Darius Garland-for-Kyrie Irving concept actually makes some sense for Cavs, Mavs
Trade chatter is usually just noise. Scroll, shrug, move on.
But when it comes from someone plugged into the Cavaliers, and when it actually lines...
NBA Notes: Sixers, Joel Embiid, Suns, Grayson Allen, Kings
76ers
Health has changed the conversation in Philadelphia.
With 76ers riding a three-game road winning streak and sitting within striking distance of the East’s top tier,...
Norman Powell: Heat ‘definitely not’ where they think they can be yet
The Heat are winning, but they’re not satisfied.
At 20-16 and nearing the midpoint of the season, Norman Powell said the Heat are “definitely not”...
NBA Coach of the Year Betting: Two valuable plays
Many people in the basketball community thought this would be a “gap” year for the Celtics.
And the lottery wasn’t out of the question. We...
Suns’ Devin Booker: Shot to beat Thunder a moment I’ll never forget
The Suns finally got one over the champs.
Phoenix knocked off the Thunder, 108–105, on Sunday when Devin Booker drilled a 35-footer over Alex Caruso...
NBA Notes: Lakers, Luka Doncic, Suns, Devin Booker, Timberwolves
Lakers
The Lakers needed one of those nights and got it.
Luka Doncic poured in 36 points with nine rebounds and eight assists, LeBron James added 26...
NBA Notes: Knicks, Josh Hart, Celtics, Joe Mazzulla, Spencer Dinwiddie
Knicks
The Knicks are feeling the absence of Josh Hart, and it’s showing in places that rarely jump out in a box score.
Since Hart went...
Celtics’ Jaylen Brown on mission: ‘Y’all focus on the wrong stuff in the media’
Jaylen Brown picked his spot, picked his matchup, and picked his moment.
Brown’s already strong season took a sharp turn upward Saturday night, when he...
Pacers lose Bennedict Mathurin, but maybe found something in Micah Potter
The Pacers will be without Bennedict Mathurin for a bit.
Mathurin is expected to miss time as he works his way back from a right...
Pistons keep checking off milestones behind Cade Cunningham, JB Bickerstaff
Cade Cunningham is playing the best basketball of his career and steering the Pistons to the top of the Eastern Conference, and he’s quick...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Fred VanVleet, Clippers, Derrick Jones Jr, Clippers
Rockets
When Fred VanVleet tore his ACL during an unofficial preseason minicamp, the expectation around the league was that the Rockets’ point guard would miss...
Lakers continue to monitor wing market, for now to no avail
The Lakers remain on the lookout for a true two-way wing, but that search continues to run into familiar roadblocks.
According to Marc Stein of...
Anthony Davis chatter lingers, but Hawks aren’t biting yet
The idea of Hawks and Mavericks finding common ground on an Anthony Davis trade remains more theoretical than real, at least for now.
According to...
Cavs let statement game slip away, fall short vs. Pistons
The Cavaliers failed a test they knew was coming.
This was a game Cleveland needed, and one it let get away. Against a physical Pistons...
