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The Brooklyn Nets announced Wednesday that Fanbo Zeng, the 22-year-old 6’11” small forward who is one of China’s top young players, has been waived. The team also waived Malachi Smith, a 6’6” shooting guard who they had signed Tuesday in their effort to get to the salary cap floor under the CBA. Later Wednesday, the […]
What is the defining feature of the Toronto Raptors’ three decades as a franchise? That’s the question Raptors radio host Eric Smith and his brother-in-law turned co-author, Andrew Bricker, asked themselves when dreaming up their project. Bricker, who teaches English literature at Ghent University in Belgium, is a long-time basketball fan. Smith, as fans know, […]
Timberwolves Blow Past the Loong-Lions, Now Set Their Sights on the Bulls — and Reality Let’s be honest: that 60-point curb-stomping of the Loong-Lions wasn’t basketball, it was cardio with referees. That’s what the preseason is for: one part entertainment, one part lab experiment, and one part “please don’t let anyone get hurt.” After two […]
The Jacksonville Jaguars were a no-show in Sunday afternoon’s 20-12 loss against the Seattle Seahawks as they looked out of sync in all three phases of the game. Whether it be penalties, drops, missed kicks, whiffs on blocking assignments — you name it — the Jags’ performance was as sloppy as we’ve seen in the […]
If you ask Tyrese Martin what he thinks of his coach, Jordi Fernandez, his response is simple: “I love him.” D’Angelo Russell called him a “genius” at preparing his team for games despite a franchise record for games lost to injury/illness. Players from Cam Johnson to Cam Thomas have all had positive things to say […]
Austin Keeney, Matt Nelson, and Dylan Coon are all back together to discuss Iowa State’s disappointing loss to Colorado. Austin had an unfortunate weekend dealing with unruly fans and high prices in Boulder. The guys try to make sense of how a team can have 3 kicker injuries in one year on top of everything […]
The Washington Wizards beat the New York Knicks, 120-103 on Monday on the second night of a back-to-back in the preseason. Washington is now 1-1 and has some positive momentum before heading into their next game. We have already written a bit about the likelihood that the Wizards will be one of the worst teams […]
Daniel Jones best hoped version thrives with Colts! Cignetti priorities served with IU! Pacers will be OK!
At his best, Kristaps Porziņġis is one of the top stretch big men in the league, with the potential to completely change a team on both ends of the court as he enters his 10th season in the NBA. The Atlanta Hawks made a major move this summer by acquiring Kristaps Porziņġis from the Boston […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers wrapped up the preseason with a 118-110 win over the Detroit Pistons. Now, nothing stands between them and the regular season. But before we get there, let’s see what we can glean from this last dress rehearsal. The drought is over, as was indicated by head coach Kenny Atkinson’s water-soaked quarter zip […]
One Zag is out, another one in. Just a month after his 25th birthday, the Brooklyn Nets forward Drew Timme was waived after averaging 12.1 points in 28.2 minutes on a 44.1 field goal percentage in nine games played in 2024-25. He also chipped in 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Along with this […]
What: Charlotte Hornets vs Memphis Grizzlies When: 7:00pm Eastern Where: First Horizon Coliseum; Greensboro, NC How to watch: FanDuel Sports Network, NBA League Pass The Hornets played a game on Saturday that got like no coverage, at least from this place. They defeated Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks, but that result in and of […] The post Preivew: Hornets vs Grizzlies preseason game 4 first appeared on At The Hive .
Kenny Atkinson finally picked up his first preseason win with the Cleveland Cavaliers, beating the Detroit Pistons 118-100. It feels good to be done with the preseason with real basketball on the horizon. Grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Lonzo Ball 9 points (3-5 shooting), 9 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks, […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder edged out the Milwaukee Bucks 116-112 in an exciting preseason contest tonight, crushing Milwaukee’s chance at finishing undefeated in the tune-up games. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 23 points in 19 minutes, while Branden Carlson added 17 points and some crucial second-half play. Cole Anthony dropped 21 for the Bucks, and […]
at Toronto Raptors (3-1) at Boston Celtics (2-1) Wednesday, October 15, 2025 7:30 PM ET Preseason Game #4 Home Game #2 TV: NBCSB, TSN, NBA-TV Radio: 98.5 Sports Hub, Sirius XM TD Garden The Toronto Raptors are in Boston to take on the Boston Celtics at TD Garden for the Celtics last preseason game. This is the Celtics 4th preseason game and their 2nd home game. It is the Raptors 5th preseason game and they will hav...
The Cleveland Cavaliers broke a three-year-long preseason losing streak against NBA teams with a 118-100 win over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. Exhibition results haven’t been indicative of how things go when the games count in the standings. That said, you’d always rather win than lose if they’re keeping score. Head coach Kenny Atkinson […]
De’Andre Hunter did not play in the second half of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ final preseason game against the Detroit Pistons. He suffered a knee injury in the first half. He finished the game with 14 points in 14 minutes while shooting 3-6 from the floor. Kenny Atkinson said after the game that Hunter was dealing […]
With rumblings of the potential of a WNBA lockout growing louder, could a new, international women’s professional basketball league become a viable alternative for the sport’s top stars? It is called Project B, an unofficially-named Formula 1- and LIV Golf-inspired pro women’s 5-on-5 league that will feature six 11-player teams and will play seven two-week […]
Herald Celtics notebook: Why Joe Mazzulla hates preseason games, loves fighting New Celtic check-in: How Boston’s five newcomers have fared this preseason Globe Al Horford explained why he decided to leave the Celtics Jaylen Brown proclaims ‘we got enough’ on 2025-26 Celtics roster How Joe Mazzulla must adjust his coaching style now that he’s leading NBA unknowns instead of NBA stars CelticsBlog Parquet plays: how Anfernee Simons was utilized perfectly vs. Cleveland Jayson Tatum ma...
When Marco Rossi scored a goal to put the Minnesota Wild ahead 1-0 in the fourth round of the shootout, all eyes went back to the other end of the ice. How would Jesper Wallstedt -- who'd already turned away Adrian Kempe, Trevor Moore, and Kevin Fiala -- hold up in a huge-pressure situation? If...
The Atlanta Hawks’ preseason adventure continued on Monday night as the Hawks took to State Farm Arena for the first time in the preseason. However, the Hawks’ faithful will have to wait to see home debuts for Kristaps Porzingis and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, the return of Jalen Johnson, and the assembly of the Hawks main roster […]
The Milwaukee Bucks look to complete an undefeated preseason with a win against reigning NBA champions Oklahoma City Thunder tonight at Fiserv. After beating the Chicago Bulls 127–121 on Sunday, the Bucks sit at 3–0, while the Thunder are currently 2–2 with a game to come against the Denver Nuggets. Where We’re At Giannis trade […]
Anthony Richardson out, who’s in at backup QB? Hoosiers #1 CBS power rankings! Pacers lose!
That's Wild The Minnesota Wild are back to their winning ways. After dominating the St. Louis Blues and following up that season-opening win with a floundering loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Wild were able to survive a late-game comeback against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night...
After a strong ending to last season for Mouhamed Gueye, many are wondering if they’ll see him take another step in his game this year. Due to Jalen Johnson’s season-ending shoulder injury and several trades, Gueye played in 27 of the Hawks’ last 30 games and started in all but one of them. In 16 […]