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Therefore, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer, they are expecting that players like Michael Porter Jr. and Julius Randle will draw significant trade offers so they could acquire more draft capital and young players for the rebuild process. "Brooklyn, I would still categorize as a team that is in more of a sell situation. I believe that Brooklyn will hope that a Julius Randle, a Michael Porter Jr. could still potentially draw some real returns," Fischer said. "The Nets, they don't have their draft pick this year and they're looking to be better and compete in the Eastern Conference, take some strides forward in the East.
The NBA has been hit with a rash of injuries to star players to begin the 2026-27 season, generating conversation about what the NBA can do to try and mitigate the seemingly increasing number of injuries. One idea that has been floated around is potentially shortening games from 48 minutes to 40 minutes, an idea that reportedly has the support of NBA commissioner Adam Silver, as per Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. “What I’ve heard, he likes the idea of 40-minute games,” Mannix said during a recent segment alongside NBA reporter Rachel Nichols. “I just don’t see financially how it’s feasible. Like I said, it’s not going to affect the minutes of stars. We’re just going to see bench guys get more and more marginalized to the point where teams are gonna be like, ‘we don’t need a 15 man rotation, we just need like 10 guys, we’ll keep a bunch of roster spots open.’”
I wanted to ask you about the current Knicks’ imbroglio. Spike Lee: Not going to the White House. Reporter: Yeah. Apparently, the team owner, James Dolan, who we know is a Trump pal, is trying to force them to visit the White House but the team doesn’t want to. Spike Lee: He can’t force them! It’s been years since the last NBA team has gone. They’re not going. I hope they don’t go! I hope they don’t go. Reporter: Trump also messed up Game 3 of the Finals for the Knicks. They’d won 13 playoff games in a row until Dolan invited Trump to the game and ruined their mojo. Spike Lee: That was not just an accident! Reporter: So, how do you, as a Knicks superfan, reconcile having James Dolan as the owner of the Knicks? Spike Lee: So, not to cut you off, but here’s the thing: There were a lot of Yankees fans that didn’t like George Steinbrenner and his politics.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) says it removed Rwanda's army team from its African league because of US sanctions imposed on the country in March. The NBA had previously said the Rwandan army-funded Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) club would not participate in the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL). However this is the first time the NBA has revealed the reasons behind the APR's removal.
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"Yeah, he's just got to keep playing. Everybody goes through those ups and downs throughout the course of the season, and obviously, it's the beginning of the season right now, so he's got to find his way," Brown said after New York’s win over Brooklyn about Mikal. "Not just with him but with everybody, when you're in a funk you gotta find one or two things to hold your hat on. Mikal is one of the best runners in the NBA. "In both directions -- offensively and defensively. So he's just got to try to hang his hat on that as well as his cutting and trying to do the other little things -- rebounding and driving and touching the paint and spraying it. Then this shot will come eventually."
NBABase: Draymond Green is not expected to receive further discipline from the NBA following his ejection against the Suns, per @ShamsCharania "I don't expect the NBA to discipline Draymond Green any further for this play right here… but Draymond clearly got his lick in right there." (Via @PatMcAfeeShow)
NBA Courtside: Dwyane Wade with HIGH PRAISE for Tyrese Maxey: “He’s the leader of that team. They’re gonna go as Tyrese Maxey goes…. I love watching him when it’s game time… the shots he’s making and taking, we haven’t seen that in Philly since A.I.” (@wynetwork) 🔥
NBA Courtside: Demarcus Cousins says it goes to show with that question the reporter asked Kevin Durant, the people that talk about the game and ask the questions don’t understand basketball: “For you to ask that dumb a** question after a win with in your question you say, “Oh, well they were double teaming you he did exactly what the fu*k he was supposed to do.” Be a decoy, be a distraction let the other guys get off everybody did they’re job that night. It just goes to show the motherfu*kers that are talking around the game have no clue about the game.”
NBA Base: Adam Silver reportedly likes the idea of cutting NBA games to 40 minutes, per @SIChrisMannix 👀
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ESPN has hired Sergio Gonzalez away from The Athletic as VP of digital editorial, Front Office Sports has learned. Gonzalez will lead editorial operations including newsbreakers and reporters across ESPN.com and social platforms, an ESPN spokesperson confirmed to FOS. He will report directly to Mike Foss, ESPN’s EVP of studio and entertainment. Gonzalez is the top newsroom hire that the company has made since Roxanna Scott’s role as SVP, editor-in-chief was eliminated in August. Gonzalez first joined The Athletic in 2018 as senior managing editor of NBA content and was promoted to one of the outlet’s three editorial director positions in 2023. He will start at ESPN later this month.
I wanted to ask you about the current Knicks’ imbroglio. Spike Lee: Not going to the White House. Yeah. Apparently, the team owner, James Dolan, who we know is a Donald Trump pal, is trying to force them to visit the White House but the team doesn’t want to. Spike Lee: He can’t force them! It’s been years since the last NBA team has gone. They’re not going. I hope they don’t go! I hope they don’t go.
Mike Brown has pointed to on-ball defense, indecision on offense and his players standing around when plays break down as culprits for the slow start. According to NBA.com, the Knicks trail only the Houston Rockets and Charlotte Hornets in frequency of shots late in the shot clock (four seconds or less), and shooting 28.8% in those situations ranks them behind only the Portland Trail Blazers in efficiency -- they were best in the league last season. Usually, that's Jalen Brunson time, as he did so often in the playoffs. But the magic hasn't been there to start the season.
In its 2023-24 schedule release, the NBA noted that it “will continue to encourage fans and the broader NBA community to make a plan to vote and participate in the civic process.” On Nov. 7, 2023, no games were scheduled, and in 2024, there were no games on the night of the presidential election. In its schedule release this year, the league said that it “will encourage fans and the broader NBA community to make a plan to vote and to participate in the civic process. All 30 teams will be in action on the day before Election Day.”
