Sirius XM NBA: “I think it’s a no-brainer” Lakers Head Coach Darvin Ham tells @TermineRadio that LeBron is the MVP front-runner after the first seven weeks of the season Hear the In-Season Tournament Final tonight at 8:30p ET on Channel 86, or on the Sirius XM App 👇 siriusxm.us/NBARadioLive
Source: Twitter @SiriusXMNBA
But that won’t be until after he calls it quits on playing the game. As we alluded to earlier, Isaiah Thomas has not given up on his dream of returning to the NBA. “I’m still trying to play the game of basketball. I want to get back to the NBA. So, I’m still working out and staying ready.”
Source: Mat Issa @ Forbes.com
It has reached the point where Josh Richardson no longer can take it falling down. “I don’t know,” he said of becoming a flopping focus. “I’m not usually one to worry about refs or comment on refs. But I think all three of my flopping calls were terrible. I think that they’re just not doing a very good job of being realistic.”
Source: Ira Winderman @ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
As the NBA world awaits and compels the Knicks to raise their “middle” ceiling with a blockbuster trade, RJ Barrett seems comfortable with being doubted. “First, we were never going to be good. Now, we’re good, and now, we’re not good enough,” the forward said. “I think we do, for not having the best player, we do very well for ourselves.”
Source: Stefan Bondy @ New York Post
The Detroit Pistons, owners of the NBA’s worst record and an 18-game losing streak, have expressed that it would take a large offer to acquire 20-point scorer Bojan Bogdanović, league sources said. The situation with Bogdanović is akin to the one with Jerami Grant from a couple of seasons ago, when Grant had two years remaining on his contract and Detroit held onto him despite its losing record. The Pistons eventually flipped Grant for a late first-round pick once the rangy forward was in the final year of his deal. Читать дальше...
The Knicks checked in on Karl-Anthony Towns earlier this season, but they never made an offer for the three-time All-Star, league sources tell The Athletic. The Knicks’ new senior vice president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas overlapped with Towns from 2019 to 2021 when Rosas ran the Timberwolves. Towns is also a client of CAA, where Knicks president Leon Rose once ran the basketball division. Executive vice president of basketball operations William Wesley followed Rose from CAA to the Knicks, as well. Читать дальше...
Chris Fedor: Kevin Love, who spent nearly 9 years w/ #Cavs, doesn’t know what the future holds or when his career will end. But he told @clevelanddotcom in an exclusive interview that it could finish in Cleveland “I am definitely open to coming back & retiring there” cleveland.com/cavs/2023/12/k…
Source: Twitter @ChrisFedor
Nets point guard Ben Simmons has started feeling positive effects from the epidural he had in his back and has moved to the next phase of his rehab. “He’s looking at, I think, in the matter of days to weeks, as opposed to weeks to months,” Simmons’ agent, Bernie Lee, told The Post. Simmons, who hasn’t played since Nov. 6 and got the shot a little over a week ago, is doing aqua jogging — running in water. He’s working toward on-court activity.
Source: Brian Lewis @ New York Post
Jaylen Brown was ejected for the first time in his NBA career Friday night. The Boston Celtics star believes it never should have happened. Brown picked up a technical foul for arguing a call in the fourth quarter against the New York Knicks in Boston, then was ejected after picking up a second T when he went to the bench shortly afterward. The Celtics won 133-123, but that did little to ease the emotions of Brown and Boston coach Joe Mazzulla after the game. “To be honest, I’m not sure,” Brown told reporters when asked why he was tossed. Читать дальше...
Maybe the most common question asked around the league is: What do the Toronto Raptors do? Toronto has three consequential players — Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. — on expiring deals and is treading around .500 for the second consecutive season. The Knicks made a play for Anunoby last winter, league sources said, but Toronto never engaged in serious discussions to trade away the two-way stud. Anunoby made his first-ever NBA All-Defense team in 2022-23 and should be headed for another... Читать дальше...
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving left in the second quarter of Friday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers after teammate Dwight Powell took a hard fall on Irving’s right foot. Head coach Jason Kidd did not have further details about Irving’s injury after the Mavs’ 125-112 win, saying only that they would know more Saturday. The injury occurred after Irving was fouled on a drive to the basket with 3:51 left in the half. As Irving fell to the ground, Powell leaped for the loose ball and took an awkward fall backward... Читать дальше...
Jalen Brunson was injured when his team had no chance to win. The point guard twisted his ankle with about 20 seconds remaining and his Knicks down 12, leaving Friday’s 133-123 defeat with a limp and bolting from the locker room before speaking to reporters. Tom Thibodeau, known for riding his starters deep into garbage time, said he didn’t regret keeping Brunson in the game. “Nope,” the coach said. He didn’t elaborate on that decision or the severity of Brunson’s injury. “I haven’t talked to the trainers yet,” he said. Читать дальше...
NBA: New York Knicks at Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) arrives before a game against the New York Knicks at…
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) arrives before a game against the New York Knicks at TD Garden.
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NBA: Dallas Mavericks at Portland Trail Blazers
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The Oklahoma City Thunder won a wild overtime thriller 138-136 against the Golden State Warriors.
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Sources tell cleveland.com that youngster Evan Mobley will not play against the Heat because of a sore left knee that kept him from participating in shootaround. Mobley, who received treatment Friday morning and was wearing a sleeve around the knee, could be looking at a multi-game absence.
Source: Chris Fedor @ Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jeff McDonald: New Spurs lineup tonight: Branham, Vassell, Keldon, Sochan, Wemby. Victor Wembanyama at the 5. Zach Collins to the bench. Gregg Popovich says staff looks at it as one big and four perimeter players, no designated point guard.
Source: Twitter @JMcDonald_SAEN
Fred Katz: The Knicks are planning to start Donte DiVincenzo in place of Quentin Grimes tonight, sources tell The Athletic.
Source: Twitter @FredKatz
Dwight Howard: I turned 38 today 🎈 and I thought about it lol… I’m not retiring before I have the chance to say I played in a In season tournament game lol
Source: Twitter @DwightHoward
Social media and AI have taken over the world in recent years. Almost all NBA players are now on Instagram, for example, posting their daily lives, workouts, as well as game photos.
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Tim Bontemps: Tyrese Haliburton says it’s like a “storybook ending” for he and the Pacers to play against LeBron James and the Lakers in the In-Season Tournament title game. Said he grew up with LeBron as his favorite player and was a fan of him at every stop before he was drafted.
Source: Twitter @TimBontemps
Clutch Points: “I can’t think of many circumstances where we’ve suspended a player based on an allegation alone… where there is a criminal investigation, we take a backseat… That’s where things currently stand.” Adam Silver on the Josh Giddey situation. pic.twitter.com/iGFpxmP5zs
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp