It also was another game the Sixers played without injured star Joel Embiid (knee) — officially preventing a premier center matchup against the Nuggets' Nikola Jokić during the 2024-25 regular season.
A surprise team in the Western Conference could make a trade for Jimmy Butler at a 'cheap price' ahead of the trade deadline.
Two years after he won an NBA title, Nikola Jokić views the surging New York Knicks as a 'top-5 candidate' to end their 52-year championship drought.
Jokić joins Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to record at least 35 points, 20 rebounds and 15 assists in a game.
The Bucks had been stuck in New Orleans, where they had arrived Monday to prepare to face the Pelicans on Wednesday. That game got postponed after a historic winter storm Tuesday dumped about a foot of snow there, with many of the city’s roads remaining coated in ice a day later.
Nikola Jokić recorded his third consecutive triple-double — and his 18th of the season — in the Denver Nuggets ' 113–100 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday.
O'Connor: Tyler Herro. He has completely changed the way he plays basketball. He has nearly eliminated early-clock midrange jumpers in favor of more at-rim chances, 3-pointers, and playmaking looks. With better off-hand finishing, passing vision, and perimeter scoring, he looks like a borderline All-Star.
From ditching basketball practice for the racetrack to giving his coach the silent treatment, there are plenty of interesting stories about Jokić in Mike Singer's new book.
Coming off a third-straight loss to the New York Knicks, things weren't looking good for the Denver Nuggets as they started off their five-game road trip withou
Domantas Sabonis, a two-time All-NBA center and three-time All-Star, is quietly having the best season of his career.
Riding a four-game winning streak powered by Tyrese Maxey and a cast of role players finding their rhythms, the Joel Embiid- and Paul George-less Sixers welcomed three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić to town looking to avenge the beatdown they had suffered in Denver just 10 days earlier.
It wasn’t easy for Herro to get over the feelings of resentment and rejection that come with returning to a team that seemed on the verge of trading you. It took some soul-searching and a few candid conversations with Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and the front office to get everyone back on the same page.