After nearly half a season missed, Kawhi Leonard is reportedly set to make his season debut Saturday. The six-time All-Star and two-time NBA Finals MVP is expected to play in the Los Angeles Clippers’ game against the Atlanta Hawks, according to veteran NBA reporter Chris Haynes and The Athletic’s Law Murray. Officially, Leonard’s status has … Read more
LeBron James has added a new record to the all-time leading scorer one he already holds in the NBA [Getty Images] LeBron James passed Michael Jordan for the most 30-point games in NBA history as he helped the Los Angeles Lakers to a 119-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The 40-year-old, the league’s all-time leading … Read more
Atlanta Hawks v Los Angeles Lakers LOS ANGELES — It appropriately happened with a fadeaway jumper. With this fourth quarter fadeaway, LeBron James scored his 30th point of the night against Atlanta, giving him 563 30+ point games in his career, one more than Michael Jordan, who previously held the record. Setting that record with … Read more
Carter glad Kings lit beam in ‘special’ NBA debut against his father originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – The timing of Devin Carter’s NBA debut couldn’t have been better for the Kings’ first-round pick. Carter, the No. 13 overall selection in the 2024 NBA Draft who spent the past 5 1/2 months … Read more
Lakers star LeBron James drives toward the basket during the first half of a 119-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday at Crypto.com Arena. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) LeBron James stepped into a three-point shot on the far side of the court, the ball perfectly rotating through the Friday night air, before … Read more
The Clippers hope Kawhi Leonard will return from a knee injury and make his season debut Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) All signs point to Kawhi Leonard making his season debut for the Clippers on Saturday night against the Atlanta Hawks at the Intuit Dome. The Clippers listed Leonard as “questionable” … Read more
What we learned as Monk scores 31 in Kings’ win vs. Grizzlies originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SACRAMENTO – Malik Monk scored 11 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, De’Aaron Fox overcame an injury scare in the final minutes and the Kings held on to beat the Memphis Grizzlies … Read more
Well, no one can say it didn’t live up to the billing. The Knicks and Thunder played a playoff-caliber game Friday night in Oklahoma City, but despite a valiant effort from New York, — the Knicks entered the fourth quarter with an eight-point lead — the best team in the Western Conference used their top … Read more
What are NBA players supposed to do against Victor Wembanyama? (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Victor Wembanyama’s NBA career has so far had the feeling of watching a velociraptor open a series of doors, and he broke through another one on Friday. With a game against the Denver Nuggets coming down to the final possession, … Read more
New York Knicks v Oklahoma City Thunder OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in the fourth quarter to win their 14th straight game, 117-107 over the New York Knicks on Friday night. Jalen Williams added 20 points and Aaron Wiggins scored 15 of his 19 points … Read more