Oklahoma City Thunder e Denver Nuggets se encontram nesta quinta-feira (22), às 22h30 (horário de Brasília), no Oklahoma City Paycom Center, em Oklahoma City, em mais um duelo válido pela NBA.
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Philadelphia 76ers e Cleveland Cavaliers se encontram nesta quinta-feira (22), às 20h (horário de Brasília), na Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena, na cidade da Filadélfia, Pensilvânia, em mais um duelo válido pela NBA.
Ambas as franquias integram a Conferência Leste e carregam tradições sólidas dentro da história do basquete norte-americano, tornando este confronto um dos eventos de destaque da rodada.
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O encontro entre os 76ers e os Cavaliers reúne duas organizações com histórico de rivalidade dentro da Conferência Leste, onde cada vitória tem peso direto na corrida pela pós-temporada.
A partida será transmitida pela ESPN 2 e pelo Disney+, além do NBA League Pass.
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Jaden McDaniels opens up about trying to avoid the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2020 NBA Draft, explaining how Minnesota went from a struggling team to his long-term home.
Paul George’s first night in green was memorable for all the right reasons, except for the final score. The nine-time All-Star delivered a record-setting performance during Tuesday's NBA opener, despite the Boston Celtics falling 121-113 to the Detroit Pistons.
George scored 38 points in 31 minutes during his Celtics debut, the most ever by a player in his first game with the franchise.
While the loss dampened George’s performance, it did give Boston an encouraging glimpse of what he can provide after injury-plagued stints with his previous teams.
George said the last time he felt this healthy was toward the end of his tenure with the Los Angeles Clippers, and admitted an injury lingered during his run with the 76ers.
"My stint in LA. I was pretty healthy to finish my last year there, and then, honestly, going to Philly, I just had a bad hyperextension that really set me back, and I couldn’t quite shake that one — it was an ongoing thing of my leg, my knee not feeling strong, and it was rough, right?" the 36-year-old said.
"Because I was trying to rest, but I was also trying to be available for the team, and just couldn’t quite find the time to let it all come together."
Injury setbacks and load management arguably became a theme of George's stints with the Clippers and Sixers. He's managed to play at least 57 games during the regular season just once since taking the court for 77 contests in the 2018-19 campaign. That year also marked his last season with Oklahoma City.
The Celtics visit New York City on Friday night to face the defending champion Knicks. Both teams are seeking their first win of the 2026-27 season after losing their openers.
There are reports of some serious drama in the"Monday Night Football" booth between play-by-play announcer Joe Buck and commentator Troy Aikman, and now broadcaster and NBA legend Charles Barkley is weighing in.
This comes after Buck signed a big extension with ESPN, while Aikman is still in talks with the network, which will broadcast its first Super Bowl next February with the duo in the booth.
Many folks have given their take on the matter, and now we can add the Round Mound of Rebound to the list.
Barkley joined "Unfiltered" on Philadelphia sports station 97.5 The Fanatic on Wednesday, and he didn't hide where he was placing the blame.
"I'm very disappointed in Troy Aikman, honestly," he said, per Awful Announcing. "It's not Joe Buck's job to get him a deal. Like, he can’t tell them to give him a deal. Now, if he wants to talk to Joe privately, that's fine. But why are you mad? They gave Joe a deal. It looks like they don't want to give you a deal, which they don’t have to give you a deal.
"But you don't have to drag Joe Buck into it. Like, it ain't his job."
Buck and Aikman have become thought of as a duo, but they're not joined at the hip.
You can understand why Aikman would be frustrated, but you also can't fault Buck for signing on the dotted line when they slid a contract worth over $100 million under his nose.
"But I don't understand why you would be mad at Joe Buck. He ain’t negotiating the contract," he continued. "When he went there first, you didn't negotiate with him. Remember? He left the network first."
Discover who Hailey Summers is, from her relationship with NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to their marriage, son Ares, and family life away from basketball.
Okoro Carroll will write the script for the feature focusing on a pair of teens who spend a memorable summer together and reconnect years later when one of them is an NBA star.
Former Euroleague CEO Jordi Bertomeu told Reuters on Thursday that the competition’s clubs should not give up control over their future in any collaboration with the NBA’s planned European league.
The NBA is targeting October 2027 for the launch of NBA Europe, while Euroleague plans to expand its competition for the 2027-28 season.
Euroleague CEO Chus Bueno told Reuters on Monday that further fragmentation of European basketball would be “a disaster”, although both sides say they remain open to working together.
Bertomeu told Reuters that collaboration was in everyone’s interests, but the NBA’s current offer was not attractive to Euroleague.
Euroleague’s 13 shareholder clubs collectively own and govern the competition, giving them a say over its format, financial model and strategic direction. It is unclear what equivalent authority they would hold under the NBA proposal because its terms have not been made public.
