This has been a frustrating season for Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors, who due in large part to various injuries to their former MVP are stuck in sixth place in the Western Conference at 35-33. And with the Minnesota Timberwolves...
As novelist Chuck Palahniuk writes in his anthology, Burnt Tongues: "Yes, Icarus fell to earth after flying too close to the sun, but what a glorious fall it must have been."After reaching the No. 1 spot for the first time this season,...
The Denver Nuggets are still the heavy favorites to be the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, but their cruise through the regular season has hit some rough water. On Sunday, their furious late comeback attempt against the Brooklyn...
What exactly is voter fatigue? It's perhaps the most-discussed element of the 2023 NBA MVP race, and yet it seems to lack a specific definition. On the most basic level, it refers to the idea that awards voters tend to favor newer...
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are close to an agreement that would create a minimum games played requirement for regular season awards such as MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, according...
Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons remains sidelined indefinitely due to continued knee and back soreness. On Sunday, prior to the Nets' impressive 122-120 road win over the Denver Nuggets, head coach Jacque Vaughn offered no timeline...
The Los Angeles Lakers were certainly within reach of snatching a victory away from the New York Knicks Sunday night, as D'Angelo Russell tried to will his team to a win with 33 points on an efficient 13 of 19 from the field. Anthony...
After storming back from an eight-point deficit over the final two minutes of regulation, the Golden State Warriors had possession on a sideline out-of-bounds, in a tie game, with 1.9 seconds remaining vs. the visiting Milwaukee Bucks...
After storming back from an eight-point deficit over the final two minutes of regulation, the Golden State Warriors had possession on a sideline out-of-bounds, in a tie Game, with 1.9 seconds remaining vs. the visiting Milwaukee Bucks...
Coming into the season, the discussion surrounding the Sacramento Kings was different than usual. It was positive. But for all the belief that they would be improved, the general expectation was still only that they could challenge...
SAN FRANCISCO -- We've seen Steph Curry be a lot of things over the years: Transcendent. Inspirational. Petty. He's shimmied, shuffled, put teams to sleep and pointed to his ring finger.There's one thing, however, that we rarely get...
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is uncertain if Andrew Wiggins will play again this season as he continues to deal with an unspecified personal matter that has kept him away from the team for the past month. "I think that's...
Russell Westbrook is used to making statistical History, and on Saturday, he did so yet again as the Los Angeles Clippers faced the New York Knicks. In a close Game in the third quarter, Westbrook hit Paul George with a pass that turned...
The New Orleans Pelicans announced on Wednesday that All-Star forward Zion Williamson's will be out for at least two more weeks due to his hamstring strain. Williamson underwent new imaging, which showed that he is progressing well...
With less than a month remaining in the NBA regular season, it's time to start taking a serious look at the playoff picture -- not only in terms of who's in and who's out but also in terms of matchups. It's not uncommon to see teams...
Success at the highest levels of any sport requires a certain amount of self-confidence, even borderline arrogance. Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has never been afraid to let people know how good he is, and he's backed it...
A couple of weeks ago, if you would've said the Lakers would win a Game in which LeBron James didn't play and Anthony Davis scored eight points, you would've been dismissed as a lunatic. But that's exactly what happened Friday night....
One of the biggest moves made at the 2023 NBA trade deadline was the deal in which the Dallas Mavericks acquired polarizing All-Star guard Kyrie Irving from the Brooklyn Nets. Dallas traded away Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie,...
Luck.Pure, absolute, roll-those-dice luck.That's the dirty word floating around the NBA, where competitive players, proud general managers and hard-working scouts are bristling against the idea the league can be shaped by anything...
Dillon Brooks and Draymond Green threw gasoline on the most heated rivalry in the NBA this week, and their mutual distaste for one another persisted after the Memphis Grizzlies blew out the Golden State Warriors, 131-110, on Thursday....
MILWAUKEE -- With less than 30 seconds to play on Thursday night, the Milwaukee Bucks were clinging to a four-point lead over the Brooklyn Nets' reserves, who had made a furious comeback to get back into the game. The nervous energy...