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Week 16 is the final full week of action before the February 9 trade deadline, which means fantasy managers are running out of time to identify players who may be worth stashing until after that day passes. Conversations focused on players such as Jakob Poeltl, Eric Gordon, and Jae Crowder will only intensify between now … Read more

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered yet another gut-wrenching loss on Saturday in the final moments of a game, this time to the Boston Celtics. But fans at least felt a glimmer of hope because the team has been getting healthier. Anthony Davis played his second straight game after being out for over five weeks with … Read more

Jan 7, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) sits on the bench next to forward Anthony Davis against the Sacramento Kings in the second quarter at the Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports / © Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports LeBron James and Anthony Davis are out for … Read more

Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons sits on the bench with guards Seth Curry and Patty Mills. / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports With the NBA Trade Deadline just two weeks away, talks are ramping up as teams push to make their final moves before the home stretch of the season. The Nets are likely to be … Read more

Why Coby White-Jae Crowder trade rumors need tweaking originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago As the NBA trade deadline draws ever closer, Bulls fans continue to wonder whether the team will be big time sellers this year. There’s been talk of widespread interest in Alex Caruso, and speculation that the front office could move on … Read more

Fans of the Boston Celtics have been hooked on fireworks in the form of trades since the deal that brought Kevin Garnett to the ball club in 2007 set the stage for Banner 17. Now, with the team contending again and in the best position in years to have a shot at taking home the … Read more

We knew three participants invited to the All-Star Saturday night Dunk Contest: G-League fan favorite Mac McClung, the Portland Trail Blazers Shaedon Sharpe and the Houston Rockets’ KJ Martin. The fourth slot in that event will go to the Pelicans’ Trey Murphy, reports Andrew Lopez of ESPN. No doubt Murphy can throw it down with … Read more

Brooklyn Nets center Day’ron Sharpe is one of the young players that the team is hoping will become part of the rotation when the playoffs come around. The second-year player out of UNC is one of the Nets’ true bigs and as a result, may be relied upon to give quality minutes if Brooklyn does … Read more

Ref has straightforward response to LeBron no-call vs. Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Referees have to call games like they see them. Unfortunately for the Los Angeles Lakers, the officials didn’t see Jayson Tatum foul LeBron James on a layup attempt in the final seconds of regulation Saturday night at TD Garden. Tatum … Read more

Anyone who has watched an NBA basketball game knows the script for the final minutes. It goes like this: the margin is either too wide for a team to try and make a comeback or the game is so close that there is either a chance at a last-second buzzer-beating shot or the team that … Read more