News from around the NBA 2025-2026

[BooksOrangePlanet]

timberwolves lost today

 

[Adrian]

Fullcourtpass
@Fullcourtpass
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1h
The NBA Board of Governors is expected to vote on adding two expansion teams this summer, with Las Vegas and Seattle as the favorites, per @townbrad


(h/t
@TheNBABase
)

 

[Adrian]

Fullcourtpass

@Fullcourtpass
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5h


Giannis Antetokounmpo expected to be back right after the All-Star break, per
@espn
“Antetokounmpo could be aiming to come back on the shorter end of his projected window: Four weeks from his initial injury would be Feb. 20, the team's first game following the All-Star break.”

 

[Adrian]

Brett Siegel

@BrettSiegelNBA
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31m


Spurs guard Stephon Castle and Hawks forward Jalen Johnson have been named the Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 16 (Feb. 2-8) of the 2025-26 NBA season.

 

[Adrian]

Underdog NBA


@UnderdogNBA
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23m



NBA investigating Thunder for player absences due to injury during nationally-televised game vs. Spurs last week, per @DanWoikeSports.

 

[Adrian]

Michael Scotto
@MikeAScotto
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42m
JUST IN: Indiana Pacers swingman Johnny Furphy underwent an MRI today, which confirmed he has a torn right ACL, league sources told
@hoopshype. Furphy, a key contributor who the organization is high on, has started 21 of 35 games for Indiana this season.

 

[Superbone]

Fullcourtpass
@Fullcourtpass
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1h
The NBA Board of Governors is expected to vote on adding two expansion teams this summer, with Las Vegas and Seattle as the favorites, per @townbrad


(h/t
@TheNBABase
)

So who is moving to the Eastern Conference? Timberwolves or Pelicans?

ETA: Oops. Memphis is actually the furthest East team that's currently in the Western Conference.

 

[Proximo]

Jake
@playoffjake
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5h



BREAKING: The Lakers are considering waiving G Bronny James to utilize their 15th roster spot in the buyout market.They are reportedly weighing their options due to the fact they do not want to make LeBron upset with this move. Bronny would be re-signed to the g-league team.

Why do they or anyone else give a crap about Lebron's feelings. He is a massively overhyped entitled role player who demands the ball too often.

 

[Yuma]

I remember they gave Sarver the chance to move Phoenix to the Eastern Conference and he opted to stay in the Western Conference. He cited ticket sales and rivalries. IDK, I look at our record and see how it seems easier in the East. I really don't care about some of the WC teams we play.

 

[Lorenzo]

I remember they gave Sarver the chance to move Phoenix to the Eastern Conference and he opted to stay in the Western Conference. He cited ticket sales and rivalries. IDK, I look at our record and see how it seems easier in the East. I really don't care about some of the WC teams we play.

and I think it was weird that the former phoenix cardinals and dallas cowboys were/are NFC east. It's hard to imagine the suns being eastern conference.

 

[Lorenzo]

Fullcourtpass
@Fullcourtpass
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1h
The NBA Board of Governors is expected to vote on adding two expansion teams this summer, with Las Vegas and Seattle as the favorites, per @townbrad


(h/t
@TheNBABase
)

also today Marc Stein released a statement that Mark Cuban and other Dallas investors want to buy the mavericks back from the Dumont/Addelson group. Not sure if that is related to the Las Vegas news.

 

[Adrian]

Ben Houselog
@benlikessport
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3h
Miriam Adelson has been lobbying for a Casino in Irving for a very long time but Texas is not budging

With the rumors of a Las Vegas expansion team starting up she also is a controlling shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp

Her and Dumont sell Mavs back to Cuban and buy Vegas?

 

[Adrian]

ClutchPoints
@ClutchPoints
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22m
Steph Curry (knee) is OUT for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, Steve Kerr announced.

He will also miss the Warriors' next 2 matchups against the Grizzlies and Spurs

 

[Phrazbit]

The league's current most unhinged player with maybe his most unhinged moment yet:

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That is going to be a looooooooong suspension.

 

[Chaplin]

ClutchPoints
@ClutchPoints
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22m
Steph Curry (knee) is OUT for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, Steve Kerr announced.

He will also miss the Warriors' next 2 matchups against the Grizzlies and Spurs

Dillon going to be the replacement? Might make the game worth watching, especially if he ISN'T on Lebron's team.

 

[Suns_fan69]

Dillon going to be the replacement? Might make the game worth watching, especially if he ISN'T on Lebron's team.

With the weird format I don't think he can be. Dillon's from Canada, they need a US player replacement.

 

[Russ Smith]

The league's current most unhinged player with maybe his most unhinged moment yet:

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That is going to be a looooooooong suspension.

Yeah in the other thread I said he needs at least 10 games, I actually think given his history something like 25 is warranted

 

[Chaplin]

With the weird format I don't think he can be. Dillon's from Canada, they need a US player replacement.

Good point.

 

[Russ Smith]

W's did it again scoring the last 11 points of the game to win by 1. I actually lost my feed in the 4th and didn't look for another one since I figured it was over. I hought Horford might have walked on the last play it's really hard to see he falls down and passes to Santos who makes the game winnner, not clear if he fell down with the ball, which is a walk, or lost it falling down and got it back.

Horford was like 10 years younger last night Memphis kept running at him for 3's and he'd put the ball on the floor to the rim for a layup, did it like 4 times.

From highlights of the end game GP2 had 2 huge steals late that kept the Warriors alive.

Also Cam Spencer of Memphis and Pat Spencer of GSW were guarding each other off and on again, brother on brother with Steph and Seth sitting next to each other laughing about it

 

[Hoop Head]

The league's current most unhinged player with maybe his most unhinged moment yet:

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That is going to be a looooooooong suspension.

As a Suns fan, I want to see any and every player suspended for leaving the bench since it arguably cost us a championship. As a man, I kind of want to give Stewart a pass since Miles Bridges is garbage.

 

[Adrian]

Shams Charania

@ShamsCharania
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51m


Toronto's Brandon Ingram has replaced Stephen Curry in the 2026 NBA All-Star Game

 

[Adrian]

Marc Stein

@TheSteinLine
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The Clippers' Kawhi Leonard, Houston's Alperen Şengün (replacing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) and Toronto's Brandon Ingram (replacing Stephen Curry) are the three new players added to this weekend's All-Star rosters thus far

 

[Hoop Head]

Yo @Adrian you think we should get an All-star Weekend thread going? Right around the corner now.

Figured I'd suggest it since you're the man who posts 90% of the news related to the NBA.

 

[Phrazbit]

As a Suns fan, I want to see any and every player suspended for leaving the bench since it arguably cost us a championship. As a man, I kind of want to give Stewart a pass since Miles Bridges is garbage.

Yeah, I think Stewart should get an extremely long suspension, at the same time, I wish he'd broken Bridges jaw.

 

[Adrian]

Evan Sidery

@esidery
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4h
Ivica Zubac will not be making his Pacers debut anytime soon due to a lingering ankle issue.

Indiana plans to be very precautious with Zubac, especially with incentive to bottom out the rest of the year.

Indiana will keep their pick if they maintain a top-4 spot post-lottery.