Tag: NBA
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic passed Wilt Chamberlain for the second-most assists by a center in NBA history, in Wednesday night’s 116-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jokic, 29, has dished out 4,650 assists through 673 games (632 starts) across his nine-year career. Chamberlain recorded 4,643 dimes in 1,045 games of his 14-year career. Kareem […]
The New York Knicks (48-32) pulled within a game of the Milwaukee Bucks (49-31) for second, with each team having two games remaining. New York hosts the Brooklyn Nets (32-48) on Friday and the Chicago Bulls (38-42) on Sunday. The Knicks must win both and the Bucks have to lose their final games at the […]
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (knee) was upgraded to questionable on the injury report ahead of Friday night’s matchup with the Atlanta Hawks. Towns, 28, was cleared for full-contact, five-on-five basketball activities on Tuesday. The four-time All-Star has been out since March 4 and underwent surgery for a meniscus tear in his left knee four weeks […]
Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (ankle) and Onyeka Okongwu (toe) are out indefinitely and will miss the Eastern Conference play-in tournament because of their injuries. Johnson, 22, will miss at least three weeks after spraining his right ankle Tuesday night against the Miami Heat. He missed six straight games last month after suffering an ankle […]
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic is just one of six players in NBA history to record at least 2,300 points, 600 rebounds, and 600 assists in a single season. Michael Jordan leads the list with 2,633 points, 652 rebounds, and 650 assists in the 1988-89 season. Russell Westbrook is second with 2,558 points, 864 boards, […]
Brandon Miller has now scored 1,270 points through 73 games (67 starts) of his NBA career, the third-most points by a Charlotte Hornets rookie in franchise history. Only Larry Johnson (1,576) and Alonzo Mourning (1,639) scored more points during their rookie seasons. Miller, 21, passed Rex Chapman (1,267) for third most on the Hornets’ all-time […]
Tre Mann became the 12th Charlotte Hornets player to swipe seven steals in a single game, in Wednesday night’s 115-114 victory against the Atlanta Hawks. His seven steals are also a career high. Mann, 23, joined Eddie Jones (9), Kemba Walker (8), Jason Richardson (8), Gerald Wallace (8), Brevin Knight (8), Raymond Felton (7), Muggsy […]
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young has recorded 36 point-assist double-doubles this NBA season, the third most in the league. Entering Tuesday’s game, only Tyrese Haliburton (42) and Luka Doncic (37) had more. In Atlanta’s 115-114 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night, Young returned after missing 23 games because of a torn ligament in […]
Jrue Holiday and the Boston Celtics agreed to a four-year, $135 million contract extension, agent Jason Glushon of Glushon Sports Management announced Wednesday. The two-time All-Star guard opted to decline his $37.3 million player option for 2024-25 to sign a multi-year deal that’ll take him through the 2027-28 season, per Glushon. Holiday’s current contract is […]
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is slated to return to the lineup for Sunday’s regular-season finale this weekend against the Phoenix Suns, according to ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Wojnarowski said that Towns “isn’t planning to play” against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, “but a return on the weekend against Atlanta or Phoenix looms possible.” […]
