NBA Basketball 3d Briefing
×Game Results
Knicks rally espn.com overcame an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat the Rockets 108-106 on Saturday night. Cade Cunningham espn.com made his MVP case with a spectacular performance erupting for 42 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds in a decisive 126-111 win over the Knicks. Jalen Green espn.com hit a 3-pointer from the right corner at the buzzer to give the Phoenix Suns a 113-110 double-overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday.
Injury Updates
Suns guard Dillon Brooks espn.com broke his left hand in Saturday's game against Orlando and is expected to miss an extended period of time. Suns All-Star Devin Booker espn.com will miss at least one week with a right hip strain he suffered against the Spurs. Jaden Ivey espn.com will be out for at least two weeks because of soreness in his left knee. Warriors star Stephen Curry espn.com will be re-evaluated again in 10 days for a persistent right knee injury, sidelining him for at least another five games. De'Andre Hunter espn.com had surgery Friday to repair a detached retina in his left eye, becoming the third Kings player to undergo season-ending surgery in recent days.
Team News
Defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder espn.com will open the post-break portion of the schedule without injured stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams. Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg espn.com will sit out the team's first game back from the All-Star break at Minnesota because of a left midfoot sprain. Kristaps Porzingis espn.com, making his Warriors debut in his first game since Jan. 7, opened slow but made an impact in his 17 minutes, scoring 12 points in a 121-110 loss to the Celtics. Lakers appear espn.com to be fully healthy for the first time in recent memory with Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton all expected to play Friday against the Clippers.
League Management
Commissioner Adam Silver espn.com informed the league's 30 general managers that the NBA plans to make anti-tanking rule changes for next season. Suns owner Mat Ishbia espn.com sounded off on the issue of tanking in the NBA, calling it a "losing behavior done by losers" and "much worse than any prop bet scandal." The Lakers espn.com confirmed they are planning ticket price increases for the 2026-27 season. Two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol espn.com has been chosen by Olympic athletes to represent them on the IOC executive board through the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games.
Off-Court
Celtics forward Jaylen Brown espn.com is considering legal action against the city of Beverly Hills after police shut down a private event he was hosting during NBA All-Star Weekend. Hornets point guard La Melo Ball espn.com says he feels "blessed" to be uninjured after being involved in a two-car crash in Charlotte. Longtime Los Angeles Dodgers executive Lon Rosen espn.com is moving into the Los Angeles Lakers' front office in the latest significant change for the 17-time NBA champion organization following its sale last year. The LA Clippers espn.com might look drastically different than the team that came into the season with lofty aspirations, but coach Tyronn Lue made it clear that the organization's goals remain unchanged.