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 https://whynba.com/memphis-grizzlies-first-game-november-1-2001-pau-gasol-shane-battier-debut/whynbaen2026-11-01T13:00:00+00:0025 years ago today: The Grizzlies’ first game in Memphis, Pau Gasol and Shane Battier’s debuts, and a 90-80 loss to Detroit https://whynba.com/lebron-james-whoop-global-ambassador-investor-10-billion-ipo/whynbaen2026-11-01T09:30:00+00:00LeBron James becomes a Whoop global ambassador 11 years after joining as one of its first 100 members, as the $10.1 billion tracker he invests in eyes an IPO https://whynba.com/warriors-lakers-38-15-first-quarter-comeback-won-by-17-numbers/whynbaen2026-11-01T08:30:00+00:00Warriors trailed the Lakers 38-15 after one quarter and won by 17: no team down 20 after the first quarter had won by that much since at least 2002-03 https://whynba.com/darius-acuff-jr-38-points-nine-threes-ties-nba-rookie-record-kings-grizzlies/whynbaen2026-11-01T07:30:08+00:00Darius Acuff Jr. ties the NBA rookie record with nine threes and scores 38 in Memphis, the youngest player ever to make nine in a game https://whynba.com/kyrie-irving-35-cooper-flagg-33-mavericks-hand-rockets-first-loss/whynbaen2026-11-01T07:30:00+00:00Kyrie Irving scores 35, Cooper Flagg 33, and the Mavericks hand Houston its first loss: ‘It’s just unbelievable to think that he’s a teenager’ https://whynba.com/nuggets-decline-daron-holmes-option-2027-28/whynbaen2026-11-01T05:45:43+00:00Nuggets decline DaRon Holmes II’s $5.55 million option, two years after trading up to draft him https://whynba.com/nba-schedule-today-sunday-november-1-2026/whynbaen2026-11-01T06:45:00+00:00NBA schedule today, Sunday, November 1: all 4 games with tip times and TV as US clocks go back, with Celtics at Magic and Raptors at Lakers https://whynba.com/nba-injury-report-sunday-november-1-2026-jalen-johnson-stephen-curry-kawhi-leonard-paolo-banchero/whynbaen2026-11-01T05:28:46+00:00Sunday NBA injury report: Jalen Johnson hurts his ankle, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green rest, and Kawhi Leonard and Paolo Banchero are out https://whynba.com/bulls-bucks-rockets-76ers-quarter-by-quarter-margins-numbers/whynbaen2026-11-01T05:20:10+00:00Bulls lose first quarters by 11.3 points a game, Bucks lose second quarters by 10.3 and Rockets win them by 9.4: the NBA’s quarter-by-quarter extremes, and how long they last https://whynba.com/philadelphia-76ers-beat-charlotte-hornets-109-104-tyrese-maxey-38-without-lebron-james-joel-embiid-october-31-2026/whynbaen2026-11-01T03:04:51+00:00Philadelphia 76ers rally past Charlotte Hornets 109-104 as Tyrese Maxey scores a season-high 38 without LeBron James and Joel Embiid https://whynba.com/houston-rockets-beat-oklahoma-city-thunder-119-98-jabari-smith-jr-30-marcus-smart-seven-threes-october-31-2026/whynbaen2026-11-01T03:04:42+00:00Houston Rockets beat Oklahoma City Thunder 119-98 as Jabari Smith Jr. scores 30 and Marcus Smart makes seven threes https://whynba.com/caleb-wilson-never-been-a-loser/whynbaen2026-10-31T23:22:21+00:00Caleb Wilson scores 23 in Boston, then takes the blame for the Bulls’ 1-5 start and says they ‘laid down’ https://whynba.com/dwight-powell-signs-fenerbahce/whynbaen2026-10-31T23:18:17+00:00Dwight Powell signs with Fenerbahce for the season, his first job outside Dallas after 12 NBA years https://whynba.com/watch-blazers-jazz-avdija-24-clingan-dunk-lillard-krejci-112-90/whynbaen2026-10-31T23:00:27+00:00Watch: Deni Avdija’s 24, Donovan Clingan’s monster mash and