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[NBA PR] The NBA has fined the Utah Jazz \(500,000 and the Indiana Pacers \)100,000 related to the management of their rosters for recent games.

LeBron James with a triple double against the Mavericks: 28 PTS | 10 REB | 12 AST | 1 BLK | 4 TOV | 10-20 FG | 2-7 3P | 6-7 FT

Only 2 teams have NEVER benefited from the NBA Draft Lottery: The Utah Jazz & Indiana Pacers

[Post Game Thread] The Milwaukee Bucks (23-30) defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (42-14), 110-93.

Ivica Zubac recently sat down for a Croatian based interview. He spoke about his tenure with the Lakers and here’s a few snippets of what he had to say:

[Highlight] Nikola Topic scores his first NBA points!

Lebron James Becomes Oldest Player to Record Triple-Double

Kevin Durant: “You should ask the Europeans and the World Team if they want to compete. Look at Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic, let’s go back and look at what they do at the All-Star Game. Is that competition?” “But these two dudes out there, Luka and Jokic, they don’t care about the game at all. “

[Charania] Free agent forward Jeremy Sochan plans to sign with the New York Knicks after he clears waivers, his agent Deirunas Visockas of Gersh Sports tells ESPN. Sochan had 10 interested suitors after being released from the Spurs on Thursday and landed on the Knicks as his new team.

[Highlight] Nikola Topic checks in to standing ovation, finds J-Will for bucket on first possession

Zach Lowe on Brandon Ingram being named as a replacement All Star selection: “I kind of think this slid under the radar, this is a borderline shocking choice. I don’t think Brandon Ingram should have been the choice”

[MacMahon] The Mavericks negotiated their Anthony Davis trade with the Wizards without telling him or Rich Paul beforehand

[Pablo Torre] Clippers’ former GM Michael Winger asked “How many fucking side deals do we made with Kawhi.” Paper trail showing Clippers had been doing business with Kawhi’s uncle from at least 2017 (when Kawhi was sitting out with the Spurs), with alleged illegal payments spanning years

[Jones] The Jazz knew about JJJ’s knee previously. They were going to shut him down. Jaren was adamant that he wanted to play once at home before the surgery. They set his restriction at 25 minutes. That’s one reason he didn’t play in the previous fourth quarters, per sources

James Harden says loyalty is overrated: “The whole quote-unquote loyalty thing, I think it’s overrated. This is a business at the end of the day.”

[Haynes] BREAKING: Utah Jazz star Jaren Jackson Jr. is likely to miss the remainder of the season to undergo surgery on his left knee to ensure his longterm health after a localized PVNS growth was discovered post trade, league sources tell me.

[Charania] Detroit Pistons All-Star and Arlington, Texas native Cade Cunningham has purchased a minority ownership stake of his hometown MLB team, the Texas Rangers, he told ESPN.

[Charania] San Antonio Spurs star De’Aaron Fox has replaced Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2026 NBA All-Star Game.

Ousmane Dieng leads the Bucks to a win against his former team: 19/11/6, 4 blocks and a steal on ⁷⁄₁₂ from the field and ³⁄₅ from deep

Paolo Banchero is dead last out of 260 players in deflections per 36 with a minimum of 700 total minutes

Lebron sets the record for Oldest player to ever record a triple double!

All Star Chet Holmgren with a rare opportunity to be first option against the Bucks: 16 points, ⁵⁄₁₂ shooting, 0/4 from 3, 13 Rebounds, 4 assists, 2 Blocks

With the Bucks win over the Thunder, the Pistons enter the All-Star break with the fewest loses in the NBA (with 3 fewer games played)

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (33-21) defeat the Dallas Mavericks (19-35), 124-104, on the back of Lebron James being the oldest player to record a triple double.

[Highlight] LeBron James grabs the rebound to secure him a triple-double, and the crowd is cheering. This is LeBron’s 1st triple-double of the season

Ousmane Dieng gets revenge on his former team with a double-double in a blowout win vs. OKC: 19/11/6 w/ 1 steal | 4 blocks(!) | +/- +16

Thanasis “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou” Antetokounmpo logs 0 PTS and 2 REB in 3 Minutes of play to propel the Bucks to victory over the Thunder in OKC.

[Highlight] Bucks ball movement leads to a wide open corner three for Cam Thomas

The 2025-2026 Thunder can no longer win more games than the 2024-2025 Thunder

Robert Horry on whether Wemby is in the MVP convo: “He’s not even in my top 5. He’s too inconsistent for me. I think we trying to anoint him as the next great too fast. Don’t get me wrong, the kid is absolutely fantastic but he ain’t no Lebron James, he ain’t no Kobe Bryant. I do have a vote”

Jrue “Nothing beats a Jet2”Holiday takes off with 31 PTS, 9 REB, and 7 AST as Portland takes down the Jazz 136-119.

OKC Thunder Guard Nikola Topic is not on the injury report and is available to play tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks

Luka, Austin, and LeBron have only played 10 games together this season. Their record is 7-3.

Donovan “Cling Kong” Clingan in a win against the Jazz: 23 PTS | 18 REB | 7 AST | 3 BLK | 0 TO | 8-12 FG

Watch Will Hardy on the league fining the Jazz $500K: “I sat Lauri because he was on a minutes restriction. If our medical team puts a minutes restriction on Lauri I’ll try to keep Lauri healthy”

Monty Williams gets a paycheck of $19.6M this year to NOT coach basketball

Do the Magic already regret the Paolo extension? Why does he play like he’s 23 going on 33?

[NBA PR]: Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has been suspended one game without pay for receiving his 16th technical foul of the 2025-26 season

The Charlotte Hornets have launched a new concession policy called ‘Hugo’s Hive Menu,’ offering hot dogs, pretzel bites, popcorn, bottled Dasani water, and sodas for just $2 each. According to the team’s ownership, this decision was made to make it easier and more accessible for fans to attend games

LeBron James: “I’m a goofy ass 41-year-old kid. That’s just me. They pay me to play basketball. Why wouldn’t I be happy about that?”

[Stiles] Nikola Topic is set to make his NBA debut tonight

[Haynes] Miami Heat star Norm Powell (Jamaica) has been moved to the All-Star World team.

[Highlight] JJ Reddick coaching Luka Doncic on the sideline even though Luka is DNP tonight

Ian Begley elaborates on Jeremy Sochan signing to the Knicks: Knicks targeted Jeremy Sochan at deadline… One iteration was Sochan-Yabusele deal. So NYK essentially gets Jose Alvarado & Sochan at trade deadline… Knicks feel like they have 15 players they are comfortable having on the court

The Lakers girls started doing the Lakers pregame ritual

[Highlight] Jaxson Hayes with a monster dunk over Marvin Bagley III, and LeBron James receives a standing ovation, as he gets subbed out, after securing his first triple-double of the season.

[Highlight] Trail Blazers’ sideline reporter, Brooke Olzendam, and Utah Jazz mascot, Jazz Bear, battle throughout the game

[Pablo Torre] Per multiple NBA executives, they see Lawrence Frank’s recent 4 year extension with the Clippers in the midst of playoff disappointments and a difficult start to the season as “Ballmer hush money”