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Minnesota Timberwolves at Memphis GrizzliesDate: January 31st, 2026Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: FedEx ForumTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio If there was one major takeaway from the Wolves’ demolition of the defending champs on Thursday night, it’s this: Minneosta absolutely has the proverbial light switch. And not the “sometimes we […]
Tonight, New York (29*-18) hosts the Portland Trail Blazers (23–25) at Madison Square Garden in the teams’ second and final meeting of the season. The Knicks had their hands full when they tussled earlier this month, but if they apply the same defensive juice that’s fueled their four-game winning streak, this one should be far […]
UPDATE: Deni Avdija and Robert Williams III are AVAILABLE to play today against New York. The Portland Trail Blazers go big-time today, visiting the Big Apple to take on the New York Knicks as part of their current East Coast road swing. Portland fans will get an up-close look at Mikal Bridges, who was a […]
UPDATE: The Lakers can breathe a sigh of relief now knowing that Luka Dončić is fine after a scary fall in Cleveland. The superstar guard hurt his ankle due to the raised Cavs court and was originally listed as questionable to play against the Wizards. The Lakers have officially upgraded him to available. Austin Reaves, on […]
The Spurs’ Saturday game against the Hornets will start earlier than originally scheduled, the league announced. Due to the weather conditions in Charlotte, the league has moved up the tip-off time from 2 p.m. CT to 11 a.m. CT. The National Weather Service has placed a winter storm warning affecting Charlotte, with heavy snow expected […]
The Washington Wizards play the Los Angeles Lakers at 7 p.m. tonight at Capital One Arena. Watch the game on Monumental Sports Network.
This year’s NBA All-Star Weekend will take place next month in Los Angeles at the Intuit Dome from February 13-15. Since the event is taking place out in LA, two NFL players with ties to the city will be participating in this year’s NBA All-Star Celebrity in former USC and current Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra […]
Sacramento Kings (12-37) at Boston Celtics (29-18)Friday, January 30, 20267:30 PM ETRegular Season Game #48, Home Game #23TV: NBCSB, NBCSCA, NBA League PassRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, 1140 AM Sactown Sports, Sirius XMTD Garden The Celtics continue their home stand after a win over the Trail Blazers on Monday and a loss to the Hawks on […]
Herald Jaylen Brown ruled out for Celtics-Kings game with multiple injuries Globe Joe Mazzulla: Jayson Tatum has had ‘zero setback’ in his Achilles rehab Celtics vs. Kings preview: Boston will be without Jaylen Brown on Friday night Why would Jayson Tatum have second thoughts about returning this season? If healthy, the Celtics star should play. […]
Herald Jaylen Brown ruled out for Celtics-Kings game with multiple injuries Globe Joe Mazzulla: Jayson Tatum has had ‘zero setback’ in his Achilles rehab Celtics vs. Kings preview: Boston will be without Jaylen Brown on Friday night Why would Jayson Tatum have second thoughts about returning this season? If healthy, the Celtics star should play. CelticsBlog Finding the Muscala Part 2: scouring the market again for cheaper big man alternatives Anfernee Simons addresses trade rumors an...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know the Milwaukee Bucks are actively listening to trade offers for two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo with the NBA trade deadline less than a week away. An interesting nugget came from NBA Insider and LB alum Jake Fischer, who wrote this for The Stein Line: League sources say […]
The Lakers have struggled without Austin Reaves. They’ve gone 9-8 during his time away due to his calf strain, unable to stack wins against the NBA’s top teams. Considering that Reaves is averaging 26.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game, his productivity should help bolster the Lakers’ offense and lighten the load for […]
The 2026 World Cup is a few months away, and Mauricio Pochettino spoke some piercing words about the “duty” of players and coaches to comment on World Cup ticket prices. We discuss his comments on Episode 173. In a virtual press conference yesterday, Pochettino was asked whether FIFA was doing all it could to make […]
The opponent tonight continues on the rebuilding road. The Utah Jazz lost to the Golden State Warriors at home on Wednesday night. The Nets, down five players mostly due to injury management on a back-to-back, played a tight game with another injury-laden club, the Denver Nuggets. Their missing man formation was due mostly to nagging […]
There hasn’t been much different of late in the NBA Power Rankings Watch. Not for the Mavericks, at least. They collected a handful of wins, and followed it with a free fall of losses. The kind of thing a lottery team tends to do. But what to make of all of it, ahead of next […]
—NET Rankings Update (men’s): No. 18. —NET Rankings Update (women’s): No. 9. —Spread check: Louisville by 8.5. —Before taking a visit to Alcatraz on Friday, the U of L women’s basketball team locked up Stanford on the way to its 13th consecutive victory. But this is what it looks like when a Top 10 team […]
In this week’s Tuesday Tracker, we pick up the pieces from last Friday’s Giannis injury amid more reporting from the usual national sources that Giannis’ time in Milwaukee may be ending by the deadline. Here are the highlights: Thanks again for voting! Check back on Tuesday for another slate of questions.
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I recently wrote that if the Washington Wizards are rewarded with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, that they should not hesitate to take Kansas freshman guard Darryn Peterson. While I still believe that Peterson should be at the top of the Wizards’ big board, it would not be a disaster if […]
Thursday night in Dallas, Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel had their first NBA game against each other as the Charlotte Hornets visited the Dallas Mavericks and man, did they both ball out. Flagg finished with 49 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and one block while Knueppel racked up 34 points, 4 rebounds, 3 […]
The slumping Portland Trail Blazers enter Basketball Mecca, Madison Square Garden, to face the surging New York Knicks tonight. The teams are a study in contrasts. New York has won four straight even as ‘Giannis Antentekoumpo for Karl-Anthony Towns’ trade rumors nip at the Knickerbocker’s heels. Portland continues to limp through the season. After an […]
Luka Dončić was almost seriously hurt in LA’s loss in Cleveland. He took a stepback three and fell because the floor was raised, injuring his ankle. This is an uncommon scenario in the NBA. Typically, the court extends to the point where falling off it would be impossible. Luka had to be taken out of […]
Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson are set for the first really big fight of 2026 in boxing, as the two will meet tomorrow night in a DAZN main event from the famed Madison Square Garden. Lopez (22-1, 13 KO) will be defending his WBO super lightweight title, as Stevenson (24-0, 11 KO) comes up in […]
Former Portland Trail Blazers forward Evan Turner will once again join play-by-play man Kevin Calabro as an analyst on the televised broadcast of tonight’s game against the New York Knicks. It will be the third time Turner fills in for Lamar Hurd to provide color commentary for a Blazers game. In a Blazer’s Edge exclusive, […]
The pendulum swings back and forth, as the Knicks have now won four games in a row after a brutal start to the new year. The team’s post-Thibodeau hangover looked real, as Mike Brown hung his hat on the offensive side of things. The strategy worked – until it didn’t. After another brutal loss at […]