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The NBA is quickly reversing course with a Jayson Tatum controversy from Thursday night’s game. The Boston Celtics star Tatum was whistled for maybe the weakest technical foul of the entire season on Thursday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. …
One deserving NBA player is not getting much love from the fans in the early going of All-Star voting. On Thursday, the NBA released the first returns of the fan vote for the 2025 All-Star Game. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo is the overall …
Multiple suspensions have been handed out for Sunday night’s brouhaha between the Miami Heat and the Houston Rockets. The NBA announced Tuesday that Rockets forward Amen Thompson has been suspended for two games without pay for his role in the …
Don’t worry if you missed the news last week about Anthony Edwards getting fined by the NBA … because another one just dropped. The league announced on Sunday that they are fining the Minnesota Timberwolves star Edwards a whopping …
LeBron James is not quite feeling the same holiday cheer this year. The Los Angeles Lakers star James took to X on Wednesday to issue a Christmas complaint. James is about to play in his 18th consecutive Christmas Day game when the Lakers play the …
Anthony Edwards has been sent to the principal’s office once again. The NBA announced on Monday that they are fining the Minnesota Timberwolves star Edwards $75,000 for “public criticism of the officiating” and for “using …
Giannis Antetokounmpo is celebrating Festivus this year by airing out his grievances against the league. In an interview this week with Eric Nehm of The Athletic, the Milwaukee Bucks star Antetokounmpo called out the NBA for not scheduling their team …
The NBA has decided on the punishments for the boxing charade that took place during Thursday night’s Detroit Pistons-Utah Jazz game. According to a release from the league on Saturday, Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson has been fined $35,000 for …
Doc Rivers is looking to put something into the NBA’s suggestion box. Rivers’ Milwaukee Bucks played on Friday night against the Cavaliers in Cleveland, a game that had a 6:40 CST tip-off time. The game came three days after the Bucks …
Joe Mazzulla is going to have to dig some money out of his couch cushions. The NBA announced on Saturday that they are fining the Boston Celtics head coach Mazzulla $35,000 for “aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language” …
Kevin Durant is woefully unimpressed by the NBA’s latest attempt to make the annual All-Star Game more exciting. The league announced on Tuesday that they are officially implementing an intricate new format for the 2025 All-Star Game in San …
The NBA is admitting that a technical foul called in Saturday’s NBA Cup game was much ado about nothing, The league announced Monday that they have decided to rescind a T that was called on Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Luguentz Dort in the …
Tensions have finally thawed between China and the National Basketball Association. Shams Charania of ESPN reported on Thursday that the NBA is set to return to China next October for the first time since 2019. The return will be taking place in …
It is officially raining flopping fines in the NBA. The league announced on Monday that they are fining Brooklyn Nets guard Ziaire Williams $2,000 for a flopping violation. The incident occurred during Brooklyn’s 100-92 loss to the Orlando …
Fred VanVleet is being disciplined for his latest anti-officiating crusade. The Houston Rockets guard VanVleet was ejected from Saturday’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers after going on a profane outburst against the three officials who were …
Mark Cuban and the NBA have always had a love-hate relationship with one another, and now the pendulum may be swinging back in favor of the latter. In an interview this week with veteran NBA writer Marc Stein, the longtime Dallas Mavericks owner …
