https://whynba.com/nba-poison-pill-trade-rule-seven-players-wembanyama-amen-thompson-2026-27/whynbaen2026-11-05T22:20:03+00:00Seven NBA players sit under the poison pill trade rule this season, and the gap can be $24 million before next July https://whynba.com/james-harden-kenny-atkinson-sideline-argument-cavaliers-thunder-4-4/whynbaen2026-11-05T22:10:00+00:00James Harden and Kenny Atkinson go at each other on the sideline as the Cavaliers fall to 4-4 after two losses to Oklahoma City https://whynba.com/nba-schedule-today-friday-november-6-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T19:11:09+00:00NBA schedule today, Friday, November 6: nine NBA Cup games, 76ers-Cavaliers and Blazers-Lakers on Prime, with Cairo tip times https://whynba.com/interactive-knicks-0-3-to-4-4-bulls-blowout-brunson-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-11-05T19:07:01+00:00Interactive: From 0-3 to 4-4 — how the champion Knicks reached .500 with a 30-point night, step by step https://whynba.com/pelicans-12-4-steals-above-any-full-season-mark-12-years-five-teams-at-10/whynbaen2026-11-05T18:35:31+00:00Pelicans are averaging 12.4 steals a game, above any full-season mark in 12 years, and five teams sit at 10 or more https://whynba.com/los-angeles-lakers-beat-sacramento-kings-116-103-luka-doncic-40-austin-reaves-walker-kessler-november-4-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T15:04:07+00:00Lakers beat Kings 116-103 as Luka Dončić scores 40 and Los Angeles pulls away late https://whynba.com/portland-trail-blazers-beat-phoenix-suns-132-119-damian-lillard-donovan-clingan-deni-avdija-november-4-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T15:02:59+00:00Trail Blazers beat Suns 132-119 as Damian Lillard scores 25 and Portland outscores Phoenix 43-25 in the second quarter https://whynba.com/denver-nuggets-beat-toronto-raptors-128-109-nikola-jokic-triple-double-bryce-hopkins-18-november-4-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T15:01:37+00:00Nuggets beat Raptors 128-109 as Nikola Jokić has a triple-double and Denver outscores Toronto 41-15 in the third quarter https://whynba.com/minnesota-timberwolves-beat-houston-rockets-117-107-lamelo-ball-ayo-dosunmu-21-jonathan-kuminga-november-4-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T15:00:05+00:00Timberwolves beat Rockets 117-107 as LaMelo Ball scores 12 in the fourth quarter and Jonathan Kuminga hits two late threes https://whynba.com/new-orleans-pelicans-beat-utah-jazz-120-113-overtime-saddiq-bey-keyonte-george-39-november-4-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T14:58:46+00:00Pelicans beat Jazz 120-113 in overtime as Saddiq Bey scores eight in the extra period and New Orleans wins its fourth straight https://whynba.com/watch-victor-wembanyama-52-klay-thompson-overtime-game-winner-luka-doncic-40-sga-42-nba-wednesday-video/whynbaen2026-11-05T14:41:58+00:00Watch: Victor Wembanyama’s 52, Klay Thompson’s overtime game-winner, Luka Dončić’s 40 and SGA’s 42 from NBA Wednesday https://whynba.com/lakers-33-game-winning-streak-begins-november-5-1971/whynbaen2026-11-05T14:00:00+00:0055 years ago today: The Lakers start their NBA-record 33-game winning streak, days after Elgin Baylor retires https://whynba.com/courtside-fan-throws-ball-referee-chelisa-painter-removed-luka-doncic-lakers-kings/whynbaen2026-11-05T10:17:57+00:00A courtside fan throws the ball at referee Chelisa Painter and is escorted out of Kings-Lakers, after Luka Dončić flags security: ‘I just asked him what the hell he’s doing’ https://whynba.com/rockets-14077-under-luxury-tax-line-amen-thompson-extension-payroll/whynbaen2026-11-05T09:34:20+00:00The Rockets are $14,077 under the luxury tax line: how Houston’s 14-man roster got there and what Amen Thompson’s $208 million raise does next https://whynba.com/interactive-victor-wembanyama-52-points-24-rebounds-8-blocks-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-11-05T09:11:07+00:00Interactive: 52 points, 24 rebounds, 8 blocks — Victor Wembanyama’s career night, step by step https://whynba.com/joel-embiid-plantar-fasciitis-painful-minutes-restriction-76ers-nurse/whynbaen2026-11-05T08:45:06+00:00Joel Embiid says his foot is ‘painful’ and he was on a minutes restriction, then plays 33 minutes with 26 points as the 76ers move to 8-1 https://whynba.com/dwyane-wade-heat-shootaround-giannis-spoelstra-great-sounding-board/whynbaen2026-11-05T08:44:53+00:00Dwyane Wade spends Heat shootaround with Giannis and Spoelstra calls him ‘a great sounding board’ for a team that started 2-5 https://whynba.com/klay-thompson-game-winner-overtime-heat-clippers-20-point-comeback-bam-adebayo-35/whynbaen2026-11-05T07:32:26+00:00Klay Thompson hits the winning three with one second left in overtime as the Heat come back from 20 down to beat the Clippers 117-116 https://whynba.com/victor-wembanyama-52-points-24-rebounds-8-blocks-spurs-mavericks-career-night/whynbaen2026-11-05T07:32:21+00:00Victor Wembanyama scores a career-high 52 with 24 rebounds and eight blocks, the first 50-20-5 game since Bob McAdoo in 1974, and says he has been sick https://whynba.com/nba-schedule-today-thursday-november-5-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T07:10:16+00:00NBA