https://whynba.com/american-express-nba-wnba-global-partnership-nba-houses-jersey-assurance-usa-basketball/whynbaen2026-11-03T10:30:00+00:00American Express takes its NBA and WNBA deal global: NBA Houses, three sold-out games abroad, USA Basketball and a jersey guarantee tied to the trade deadline https://whynba.com/nba-week-april-1-7-2027-star-wars-night-milwaukee-houston-comets-t-shirt-kid-day-warriors-power-bank/whynbaen2026-11-03T10:10:52+00:00NBA week of April 1-7: Star Wars Night in Milwaukee, a Houston Comets T-shirt for every fan, Kid Day keychains and a Warriors power bank https://whynba.com/nba-canada-media-rights-renewed-2035-36-sportsnet-tsn-prime-video-two-raptors-games/whynbaen2026-11-03T09:31:58+00:00Sportsnet and TSN renew the NBA in Canada through 2035-36 as Prime Video takes two Raptors games off Canadian TV for the first time https://whynba.com/interactive-houston-rockets-7-1-point-differential-plus-103-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-11-03T09:15:35+00:00Interactive: Seven wins, plus 103 — how the Rockets became the NBA’s best team by margin, step by step https://whynba.com/mike-brown-sits-mikal-bridges-landry-shamet-jordan-clarkson-tyler-kolek-knicks-beat-nets/whynbaen2026-11-03T08:52:52+00:00Mike Brown sits Mikal Bridges for the second half as Landry Shamet, Jordan Clarkson and Tyler Kolek close out the Knicks’ win over the Nets https://whynba.com/kings-first-win-115-100-dallas-malik-monk-leaky-black-emanuel-sharp-bench-doug-christie/whynbaen2026-11-03T08:51:43+00:00Kings finally win, 115-100 at Dallas, as Malik Monk, Leaky Black and Emanuel Sharp combine for 12 threes off the bench https://whynba.com/stephen-curry-34-points-charles-bassey-career-high-warriors-suns-draymond-green-ejected/whynbaen2026-11-03T07:31:59+00:00Stephen Curry scores 34 and is ‘shocked when I miss any time’ at the line, as Charles Bassey’s career-high 19 lifts the Warriors past the Suns https://whynba.com/lamelo-ball-1000th-three-fastest-nba-history-311-games-timberwolves-bucks/whynbaen2026-11-03T07:31:56+00:00LaMelo Ball hits his 1,000th three in his 311th game, the fastest in NBA history, and scores a season-high 34 for the Timberwolves https://whynba.com/luka-doncic-42-points-13-assists-lakers-heat-fifth-straight-37-points/whynbaen2026-11-03T07:31:52+00:00Luka Dončić scores 42 with 13 assists for a fifth straight game of 37 or more, his 19th with 40 points, 10 assists and five threes https://whynba.com/six-nba-teams-1-6-start-history-bulls-bucks-jazz-kings-nets-clippers-numbers/whynbaen2026-11-03T06:20:37+00:00Six NBA teams are 1-6, tying the most since 2014-15, and only one of 37 teams that started 1-6 or worse finished at .500 or better https://whynba.com/nba-injury-report-tuesday-november-3-2026-pacers-six-players-joel-embiid-kyrie-irving-max-strus-jordan-goodwin/whynbaen2026-11-03T05:37:58+00:00Tuesday NBA injury report: no games, but the Pacers played six men, Joel Embiid and Max Strus return, Kyrie Irving sits and Jordan Goodwin hurts his calf https://whynba.com/philadelphia-76ers-beat-chicago-bulls-126-107-tyrese-maxey-26-vj-edgecombe-21-november-2-2026/whynbaen2026-11-03T03:06:04+00:00Tyrese Maxey scores 26 with 11 assists as the 76ers beat the Bulls 126-107 https://whynba.com/detroit-pistons-beat-charlotte-hornets-124-91-cade-cunningham-33-november-2-2026/whynbaen2026-11-03T03:04:36+00:00Cade Cunningham scores 33 with 17 in the third as the Pistons pull away from the Hornets 124-91 https://whynba.com/atlanta-hawks-beat-indiana-pacers-108-104-nickeil-alexander-walker-34-nine-threes-november-2-2026/whynbaen2026-11-03T03:02:00+00:00Nickeil Alexander-Walker scores 34 with nine threes as the Hawks hold off the Pacers 108-104 in Indiana https://whynba.com/oklahoma-city-thunder-beat-cleveland-cavaliers-117-112-shai-gilgeous-alexander-43-go-ahead-three-november-2-2026/whynbaen2026-11-03T02:59:00+00:00Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores a season-high 43 and hits the go-ahead three as the Thunder beat the Cavaliers 117-112 https://whynba.com/washington-wizards-beat-orlando-magic-103-94-anthony-davis-27-aj-dybantsa-21-november-2-2026/whynbaen2026-11-03T02:58:10+00:00Washington Wizards beat Orlando Magic 103-94 as Anthony Davis scores 27 and Washington holds Orlando to nine points in the third quarter https://whynba.com/kings-0-6-domantas-sabonis-wants-out-darius-acuff-doug-christie-visit-dallas/whynbaen2026-11-02T23:30:00+00:00Kings