Bad news for the Philadelphia 76ers – Joel Embiid will miss the matchup against the Boston Celtics because of right knee soreness. The Cameroonian center is being held out for the first time this season due to an issue unrelated to his previous recovery from surgery on his left knee. After undergoing arthroscopic surgery last…
The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday, an admission nine months later that the widely criticized trade of Luka Doncic backfired on the franchise. The move came a day after Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont attended a 116-114 loss to Milwaukee in which fans again chanted “fire Nico,” a familiar refrain since the…
The Los Angeles Lakers have kicked off the 2025–26 NBA season in impressive fashion, surprising everyone with a solid 7–2 record despite LeBron James’ absence. And that very absence has sparked an increasingly heated debate: how much do the Lakers still need “The King”? While some insist his return is essential, Paul Pierce has proposed…
Unlike last year, there is some competition atop the NBA Draft No. 1 pick oddsboard. Let’s check out the odds for who will be next year’s first selection at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Nov. 10. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX…
In recent days, Jalen Brunson has addressed an issue that goes far beyond basketball: the death threats many athletes receive on social media. The New York Knicks point guard spoke candidly about the weight words can carry and how, too often, the line between sports criticism and verbal violence gets crossed. In an interview shared…
SEATTLE (AP) — Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88. The family said Wilkens was surrounded by loved ones when he died and did not immediately release a cause of death. Wilkens…
It’s not an easy stretch for the Los Angeles Clippers. Tyronn Lue confirmed that Kawhi Leonard will miss “a few games” due to a right ankle sprain, another setback coming just as the team was trying to build some rhythm early in the season. Leonard also missed Saturday night’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns, which…
Victor Wembanyama never goes unnoticed. Standing 2.26 meters tall, he dominates the Frost Bank Center even when things don’t go his way. And in the matchup against Houston, his body language said more than any stat line could: head down, frustration visible, almost overwhelmed by the Rockets’ physicality. In the first half, he fell right…
Luka Doncic, now a key figure for the Los Angeles Lakers, joined the NBA in 2018 and immediately showed what he was made of. With his court vision, scoring touch, and composure in managing every possession, he quickly became one of the league’s most recognizable and dominant players. Round 8 of our NBA Fantasy Basketball…
This was the debut Jalen Green had been dreaming of. After missing the first eight games of the season with a right hamstring strain, the new Phoenix Suns guard exploded for 29 points in just 23 minutes, shooting 10-for-20 from the field and 6-for-13 from three, leading his team to a 115-102 win over the…
