Ashish Mathur
Ashish Mathur is an NBA writer for Hoops Wire. He has covered the NBA since 2015 for ClutchPoints, Sportscasting, Heavy Sports, NBA Analysis Network, Fadeaway World, Athlon Sports and DallasHoopsJournal. You can follow Ashish on X @amathur25.
Lakers to be without 4 starters against Nuggets
The Los Angeles Lakers will be without four starters against the Denver Nuggets, including NBA superstars LeBron James and Luka Doncic.
Here are the only...
Report: Lauri Markkanen signed extension with Jazz with understanding that team would have timely return to competing
According to NBA insiders Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst of ESPN, Lauri Markkanen signed an extension with the Utah Jazz with the understanding that...
Report: Suns will consult Kevin Durant on any trade discussions involving him this summer
According to NBA insider Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the Phoenix Suns will consult Kevin Durant on any trade discussions involving him this summer.
Durant will...
Report: Suns coach Mike Budenholzer has had friction with Devin Booker
According to NBA insider Tim MacMahon of ESPN, Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer has had friction with star shooting guard Devin Booker.
Budenholzer is...
Report: Hornets have no interest in trading LaMelo Ball
According to NBA insiders Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Charlotte Hornets have no interest in trading point guard LaMelo Ball.
Ball will...
Report: Timberwolves offered Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo to Suns for Kevin Durant
According to NBA insider Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Minnesota Timberwolves offered Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to the Phoenix Suns for Kevin Durant.
The...
Suns will not trade Devin Booker, who will not request trade
The Phoenix Suns will not trade Devin Booker, one of the top scorers in the NBA.
Booker also doesn't plan on requesting a trade from...
‘They leave me underpaid year after year then hand Toni a fortune’: Scottie Pippen was irate when Bulls signed Toni Kukoc to $26 million...
NBA icon Scottie Pippen was irate when the Chicago Bulls signed Toni Kukoc to a six-year, $26 million contract in 1994.
Pippen was one of...
De’Aaron Fox to undergo season-ending surgery
According to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN, San Antonio Spurs point guard De'Aaron Fox will undergo season-ending surgery to repair tendon damage in...
Source: 76ers Will Try To Trade Paul George This Summer
The Philadelphia 76ers will try to trade small forward Paul George this summer, an NBA source told Hoops Wire.
George has struggled in his first...
‘That was unique’: Michael Jordan told Wizards teammates he’d show them how to score 20 points in one quarter and then sit the rest...
NBA icon Michael Jordan came out of retirement for a second time in 2001 to play for the Washington Wizards.
Jordan felt he could help the Wizards...
Report: Jimmy Butler requested trade from Heat because he felt they were moving in a direction without him in mind
According to NBA reporter Marc J. Spears of Andscape, Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the Miami Heat because he felt they were moving...
Mavericks owner Patrick Durmont on trading Luka Doncic: ‘This was a decision about the future’
Dallas Mavericks owner Patrick Durmont said trading NBA superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers "was a decision about the future."
The Mavericks traded...
Jimmy Butler having a blast playing for Warriors: ‘The organization is great, the guys are great, winning is great’
NBA star Jimmy Butler is having a blast playing for the Golden State Warriors.
Butler, who requested a trade from the Miami Heat, has helped...
Report: LeBron James progressing well from groin strain
According to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James continues to progress well from a left groin strain.
LeBron has...
Mikal Bridges asked Tom Thibodeau to play Knicks’ starters fewer minutes: ‘It’s not fun on the body’
According to NBA reporter Stefan Bondy of The New York Post, Mikal Bridges asked Tom Thibodeau to play the New York Knicks' starters fewer...
