The air horn at Little Caesars Arena has been blaring for over 5 minutes as staff scramble to turn it off
Charles Barkley: “It is so difficult for fans to find the [NBA] games now. I think we’ve done a disservice to the fans and to the game. … The fans are the backbone and we want to support these networks.”
Marcus Smart was VISIBLY frustrated by Deandre Ayton’s defense on multiple occasions last night
The buzzer at Little Caesars Arena has been blaring nonstop for 2+ minutes. Pistons and Cavs players are now getting shots up while the buzzer just keeps going. Never seen this before
The player with the most 3s this year is LaMelo Ball of the Hornets. And the player with the second most 3s in the league is Kon Knueppel of the Hornets. And the player with the third most 3s is Brandon Miller of the Hornets.
Former Suns front office Amin Elhassan on Ayton: “You wish you were Capella, and the Lakers wish you were too. The tiger doesn’t change his stripes, he just changes jungles. Guys are who they are, particularly if they’ve always been rewarded for who they are”
Steve Kerr says that Kristaps Porzingis doesn’t actually suffer from POTS
LeBron James is 10 games away from playing the most games ever in the NBA/ABA.
[Charania] The Phoenix Suns have waived guard Cole Anthony, sources tell ESPN. Anthony averaged 6.7 points in 35 games for the Bucks before being moved at the NBA trade deadline.
The blaring air horn at Little Caesars Arena is finally silenced by shutting down the entire scoreboard system after 15 minutes. A manual air horn will be used for the rest of the game.
A fan was ejected from Cavs-Pistons for something he said to Dennis Schroder
Barkley: “We love Luka, take him off the MVP list. That ship has sailed. The Lakers out here tanking right now. Adam Silver gotta fine them soon. The Lakers lost to the suns last night. They closer to the lottery than they are first place. Adam Silver just don’t have the courage to fine the Lakers”
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson is mic’d up, breaking down X’s and O’s and handing out assignments during a timeout huddle
Celtics in their 148-111 win recorded the highest true shooting % and highest EFG % in a single game in NBA history.
[BasketNews] Grant Williams: “The whole team was in the hotel. Bron had a room as well. At the time it was communicated that he had the room as well as a house on campus. I spoke with that knowledge but I’ll say publicly i was wrong and spoke with inaccurate information.”
An electrical malfunction causes the buzzer during the Pistons-Cavaliers to get stuck.
[Highlight] Steph Curry hits this iconic three pointer against the Thunder 10 years ago (Feb 27, 2016).
[Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander throws the ball on Nikola Jokic off the whistle, receives a technical foul. SGA claims he got pushed. The referee James Williams refers to Nikola Jokic as ‘The Joker’ and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as ‘SGA’ upon review
[Highlight] Short-Handed Suns target Luka Dončić on defense to seal a clutch win over the Lakers
On March 16, the Atlanta Hawks will be hosting “Magic City Night”, an event to celebrate the city’s famous strip club.
Clint Capela on Instagram (regarding DeAndre Ayton): U got 2 of the best floor general in the game my dawg Lockinnn 🤣🤣
[Charania] Mason Plumlee is signing a deal with the San Antonio Spurs for the remainder of the season, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports tells ESPN. Plumlee completed his first 10-day contract and now will finish his 13th NBA season in San Antonio.
Former Laker Byron Scott wants LeBron off his team. “I think this should be his last year here… You don’t have to go home, but you got to get the hell out of here.”
Wemby was asked how the Spurs are trying to block out the noise of people saying they are one of the favorites to win the title: “You’re the first one to tell me about it. So to block out that noise, can you take away his mic?”
LeBron James is shooting 29.9% from three on 4.6 attempts per game — the lowest 3PT% among players averaging 4+ 3PA with a 40-game minimum.
[Highlight] Kenny Atkinson live mic’d up to the ref after no And-1 call: “HE PUSHED THE SHIT OUT OF HIM ON THAT PLAY”
Deandre “Not Clint Capela” Ayton in tonight’s loss to the Suns without Brooks or Booker: 2 points on 1⁄3 shooting, 4 rebounds
[Highlight] Tyson fouls Daniss Jenkins at half court with 5 seconds left; Jenkins ties the game
Jaylen Brown today: 28 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists on 9-12 shooting, 4-4 from 3 in only 30 minutes. He was a +25.
Anthony Edwards Stats this Season: 29.6 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 3.7 APG on 62% True Shooting Percentage and 40% from 3
Jalen Duren in the win vs the Cavaliers: 33 points, 16 rebounds (7 offensive), 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, game-high +14 in 41 minutes on 11-19 FG.
[Post Game Thread] The Boston Celtics (39-20) eviscerate the Brooklyn Nets (15-44), 148-111, setting new single-game NBA records for TS%, eFG%, and 3PT% (20+ 3PA)
[Highlight] Evan Mobley throws down a left-handed hammer dunk over Jalen Duren
[Highlight] Jaylen Brown has taken over, scoring or assisting on 20 straight Celtics points. His line: 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL.
[Highlight] Kenny Atkinson huddle during a timeout, up 1 with 13.1 seconds remaining in regulation
After 10+ minutes of the airhorn blaring in the Pistons arena, the noise is stopped by turning the scoreboard off and the crowd explodes in applause.
[Good News] Luca, the young cancer patient who gave Ant Edwards a wristband to wear, has official beat Cancer
[Highlight] Duncan Robinson’s reaction to the manual air horn
[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (43-14) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (37-23), 122-119.
[Highlights] Evan Mobley splits the free throws, Jaylon Tyson fouls Daniss Jenkins during a halfcourt shot attempt, with 4.7 seconds remaining, and Jenkins makes all three free throws to tie the game, sending to OT, as Schroder misses the potential game winner
Clint Capela on instagram after Ayton’s 2⁄4 game: “U got 2 of the best floor general in the game my dawg Lockinn”
[Highlight] Evan Mobley bricks the potential game-tying 3 and the Pistons win in OT!
ESPN finally gets a decent commentating crew pairing up Tim Legler and Michael Malone tonight in the game between Pistons and Cavaliers
[Highlight] Jokic fouls Hartenstein and then bumps Shai after the whistle, who’s adamant it deserves a tech and throws the ball at him in retaliation. After review it’s ruled Jokic’s contact is marginal, but Shai is penalised for unsportsmanlike conduct
[Post Game Thread] The Phoenix Suns (34-26) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (34-24), 113-110 despite Deandre Ayton finishing strong with 2PTS 4 REB and a game low -24
[Yahoo Sports] Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reportedly cleared to return tonight after missing 9 games with abdominal strain
Kon Knueppel has officially passed Keegan Murray for most three-pointers made in a season by a rookie in NBA history
[Highlight] All 8 of Kon Knueppel’s 3-pointers tonight as he sets a new rookie record for most threes made in a season. He leads the NBA with 209 total threes made.