https://whynba.com/karl-anthony-towns-mike-brown-challenge-27-points-20-rebounds-pistons/whynbaen2026-10-28T18:37:03+00:00Karl-Anthony Towns answers Mike Brown’s halftime challenge with 27 and 20: ‘Step it up not only one level but two levels’ https://whynba.com/interactive-trail-blazers-3-0-ja-morant-damian-lillard-micah-nori-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-10-28T18:07:04+00:00Interactive: The Trail Blazers are 3-0 — Ja Morant, Damian Lillard and a first-year coach, step by step https://whynba.com/imaging-shows-a-mild-back-strain-for-alperen-sengun-and-ime-udoka-hopes-for-a-few-games-at-most/whynbaen2026-10-28T18:04:32+00:00Imaging shows a mild back strain for Alperen Sengun, and Ime Udoka hopes for ‘a few games at most’ https://whynba.com/stephen-curry-nba-debut-october-28-2009-warriors-rockets/whynbaen2026-10-28T12:00:00+00:0017 years ago today: Stephen Curry’s NBA debut brings 14 points, 4 steals and zero made 3s in a 108-107 loss to Houston https://whynba.com/nba-last-two-minute-report-cavaliers-timberwolves-harden-edwards-lamelo-ball-foul/whynbaen2026-10-28T09:26:10+00:00NBA says the Cavaliers got two late calls wrong in their overtime win over Minnesota, including a missed foul on Anthony Edwards https://whynba.com/nba-mlk-week-january-11-18-2027-hawks-mlk-forever-game-grizzlies-jalen-johnson-paul-westhead-bobbleheads-giveaways/whynbaen2026-10-28T09:15:14+00:00NBA’s MLK week, Jan. 11-18: Hawks’ MLK Forever Game, Grizzlies’ 25th MLK celebration, Jalen Johnson and Paul Westhead bobbleheads https://whynba.com/knicks-stock-msgk-first-day-trading-value-dolan-10-million-award/whynbaen2026-10-28T08:35:00+00:00Knicks stock’s first day: MSGK closes at $305.42, values the champions at about $7.35 billion, and the filing shows Dolan’s $10 million award https://whynba.com/interactive-jayson-tatum-40-buzzer-beater-achilles-533-days-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-10-28T08:07:57+00:00Interactive: Jayson Tatum, 533 days later — from a torn Achilles at the Garden to 40 points and a buzzer-beater https://whynba.com/joe-mazzulla-mitchell-robinson-free-throws-celtics-nets-treat-it-like-a-loss/whynbaen2026-10-28T07:43:58+00:00Joe Mazzulla stands by putting Mitchell Robinson in before his two missed free throws: ‘There’ll be another time’ as the Celtics treat a Nets win ‘like a loss’ https://whynba.com/senators-nba-rwanda-visit-rwanda-deal-november-2-deadline-clippers-bal/whynbaen2026-10-28T07:30:00+00:00Senators give the NBA a Nov. 2 deadline on its Rwanda deal: what Visit Rwanda pays, the Clippers’ patch and the league’s own 2024 test https://whynba.com/mikel-brown-jr-tying-three-nets-celtics-overtime-full-accountability/whynbaen2026-10-28T06:46:29+00:00Mikel Brown Jr. forces overtime with a late three, then blames himself after Tatum’s winner: ‘I take full accountability’ https://whynba.com/jayson-tatum-40-points-buzzer-beater-nets-achilles-totally-different/whynbaen2026-10-28T06:45:50+00:00Jayson Tatum scores 40 with an overtime buzzer-beater and says he’s done thinking about his Achilles: ‘Totally, totally different’ https://whynba.com/interactive-thunder-4-0-jalen-williams-wallace-injuries-ajay-mitchell-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-10-28T06:30:00+00:00Interactive: Thunder 4-0 with half the rotation hurt — two surgeries, a sprained ankle and Ajay Mitchell’s 30, step by step https://whynba.com/portland-trail-blazers-beat-los-angeles-lakers-136-129-damian-lillard-luka-doncic-41-october-27-2026/whynbaen2026-10-28T06:02:13+00:00Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 136-129 to move to 3-0 as Damian Lillard scores 10 in the fourth and Luka Doncic has 41 https://whynba.com/nba-schedule-today-wednesday-october-28-2026/whynbaen2026-10-28T05:45:00+00:00NBA schedule