It’s one of the best and closest three-way MVP races in recent memory between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama. That’s why it’s no surprise that those three were the top three vote-getters and finalists for Most Valuable Player, as the NBA released the finalists for all of its awards this season. Advertisement Here…
Remember at the beginning of this NBA season when people compared Cooper Flagg to Andrei Kirilenko, aka AK-47? Kirilenko was a defensive athletic star and many people thought that’s where Flagg would end up. Advertisement Well, not so much. He is an excellent defender, as promised, but he has also become an offensive star. In…
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was ejected after just one technical foul and forward Naji Marshall was ejected moments later from the bench after receiving his second caution Friday night in a game against Orlando. The sequence came early in the fourth quarter against the Magic, with the Mavericks trailing by more…
We haven’t even crowned a college basketball champion for 2026 (spoiler: it will be Illinois), and yet some of us are already looking ahead to 2027 March Madness. That’s what watching the best high school boys basketball players from the 2025-26 season at the 2026 McDonald’s All-American Game will make you. Advertisement I hope everyone…
Duke’s March Madness run ended Sunday in the Elite Eight, and what an ending it was. The Blue Devils blew a 15-point halftime lead, fumbled the ball in the final seconds and watched UConn’s Braylon Mullins oust them from the NCAA tournament. It was a painful loss, but it has company in Duke’s oeuvre of…
The Golden State Warriors can’t catch a break this season when it comes to the injury bug. After receiving news that Stephen Curry has made “good progress,” the Warriors apparently lose another player to injury. Advertisement Moses Moody suffered an apparent gruesome knee injury during the Warriors’ 137-131 overtime victory against the Dallas Mavericks. Moody…
DALLAS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 24 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 22 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks 135-120 on Wednesday for their 11th straight win. Dyson Daniels scored 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting and Jalen Johnson scored 17 points with 11 rebounds for the Hawks, who at 38-31 are in the thick…
The sprint to the end of the regular season is here. That means we’re on the fast track to the Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team discussion (and decisions). At this point in the year, it would be unfair to say that the rookies are complete, but there are more answers than questions. Establish…
Oklahoma City Thunder (46-15, first in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (21-38, 12th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Sunday, 8 pm Eastern Time In summary: Oklahoma City visits the Dallas Mavericks after the Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets 127-121 in overtime. Advertisement The Mavericks are 11-28 in conference matchups. Dallas gives up 118.0 points…
ESPN analyst and former NBA player Kendrick Perkins criticized the Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz after they were fined for sinking on NBA Today. “I wish (NBA Commissioner) Adam Silver had fined them $5 million for disrespecting the game of basketball,” Perkins said of fining the Jazz $500,000 and the Pacers $100,000 for “prioritizing draft…
