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Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey will be re-evaluated in four weeks due to a stress reaction in his left ankle, the team announced. The team is managing Edey’s injury to optimize his long-term health. Edey underwent ankle surgery in June and missed the start of the season. The 23-year-old center made his season debut on November 15. Edey has also …

How playing hard, coaching hard is fueling Celtics’ recent success originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics do not have as much talent as they did last season. That’s what happens when you lose Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford and Luke Kornet in one offseason. And they also have had to deal with losing a perennial first …

What gap year? The Boston Celtics are 15-9 and the No. 3 seed in a tight Eastern Conference behind the MVP-ballot play of Jaylen Brown this season. Now it looks more and more like the Celtics could have Jayson Tatum back from his torn Achilles in time for a playoff push. Tatum posted a video on Wednesday of his return …

The San Antonio Spurs are headed to the Emirates NBA Cup semifinals after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers, 132-119, on Wednesday, and might have Victor Wembanyama back in the lineup for the big tournament matchup. Following the team’s quarterfinal victory over the Lakers on Wednesday, Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson to reporters that Wemby might be ready to make his …

With the NBA Cup creating an unusual schedule, this is an ideal moment to reassess your roster and dig into the latest fantasy basketball news. Evolving NBA depth charts and unexpected injuries are reshaping roles across the league, creating new opportunities to add impact players before the rest of your league reacts. Let’s break down six widely available options worth …

The answer was entirely predictable: “Good.” The question that elicited the response above from Austin Reaves: How was he feeling physically? Reaves doesn’t make excuses, and he wasn’t about to start now, not in the wake of a 132-119 defeat by the San Antonio Spurs at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night. Advertisement Except Reaves didn’t look “good” in the loss. …

Moments after a late November road win over Cleveland — one of Boston’s most impressive performances of the season — Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was asked about Jaylen Brown’s ability to consistently canvass the court. The question in itself revolved around his star’s 11-assist night (which tied a regular-season career high), but it spoke to a much larger theme: Brown …

Week 8 in the NBA is underway as the NBA Cup series takes center stage. Now is a good time to look back and rank the top 10 teams with the obvious Oklahoma City Thunder tipping the list off. All Championship odds are courtesy of DraftKings. Vaughn Dalzell‘s Week 8 NBA Power Rankings Oklahoma City Thunder Primary Logo 1. Oklahoma …

LeBron James refused to look too far into the future to say what kind of team the Lakers might be when the playoffs arrive in April while they are still playing games in December. Even though it was the NBA Cup quarterfinal game the Lakers lost to the San Antonio Spurs, 132-119, James didn’t want to venture into how things …

LOS ANGELES — Oklahoma City continues to look dominant, and San Antonio earned the right to be the next team to test them — and maybe with Victor Wembanyama back in the lineup. Here is what happened on Wednesday night in the Western Conference quarterfinals matchups in the NBA Cup. Spurs 132, Lakers 119 San Antonio came in with a …

The Oklahoma City Thunder equalled the best 25-game start to a season in NBA history as they overpowered the Phoenix Suns 138-89 in the NBA Cup quarter-finals. Defending champions the Thunder have won 24 of their first 25 games, equalling the Golden State Warriors’ record from 2015-16. Advertisement Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, last season’s Most Valuable Player, scored 28 points at Paycom …

LOS ANGELES — Before his San Antonio Spurs went on to beat the Lakers with him watching in street clothes Wednesday night, Victor Wembanyama was out on the court, getting in a little light work. He looked good, moved well and didn’t have any kind of wrap on his strained calf. Is there a chance we see Wembanyama on the …

Steph Curry returns to Warriors practice, on track to play vs. Timberwolves originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Steph Curry, after missing the Warriors’ last five games, was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice and scrimmage and is on track to return from a left quad injury Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Chase Center. Advertisement …

The final trips to Las Vegas are being booked in the 2025 NBA Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday, with the four remaining teams in the West squaring off. The Orlando Magic and New York Knicks clinched their spots in the semifinals on Tuesday, leaving two left for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs to …

Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen didn’t make it to the end of their NBA Cup quarterfinals match with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. Allen was ejected after he shoved Thunder star Chet Holmgren down while attempting to get around a screen in the third quarter of their blowout 138-89 loss to Oklahoma City at the Paycom Center. Allen …

Facing the 23-1 Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2025 NBA Cup quarterfinals was going to be difficult enough for the Phoenix Suns. Now they have to do it without Devin Booker. The Suns star was ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Thunder due to a groin strain ahead of the game, which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET in …

Welcome back to the world’s most accurate power rankings, where this week we will place the eight NBA Cup quarterfinalists into so perfect an order they barely even have to play the tournament to sort it out. That is right: We ranked the eight teams remaining in the NBA Cup field from from least likely to most likely to win …

Will Celtics’ early-season surge alter Brad Stevens’ trade objectives? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Ever after Brad Stevens completed a summer roster overhaul designed to get the Boston Celtics off the NBA’s prohibitive second apron, it was fair to wonder if the team might prioritize other cost-cutting measures over the course of the 2025-26 season with hopes of maximizing …

Chris Paul says he is in a good place. He also wants to end his NBA career in a new place. Less than two weeks after the LA Clippers sent him home from a road trip and parted ways with the future Hall of Famer — and arguably the best Clipper ever to wear the jersey — Paul told People’s …

With the NBA Cup creating an unusual schedule and rotations shifting daily, fantasy managers should use this downtime to reassess value and explore trade options. Staying ahead means keeping an eye on updated NBA injury reports, changing lineups, and how those shifts impact fantasy basketball rankings. Identifying buy-low and sell-high opportunities remains essential. Below, we break down which players deserve …

The NBA Cup Knockout Round opened with two competitive matchups that brought clarity on which teams are trending toward Las Vegas — and what decisions fantasy basketball managers need to make at the midpoint of Week 8. [High Score is a new way to play Fantasy Basketball on Yahoo with simple rosters and scoring. It’s not too late to create …

The Knicks are officially heading to Las Vegas. New York booked their ticket to the NBA Cup Semifinals with their road win over the Raptors on Tuesday night. Jalen Brunson led the way with 35 points, and the squad used a strong defensive second quarter to open a double-digit advantage that they never looked back from. Advertisement The Knicks will …

The Miami Heat seized early control Tuesday night with a 15-0 lead over the Orlando Magic in their quarterfinal matchup to tip off the NBA Cup. But as it tends to be the case with double-digit leads in the NBA, the advantage was not safe. Sparked by Desmond Bane, the Magic rallied to take their first lead of the game …

Victor Wembanyama is closing on his return from a calf strain that’s sidelined him mid-November. But he won’t make that return for the NBA Cup quarterfinals. Previously listed as questionable, Wembanyama was ruled out by the Spurs Tuesday night for Wednesday’s NBA Cup game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Advertisement Wembanyama has been sidelined with his injury since Nov. 14. …

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue refuted reports that he and 12-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul weren’t on speaking terms for several weeks leading up to Paul’s dismissal from the team on Dec. 3, and that Lue refused to meet with Paul. “We were talking,” Lue said Tuesday. Advertisement “I mean, he played. How are he going to …