today, Wednesday, October 28: all 12 games with tip times and TV as unbeaten Rockets and Thunder hit the road https://whynba.com/timberwolves-enrique-freeman-two-way-contract-return/whynbaen2026-10-28T05:36:28+00:00Timberwolves bring back Enrique Freeman on a two-way contract, 10 days after waiving him https://whynba.com/nba-rookie-tracker-four-games-yaxel-lendeborg-darius-acuff-caleb-wilson-numbers-october-2026/whynbaen2026-10-28T05:30:27+00:00Three rookies scoring 21 a game after four games, the most since at least 2019-20: Yaxel Lendeborg, Darius Acuff Jr. and Caleb Wilson in numbers https://whynba.com/nba-injury-report-wednesday-october-28-2026-joel-embiid-vj-edgecombe-cam-johnson-kyrie-irving-aj-dybantsa/whynbaen2026-10-28T04:37:13+00:00Wednesday NBA injury report: AJ Dybantsa cleared to debut, Ausar Thompson probable and Isaiah Joe out, and Tyrese Haliburton and Kyrie Irving questionable https://whynba.com/new-york-knicks-beat-detroit-pistons-111-97-karl-anthony-towns-27-20-october-27-2026/whynbaen2026-10-28T04:29:17+00:00New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 111-97 for their first win as Karl-Anthony Towns has 27 points and 20 rebounds https://whynba.com/boston-celtics-beat-brooklyn-nets-125-124-overtime-jayson-tatum-40-buzzer-beater-october-27-2026/whynbaen2026-10-28T02:34:39+00:00Boston Celtics beat Brooklyn Nets 125-124 in overtime on Jayson Tatum’s buzzer-beater as he scores 40 https://whynba.com/san-antonio-spurs-beat-sacramento-kings-130-103-julian-champagnie-victor-wembanyama-29-october-27-2026/whynbaen2026-10-28T02:27:23+00:00San Antonio Spurs rout Sacramento Kings 130-103 as Julian Champagnie hits eight first-half threes and Victor Wembanyama scores 29 https://whynba.com/jalen-duren-is-out-at-least-two-weeks-with-a-strained-right-hamstring/whynbaen2026-10-28T00:59:18+00:00Jalen Duren will be re-evaluated in two weeks with a strained right hamstring, the Pistons announced Sunday https://whynba.com/anthony-edwards-will-undergo-an-arthroscopic-procedure-on-his-right-knee-and-miss-up-to-two-months/whynbaen2026-10-27T22:59:18+00:00Anthony Edwards will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee and miss up to two months https://whynba.com/bam-adebayo-scapegoat-heat-0-4-davion-mitchell-aggressive-giannis/whynbaen2026-10-27T22:30:00+00:00Bam Adebayo says the outside noise wants to make him ‘the scapegoat’ as the Heat fall to 0-4, while Davion Mitchell says he must be more aggressive https://whynba.com/alperen-sengun-is-out-wednesday-at-milwaukee-and-tyrese-haliburton-is-questionable-on-the-nba-injury-report/whynbaen2026-10-27T22:01:44+00:00Alperen Sengun is out Wednesday at Milwaukee and Tyrese Haliburton is questionable on the NBA injury report https://whynba.com/meleek-thomas-16-points-nba-debut-cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-timberwolves/whynbaen2026-10-27T21:30:00+00:00Meleek Thomas waits two games, then scores 16 in his NBA debut as Donovan Mitchell says it’s ‘very rare to ride the coattails of a rookie’ https://whynba.com/nba-week-january-4-10-2027-kyle-lowry-jersey-retirement-groat-week-petrovic-elmo-dr-doom-bobbleheads-giveaways/whynbaen2026-10-27T21:15:06+00:00NBA’s Jan. 4-10 week: Kyle Lowry’s No. 7 retirement, GROAT T-shirt and bobblehead, Petrovic, Elmo and Dr. Doom bobbleheads https://whynba.com/hornets-retire-muggsy-bogues-no-1-jersey-february-11-put-each-other-on-the-map/whynbaen2026-10-27T21:10:00+00:00Hornets will retire Muggsy Bogues’ No. 1 jersey on Feb. 11, and he says ‘me and the Hornets put each other on the map’ https://whynba.com/lauri-markkanen-is-day-to-day-with-a-sprained-right-wrist-after-mondays-early-exit/whynbaen2026-10-27T20:58:16+00:00Lauri Markkanen is day-to-day with a sprained right wrist after Monday’s early exit