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Mikal Bridges scored 30 or more points just twice with the Phoenix Suns through 365 career appearances, and the fifth-year forward has now logged nine 30-point games since the Brooklyn Nets trade. In 56 starts with Phoenix this season, the 26-year-old averaged 17.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. Plus, he […]
Houston freshman Jarace Walker has decided to declare for the 2023 NBA Draft, the forward told reporters after Friday night’s 89-75 upset loss to No. 5 Miami in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. Walker, 19, led Houston in scoring with 16 points on 4-of-16 (25%) shooting from the field in 36 minutes. […]
The 2023 NCAA Tournament now has zero No. 1 seeds in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in 1979. During the First Round, No. 1 Purdue lost 63-58 to No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson. In the Second Round, No. 8 Arkansas knocked off No. 1 Kansas, winning 72-71 at Wells Fargo Arena. […]
Luke Kennard of the Memphis Grizzlies became the second player in NBA history to score 30 points in a single game with just 3-pointers, also joining Klay Thompson and Ty Lawson as the only players to hit 10 3s on 90% or better on 11-plus attempts from deep. In Friday night’s 151-114 blowout win over […]
Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has been fined $35,000 by the NBA after the guard made a money gesture toward a referee during the controversial ending of Wednesday night’s 127-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Of course, the gesture symbolizes a payoff. Doncic missed a contested layup with 1.7 seconds left of regulation, and […]
Miami Heat center Cody Zeller (nose) has been downgraded to out for Saturday night’s home game against the Brooklyn Nets. Zeller, 30, has appeared in only 10 games so far this season. The 10-year veteran has missed the last five games due to a broken nose. In Miami’s 128-99 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on […]
Notre Dame men’s basketball guard Cormac Ryan declared for the 2023 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility, and the 6-foot-5 senior will also enter the NCAA transfer portal. Following his transfer from Stanford in 2019, the New York native has served as a team captain for the Fighting Irish since the 2020-21 season. Ryan […]
The Brooklyn Nets are tired of Ben Simmons and his inability to remain healthy on the court, an anonymous Eastern Conference team executive told Basketball Insiders. His time in Brooklyn has likely reached its end. Is Nets G.M. Sean Marks ready to move on from the fifth-year guard? Only nine games are left of the […]
Brandon Ingram became the third New Orleans Pelicans player to log a 30-point triple-double in Thursday night’s 115-96 win over the Charlotte Hornets, joining DeMarcus Cousins (44 points, 1/22/18) and Chris Paul (33 points, 1/14/09; 30 points, 3/11/09). The seventh-year forward amassed 30 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and one steal in 35 minutes of […]
Marquis Nowell of No. 7 Kansas State scored or assisted on 63 of 98 points in Thursday’s 98-93 overtime win against No. 3 Michigan State in the Sweet 16 round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2018. Sixty-three points is the most by a […]
