, he can guard one through four, but even offensively, he can initiate the offense. Our point …

Cason Wallace and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to a five-year, $139 million extension to his rookie contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. The two sides beat Monday’s deadline for players from the 2023 draft class to sign rookie scale extensions. Had they not reached a deal before the deadline, Wallace would have played the final year of his rookie …

An exciting new era of Lakers basketball kicked off this preseason with lots of excitement and intrigue. While we only briefly got a look at the new Big 3 that will guide the team into the future, there were plenty of other players fans got a long look at, for better and for worse. Advertisement Let’s dive into some of …

It was always going to be a longshot for Dalen Terry to make the Golden State Warriors roster. After Saturday’s roster moves, his best chance might be a spot on the Santa Cruz Warriors. Terry was waived, along with 26-year-old forward Tyler Burton, and Australian Alex Toohey, a Warriors second-round pick from 2025. All three are candidates for the G …