are 0-6 and Domantas Sabonis reportedly wants out, but a team source says he and Darius Acuff Jr. are ‘in great communication’ as Sacramento visits Dallas https://whynba.com/watch-luka-doncic-45-raptors-yaxel-lendeborg-37-tatum-orlando-nets-first-win-nba-sunday-video/whynbaen2026-11-02T22:50:00+00:00Watch: Luka Dončić’s 45 against the Raptors, Yaxel Lendeborg’s 37, Jayson Tatum in Orlando and the Nets’ first win https://whynba.com/victor-wembanyama-60-minutes-mvp-finals-showed-my-limits-barefoot-chess/whynbaen2026-11-02T22:40:00+00:00Victor Wembanyama tells 60 Minutes he should win MVP this season, and that the Finals ‘showed my limits’ https://whynba.com/thunder-retire-russell-westbrook-no-0-jersey-february-7-knicks-sam-presti/whynbaen2026-11-02T22:20:00+00:00Thunder will retire Russell Westbrook’s No. 0 on Feb. 7, and Sam Presti says they are ‘making some room for the rafters’ https://whynba.com/nba-week-march-25-31-2027-hello-kitty-night-sacramento-hello-brooklyn-night-cade-cunningham-bobblehead-kg-figurine/whynbaen2026-11-02T22:14:49+00:00NBA week of March 25-31: Hello Kitty Night in Sacramento, Hello Brooklyn Night, a Cade Cunningham bobblehead and KG’s Western Conference finals figurine https://whynba.com/nba-week-march-18-24-2027-wizards-cherry-blossom-night-caleb-wilson-bobblehead-hello-kitty-barbie-game-day/whynbaen2026-11-02T20:30:00+00:00NBA week of March 18-24: Wizards’ Cherry Blossom Night, a Caleb Wilson bobblehead, two Hello Kitty nights and Barbie Game Day https://whynba.com/nba-week-march-11-17-2027-blazers-1977-title-50th-anniversary-kg-mvp-figurine-snoopy-bobblehead-nets-2000s-night/whynbaen2026-11-02T19:30:00+00:00NBA week of March 11-17: Blazers mark 50 years since the 1977 title, a KG MVP figurine in Minnesota, a Snoopy bobblehead and the Nets’ 2000s Night https://whynba.com/interactive-nba-rookie-option-deadline-2026-seven-declined-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-11-02T19:10:43+00:00Interactive: Seven noes — how the 2026 rookie option deadline cut loose $47 million of the 2024 draft, step by step https://whynba.com/jazz-decline-isaiah-collier-option-bucks-ware-jakucionis-ace-bailey-2027-28/whynbaen2026-11-02T18:42:54+00:00Jazz decline Isaiah Collier’s $4.99 million option and keep Ace Bailey, and the Bucks pick up Kel’el Ware and Kasparas Jakučionis as the deadline closes https://whynba.com/raptors-clippers-turnovers-forced-committed-six-games-history-numbers/whynbaen2026-11-02T18:17:28+00:00Raptors force 21.8 turnovers a game and visit the Clippers, who commit 21.0: what six games of turnovers have meant since 2014-15 https://whynba.com/wyden-micky-arison-trail-blazers-moda-center-lease-deadline/whynbaen2026-11-02T18:00:00+00:00Ron Wyden takes the Trail Blazers’ Moda Center fight to NBA board chair Micky Arison, with two months left to save a $573 million deal https://whynba.com/anfernee-simons-16-of-27-threes-three-games-first-76ers-reserve-five-threes-three-straight/whynbaen2026-11-02T16:30:00+00:00Anfernee Simons makes 16 of 27 threes in three games, the first 76ers reserve with five or more in three straight, after a 5-for-21 start https://whynba.com/interactive-knicks-2-4-start-title-defense-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-11-02T15:30:00+00:00Interactive: Banner night to 2-4 — the champion Knicks’ start, step by step https://whynba.com/chris-paul-nba-debut-hornets-oklahoma-city-november-1-2005/whynbaen2026-11-02T14:00:00+00:0021 years ago this week: Chris Paul’s NBA debut opens the Hornets’ Katrina season in Oklahoma City with a 93-67 rout of the Kings https://whynba.com/grizzlies-suns-opponents-three-point-percentage-luck-numbers/whynbaen2026-11-02T13:40:00+00:00Opponents are shooting 30.1% from three against the 6-0 Grizzlies and 43.9% against the Suns: why six games of opponents’ three-point shooting have told almost nothing since 2014-15 https://whynba.com/nba-week-march-4-10-2027-bulls-horace-grant-bobblehead-kings-lowrider-night-lakers-hello-kitty-womens-history-month/whynbaen2026-11-02T12:30:00+00:00NBA week of March 4-10: a Horace Grant bobblehead in Chicago, Kings Lowrider Night, the Lakers’ first Hello Kitty Night and Women’s History Month games https://whynba.com/gayle-benson-windsor-court-hotel-pelicans-smoothie-king-center-lease/whynbaen2026-11-02T11:30:00+00:00Pelicans