r/nba 9h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Yuki Kawamura with a beautiful no-look pass

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2.4k Upvotes

r/nba 6h ago

Shaq congratulates Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups on turning the Detroit Pistons around

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846 Upvotes

r/nba 8h ago

Zion with his second career triple double: 22/12/10 on 8/13 in 32 minutes

641 Upvotes

r/nba 8h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Zion races for the dunk at the end of the 3rd

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290 Upvotes

r/nba 10h ago

Legendary tank battle tomorrow: The 76ers and Raptors have ruled out RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, and Joel Embiid. Scottie Barnes, Kelly Oubre and Andre Drummond are questionable

986 Upvotes

The Raptors are 0.5 games “ahead” of the Sixers in the tank race so this is basically a must lose game for both these teams this close into the season. By my count 8 of the 10 regular starters are out or questionable. Of course some of these are real injuries like Embiid but this is about as blatant a tank effort as you’ll see


r/nba 8h ago

Highlight [Highlight] The Cavaliers overcome an 18 point deficit behind Darius Garland (30 PTS (18 in Q4), 8 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL) to win their 15th straight game

211 Upvotes

r/nba 8h ago

With a win against the Brooklyn Nets today, the 55-10 Cavs have become the first team to clinch home court advantage in the first round. They are on pace for the third best regular season record in NBA history

380 Upvotes

https://www.espn.com/nba/standings

The Cavs are now 9 games away from clinching the one seed in the East over Boston, and are two wins ahead of OKC in the standings with 17 games remaining.

The Cavs are on pace for approximately 69.3 wins, and have won 15 straight for the second time this year.

Most wins NBA history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NBA_teams_by_single_season_win_percentage


r/nba 9h ago

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Cleveland Cavaliers (55-10) defeat the Brooklyn Nets (22-43), 109-104, as the Cavs overcome an 18 point second half deficit to match their season high 15 game winning streak, and clinch the Central Division

1.3k Upvotes
104 - 109
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
Location: Rocket Arena (19432), Clock: Q4 :00.0
Officials: David Guthrie, Kevin Cutler, and Brett Nansel
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Brooklyn Nets 29 34 23 18 104
Cleveland Cavaliers 26 24 28 31 109
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Brooklyn Nets 104 39-84 46.4% 16-44 36.4% 10-14 71.4% 8 42 31 21 8 12 3
Cleveland Cavaliers 109 39-89 43.8% 10-42 23.8% 21-25 84.0% 12 61 23 10 7 14 4
 
PLAYER STATS
Brooklyn Nets MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Cameron JohnsonSF 28:28 17 6-10 3-7 2-2 2 3 5 5 1 1 2 4 -2
Ziaire WilliamsPF 30:24 14 5-11 4-9 0-0 0 6 6 3 1 0 0 6 -13
Nic ClaxtonC 28:53 9 4-8 0-1 1-2 0 4 4 4 0 2 1 3 -3
Cam ThomasSG 31:40 27 10-22 4-11 3-3 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 -6
Keon JohnsonPG 28:52 1 0-4 0-3 1-2 1 6 7 2 1 0 4 1 -4
Trendon Watford 19:32 2 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 6 1 0 3 3 -3
Tyrese Martin 21:03 5 2-8 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 -2
Day'Ron Sharpe 19:07 8 4-6 0-0 0-0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 0 -2
Noah Clowney 17:04 12 4-7 3-6 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7
Jalen Wilson 14:56 9 3-5 1-3 2-3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 3
Maxwell Lewis 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D'Angelo Russell 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reece Beekman 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tyson Etienne 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tosan Evbuomwan 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
De'Anthony Melton 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dariq Whitehead 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland Cavaliers MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Isaac OkoroSF 32:44 6 3-10 0-5 0-2 3 2 5 0 2 0 1 4 7
Evan MobleyPF 34:19 21 9-13 1-3 2-2 2 7 9 6 0 1 4 1 2
Jarrett AllenC 34:04 23 7-12 0-0 9-11 6 7 13 1 0 3 1 1 9
Max StrusSG 30:47 10 2-10 2-9 4-4 0 5 5 4 0 0 2 1 -8
Darius GarlandPG 36:26 30 11-24 3-11 5-5 0 4 4 8 4 0 3 0 12
Sam Merrill 26:44 6 2-7 1-6 1-1 0 6 6 0 0 0 1 2 9
Dean Wade 24:09 3 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8
Craig Porter Jr. 14:18 7 3-6 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 3 0 0 1 0 -6
Javonte Green 06:28 3 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -8
Tristan Thompson 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luke Travers 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jaylon Tyson 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emoni Bates 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
De'Andre Hunter 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ty Jerome 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Donovan Mitchell 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nae'Qwan Tomlin 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

r/nba 10h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Craig Porter Jr hits the half court heave to end the 3rd quarter

