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San Antonio Spurs are coming off a defeat against the Houston Rockets, whereas Nuggets were routed by the LA Clippers. Let us see how things stand for both teams. San Antonio Spurs’ perspective After struggling at the start of the season, Spurs have started to look like a winning team. They had a three-game winning streak before Rockets’ beat them 108-101 in their previous match. DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points, seven rebounds and eight assists in the game against Rockets....

Once preseason play begins Friday, plenty of rookies will be set loose so they can show what they can do before rotations are narrowed. Each year first-year players exceed the expectations set for them, so we have put together a shortlist of who you should look out for. Here are five under-the-radar rookies you should keep an eye on: Chris Clemons, Guard, Rockets There is no guarantee Chris Clemons will make the Houston Rockets’ roster, but we have a good feeling he will be in the mix this season....

It started with an eventful offseason with the Phoenix Suns’ acquisition of Chris Paul and a point guard swap between the Washington Wizards and the Houston Rockets that saw Russell Westbrook head to the capital and John Wall to Houston. While Wall and CP3 have turned their new teams into playoff contenders, the Wizards saw their fortunes take a U-turn for the worse. The Brooklyn Nets then changed the landscape of the league by acquiring three-time scoring champion and former league MVP James Harden from the Houston Rockets in a blockbuster trade....

MORE: It’s about time he was suspended | Green wants in … the arena Draymond Green has been suspended for Monday night’s Game 5 in which the Warriors can close out the series after being assessed a flagrant foul from Game 4. It was his fourth flagrant point of the postseason which triggers an automatic suspension. In the NBA 2K16 simulation of the full series that went out before it began, Green also committed a flagrant foul in Game 4....

The all-new SWISH pack series is now available for purchase and includes six featured units to obtain. Included are four Dark Matter players, one Galaxy Opal player, and one Pink Diamond player, making them some of the most sought-after units currently available in NBA 2K22. RELATED: Over 1,000 NBA 2K22 Players Reach Level 40 In Season 6: Zero Gravity The main prize players will be aiming for is one of the two Stephen Curry units, as both an Invincible card and Hero card are available and come in a 99-overall Dark Matter form....

We’re one step closer to 2K Day after the first-look trailer of NBA 2K23 was released on Friday. NBA 2K23 will come out on Friday, Sept. 9, but the game is already available for pre-order on all systems. We found out at the beginning of July that Michael Jordan will grace the cover of the “Championship Edition,” while Suns All-Star Devin Booker will be on the cover of the “Standard Edition” and Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird will tag-team the cover of the “WNBA Edition....

As September gets closer and closer, fans are getting more and more excited about the potential improvements in the game’s graphics as well as in gameplay details. All over the internet, fans are debating ideas about player rating predictions in NBA 2K23, graphical changes, game modes, etc., and now that 2K has released a new trailer, there is even more to talk about. RELATED: NBA 2K23 WNBA Cover Athletes and Collector’s Edition Details Revealed...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — For the second time in less than a year and a half, the fans of St. Louis faced the loss of a genuine sports immortal when the Hawks Bob Pettit announced his intention to retire from professional basketball at the end of this season. The 32-year-old Pettit, who has been the key figure in the success of the Hawks since the National Basketball Association club was transferred here from Milwaukee in 1955, announced what he termed “the biggest decision of my life,” at an emotion-filled press conference, March 1....

As the league braces itself for a new year of quality basketball, many are hooked on the All-Star projections for the coming February. With a large magnitude of players shaking hands with different franchises this past offseason, the art of measuring the talent level of one against the other in their newest roles has yet again been rendered as an inexact science. Nevertheless, now that we have sufficient data to process from the first 30+ games of this regular season, it makes sense to dole out a bunch of names that might make it to the All-Star snubs list for this year....

But when Team LeBron and Team Durant meet for the 2021 All-Star Game on Sunday (8 p.m. ET, TNT), it won’t just be about entertainment. The contest will also support those in need. How will the All-Star Game play out? And which organizations will benefit from it? Here’s a breakdown of the 2021 format so you can avoid any confusion during the live broadcast. NBA ALL-STAR 2021: Full lineups for Slam Dunk Contest, 3-point Contest...

