WASHINGTON – The Nets’ best defensive play on Wednesday night did not come on the field, but from the bench – from a coach. In the fourth quarter of the Nets’ 119-118 victory over the Wizards, assistant David Vanterpool caused a turnover by reaching out … Read More

DENVER (CBSLA / AP) – Nikola Jokic had 49 points, 14 rebounds and fed Aaron Gordon to a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in overtime for his 10th assist, giving the Denver Nuggets a 130-128 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night. Jokic … Read More

The NBA acknowledged that three officer calls that went against the Knicks were wrong in the closing minutes of Tuesday’s 112-110 loss to the Timberwolves at the Garden. Most notably, the NBA said in its official “Last 2 Minutes (L2M) Report” that Karl-Anthony Towns made … Read More

NEW YORK (AP) – This was always Jacqueline Cruz-Towns’ favorite game when her family could gather to watch her son play the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. She died of complications related to COVID-19 in April 2020, but Karl-Anthony Towns’ father, sister and … Read More

WASHINGTON – There’s no good time to lose Kevin Durant in a month, which is exactly what the Nets are facing. There are only bad times and worse times. But now it’s at least just a bad time. The Nets are in the midst of … Read More

Chamath Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist who owns two percent of the Golden State Warriors, goes back with his remarks over the weekend that “no one” cares about the genocide of Uighur Muslims in China, nor does he. “When I re-listen to this week’s podcast, I … Read More

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 119-99 victory over the worn-out Golden State Warriors, who played without Steph Curry and Draymond Green on Sunday night. Jaylen Nowell scored 17 points and Malik Beasley … Read More

When the Nets hit Kessler Edwards with the 44th overall pick last July, the Pepperdine product knew it would be a challenge to find minutes with the team’s veteran list. It took some time, but Edwards has found his role as a 3-and-D wing, and … Read More

Toronto Raptors (21-19, eighth in Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (27-16, third in Eastern Conference) Miami; Monday at 19.30 EST BOTTOM LINE: Tyler Herro and Miami Heat hosts Fred VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors. Heat are 18-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami is 3-4 in … Read More

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