[Giannis] on being booed at home: “I was definitely booing back… I don’t think anybody has the right to tell me what or how I should act on the basketball court after I’ve been here 13 years and I’m basically the all-time leader in everything… Maybe my voice is just a broken record.”
[Charania] The Charlotte Hornets are retiring Dell Curry’s No. 30 jersey on March 19, sources tell ESPN. Curry, the 1994 Sixth Man of the Year, ranks second in points in franchise history and spent 10 of his 16 NBA seasons in Charlotte (1988-98). He currently serves as a team ambassador.
[Haberstroh] Here’s a stat for you is that in the NBA, we have these 3D camera tracking… what we can see is that Luka Doncic is the 2nd least mobile player in the NBA on defense. 2nd least. The only other guy who covers less ground per minute on the floor defensively is James Harden.
[Highlight] Wemby walks off the court without shaking hands after loss to the Thunder, He is the only Spurs player to walk off.
Using Wemby’s aggressiveness against him?
[Cole] Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant has recently purchased a $3.2M mansion in Miami— just a 20-minute drive from the Heat’s home arena.
[Charania] Denver’s Nikola Jokic has resumed on-court workouts in rehab from knee injury
[Highlight] Giannis scores the and-1 over Randle to cut the lead to 29 and starts booing his own home crowd (Bucks were booed off the court at halftime)
Hawk’s guard Dyson Daniels has not made a 3 point FG in a month.
[King] The Boston Celtics would likely need to part with “significant draft capital” to acquire LA Clippers star center Ivica Zubac.
[Highlight] SGA splashes a three in Stephon Castle’s face, points at him and yells “You ain’t shit!”
[Charania] Sources: Wizards’ Trae Young still out through All-Star break
[Charlotte Hornets] Dell Curry Finds Out His Jersey Will Be Retired!
[Highlight] SGA closes his legs as Wemby towers passionately over him
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama starts the game vs the Thunder immediately jamming it in Chet’s face st
Mike Conley now ranks 25th on the NBA’s all-time assists leaderboard, passing Muggsy Bogues (6,726)
[Highlight] SGA says NO and denies the Wemby lob!
Jonathan Kuminga is trade eligible 1/15/26
[Highlight] Wemby blocks Chet’s 3 point attempt.
LeBron James with a near triple-double versus Hawks: 31 PTS, 9 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK, +17, 33 MIN
[Highlight] LeBron finds Kobe for late 4th quarter 3!
JJ Redick: “I don’t take for granted the LeBron stuff… It’s actually unfortunate how much this guy puts into it and how much he cares and the way certain people talk about him. It’s crazy. Come be around him every day and see how much this guy cares. It’s off the charts”
[Highlight] SGA “Tonight wasn’t our Super Bowl” After win against Spurs
[Wright] Vic Wembanyama expects to be sore tomorrow. I asked him how he came out of this game, physically, and he laughed: “Coming out, yeah, worse than coming in for sure. I’m going to be sore in a few places tomorrow for sure. It was a little much.”
[Postgame] Wembanyama: “I heard one f*ck you… but it was just one.”
Steph and Jimmy have fun watching Buddy get dunked on in garbage time
“AR knows how I feel about him. All you got to do is look at us on the bench. Me and AR talk every single day. So, AR knows how I feel about him and I hope AR – or his camp – don’t look at me and think this is words from me are coming through Rich.” LeBron James
[Jaren Jackson] on Rich Paul saying the Lakers should trade Austin Reaves for him: “At first, I didn’t think it was real. You have to figure out if it’s real, usually now, and I’m not as versed technology-wise as these people younger than me. I was figuring out if it’s AI, deepfake, all that stuff.”
[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (34-7) defeat the San Antonio Spurs (27-13), 119-98 to improve to 1-3 vs. the Spurs this season.
Ja Morant purchased a $3.2 million home in Miami 3 weeks ago
The Denver Nuggets are now tied for the 2nd seed in the west despite playing without multiple starters, including Jokic the last 8 games (5-3 record since he went down).
Payton Watson Has Matched His Entire College Scoring Total in Just Four NBA Games
[Stein] Sources say Toronto is among the teams that has maintained trade interest in Davis following his injury. A Raptors offer is expected to be built around the contract of Immanuel Quickley or Jakob Poeltl alongside RJ Barrett.
[Stein] The Grizzlies say Ja Morant will not play in Thursday’s game against Orlando in Berlin.
[McMenamin]: One of Reaves’ agents, Reggie Berry of AMR Agency, approached Paul on the sideline near half court at halftime of the Lakers-Hawks game Tuesday. The two spoke for more than five minutes and the topic of conversation was Paul’s public trade scenario regarding Reaves, sources told ESPN.
[Stein] Multiple teams have been calling the Dallas Mavericks to express interest in Daniel Gafford and Naji Marshall. While Dallas would prefer not to trade Marshall, deals providing financial relief will, presumably, be considered by the front office.
Kyle Kuzma on the Jennifer Hudson show
[Chiang] There have been preliminary discussions between the Heat and Grizzlies regarding Morant’s availability, according to a league source. Those talks have not yet escalated and a deal is not imminent, with a source characterizing the Heat’s link to Morant as “premature.”
[Charania] Dallas Mavericks’ Anthony Davis is likely to undergo surgery to repair ligament damage in his left hand and miss several months, sources tell ESPN. His Dallas season is essentially over, given the prognosis and the Mavs’ direction.
[Highlight] Nikola Jokic spotted at a low intensity rehab facility
[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (24-14) defeat the Atlanta Hawks (20-22), 141-116.
[Highlight] Wembanyama does not care as he skies up for the alley oop and jams it over Holmgren again
[Highlight] Kenrich Williams trying to undress Victor Wembanyama
LeBron James: “I think you all know by now, Rich is his own man and what Rich says is not a direct reflection of me and how I feel”
[Charania] Update: Dallas’ Anthony Davis will not require surgery on his injured hand after a second opinion with specialist Dr. Steven Shin in Los Angeles on Tuesday and will be re-evaluated in six weeks, league sources tell ESPN.
McMahon on the Mav’s approach to AD trade situation: “‘Rich Paul is not going to bully us.’ That is a direct quote from a member of the Mavericks organization.”
[Highlight] Michael Porter Jr. spotted in the crowd supporting his former team in tonight’s Nuggets/Pelicans match (Context: Brooklyn Nets play the Pelicans tomorrow)
Wemby reached 500 career blocks in his 143rd career game — the only players to reach that mark faster are Manute Bol (121), David Robinson (124), and Mark Eaton (136)