The Los Angeles Lakers lost in embarrassing fashion to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night, falling 139-96, but Luka Doncic was injured during the game, adding injury to insult. While the severity was unknown, he didn’t look good, and those fears were confirmed Friday afternoon when ESPN reported that Doncic has a Grade 2…
Late-season NBA basketball for a team eliminated from playoff contention can be a wild ride, often featuring names you wouldn’t otherwise know stand out. That’s probably the case for Milwaukee Bucks fans after the April 1 loss to the Houston Rockets, 119-113, when a group of reserves pushed a playoff team to the brink before…
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 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…
Celtics legend demands more MVP support for Jaylen Brown originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a preferred source by clicking here. The Boston Celtics only have 10 games left in their regular season, but Jaylen Brown is still playing at an MVP level. Advertisement Brown has carried the Celtics all season, leading them to…
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….
NEW YORK (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-92 on Wednesday for their 10th straight win. Gilgeous-Alexander was 8 of 9 from the field and was subbed with 4:28 left in the third quarter with the Thunder leading by 38. The reigning NBA MVP extended…
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards will miss at least a week or two with knee inflammation, the team announced Tuesday. Edwards was listed as “questionable” in each of Minnesota’s last two games, but played through his right knee problem, scoring 42 points in a road win over the Golden State Warriors and then 19 in…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander extended his streak to 128 consecutive games with 20-plus points in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 116-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. After scoring four points in the first half, Gilgeous-Alexander’s streak appeared to be in jeopardy. With less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter, Gilgeous-Alexander had 17 points and…
The stakes were already high when the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder took the court Thursday night. It was a possible look at an eventual Finals showdown, but there was even more at stake for Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Gilgeous-Alexander rose to the moment, setting a new NBA record by scoring at least 20…
