https://whynba.com/nba-rescinds-luka-doncic-technical-foul-heat-lakers-16-tech-suspension/whynbaen2026-11-04T10:19:59+00:00The NBA rescinds Luka Dončić’s technical from the Heat game, dropping him back to one in eight games and further from the 16-tech suspension line https://whynba.com/westbrook-no-0-jersey-retirement-night-february-7-2027-knicks-thunder-tickets-cairo-time/whynbaen2026-11-04T10:10:07+00:00Westbrook No. 0 night, Feb. 7: Knicks at Thunder tips at 4:30 a.m. Cairo time, and resale prices have nearly tripled https://whynba.com/dumonts-buy-miriam-adelson-mavericks-69-percent-cuban-20-percent-option-valley-view-arena/whynbaen2026-11-04T09:38:04+00:00The Dumonts buy out Miriam Adelson and hold 69% of the Mavericks on their own, with an option on Cuban’s stake priced about $570 million below market https://whynba.com/interactive-milwaukee-bucks-1-6-start-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-11-04T09:09:00+00:00Interactive: One win in seven — how the Bucks’ first season after Giannis has gone, step by step https://whynba.com/kevin-durant-six-shots-rockets-celtics-udoka-better-job-presence-alone-impactful/whynbaen2026-11-04T08:45:52+00:00Kevin Durant takes six shots in 33 minutes, questions a reporter about it, then explains: ‘My presence alone is impactful,’ as Ime Udoka says ‘I got to do a better job’ https://whynba.com/lebron-james-sips-fans-wine-76ers-bulls-fun-long-marathon-jaylen-brown-quarterback/whynbaen2026-11-04T07:30:12+00:00LeBron James sips a fan’s wine, then explains why: ‘If you don’t find ways to have fun… it could wear on you’ https://whynba.com/mark-walter-cadillac-f1-3-billion-sparks-700-million-lakers-sale-ledger/whynbaen2026-11-04T07:30:00+00:00Mark Walter is shopping Cadillac F1 at $3 billion and the Sparks at $700 million: the sale ledger that surrounds the Lakers’ $12.5 billion deal https://whynba.com/nba-schedule-today-wednesday-november-4-2026/whynbaen2026-11-04T06:45:00+00:00NBA schedule today, Wednesday, November 4: all 14 games with tip times and TV, as Philadelphia visits Detroit and Dallas plays San Antonio on ESPN https://whynba.com/nba-scoring-down-3-8-points-record-three-point-attempts-hornets-thunder-jazz-numbers/whynbaen2026-11-04T06:22:01+00:00NBA scoring is down 3.8 points a game from last season’s start even as three-point attempts reach a 12-season high of 37.8: the Hornets are 16 points below the league https://whynba.com/interactive-detroit-pistons-6-1-best-defense-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-11-04T05:30:00+00:00Interactive: Six wins, one lid on the league — how the Pistons built the NBA’s stingiest defense, step by step https://whynba.com/wednesday-nba-injury-report-november-4-2026-max-christie-out-santi-aldama-kawhi-leonard-knee-update/whynbaen2026-11-04T05:27:12+00:00Wednesday NBA injury report: Max Christie out, Santi Aldama nears his Mavericks debut, Kawhi Leonard’s knee progresses and Embiid, Brown and Kyrie Irving are off the lists https://whynba.com/victor-wembanyama-juggles-ball-referee-aaron-smith-spurs-jazz-fifth-straight/whynbaen2026-11-04T04:40:00+00:00Victor Wembanyama juggles the ball with his feet and referee Aaron Smith juggles it right back, in a 12-point night as the Spurs win a fifth straight https://whynba.com/adam-silver-likes-40-minute-nba-games-chris-mannix-injuries-stars/whynbaen2026-11-03T22:23:09+00:00Adam Silver ‘likes the idea’ of 40-minute NBA games, Chris Mannix says, as star injuries pile up, but Mannix doesn’t see how the money works https://whynba.com/nba-week-april-8-11-2027-phil-jackson-statue-lakers-booker-bobblehead-suns-sixth-man-shirt-kings-final-week-giveaways/whynbaen2026-11-03T22:10:05+00:00NBA week of April 8-11: Phil Jackson statue night, a Booker bobblehead, Sixth Man shirts and final-day giveaways https://whynba.com/timberwolves-sign-norchad-omier-two-way-waive-enrique-freeman-thunder-dalen-terry/whynbaen2026-11-03T18:43:28+00:00Timberwolves sign Norchad Omier to a two-way deal and waive Enrique Freeman, and the Thunder fill their 15th spot with Dalen Terry https://whynba.com/nba-offensive-rebounds-12-seasons-high-warriors-raptors-timberwolves-rockets-hornets-numbers/whynbaen2026-11-03T18:17:58+00:00NBA teams are grabbing 12.1 offensive rebounds a game, the most in 12 seasons, and seven are above 28%: what a fast start on the glass has meant since 2014-15 https://whynba.com/nba-injury-news-wednesday-november-4-2026-dalen-terry-thunder-max-christie-hip-kon-knueppel-return/whynbaen2026-11-03T17:30:26+00:00NBA injury news before Wednesday: Thunder sign Dalen Terry as three starters stay out, Max Christie hurts his hip and Kon Knueppel is ‘right around the corner’ https://whynba.com/new-york-knicks-beat-brooklyn-nets-103-90-landry-shamet-22-november-2-2026/whynbaen2026-11-03T15:06:20+00:00Landry Shamet scores a season-high 22 as the Knicks outscore the Nets 28-11 in the fourth for a 103-90 win https://whynba.com/portland-trail-blazers-beat-denver-nuggets-118-110-deni-avdija-28-november-2-2026/whynbaen2026-11-03T15:06:14+00:00Deni Avdija scores 28 and the Trail Blazers rally from 14 down to beat the Nuggets 118-110 for a 5-1 start https://whynba.com/houston-rockets-beat-boston-celtics-109-93-alperen-sengun-26-10-assists-november-2-2026/whynbaen2026-11-03T15:06:07+00:00Alperen Sengun scores 26 with 10 assists as the Rockets beat the Celtics 109-93 and improve to 7-1 https://whynba.com/new-orleans-pelicans-beat-memphis-grizzlies-135-134-overtime-ty-jerome-40-zion-williamson-november-2-2026/whynbaen2026-11-03T15:05:59+00:00Pelicans beat unbeaten Grizzlies 135-134 in overtime as Ty Jerome scores 40 and Zion Williamson 25 https://whynba.com/watch-luka-doncic-42-stephen-curry-34-toronto-47-point-fourth-quarter-sga-nba-monday-video/whynbaen2026-11-03T14:44:02+00:00Watch: Luka Dončić’s 42, Stephen Curry’s 34, Toronto’s 47-point fourth quarter and SGA’s go-ahead three from NBA Monday https://whynba.com/brooklyn-nets-first-game-barclays-center-november-3-2012/whynbaen2026-11-03T14:00:00+00:0014 years ago today: The Nets play their first game in Brooklyn, two days late because of Hurricane Sandy, and beat the Raptors 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