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The Los Angeles Lakers' season is going better than anyone expected when the team arrived at media day, and superstar LeBron James said he was dealing with scia

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder avenged their only loss of the season by beating Portland 122-95 on Sunday.Oklahoma City became only the fifth NBA team in the past 30 years to begin a campaign 17-1,

After making more than $21 million across 11 seasons in the NBA, the NBA journeyman fell hard -- and, prosecutors allege, into a life of crime.

The Sacramento Kings finally got back in the win column after a win in Denver against the Nuggets snapped an eight-game losing streak. Despite the win against a

The Indiana Pacers made this one interesting, climbing back to within 10 points in the final quarter, but a final surge of offense from Cleveland put this one to bed. Four Cavaliers topped 20 points tonight, while Indiana’s Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin and Andrew Nembhard scored a collective 79 points. Mitchell 3. Mobley 3. Hunter 3.

While there are no big-name deals even close to happening, there is still simmering trade talk around the league.

Cunningham believes the mix of shooting, size, defense, and superstar pedigree in his all-time group could lead to a historic undefeated season.

The Memphis Grizzlies plan to sign guard Kobe Bufkin via 10-day hardship exception, sources tell ESPN. Bufkin, the No. 15 pick in the 2023 draft, gets called up from the Lakers' South Bay G League team and enters his third NBA season.

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