https://whynba.com/tyronn-lue-clippers-turnovers-lakers-unforced-darius-garland-back-tightness/whynbaen2026-10-29T07:50:44+00:00Tyronn Lue says the Clippers’ 24 turnovers in another loss to the Lakers were ‘unforced,’ and Darius Garland is playing through back tightness https://whynba.com/cooper-flagg-26-points-mavericks-thunder-first-loss-kyrie-irving-home-return/whynbaen2026-10-29T06:33:12+00:00Cooper Flagg hands the Thunder their first loss with 26 points and 8 assists in Kyrie Irving’s home return: ‘Just his gravity’ https://whynba.com/nba-schedule-today-thursday-october-29-2026/whynbaen2026-10-29T05:45:00+00:00NBA schedule today, Thursday, October 29: all 3 games with tip times and TV as Ja Morant meets the Grizzlies in Portland https://whynba.com/mavericks-exercise-zaccharie-risacher-fourth-year-option-2027-28/whynbaen2026-10-29T05:35:49+00:00Mavericks pick up Zaccharie Risacher’s $17.4 million option for 2027-28 despite a 17.6% three-point start https://whynba.com/nba-unbeaten-grizzlies-blazers-winless-kings-pelicans-same-night-history-numbers-october-2026/whynbaen2026-10-29T05:25:24+00:00Unbeaten Grizzlies at unbeaten Blazers and winless Kings at winless Pelicans on the same night, a first since at least 2004-05: Thursday’s NBA in numbers https://whynba.com/los-angeles-lakers-sign-center-lawson-lovering-to-a-two-way-contract-and-waive-ak-okereke/whynbaen2026-10-29T05:08:28+00:00Los Angeles Lakers sign center Lawson Lovering to a two-way contract and waive AK Okereke https://whynba.com/nba-injury-report-thursday-october-29-2026-tyrese-haliburton-luka-doncic-jordan-poole-ankle/whynbaen2026-10-29T04:29:37+00:00Thursday NBA injury report: Tyrese Haliburton out at least two weeks, Luka Dončić hopeful for Friday, and Jordan Poole’s ankle hangs over Kings-Pelicans https://whynba.com/stephen-curry-scores-a-season-high-44-points-as-the-warriors-win-119-114-at-minnesota/whynbaen2026-10-29T04:04:12+00:00Stephen Curry scores a season-high 44 points as the Warriors win 119-114 at Minnesota https://whynba.com/houston-rockets-beat-milwaukee-bucks-132-100-5-0-fred-vanvleet-24-amen-thompson-23-october-28-2026/whynbaen2026-10-29T02:26:04+00:00Houston Rockets rout Milwaukee Bucks 132-100 to move to 5-0 without Alperen Sengun as Fred VanVleet scores 24 https://whynba.com/bam-adebayo-passes-udonis-haslem-as-the-heats-all-time-leading-rebounder-in-the-win-at-atlanta/whynbaen2026-10-29T02:05:09+00:00Bam Adebayo passes Udonis Haslem as the Heat’s all-time leading rebounder in the win at Atlanta https://whynba.com/philadelphia-76ers-beat-indiana-pacers-114-109-tyrese-maxey-27-fourth-quarter-october-28-2026/whynbaen2026-10-29T02:04:54+00:00Philadelphia 76ers rally past Indiana Pacers 114-109 as Tyrese Maxey scores 17 of his 27 in the fourth quarter https://whynba.com/cleveland-cavaliers-beat-washington-wizards-121-111-evan-mobley-aj-dybantsa-debut-19-october-28-2026/whynbaen2026-10-29T02:03:50+00:00Cleveland Cavaliers rally past Washington Wizards 121-111 as Evan Mobley hits five threes and AJ Dybantsa scores 19 in his NBA debut https://whynba.com/miami-heat-beat-atlanta-hawks-129-117-first-win-giannis-antetokounmpo-24-18-october-28-2026/whynbaen2026-10-29T02:02:03+00:00Miami Heat beat Atlanta Hawks 129-117 for their first win as Giannis Antetokounmpo has 24 points and 18 rebounds https://whynba.com/anthony-edwards-will-have-a-cleanup-procedure-on-his-right-knee-thursday-and-the-timberwolves-believe-he-will-be-good-as-new/whynbaen2026-10-29T01:08:01+00:00Anthony Edwards will have a cleanup procedure on his right knee Thursday, and the Timberwolves believe he will be ‘good as new’ https://whynba.com/jalen-williams-has-surgery-on-his-fractured-fibula-and-dislocated-ankle-and-will-be-re-evaluated-after-the-regular-season/whynbaen2026-10-29T00:03:58+00:00Jalen Williams has surgery on his fractured fibula and dislocated ankle and will be re-evaluated after the regular season https://whynba.com/ernie-johnson-final-season-inside-the-nba-espn-tnt-deal-charles-barkley/whynbaen2026-10-29T00:00:00+00:00Ernie Johnson’s last season on Inside the NBA: what it means for the ESPN-TNT deal and Charles Barkley’s ‘package deal’ https://whynba.com/rick-welts-retire-mavericks-ceo-ethan-casson-valley-view-arena-luka-trade/whynbaen2026-10-28T23:00:00+00:00Rick Welts will retire as Mavericks CEO and hand the Valley View arena to Ethan Casson, a day after calling the Luka trade his hardest moment in Dallas https://whynba.com/watch-jayson-tatum-buzzer-beater-karl-anthony-towns-20-20-wembanyama-nba-tuesday-video/whynbaen2026-10-28T21:50:00+00:00Watch: Jayson Tatum’s overtime buzzer-beater, Karl-Anthony Towns’ 20-20 night, Victor Wembanyama’s nine dunks and the best of Tuesday https://whynba.com/aj-dybantsa-nba-debut-wizards-cavaliers-ankle-sprain-available/whynbaen2026-10-28T21:05:00+00:00AJ Dybantsa will make his NBA debut for the Wizards in Cleveland after missing four games with a sprained left ankle 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