Luka Doncic’s injury suddenly changes everything for the Lakers at the worst possible time originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. For most of the night, it was already looking like a tough matchup for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then,…
After just four games with the Chicago Bulls, guard Jaden Ivey was fired Monday night following a livestream criticizing the NBA’s public displays of support for the LGBTQ+ community. The Instagram Live session, which aired Monday morning before the Bulls’ game against the San Antonio Spurs, was the third of its kind since Ivey was…
After a brief break to bring you our annual Tanking Rankings, we’re back to our regular bi-weekly programming: The World’s Most Accurate NBA Power Rankings. But first, an update to those Tanking Rankings, detailing exactly how well the 10 NBA lottery teams, now set in stone, have navigated to the bottom of the standings: Advertisement…
The modern NBA has become giant. Many teams have put the small-ball experiment in the rearview mirror, and the double-big lineups of yesteryear have resurfaced. Among the giants, however, is the Washington Wizards’ 6-foot-9 center Julian “JuJu” Reese. Advertisement The undrafted rookie’s NBA career is about as young as it gets. After starting the season…
While attention has been focused on the top draft picks still playing in the NCAA Tournament this weekend, another top-five pick announced he would turn pro. North Carolina’s Caleb Wilson declared for NBA draft in an Instagram post. Advertisement Wilson, a 6-foot-10 forward who can play inside or on the perimeter, has the potential to…
North Carolina’s search for a new men’s basketball head coach continues. While there hasn’t been much movement in terms of landing one of their best players, that will likely happen after the NCAA Tournament. As the search progresses, more and more opinions emerge about who should be the coach. The latest comes from NBA forward…
The NBA’s process to find new ways to discourage teams from tanking is currently focused on three separate concepts for changing the draft lottery, two people with knowledge of discussions surrounding the issue told The Associated Press on Friday. The concepts (not yet finalized proposals) were presented to the league’s board of governors by NBA…
The NBA will make changes to “fix” the tank after the 2025-26 season concludes. Commissioner Adam Silver promised as much Wednesday after two days of meetings with league owners in New York. The tank issue has become a hot topic this season and Silver considers it one of the league’s biggest priorities. Advertisement “It’s something…
The Los Angeles Lakers will not have Luka Dončić for their next game, unless the NBA backs down. The Lakers star received his 16th technical foul of the season on Saturday against the Orlando Magic, resulting in an automatic one-game suspension. Unless the league overturns the foul, Dončić will be out for the Lakers’ clash…
The Los Angeles Lakers are rolling. Led by star guard Luka Doncic’s 60 points and LeBron James’ triple-double, the Lakers topped the Miami Heat 134-126 on March 19 for their eighth consecutive victory. The win was even more impressive considering it came just one night after a huge 124-116 road win over the Houston Rockets….