“The terms being proposed, as they are being presented today, are not those of a collaboration, based on what we know,” said Bertomeu.
The Euroleague shareholders rejected the proposal at a meeting on October 6. Earlier this month a senior executive at a Euroleague club told Reuters that they expected the NBA to come back with an improved offer.
Euroleague and NBA Europe have both promised growth for the 13 Euroleague shareholder clubs.
Bueno says most Euroleague clubs would be sustainable within five years under its 10-year business plan, while NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum told Reuters on Tuesday that the NBA Europe model promised a “much quicker path to profitability”.
Asked about Tatum’s comments, Bertomeu, 67, warned that the path to improved economic results for shareholder clubs was no clearer under the NBA model.
“If European clubs move to a model that they are told will generate much more economic activity and much higher revenues, it is not guaranteed.”
Bertomeu said the potential trade-off could not be measured solely in financial terms.
“In exchange, they would give up control over their own future. And if, three years from now, what they have been promised does not happen, they will not be able to change anything.”
“In 26 years (of Euroleague), I was there for 22. During those 22 years we made mistakes, but we had the ability to correct them. We decided to change course and made our own decisions. (In NBA Europe) that would no longer be the case.”
The NBA did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Bertomeu led Euroleague Basketball from its creation in 2000 until stepping down in 2022.
He said the NBA could make its biggest contribution to the growth of Euroleague clubs in commercial operations and stadium infrastructure.
“I have no doubt that the NBA could do an extraordinary commercial job. That is where the NBA could do great things.
“I believe these should be the points of collaboration between the two parties,” said Bertomeu, adding that format changes and economic reform were unnecessary.
Donald Trump torna ad attaccare LeBronJames. Il rapporto tra il presidenteUsa e la star della Nba è sempre stato a dir poco teso. Questa volta Trump ha criticato James sul suo social Truth: “È una vergogna. Dovrebbe chiedere scusa”. Il motivo? Il comportamento del cestista durante l’inno nazionale americano suonato prima del match al Madison Square Garden tra i New York Knicks e Philadelphia76ers, poi vinta dai Sixers 106 a 100, con James che ha messo a segno 14 punti.
Un video mostra LeBron James che durante l’inno prima sembra mimare con le mani il gesto del golf e poi un tiro a canestro. Trump ha subito colto l’occasione per attaccarlo: “Mentre ascolta il nostro inno nazionale, LeBron James manca di rispetto al nostro Paese”, ha scritto. Per poi insultare: “L’ho detto fin dall’inizio: non vale nulla, è una vergognatotale. LeBron James dovrebbe chiedere scusa a tutti quei grandi guerrieri ed eroiamericani che sono morti per la bandiera americana e per tutto ciò che il nostro Paese rappresenta”.
LeBron James già dieci annifa fu tra le prime star dello sport americano a criticareTrump, durante la campagna elettorale, in particolare per le sue frasi sulle donne e poi per aver fatto tornare “di moda” l’odio in America. Nel 2017 difese la scelta di StephenCurry di rifiutare l’invito di Trump, scrivendo: “Andare alla Casa Bianca era un grande onore finché non sei arrivato tu”. Nel 2018 arrivò il primo affondo di Trump, che dopo un’intervista di James commentò: “”Lo hanno fatto sembrare intelligente, non facile”. L’ostilità è proseguita anche nel secondo mandato: il 24 luglio scorso, rispondendo a una domanda sul confronto tra James e Jordan, Trump ha definito LeBron “razzista“.
If NBA referees called every travel they saw, games would never end, but blowing the whistle every now and again to remind players that they can't take an infinite number of steps would be appreciated by all involved. Unfortunately, the exact opposite precedent was set during the season opener between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Miami Heat on Wednesday.
LaMelo Ball put on an impressive performance in his official debut for Minnesota, scoring 21 points and dishing out six assists in his team's 131-106 victory on the road, but three of his 21 points should not have counted.
Just over three minutes into the first quarter, Ball dribbled around a well-set screen that got his defender off balance. Instead of driving towards the basket, he opted to pick his spot beyond the three-point line, but forgot to put the ball on the floor on his way there.
Ball appeared to take every bit of four full steps without taking a dribble. The carry was so egregious that each of the announcers on the broadcast couldn't help but call out how bad the no-call was.
The 25-year-old guard immediately talking trash to some courtside fans after he made the three made the whole scene that much worse. Then again, Ball and essentially every other player in the league have gotten away with traveling with the basketball throughout their NBA careers.
Oftentimes, the missed travel calls take place with players driving to the basket and getting away with an extra half-step while carrying the basketball. For Ball not to get whistled while standing well beyond the three-point line is a bit of a surprise, even by NBA standards.
