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Talks of NBA expansion are picking up rapidly, and it seems to be a two-city race between Seattle and Las Vegas. On Tuesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver discussed that topic and others at a press conference in New York City after the NBA Board of …
Monday brought us a rare instance of a sports league publicly disputing one of its media partners in the form of the NBA and ESPN. ESPN reported early Monday that the NBA’s investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers found no evidence that …
The NBA is trying something very different with its Opening Night schedule to kick off the 2026-27 season. The league will open the regular season on October 20 with a triple-header. The first game of the three, which features the Detroit Pistons …
Victor Wembanyama will be skating by without even so much as a slap on the wrist. The NBA has decided not to retroactively assess the San Antonio Spurs star center Wembanyama a flagrant foul for his dirty hit on New York Knicks opponent Jalen Brunson …
The NBA is finally getting out of their own way this year. On Sunday, the NBA formally unveiled their court designs for the 2026 NBA Finals. The series between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks will tip off on Wednesday with Game 1 at …
The NBA has defended the referees’ decision not to call a foul on a controversial play in the final seconds of regulation in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons. With the score knotted …
Jaylen Brown has managed to get fined despite his season being over. The NBA announced on Tuesday that they are fining the Boston Celtics star Brown a sum of $50,000. In the league’s release, they said Brown issued a “public criticism of …
Cade Cunningham was absolutely brilliant in Wednesday’s Game 5 but is now being reprimanded after the fact. The NBA announced on Thursday that they are giving the Detroit Pistons superstar point guard Cunningham a retroactive flagrant 1 foul. …
The Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves will officially have every (healthy) player available for Monday’s Game 5. The NBA announced on Sunday that they are handing down fines only for Saturday night’s Game 4 incident between …
LaMelo Ball is not quite getting off scot-free after his takedown of Bam Adebayo on Tuesday night. The NBA announced on Wednesday that they are fining the Charlotte Hornets star Ball a sum of $35,000 for his dirty trip of the Miami Heat counterpart …
Another NBA team is under scrutiny for potential tanking (in perhaps the strangest saga yet). The NBA is investigating the Sacramento Kings after a bizarre move by their head coach Doug Christie during Tuesday’s game against the Golden State …
The Portland Trail Blazers got their guy in last year’s NBA Draft but are now being punished for it. The NBA announced on Wednesday that they are fining the Blazers a sum of $100,000 and suspending their assistant general managers Sergi Oliva …
Julian Reese has successfully avoided what would have been a costly disciplinary measure. The NBA announced on Monday that they have rescinded a double technical foul assessed to the Washington Wizards forward Reese and Portland Trail Blazers center …
The NBA has put forward a set of measures that would give commissioner Adam Silver major power over punishing teams that he deems to be tanking. The league has introduced three potential reforms which would apply to the 2027 NBA Draft lottery if …
Andre Drummond is being punished for pulling a Ja Morant. The NBA announced on Saturday that they are fining the Philadelphia 76ers big man Drummond a sum of $25,000. In the league’s release, they stated that Drummond made an …
The NBA could become a 32-team league as soon as the 2028-29 season. Shams Charania of ESPN reported Monday that the league will hold a vote at next week’s board of governors meetings on the possible addition of two franchises, exclusively in Las …
