11:40 PM ET Led by 35 points from Rising Stars MVP Kyle Kuzma, Team USA broke a two-year drought with a 161-144 win over Team World. So how did the league’s best rookies and sophomores fare on the national stage? We’re grading all 20 players. More: Friday’s best | Build your own All-Star team |
The former NBA Commissioner claimed in an upcoming podcast that Kaepernick would still have a job if the NFL had been more progressive. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern is full of crap. Stern’s attempt to imply that the NBA is somehow more enlightened – dare I say “woke” as a middle-aged white man – by
Last year’s battle for Rookie of the Year was one of the more contentious in recent history. Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell battled for the honor with many questioning whether or not Simmons counted as a “true” rookie since he had sat out what would have been his first season due to injury. Simmons ended
The Utah Jazz’s second-half surge is not necessarily a reprise of last season’s stunning playoff push. Quin Snyder isn’t interested in looking backward. “This whole season, I think we’ve tried to get away from the whole idea of déjà vu,” he told reporters after a recent game against Golden State. The resemblance between this season
12:51 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is used to pulling off trick shots that make fans go crazy and videos go viral — but Friday it was his mother, Sonya, who delivered the kind of moment her son has perfected. As part of a Curry Family Foundation event at
As his Boston Celtic teammates got some shots up to prepare for a morning practice in Cleveland, Gordon Hayward sat in a chair on the baseline watching. Quicken Loans Arena held a particular place in his mind. Not because of a championship memory, nor for any individual accomplishment. But because nearly five months after an
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 4: Jeremy Lin #7 of the Atlanta Hawks handles the ball against the Washington Wizards on February 4, 2019 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty
4:26 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The New Orleans Pelicans have parted ways with general manager Dell Demps, the team announced on Friday, clearing the way for a new top basketball executive to oversee the Anthony Davis trade talks. Demps had been Pelicans GM for nine years, which included three trips to the playoffs, but advancing
The Wizards are a team whose future is unclear. Could they find some answers in the newly acquired Bobby Portis? Bobby Portis probably has the lowest profile of the three players involved in last week’s trade between the Bulls and Wizards, but he might end up being the most important. On its surface the transaction wasn’t
The Spurs arguably have the best coach in the NBA, but not even Gregg Popovich can get this team to the playoffs without Dejounte Murray. Dejounte Murray is one of the most talented players on the Spurs roster. Unfortunately, his torn ACL is going to keep him out of action for the entire 2018-19 season.
The San Antonio Spurs are shifting to a new era. Injuries to their youth are setting back their developmental opportunities, which may be good for Spurs. In 1997, the San Antonio Spurs dropped the interim tag on head coach Gregg Popovich. They drafted Tim Duncan first overall. From this point on, San Antonio won five
7:10 PM ET We have the official 24 selections for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game. But how well do you know these dudes? Let’s see how you fare in our first edition of shot chart trivia. Shot chart trivia: Who am I? Here we go: 10 multiple-choice questions featuring some All-Stars and some players with
Throughout the week, Basketball Insiders has released post-deadline rankings on teams in various divisions around the NBA, and next up is the Southwest Division. The Southwest is incredibly diverse this season. It features a team that is gunning for the NBA Finals, teams that can’t decide to what extent they want to tank and everything
Close to midway through the first quarter of their Martin Luther King Jr. Day loss to the Brooklyn Nets, the young, up-and-coming Sacramento Kings were trailing by seven after six straight scoreless possessions. A few good-not-great shots and one avoidable turnover had them slipping behind their red-hot opponents before Iman Shumpert poked the ball loose
Marvin Bagley is developing as he grows into a bigger role for the young Sacramento Kings. Marvin Bagley III, first and foremost, is a highlight factory. In one Monday game against San Antonio, he caught a transition lob from Yogi Ferrell with his back to the hoop and rotated completely around in midair to slam the
11:11 PM ET The New York Knicks snapped their single-season franchise record 18-game losing streak on Thursday with a 106-91 win at the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday. “It would have been very easy for us to check out and get to wherever we were going to go (during the All Star break), but we were
In this week’s 2019 NBA Mock Draft, we survey the draft field as the buyers and sellers settle in for the stretch run. As always, projected standings are based upon FiveThirtyEight’s CARM-Elo rankings. This version of the mock uses projections as of Feb. 10, with the four worst teams in the league jockeying for position
LeBron James may have never played for the Cleveland Cavaliers if he went to college for one year. It doesn’t matter what team drafted LeBron James, he was always destined for greatness. But what would be different about his career if he went to college? Let’s just get this out of the way, LeBron would
The NBA is a beautiful league, full of exciting players. There are players of different height, weight, speed, all with unique styles of play that make each player special. No one has Giannis Antetokounmpo’s wingspan, LeBron James’ combination of size and speed, Steph Curry’s range, or Russell Westbrook’s explosive athleticism. But buried in the Pacific
PORTLAND, OR – JANUARY 16: Rodney Hood #1 of the Cleveland Cavaliers works against Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers in the first half during their game at Moda Center on January 16, 2019 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph,
7:31 AM ET It has been said that Michael Jordan‘s decision to sign with Nike was one of the greatest deals in sports history, launching a multibillion-dollar business, helping turn the company into a basketball juggernaut and changing the game for hundreds of athletes who came after him. But what if it was only the
The craziness that was the NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone with multiple deals being made, including some big ones that sort of shook up the landscape of the Eastern Conference. Not only that, but buyout season has arrived as well with teams looking to add pieces for a playoff push. Here at Basketball
Deandre Ayton ignores all the noises and is focused on his ultimate goal of making the Phoenix Suns an NBA powerhouse. Phoenix Suns rookie center Deandre Ayton has hit the ground running in the NBA, and he doesn’t plan on slowing up anytime soon. Ayton speaks with confidence belying his age — he won’t turn 21
3:36 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was ejected from Wednesday’s 129-107 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers after arguing with official Kenny Mauer when a Draymond Green common foul was upgraded to a flagrant foul 1 late in the fourth quarter. The play in question occurred with 3:54
You can forgive new Raptor Marc Gasol for not having enough time to learn the team’s pregame choreography. He clearly didn’t know what was going on. Marc Gasol has not been a part of the Toronto Raptors for long, but it still was mighty awkward to see him left out of their pregame ritual. It
Ben Simmons appears to lack confidence as a shooter, but his legit attempt from beyond the arc on Sunday looks like a sign that’s changing. Over 136 NBA games now, Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons has attempted just 14 3-pointers. Every other part of his game is solid, as he’s averaging 16.7 points, 9.2 rebounds
Joel Embiid is struggling when being defended by Al Horford, and that has to change for the Philadelphia 76ers to reach their ceiling. Tuesday night’s marquee NBA matchup featured the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers, in a game that may have implications for playoff seeding in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics went home with a
10:41 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN Minneapolis — Rockets star James Harden put himself in rare company on Wednesday night, scoring at least 30 points in his 31st consecutive game. He is now tied with Wilt Chamberlain for the second-longest such streak in NBA history. Harden’s dominant 42-point effort was not enough to fend off the
We are three days away from the NBA All-Star break, meaning that the first half of the season is coming to a close with teams jockeying for position in their respective conference’s standings. Last week’s trade deadline was wild and involved a ton of player movement. It’s still happening right now during buyout season, too.
Markelle Fultz, whose jumper has made him an object of scorn in Philadelphia, should form a mutually beneficial partnership with Orlando, who got him at little to no risk. The weirdest domino of the 2019 trade deadline fell when Philadelphia traded Markelle Fultz to Orlando. Fultz’s value at this point largely stems from his prior