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Clippers guard Luke Kennard drives during a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Jan. 6 in Minneapolis. (Andy Clayton-King / Associated Press) Luke Kennard approached his locker inside Crypto.com Arena on Thursday evening and, with the exasperated smile of a man tired of waiting, grabbed the black jersey dangling on a hanger and shook it … Read more

After going on a three-game losing streak, the Los Angeles Lakers were reeling and badly in need of a lift. LeBron James was very happy to provide them with exactly that. He started last week with a season-high 48 points on 16-of-26 shooting, eight rebounds and nine assists in a 140-132 win over the Houston … Read more

Embiid sits out practice but does on-court work ahead of Sixers-Nets matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The NBA’s three most successful teams over the past month and a half will play this week in Philadelphia. Entering Tuesday night’s games, the Sixers (18-4), Nuggets (18-4) and Nets (15-5) had the league’s best records in … Read more

DETROIT — It’s been 280 days since the Milwaukee Bucks could say that they were whole, 280 days from the day Khris Middleton injured his wrist in their first-round series against Chicago, 280 days from the day their chances at a repeat championship went down the drain. But Middleton emerging after his start-and-stop season to … Read more

CAMDEN, N.J.–The Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets have one big connection at the moment in the form of Ben Simmons. The former No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft spent his first 5.5 seasons in Philadelphia, playing four of them, before he was sent to the Nets at the 2022 deadline. Simmons … Read more

KD disappointed to miss Nets-Dubs clash at Chase Center again originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Since Kevin Durant left the Warriors to join the Brooklyn Nets in free agency during the 2018-19 offseason, he has yet to play in front of a crowd at Chase Center. Durant missed the Warriors and Nets’ most recent … Read more

Which NBA team has LeBron scored the most points against? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea There’s not many better duos than LeBron James and points. One of the NBA’s all-time greats is looking to enter the history books yet again very soon: the league’s all-time scoring record. He’s on pace to eclipse Kareem Abdul … Read more

CAMDEN, N.J–The Philadelphia 76ers made an interesting move during their recent five-game road trip when they moved Tyrese Maxey to the bench in favor of De’Anthony Melton. This won’t exactly be a permanent move as the Sixers will tinker with their lineups the rest of the way, but at the moment, this is the way … Read more

Report: Celtics searching for big man on NBA trade market originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Frontcourt depth is important in the NBA playoffs when the game slows down and things like halfcourt defense and rebounding become even more critical to winning games. And it sounds like the Boston Celtics are looking to upgrade in … Read more

Since Kevin Porter Jr. went out on Jan. 11 with a left foot injury, the emergence and higher usage of second-year center Alperen Sengun has become a huge storyline for the Houston Rockets. Now, with second-year guard Jalen Green registering two 40+ point games in his last three outings — including a career-high 42 in … Read more