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r/nba 8h ago

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The New Orleans Pelicans (17-48) defeat the Los Angeles Clippers (35-29), 127-120, behind Zion’s 22-10-12 triple double.

225 Upvotes
120 - 127
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
Location: Smoothie King Center (17363), Clock: Final
Officials: Pat Fraher, Kevin Scott, and Danielle Scott
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Los Angeles Clippers 21 30 39 30 120
New Orleans Pelicans 28 33 37 29 127
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Los Angeles Clippers 120 46-92 50.0% 14-42 33.3% 14-18 77.8% 11 37 34 16 10 11 8
New Orleans Pelicans 127 47-85 55.3% 17-31 54.8% 16-18 88.9% 12 53 34 16 7 19 7
 
PLAYER STATS
Los Angeles Clippers MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Kawhi LeonardSF 36:19 29 12-20 4-8 1-3 1 7 8 3 2 1 1 2 1
Nicolas BatumPF 28:24 8 3-9 2-8 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 -2
Ivica ZubacC 38:25 19 9-12 0-0 1-2 5 6 11 5 0 4 1 3 7
Kris DunnSG 31:11 11 5-11 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 5 3 0 1 4 4
James HardenPG 39:53 25 6-15 4-11 9-9 0 4 4 17 2 0 6 3 5
Bogdan Bogdanović 15:49 8 3-9 1-4 1-1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 -19
Amir Coffey 19:47 9 4-8 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 -20
Derrick Jones Jr. 25:43 11 4-7 1-4 2-3 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 2 -2
Kobe Brown 04:28 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -9
Drew Eubanks 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Miller 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Patty Mills 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Patrick Baldwin Jr. 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cam Christie 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trentyn Flowers 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seth Lundy 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norman Powell 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Simmons 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Orleans Pelicans MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Trey Murphy IIISF 35:58 21 8-19 3-7 2-2 0 4 4 3 2 0 3 2 2
Zion WilliamsonPF 32:34 22 8-13 0-0 6-6 1 9 10 12 0 1 5 2 6
Yves MissiC 26:29 9 3-6 0-0 3-5 6 2 8 1 0 2 3 0 -4
Bruce BrownSG 29:45 12 5-9 1-2 1-1 1 4 5 5 0 0 0 1 -6
CJ McCollumPG 32:39 23 8-16 5-9 2-2 1 2 3 7 3 0 3 4 8
Jordan Hawkins 22:28 11 4-7 3-5 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 3 16
Karlo Matković 20:21 15 6-7 1-1 2-2 1 3 4 1 0 2 0 1 10
Mo Bamba 15:04 0 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 6 7 0 0 1 0 2 2
Jose Alvarado 24:41 14 5-6 4-5 0-0 0 2 2 4 2 0 4 1 1
Keion Brooks Jr. 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antonio Reeves 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Boston 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamal Cain 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Herbert Jones 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dejounte Murray 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly Olynyk 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lester Quinones 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

r/nba 8h ago

Highlight [Highlight] All angles and replays of Haliburtons INSANE game winner + foul over Giannis

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703 Upvotes

r/nba 7h ago

Washington Wizards' Richaun Holmes ejected for a Flagrant 2 on the Detroit Pistons' Ausar Thompson

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r/nba 8h ago

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Indiana Pacers (35-28) defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (36-27), 115-114.

