Miles Bridges perfectly ducked Isaiah Stewart’s punch and shot for a double-leg, but Stewart didn’t go down due to the weight difference.
[Highlight] Hornets vs. Pistons turns into a brawl!
[Highlight] Chaos in Charlotte! After a hard foul, Jalen Duren and Moussa Diabaté square off, leading to punches thrown by Miles Bridges and Isaiah Stewart joining the fray. Kon Knueppel tries to calm down an irate Moussa. Ejected: Diabaté, Bridges, Duren, and Stewart.
Isaiah Stewart after getting ejected: “You don’t expect me to sit on the bench. The f*ck I got drafted to DETROIT for.”
Utah Jazz have benched their star players again in the 4th quarter and just beat the miami heat who tried to win.
The commentary for the LAL-OKC game tonight was abysmal and those guys should never get to commentate again.
Isaiah Stewart is expected to face a very severe disciplinary action.
[Highlight] Duncan Robinson’s reaction to his teammates getting into a serious altercation:
[Stein] BREAKING: An unidentified Dallas investor group is interested in partnering with Mark Cuban to buy the Mavericks back from Patrick Dumont. A source close to Dumont told me “the family remains excited about the future of the franchise and the Cooper Flagg era.”
[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (39-13) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (25-29), 110-104 as the Pistons snap the Hornets’ 9 game winning streak in an all-time crashout of a game.
[Highlight] Harden hits the step-back to tie the game at 117
[Highlight]Nikola Topic checks in for the OKC Blue for the first time since beating cancer! Gets an assist right away!
Russell Westbrook reaches 27,000 career points.
[Post Game Thread] The Cleveland Cavaliers (33-21) defeat the Denver Nuggets (34-20), 119-117.
[Highlight] Pistons & Hornets get into a brawl
Bam after losing to the Jazz: “We got to find a way to win even against teams that are trying to lose”
[Woike] According to a league source, the NBA is investigating the Oklahoma City Thunder for player absences due to injury during their nationally televised game last week against the San Antonio Spurs.
[Highlight] Grant Williams is called for the offensive foul, and the Hornets’ head coach, Charles Lee, crash out, geting ejected from the game (with replays)
[Mintzer] Giannis, Kalshi, and the Death of Trust in Sports
[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (41-13) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (32-20), 119-110.
When Jared McCain and Isaiah Joe share the floor, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a +61.5 net rating in an absolute mammoth sample size of 13 minutes
[Highlight] Hornets coach Charles Lee gets ejected:
[Highlight] Reporter: How close were you to putting Jaren or Lauri back in the game in the 4th quarter? Will Hardy: I wasn’t.
[Highlight] James Harden buries the clutch three-pointer to tie the game with 30 seconds remaining
LeBron James after today’s loss: “You want me to compare us to them? That’s a championship team right there we’re not. We can’t sustain energy and effort for 48 minutes and they can. That’s why they won a championship.”
[Highlight] Brandon Miller when asked what it was like being middle of all the action in Pistons-Hornets: “What was it like? It was fun. Next question.”
Naz Reid and Mo Gueye getting into it with Julius Randle coming to Naz’s defense. Reid and Gueye are both ejected.
[Highlight] A more clear angle from the Pistons broadcast showing Miles Bridges throwing a punch (and almost connecting) on Jalen Duren who was walking away, causing Isaiah Stewart to come flying out of the bench
[Highlight] Sion James hits the buzzer beater prayer from beyond half court!
[Highlight] Collin Sexton misses the first free throw, stares at the hoop, makes the 2nd, and flipping off the hoop
This years Kings team might be the worst “winning” team ever assembled. They’ve now lost 13 in a row and are sitting at a league worst 13-42.
[Highlight] Miles Bridges hits some shots on Jalen Duren and then takes Isaiah Stewart in a 1 v. 1!
[OC] The LaMelo Effect: Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel is shooting 51.3% from 3 and 70.2 TS% overall when on the floor with LaMelo Ball this season. Several other Hornets see similar jumps.
[Scotto] JUST IN: Indiana Pacers swingman Johnny Furphy underwent an MRI today, which confirmed he has a torn right ACL, league sources told Hoops Hype. Furphy, a key contributor who the organization is high on, has started 21 of 35 games for Indiana this season.
[Highlight] Lebron James makes the high IQ play to force a backcourt violation, leading to Austin Reaves yamming it on 2 Thunder players
Alex Caruso in the win against his former team: 17 points on 101% TS
[Highlight] NBA Fight Night continues with Naz Reid and Mo Gueye!
[Scotto] Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum will be assigned to participate in portions of Maine Celtics practice at the Auerbach Center this afternoon, team says. Following this practice, Tatum will be immediately recalled to the Boston Celtics, where he will continue his rehab process.
Jaylen Brown on the Hornets fight: “if a dude take his hand and mush you in the face… i’m not gonna lie, someone gotta die”
[Serbian Times] Around fifty girls and boys, who came to welcome Nikola [Jokic] on the court of the United Center and greet him with Serbian folk dances, will remember it for disappointment, as he did not find the time even to take a photo with them. Not to greet them, not to say a single word.
[Highlight] Kevin Durant to a fan: “I know where you live white boy”
[Highlight] The brawl in Charlotte - multiple ejections - full incident
[Almanza] Nikola Topić has been assigned to the Thunder’s G League affiliate and will play tonight for the OKC Blue against Sioux Falls, the Miami Heat’s affiliate.
[Gordon] Stephen Curry won’t return before break, will miss All Star Game.
[Post Game Thread] The Golden State Warriors (29-25) comeback in the 4th to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies (20-32), 114-113.
Toumani Camara in the win: 30 points on 117% TS with 3 steals
Donovan Mitchell today in the comeback win in Denver: 30 points, 10 assists on 11-23 shooting.
[Highlight] Shai had to help Jared McCain get into the Thunder’s building.