Warriors’ Steve Kerr signs two-year, $35 million extension, becomes NBA’s highest-paid coach
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is now the NBA’s highest-paid coach after signing a two-year, $35 million contract extension with the organization, agents Rick Smith and Dan Eveloff of Priority Sports announced Friday. His current deal was...
Is Kyle Lowry playing tonight (Feb. 23) against Cavaliers?
Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry (return to competition conditioning) has been downgraded to out for Friday night’s home game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the second night of a back-to-back. The Miami Heat traded Lowry and a protected 2027...
Wizards’ Jordan Poole still owed $95.54 million over the next 3 seasons
Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole is owed $95.54 million over the next three seasons. This is part of the four-year, $128 million rookie-scale contract extension he signed with the Golden State Warriors in October 2022. In July 2023, the Warriors t...
Thunder waive forward Aleksej Pokusevski, their 2020 first-round draft pick
The Oklahoma City Thunder are waiving forward Aleksej Pokusevski, per sources. Pokusevski, 22, was selected 17th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2020 NBA Draft. Of course, the 7-footer was traded to the Thunder a day later. The Serbian nat...
Kevin Durant on NBA fans: ‘We’re animals, we’re circus acts to them instead of real people’
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant was walking out to the court on Thursday at the American Airlines Center for an early pregame shootaround for a post-All-Star break matchup with the Dallas Mavericks, when he overheard a female fan call him a “b—ch....
Victor Wembanyama 3rd-fastest NBA player with 1K+ points, 500+ rebounds, & 150+ blocks
San Antonio Spurs forward/center Victor Wembanyama is the third-fastest player in NBA history to record at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, and 150 blocks in a career. NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal (43 games) leads the all-time list, follow...
Nikola Jokic 1st NBA player to shoot 10/10 from field, record 15+ rebounds, 15+ assists in a game
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic became the first player in NBA history to shoot 10 of 10 from the field and record 15 rebounds and 15 assists in a triple-double game, in Thursday night’s 130-110 win over the Washington Wizards. The six-time All-...
NBA Suspends Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart 3 Games For Punching Suns’ Drew Eubanks
On Thursday, the NBA issued Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart a three-game suspension for punching Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks at Footprint Center in Phoenix hours before the teams played on Feb. 14. Following the incident, Stewart was arreste...
Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu (toe) out for the ‘foreseeable future’
Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu has been ruled out indefinitely with a sprained left big toe. Okongwu, 23, suffered the injury late in the fourth quarter of Atlanta’s 136-126 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Feb. 12. Following an MRI a day later,...
Magic vs. Cavaliers Odds, Picks, & Predictions (Feb. 22)
Tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-17, 28-23-2 ATS) host the Orlando Magic (30-25, 36-19 ATS) in the fourth and final meeting of the 2023-24 NBA season; preview, odds, picks, predictions, and injuries for the Magic vs Cavaliers matchup are here. Spor...