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The Lakers’ meeting with the Dallas Mavericks on Friday was supposed to be another showcase moment for the NBA Cup, but the league quietly pulled the plug on one of its most visible elements. League technicians ruled that Los Angeles’ specially designed NBA Cup floor was unfit for play, sending the court back to the…
Tyler Herro dropped 29 points and Bam Adebayo posted 17 points with 11 boards as Miami slipped past Milwaukee, 106-103, in an NBA Cup matchup on Wednesday night. The victory marked Erik Spoelstra’s 800th regular-season win, making him only the 17th coach in league history to reach the milestone and just the third to do…
Luka Doncic exploded for 43 points, 13 assists, and nine rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Clippers 135-118 on Tuesday, securing the top spot in West Group B of the NBA Cup. Doncic scored 24 of his points in the first quarter alone and sank a season-best seven three-pointers. Austin Reaves added…
Dallas center Dereck Lively II will stay out for at least three more games because of swelling and pain in his right foot, the team said on Tuesday. He already sat out the last two games. Doctors will check him again in about a week. Lively dealt with issues in the same foot last season…
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups entered a not guilty plea on Monday after federal prosecutors accused him of participating in Mafia-connected illegal gambling operations that have shaken the NBA. According to investigators, Billups — a former Detroit Pistons standout and NBA Hall of Famer — was arrested over his alleged role in underground…
Rodney Rogers, a beloved 12-year NBA veteran and former Wake Forest standout, passed away on November 21 at the age of 54. His death, confirmed by the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), is attributed to natural causes connected to the spinal cord injury he suffered in a serious ATV accident in 2008. Drafted ninth overall…
There was a time when the idea of Asian players thriving in the NBA felt like a far-off dream. The league was dominated by towering American and European stars, and the path from Asian courts to the world’s biggest basketball stage looked almost impossible. But over the years, that perception shattered. A new generation of…
For years, the Memphis Grizzlies have lived on hope. Since drafting Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., the franchise has tried to convince itself that the two young stars could carry them to the NBA’s mountaintop. On paper, it was a partnership built on promise — an explosive guard who could electrify the rim, paired…
The Los Angeles Lakers found their rhythm again, and it came with the return of their new superstar. Luka Doncic marked his comeback from injury with a dazzling 44-point performance, powering the Lakers to a 117-112 road win over the Memphis Grizzlies in their NBA Cup opener on Friday night. After missing three games with…
LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic isn’t easing into life as a Laker—he’s detonating. Just two games into his first full season with Los Angeles, the Slovenian superstar has already rewritten the franchise’s record books and reignited a fan base hungry for something magical. After torching the Golden State Warriors with 43 points on opening night,…