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For the first 14 minutes Friday night, the Dallas Mavericks looked ready for the challenge of facing the NBA’s best team. They moved with pace, defended with purpose and confidence, and matched the Oklahoma City Thunder shot for shot. It was, in many ways, the exact start they wanted on...

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers expects NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo to miss four weeks. Antetokounmpo has a right calf injury. "I feel like we should learn is with calves, make sure they're healthy," Rivers said on Friday. "So that may take longer than we want. That even may make...

NBA superstar Luka Dončić could play in the Los Angeles Lakers-Philadelphia 76ers game on Sunday, December 7. Dončić is currently away from the Lakers for the birth of his second child. https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1997074162288902631 The Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors on Thursday without Dončić despite only getting eight points from LeBron James....

What was already shaping up to be the Dallas Mavericks’ toughest test of the season grew even more complicated Friday morning, when the team ruled out P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford ahead of its matchup with the 21–1 Oklahoma City Thunder. Neither player was present at shootaround, signaling early that...

NBA legend LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is dealing with left foot joint arthritis on top of sciatica on his right side. James, 40, is not expected to play on Friday against the Boston Celtics. The Lakers will also be without Luka Dončić (personal) and Marcus Smart (back)....

NBA star Anthony Davis' massive contract will likely make it difficult for the Dallas Mavericks to trade him. Davis is making $54.1 million this season. He'll make $58.5 million next season and has a player option worth $62.8 million for the 2027-28 season. "I don't know what the value of Anthony...

According to NBA insider Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers are preserving cap space for 2027 when Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo can become an unrestricted free agent. Antetokounmpo has a player option worth $62.8 million for the 2027-28 season....

According to NBA insider Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, Giannis Antetokounmpo told a Milwaukee Bucks teammate in the offseason that he believed a New York Knicks trade was close. Antetokounmpo requested a trade from the Bucks in the offseason and wanted to get traded to the Knicks. "Multiple sources...

According to NBA insider Kevin O'Connor of Yahoo Sports, James Harden didn't want the Los Angeles Clippers to sign Chris Paul. Harden and Paul were teammates on the Houston Rockets and butted heads several times. Harden told the Rockets to trade Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Russell Westbrook...

Under the CBA, most free agents who signed during the NBA offseason cannot be traded until the later of two markers: three months after putting pen to paper or December 15. Because the vast majority of deals are completed in July, that restriction consolidates into one mass date where dozens...