Another angle of LaMelo Ball’s car accident
[Cade Cunningham] “The flopping is just too much…3 of the top 5-10 guys do it constantly…. I know I’m better than yada yada yada…but I’m not getting the same calls…People feel like this guy might be better than me & he’s nowhere near better than me!”
When they were on the Rockets, Melo said Daryl Morey told him his services were no longer needed and the team plane left without him. CP3 said he got a plane for his wife and Melo because he “wasn’t gonna let them embarrass my dawg.”
[Charania] Commissioner Adam Silver informed the league’s 30 general managers on Thursday that the NBA plans to make anti-tanking rule changes for next season, sources tell ESPN. Stakeholders have intensified dialogue about combatting tanking.
Lonzo Ball’s reaction to getting cut: “I don’t feel like I’m playing as bad as people are saying…I’m the scapegoat right now.”
A reporter asks Nikola Jokic a question in Spanish during the 2026 All-Star weekend. Jokic: “I don’t know how to speak, it’s Luka”
In 2015, a Reddit user created a thread called “Write an r/NBA headline that might happen 5 to 10 years from now”
Draymond Green taking about the Kevin Durant burner account situation: “I personally would address it publicly if it’s a public thing and taking on the life that it’s taken. But to each his own. But I’ll tell you what, if it is I don’t know how you walk back into practice”
Mat Ishbia on tanking: “If you are a bad team, you get a good pick. That makes sense. But purposely shutting down players and purposely losing games is a disgrace and impacts the integrity of whole league. This is much worse than any prop bet scandal. This is throwing games strategically. ”
[Charania]: Multiple sources with knowledge of Thursday’s GM meeting as well as a late January Competition Committee meeting told ESPN that the following concepts have been discussed to curb tanking: •First-round picks can be protected only top-4 or top-14+
Draymond Green talking about Chris Paul retirement: “A lot of people say because CP3 didn’t win a championship, he is not a winner. When you compete against him what he did with teams, was one of the ultimate winners you just need so much luck and things to go your way in order to win a championship
Luka when asked if Reaves ever caught a fish that big “Of course not, that bitch … Fish is bigger than Austin.”
Almost 6 years ago, CJ McCollum compared his facial hair to Jamal Murray and KD’s during a livestream on NBA’s official instagram
[Highlight] James Harden with the lob to Donovan Mitchell!
Jay Williams says GMs should be extremely concerned about Darryn Peterson, and that he would draft AJ Dybantsa over him. “I don’t feel like he really wants to be there.”
The Sacramento Kings fan who was celebrating the selection of Marvin Bagley III in the 2018 Draft - “I didn’t want Luka guy” today:
“I’m still a kings fan and I hate my life but it’s okay”
Take me back to the golden days of the Dunk Contest
[Amick] In the weeks leading up to Ballmer’s big bash, there was a significant upswing in league-wide speculation that the NBA’s hammer is likely to fall on the Clippers.
Jimmy Butler: “[Draymond] told Paul Pierce, you chasing the farewell tour. You not Kobe [Bryant], that’s crazy. That’s a crazy thing to say.”
-Kelly Oubre Jr.: “[Draymond Green] doesn’t really care about half the things that come out of his mouth.”
Footage of LaMelo Ball’s car accident in uptown Charlotte
Stan Van Gundy: “I’d get rid of the draft. No draft. You still have the salary cap, if you want to go give Cooper Flagg $45 million a year coming out of college, do it, he’s a free agent. Everybody coming out is a free agent. With no draft, there’s no incentive to lose, there’s none at all.”
JJJ: Eight years with the Grizzlies organization, (…) It’s been a journey. When we were rolling, there was nothing you could say. Nothing. FedEx was JUMPING. If you don’t remember that, then I guess you just weren’t really there. But I guess it’s like they say: All good things must come to an end.
[JJJ via Players Tribune] Memphis, It Was Realer Than Real
[Charania] Multiple sources with knowledge of Thursday’s GM meeting as well as a late January Competition Committee meeting told ESPN that the following concepts have been discussed to curb tanking:
TD3: Kevin Durant’s burner in these group chats has been known for four years. These group chats he’s in are the worse kept secret in the NBA. …in 2021, he was talking about the Brooklyn Nets under his official main account in these chats.”
Is it crazy to say that Amen Thompson shouldn’t get a $252M Max extension contract?
In 2020, a Reddit user successfully predicted we’d be having “what if” conversations about Zion and Ja
[Amick] There was, according to the source, a consensus on the call that this issue threatens the integrity and long-term viability of the league. As one general manager on the call put it in regards to tanking, “We’re all to blame.”
[Drew London] The Breakup is Getting Ugly: Under Armour Takes Curry Brand’s Instagram Followers
[Stein]: The Lakers have named Dodgers executive Lon Rosen as their new president of business operations:
Charlotte Hornets star Point Guard LaMelo Ball involved in car accident this Afternoon.
Orlando’s high-tech glass basketball court offers a glimpse into the future
Silver doing lottery reform the offseason after a generationally deep draft at the top going into a bad one will make any action he takes look better than it is
Vernon MaxweII shares a Larry Bird story
Giannis: “As Americans say, opinions are cheap — that’s why everyone has one. Right now, at this moment, I’m in Milwaukee. I don’t know if I’ll leave — it’s not up to me. If it was up to me, maybe I already would have left. In a year and a half, when I become a free agent at 32, it will be up to me”
Thunder injury update: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (abdominal strain) and Ajay Mitchell (abdominal strain/left ankle sprain) will be both be re-evaluated in approximately 1 week.
Jalen Williams (right hamstring strain) will be re-evaluated in approximately 2 weeks.
[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.”
Are the spurs the only team that plays home games in a different US city
Windhorst on Nike influencing free agency: “At the time (2003), yes. In today’s market, basketball shoes aren’t selling like back then. It’s currently not fashionable to wear basketball shoes when not playing ball… the number of players getting deals & the shoe deals themselves are way way way down”
Cedric Coward on Ja Morant: “If you want to say all the negative connotations about him, you’re dead wrong and you need to keep your thoughts to yourself. Ja is one of the best people I’ve ever met. One of the best people to be around.”
[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.
With Kyrie out, how Much of Their Careers Have Kyrie, Kawhi, Simmons, AD, and Zion Actually Missed?
Pablo Torre on Dallas winning the lottery
Worst defenders in the league according to DARKO DPM
[Highlight] James Harden with the fastbreak lob to Donovan Mitchell for the dunk (with replays). Cavaliers and Nets commentaries
Kevin Love shares an Instagram video of LeBron and Jayson Tatum on the golf course today
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] 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.