National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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Dressed in all gray with a beanie and glasses, Tyrese Maxey explained that he was out of breath, feeling as if he had just played a full quarter of NBA basketball. Except, Maxey hadn't bounced any basketballs or attacked the rim. The Philadelphia 76ers star guard instead was directing multiple dogs through the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge Agility Show, a part of the 2025 National Dog Show.

The Toronto Raptors and Charlotte Hornets are on two completely different planes in the NBA's Eastern Conference, with the Raps surging right now as the second seed, while the Hornets hold the twelve seed. Right now, of course, the talk of the town over in Charlotte has been the stellar first-year campaign of Kon Knueppel, who's looking like the odds-on favorite to take home the Rookie of the Year award at season's end.

"I guess it's fitting that it came on the eve of Thanksgiving," Spoelstra told reporters. "I just feel incredible gratitude for this organization and all of these years. I'm having a helluva time. I love what I do. I love coaching. I love this profession. I love working for this organization. I love working for, and with, amazing players and staff -- too many to count over the years."

LAS VEGAS -- Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 22 points and made all six of his free throws in the final 35 seconds to lift No. 17 Tennessee to a 76-73 victory over No. 3 Houston in the Players Era Championship on Tuesday. Jaylen Carey added 13 points for the Volunteers (7-0) and Bishop Boswell scored 10, including two free throws with 25 seconds left. Kingston Flemings led Houston (6-1) with 25 points, and Milos Uzan had 17.

Over two days, Iowa State defeated St. John's, the reigning Big East champion, on Monday and then dominated Creighton by 18 points a day later, despite playing without star Tamin Lipsey. Yet, the Cyclones were matched Wednesday against Syracuse, which had lost both of its games in Las Vegas, because Iowa State's overall margin of victory (plus-19) wasn't sufficient enough to earn a spot in the championship or third-place games.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Orlando Magic's Jalen Suggs was ejected with 27 seconds left in the first half of Tuesday night's game against the Philadelphia 76ers after receiving two technicals during a heated altercation between the teams. Philadelphia's Andre Drummond squared off with Orlando's Wendell Carter Jr. near the Magic's free throw line, though no punches were thrown. Suggs came in and shoved Drummond.

Finishing with 27 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals, Sarr looked like the franchise player the Wizards drafted him to be when they selected him No. 2 overall last offseason. Receiving the first MVP chants of his career not only prove that the fanbase is behind him, but it proves that the big man is putting a sense of belief into a fanbase that has desperately needed something to believe in over the course of the last few years.

I personally learned that lesson right after buying my first car. Before you ask, it was nothing serious - the only injury suffered was to my ego. I had hardly driven since getting my licence, so a midnight cruise after bringing the car home felt right. The longer I drove around the empty neighbourhood streets, the more comfortable (overconfident) I felt, and the more pressure my foot applied on the accelerator.

James, standing on the right side of the court by the Crypto.com Arena logo, passed the ball to Luka Doncic, who was positioned on the perimeter to his left. Once James released the ball, Austin Reaves sprung up from the paint to the 3-point line to set a back screen on Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, who was guarding the Lakers star. The action freed James to advance toward the basket

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II will miss at least the next three games while being evaluated for swelling and discomfort in his surgically repaired right foot, the team announced Tuesday. Lively underwent surgery on the foot in July to clean out bone spurs. He missed more than two months last season due to a stress fracture in his right ankle.

To say that Powell has been fantastic this season would be a massive understatement. With Tyler Herro out during the first month of the season, Powell helped power the Heat to an 11-6 start to the year. He still is the team's leading scorer and has been thriving in Erik Spoelstra's new offensive system that is predicated on pace and space.

That swish you hear? That's the latest NBA 2K26 ratings update. 2K Games has announced its next round of changes to ratings for NBA 2K26 to better reflect players' real-life ability on the court. Donovan Mitchell is in his prime and the latest stats reflect that, moving the Cleveland Cavaliers guard up one point to a 94 OVR. Over the last two weeks, Mitchell has posted 32.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game.