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Pablo Torre on Dallas winning the lottery

[Iko] Kevin Durant at today’s Rockets practice: “I’m not here to get into Twitter nonsense. My teammates know what it is, we’ve been locked in the whole season.”

[Charania] Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving will miss the season to allow himself additional time to fully heal from the torn ACL he suffered last March. Irving will make his return for the 2026–27 season.

CP3 when showing off the custom plaque that the Spurs gave him last season: “Crazy, ain’t it? This is dope. The Spurs gave this to me last year. It’s so dope ‘cause the Spurs gave me this last year, my best organization I played for.”

[Charania] Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner will be sidelined indefinitely after recent tests showed that he requires additional time and rehabilitation for soreness in his left high ankle sprain, sources tell ESPN. The Magic will evaluate Wagner’s progress in three weeks.

Kevin Love shares an Instagram video of LeBron and Jayson Tatum on the golf course today

[McCarthy] The NBA and NBC are discussing adding a 1v1 or 2v2 tournament to All-Star weekend festivities. NBC are also working with Vince Carter to study rejuvenating the Slam Dunk Contest.

Reminder Timberwolves Mike Conley after 19 seasons, over 1200 games and over 37,000 minutes played has never received a technical foul in his career.

Mikal Bridges is 9th on the all time consecutive games played list with 611 consecutive games played. Over 8 seasons of not missing a game.

Tayshaun Prince was the only player to not leave the bench duing Malice at the Palace

[Charania] Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis underwent season-ending surgery on Wednesday morning to repair the torn meniscus in his left knee, sources tell ESPN. Sabonis rehabbed the meniscus tear during the season and tried to play through the injury before having surgery now.

Kings undrafted rookie Dylan Cardwell defensive tape (BenchHighlights on X)

[All-Access] Check out Giannis Antetokounmpo and Karl-Anthony Towns reacting to Damian Lillard and Devin Booker’s finals round of the NBA 3-point contest.

Isn’t it funny that for as popular as the “KD left OKC because of Westbrook” narrative was at the time, Westbrook is basically the only former teammate he hasn’t gone after at some point?

Sengun reposts picture of him and Jabari hugging on instagram story.

[Charania] The Los Angeles Clippers are signing guard Jordan Miller to a new two-year contract, sources tell ESPN. The Clippers are 9-3 when Miller (averaging a career high 9.1 points) scores 10 or more, and have gone 21-12 since he was inserted into the rotation this season.

Chris Paul finally speaks on his departure from the Clippers 😳

On this date in 1986, Alvin Robertson recorded one of the four quadruple-doubles in NBA history (20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals)

Article about Houston Rockets player Jabari Smith Jr on practicing with his idol Kevin Durant during training camp from October: “I was told Jabari Smith Jr. has basically just chained himself to KD,” Levine said. “He’s asked the staff to tailor his entire schedule to being with KD at all times.”

Manteris: Kenny White study commissioned by the NBA in 2007 concluded Tim Donaghy had intentionally fixed games

[Daniel Li] Jabari Smith Jr.’s Dumb Mistakes Drive Kevin Durant Crazy

Anthony Edwards, Cade Cunningham, and Donovan Mitchell’s interactions with former president Obama during the All Star Game

LeBron James says he stopped drinking wine and gave up on the chocolate chips cookies for desert - completely took them out. The reason was his injury - missing training camp and the first 14 games of the season.

Marc Cuban: Back in the day, here is what I floated - Make the draft more like free agency. Except the worst record gets the salary slotted to the 1st draft pick. The next worst record gets the next amount. Etc. Then the teams recruit players with their “rookie cap room”. Got shot down. Quickly.

Who is the most screwed team of all time?

[Haynes] Miami Heat and swingman Myron Gardner have reached an agreement on a three-year deal, his agent Jake Cohen of Iconic Sports Management tells me. The undrafted rookie earns a standard deal after playing stellar on a two-way contract.

[All-Access] Listen in to De’Aaron Fox mic’d up as he sank the game-winning shot during the NBA All-Star game.

Since last season, Paolo, Franz and Suggs have only played a combined 245 minutes at a +9.8 net rating

Pacers President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard quote tweeted the viral Mark Cuban tanking tweet asking Pacers fans if they agreed. He then spent the next two hours replying to the fans.

[Chiang] Herro will soon make his return, as he’s expected to take part in Thursday’s practice and is expected to return to game action in the coming days.

Stephen A. Smith on Ben Simmons:

“As long as First Take is in existence, Ben Simmons will catch strays. I’m not apologizing to a damn soul. There is no bigger thief in the history of the NBA than that man. If Ben Simmons runs near a basketball arena, he should be arrested”

[Charania] Meanwhile, Kings guard Zach LaVine is currently undergoing season-ending surgery to repair a tendon injury in his hand, sources tell ESPN.

Brunson: “I’ve seen players wait and then get hurt, and then they’re at the mercy of the organization… 100% I sacrificed for the team. But most importantly, I made sure my family and I are taken care of…Obviously we’d love for them to do right by me. I think anyone would. I feel like I sacrificed.

[Charania] Free agent center Mason Plumlee is signing a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. Plumlee started his 13th NBA season in Charlotte and now joins the Spurs for the second half.

How many rings does KD have without a phone?

[Charania]: Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis underwent season-ending surgery on Wednesday morning to repair the torn meniscus in his left knee, sources tell ESPN. Sabonis rehabbed the meniscus tear during the season and tried to play through the injury before having surgery now.

[Scotto] The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed Mike Conley to a deal for the rest of the season, league sources told HoopsHype. Conley has averaged 9.2 points, including shooting 41.3% from 3-point range, 4.7 assists, and 1.0 steals per game in four combined seasons with Minnesota.

Bill Simmons on Adam Silver: “This is the most important decision of his career”

[Charania] Kings guard Zach LaVine is currently undergoing season-ending surgery to repair a tendon injury in his hand, sources tell ESPN.

Michael Irvin reacts to Kevin Durant using his face as a reaction on his burner account: “Why you gotta use my image to make that point?”

[Golliver] Angry gambling companies have played a part in Adam Silver’s attempted crackdown on tanking: “If coaches are just not playing guys the entire game and they’re not letting people know in advance… you’re going to have a lot of angry gamblers and a lot of angry gambling companies.”

Why is San Diego overlooked as an NBA expansion city?

Kyrie Irving on All-Star Media Questions: “We don’t even ask real questions. Real questions aren’t being asked. The questions that are being asked are planned to get the answers they want… I’m not going to say what it is, but you know which questions I’m talking about.”

[Charania] The Atlanta Hawks are converting shooting wing Caleb Houstan to a contract for the remainder of the season, sources tell ESPN. Houstan, 23, is in his fourth NBA season and shot 40% from 3 over the last two years in Orlando and 40% in the G League this season.

Rookie sharpshooter & Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel was asked to pick one historical figure to play one-on-one & he picked Jesus Christ:

“He might beat me… A conversation with him would be better, though”

Wemby mic’d up in LA. Energy unmatched. 🎙️🔥

Steve Nash to LeBron James: “How old is Bronny?” -LeBron: “He is 21.” -Nash: “21. So you’ve been in 20, this 22 All-Star games.” -LeBron: “More than he’s been here alive.” -Nash: “That’s crazy!”