Paolo Banchero scored 36 points with 10 rebounds as the Orlando Magic finished off a successful road trip against Western Conference foes with a 110-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/02/25/basketball/nba/magic-lakers-banchero-lebron/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #paolobanchero #lebronjames #orlandomagic #losangeleslakers
Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia is sickened by teams tanking games to try to improve their draft position, calling it "ridiculous," and "losing behavior done by losers." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/02/20/basketball/nba/suns-owner-against-tanking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #phoenixsuns #matishbia #adamsilver #utahjazz #indianapacers
With youth on its side, USA Stars outlasted all challengers to come out on top during the new-look NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/02/16/basketball/nba/new-nba-all-star-game-format/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #nbaallstargame #anthonyedwards #tyresemaxey #lebronjames
NBA teams are increasingly losing games on purpose to improve their draft prospects and basketball must consider every possible remedy to stamp out deliberate "tanking," the league's chief said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/02/15/basketball/nba/nba-tanking-worsens/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #adamsilver
Los Angeles Lakers standout LeBron James will miss Tuesday's game against the San Antonio Spurs due to left foot arthritis, an absence that makes him ineligible for All-NBA recognition and major awards this season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/02/11/basketball/nba/lebron-james-all-star/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #lebronjames #losangeleslakers #brandoningram #torontoraptors #nbaallstargame
Donovan Mitchell and James Harden combined to score Cleveland's final 16 points, and the Cavaliers sent the host Sacramento Kings to their 12th consecutive loss with a 132-126 decision on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/02/08/basketball/nba/james-harden-cavaliers-debut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #jamesharden #clevelandcavaliers #sacramentokings
Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden is being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on a busy day of dealmaking as the NBA trade deadline neared. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/02/04/basketball/nba/harden-garland-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #jamesharden #dariusgarland #clevelandcavaliers #losangelesclippers
Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George was been suspended without pay for 25 games by the NBA on Saturday morning for violating the terms of the league's anti-drug program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/02/01/basketball/nba/nba-paul-george-suspended/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #paulgeorge #philadelphia76ers
The tears had barely dried on LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers uniform before the debate began anew: Is the NBA's reigning monarch — "King James"— ready to give up his throne? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/30/basketball/nba/lebron-james-retirement-talk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #lebronjames #losangeleslakers #clevelandcavaliers
Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama says he is "horrified" by the deaths of two American citizens in Minneapolis shot by masked federal agents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/28/basketball/nba/wembanyama-minneapolis-killings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #victorwembanyama #sanantoniospurs #minneapolis #ice
Luka Doncic scored 46 points and handed out 12 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 129-118 win against the host Chicago Bulls on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/27/basketball/nba/doncic-lakers-bulls/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #losangeleslakers #chicagobulls #ruihachimura #lukadoncic #lebronjames
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said the NBA team was "heartbroken" by the events unfolding in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot and killed a second U.S. citizen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/26/basketball/nba/timberwolves-athletes-ice-minnesota/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #minnesotatimberwolves #chrisfinch #stevekerr #breannastewart #us #ice #immigration #donaldtrump #minneapolis #minnesota
Tobias Harris scored 25 points as the Detroit Pistons held off the Boston Celtics to score a 104-103 victory in their top-of-the-table Eastern Conference showdown on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/20/basketball/nba/tobias-harris-pistons-celtics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #detroitpistons #newyorkknicks #oklahomacitythunder #clevelandcavaliers #tobiasharris #joshhart
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James will not be in the opening lineup when the NBA All-Star Game tips off next month, ending a record 21-year run in which he was selected as a starter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/20/basketball/nba/lebron-not-all-star-starter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #lebronjames #losangeleslakers #nbaallstargame
After making a strong impact in his return from a six-game absence in Sunday's 126-109 win over the Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant made it clear he wants to stay with the team. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/19/basketball/nba/ja-morant-desire-remain-memphis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #jamorant #memphisgrizzlies #orlandomagic #london
The passion and tribalism of European soccer fans is something NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is hoping will be part of a new basketball competition expected to launch on the continent in the next two years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/18/basketball/nba/silver-nba-europe-fan-culture/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #adamsilver #europe #london #uk
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@BasketballNet - US basketball & NBA news site
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped a three-game losing streak against the San Antonio Spurs with a 119-98 victory over their Western Conference rivals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/14/basketball/thunder-beat-spurs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #oklahomacitythunder #sanantoniospurs #shaigilgeousalexander
Just over a month after cracking the NBA's all-time top 10 in scoring, James Harden moved up another place on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/13/basketball/nba/harden-scoring-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #jamesharden #losangelesclippers