Damian Lillard’s assist as the Blazers rout the Jazz 112-90 https://whynba.com/watch-steph-curry-comeback-giannis-triple-double-kyrie-flagg-nba-cup-friday-video/whynbaen2026-10-31T22:50:00+00:00Watch: Steph Curry’s 25-point comeback, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s triple-double, Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg’s 68 and the best of the NBA Cup opener https://whynba.com/portland-trail-blazers-beat-utah-jazz-112-90-deni-avdija-24-damian-lillard-22-october-31-2026/whynbaen2026-10-31T22:39:03+00:00Portland Trail Blazers beat Utah Jazz 112-90 as Deni Avdija scores 24 and a 17-0 first-quarter run buries Utah https://whynba.com/interactive-lakers-ownership-step-by-step-buss-walter-kushner-iger-12-5-billion/whynbaen2026-10-31T22:30:00+00:00Interactive: From $67.5 million to $12.5 billion — who owns the Lakers, step by step, from Jerry Buss to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger https://whynba.com/mike-brown-knicks-hit-singles-76ers-loss-turnovers-isolation/whynbaen2026-10-31T22:26:56+00:00Mike Brown tells the 2-4 Knicks to stop chasing home runs after the loss in Philadelphia: ‘We have to hit singles’ https://whynba.com/luka-doncic-patience-lakers-warriors-me-first-i-got-to-be-better/whynbaen2026-10-31T22:17:05+00:00Luka Dončić scores 37, takes the blame for a blown 25-point lead and asks for patience: ‘Me first. I got to be better’ https://whynba.com/orlando-magic-beat-toronto-raptors-121-114-desmond-bane-28-franz-wagner-26-11-scottie-barnes-41-october-30-2026/whynbaen2026-10-31T22:10:00+00:00Orlando Magic beat Toronto Raptors 121-114 as Desmond Bane scores 28 and Franz Wagner adds 26 and 11 despite Scottie Barnes’ career-high 41 https://whynba.com/nba-week-february-25-march-3-2027-timberwolves-retire-kevin-garnett-no-21-ted-turner-bobblehead-star-wars-black-excellence/whynbaen2026-10-31T22:07:45+00:00NBA week of Feb. 25-March 3: Timberwolves retire Kevin Garnett’s No. 21, a Ted Turner bobblehead and Star Wars and Black Excellence nights https://whynba.com/nba-cup-2026-group-standings-after-opening-night/whynbaen2026-10-31T22:05:06+00:00NBA Cup group standings after opening night: Timberwolves +26 and Heat +20 lead the way, and the champion Knicks start 0-1 https://whynba.com/denver-nuggets-beat-phoenix-suns-127-120-jamal-murray-39-christian-braun-career-high-31-october-30-2026/whynbaen2026-10-31T14:59:06+00:00Denver Nuggets beat Phoenix Suns 127-120 as Jamal Murray scores 39 and Christian Braun a career-high 31 with 14 threes between them https://whynba.com/golden-state-warriors-beat-los-angeles-lakers-112-95-25-point-comeback-stephen-curry-31-luka-doncic-37-october-30-2026/whynbaen2026-10-31T14:59:00+00:00Golden State Warriors erase 25-point deficit to beat Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 as Stephen Curry scores 31 and outduels Luka Doncic’s 37 https://whynba.com/kevin-durant-nba-debut-october-31-2007-sonics-nuggets/whynbaen2026-10-31T13:00:00+00:0019 years ago today: Kevin Durant’s NBA debut brings 18 points on 7-of-22 shooting in a 120-103 Sonics loss at Denver https://whynba.com/dillon-brooks-flagrant-2-ejection-jordan-ott-reputation-flopping-technicals/whynbaen2026-10-31T10:21:19+00:00Dillon Brooks is ejected on a Flagrant 2, Jordan Ott says ‘I hope reputation doesn’t play into that,’ and two more flopping technicals make it 12 this season https://whynba.com/nba-all-star-week-february-16-21-2027-phoenix-schedule-cairo-times-lamelo-ball-bobblehead/whynbaen2026-10-31T10:10:54+00:00NBA