The NBA regular season has come to an end and it was packed with incredible performances from first-year players. Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, did not disappoint in his rookie year and the future looks bright for the young star as the San Antonio Spurs continue to build their… Read More »
Specially for Yahoo Sports The fantasy basketball waiver wire is packed with high-quality additions for your postseason or playoff pushes. This is especially good news for anyone trying to improve their team on the edges and maximize your chances of winning your league. Injuries are rife as the season progresses, so any manager still on… Read More »
Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that tells you who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the week ahead in fantasy basketball. Each week you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make, lineup notes (who’s in and out of… Read More »
What we learned as a complete team effort fuels Warriors’ win over Spurs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN ANTONIO – Jonathan Kuminga scored seven of his 22 points during a crucial game-changing sequence in the second half, and the Warriors won for the first time in five games this season while playing… Read More »
Kyle Lowry has made a fantastic impact since joining the 76ers. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that tells you who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the week ahead in fantasy basketball. Each week you’ll see… Read More »
For almost the entire season, it has been a two-man race at the top between Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama for NBA Rookie of the Year. The dueling 7-foot-plus hybrid centers have been impressive all season, especially in the three games the duo have faced off. In the last match it was Wembanyama and Spurs… Read More »
INDIANAPOLIS — “My mentality is to come out and just be myself.” That was Portland Trail Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson, hours before the NBA’s Rising Stars Challenge. He came out, hooped and scored 10 points in a 40-35 loss to open the evening’s four-team mini-tournament. It was a microcosm of what was a quiet rookie… Read More »
INDIANAPOLIS – Victor Wembanyama made his NBA All-Star Weekend debut in the Rising Stars event Friday evening to loud cheers as his name was announced for Team Pau. It didn’t take long for him to get going, scoring the first basket of the game on a pick-and-pop with Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski. Wembanyama had a… Read More »
LeBron James and Stephen Curry, the greatest NBA players of a generation, are locked in another playoff battle. There are no more rings on the line. It’s for home court in a win-or-go-home play-in tournament opener. Their Los Angeles Lakers (29-26) and Golden State Warriors (26-25) are ranked ninth and tenth in the Western Conference.… Read More »