Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama (ankle) out against Kings
San Antonio Spurs rookie forward/center Victor Wembanyama (sprained right ankle) is out for Thursday night’s road game against the Sacramento Kings. This will be his seventh game missed this season. He started in 56 of the Spurs’ first 62 c...
Kevin Durant on Suns winning NBA championship: ‘I believe in this team’
Kevin Durant hinted during an exclusive one-on-one interview with Bleacher Report on Thursday that the Phoenix Suns have what it takes to win an NBA championship. “I just love this game,” said the 14-time All-Star forward. “I love the...
De’Aaron Fox has 7 40-point games this season, the most by a Kings player since Nate Archibald in 1972-73
De’Aaron Fox recorded his seventh 40-point game of the season, the most by a Sacramento Kings player since Nate Archibald registered 18 such games in the 1972-73 season, in Wednesday night’s 130-120 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The 2023...
Karl-Anthony Towns Out Indefinitely After Tearing Meniscus in Left Knee
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is out indefinitely after tearing the meniscus in his left knee, league sources announced Thursday. The four-time All-Star has not yet been ruled out for the season. Towns, 28, and the Timberwolves are &...
Nuggets, Celtics to play 2 preseason games in Abu Dhabi in October
The reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets will take on the Boston Celtics in a pair of preseason games this October in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the NBA announced on Wednesday. The Nuggets with two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, and th...
Lakers can offer LeBron James a no-trade clause in his next contract
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has until June 29 to decide to either exercise his $51.41 million player option for the 2024-25 season or become a free agent, and one way the Lakers can retain James is by including a no-trade clause in his next co...
Grizzlies’ Ziaire Williams (Hip), Derrick Rose (Back) Out Indefinitely
Memphis Grizzlies forward Ziaire Williams was diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain of his hip flexor and lower back muscles, and guard Derrick Rose is dealing with right osteitis pubis, the team announced Tuesday. Both players will miss multiple weeks. Will...
Is Tyrese Maxey (concussion) playing tonight against Nets?
Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey has been downgraded to out for Tuesday night’s road game against the Brooklyn Nets as he undergoes an evaluation for a concussion, the team announced. Maxey, 23, banged his head against the knee of Dallas Mav...
Bulls’ Coby White on potentially winning NBA Most Improved Player: ‘It would mean a lot to me’
Chicago Bulls guard Coby White is a top candidate to win NBA Most Improved Player this season, and it is one award that remains on the mind of the five-year veteran. “It would mean a lot to me,” White told NBC Sports Chicago. “Just to show the pr...
Clippers’ Russell Westbrook Undergoes Surgery on Broken Left Hand, Could Return Before NBA Playoffs
Los Angeles Clippers reserve guard Russell Westbrook underwent surgery on his fractured left hand on Monday, and the nine-time All-Star is slated to return in time for the 2024 NBA Playoffs. His status is listed as week-to-week. Westbrook fractured his...