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Reporter to Jimmy Butler: “Usually as players get older, they get less athletic.” Jimmy: “I’m not old, first of all.” Reporter: “You’re not old, but you’re older than you were when you came into the league.” Jimmy: “Yeah, no sh*t. You’re older than you were yesterday”

Jokic’s lone departing message for MPJ before he left the Nuggets group chat

[Highlight] Embiid gets dunked on again this time by De’Andre Hunter

Russell Westbrook in a win against the Wizards: 26 PTS │ 6 AST │ 9-14 FG │ 6-9 3P │ Went 3-0 against his former teams (LAL, WAS, HOU)

[Windhorst] There are finished deals on hold and trade progressions on hold because several teams are waiting to see if Giannis Antetokounmpo ultimately asks out of Milwaukee.

Jaylon Tyson drops 39 points in the win versus 76ers: 39 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 13-17 FG, 7-9 3P

[Durant] asked if OKC is ‘grabby’ and ‘foul-prone’: “Nah, nah… They play with physicality for sure, but that’s what championship teams do. I don’t think they toe the line or anything. They just play swarming basketball, physical off-ball, great hands. I dont think they do too much, anything extra”

Soooo… Has the Kawhi Aspiration Thing Been Swept Under the Rug?

Wemby on going bald: “I have been having this in the back of my head for a little bit and the fact that (Keldon) wanted to do it as well was just convinc me. I felt like we had to lock in real quick because we had been losing a little bit”

[Highlight] Jaylon Tyson dumps it off to Evan Mobley who wins the game for Cleveland

“For a big, there’s no better guard to play with” -Zubac on Harden

The LA Clippers were 6-21 about a month ago. Since December 20, they have been the best team in the league with the highest net rating for a record of 12-2.

Lamelo Ball compliments Bronny James’s strength.

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Clippers (18-23) defeat the Toronto Raptors (25-18), 121-117 behind Harden’s 31p/10a to go 12-2 over their last 14 games and officially takeover as the 10th seed in the West!

Dwyane Wade: “They (Rockets) need a quarterback. They need a conductor. They need a guy who can get guys in their spots. They need a guy who can play with bigs. They got Sengun, they got Adams. Chris Paul out there. You need a veteran. You need a guy who don’t need to score. Chris Paul out there”

Joe Ingles is older than Andrew Bynum, but he came into the league after Bynum’s last season.

[Post Game Thread] The Cleveland Cavaliers (24-19) defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (22-16), 117-115 behind Jaylon Tyson’s 39 pts

[Highlight] Derik Queen jumped early 4 times on this jump ball and then didn’t jump when the ball was thrown

Cedric Coward on if he fears hitting the supposed ‘rookie wall’: “I only fear God.”

[Highlight] Jaylon Tyson gets down the lane and dishes to Mobley to put the Cavs ahead by 2 against the 6ers (with replays)

Tonight will feature a battle of the two teams with the worst records in the NBA, the 9-32 Pacers and the 10-33 Pelicans. Seven months ago, the Pelicans had the rights to both of those picks - now they have neither

[Post Game Thread] The Houston Rockets (24-15) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (27-15), 110-105.

Russell Westbrook leads the Kings to a 4th straight win! 26 pts, 6 assists on ⁶⁄₉ 3pt!

Jaylon Tyson is a flamethrower tonight against the 76ers with his career-high: 39 PTS (¹³⁄₁₇ FG), 5 REB, 3 AST, ⁷⁄₉ 3PT

[Highlight] Harden drains the clutch mid-range over Barnes late in OT!

[Highlight] Bynum got his get back on Shaq 20 years ago (Jan 16, 2006).

Jayson Tatum to Bam Adebayo after the game: “You lost without me”

Kevin Durant bounces back with an efficient night in the win against the Wolves with 39 PTS (¹¹⁄₁₈ FG, ⁶⁄₈ from 3PT), 4 REB, 7 AST, +15

[Highlight] The Lakers foul Kon Knueppel multiple times. No whistle is blown for any of them.

[Iko] The Houston Rockets have no interest in trading for LaMelo Ball, Darius Garland, Ja Morant, or Chris Paul. Houston has received calls concerning the availability of Tari Eason, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Clint Capela.

What happened with Bol Bol? It looks like he vanished

Kevin Durant with another efficient night: 39 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK, +14

[LowLight] Matas Buzelis missed a Wide Open Dunk in Transition

[Holmes] Attorneys representing Steve Ballmer are seeking to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the owner participated in a fraud by funneling money to Leonard through a now-defunct green banking company, calling the allegations “sensational” and “patently false,” according to court documents.

Jay “Huff the Magic Dragon” leads the Pacers win against Pelicans: 29 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 2 STL, 13-17 FG, +13, 29 MIN

[Highlight] Eric Collins on Luka Doncic: “This guy is a whiner.”

James Harden finishes with a double-double against Raptors: 31 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Clippers (18-23) defeat the Toronto Raptors (25-18), 121-117, winning their 5th straight game.

[Highlight] Nae’Qwan Tomlin dunks on Embiid

[Highlight] The refs miss a blatant backcourt violation leading to the OKC jam. Udoka asks the ref about the no-call

[Highlight] A great sequence from Alperen Sengun, who drives into the lane for the slam dunk and then proceeds to disrupt the Minnesota offense, dives for the loose ball, and leads to another two points for the Rockets.

[Highlight] Jay Huff (29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK) sets a new career-high in points to help the Pacers win the fourth of their last 5 with a 127-119 victory over the Pelicans.

Jordan Miller continues to impress in tonight’s Clippers’ win against the Raptors: 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STLS, 2 REB, ⁸⁄₁₁ FGM, ³⁄₅ 3PM, +20 +/-, 46 MIN

Last night Klay Thompson passed Damian Lillard for 4th on the all time 3 point leaderboard

[Highlight] Vintage Harden dances on the big man and drains the clutch middy

[Highlight] Michael Porter Jr. makes a tough layup to put the Nets back on top with 5.4s remaining

James Harden hard carries the Clippers to a win against Raptors with ugly shooting: 31 PTS (¹⁰⁄₂₇ FG, ²⁄₁₅ 3PT), 2 REB, 10 AST

D’Angelo Russell has been a DNP coach’s decision for 6 of the last 7 games