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San Antonio Spurs rookie forward/center Victor Wembanyama is the first NBA player to record at least 1,500 points, 250 blocks, and 100 3-pointers in a single season. In 71 games (all starts), the 7-foot-4 big man has amassed 1,522 points, 755 rebounds, 274 assists, 88 steals, an NBA-leading 254 blocks, and 128 3-pointers on 394 […]
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green became the first NBA player to post a double-double without attempting any shots, in Friday night’s 114-109 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. The four-time All-Star ended his outing with 12 rebounds, 11 assists, one steal, and a block in 35 minutes of action. In fact, it was his […]
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard (hip) has been downgraded to out for Friday night’s road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) also remains out indefinitely. Brook Lopez (possible rest), Khris Middleton (possible rest), Bobby Portis (possible rest), and Marjon Beauchamp (ankle) were all upgraded to probable. A.J. Green (ankle) and Jaylin Galloway […]
Jalen Brunson became the third New York Knicks player to post at least five straight 35-point games, joining Carmelo Anthony (six in a row) and Bernard King (five), in Thursday night’s 118-109 win over the Boston Celtics. Brunson, 27, tallied 35 points against the Sacramento Kings on April 4, then 35 points at Chicago on […]
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving’s streak of 31 consecutive games played will end tonight against the Detroit Pistons due to left hamstring soreness. The eight-time All-Star played in a career-high 42 straight games with the Cleveland Cavaliers from Jan. 2, 2016, through March 24, 2016. The Mavericks are also 16-2 over an 18-game span for […]
The 2023-24 Detroit Pistons are 13-67 (.163) with just two games left of the regular season, meaning the team clinched the franchise’s worst record in its 76-year history. The 1979-80 Pistons went 16-66 (.195). Last season’s team finished 17-65 (.207). Detroit this season could finish dead last in the Eastern Conference standings, just below the […]
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 […]