All-Star week 2027, Feb. 16-21: Phoenix schedule with Cairo times, a LaMelo Ball bobblehead and the last games before the break https://whynba.com/lakers-sale-terms-agreed-kushner-iger-250-million-stakes-simmons/whynbaen2026-10-31T09:40:12+00:00Lakers sale terms are set at $12.5 billion as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger sell stakes from $250 million and Bill Simmons says they are billions short https://whynba.com/76ers-kalshi-first-nba-team-prediction-market-partner/whynbaen2026-10-31T09:30:00+00:0076ers become the first NBA team to sign a prediction market, naming Kalshi a partner while LeBron James is Polymarket’s $15 million face https://whynba.com/interactive-2026-nba-rookie-class-step-by-step-acuff-boozer-wilson-dybantsa-lendeborg/whynbaen2026-10-31T09:15:07+00:00Interactive: The 2026 NBA rookie class, step by step — Darius Acuff Jr.’s 34 and 14, Cameron Boozer’s triple-double, Caleb Wilson and AJ Dybantsa https://whynba.com/yaxel-lendeborg-fouls-out-luka-doncic-rematch-steve-kerr-warriors-comeback-lakers/whynbaen2026-10-31T08:48:03+00:00Yaxel Lendeborg fouls out with six points in his Luka Dončić rematch, and Steve Kerr says ‘everybody has nights like this’ https://whynba.com/joe-mazzulla-ai-claude-every-day-celtics-halftime-film-practice-plans/whynbaen2026-10-31T08:30:00+00:00Joe Mazzulla on using AI every day: ‘Is our halftime process really the most efficient way to watch film?’ https://whynba.com/darius-acuff-jr-34-points-14-assists-teenager-kings-0-5/whynbaen2026-10-31T07:30:00+00:00Darius Acuff Jr. joins LeBron James, Luka Dončić and Stephon Marbury as the only teenagers with 30 points and 10 assists, and the Kings are still 0-5 https://whynba.com/scottie-barnes-career-high-41-points-raptors-magic-three-free-throws/whynbaen2026-10-31T07:25:09+00:00Scottie Barnes scores a career-high 41 on 34 shots, gets three free throws, and the Raptors lose to the Magic: ‘I’m kind of raging on the inside’ https://whynba.com/nba-schedule-today-saturday-october-31-2026/whynbaen2026-10-31T06:45:00+00:00NBA schedule today, Saturday, October 31: all 7 games with tip times and TV as Houston hosts Oklahoma City without Chet Holmgren and 5-0 Memphis meets 0-5 Sacramento https://whynba.com/timberwolves-decline-cody-williams-option-shannon-beringer/whynbaen2026-10-31T06:44:13+00:00Timberwolves decline Cody Williams’ $7.67 million option and pick up Terrence Shannon Jr. and Joan Beringer https://whynba.com/thunder-without-chet-holmgren-record-shai-gilgeous-alexander-numbers/whynbaen2026-10-31T06:16:18+00:00Thunder went 46-8 when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played without Chet Holmgren over the last two seasons: what his 8-to-10-week absence means in numbers https://whynba.com/nba-injury-report-saturday-october-31-2026-chet-holmgren-jaylon-tyson-lauri-markkanen/whynbaen2026-10-31T05:30:31+00:00Saturday NBA injury report: Joel Embiid and LeBron James out, Alperen Sengun back for Houston and Chet Holmgren out 8 to 10 weeks https://whynba.com/philadelphia-76ers-beat-new-york-knicks-98-93-lebron-james-putback-tyrese-maxey-27-october-30-2026/whynbaen2026-10-31T03:07:35+00:00Philadelphia 76ers beat New York Knicks 98-93 as LeBron James’ late putback seals it and Tyrese Maxey scores 27 https://whynba.com/dallas-mavericks-beat-houston-rockets-116-111-kyrie-irving-35-cooper-flagg-33-october-30-2026/whynbaen2026-10-31T03:07:31+00:00Dallas Mavericks hand Houston Rockets first loss 116-111 as Kyrie Irving scores 35 and Cooper Flagg 33