As for the contest itself, the Timberwolves looked as good and entertaining as expected with their new two-headed monster of Anthony Edwards and Ball in the 25-point win over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Heat.
Edwards finished the night with 45 points, including nine made three-pointers, to go along with 10 rebounds.
While the duo of Ball and Edwards combining for 66 points stands out, maybe the most promising stat line to look at if you're a Minnesota fan is that the two only turned the ball over five times total in the win.
Stephen Curry and Draymond Green have addressed Kristaps Porzingis' uncertain future as the Warriors explore trade options while the center deals with ongoing health concerns.
The NBA season arrived Tuesday night with the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons opening the 2026-27 campaign in a matinee matchup. The new-look Philadelphia 76ers, featuring four-time MVP LeBron James, followed by spoiling the New York Knicks' banner night as the franchise celebrated its long-awaited title from last season.
The San Antonio Spurs, whom the Knicks defeated in the Finals, then fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the 2025 champions, to close out the league's three-game opening-night slate.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., took notice as the NBA season got underway and weighed in Wednesday while the leagueâs other teams played their opening games.
"As the NBA season begins this week, remember: 26 out of 30 NBA owners are billionaires â getting richer every day. Meanwhile, the average ticket price to see the Knicks play the Sixers last night cost $1,894. No. You should not have to be rich to take your kids to a ball game," Sanders wrote on X.
Sanders did not make mention of player salaries in his criticism.
Sanders has regularly spoken about affordability, and this is not the first time he has addressed ticket prices for major U.S. professional sports leagues. On Aug. 20, Sanders pointed to the tax dollars often used to help fund the construction of new sports venues.
"31 out of 32 NFL owners are billionaires. 26 out of 30 NBA owners are billionaires. 26 out of 30 MLB owners are billionaires. Your tax dollars helped build their stadiums," the senator from Vermont wrote on X at the time. "But today, the average person can't afford the price of a ticket to a sporting event. That must change."
Steve Ballmer is the wealthiest person who currently owns an NBA franchise, according to Forbes' latest estimates, with an estimated net worth of $166 billion. He is also suspended from attending Los Angeles Clippers games, the team he owns, and participating in all league activities for one year. The suspension followed an NBA investigation that determined Ballmer was "knowingly" involved in "seeking to help Mr. Leonard obtain off-court income opportunities."
The year-long probe looked into whether the Clippers circumvented salary-cap rules to sign Leonard. The Clippers were fined $30 million and ordered to forfeit multiple first-round draft picks.
Clippers' opening-night ticket prices on Ticketmaster for Wednesday ranged from $51 for standard-admission terrace-level seats to $163 for lower-level center-court club seats on the secondary market. The prices did not include taxes or additional fees.
Tickets for Wednesday's Portland Trail Blazers-Phoenix Suns game were listed for as little as $50 on Vivid Seats, a secondary-ticket marketplace. That price also excluded taxes and fees.
Season-ticket prices vary widely from team to team, with the Golden State Warriors becoming the first NBA team to introduce a personal seat license program.
The fee, which several NFL teams use to help offset stadium construction costs, requires fans to pay an upfront fee per seat for the right to purchase season tickets in a specific location.
The location of the seats determines the license fee. Half of the seating options at the $1 billion Chase Center initially were sold with license fees of $15,000 or less, while the other half cost more, according to ESPN.
Filadelfia, EEUU, 22 oct (Prensa Latina) Los Sixers de Filadelfia intentarán hoy sumar su segunda victoria en la temporada 2026-2027 de la Asociación Nacional de Baloncesto (NBA) de Estados Unidos, cuando reciban a los Cavaliers de Cleveland.
The WNBA is still having a heck of a time definitively saying what a woman is, but according to a letter from league commissioner Cathy Engelbert to Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are not it â women, that is.
Stutzman joined OutKick's Dan Dakich on the Wednesday edition of "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich" to discuss it.
Dakich asked the representative point-blank what the league needed to put in writing so that this discussion â which Dakich called "dumbest conversation ever" â could be put to rest.
Stutzman had a pretty straightforward solution and one that would even allow the league to wipe its hands of criticism from the lefties by passing the buck.
"Well, I think they could just follow another organization's definitions," Stutzman suggested. "Say they're going to follow the Olympics organization's definition. They don't even have to define it themselves â there are already other organizations that define what a biological woman is."
That's about as easy as it gets. The International Olympic Committee took one on the chin from the pro-men in women's sports crowd, and, would you believe, the IOC is still, at last check, alive and kicking.
Still, as Stutzman pointed out, the league shouldn't even need to hide behind another organization, because it does seem to know the difference between men and women.
