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SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER, KEVIN DURANT, STEPHEN CURRY, AND LUKA DONCIC LEAD STAR-STUDDED NBA TIP-OFF DOUBLEHEADER TO OPEN NBA’S RETURN TO NBC AND DEBUT ON PEACOCK TOMORROW, OCT. 21, AT 7:30 P.M. ET

SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER, KEVIN DURANT, STEPHEN CURRY, AND LUKA DONCIC LEAD STAR-STUDDED NBA TIP-OFF DOUBLEHEADER TO OPEN NBA’S RETURN TO NBC AND DEBUT ON PEACOCK TOMORROW, OCT. 21, AT 7:30 P.M. ET

Reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and NBA Champion Oklahoma City Thunder Host Kevin Durant and Houston Rockets in First NBA Tip-Off Game Tomorrow on NBC and Peacock – Pre-Game Coverage Begins Live from OKC with NBA Showtime at 6:30 p.m. ET (Tip-Off at 7:30 p.m. ET) Halftime Coverage to Feature a Portion of Mike Tirico’s Interview with Michael Jordan in …

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Victor Wembanyama, Luka Dončić and the NBA’s best players in 2025-26

Victor Wembanyama, Luka Dončić and the NBA’s best players in 2025-26

I’ve mentioned this in other places over the last two years, but it’s a transitional time for the NBA’s elite. The LeBron James-Steph Curry-Kevin Durant era had already mostly given way to the Nikola Jokić-Giannis Antetokounmpo era, but the former trio hung onto their prime years for so long that we’re already most of the way onto what’s next after …

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Predicting how the top of the NBA’s Western Conference will play out in 2025-26

Predicting how the top of the NBA’s Western Conference will play out in 2025-26

Hollinger’s 2025-26 predictions: East’s Bottom 7 | West’s Bottom 7| East’s Top 8 Here’s the irony in the Western Conference: On the one hand, it’s absolutely loaded with quality, as eight different teams have a plausible case for making a conference finals run. On the other hand, it still shapes up as a one-horse race. Despite the West’s superiority, the …

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Predicting how the top of the NBA’s Eastern Conference will play out in 2025-26

Predicting how the top of the NBA’s Eastern Conference will play out in 2025-26

Hollinger’s 2025-26 predictions: East’s Bottom 7 | West’s Bottom 7 | West’s Top 8 Welcome to a changed Eastern Conference. This was in the cards before anyone even made a move in the offseason, as three playoff torn Achilles tendons (to Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard, Boston’s Jayson Tatum and Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton) drastically changed the landscape for the coming season. At …

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WNBA’s Engelbert under fire — but the NBA’s power looms larger

WNBA’s Engelbert under fire — but the NBA’s power looms larger

If it was up to Napheesa Collier, I’m sure she would have much rather spent Tuesday afternoon healthy and preparing with her Minnesota Lynx teammates to play the Phoenix Mercury in Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals. But the Lynx’s season abruptly came to an end with a loss in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon as Collier sat on the …

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NBA’s 9 MVP candidates entering the 2025-26 season

NBA’s 9 MVP candidates entering the 2025-26 season

NBA MVP has become perhaps the most debated award in sports. It’s perfect fodder for the talking heads on afternoon TV, and the arguments online will get even more nuanced in some corners and a lot stupider in others. The last decade has given us some truly great MVP races, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s narrow victory over Nikola Jokic last year. …

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NBA’s Naz Reid’s Sister Toraya Dies at Age 28 After Being Shot in New Jersey

NBA’s Naz Reid’s Sister Toraya Dies at Age 28 After Being Shot in New Jersey

Toraya Reid, who was the sister of Minnesota Timberwolves big man Naz Reid, died at the age of 28 after she was shot in New Jersey. Bruce Shipkowski of the Associated Press reported Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said Monday that police went to an apartment complex on Saturday morning after receiving reports of shots fired. They found Reid unresponsive …

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