https://whynba.com/malik-beasley-has-agreed-to-plead-guilty-in-the-federal-sports-gambling-case-and-will-enter-his-plea-on-december-9/whynbaen2026-10-27T20:00:01+00:00Malik Beasley has agreed to plead guilty in the federal sports gambling case and will enter his plea on December 9 https://whynba.com/jaren-jackson-jr-has-a-torn-mcl-in-his-right-knee-and-is-expected-to-miss-six-to-eight-weeks/whynbaen2026-10-27T19:58:29+00:00Jaren Jackson Jr. has a torn MCL in his right knee and is expected to miss six to eight weeks https://whynba.com/76ers-disabled-player-exception-ariel-hukporti-achilles/whynbaen2026-10-27T17:43:03+00:0076ers apply for a $1.7 million disabled player exception after Ariel Hukporti’s Achilles tear https://whynba.com/nba-blowouts-close-games-margin-of-victory-first-52-games-2026-27-numbers/whynbaen2026-10-27T17:18:10+00:00Twelve 20-point wins, three by 40 or more and four games within three points: the NBA’s lopsided first 52 games in numbers https://whynba.com/the-raptors-expect-kawhi-leonard-to-miss-weeks-with-left-knee-swelling-and-will-re-evaluate-him-in-one-week/whynbaen2026-10-27T15:58:08+00:00The Raptors expect Kawhi Leonard to miss weeks with left knee swelling and will re-evaluate him in one week https://whynba.com/golden-state-warriors-beat-denver-nuggets-134-114-yaxel-lendeborg-31-stephen-curry-8-for-8-october-26-2026/whynbaen2026-10-27T14:06:41+00:00Golden State Warriors beat Denver Nuggets 134-114 for their first win as Yaxel Lendeborg scores 31 and Stephen Curry goes 8-for-8 https://whynba.com/memphis-grizzlies-beat-utah-jazz-110-105-cedric-coward-ty-jerome-october-26-2026/whynbaen2026-10-27T14:06:33+00:00Memphis Grizzlies hold off Utah Jazz 110-105 to stay unbeaten as Cedric Coward has 16 points and 11 rebounds https://whynba.com/houston-rockets-beat-atlanta-hawks-120-110-alperen-sengun-29-kevin-durant-october-26-2026/whynbaen2026-10-27T14:06:23+00:00Houston Rockets beat Atlanta Hawks 120-110 to move to 4-0 as Alperen Sengun has 29 points, 9 assists and 6 steals https://whynba.com/milwaukee-bucks-beat-indiana-pacers-110-102-tyler-herro-first-win-october-26-2026/whynbaen2026-10-27T14:06:05+00:00Milwaukee Bucks beat Indiana Pacers 110-102 for their first win as Tyler Herro has 23 points and 10 rebounds https://whynba.com/watch-anthony-edwards-47-steph-curry-perfect-cooper-flagg-nba-monday-video/whynbaen2026-10-27T13:42:39+00:00Watch: Anthony Edwards’ 47 in an overtime thriller, Steph Curry’s perfect night, Cooper Flagg’s late stand and the best of Monday https://whynba.com/jazzs-lauri-markkanen-and-jaren-jackson-jr-exit-mondays-loss-with-wrist-and-knee-injuries-and-will-have-mris-on-tuesday/whynbaen2026-10-27T09:57:03+00:00Jazz’s Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr. exit Monday’s loss with wrist and knee injuries and will have MRIs on Tuesday https://whynba.com/nba-flopping-fines-jakucionis-ziaire-williams-court-iq-l2m-reports/whynbaen2026-10-27T09:21:42+00:00Kasparas Jakučionis is fined for flopping two nights in a row, Ziaire Williams draws the NBA’s fourth fine, and Court iQ changes two more shots https://whynba.com/nba-paris-manchester-games-2027-spurs-pelicans-tickets-sold-out-premium-packages-cairo-tip-times/whynbaen2026-10-27T09:13:21+00:00NBA Paris and Manchester games 2027: sold out, the premium packages left, Cairo tip times and the Spurs-Pelicans trip https://whynba.com/nba-kalshi-polymarket-preferred-prediction-market-exchanges-cftc-deal-explained/whynbaen2026-10-27T08:36:56+00:00The NBA picks Kalshi and Polymarket as official prediction markets: what the deal includes, what it’s worth and why the CFTC signed on https://whynba.com/nikola-jokic-sticks-to-comments-booing-fans-not-real-fans-nuggets-warriors/whynbaen2026-10-27T08:30:00+00:00Nikola Jokić sticks to his comments on booing fans: ‘I think they are not the real fans’ as the Nuggets lose to the Warriors https://whynba.com/interactive-luka-doncic-52-points-jazz-10th-50-point-game-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-10-27T08:14:24+00:00Interactive: Luka Dončić’s 52 in Utah — an 18-point hole, 13 points in the last four minutes and a 10th 50-point night, step by step https://whynba.com/taylor-jenkins-first-bucks-win-pacers-this-isnt-about-me-myles-turner-drill-sergeant/whynbaen2026-10-27T08:04:44+00:00Taylor Jenkins gets his first Bucks win and says ‘this isn’t about me’ as Milwaukee holds Indiana to 17 in the fourth https://whynba.com/yaxel-lendeborg-31-points-warriors-first-win-nuggets-kerr-close-games/whynbaen2026-10-27T06:29:09+00:00Yaxel Lendeborg ‘would have cried’ after another loss, then scores 31 for the Warriors’ first win as Kerr says he will close games https://whynba.com/nba-schedule-today-tuesday-october-27-2026/whynbaen2026-10-27T06:15:23+00:00NBA schedule today, Tuesday, October 27: all 4 games with tip times and TV as unbeaten Lakers host unbeaten Blazers https://whynba.com/kings-exercise-nique-clifford-third-year-option-2027-28/whynbaen2026-10-27T05:41:12+00:00Kings pick up Nique Clifford’s 2027-28 option despite a slow start to his second season https://whynba.com/nba-unbeaten-winless-teams-thunder-third-straight-4-0-knicks-0-3-heat-0-4-numbers/whynbaen2026-10-27T05:18:44+00:00Defending champion Knicks at 0-3, Thunder at 4-0 for a third straight year: the NBA’s unbeaten and winless teams in numbers https://whynba.com/nba-injury-report-tuesday-october-27-2026-keegan-murray-ankle-isaiah-joe-ausar-thompson-scoot-henderson/whynbaen2026-10-27T04:33:10+00:00Tuesday NBA injury report: Keegan Murray out at least 10 to 14 days, Derrick White probable for Boston, and Ausar Thompson and Isaiah Joe questionable at the Knicks https://whynba.com/thunders-alex-caruso-sprains-his-right-ankle-and-is-ruled-out-against-the-suns/whynbaen2026-10-27T03:55:35+00:00Thunder’s Alex Caruso sprains his right ankle and is ruled out against the Suns https://whynba.com/orlandos-jalen-suggs-has-a-mild-bone-bruise-in-his-right-knee-and-will-be-re-evaluated-in-two-weeks/whynbaen2026-10-27T02:59:03+00:00Orlando’s Jalen Suggs has a mild bone bruise in his right knee and will be re-evaluated in two weeks https://whynba.com/oklahoma-city-thunder-beat-phoenix-suns-125-114-ajay-mitchell-career-high-30-october-26-2026/whynbaen2026-10-27T02:31:01+00:00Oklahoma City Thunder beat Phoenix Suns 125-114 behind Ajay Mitchell’s career-high 30 to stay unbeaten https://whynba.com/dallas-mavericks-beat-miami-heat-113-109-cooper-flagg-giannis-antetokounmpo-triple-double-october-26-2026/whynbaen2026-10-27T02:07:53+00:00Dallas Mavericks beat Miami Heat 113-109 on Cooper Flagg’s late layup despite Giannis Antetokounmpo’s triple-double https://whynba.com/boston-celtics-beat-chicago-bulls-134-99-payton-pritchard-28-jayson-tatum-october-26-2026/whynbaen2026-10-27T02:05:33+00:00Boston Celtics rout Chicago Bulls 134-99 as Payton Pritchard scores 19 of his 28 in a 5-for-5 third quarter https://whynba.com/cleveland-cavaliers-beat-minnesota-timberwolves-127-125-overtime-anthony-edwards-47-october-26-2026/whynbaen2026-10-27T02:04:20+00:00Cleveland Cavaliers beat Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 in overtime despite Anthony Edwards’ 47 points https://whynba.com/charlotte-hornets-beat-washington-wizards-110-103-brandon-miller-39-october-26-2026/whynbaen2026-10-27T01:58:22+00:00Charlotte Hornets beat Washington Wizards 110-103 as Brandon Miller scores 39 without Kon Knueppel https://whynba.com/thunders-jalen-williams-and-cason-wallace-will-undergo-surgery-and-are-out-indefinitely/whynbaen2026-10-26T22:54:03+00:00Thunder’s Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace will undergo surgery and are out indefinitely