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Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball: The Most Electric Duo in the NBA Right Now?
Minnesota didn’t just add a point guard this summer. They added a show. Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball opened the 2026-27 season by looking like the most fun backcourt in the league, and the early tape backs it up. In…
The Blazers Opened With a Statement — Lillard and Morant Made the Suns Look Overmatched
Portland’s season started with a demolition of the Suns. The Trail Blazers controlled the game from the jump, built a massive lead early, and never let Phoenix back in. Damian Lillard and Ja Morant shared the floor in the starting…
Anthony Davis Showed Up for Washington — And the Wizards Finally Looked Like a Real Team
The Wizards opened the season at home and beat the Bucks 128-116. Anthony Davis scored 34 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in his first game with Washington. Trae Young added 20 points and 13 assists. The Bucks led for stretches,…
Kawhi Leonard Is Back in Toronto — But the Raptors’ Real Engine Was the Whole Group
The Raptors opened the season at home and blew out the Bulls 135-92. Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points in his return to Toronto, but the story was not one guy. Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley also finished with 23 apiece,…
Tyrese Haliburton Is Back — And the Pacers Finally Have Their Engine Again
Tyrese Haliburton played his first real NBA game in 486 days Wednesday night in New Orleans. The Pacers won 123-120 over the Pelicans, and Haliburton finished with 23 points and 12 assists. That is not a “welcome back” line. That…
Pistons Stun Celtics 121-113 in Electric Season Opener Behind 23-0 Fourth-Quarter Run
The NBA regular season opened with the kind of game that makes you remember why you watch. Detroit beat Boston 121-113 at Little Caesars Arena, and for long stretches it looked like the Celtics were going to pull away clean.…
Kawhi Leonard Is a Raptor Again, Championship Bound?
The trade that sat in a drawer all summer is done. Kawhi Leonard is going back to Toronto. The Clippers and Raptors finished the deal after the NBA closed the cap-circumvention case on Los Angeles. Steve Ballmer is suspended for…
When the WNBA Won’t Say What a Woman Is, It Shouldn’t Act Shocked by the Circus
The CBA Says “Women.” It Never Defines the Word The WNBA wants two things at once. It wants to be treated as a serious professional league. And it wants to treat the most basic rule of a women’s league —…
Is the Victor Wembanyama $252 Million Extension Worth It, or Another Massive Risk?
Victor Wembanyama just signed a five-year, $252 million rookie-scale max extension with the San Antonio Spurs. He left money on the table (skipping supermax escalators that could have pushed it to $303 million) to give the team more flexibility. That’s…
Ja Morant to Miami? Heat Emerge as Frontrunner to Pair With Giannis
The NBA rumor mill is churning again in late June 2026. Fresh off a blockbuster trade that landed Giannis Antetokounmpo in Miami, Heat president Pat Riley isn’t slowing down. According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Heat are expected to…
