[Charania]: Chris Paul announces he is officially retiring from basketball after 21 seasons, ending a Hall of Fame career.
With the retirement of Chris Paul, LeBron has outlasted everyone from the 2003, 2004, 2005 draft class
[Charania] Free agent Malik Beasley has signed a deal to play in Puerto Rico for Grammy Award-winning artist Bad Bunny’s team Santurce Crabbers, both parties tell ESPN. The team’s season begins in March. Beasley has been under NBA and FBI investigations for gambling allegations.
[Charania] The Toronto Raptors have waived Chris Paul.
[Chris Paul]: This is it! After over 21 years I’m stepping away from basketball. As I write this, it’s hard to really know what to feel, but for once - most people would be surprised
[Weiss] Carter Bryant is a GODA (grandchild of deaf adults) who grew up in a household that spoke ASL… Bryant learned defense by playing pick-up with deaf kids, where there was no verbal communication… Bryant explained how deaf players, more than most, understand basketball as a sport of trust
[Tony Jones] Concerns about the Utah Jazz’s ranking strategy have been propagated in league backchannels by the Oklahoma City Thunder in an attempt to keep the Jazz competitive so the Thunder can get their pick.
Kendrick Perkins: Let’s stop being nice about it and throwing out the word “tanking.” No, it’s actually throwing games. You’re trying to throw games… I would’ve fined they ass more
Nearly 5 years ago, the Utah Jazz attached a first-round pick, protected for three years, to salary dump Derrick Favors to the Oklahoma City Thunder in order to avoid paying luxury tax. That first-round pick is now at the center of NBA’s tanking controversy.
All Star Break r/NBA community stats: which team has the most fans active on this subreddit, who gets downvoted the most, who complains about the refs the most, and more!
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
[Highlight] Darvin Ham coaches the Bucks to a 110-93 win over the Thunder as interim head coach with Doc Rivers out
CP3 ends his career with the 3rd highest adjusted on-off across the last 3 decades. One of the most impactful players of all time
[Tim MacMahon] I know what the ramping speculation is around the league: this summer there’s gonna be a reunion and potentially a retirement tour for the ages back home again with the Cleveland Cavaliers next year
Torre on the likelihood of a Clippers punishment: “I would say that the vibe has shifted in the last several weeks, especially with how the Clippers have been behaving [trades, Lawrence Frank extension]… There is now this accumulation of indicators that say it would be crazy if nothing happened.”
[Bobby Marks] “I had a team text me last night after this came out, this is a team not in the lottery and they said they would basically write a blank check if they had the opportunity to pick in the top 3 of this year’s draft based on what the fines could be here”
My strategy to reduce “How to reduce tanking” posts.
After the OKC Thunder’s loss to the Bucks, the Detroit Pistons now have the best overall record in the NBA, with a winning percentage of .755 vs the Thunders’ .750.
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?”
Pelicans rookie Derik Queen on he would play 1-on-1 against if he could pick anyone from history: “Probably Barack [Obama]… I gotta beat him 11-0 but I gotta put some type of wager on it. Like you gotta let me come to the White House whenever.”
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
Chris Paul & Wemby bend the rules for the Skills challenge at All Star Break
[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.
[Vardon] One former Aspiration employee interviewed by Wachtell… said that they were asked about Leonard; his uncle and business manager Dennis Robertson; Aspiration and its internal dynamics; and the Clippers organization. The employee, however, said he was not asked about Ballmer.
Bobby Marks in 2018 and 2019: “Can we please get rid of the word “Tanking” in the NBA vocabulary. That word means that players/coaching staff are trying to lose on purpose. Now if you want to say management has put together an inferior roster with the focus of player development, that is fine.”
Chris Paul saves the game by pointing out Jordan Bell’s untucked jersey
Only 2 teams have NEVER benefited from the NBA Draft Lottery: The Utah Jazz & Indiana Pacers
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:
[DuBose] The Rockets wouldn’t have brought in Kevin Durant if they had known they wouldn’t have Fred…they knew last June that they needed Fred for a chance at contending with KD.
[NBA] Spurs’ Carter Bryant replaces Grizzlies’ Cedric Coward in 2026 Castrol Rising Stars
[Post Game Thread] The Milwaukee Bucks (23-30) defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (42-14), 110-93.
[NBA.com] MVP Ladder: 1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2. Nikola Jokić 3. Luka Dončić 4. Cade Cunningham 5. Victor Wembanyama 6. Jaylen Brown
Lebron James Becomes Oldest Player to Record Triple-Double
[Highlight] Giannis negotiates playing time with Keegan-Michael Key and Tacko Fall for the celebrity game
Chris Paul career accolades
[Haynes] BREAKING: Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine will undergo season-ending surgery on his right hand after the All-Star break, league sources tell me. He averaged 19.2 points, shot 48 percent from the field and 39 percent from beyond the arc.
[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] Giannis on Charania: “he cannot hoop”
[Steve Bulpett] From the league: the Celtics’ home game versus Philadelphia on Sunday, March 1st has been moved from 6 pm to 8 and will now be televised by NBC.
[All-Access] Ahead of Rising Stars, the players were asked who they’re most looking forward to playing with tonight that is not on their NBA 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”
[Highlight] Nikola Topic scores his first NBA points!
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
Quick glimpse at some factors leading up to the Pacers being fined $100,000 for tanking.
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. “
[Game Thread] 2026 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
[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.