The 3 NBA teams with injured superstars worth betting on post-All-Star break These teams aren't leading the standings, but they have a chance to make a push once their stars return. USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 23, 2023
The 8 NBA title contenders you should be watching through the final stretch of the season These are the true NBA title contenders you need to worry about USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 23, 2023
SI:AM | The NBA’s Home Stretch Starts Now There’s only six weeks left to play. Sports Illustrated · Feb 23, 2023
It would be very silly to count out LeBron James and the Lakers right now Overlooking LeBron and the Lakers in a wide-open West is a mistake. USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 23, 2023
Kevin Durant's Phoenix Suns debut may happen on March 1: Report Kevin Durant's much-awaited debut for Phoenix Suns may happen on March 1 in the game against Charlotte Hornets, according to a report in The Athletic. The Times of India · Feb 23, 2023
Magic’s Paolo Banchero returned to Orlando ‘feeling motivated’ after All-Star weekend ORLANDO, Fla. — The All-Star weekend couldn’t have come at a better time for Paolo Banchero. Orlando Sentinel · Feb 23, 2023
Kevin Durant Expected to Debut for Suns on March 1, per Report The 13-time All-Star hasn’t played since Jan. 8 due to an MCL sprain. Sports Illustrated · Feb 23, 2023
Winning counts in the NBA, just not as much as a bunch of other stuff What matters is who’s going where, who can’t get along with whom and how a title would add to someone’s legacy. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 22, 2023
Micah Parsons had the most disingenuous take on the NBA’s culture of load management What a terrible false equivalency from Parsons. USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 22, 2023
Q&A: Magic Johnson says ‘nobody’ is going to want to play the Lakers in the playoffs Magic: "I think D’Angelo has really grown and matured. He can score the basketball." USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 22, 2023
The Biggest Questions in the NBA’s Wild West From returning stars to new-look rosters following the trade deadline, there’s plenty of intrigue with the playoffs fast approaching. Sports Illustrated · Feb 21, 2023
New Suns Owner Opens Up About How They Landed Kevin Durant The new owner of Phoenix’s NBA and WNBA teams sat down with SI to talk about the Suns’ trade for Kevin Durant, his time playing at Michigan State and the process of joining the ownership circle. Sports Illustrated · Feb 21, 2023
Playoffs? Nets tough schedule could bump them down the standings The second half of the Nets season is here, and even though the Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving era came to a screeching and unceremonious halt, the goal remains the same in Brooklyn. Tribune News Service · Feb 20, 2023
Charles Barkley Gives His Unfiltered Take on State of NBA The NBA analyst weighed in on some of the sport’s biggest stars after the league’s recent trade deadline. Sports Illustrated · Feb 18, 2023
Sports Illustrated · Feb 18, 2023 Kyrie Irving Claps Back at Trade Request ’Narratives’ As Criticism Continues The Mavericks star addressed the idea of players requesting trades after he received backlash for forcing his exit from the Nets.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 18, 2023 Kevin Durant Calls Trade Requests ‘Great’ for NBA Amid Criticism The new Suns star discussed the idea after backlash he and former teammate Kyrie Irving faced after their tumultuous exits from the Nets.
Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2023 Giannis Antetokounmpo aims dig at LeBron James and Kevin Durant with championship message The Milwaukee Bucks ace helped coach the all-star celebrity game alongside NBA legend Dwayne Wade - and a conversation between the two championship winners was caught on camera beforehand
USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 17, 2023 Celtics Governor Wyc Grousbeck says he told Jaylen Brown personally he wouldn’t be dealt at the deadline The Celtics' lead Governor reassured Brown the rumors linking him to Kevin Durant again were false.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 17, 2023 NBA Power Rankings: Here’s where every team stands heading in to the 2023 All-Star break Here's a look at the NBA landscape as we head into the All-Star break
The Times of India · Feb 17, 2023 Kevin Durant backs Phoenix Suns to go for maiden NBA title Kevin Durant became a Phoenix Suns player last week, which has fueled the team to press claim for a maiden NBA title; and the superstar belives the Suns have "all the pieces to be successful".
Los Angeles Times · Feb 17, 2023 Paul George, Terance Mann help Clippers fend off Suns PHOENIX — Long, languid strides brought Kevin Durant, the 13-time All-Star in all-black, from one end of Footprint Arena’s court to a chair at its middle Thursday. A personal highlight reel played on a jumbotron overhead, and a midday crowd packed into one side of the arena’s lower bowl howled…
Sports Illustrated · Feb 17, 2023 The Suns’ Gamble on Kevin Durant Begins Now The move for the 34-year-old means the clock has already started ticking on Phoenix’s championship window.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 17, 2023 NBA Commissioner Discusses Trade Demands After Wild Deadline Adam Silver addressed the league’s concerns surrounding players demanding trades.
Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2023 Kevin Durant ‘upset’ his time with Nets came to an end: ‘I built a family over there’ During an introductory press conference on Thursday, the Phoenix Suns’ newest superstar, Kevin Durant, said he was “upset” following Kyrie Irving’s trade request, which then led to himself requesting a trade out of Brooklyn.