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The NBA is expected to approve billionaire mortgage lender Mat Ishbia as the new owner of the Phoenix Suns franchise before the Feb. 9 trade deadline, people familiar with the situation told The Republic. ESPN first reported the news Wednesday. The news is significant because the Suns haven’t made any trades so far this season. Interim … Read more

Report: Myers’ situation ‘hot topic’ in Clippers’ front office originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea As Warriors general manager and president of basketball operations Bob Myers enters the final months of his contract that expires in June, other NBA teams are monitoring the situation. Anthony Slater, Marcus Thompson II and Sam Amick of The Athletic reported … Read more

On Tuesday, the Chicago Bulls suffered arguably their most embarrasing loss of the season, falling to the slumping Indiana Pacers, 116-110. The Bulls blew a 21-point first-half lead after being outscored by the Pacers 70-48 in the second-half to see their three-game winning streak snapped and ending the Pacers’ seven-game skid. Following the loss, the … Read more

LeBron James is in a league of his own. The 38-year-old is well on his way to passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer during his 20th season in the league. He is just 177 points away. And the four-time MVP shows no signs of slowing down. James has openly expressed his … Read more

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is chasing the regular season all-time scoring record held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 career points and has held the record since April 1984, eight months before James was born. James is 178 points from claiming the record. His career scoring average is 27.2 ppg with his 2022-23 … Read more

The Boston Celtics will have to survive without veteran point guard Marcus Smart for the short-term future after the Flower Mound native revealed he had re-aggravated a foot injury sustained earlier in the season in a recent game. Describing his injury as a bone bruise on his ankle per The Athletic’s Jared Weiss, Smart explained … Read more

Report: Bobby Portis to miss time with MCL injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Milwaukee Bucks can’t escape the injury bug. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton both returned from extended absences on Monday against the Detroit Pistons, but they will now be without another contributor for some time. Bobby Portis suffered an MCL … Read more

On Tuesday night, the Chicago Bulls suffered an embarrassing loss, falling to the slumping Indiana Pacers, 116-110, after blowing a first-half 21-point lead, to snap their three-game winning streak. The Pacers outscored the Bulls 70-48 in the second-half to steal the game on the second-night of Chicago’s back-to-back. In the loss, Zach LaVine shooting struggles … Read more

At times during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 133-115 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, it seemed like LeBron James was trying to carry his team all by himself. He had another amazing performance, shooting 16-of-29 from the field to score 46 points, to go along with eight rebounds, seven assists and two steals. … Read more

San Antonio Spurs v Memphis Grizzlies MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Grizzlies center Steven Adams will miss three to five weeks because of a sprained ligament in his right knee. Memphis announced the update Tuesday night. The Grizzlies, second in the Western Conference with a 31-16 record, visit Golden State on Wednesday night trying to snap … Read more