[Woike] Deandre Ayton says he finally realized that he’s not that guy. “I just started looking in the mirror and said ‘Yo bro, … you’re not that guy. You don’t need to be on this team doing that at all. This team, you came here to be the effort guy and close out possessions, rebound, run the floor.”
[What’s Wright Show] Nick Wright says he wishes the Inside the NBA crew actually enjoyed basketball. “You see more in the NBA of the guys saying their era was better. You don’t see Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long on Fox NFL pre game being like ‘none of these guys could cut it in the 70s or 80s!”
WNBA agrees to new CBA, average salary reportedly pushed above 500k
Joel Embiid comes up to say hi to Nikola Jokic after the game
[Highlight] Alex Caruso blocks Tristan Da Silva with his shoe?
Dylan Harper over his last 20 games: 13/3/4 in just 23 minutes on 59% from the field and 41% from 3 (66% TS)
LeBron signed this kid’s shoe after his dad told him to say “please”
When the league expands to 32 teams, they should change the NBA Cup format to a 32-team single elimination bracket
NBA Power Rankings: 1) Thunder 2) Spurs 3) Lakers 4) Celtics 5) Nuggets 6) Knicks 7) Pistons 8) Cavs 9) Timberwolves 10) Magic. Toronto is biggest mover, +6 to #11.
Luka Doncic has been the best scorer of the 2020s decade, he has the most points scored this decade and has the most 45, 40, 35, 30, 25 and 20 point games
[Charania] Details of a landmark WNBA collective bargaining agreement
[Highlight] LaMelo gets fouled, loses control midair, finds the ball, drains the circus shot and gets the call overturned to an and-1
The Hornets social team asked LaMelo Ball how many shamrocks were in the cup. He dumped them all out and said zero
The Spurs have scored 78 points in the first half against the Kings with no individual player scoring more than 12 points.
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has pledged to cover the funeral expenses of 12-year-old girl killed in fight, allegedly the victim of bullying.
[Highlight] Reggie Miller on SGAs “Foul baiting” Are there questionable calls? Absolutely. But He’s attacking the defense every night. Jaylen Brown been calling this out and he just shot 21 free throws last night!
[Highlights] Russell Westbrook with the assists to pass Mark Jackson and Steve Nash for the 5th all-time in most assists in NBA history (regular-season). He also receives appreciation from the crowd for that.
[Highlight] Alex Caruso plays defense with his shoe, gets a tech
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the win versus Orlando: 40 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 4 STL, 36 MIN
[Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander strips Jalen Suggs in back court, gets called for the foul. OKC successfully challenge the call, and SGA with the reaction
Nikola Jokic in a chill Nuggets victory against the Sixers: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists
NBA drops Pepsi and switches to Coca-Cola as their official sponsor. Sprite will return as the official soft-drink of the NBA, Starry is gone.
[Highlight] Larry Nance Jr. proudly smiles after his brother, Pete Nance, hits a triple in the 4th quarter against his team, cutting the lead to 5. It was Pete’s 3rd triple (and last one) of the night
Anthony Edwards is the latest Star who is in danger of being disqualified for All NBA teams
[Highlights] Russell Westbrook passes to Maxime Raynaud and screens off Victor Wembanyama under the rim, letting Raynaud score the easy bucket on back to back possessions
Today SGA(Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points against the Orlando magic. Yesterday his cousin NAW(Nickeil Alexander-Walker) scored 41 points against the Orlando Magic.
Gary Payton II hopes to play for the SuperSonics, his dad’s team and his hometown: “I would probably request a trade immediately! I love where I’m at, it’s about being able to wear that Sonics jersey before my career is over. I hope they end up getting that done so I can go hoop for the hometown.”
[Charania] Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo has been diagnosed with a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise and will be re-evaluated in one week, sources tell ESPN.
Ant and Obama go one on one
Atlanta Hawks fans dissapointed by decision to nix “Magic City Night”. Demand for tickets had skyrocketed after the promotion was announced, fans say that the critics “Just don’t get it.”
After the Orlando Magic had 40-bombs dropped on them by players with Alexander in their name, I’ve decided see if their upcoming opponents have Alexander in their name to check for any other possible scoring outbursts
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (50-18) defeat the Sacramento Kings (18-51), 132-104.
[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (54-15) defeat the Orlando Magic (38-30), 113-108 behind 40pts/5rebs and 4 steals from SGA!
[Highlight] Stephon Castle year-two downhill craft - @UsherNBA
90.3% of A.J. Green’s shot attempts this season are 3-pointers, which is on track to be the highest rate in NBA history (minimum 400 FGA)
[Highlight] Jarred Vanderbilt followed Luka Doncic to every ref he went up to at the end of the 1st half.
[Highlight] Jaden McDaniels threw the ball at Devin Booker after a timeout was called. Booker returned fire at the Timberwolves bench, but the ref Suyash Mehta was there to grab the ball. No techs upon refs review
The Thunder are the First Team to Clinch a Playoff Spot
[Highlight] Josh Hart gets his butt slapped mid-interview by Jose Alvarado and then hits Alan Hahn with a “pause”
[Highlight] DiVincenzo rips his jersey like Hulk Hogan in frustration
[Post Game Thread] The Denver Nuggets (42-27) demolish the Philadelphia 76ers (37-32), 124-96.
Victor Wembanyama’s response to the Spurs’ first 50-win season in nine years:
“There’s growth. There’s still not enough. I want to get at least 60 to balance out my rookie season.”
Maxime Raynaud despite the loss vs San Antonio: 32 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists on 13-25 FG | 2-5 3PT | 4-4 FT
[Lowlight] Donovan Mitchell is laughing after Ousmane Dieng tries (and smokes) his signature gather to the basket
Cam Johnson’s last 4 games: 17.0 points per game, 63.2 FG%, 55.0 3P%, 90.0 FT%
[Highlight] Taj Gibson loses his shoe while scoring, and then contests a shot with the shoe, but doesn’t block it himself and avoids a tech, showing Caruso how it’s done - 12/17/2018
Jalen Green with the ultimate St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Shooting today’s date from the field.
[Injury] Cade Cunningham back injury last night against the Washington Wizards (with replays). He played a bit more before being subbed out for the rest of the game due to back spasms. In total, he played 5:20 minutes. Pistons and Wizards commentaries