Category: NBA AM
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo underwent a procedure after Tuesday night’s 104-91 victory over the Boston Celtics to confirm that his left Achilles tendon is fully intact, but his left calf strain will require 1-2 weeks to heal. Antetokounmpo exited Tuesday’s game in the third quarter after dropping to the floor while grabbing at his […]
NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton submitted a declaration in federal court last month, launching a lawsuit with other plaintiffs against the Washington State Office of the Attorney General over vaccines and the COVID-19 pandemic policies that restricted doctors from speaking out against “the mainstream Covid narrative.” Stockton, 62, said in a separate declaration filed […]
On Monday, the NBA acknowledged two officiating mistakes — one wrong call, one missed call — in the final minute of the Miami Heat’s 117-115 loss at the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. It was a costly defeat. The loss dropped Miami to the No. 8 spot in the Eastern Conference going into the final week […]
According to the latest NBA rumors, the Orlando Magic could be potentially interested in adding Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson in the offseason. “One of the worst-kept secrets in the league is that Orlando, loaded with young talent but not with shooters, might offer Klay Thompson a ton of money next summer,” wrote Tim […]