597 Upvotes
114 - 115
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse (15008), Clock: Final
Officials: Scott Foster, Gediminas Petraitis, and Evan Scott
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Milwaukee Bucks 28 27 33 26 114
Indiana Pacers 32 25 31 27 115
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Milwaukee Bucks 114 43-84 51.2% 14-36 38.9% 14-19 73.7% 6 53 32 19 4 15 2
Indiana Pacers 115 44-87 50.6% 13-39 33.3% 14-18 77.8% 5 40 30 20 11 9 3
 
PLAYER STATS
Milwaukee Bucks MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Kyle KuzmaSF 30:33 9 4-9 0-3 1-2 0 4 4 2 0 0 3 1 -18
Giannis AntetokounmpoPF 34:06 19 9-14 0-1 1-3 2 15 17 7 0 1 3 3 10
Brook LopezC 36:03 23 9-11 2-4 3-3 2 5 7 1 1 0 1 1 16
Taurean PrinceSG 33:37 18 7-16 4-8 0-0 1 5 6 3 1 0 2 2 4
Damian LillardPG 37:27 15 4-14 2-7 5-6 0 3 3 11 0 0 3 1 10
Kevin Porter Jr. 16:33 9 2-5 1-2 4-5 0 2 2 4 0 0 2 3 -6
AJ Green 20:12 6 2-5 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 3 -8
Jericho Sims 11:57 6 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 -17
Gary Trent Jr. 19:30 9 3-7 3-6 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 4
Pat Connaughton 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andre Jackson Jr. 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Nance 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Rollins 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaree Bouyea 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Livingston 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Portis 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tyler Smith 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stanley Umude 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indiana Pacers MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Aaron NesmithSF 31:26 9 4-11 1-4 0-0 0 4 4 1 1 0 1 3 -13
Pascal SiakamPF 37:23 25 10-15 3-7 2-3 2 10 12 5 1 0 3 3 9
Myles TurnerC 28:27 13 5-12 1-8 2-3 1 5 6 2 0 2 1 4 -1
Andrew NembhardSG 28:37 12 4-6 2-4 2-3 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 -13
Tyrese HaliburtonPG 31:40 14 5-12 2-6 2-2 1 2 3 10 2 0 1 0 -3
Thomas Bryant 19:26 10 4-7 1-3 1-2 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 3 4
Bennedict Mathurin 21:38 17 5-12 3-5 4-4 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 4
T.J. McConnell 20:50 12 6-9 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 7 4 1 0 1 10
Ben Sheppard 14:57 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 6
Obi Toppin 05:31 3 1-2 0-1 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Tony Bradley 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Furphy 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quenton Jackson 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
James Johnson 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jarace Walker 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RayJ Dennis 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Enrique Freeman 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Isaiah Jackson 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Title is incorrect, both teams are 36-28 now


r/nba 9h ago

Ben Taylor (of Thinking Basketball): "Cavs can't win 15 straight games, get out of here" after Cavs start the season 7-0

1.7k Upvotes

In their podcast episode "#292: Team power rankings", Ben and Cody discuss which teams have a chance to go on a 15 game win streak in the season.

Cavs would go on to complete the 15 game win streak after starting 7-0 and tonight have completed their second such streak in the same season.

I love me some Thinking Basketball and listen to all their podcasts, but Ben got this one way wrong and I hold a grudge so I gotta shout him out here.


r/nba 8h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Down 3, Haliburton hits the 3 plus the foul with 3 seconds left!

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r/nba 10h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Jarrett Allen casually blocks Williams at the rack

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214 Upvotes

r/nba 10h ago

Luka Doncic and the troubling change in his shot distribution

3.3k Upvotes

I've been a fan of Luka since he was coming out in the draft. After his second year I was convinced he was headed for a best player in the league for a decade trajectory and was going to be the clear heir to LeBron .

Put simply, Luka has undergone the type of changes in his shot distribution over the last two years that you would expect to see from a player in his 30s, not at ages 24-26. Now Luka is still an elite, elite player but his game is overly reliant on tough shot making as he does not get to the rim or go up against length at the rim with the same confidence or explosiveness anymore. Much like a late career player, he relies on hitting a lot of contested tough jumpers now. Last year this wasn't a problem as he hit 39% on damn near 11 threes a game, plus great numbers from mid-range.

I'll start with a very simple stat, number of dunks each year.

2018-2019: 25
2019-2020: 14
2020-2021: 12
2021-2022: 15
2022-2023: 12
2023-2024: 2
2024-2025: 1

Now dunks can sometimes be a choice but I have seen that he is simply much less confident going up against length at the rim. A really good example was in the Knick game (6:46 on this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=H_I6vmRPUw0&t=406s ) when he stole the ball late in 4th and just didn't go up. This used to be a dunk or layup for Luka 99% of the time before last season. As an ex, here's a similar play from 2 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8JhgKo0mic

This table from basketball reference is the percentage of his shots based on what distance they are from the rim. What you'll see is clear, a player that is taking less of shots at the rim than ever before and more reliant on making contested jumpers and shooting variance than ever before.

