Some around NBA think aging Clippers may already be ‘cooked’
The Clippers wanted to lean into experience. Instead, it’s starting to look like they leaned too far.
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst reported that...
NBA Notes: Pacers, Aaron Nesmith, Bulls, Dalen Terry, Pistons
Pacers
The Pacers watched Aaron Nesmith crawl off the floor Thursday in Phoenix, the kind of scene that usually spells bad news. This time, they’re...
LeBron James trending toward Lakers return after G League practice run
LeBron James is finally starting to look like a player nearing his season debut, not a guy stuck rehabbing sciatica.
The Lakers superstar has been...
Lakers’ Luka Doncic not reading too much into blowout loss to Thunder
The Lakers didn’t just lose in Oklahoma City on Thursday.. They got run out of the gym.
The Thunder won by 29, Luka Doncic finished...
Pelicans owner: Joe Dumars will decide Willie Green’s future
Pelicans owner Gayle Benson wants to make one thing clear. If a coaching change happens in New Orleans, it won’t be because she pushed...
With push from Tim Legler, ESPN restores NBA box scores to sanity
ESPN seems to have rediscovered an old truth that sports fans could’ve told them for free. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
For weeks,...
Dribbles: Cavs outmuscled, outhustled in spiritless loss to Raptors
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles from the Cavaliers' 126-113 home loss to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday.
1. Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson sat at his postgame...
NBA Notes: Hornets, LaMelo Ball, Sixers, Joel Embiid, Warriors
Hornets
LaMelo Ball looks ready to rejoin the fun. The Hornets star is listed as probable for Friday in Milwaukee, per The Charlotte Observer’s Rod...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, Knicks, Bucks, Taurean Prince, Knicks
Nuggets
Nikola Jokic had scored 50 before, but never in a win. That changed Wednesday. The three-time MVP dropped a ridiculous 55 on the Clippers...
NBA Notes: Pelicans, Zion Williamson, Celtics, Jordan Walsh, Bulls
Pelicans
The Pelicans finally got a bit of good news. Zion Williamson has been cleared for full-contact, on-court work, the team announced.
He’s been out since...
NBA Notes: Magic, Paolo Banchero, Knicks, Jalen Brunson, Sixers
Magic
An MRI confirmed what the Magic hoped to hear. Paolo Banchero is dealing with a left groin strain, not something more serious, per Shams...
NBA Notes: Grizzlies, Tuomas Iisalo, Rockets, Reed Sheppard, Mavericks
Grizzlies
The Grizzlies dropped their seventh game in eight tries on Wednesday and never really threatened Boston, getting hammered by 36 and shooting just 33.7...
NBA gets another boost as NBC Sports Network returns to TV lineups
NBC Sports Network is coming back, and the timing could not be more interesting for the NBA.
NBCUniversal announced Thursday that it is reviving NBCSN...
NBA Notes: Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pacers, Lakers, Kobe Bufkin
Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo missed Wednesday’s game in Charlotte with what the Bucks listed as patellar tendinopathy in his left knee, though coach Doc Rivers made...