schedule today, Thursday, November 5: Magic at Suns and Heat at Warriors on NBA TV, with Cairo tip times and injury news https://whynba.com/nba-games-decided-by-13-points-widest-start-in-12-seasons-blowouts-close-games-numbers/whynbaen2026-11-05T06:26:18+00:00NBA games are being decided by 13.0 points, the widest start in 12 seasons, and only 10 of 121 have come down to three points or fewer https://whynba.com/kon-knueppel-leaves-season-debut-left-leg-soreness-vit-krejci-fracture-jarrett-allen-knee/whynbaen2026-11-05T05:27:04+00:00Kon Knueppel leaves his season debut after six minutes with left leg soreness, as Vít Krejčí fractures his ankle or leg and Jarrett Allen hurts his knee https://whynba.com/oklahoma-city-thunder-beat-cleveland-cavaliers-124-116-shai-gilgeous-alexander-42-donovan-mitchell-27-november-4-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T03:36:22+00:00Thunder beat Cavaliers 124-116 as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 42 and Oklahoma City holds off Cleveland’s comeback https://whynba.com/indiana-pacers-beat-memphis-grizzlies-107-103-andrew-nembhard-22-pascal-siakam-20-november-4-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T03:28:45+00:00Pacers beat Grizzlies 107-103 as Andrew Nembhard scores 22 and Aaron Nesmith hits the late three https://whynba.com/brooklyn-nets-beat-charlotte-hornets-114-104-michael-porter-jr-26-julius-randle-22-november-4-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T03:22:35+00:00Nets beat Hornets 114-104 as Michael Porter Jr. scores 26 and hits three threes in 79 seconds in the fourth quarter https://whynba.com/new-york-knicks-beat-chicago-bulls-135-105-jalen-brunson-33-karl-anthony-towns-november-4-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T03:13:07+00:00Knicks beat Bulls 135-105 as Jalen Brunson scores 33 in 28 minutes and New York leads by 44 https://whynba.com/philadelphia-76ers-beat-detroit-pistons-112-106-jaylen-brown-30-joel-embiid-26-november-4-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T03:00:56+00:0076ers beat Pistons 112-106 as Jaylen Brown scores 30 and blocks Cade Cunningham in the final minute to improve to 8-1 https://whynba.com/boston-celtics-beat-milwaukee-bucks-109-102-derrick-white-24-paul-george-25-november-4-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T02:57:00+00:00Celtics beat Bucks 109-102 as Derrick White scores 24 and Boston closes the game on a 12-3 run after a 22-point lead vanished https://whynba.com/atlanta-hawks-beat-washington-wizards-120-105-nickeil-alexander-walker-26-corey-kispert-november-4-2026/whynbaen2026-11-05T02:54:35+00:00Hawks beat Wizards 120-105 as Nickeil Alexander-Walker scores 26 and Corey Kispert hits a four-point play https://whynba.com/nba-tatum-answers-senators-rwanda-apr-withdrawn-bal-sanctions/whynbaen2026-11-04T22:20:48+00:00The NBA answers the Rwanda senators: Mark Tatum says APR ‘was withdrawn’ from the BAL and the league will ‘adjust’ to U.S. policy, but he skips the ‘red line’ question https://whynba.com/hornets-queen-city-quarter-epicentre-27-5-million-71-percent-below-foreclosure-spectrum-center-hive-district/whynbaen2026-11-04T21:37:22+00:00The Hornets’ owners buy the old EpiCentre for $27.5 million, 71% below its 2022 foreclosure price, and have spent $20.5 million more next door https://whynba.com/spike-lee-knicks-white-house-visit-dolan-cant-force-them-brunson-brown/whynbaen2026-11-04T20:39:59+00:00Spike Lee says Knicks owner Dolan ‘can’t force them’ to visit the White House: where the champions’ decision actually stands https://whynba.com/lebron-james-kyrie-irving-most-skilled-player-ever-seen-steve-nash-mind-the-game/whynbaen2026-11-04T19:26:19+00:00LeBron James calls Kyrie Irving the most skilled player he has ever seen, after Steve Nash says he may be the most skilled ever https://whynba.com/interactive-philadelphia-76ers-7-1-fourth-quarter-step-by-step/whynbaen2026-11-04T19:14:03+00:00Interactive: Seven wins in eight — how the 76ers got to 7-1 with every point of margin in the fourth quarter, step by step https://whynba.com/nba-weekend-schedule-november-6-9-2026-nba-cup-friday-mexico-city-nuggets-pacers/whynbaen2026-11-04T19:08:52+00:00NBA weekend schedule, November 6-9: 31 games with tip times and TV, NBA Cup group play Friday and Nuggets-Pacers in Mexico City https://whynba.com/warriors-withhold-kristaps-porzingis-20-million-salary-not-rendering-services-retirement/whynbaen2026-11-04T17:30:17+00:00Warriors stop paying Kristaps Porziņģis his $20 million salary, ruling he is ‘not rendering services’ as the center leans toward retirement https://whynba.com/charlotte-bobcats-first-game-november-4-2004-okafor-wizards/whynbaen2026-11-04T14:00:00+00:0022 years ago today: The Bobcats bring the NBA back to Charlotte, Emeka Okafor’s 19 and 10, and a 103-96 loss to the Wizards 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/norchad-omier-backs-out-timberwolves-two-way-deal-plans-sign-cavaliers/whynbaen2026-11-04T06:35:55+00:00Norchad Omier pivots to the Cavaliers on a two-way, and Cleveland plans to waive Riley Minix to clear the seat 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