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Publisher/senior NBA writer https://xitter.cf/t.co/nUqLnkFZkX. Previous: Fox Sports, SI, CBS Sports.

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NBA Notes: Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cavs, Peyton Watson, Hawks hoopswire.com/nba-notes-thun…

NBA Notes: Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cavs, Peyton Watson, Hawks

Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander already has two straight MVP awards. The Thunder’s injury report is giving him plenty of opportunities to demonstrate why. Oklahoma City improved to 4-0 with Monday’s...

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Ja Morant, Damian Lillard giving Blazers a different kind of finish hoopswire.com/ja-morant-dami…

Ja Morant, Damian Lillard giving Blazers a different kind of finish

The Trail Blazers brought in Ja Morant to give Damian Lillard some help. Three games into their partnership, opponents are getting a look at why that might be a problem. Especially when there’s...

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Lakers’ first loss exposes the limits of simply outscoring everybody hoopswire.com/lakers-first-l…

Lakers’ first loss exposes the limits of simply outscoring everybody

Luka Doncic followed a 52-point game with 41 more Tuesday. Austin Reaves added 26. The Lakers still lost. That should tell you where this conversation is headed. Scoring hasn’t been a problem for Los...

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Karl-Anthony Towns: Knicks finally looked ‘more like ourselves’ in first win hoopswire.com/karl-anthony-t…

Karl-Anthony Towns: Knicks finally looked ‘more like ourselves’ in first win

The Knicks finally won a game, and Karl-Anthony Towns recognized the team doing it. “We looked,” Towns said, “more like ourselves from last year.” That would be the version that won a championship....

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NBA Notes: Spurs, Victor Wembanyama, Nets, Mikel Brown Jr, Bulls hoopswire.com/nba-notes-spur…

NBA Notes: Spurs, Victor Wembanyama, Nets, Mikel Brown Jr, Bulls

Spurs The Spurs spent the first week looking for some offensive rhythm. Julian Champagnie found enough Tuesday to share with everybody. Champagnie made eight first-half threes and finished with 26...

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Celtics’ Paul George on Jayson Tatum game-winner: ‘We got the ball to the MVP’ hoopswire.com/celtics-paul-g…

Celtics' Paul George on Jayson Tatum game-winner: 'We got the MVP'

Jayson Tatum has made plenty of big shots. This one carried a little more meaning than simply rescuing the Celtics from a game they nearly gave away. “That was a hell of a feeling,” Tatum

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Available NBA free agents by position. hoopswire.com/2026-nba-free-…

2026 NBA Free Agent List

A look at 2026 NBA free agents, some of whom finished last season unsigned, by position. This list is updated daily.

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Cavs embracing early tests with revamped Wizards up next hoopswire.com/cavaliers-cavs…

Cavs embracing early tests with revamped Wizards up next

The Cavaliers have played three games, won two and already experienced just about every emotion imaginable. They’ve blown a huge lead, nearly blown another and rallied from 15 points down to win in...

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Barry was an original member of the expansion Chicago Bulls. He was a wonderful, caring human being. I met him over 50 years ago and his legacy is not measured on his career but his heart for others. RIP.
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Former Cavs forward Barry Clemens dies hoopswire.com/former-cavs-fo…

Former Cavs forward Barry Clemens dies

Barry Clemens was part of the Cavaliers before most of the moments that define the franchise today. His basketball story, though, reached well beyond his two seasons in Cleveland. The Cavs announced...

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Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards to undergo knee procedure, miss up to two months hoopswire.com/timberwolves-a…

Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards to undergo knee procedure, miss up to two months

One night after scoring 47 points against the Cavaliers, Anthony Edwards is facing an extended absence. The Timberwolves star will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee and miss up to...

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NBA Notes: Mavericks, Cooper Flagg, Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly, Thunder hoopswire.com/nba-notes-mave…

NBA Notes: Mavericks, Cooper Flagg, Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly, Thunder

Mavericks Cooper Flagg’s shoulder held up just fine. So did his ability to find pretty much everybody on the floor. After missing Saturday’s game with a sprained left shoulder, Flagg returned Monday...

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Former Cavs forward Barry Clemens dies hoopswire.com/former-cavs-fo…

Former Cavs forward Barry Clemens dies

Barry Clemens was part of the Cavaliers before most of the moments that define the franchise today. His basketball story, though, reached well beyond his two seasons in Cleveland. The Cavs announced...

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NBA’s new lottery gives teams reason to compete, and few reasons to get clever hoopswire.com/nbas-new-lotte…

NBA’s new lottery gives teams reason to compete, and few reasons to get clever

The NBA can change the lottery. It can flatten the odds, punish the worst records and make it harder for the same franchise to keep collecting premium picks. What it can’t do is make 30

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Malik Beasley agrees to plead guilty in federal gambling case hoopswire.com/malik-beasley-…

Malik Beasley agrees to plead guilty in federal gambling case

Malik Beasley has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges stemming from an illegal sports gambling investigation, according to Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. The former NBA guard is scheduled to...

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Jazz lose Jaren Jackson Jr. for 6-8 weeks with torn MCL hoopswire.com/jazz-lose-jare…

Jazz lose Jaren Jackson Jr. for 6-8 weeks with torn MCL

The Jazz are still trying to get a sustained look at Jaren Jackson Jr. alongside Lauri Markkanen. Another knee injury will put that plan on hold. Jackson has been diagnosed with a torn MCL in

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NBA Notes: Grizzlies, Cameron Boozer, Hornets, Naz Reid, Spurs hoopswire.com/nba-notes-griz…

NBA Notes: Grizzlies, Cameron Boozer, Hornets, Naz Reid, Spurs

Grizzlies Ty Jerome has been getting plenty of attention in Memphis, and understandably so. But Cam Boozer is putting together the kind of introduction that gets your name mentioned alongside some...

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Timberwolves bringing back former Akron standout Enrique Freeman hoopswire.com/timberwolves-a…

Timberwolves bringing back former Akron standout Enrique Freeman

Enrique Freeman’s time away from the Timberwolves didn’t last long. Ten days after waiving him, Minnesota is bringing back a player it already knows pretty well. Freeman, a Cleveland native who...

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Nikola Jokic doubles down on message to booing Nuggets fans hoopswire.com/nikola-jokic-n…

Nikola Jokic doubles down on message to booing Nuggets fans

Nikola Jokic isn’t backing off. If Nuggets fans want to boo their own team, he’d prefer they find something else to do with their evening. Denver’s star center stood by his criticism of the home

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NBA Notes: Raptors, Kawhi Leonard, Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards, Nuggets hoopswire.com/nba-notes-rapt…

NBA Notes: Raptors, Kawhi Leonard, Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards, Nuggets

Raptors The Raptors brought Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto hoping for another memorable run. Three games into the season, they’re already waiting on his knee. Leonard is expected to miss “a period of...

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Jaylen Brown’s camp calls Celtics trade-demand claim ‘10000% a lie’ hoopswire.com/jaylen-browns-…

Jaylen Brown’s camp calls Celtics trade-demand claim ‘10000% a lie’

Jaylen Brown is playing for the Sixers. How he wound up leaving the Celtics is still generating almost as much discussion as anything he’s doing in Philadelphia. Now his camp is pushing back on the

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