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February

Celtics rout Nets by 50 points to join exclusive NBA club

Payton Pritchard scored 28 points and the NBA-leading Boston Celtics routed the Brooklyn Nets 136-86 on Wednesday night to become just the third team in league history to post multiple 50-point wins in a season. The triumph also was Joe Mazzulla’s 100th as head coach. Derrick White concluded with 27 points, and Jayson Tatum added 20 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds for the Celtics, who defeated the Nets on back-to-back nights. It was the final game for both teams prior to the All-Star break. “You can’t operate by feeling, so regardless if we lost tonight and won five out of six or six out of six, you […]

February

Victor Wembanyama logs triple-double with blocks in Spurs win

Victor Wembanyama has his second triple-double — and his first with blocks. The San Antonio Spurs rookie blocked a shot by the Toronto Raptors’ Gradey Dick with 6:32 left in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s 122-99 victory, giving him the NBA’s first triple-double with blocked shots as one of the categories in more than three years. To that point, Wembanyama had 27 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, as well — all in just 29 minutes. He is the first player with 10 blocks and 5 assists in under 30 minutes played, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Looking for the best online betting site […]

February

Hornets to trade Gordon Hayward to Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder fortified their roster for a playoff push by getting Gordon Hayward from the Charlotte Hornets for guards Tre Mann and Vasilije Micic and forward Davis Bertans, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Hornets also will receive draft compensation in the deal, sources said. Hayward is averaging 14.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game this season for the Hornets, although he hasn’t played since Dec. 26 because of a left calf issue. Injuries have been a constant issue for Hayward for years, as he has played 52 or fewer matches in each of the past five seasons, including 25 games this season. Looking for the […]

February

Bulls’ Zach LaVine to have foot surgery, out 4-6 months

Bulls guard Zach LaVine will be out four to six months after he undergoes surgery on his right foot next week. According to the team, LaVine and his agency, Klutch Sports Group, elected to have the procedure after seeking additional medical opinions. Bulls coach Billy Donovan highlighted Saturday that it was LaVine’s decision to have surgery, but he also stated he believed the star guard had tried to rehab his foot and get back on the floor. LaVine had not played since he sprained his right ankle on Jan. 18. However, the sprain had healed, according to Donovan, and LaVine has been sidelined […]

February

Grizzlies sending Adams to Houston for Oladipo, picks

The Houston Rockets are getting Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams in a trade for guard Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The Grizzlies get two 2024 second-round picks and a 2025 second-rounder in the trade, sources said. Adams, 30, has been out since January 2023 after undergoing right knee surgery, but he’s expected to be fully recovered for the 2024-25 season. The Rockets are eager to pair his physicality, rebounding and leadership as a backup to burgeoning star center Alperen Sengun. Coach Ime Udoka has placed a significant premium on upgrading the roster’s toughness and rebounding, and Adams gives the Rockets a player who […]

February

Mitchell scores 45, Garland returns to help Cavs keep rolling

Donovan Mitchell scored 20 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter, Darius Garland had 19 points in his return from a broken jaw and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the NBA-worst Detroit Pistons 128-121 on Wednesday night. Jarrett Allen had 14 points and 11 rebounds for his franchise-record 16th consecutive double-double and Isaac Okoro added 14 points for the Cavaliers. Cleveland won for the 11th time in 12 matches and is an NBA-best 16-4 since Dec. 16. Danilo Gallinari scored 20 points and went 4 of 4 on 3-pointers, and Cade Cunningham had 19 points and seven assists for Detroit, which was seeking its first back-to-back wins since Oct. 27-28. A seesaw fourth […]

January

Optimism Knicks’ Julius Randle out weeks, not months

As testing continues on New York Knicks forward Julius Randle’s dislocated right shoulder, there’s confidence that his timeline for a return will be measured in weeks and not months, sources told ESPN. Randle underwent an MRI on Saturday night, and although the evaluation isn’t fully completed, there’s hope that Randle can avoid a surgical procedure and return after missing several weeks, not months, sources stated. Looking for the best online betting site and Live betting? Visit Heritage Sports “He’s being smart right now, as are we,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said before Monday night’s 113-92 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. “So, we’re gathering the information, then […]

January

Cavs’ Emoni Bates suspended 2 games in G League for entering stands

Cavaliers rookie forward Emoni Bates was suspended two games without pay by the NBA G League on Monday for going into the stands after his game with the Cleveland Charge over the weekend. G League president Shareef Abdur-Rahim revealed that Bates and Charge teammate Gabe Osabuohien were suspended for “entering the spectator stands” after the game Saturday in Alabama. The league did not provide any other details regarding the incident, which happened after the Charge’s 126-105 loss to the Birmingham Squadron. Looking for the best online betting site and Live betting? Visit Heritage Sports Bates and Osabuohien will start serving their suspensions […]

January

Warriors assistant Dejan Milojević, 46, dies after heart attack

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team revealed. Milojević, part of the staff that helped the Warriors collect the 2022 NBA championship, was 46. Milojević died in Salt Lake City, where he was hospitalized Tuesday night after a medical emergency during a private team dinner. The Warriors had been arranged to play the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, a game the NBA postponed. “We are absolutely devastated by Dejan’s sudden passing,” coach Steve Kerr said in a […]

January

Clippers’ Ivica Zubac (right calf) out at least four weeks

The surging LA Clippers will have to play at least a month without starting center Ivica Zubac. Zubac is out with a strained right calf and will be re-evaluated in four weeks, the Clippers revealed before Tuesday night’s home game versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was a late scratch moments before tipoff of the Clippers’ 109-105 loss at Minnesota on Sunday. Looking for the best online betting site and Live betting? Visit Heritage Sports Head coach Ty Lue stated Mason Plumlee will start in Zubac’s place. Daniel Theis started Sunday against the Timberwolves. “We just got to adjust,” Lue said. “I think (with) Mase […]

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Celtics rout Nets by 50 points to join exclusive NBA club

Victor Wembanyama logs triple-double with blocks in Spurs win

Hornets to trade Gordon Hayward to Thunder

Bulls’ Zach LaVine to have foot surgery, out 4-6 months

Grizzlies sending Adams to Houston for Oladipo, picks

Mitchell scores 45, Garland returns to help Cavs keep rolling

Optimism Knicks’ Julius Randle out weeks, not months

Cavs’ Emoni Bates suspended 2 games in G League for entering stands

Warriors assistant Dejan Milojević, 46, dies after heart attack

Clippers’ Ivica Zubac (right calf) out at least four weeks

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