Three ripple effects of Victor Wembanyama injury: How season-ending diagnosis impacts Spurs, DPOY race, more

On Sunday, Victor Wembanyama’s extremely promising career hit an important milestone: he played in his first All-Star Game. It turned out to be, in all likelihood, the final game of his second... Read more »

With Victor Wembanyama out, Jaren Jackson Jr. becomes new favorite for NBA Defensive Player of the Year

Victor Wembanyama’s season-ending condition will have many ripple effects, most of them unpleasant for the San Antonio Spurs and NBA fans in general. It also means the NBA Defensive Player of the... Read more »

Lakers vs. Hornets odds, line, prediction, start time: 2025 NBA picks, Feb. 19 best bets from proven model

The Los Angeles Lakers (32-20) host the Charlotte Hornets (13-39) in a cross-conference battle on Wednesday’s NBA schedule. This is the only game of the day and is a makeup for the... Read more »

Giannis Antetokounmpo says he would not ask for trade, ‘they would have to kick me out’

Every NBA team keeps a “superstars who might become available” list on a whiteboard somewhere in the office. That list is speculative — Luka Doncic wasn’t on it and now he’s a... Read more »

Lakers vs. Hornets player props, odds, picks: Go Over 7.5 assists for Luka Doncic on Feb. 19, 2025

The NBA All-Star break traditionally extends until Thursday, but the Wednesday NBA schedule brings a makeup game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Hornets after their Jan. 9 contest was postponed... Read more »

Which NBA Finals contenders are legit? NBA trainer Drew Hanlen joins the Kevin O’Connor Show

Drew Hanlen is the basketball skills and development trainer for superstars like Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Tyrese Maxey, Tyrese Haliburton, Trey Murphy and many more of the NBA’s elite. What... Read more »

Kyrie Irving says he wants to play for Australia at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving told reporters during All-Star Weekend that he wants to play for Australia at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Irving was born in Melbourne while his dad... Read more »

NBA Finals odds: The Thunder and Celtics end the All-Star break as the co-favorites

The defending champions and the two teams with the best records in the NBA are the post-All-Star Game favorites to win the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder are... Read more »

LeBron James trolls Doug Gottlieb amid basketball personality’s abysmal first season at Wisconsin-Green Bay

Getty Images The ongoing beef between LeBron James and Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball coach Doug Gottlieb took a new turn Monday on X (formerly Twitter) when the Los Angeles Lakers star trolled... Read more »

Kevin Durant derides NBA All-Star criticism: ‘It’s more fun to complain about the NBA than to actually watch it’

Kevin Durant has joined the chat. The 15-time All-Star and active online poster took the time to weigh in what to do about the NBA’s All-Star weekend. The NBA has tried for... Read more »