The Knicks fought tooth and nail and needed every point they could get in Saturday night’s 136-132 overtime win against the Washington Wizards. Here are the takeaways… -Despite being heavy favorites against the last-place Wizards, Saturday’s contest was always going to be a challenge for New York who was playing in its second game in … Read more
Watch Steph torch KD with around-the-back buzzer-beater in Dubs-Suns originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Chef is cooking. Warriors star Steph Curry got the last word before halftime of Golden State’s game against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday at Chase Center, reaching deep into his bag to blow by Kevin Durant and two … Read more
Why Fox, rest of Kings found Brown’s firing ‘surprising’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The news of the Kings firing Mike Brown caught the NBA world by surprise – and rightfully so. On Friday, Brown held practice and addressed the media, but was fired prior to the team’s flight for its Saturday night … Read more
The final days of 2024 are here, and the NBA schedule has gotten back to “normal” after the NBA Cup and Christmas holiday caused some imbalanced slates. Between six and nine games will be played on all seven days of Week 10, and 16 teams will play three games. Fantasy managers will have critical statuses … Read more
The NBA league office — including its chief disciplinarian, former Bad Boy Piston Joe Dumars — will not tolerate real fights. It was not a surprise when the league came down hard on the players involved in the fight between the Suns and Mavericks on Friday night. The punishments: • Dallas’ Naji Marshall suspended four … Read more
Why Steph vs. KD matchup will determine Warriors-Suns outcome originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Once Warriors teammates and post-practice workout partners, they’ll come off opposite benches Saturday for a quick pregame dap to be followed hours later by a brief postgame embrace. In the meantime, the Warriors and Suns will collide, with Stephen … Read more
It should go without saying, but this is not how most players spend their off days in New York. The Spurs are spending the day in New York after beating the Nets on Friday night before flying off to Minnesota for a game on Sunday night. Victor Wembanyama’s day started with these posts on X. … Read more
The Phoenix Suns’ Jusuf Nurkic and Naji Marshall of the Dallas Mavericks got into an on-court confrontation that became a brawl in a Dec. 27, 2024 game. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) The NBA acted quickly in issuing penalties to the players involved in a brawl during Friday night’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and … Read more
The Phoenix Suns’ Jusuf Nurkic and Naji Marshall of the Dallas Mavericks got into an on-court confrontation that became a brawl in a Dec. 27, 2024 game. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) The NBA acted quickly in issuing penalties to the players involved in a brawl during Friday night’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and … Read more
Luka Dončić is the latest high-profile sports star to have his home burglarized in what’s become a disturbingly prevalent trend among wealthy professional athletes. The break-in at the Dallas Mavericks guard’s home occurred Friday night, according to Dončić’s business manager. “No one was home at the time, and thankfully Luka and his family are safe,” … Read more