Beasley averaged 31.9 points, 13.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.3 blocks per game with the Shandong Golden Stars en route to the foreign MVP award. He made headlines in January for dropping 63 points, 19 rebounds and 13 assists in the league’s All-Star game. MORE: Every NBA team’s worst season since ‘90 | Steph Curry’s shooting kills video games ESPN’s Marc Stein reported Beasley’s recent success has garnered attention from a number of NBA teams that are looking to add depth for a playoff push, although there are no specific names mentioned....

Pune - Karnataka and Jharkhand completed the quarterfinals line-up by winning their concluding league matches in the third Hockey India senior men’s national championship here today. In the crucial Group C league match, Hockey Karnataka scored a 4-2 win over Services Sports Control Board to make the last eight. SK Utthappa scored a field goal in the 17th minute followed by Mohan Muthana’s right flick in the 23rd minute gave Karnataka a 2-0 lead at half time....

With close to 250 entries received from 31 states and institutions, pugilists will compete in all weight categories including 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg and +81kg class. The Inspire Institute of Sport, which will be hosting the women’s national championship is heralded for its multispecialty facilities and is India’s first privately-funded High-Performance Olympic Training Centre. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) had hosted a pre-Asian Games conditioning camp for its elite men and women’s teams before the Asian Games and this will be the first time a national event of this magnitude will be held at this facility....

MORE: Was Clayton Kershaw tipping his pitches in Game 2? Martinez said he preferred to have reliever Daniel Hudson face Will Smith, despite the potential for disaster. It was a classic “go with your gut,” old-school baseball thought, the kind the analytically inclined tend to hate and baseball purists tend to love. “There was really not much to think about. Muncy hit a ball 400 feet against [Doolittle in the seventh]....

During an interview with The Athletic this week, Washington general manager Mike Rizzo addressed recent reports that indicated the team could consider moving the 34-year-old ace if it did not work its way back into playoff contention. “We’re certainly not thinking about that right now,” Rizzo said. “We control the best pitcher in baseball for 2 1/2 more years — three playoff runs. He’s extremely well-priced. If you look at his contract, he’s extremely, extremely well-priced....

The acclaimed sequel’s developers do not live in a bubble, and had the chance to play all manner of video games while working on their own AAA title. After PlayStation Blog published a list of its subsidiary developers’ favorite games from 2020 on December 31, Naughty Dog followed up with a blog post on January 1, 2021 focused entirely on its team members’ favorite games. RELATED: The Last of Us 2 Swept the Game Awards, Here’s Everything It Won...

The information on this secret sci-fi title varies. There have been hints of a game named Savage Starlight thanks to an Easter egg in The Last of Us, a codename Stray’s Cross has popped up online thanks to possible insider knowledge, and even the co-founder of Naughty Dog has teased at wanting to work on projects that would fall in line with something fresh and exciting for the developer. If any of the rumors are true, and for now they should likely be taken with a grain of salt, the Naughty Dog sci-fi game could be somewhat of a spiritual successor to Jak and Daxter....

Ronaldo passed up the opportunity to complete his hat-trick as he let Benzema seal Madrid’s 4-0 victory over Alaves in La Liga Saturday. Benzema had only scored three league goals prior to the clash at the Santiago Bernabeu before five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo paved the way for the Frenchman to convert an 89th-minute penalty. “Cristiano’s gesture speaks volumes for the type of team this is and how he is as a person,” goalkeeper Navas said post-match....

In case you didn’t know… LeBron James was adamant that he was fouled by Kevin Durant while driving towards the basket late into the 4th quarter in the Cavaliers’ 99-92 loss against the Warriors on Christmas. Three days later, Giannis Antetokounmpo made a game-winning dunk against Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The league’s last-two-minute reports later confirmed that the Bucks superstar had stepped out of bounce right in front of the official....