[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama starts the game vs the Thunder immediately jamming it in Chet’s face st
[Highlight] Wemby blocks Chet’s 3 point attempt.
[Charania] Dallas Mavericks’ Anthony Davis is likely to undergo surgery to repair ligament damage in his left hand and miss several months, sources tell ESPN. His Dallas season is essentially over, given the prognosis and the Mavs’ direction.
Kyle Kuzma on the Jennifer Hudson show
[Highlight] Nikola Jokic spotted at a low intensity rehab facility
[Highlight] SGA closes his legs as Wemby towers passionately over him
[Charania] Update: Dallas’ Anthony Davis will not require surgery on his injured hand after a second opinion with specialist Dr. Steven Shin in Los Angeles on Tuesday and will be re-evaluated in six weeks, league sources tell ESPN.
[Highlight] Wembanyama does not care as he skies up for the alley oop and jams it over Holmgren again
Carmelo Anthony and PJ Tucker discuss Luka Dončić’s terrible defense: “JJ wants to hold the M’fker accountable, but he know can’t really hold this M’fker accountable like that because he’s giving me 40.”
[Charania] Luka Doncic has been calling Dennis Schroder a bitch “for the last few games, even going back to the offseason.”
[Buha] “I can confirm that people in the Lakers organization have not been happy with the Rich Paul Podcast. The initial stuff, saying ‘They’re not contenders’… And now recently saying they should ‘Trade Austin Reaves for Jaren Jackson Jr.’ — who, they basically average the same amount of rebounds…”
Erik Spoelstra Now Holds the Title of Longest-tenured Coach across the 4 Major US Sports Leagues
Promotional poster for tonight’s Spurs vs OKC game from the NBA Japan social media account
Former NBA player recalls woman asking for autographed sneakers in exchange for a night: “There must have been 100 pairs of shoes in there, all autographed by NBA players
The Timberwolves are without Ant and Gobert, their two highest-paid players. Nevertheless, they’re up 31 at the half against the Bucks.
Chris Haynes on players seeking 2nd opinions for injuries: “Teams hate that, […] Not to name any names, but there are some players out right now because the 2nd or 3rd opinion they sought, and they’re going by the diagnosis that their doctor gave them.”
[Highlight] DeMar DeRozan Shows Off His Incredible Trade Value Against the Lakers: 32 PTS on 76% TS and 6 AST with 0 TOs!
[MacMahon] There is internal acknowledgment within the Mavericks franchise that Rich Paul has been aggressively persistent in pushing for an Anthony Davis extension or a trade to an extension-willing team, but Mavericks sources maintain that the team’s approach is not being altered by that pressure.
[Highlight] Alex Sarr is officially leading the NBA in blocks per game (2.3 bpg). Here is a 2 minute video highlighting some of his blocks this season
Anthony Davis responds to ESPN report: “Yall better stop listening to all these lies on these apps!”
[Highlight] Kyle Lowry checks in the for the 76ers in what is likely the final time he’ll play in Toronto, as Tyrese Maxey amps up the crowd to give Lowry a standing ovation!
[Highlight] Queen throws the off hand lob and Trey finishes with the 360 lay up!
[Highlight] SGA says NO and denies the Wemby lob!
[Mares] “My perspective is that Booth drafted players that he really believed in and [have now shown that they have something to them], and Malone BROKE THOSE GUYS. Like really broke them. [Or it Watson’s case didn’t develop them]. But with Picket and Zeke, Malone really broke them.”
[Charania] Fascinating development: The Mavericks are having renewed Davis trade talks with multiple interested teams, sources said. If moved to a playoff contender, the return timeline could allow Davis to return during the postseason while establishing himself for the long-term elsewhere.
Joe Mazzulla answered every single question with “illegal screen” 😭
Having a winning record against teams .500 and above is hard. Only 6 teams are currently at that mark.
[Nichols] Ja Morant’s preferred trade destination is the Miami Heat.
[Highlight] Wemby wins the tip and Castle yams it to kick off Spurs vs Thunder!
[O’Connor] The Memphis Grizzlies are unlikely to receive any unprotected first-round picks for Ja Morant and are willing to take on bad contracts in the hopes of acquiring more young players and draft picks in trade talks.
[Charania] As reported earlier, the Mavericks have had renewed trade talks around Davis with multiple interested teams and those conversations are continuing as Dallas stands 15-25, 12th in the Western Conference, and prioritizing the big-picture outlook around Cooper Flagg.
JJ Redick: “Literally we can’t make a shot.”
Bronny today: 6 points on 2⁄2 FG, +4 in 2 minutes.
Joe Mazzulla has been vindicated: “Siakam (IND) is late to establish a screening position in White’s (BOS) path and does not give him the time or distance to change direction and avoid the contact during the pick.” -L2M Report
[Charania] The Miami Heat and Sacramento Kings as well as “multiple other teams” have a level of interest in pursuing Ja Morant ahead of the trade deadline.
[Injury] Devin Booker landed awkwardly on his leg and limped straight to the locker room.
[Highlight] Bronny James hits the huge 3 to cut the lead down to 15
Mavs PR: Dallas Mavericks forward/center Anthony Davis met with his physician today and underwent a medical evaluation of his left hand. He does not require surgery and is expected to heal from the injury in approximately six weeks.
[Highlight] Scottie Barnes and Tyrese Maxey exchange swats at one another. Barnes is called for the personal foul. The referee tells Barnes to “stop yelling right now”. Barnes is called for a technical for mocking the referee.
[Post Game Thread] The Sacramento Kings (10-30) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (23-14), 124-112 behind the Kings scorching hot shooting night, shooting 17⁄26 from 3.
In their loss to the Kings (9–30), the Lakers allowed Sacramento to shoot the highest three-point percentage by an opponent in franchise history.
Zaccharie Risacher, Kristaps Porzingis and Luke Kennard have all been ruled OUT for tonight’s game against the Lakers
Patrick Beverley dominating Europe’s 4th rate competition
[Fedor] The Cavaliers have been rejecting trade offers for De’Andre Hunter and want to give the roster more time.
[Stein] There is some optimism in Dallas that Anthony Davis could return at some point in March even if he is forced to undergo surgery on his left hand, league sources tell @TheSteinLine and @DLLS_Sports.
Clippers are 10-2 in their last 12 games, was CP3 actually bad vibes in the locker room or is their uptick in form purely a coincidence?
Scottie Pippen: “Players are now at the point where they are saying, ‘I’m going to play 50 games and you’re gonna pay me for 82.’ Players are a lot more sensitive. If you say something to me, it better be fucking nice or I will have you removed from the arena. It’s bad players can’t take criticism.”
Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George are the fifth highest-scoring pair of players on the same team, averaging a combined 51.7 ppg, behind Dončić/Reaves (60.2), Jokić/Murray (54.9), Maxey/Embiid (54.6) and Leonard/Harden (53.9).