LeBron James on Zhuri (his daughter) potentially playing basketball one day: “She’s a volleyball player. Don’t get my wife mad. My wife is done with this basketball sh*t. She’s done with it.”
David Adelman on Lu Dort’s hip check on Nikola Jokic: “That was malicious. It was a cheap shot…at some point, you have to stand up for yourself…”
[Highlight] Karl-Anthony Towns to the ref after being called for the offensive foul: “He’s 7’4”, 260!”
[Highlight] Wemby is admired as he enters MSG
[Slater] Kerr walks back comments on Kristaps Porzingis’ diagnosis: “It’s a medical issue way beyond my capabilities explaining anything. He’s sick. He won’t play”
[Krishnamurthy] Tyler Herro poked fun at Kevin Durant for his burner accounts during Heat vs. Rockets game - “I know what burners you run… You a b**ch”
[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (38-22) defeat the San Antonio Spurs (43-16), 114-89.
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama with lefty poster dunk ALL OVER OG Anunoby (with replays)
Luke Kennard has scored more points with the Lakers than Dorian Finney-Smith has scored with the Rockets this season.
[Highlight] After an undefeated month that saw San Antonio lead the league with 124.8 PPG and 31.6 APG in February, the Spurs look to make it 12-straight wins as they begin the month of March. Take a look at some of their best highlights from their 11-game win streak.
Charles Barkley: “I get sick of people saying they’re contenders… The Lakers are not a good team. I just think it’s funny how the media’s turned on Luka [Doncic]… I guess we’re contractually obligated to talk about them every day.”
Deandre “Not Clint Capela” Ayton in the blowout win against the Warriors: 4 PTS (2⁄5 FG, 0/2FT), 10 REB in 20 mins
[All-Access] “Oh my goodness!” The arena workers at Madison Square Garden can’t believe how tall Victor Wembanyama is as he arrived for the game.
I’ve never seen an 2x all star with so many flaws like Sengun.
[Highlight] The New York Knicks hold the San Antonio Spurs to a season-low 41 first-half points and snap their 11-game winning streak with a 114-89 victory at Madison Square Garden. The 25-point loss is the largest for the Spurs this season as the Knicks improve to 39-22.
[Mizell] Howdy from Sixers shootaround, where I just asked Andre Drummond about Joel Embiid sustaining another injury (oblique strain this time) “I want to wrap him in a bubble sheet and give him a hug, man. I just feel like he can’t get a break.”
[Highlight] Watching Moussa’s dunk, a kid in a moose hat strikes a moose pose.
Jeremy Lin talks about the night the Miami Heat ‘ended’ his Linsanity run: “When the spotlight is on me, I get nervous. I start sweating…. I shrink. It’s overwhelming for me. Linsanity was that x100,000. Going into the Heat game, I had so much hype, that everybody had me circled on their calendar.
[Highlight] Landry Shamet with the poster dunk on De’Aaron Fox off a steal by Mikal Bridges (with a replay)
[Highlight] Castle’s Dunk Attempt BLOCKED by OG Anunoby
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama goes for the sick euro step from the baseline, between Jalen Brunson and Mitchell Robinson for the reverse layup (with a replay)
LeBron was asked about shooting 19% from 3 prior to last nights game: “I’m comfortable with every shot I take. I could shoot 0.0% from 3 and I’ll believe I’ll make the next one. Been playing ball my whole life. Not much of a numbers guy to be honest”
[Highlight] Mikal Bridges intercepts the pass and finishes with the fastbreak dunk (with replays). Spurs timeout. Also celebrates with Shamet
[Highlight] Tyler Herro exchanges words with Kevin Durant: “You a b*tch.”
If you removed every game where LeBron scored less than 20 points he would still be the all-time scoring leader!
[Highlight] Josh Hart scores two layups in a row on Victor Wembanyama (with a replay)
Luka Doncic 26/6/8/1/1 and Lebron James 22/7/9/1 are done for the night versus GSW
[Highlights] Jose Alvarado with the pullup jumper and then he finds Mikal Bridges with the no-look pass for the cutting dunk, off a great Knicks defense at the other end on Wemby (with replays)
[Highlights] The Knicks goes on 22-2 run against the Spurs in Madison Square Garden - all the possessions (with replays of some)
[NBC Sports] Darius Garland reportedly will make his Clippers debut Monday vs. Warriors
Luka Doncic full postgame interview on the court, after the Lakers defeated the Warriros.
He mentioned he got no gifts from his teammates (for his b-day).
[Highlight] Josh Hart gets the offensive rebound after a relentless effort (with replays)
[Highlight] Wemby is stripped going to the paint leading to the OG dunk on the other end
Alperen Sengun continues his all star season tonight in Prime Time: 13 Points | 6 Rebounds | 3 Assists | 4 Turnovers | 43% TS | -16
[Highlight] Kevin Durant to Tyler Herro after hitting a three: “P*ssy.”
[Highlight] Scotty Pippen Jr gets a steal on 4 consecutive possessions, including 3 in a row on Malik Monk in the backcourt
6’11” Alperen Sengun has a TS% of 55.2% this season, 3rd worst of any qualified 20 PPG scorer after Dillon Brooks and Shaedon Sharpe
[Highlights] Luka Doncic hits four straight 3s on his b-day (with replays)
[Highlight] - Coaches Corner: Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley breaks down tape with Tim Legler, explaining how the Magic use proper screening angles and single-side action to counter teams who always try to force Franz Wagner to his left, his supposedly “weak” hand.
[Michael Scotto] Sources: James Harden will play today in his return to Barclays Center against the Brooklyn Nets. Harden recently suffered a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb and missed the last two games.
[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (35-24) defeat the Golden State Warriors (31-29), 129-101.
[Fedor] “They aren’t in our class,” one player told cleveland.com following the 122-119 overtime loss to the top-seeded Detroit Pistons. Another player said he didn’t believe Detroit would even be Cleveland’s toughest matchup in the playoffs.
[Highlight] Karl-Anthony Towns falls for the pump fake by Victor Wembanyama, who then drives and dunks it (with replays)
[All-Access] A view from Madison Square Garden of Victor Wembanyama’s left handed slam dunk.
[Highlight] - Coaches Corner: Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff breaks down tape with Tim Legler, explaining how the Pistons use spacing and false movement to counter teams that double Cade when they don’t respect the shooting of their bigs.
VJ Edgecombe is currently averaging 15.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals.
Only two other rookies over the past decade averaged at least 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and 1.5 steals: Ben Simmons and LaMelo Ball.
[Highlight] Josh Hart gets the offensive rebound, and Mikal Bridges makes the 3 off a give and go with Hart (with a replay)
[Highlight] Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts pure excitement meeting the Showtime Lakers