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New Orleans Jazz guard Pete Maravich, 1977. Photo by Robert Kingsbury, The Sporting News Collection, resized.Around the league
On this day in 1974: The New Orleans Jazz play their first game — four years to the night after Pete Maravich’s NBA debut
On October 17, 1974, the expansion New Orleans Jazz lost their first game 89-74 at Madison Square Garden. Pete…
Rui Hachimura shoots a three for the Clippers against Denver in preseason. Photo credit: LA Clippers / X video still.Game night
LA Clippers beat Denver Nuggets 122-110: Hachimura and Miller spark Intuit Dome win
The Clippers beat the Nuggets 122-110 in preseason at Intuit Dome. Rui Hachimura scored 16, Baba Miller 15 off…
David Adelman speaks after a Nuggets win at Houston, Nov. 22, 2025. Photo by Houston Roundball Review Media Group, CC-BY-4.0, resized.Uncategorized
DaRon Holmes II says he trusts his Achilles enough to roll again, then scores eight in 12 minutes at the Clippers
Holmes said he spent last season popping because he didn't trust his Achilles. He opened the fourth quarter at…
Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic with Denver at the Clippers in preseason. Photo credit: NBA / X video still.Uncategorized
Trevon Brazile scores a game-high 22 off Denver’s bench, starting with a Jokić alley-oop at the Clippers
The Nuggets rookie went 8-of-10 with three threes, a block and a steal in 25 minutes of a 122-110…
Jalen Duren finishes inside for Detroit. Photo credit: NBA / YouTube video still.Game night
Watch: Jalen Duren drops 24 in 15 minutes as the Pistons roll the Timberwolves
Official league clips: Duren's 24-point burst in 15 minutes, then the full Pistons-Timberwolves preseason highlight package from Detroit's 128-106…
Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic with Denver at the Clippers in preseason. Photo credit: NBA / X video still.Uncategorized
Nuggets’ Julian Strawther exits Clippers preseason game with left knee injury, will not return
Julian Strawther left Wednesday’s preseason game at the Clippers in the third quarter after his left knee bent awkwardly…
Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, July 2023. Photo: Michael Barera / Wikimedia Commons. Resized..jpg){kind=link}
The business of basketball
Cut or trade: what the last roster spots will cost the Bucks, Lakers, Grizzlies and Hornets
Milwaukee, Memphis and the Lakers are exploring trades before Monday's roster deadline, and Charlotte has a Pat Connaughton decision…
AT&T Center (now Frost Bank Center) in San Antonio, 2014. File photo: Atristan 77 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized.
NBA briefing
Spurs 2026-27 promo schedule: Fiesta Nights, Hello Kitty, I-35 Series and Frost Bank Center giveaways
San Antonio lists 20 Theme Nights, five giveaways, three Austin I-35 Series games and Ticket Packages from Hello Kitty…
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Yaxel Lendeborg was spooked when Frank Vogel said he’d guard Luka Dončić
Lendeborg said he was spooked when Vogel floated a Luka assignment before Golden State’s preseason win over the Lakers,…
Nikola Jokić shoots against Orlando on March 23, 2021. Photo: Jose Garcia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Uncategorized
Nikola Jokić ranks his behind-the-back dime to Cam Johnson as his personal favorite assist
Jokić told NBA staff his Oct. 4 behind-the-back pass to Cam Johnson would sit right on top of his…