LOS ANGELES – – — The Los Angeles Lakers are the classic bullies of the NBA. They hit the little ones, but have difficulties when “they bother someone their size.” Los Angeles continued its dominant play against the NBA’s bottom feeders by defeating the lowly Indiana Pacers 128-117 behind 44 points from Luka Doncic on…
Lakers’ Bronny James Gets Disappointing G-League News Ahead of Knicks Showdown originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers have been doing well since their three-game losing streak in late February. Advertisement The 17-time NBA champions have won four of their last…
Jayson Tatum made a triumphant return from a long-term injury as the Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks 120-100 in the NBA on Friday. Tatum, in his first appearance since suffering a ruptured right Achilles tendon during the playoffs last May, scored 15 points to help the Celtics secure a commanding victory. Advertisement Boston’s packed…
After going undefeated in February, the San Antonio Spurs began March with a loss. The Spurs’ 11-game winning streak ended Sunday at Madison Square Garden with a loss to the New York Knicks. Initially, San Antonio appeared to be on its way to its 12th straight victory. The Spurs took a 19-7 lead in the…
The Detroit Pistons apparently took last season’s playoff loss to the New York Knicks personally. For the third time this season, the Pistons defeated the Knicks. On Thursday night, Detroit cruised to a 126-111 victory at Madison Square Garden, sweeping its 2025-26 regular season series. The Pistons won by an average of 28 points in…
Is there anything funny about Jayson Tatum’s recent comments that he may not return this season? The Celtics superstar is nearing the end of his rehab for the torn Achilles tendon he suffered against the New York Knicks in the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals, and the team’s fans were enraged by how well the…
Each week during the 2025-26 NBA season, we’ll delve into some of the league’s biggest stories in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more on fact or fiction moving forward. Last week: Lakers can build a champion around Luka Dončić’s defense Fact or fiction: LeBron James belongs in the All-Star Game In what…
The High Score 100 (the top 100 players in Yahoo’s new fantasy basketball format) is a continuing reflection of year-to-date performance and production trends. Each weekly update captures who is really adding value and who is fading. (It’s not too late to create or join a High Score league, a new way to play Fantasy…
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers were aiming for a 3-3 homestand when they hosted the New York Knicks on Saturday. That would have been a victory for them after the two tough losses to open the series at home, but it wasn’t to be as they fell to the Knicks 112-109. They fell to 24-20…
During Saturday’s New York Knicks road game against the Philadelphia 76ers, superstar guard Jalen Brunson literally crashed into the ESPN broadcast on ABC. As Brunson passed the ball while defending, he accidentally collided with the ESPN team on ABC at the media table. Advertisement The broadcast showed the contact in slow motion, which had to…