owner Gayle Benson buys the Windsor Court hotel, her third downtown deal since July, as the Smoothie King Center lease that runs out in 2029 is still unsigned https://whynba.com/interactive-2026-nba-cup-step-by-step-groups-champions-hinkle-fieldhouse/whynbaen2026-11-02T10:30:00+00:00Interactive: The 2026 NBA Cup, step by step — three champions, 60 group games and a final at Hinkle Fieldhouse https://whynba.com/jeanie-buss-siblings-cloak-and-dagger-filing-lakers-sale-go-along-rights/whynbaen2026-11-02T09:36:28+00:00Jeanie Buss calls her siblings’ vote to sell ‘void’ and accuses them of a ‘cloak and dagger’ campaign, as the $12.5 billion Lakers sale nears signing https://whynba.com/pelicans-two-straight-wins-jamahl-mosley-starting-five-33-steals-hawks-unbeaten-grizzlies/whynbaen2026-11-02T09:30:00+00:00Pelicans win two straight with Jamahl Mosley’s new starting five and 33 steals, and take it to unbeaten Memphis: ‘That’s who we have to be night in, night out’ https://whynba.com/interactive-clippers-1-5-ballmer-penalty-kawhi-trade-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-11-02T09:05:45+00:00Interactive: Penalty, trade, 1-5 — the Clippers’ season so far, step by step https://whynba.com/clippers-1-5-fifth-straight-loss-warriors-tyronn-lue-kris-dunn-seven-steals/whynbaen2026-11-02T08:53:11+00:00Clippers drop to 1-5 with a fifth straight loss, to a Warriors team without Curry and Green, and Tyronn Lue calls one-on-one defense ‘our foundation’ https://whynba.com/lamelo-ball-fouls-out-chris-finch-touch-fouls-timberwolves-spurs-wembanyama-beringer/whynbaen2026-11-02T08:00:00+00:00LaMelo Ball fouls out in 20 minutes at San Antonio, and Chris Finch says ‘I thought we got rid of that stuff in the ’80s’ https://whynba.com/luka-doncic-45-points-15-rebounds-5-steals-3-charges-lakers-raptors-defense/whynbaen2026-11-02T07:39:53+00:00Luka Dončić scores 45 with a stat line the NBA had never seen, but the five steals and three charges are what he wanted to talk about https://whynba.com/yaxel-lendeborg-37-points-most-warriors-rookie-since-stephen-curry-ethical-hoops-clippers/whynbaen2026-11-02T07:37:32+00:00Yaxel Lendeborg scores 37, the most by a Warriors rookie since Stephen Curry in 2010, then says he broke his own ‘ethical hoops’ rule chasing 40 https://whynba.com/hornets-decline-tidjane-salaun-option-2027-28/whynbaen2026-11-02T06:46:08+00:00Hornets don’t pick up Tidjane Salaün’s $10.4 million option, putting the No. 6 pick on track for free agency https://whynba.com/nba-schedule-today-monday-november-2-2026/whynbaen2026-11-02T06:45:00+00:00NBA schedule today, Monday, November 2: all 15 games with tip times and TV, as Oklahoma City visits Cleveland and 6-0 Memphis hosts New Orleans https://whynba.com/timberwolves-bucks-free-throw-percentage-seven-games-history-numbers/whynbaen2026-11-02T06:24:20+00:00Timberwolves have made 66.1% of their free throws and host the 70.9% Bucks on Monday: what a bad first week at the line has meant since 2014-15 https://whynba.com/nba-injury-report-monday-november-2-2026-lebron-james-joel-embiid-derrick-jones-jr-jakob-poeltl/whynbaen2026-11-02T05:30:40+00:00Monday NBA injury report: LeBron James back for the 76ers, Joel Embiid available, Derrick Jones Jr. hurts his knee and Jakob Poeltl is a late scratch https://whynba.com/brooklyn-nets-beat-indiana-pacers-98-90-first-win-michael-porter-jr-23-julius-randle-20-november-1-2026/whynbaen2026-11-02T02:56:26+00:00Brooklyn Nets beat Indiana Pacers 98-90 for their first win of the season as Michael Porter Jr. scores 23 and Julius Randle 20 https://whynba.com/boston-celtics-beat-orlando-magic-108-97-jayson-tatum-32-paul-george-fifth-straight-win-november-1-2026/whynbaen2026-11-02T02:56:21+00:00Boston Celtics beat Orlando Magic 108-97 for a fifth straight win as Jayson Tatum scores 32 and Paul George closes it https://whynba.com/watch-victor-wembanyama-43-halloween-jabari-smith-thunder-boozer-acuff-nba-saturday-video/whynbaen2026-11-01T22:50:00+00:00Watch: Victor Wembanyama’s 43 on Halloween, Jabari Smith Jr.’s 30 against the Thunder, Cam Boozer vs. Darius Acuff Jr. and the best of Saturday https://whynba.com/wizards-pick-up-options-sarr-carrington-george-tre-johnson-riley-2027-28/whynbaen2026-11-01T22:05:00+00:00Wizards pick up options on Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington, Kyshawn George, Tre Johnson and Will Riley