James Nnaji, the No. 31 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, has enrolled at Baylor, agents Gerard Raventos and Deirunas Visockas of Gersh Sports told DraftExpress.
An honest and transparent Pascal Siakam after the Pacers fall to 6-24
[Charania] Denver Nuggets forward Cam Johnson has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right knee and is expected to miss some time, sources tell ESPN. Best case scenario as an MRI reveals no structural damage or major injury after a serious land on his leg in Dallas.
Rudy Gobert is having a monster season
[Crazy Stats] The Thunder have not allowed a 40-point performance in two years (the last player to do so was LeBron James on December 23, 2023). League-wide, teams have allowed 290 such games over that span.
Every NBA Christmas Day game is better than the NFL’s
Victor Wembanyama unveils the Spurs’ new win tradition
[Aubin] I asked Victor Wembanyama (in French) whether he considers there to be any rivalry between him and Chet Holmgren, and he was pretty clear: “No, I don’t think about that. At least from a basketball standpoint, there’s no comparison (between us)”.
[Highlight] LeBron got mad after Dillon Brooks tried to high-five him
[Highlight] The 2014 San Antonio Spurs made a reappearance last night
Per the L2M Report - Last nights viral game-losing foul by Zaccharie Risacher (ATL) on Coby White (CHI) ruled as White falling on his own.
[Highlight] Cooper Flagg posts 33 PTS 9 REB and 9 AST in win vs Nuggets
[Highlight] A Spurs fan hits a layup, a 3 from the perimeter and a halfcourt shot in under 45 seconds to win $10K dollars (with replays)
Kawhi Leonard is quietly shooting 97.9% from Free Throws 2nd best all time
[Highlight] Wemby with a fake and gets open for a 3, but decides to pass it to Keldon Johnson for an easy layup
[McMenamin] Doncic leads the league in free throw attempts per game, while Reaves is fourth. They are in range to become the first teammates to each average 9.0 or more free throw attempts per game since Harden and Dwight Howard did so for the Houston Rockets in 2013-14.
Reporter: “How else you spending your holiday?”
LaMelo Ball: “Dogs and girls sh*t we gon be chilling. Watch Stranger Things. Oh I think we go to Orlando”
The Oklahoma City Thunder are 0-3 in their last 3 games against teams with winning records
JJ Redick: “When your margin for error is not super high you need to be very detailed… We didnt do that at all tonight. WE tried zone and they got a layup and open 3. I don’t know why we we’re guarding Mark Williams at the 3 point line”
[Highlight] The San Antonio Spurs win their 7th straight game with a victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, 130-110. It’s San Antonio’s longest win streak since 2018-19, as they beat the Thunder for the second time this season.
Dillon Brooks getting ready before the game against the Lakers.
L2M states Jokic traveled on his pass to Watson in the corner — “Jokic (DEN) gathers the pass with a jump stop, after which he may establish either foot as his pivot. He moves his left foot, establishing his right as his pivot foot, and he does not maintain his pivot foot before releasing the pass.”
[Highlight] Flagg gets up for a big dunk
[Highlight] Joel Embiid goes down with a knee injury.
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (22-7) blowout the Oklahoma City Thunder (26-4), 130-110. Keldon Johnson leads the way with 25 PTS.
[JJ Redick] calls out one of his players: “We had a guy the other day, who hasn’t played a lot, who didn’t know what a flood was, in the middle of a game. So when we’re not healthy, we clearly have some room to grow in that area.”
[Highlight] Spurs rookie Dylan Harper puts SGA in a blender
[KOC] Ben Simmons casts right and retrieves left, a technique that allows right-handed anglers to keep their dominant hand on the rod for maximum control. The evidence is overwhelming that he shot the basketball with the wrong hand.
Chet Holmgren gets dominated by the Spurs once again in a blowout loss: 7 PTS (3⁄10 FG), 3 REB, 1 AST
The Atlanta Hawks are 2-8 in their last 10 games
L2M report contradicts the call last night of an away from the play foul on Risacher on Coby White last night.
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama shows off the range as he connects on the stepback 3-pointer against the Thunder.
[Highlight] Wemby snatches the ball a foot and a half above the hoop for a block that won’t count
Rank the Christmas day matchups
Pistons record thru first 30 games last 3 years, - 2024: 2-28; 2025: 13-17; 2026: 24-6
Cooper Flagg in the first half vs Denver- 22/4/4 1 STL 1 BLK on 9⁄10 FG and 3⁄3 3FG
Victor Wembanyama’s night is done with his block streak ended: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, +13, 23 MIN
The Houston Rockets have lost to the Western Conference’s 13th seed, 14th seed and 15th seed in the last week.
Ben Simmons is putting the NBA on hold to pursue a successful career in pro fishing per Marc Spears
[Highlight] Game-winner for Denver goes in and out of the hoop for a Mav victory
Every game of the Spurs current 7 game win streak has had a different leading scorer.
ESPN screws up Christmas Games graphic: “ROCKETS at LAKERS: Dillon Brooks, LeBron face off in Christmas matchup”
[Highlights] Spurs Dismantling the OKC Defense To Build On the Lead in the 4th
Keyonte George this season: 23.9⁄4.1⁄6.8 on 61% TS
[All-Access] Victor Wembanyama gets on the drum to lead the postgame celebration with the San Antonio fans
[Post Game Thread] The Dallas Mavericks (12-19) defeat the Denver Nuggets (21-8), 131-130 behind 33/9/9 from Cooper Flagg.
[Post Game Thread] The Phoenix Suns (16-13) dominate the Los Angeles Lakers (19-9), 132-108 as Dillon Brooks leads all scorers with 25 pts on 10-15 shooting.
Who are some of the best “projects” that worked out?