"But apparently it's not hard, because Cathy Engelbert can decide that Enes Freedom is a male without even meeting him in person," Stutzman said. "So, it can't be that hard."
Tras los estrenos de Hugo González (Boston Celtics) y Aday Mara (Oklahoma City Thunder), esta madrugada ha sido el turno de Sergio de Larrea (Dallas Mavericks) y Baba Miller (Los Ángeles Clippers), los últimos dos españoles que faltan por debutar, con permiso del lesionado Santi Aldama, que sigue recuperándose de sus problemas en la rodilla que se operó en primavera.
ATLANTA â Angel Reese helped the Atlanta Dream win a WNBA Finals game for the first time Monday. Two nights later, she helped them take their first lead in a Finals series.
Reese finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds as Atlanta beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 on Wednesday night at State Farm Arena, taking a 2â1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Reese has totaled 51 points and 28 rebounds in Atlantaâs two victories.
Reese became the youngest player in WNBA Finals history to record at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in consecutive games, joining Aâja Wilson as the only players to accomplish the feat.
And to give the Dream and their fans credit, I previously questioned whether Atlanta could fill State Farm Arena for the Finals. They answered that with a resounding yes on Wednesday night. Game 3 was a sellout, and the building was loud.
Before tip-off, both teams again left the court for the national anthem, marking their third straight absence in the series. They returned moments after the performance ended. The WNBAâs rulebook calls for players, coaches and trainers to stand and line up during the anthem, and the league has not answered OutKickâs questions about the absences.
Once the game started, Reese picked up where she left off in San Francisco. She scored Atlantaâs first basket and finished the opening quarter with eight points, including a three-pointer that pushed the Dreamâs lead to 22â12.
Golden State missed its first eight shots and didnât make a field goal until 4:38 remained in the first quarter. Atlanta led 23â15 after one.
Reese added another three in the second quarter and went into halftime with 15 points, matching her first-half total from Game 2. Naz Hillmon made three first-half threes of her own, helping Atlanta take a 46â40 lead into the break.
The Valkyries made a push to start the third. Cecilia Zandalasini hit two threes in the opening 68 seconds, and Golden State tied the game at 48, then again at 49.
Reese helped Atlanta answer. After Rhyne Howard put the Dream back in front, Reese made two free throws, assisted on an Isobel Borlase layup and scored on a running layup herself. That completed an 8â0 run and gave Atlanta a 57â49 lead.
Golden State cut the deficit to four, but the Dream kept scoring after Reese went to the bench with 3:31 left in the quarter. DeWanna Bonner hit a three to start a 12â2 finish to the period, scoring five points during that stretch.
Atlanta led 71â57 entering the fourth and Golden State never really threatened in the final period.
Hillmon finished with 15 points, while Jordin Canada added 8 assists. Rhyne Howard had her best offensive performance of the series, scoring 16 points.
Atlanta again held down Golden Stateâs Gabby Williams, who finished with 15 points on 5-of-18 shooting.
Atlanta entered these Finals without a win in its three previous appearances, then lost Saturdayâs opener. Now Reese and the Dream are two victories from a championship.
Anthony Edwards scored 45 points on Wednesday as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Miami Heat 131-106, ruining Giannis Antetokounmpo's debut in Miami. Edwards made nine threes, which set a...
The LeBron James era in Los Angeles is officially in the rearview mirror, and Luka Doncic wasted no time introducing himself as the new face of the city.
Ahead of Wednesday night's season opener against the Golden State Warriors, the Lakers' superstar made an instant impression on everyday fans before even stepping onto the court.
Doncic bought out an entire parking lot outside Crypto.com Arena to give fans free parking and teamed up with Metro Bike Share to hand out free rides across Los Angeles all day long.
If you have ever tried driving into downtown Los Angeles on a game night, you know parking alone can feel like a shakedown.
Dropping 50 bucks just to leave your car on cracked asphalt for three hours is enough to ruin an evening before it even starts.
Anyone hoping Luka's generosity would carry over to the concession stands inside would be sorely disappointed. Free beer is definitely not on the menu, and you are still going to pay 20 dollars for a draft and 10 bucks for a soda once you clear security.
Taking a family of four to a ballgame is still a heavy hit on the bank account. Still, the gesture sends a clear message that this is Luka's team now.
For years, Lakers basketball was the LeBron show, complete with all the celebrity drama, roster turnover, and constant circus that came with it. With James gone, the keys to the most famous franchise in basketball belong entirely to Doncic.
Coming off a frustrating hamstring injury that cut his 2025-26 season short, he enters this fresh campaign with an enormous chip on his shoulder and the weight of 17 championship banners on his back.
Free parking and pedal bikes build quick goodwill, but hanging banner 18 is the only thing that truly matters. Wednesday night against Golden State is just the opening chapter of the Luka era.
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