Payton Pritchard pulled up to a local court and surprised some young hoopers
Jalen Williams: “I thought I was my biggest critic. It might be Twitter”
LeBron James will wear a special-edition 23rd season jersey patch beginning tonight in Sacramento; the city where he began his legendary career in 2003. The patches will be removed from his jersey after each game, and some will be placed into ultra-rare trading cards.
This is the hallway leading up to the visitors’ locker room at Scotiabank Arena. These screens usually have Scotiabank logos on them. Today, before what could be his final game in Toronto, they’re a tribute to Kyle Lowry.
Scottie Pippen: “Players are now at the point where they are saying, ‘I’m going to play 50 games and you’re gonna pay me for 82.’ Players are a lot more sensitive. If you say something to me, it better be fucking nice or I will have you removed from the arena. It’s bad players can’t take criticism.”
[Mizell] Embiid interrupted an interview with Lowry by asking, “Why are they talking to you?” in an exacerbated tone. “Where you lost Game 7 at,” said Lowry, referencing the Sixers’ crushing playoff defeat to the eventual-champion Raptors in 2019.
[MacMahon] “Ja Morant has already had a very loud, ugly confrontation with their rookie coach. Everybody in that arena, much less locker room, knows they want to get rid of him. And the feeling is mutual. It’s reached a point where Ja Morant’s career cannot continue in Memphis.”
[Iko] There is an increasing belief among rival executives that Jaren Jackson Jr. could be traded following the finalization of a Ja Morant deal.
[Woike] Dalton Knecht has zero trade value around the NBA. The Lakers are unlikely to trade their 2032 first-round pick for an upgrade at the deadline.
Zach Lowe on Ja Morant suitors: “Miami has been the hot team. I saw some fake trade where it was like Wiggins + Jaquez + 2 first round picks, and I was like ‘what are you smoking?’ The Miami trade is more like Herro + dead money + not much more than that.”
Can we just ackonwledge that the epidemic of foul baiting isn’t just insufferable to watch, it makes players insufferable to guard?
Peyton Watson, Scottie Barnes named NBA Players of the Week
[NBA] LA Clippers guard James Harden enters tonight’s game against the Charlotte Hornets 15 points shy of passing Shaquille O’Neal (28,596) for ninth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
[Highlight] Lu Dort stiff arming his defender, Pelle Larsson, twice in the same game, called for the offensive foul each time (with replays). Heat and Thunder commentaries
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama gets fouled HARD by Rudy Gobert
[Marc Stein] The early word is that the Grizzlies are hoping for at least one first if they trade Ja Morant. Is there a team out there that’s going to furnish a first after Trae Young essentially went for an expiring and a role player? We’ll see.
[Highlight] Joel Embiid detonates with the MASSIVE slam over Sandro Mamukelashvili as the Sixers continue to build their huge lead!
5 months after the Kevin Durant trade, the Phoenix Suns have overtaken the Houston Rockets for the 6th seed in the Western Conference.
[Highlight] Scottie Barnes gets fouled. Hits 1, misses the second one on purpose. Game Over. Toronto Wins.
They should have a retired players game at All Star Weekend
[Highlight] Jokic Eats Grapes on the Bench and Makes Intense Eye Contact with Viewers at Home
[Highlight] Julius Randle starts rubbing his hands together while looking Wemby up and down
[Stein] Lakers monitoring Jonathan Kuminga situation
[Ja Morant] “when dat smoke clear over only ones who love you gon be round”
[Highlight] Wemby misses the shot off the great contest from Randle. Fox misses the 3 off the offensive rebound and the Wolves win after being down 19
Aaron Gordon wasn’t supposed to play 31 min. David Adelman: “Giannis has been on a minutes restriction too. They obviously went away from that. So I followed suit. Doc is gonna be in the Hall of Fame someday, so I figured, if he can break the minute restriction rules, I can too.”
[Highlight] Bam Adebayo is called for the foul on Cason Wallace. The challenge was not successful to the surprise of the Heat and Thunder annoncers (with replays). Heat and Thunder commentary
Lakers prior to trading for Luka: 32-19 (62.7%). Lakers since Luka’s debut: 41-26 (61.2%)
[Johnson] Asked Hawks GM Onsi Saleh if he feels addressing the Center position is a priority: “We like our bigs, we really do. Let’s just continue to evaluate it…we’re not going to do anything that’s a quick fix for this season.”
Dell & Steph Curry passed Joe & Kobe Bryant for 2nd all-time on combined points scored by father-son duo in NBA history, trailing only LeBron & Bronny James.
Derrick White (50 STL, 58 BLK) joins Scottie Barnes (51 STL, 56 BLK) as the only players with 50+ of each OR 100+ combined.
[Highlight] Scottie Barnes hits the monster slam!
[Highlight] Raptors were down 4 with 13 seconds to go in the 4th quarter, within that Quickley hits a foot on the line 2, Alijah Martin forces a turnover off Edgecomb (successful challenge), and CMB makes the heads up pass to Jamal Shead to force the game into OT. The two teams play again tonight.
[Highlight] Ant responds and hits the clutch shot to take the lead back with 16 seconds remaining!
[Highlight] Julius Randle puts the clamps on Wemby and makes him sit down out of bounds for the turnover
Nikola Jokić is coaching the active Nuggets during a close game against the Bucks heading into the fourth quarter.
Kyle Lowry on what it will mean to have his jersey retired in Toronto: “Y’all ever see me cry?… If it does & when it does, it will be a super emotional day. I put a lot of blood, sweat & tears in that 7.” He also restated his plan to sign a one-day contract to retire a Raptor.
[Krawczynski] Anthony Edwards (right foot maintenance) has been ruled out for tomorrow night against Milwaukee. That means the Wolves will be missing Ant and Rudy (suspension)
[Post Game Thread] The Denver Nuggets (26-13) without four starters defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (17-22), 108-104.
[Bloomberg] Golden State Warriors’ Parent Valued at $11 Billion in Stake Sale
[NBA.com]: Power Rankings, Week 13: Thunder back at top amid changed Top 5
STAT: The 76ers just scored 80 points and made 13-20 3FG (65%) in the first half against the Raptors tonight.
[Highlight] The Denver Nuggets show off their relentless defense to get the stop and secure the win at home vs the Milwaukee Bucks, 108-104. They improve to 26-13 on the season.
[Nuggets] Jamal Murray Should Be An ALL-STAR 📢 Here’s Why!
6’7 rookie Collin Murray-Boyles led both teams in rebounding with first ever 15+/15+ career game in an OT thriller vs. the 76ers: 17/15/3 w/2 steals | 3 blocks |
[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (26-14) come back from 19 down to defeat the San Antonio Spurs (27-12), 104-103.
[Marc Stein] Nets would rather not trade him [Michael Porter Jr] now, as hot as he is, wait till the offseason, see how they do in the lottery, and then make a decision.
[Highlight] Gobert is assessed a flagrant 1 for a reckless closeout on Wembanyama, and based on the flagrant foul points he’s accumulated this season, he will be suspended for Tuesday’s game