[McMenamin] The Lakers training staff reportedly wraps Deandre Ayton’s water bottle in tape and writes “DA’s Crunk Juice — Drink this to unleash the beast” on it to keep him motivated
[McMenamin] Deandre Ayton: “They’re trying to make me Clint Capela, I’m not no Clint Capela!”
[Highlight] Trayce Jackson-Davis subbed in with 8.7 seconds remaining during the clutch, grabs the missed free throw by Victor Wembanyama, and then subbed out with 8.4 seconds remaining. Yes, he played 0.3 seconds last night, that’s 7,200 rebounds per 36 minutes, by linearity
No reporters seemed to be at Tim Hardaway Jr.’s postgame media availability as he jokingly says, “Ya’ll have a great evening!” before leaving
[Hoop Collective] Tim MacMahon: “J-Kidd’s acting skills have drastically improved in the many years since then. He convinced millions of people that he was absolutely shocked that Luka Doncic got traded in the middle of the night.”
NBA will send independent doctors to verify Lauri Markkanen’s MRI on Thursday
[Charania] 7-footer Mo Bamba is signing a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports and Greer Love tell ESPN. Bamba spent time earlier this season with the Raptors and has averaged 17 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks for the Jazz’s NBA G League affiliate.
[Lowman] Silver is creating the Jazz’s villain arc. Utah should just start diagnosing their players with insane things just so Adam Silver has to send NBA doctors to confirm that Keyonte George has leprosy or Kyle Filipowski has been stricken with phthiriasis.
Jason Williams on whether he and Randy Moss could beat iconic NBA Duos
Red Panda halftime performance - Denver Nuggets vs. Boston Celtics - 2/25/26
Nikola Jokić on Nikola Topić:
“He’s the future of Serbian basketball.”
“He’s fighting something that is probably more important — most important — and he won it.
[Highlight] Wemby with his signature ‘peek-a-boo’ block on Scottie Barnes
[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (42-14) defeat the Oklahoma City Blue (45-14), 124-116.
The NBA once forced the Jazz to give up 3 picks (1 of which turned in to Magic Johnson) for signing Gail Goodrich as a free agent.
Al Horford has reached 15,000 career points. He joins KD and Conley as the only players from the 2007 draft class to reach that milestone
DeAndre Ayton currently has an EPM of negative-1.5, which ranks #29 in the NBA among starting centers
In a YouTube video posted today, Chris Bosh reveals he was covered with his own blood, without warning, in a serious medical condition
[Highlight] The San Antonio Spurs erase a 15-point deficit to defeat the Toronto Raptors 110-107 and win their 10th straight game. It’s the longest win streak for San Antonio since 2015-16.
[Highlight] The Detroit Pistons defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 124-116. Detroit is now 19-7 against teams that are .500 or better this season, which leads the NBA.
With the Celtics’ loss, the final list of “Phil Jackson Contenders” is Detroit, OKC, and San Antonio
[Highlight] Wemby and Scottie show why they’re two of the best defenders in the league with under 1 minute left in the game
The Atlanta Hawks are having a Magic City collaboration
At 45-15, Oklahoma City can no longer match last year’s record of 68-14.
Iman Shumphert tells story of what LeBron told the team on the bus when down 3-1 to Golden State
SVG: “LeBron really was carrying that team in Cleveland. In fact, the guy we had the most trouble with, other than LeBron, was Wally Szczerbiak. No knock on Wally Szczerbiak, but he is not Pau Gasol… It wasn’t because Kobe was necessarily better than LeBron; he just had more around him.”
[Reynolds] Source: Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen injured in practice, to get MRI
The Milwaukee Bucks have won 8 of their last 10 games and could still be a dangerous play-in team when Giannis comes back.
[Charania] Cleveland Cavaliers star James Harden sustained a fracture in his right thumb during Tuesday’s win over the New York Knicks. Harden is undergoing further evaluations and treatment.
[Highlight] The Spurs have won 10 straight. With 25 games left to go, they are only 2 games behind OKC for first place in the West and nearly 6 games ahead of 3rd place.
Assuming Demar DeRozan plays a few more seasons, he’ll be a top 15 scorer in NBA history
Russell Westbrook 17 Pts 8-14, 1-1 FT in the first quarter vs the rockets
Jeff Teague “If Kon Knueppel isn’t ROTY, he got robbed.”
Pablo Torres - New video posting later about gambling scandal involving previously unnamed player
[Lowlight] For some reason, Demar DeRozan helps off Kevin Durant to double team Jeff Green, who is posting up 1 on 1, leading to a WIDE open 3 for KD
[Post Game Thread] The Denver Nuggets (37-22) defeat the Boston Celtics (38-20) behind Jokic’s 30/12/6, 103-84.
Zion Williamson on his 3-point shooting: “My teammates are always telling me to shoot them but I’m stuck in my own mental… I’m gonna look for it more I just hate when I miss… I don’t want to feel like I wasted a team possession”
Jaylin Williams tonight: Career high 30 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists on 9-14 shooting
[Highlight] Nikola Jokic hits a crazy one legged 3 to beat the shot clock!
[NBA Recap] How the Warriors salary cap was impacted by the Kuminga trade
Iman Shumpert asked if he was surprised Kyrie wanted to leave LeBron in Cleveland: “Hell nah. Kyrie is a Kobe guy, Kyrie wanted to beat LeBron”
Lamar Odom: “I loved drugs. You’re talking to a real addict… Summertime I did drugs I ain’t gonna front… I had some great cocaine summers.”
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (42-16) defeat the Toronto Raptors (34-25), 110-107.
[Charania] The Washington Wizards are signing two-way guard Jamir Watkins to a new two-year contract, agents Drew Morrison and Sam Rose of CAA Sports tell ESPN. Watkins has averaged 13.2 points and one steal in his last six games.
Despite the loss, Oklahoma’s Jaylin Williams has 30 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST on 87.8% TS
NBA leaders points per minute this season: 1. Giannis (0.96) 2. SGA 0.95 3. Ty Jerome (0.93) 4. Luka (0.91)
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama with the clutch block on Poeltl
[Highlight] Alperen Sengun records 26/13/11 triple-double in 32 minutes vs Kings (+22)
Ever wonder who was the least experienced and most experienced NBA champions? The 2011 Mavericks had an average roster experience of 10.09 years, the highest in the last 45 years.