LaMelo Ball was being asked about his car accident. He walked out mid interview
[Highlight] James Harden with the lob to Donovan Mitchell!
[Highlights] Cade Cunningham takes Jeremy Sochan to a dance and scores the step back 3 over him, also having some words with him. And then Jalen Brunson turns the ball over, and Cade finds Daniss Jenkins for the fastbreak alley-oop dunk (with replays)
Another angle of LaMelo Ball’s car accident
Cade Cunningham in the WIN vs the Knicks at MSG: 42 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists on 17-34, 5-11 3 PT shooting
[Smith] I get that tanking is seen as really bad. I get that the league is going to do what they can to fix it.
Saying tanking is worse that gambling scandals is about 20 bridges too far. Waving away gambling scandals like that is insanity.
[Highlight] Cade Cunningham dribbles through the Knicks and finishes with the powerful lefty jam (with replays)
Luka when asked if Reaves ever caught a fish that big “Of course not, that bitch … Fish is bigger than Austin.”
[Cade Cunningham] “The flopping is just too much…3 of the top 5-10 guys do it constantly…. I know I’m better than yada yada yada…but I’m not getting the same calls…People feel like this guy might be better than me & he’s nowhere near better than me!”
[Highlight] Nikola Jokic goes for the halfcourt shot in order to get the shooting foul call, but the foul call on Yanic Konan Niederhäuser is on the floor (with a replay) - no free throws. Clippers fans start chanting: “Flopper”
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama detonates on the suns
[Highlights] Kevin Durant and Jabari Smith Jr. with four straight buckets to give the Rockets the lead
[Charania] Commissioner Adam Silver informed the league’s 30 general managers on Thursday that the NBA plans to make anti-tanking rule changes for next season, sources tell ESPN. Stakeholders have intensified dialogue about combatting tanking.
Bennedict Mathurin off the bench in his Clippers home debut: 38 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists on 12-22 shooting, 2-6 from 3, 12-13 from the FT line and a +6 in 34 mins. Helps the clippers complete the double-digit comeback against the Nuggets.
Draymond Green Tonight: 0 PTS, 0-7 FG, 0-5 3PT, 1 TOV, Game Low -28
[Highlight] Payton Pritchard and KP won’t let the ball go.
When they were on the Rockets, Melo said Daryl Morey told him his services were no longer needed and the team plane left without him. CP3 said he got a plane for his wife and Melo because he “wasn’t gonna let them embarrass my dawg.”
[Highlight] Paul Reed denies Karl-Anthony Towns driving shot attempt (with replays). With the reaction by Jalen Brunson
[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (41-13) defeat the New York Knicks (35-21), 126-111.
[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Clippers (27-28) defeat the Denver Nuggets (35-21) behind Bennedict Mathurin’s 38 PTS, 115-114.
Lonzo Ball’s reaction to getting cut: “I don’t feel like I’m playing as bad as people are saying…I’m the scapegoat right now.”
A reporter asks Nikola Jokic a question in Spanish during the 2026 All-Star weekend. Jokic: “I don’t know how to speak, it’s Luka”
Draymond Green taking about the Kevin Durant burner account situation: “I personally would address it publicly if it’s a public thing and taking on the life that it’s taken. But to each his own. But I’ll tell you what, if it is I don’t know how you walk back into practice”
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama with the double block (with a replay)
The Cavs have won 11 of their last 12 and are now only 1 game back of the 2 seed in the East
In 2015, a Reddit user created a thread called “Write an r/NBA headline that might happen 5 to 10 years from now”
[Charania]: Multiple sources with knowledge of Thursday’s GM meeting as well as a late January Competition Committee meeting told ESPN that the following concepts have been discussed to curb tanking: •First-round picks can be protected only top-4 or top-14+
[Highlight] Down 3, Jamal Murray gets fouled by Derrick Jones Jr. on a 3-point attempt with 0.9 seconds remaining, he scores the first two free throws but misses the one to tie the game - Clippers win
[Highlight] Derrick White with the bounce pass off Moses Moody’s head, finding Neemias Queta for the layup (with a replay)
Mat Ishbia on tanking: “If you are a bad team, you get a good pick. That makes sense. But purposely shutting down players and purposely losing games is a disgrace and impacts the integrity of whole league. This is much worse than any prop bet scandal. This is throwing games strategically. ”
Jokic is the worst flopper in the NBA right now.
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama dunks it like a Basketball God over Mark Williams and Jordan Goodwin (with replays). Spurs and Suns commentaries
[Highlight] Cade Cunningham drives to the bucket and gets the lay-up to fall as he finishes the game with 42 points to help Detroit defeat New York 126-111 at Madison Square Garden.
[highlight] Choosing to face the Wall in the second half, Jamal Murray misses the 3rd free throw to end the game
Draymond Green talking about Chris Paul retirement: “A lot of people say because CP3 didn’t win a championship, he is not a winner. When you compete against him what he did with teams, was one of the ultimate winners you just need so much luck and things to go your way in order to win a championship
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (38-16) defeat the Phoenix Suns (32-23), 121-94.
[Highlight] LaMelo Ball hits the step back 3
[Highlight] Luke Kornet finishes the oop with a reverse jam, points to the bench, then flashes the hook-em to the Austin crowd
Kevin Durant in the win against the Hornets: 35/8/4 and 3 blocks on 14⁄20 shooting
Pistons have won 6 straight regular season meetings vs the Knicks going back to last year
[Post Game Thread] The Houston Rockets (34-20) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (26-30), 105-101. Kevin Durant leads the way with 35 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, and 0 tweets.
Jaylen Brown with a triple double in 3 quarters vs the Warriors: 17 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists on 7-14 shooting in 28 minutes.
Jokic is averaging 24/13/9 on 59.9% TS and 4.6 turnovers in 8 games since coming back, compared to his 30/12/11 on 70% TS averages before getting injured
[Highlight] Cade Cunningham hits a step back 3 then finds Daniss Jenkins for the lob in transition
The Knicks first basket of the game was a Jalen Brunson 3 pointer. Since then, they are 0-15 from 3 and are 1-16 from 3 in the first half as they trail by 10.
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama doesn’t get the foul call, and the Spurs announcers don’t like it (with a replay)
[Post Game Thread] The Boston Celtics (36-19) defeat the Golden State Warriors (29-27), 121-110 behind Jaylen Brown’s 23/15/13 triple-double!
[Highlight] Tingus Pingus hits his first three as a Warrior.