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The All-Star Game will pit the two conferences against each other in a traditional game once again this season.

DeMar DeRozan finished with 20 points and the Chicago Bulls snapped a two-game losing streak with a 104-96 victory over the Portland Trail Blazer on Sunday night. Coby White had 15 points and 10 assists for the Bulls, playing the last of a short three-game road trip, while Andre Drummond came off the bench with 15. Ayo Dosunmu's 3-pointer with 21 seconds left all but sealed the win.

A wild night in San Antonio got even wilder as the Spurs upended the Minnesota Timberwolves. Devin Vassell had 25 points, Victor Wembanyama added 23 points and 10 rebounds and San Antonio rallied to beat Minnesota 113-112 on Saturday night in a game delayed five minutes by a bat buzzing the court. Anthony Edwards had 32 points and 12 rebounds as Minnesota had a two-game winning streak snapped.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – The Milwaukee Bucks have hired Doc Rivers as head coach. Rivers, who becomes the 18th head coach in franchise history, is an NBA champion coach who brings 24 seasons of head coaching experience to the Bucks. As head coach of the Orlando Magic (1999-03), Boston Celtics (2004-13), Los Angeles Clippers (2013-20) […]

Oklahoma City did not lose sight of its objective even as the focus was squarely on the battle between San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama and fellow rookie Chet Holmgren. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points and 10 assists, and the Thunder overcame 24 points and 12 rebounds from Wembanyama to beat the Spurs 140-114 on Wednesday night. Holmgren had 17 points and nine rebounds as Oklahoma City won its fourth straight.

Reading the pages of Joe Lewis’s indictment one is bound to think that if the Bahamas-based billionaire had been as generous with Tottenham as he had been with certain pilots in his employ, and one particular girlfriend, Spurs would have been Premier League champions by now.

Embiid's 70 points set the 76ers' record in Philadelphia's 133-123 win over San Antonio. Towns scored 62 points — two more than his previous career best and Wolves record — but it wasn't enough in Minnesota's 128-125 loss to Charlotte. Add it all up, and Monday was the fourth day in NBA history where two players scored at least 60 points.

Each week during the 2023-24 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward.

French phenom Victor Wembanyama called it special to play his first game on the Boston Celtics' famous parquet court. Jayson Tatum scored 24 points and Jaylen Brown returned from a one-game absence to score 21 as Boston improved to 20-0 at home this season. Jrue Holiday scored 22 points and Luke Kornet matched his season high with nine rebounds for the Celtics, won their third game in a row.

NBA trade deadline intel on the Lakers, Knicks, Nets, Mavs, Hawks, Pacers, Blazers, Pistons, Wizards, and Pelicans.