NBA News Archive
This is every news article on the National Basketball Association (NBA) The Sports Geek has to offer. We’ll provide you with updates on big trades, injuries, NBA betting odds, and much more! Scroll through our news posts and get up-to-date with the 2025 NBA season.
Dončić Shines for Lakers in Dallas Return, Drops 45 Points in Win
Luka Dončić was traded by Dallas to the Los Angeles Lakers in February for Anthony Davis in one of the most shocking deals in NBA history.
Dončić returned to Dallas on April 9 for the first time, and in an emotional night, poured in 45 points in a 112-97 win for the Lakers.
Dallas fans continue to chant “Fire Nico”, who is Dallas general manager Nico Harrison, the architect of the trade.
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Denver Nuggets Fire Mike Malone and Calvin Booth
The Denver Nuggets are 47-32 and in a logjam in the Western Conference from third to eighth place.
The Nuggets are on a four-game losing skid with three games left in the season.
Denver fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, with their NBA championship odds dropping as a result.
The Denver Nuggets are in freefall to end the NBA regular season. Despite Nikola ...
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Lakers-Warriors Game Is the Most Expensive Ticket in the NBA This Season
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors are led by the defining superstars of this generation, LeBron James and Stephen Curry.
Both teams added more star power in Luka Dončić and Jimmy Butler.
Thursday night’s game between the two at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles is the most expensive ticket in the league this season, starting at $300-350.
It’s difficult to argue against...
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Kevin Durant Rumored to Leave Phoenix After the Season
Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal were touted to take the Phoenix Suns to power in the NBA Western Conference.
It hasn’t worked out that way as Phoenix is 28-33 as of March 3, and four games out of 10th place, which means out of the playoffs.
If the Suns don’t turn it around, it appears that the team will work with Durant to trade him to a contender.
When the Phoenix Suns tr...
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Victor Wembanyama Out for the Season with Blood Clot in Shoulder
Victor Wembanyama is the biggest young star in the NBA, and the San Antonio Spurs are building around their franchise big man.
On Thursday, it was announced that Wemby will miss the rest of the season with a deep vein thrombosis, a type of blood clot, in his right shoulder.
Wembanyama won’t be eligible for any awards as he won’t meet the required 65 games.
Victor Wembanyama is being bu...
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Young, Irving Named to All-Star Teams; Antetokounmpo, Davis Injured
The NBA All-Star Game is on February 16, and the rosters have been finalized for the Eastern and Western Conferences.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Davis will miss out on the All-Star Game with injuries.
Trae Young will replace Antetokounmpo on the Eastern Conference team, and Kyrie Irving takes Davis’ place on the Western Conference team.
The 2025 NBA All-Star Game takes place on ...
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Miami Trades Jimmy Butler to Golden State for Andrew Wiggins
The NBA Trade Deadline has been a wild week, starting with Luka Dončić going to the Los Angeles Lakers, and De’Aaron Fox going to San Antonio.
The Jimmy Butler saga is finally over as Miami traded the disgruntled star to Golden State.
Miami receives Andrew Wiggins, while Utah and Detroit were also involved.
Jimmy Butler vs. the Miami Heat has been a major storyline of the NBA season, e...
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De’Aaron Fox Traded to San Antonio, Zach LaVine Heads to Sacramento
It was a massive weekend in the NBA for trades, which kicked off with the Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis trade between Dallas and the Los Angeles Lakers.
De’Aaron Fox and Sacramento had been working on a potential trade for the star guard for about a week now.
Fox was sent to San Antonio on Sunday, while the Kings received Zach LaVine from Chicago, along with a host of draft picks.
It was a...
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Luka Doncic Traded to Lakers for Anthony Davis
ESPN's Shams Charania has reported that Luka Doncic will be traded to the Lakers for Anthony Davis.
The deal was reportedly initiated by the Dallas Mavericks.
Doncic and Davis were not informed of the trade ahead of the time, according to the reports.
Luka Doncic is going to the Lakers to play with LeBron, while Anthony Davis will join the Mavericks in one of the most shocking trades i...
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Terry Rozier Investigated for Potential Gambling “Manipulation”
Terry Rozier was traded from the Charlotte Hornets to the Miami Heat in January 2024.
The Heat guard is now under investigation for “unusual betting activity related” to March 2023, although he has not been charged or accused of anything.
The NBA would like to avoid another instance of the Jontay Porter situation, and the Rozier case was uncovered while Porter was being investigated.
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De’Aaron Fox Wants Out of Sacramento, San Antonio Favored in Pursuit
De’Aaron Fox has spent all eight of his NBA seasons with the Sacramento Kings after being drafted fifth in the 2017 Draft.
Fox turned down a contract extension with the Kings, who will now look to trade the star guard ahead of the trade deadline on February 6.
San Antonio is thought to be Fox’s preferred destination, which would team him up with Victor Wembanyama.
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Jimmy Butler Suspended Indefinitely By Miami Heat
Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the Miami Heat earlier this month.
He has been suspended for the third time after walking out of practice on January 27.
The Heat are working out trade possibilities for the 35-year-old star.
The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler seem to be at the point of no return. Ever since the six-time All-Star didn’t receive an extension from the team last summer, it...
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Beal Scores 25 Off Bench, But Is He Trade Bait for Jimmy Butler?
Bradley Beal of the Phoenix Suns came off the bench for the first time in nine years on Monday night.
The Suns’ star scored 25 points to lead the way in a 109-99 win over Philadelphia.
Phoenix is rumored to be in the market for Miami’s Jimmy Butler, and Beal’s contract could make it work.
The Phoenix Suns are mired in a slump, having lost seven of their last 10 games. But they won on M...
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Jimmy Butler Requests Trade from Miami Heat
Jimmy Butler has played for the Miami Heat since 2019, leading the Heat to two appearances in the NBA Finals.
Miami general manager Pat Riley said he wouldn’t extend Butler’s contract in the past offseason.
After many rumors, Butler has told the Heat he would like to be traded to any team in the NBA.
Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat have had a strong relationship, but that bond has dete...
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NBA, FIBA Looking to Create New Basketball League in Europe
The NBA and FIBA are in conversations to start an NBA-owned league in Europe.
This league would compete with the EuroLeague and other European professional leagues.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will be in Paris for two games between San Antonio and Indiana in January to answer questions.
The NBA has been discussing a move to Europe for a long time. The league has a solid foothold in Eu...
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ESPN Losing “Around the Horn”, But Gaining “Inside the NBA” in 2025
It has been a busy period for ESPN, who re-signed various personalities but lost people like Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe.
There is more movement on ESPN as they announced “Around the Horn” would be ending in 2025 after 23 seasons.
However, they also announced that “Inside the NBA” would be joining ESPN, with TNT still producing the show from Atlanta.
ESPN has been busy these last ...
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