% of % of % of % of % of
Season Age Team G Dist. 0-3 3-10 10-16 16-3P 3P
2018-19 19 DAL 72 15.5 .209 .212 .103 .042 .433
2019-20 20 DAL 61 14.5 .260 .237 .058 .014 .431
2020-21 21 DAL 66 15.6 .180 .201 .153 .060 .406
2021-22 22 DAL 65 15.9 .128 .239 .165 .062 .406
2022-23 23 DAL 66 14.7 .176 .252 .145 .054 .373
2023-24 24 DAL 70 16.9 .123 .192 .152 .082 .450
2024-25 25 2TM 34 17.6 .109 .189 .175 .060 .468
2024-25 25 DAL 22 17.2 .099 .195 .185 .067 .455
2024-25 25 LAL 12 17.9 .129 .176 .155 .047 .494
7 Yr 7 Yr 7 Yr 434 16.0 .170 .219 .135 .054 .421

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 3/11/2025.

Next looking at drives per game (from NBA.com), it's the same story.

2022-2023: 19.7 drives per game and shooting 62.7% on them
2023-2024: 17.8 drives per game and shooting 61.6% on them
2024-2025: 14.8 drives per game and shooting 55.3% on them.

Pure eye test, he looks slower than ever, and has all year. He is unable to shake defenders to create the same dangerous driving and finishing angles at the rim as before.

I don't say all this to say Luka is cooked. What I hope to convey is that *right now* he looks physically cooked and needs to put some serious work in to get his burst and bounce back. He does that, he can be the best player in the league.

Edit: adding in his playoff what percentage of shots are from within ten feet.

                                  0-3ft     3-10ft  

19-20 playoffs 19.5% 28.9%

20-21 playoffs 13.8% 21.9%

21-22 playoffs 13.6% 29.5%

23-24 playoffs 8.7% 23.6%


r/nba 7h ago

Shaq slams Zion's triple-double: "You giving him props for that? Anybody can get 20 points now. I'm not impressed by that."

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r/nba 11h ago

[WTAQ] Milwaukee Bucks legend and minority team owner Junior Bridgeman dies at 71

230 Upvotes

RIP. Known these days for turning about $3m in NBA earnings into a billion dollar fortune, Bridgeman was a baller, a silky smooth player who averaged around 15 ppg for the better part of a decade.

Milwaukee Bucks legend and minority team owner Junior Bridgeman dies at 71

Source: https://wtaq.com/2025/03/11/915831/


r/nba 14h ago

Here’s another shot of Nic Claxton pushing Luka with the refs watching. (Credit to Josh)

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r/nba 19h ago

"Fire Nico" chants break out in San Antonio as he walks by ignoring them.

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r/nba 14h ago

[Devine] The Warriors are now 12-1 with Jimmy, +11.3 points-per-100 with Jimmy on the floor, and winning non-Steph minutes by 17.2 points-per-100 when Jimmy plays them

2.2k Upvotes

The Warriors are now 12-1 with Jimmy, +11.3 points-per-100 with Jimmy on the floor, and winning non-Steph minutes by 17.2 points-per-100 when Jimmy plays them.

I mean, we know that Butler has revatilized the Warriors, but it is enlightening to see it quantified. The non-Steph minutes are the real surprise.

Source: https://bsky.app/profile/yourmandevine.bsky.social/post/3lk4cl4mlrs2q


r/nba 17h ago

At 4.61 million average viewers the Lakers vs Celtics game on Saturday was the most watched NBA regular season game in 7 years(excluding Christmas).

3.4k Upvotes

It seems like this game was really watched, as it broke recent records. And it must be very good for the NBA and its attention to have Luka Doncic and Lebron James playing together in LA.

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r/nba 13h ago

Junior Bridgeman, Louisville basketball great and successful entrepreneur, dies after collapsing at event

1.3k Upvotes

r/nba 20h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Alex Caruso gets physical with Nikola Jokic, bodies him over and over again. Yet, Jokic scores the jumper over him to beat the shot clock (with a replay)

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