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4 min read • 22 Oct 2026

Nets’ prized 2025 draft class offers little hope in ugly season-opening loss

It was hard to know what the Nets plan was when general manager Sean Marks used four of the team’s five first-round picks on guards in the 2025 draft. One game into the second season of that group hasn’t provided an...

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3 min read • 22 Oct 2026

Anthony Davis praises Wizards crowd in home opener, jokes that first game last season felt like 'Dress Like a Seat Night'

Anthony Davis gave the fans something to watch in his long-awaited debut with the Washington Wizards. On Wednesday, Davis led the Wizards to a 128-116 win in their season opener over the Milwaukee Bucks, scoring 34 point...

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4 min read • 22 Oct 2026

Lakers explosive offense made to look easy a sign of things to come

Luka Doncic didn’t want to get too carried away.To imply, or even acknowledge, that any aspect of an NBA game against an opponent is effortless could be viewed as disrespectful.Or just not a genuine reflection of reali...

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2 min read • 22 Oct 2026

Malika Andrews makes playful Luka Dončić post after viral Lakers interview

Superstar guard Luka Dončić was busy during the Los Angeles Lakers’ opening night win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.But the most viral moment of Dončić’s night came after the game ended, when ...

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3 min read • 22 Oct 2026

Stephen A. Smith backs Yaxel Lendeborg over ‘whining’ Luka Doncic criticism

It didn’t take Golden State Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg long to become polarizing. The 24-year-old got into a trash talking match with Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić during last night’s game, which ca...

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4 min read • 22 Oct 2026

Observations after Sixers erase 29-point deficit, earn incredible comeback win in home opener

Observations after Sixers erase 29-point deficit, earn incredible comeback win in home opener originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaSafe to say the Sixers have had less memorable home openers.With new stars LeBro...

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3 min read • 22 Oct 2026

Stephen Curry on exactly why Kristaps Porzingis’ absence puts Warriors in a tough spot

The Warriors entered the NBA season shorthanded with both Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody sidelined for the first few months because of injuries. They were dealt another blow with Kristaps Porzingis’ indefinite absence be...

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3 min read • 22 Oct 2026

Ziaire Williams was happy to be on the other side of Luka Doncic’s trash talk vs. Warriors

Los Angeles, - October 21: Forward Ziaire Williams #11 of the Los Angeles Lakers dives for the loose ball against the Golden State Warriors in the second half of a NBA playoff basketball game at Crypto.com Arena in Los A...

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3 min read • 22 Oct 2026

Wizards at Raptors Preview: Washington hosts the Raptors in DC

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - OCTOBER 30: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder handles the ball in front of Bub Carrington #7 of the Washington Wizards during the first half at Paycom Center on October 30,...

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4 min read • 22 Oct 2026

Mitchell Robinson admits he didn't watch Knicks' ring ceremony after Celtics' brutal loss

It was an unforgettable moment on Tuesday night in New York when the Knicks raised a championship banner to the rafters at Madison Square Garden for the first time in over half a century, and the members of last year’s...

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3 min read • 22 Oct 2026

NBA Referees Association weighs in on LaMelo Ball's traveling no-call

The National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA), the official union of NBA officials, responded to the controversial traveling no-call by Minnesota Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball, indicating that it should have been ...

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3 min read • 22 Oct 2026

Paul George draws NBA season's first fine for flopping after league reviews Celtics-Pistons game

Paul George had a historic debut with the Boston Celtics on Tuesday that later earned another notable footnote.George, 36, tallied 38 points in Boston's 121-113 loss to the Detroit Pistons, setting a franchise record...

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