[Charania]: Chris Paul announces he is officially retiring from basketball after 21 seasons, ending a Hall of Fame career.
[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
[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.
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.
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
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.”
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!
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
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?”
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.
My strategy to reduce “How to reduce tanking” posts.
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
[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.
Only 2 teams have NEVER benefited from the NBA Draft Lottery: The Utah Jazz & Indiana Pacers
[Highlight] Darvin Ham coaches the Bucks to a 110-93 win over the Thunder as interim head coach with Doc Rivers out
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:
[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.
[Post Game Thread] The Milwaukee Bucks (23-30) defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (42-14), 110-93.
Lebron James Becomes Oldest Player to Record Triple-Double
[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.
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!
[Highlight] Nikola Topic checks in to standing ovation, finds J-Will for bucket on first possession
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
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. “
[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.
[Jones] The Jazz knew about JJJ’s knee previously. They were going to shut him down. Jaren was adamant that he wanted to play once at home before the surgery. They set his restriction at 25 minutes. That’s one reason he didn’t play in the previous fourth quarters, per sources
Quick glimpse at some factors leading up to the Pacers being fined $100,000 for tanking.
Lebron sets the record for Oldest player to ever record a triple double!
[MacMahon] The Mavericks negotiated their Anthony Davis trade with the Wizards without telling him or Rich Paul beforehand
[Highlight] LeBron James grabs the rebound to secure him a triple-double, and the crowd is cheering. This is LeBron’s 1st triple-double of the season
James Harden says loyalty is overrated: “The whole quote-unquote loyalty thing, I think it’s overrated. This is a business at the end of the day.”
[Pablo Torre] Clippers’ former GM Michael Winger asked “How many fucking side deals do we made with Kawhi.” Paper trail showing Clippers had been doing business with Kawhi’s uncle from at least 2017 (when Kawhi was sitting out with the Spurs), with alleged illegal payments spanning years
[Charania] Detroit Pistons All-Star and Arlington, Texas native Cade Cunningham has purchased a minority ownership stake of his hometown MLB team, the Texas Rangers, he told ESPN.
Media Narrative on the Utah Jazz
The 2025-2026 Thunder can no longer win more games than the 2024-2025 Thunder
Ousmane Dieng leads the Bucks to a win against his former team: 19/11/6, 4 blocks and a steal on 7⁄12 from the field and 3⁄5 from deep
Watch Will Hardy on the league fining the Jazz $500K: “I sat Lauri because he was on a minutes restriction. If our medical team puts a minutes restriction on Lauri I’ll try to keep Lauri healthy”
[Haynes] BREAKING: Utah Jazz star Jaren Jackson Jr. is likely to miss the remainder of the season to undergo surgery on his left knee to ensure his longterm health after a localized PVNS growth was discovered post trade, league sources tell me.
Paolo Banchero is dead last out of 260 players in deflections per 36 with a minimum of 700 total minutes
[Charania] San Antonio Spurs star De’Aaron Fox has replaced Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2026 NBA All-Star Game.
With the Bucks win over the Thunder, the Pistons enter the All-Star break with the fewest loses in the NBA (with 3 fewer games played)
Luka, Austin, and LeBron have only played 10 games together this season. Their record is 7-3.
Thanasis “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou” Antetokounmpo logs 0 PTS and 2 REB in 3 Minutes of play to propel the Bucks to victory over the Thunder in OKC.
[Highlight] Bucks ball movement leads to a wide open corner three for Cam Thomas
The best stories of the season so far
Jrue “Nothing beats a Jet2”Holiday takes off with 31 PTS, 9 REB, and 7 AST as Portland takes down the Jazz 136-119.