Power Rankings: Important role players for Knicks, Warriors and all 30 teams
A new No. 1? How the Knicks, Nuggets and Warriors stack up in this week’s NBA Power Rankings.
How JJ Redick has changed the Lakers — with the same roster
Here are three ways the Lakers are dramatically different this year — and one way they are troublingly the same.
Captain’s hats, shimmy mark Klay’s ‘surreal’ return
Klay Thompson’s return to the Bay Area on Tuesday night included Warriors fans in boat captain’s hats, a tribute video and a swipe of former teammate Stephen Curry’s shoulder shimmy. Said Thompson: “It was surreal and a night I’ll never forget.”
‘Night Night’ and ‘raw emotion’ follow Curry flurry
Stephen Curry took over the final four minutes of Tuesday’s back-and-forth clash with the Mavericks, deploying an almost premature “Night Night” celebration after a dagger 3, followed by what the Warriors superstar called “raw emotion.”
Waiver wire pickups: Bennedict Mathurin rises above the rest
The fantasy basketball waiver wire always has players who can help fill holes in your roster. Here are the ones to add for the week ahead.
‘There’s disbelief about him because he’s just that good’: Inside Flagg’s improbable rise
From grade school, Cooper Flagg has faced test after test — all designed to define his ceiling.
Spo takes blame for ‘horrendous’ TO gaffe in loss
Erik Spoelstra blamed himself for a “horrendous mistake” after calling a timeout the Heat didn’t have with 1.1 seconds left in overtime, costing Miami the game.
Rusty Embiid can’t help Sixers (2-8) in return
Joel Embiid had a predictably up-and-down performance across 26 minutes in his season debut for the 76ers, who now stand at 2-8 after a loss Tuesday night to the Knicks.
Nurkic ruled out vs. Jazz with ankle soreness
Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was ruled out of Tuesday night’s game at the Utah Jazz because of left ankle soreness.
Diamond Sports to offer per-game NBA, NHL prices
The nation’s largest owner of regional sports networks, Diamond Sports Group, which owns 16 RSNs, announced on Tuesday that it will offer single-game pricing for NBA and NHL games on its direct-to-consumer streaming package starting Dec. 5.