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What have we learned about every team throughout the first half of 2025-26? Tim Bontemps canvasses the league.

January 23, 2026 Geoff Allen

KD, rising guards and bully ball: Inside the Rockets’ Texas-sized offense

Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets have bullied their way into one of the NBA’s best offenses this season.

January 23, 2026 Geoff Allen

LeBron brushes off Buss report: ‘Don’t really care’

LeBron James said he wasn’t bothered by an ESPN story this week that detailed his allegedly strained relationship with Lakers team governor Jeanie Buss, saying, “I don’t care about how somebody feels about me.”

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January 23, 2026 Geoff Allen

‘Big step’: Embiid logs triple-double in 46 minutes

Joel Embiid put up a 32-point triple-double vs. the Rockets on Thursday. More importantly, he played 46 minutes — the most he had played in a regular-season game in more than three years.

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January 23, 2026 Geoff Allen

Kuminga done for night after injuring ankle, knee

The Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga had a strong start Thursday against the Mavs before his night was cut short because of a twisted ankle and knee hyperextension at the end of the first half.

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January 22, 2026 Geoff Allen

Vic Mensa Unfiltered: Chicago, ICE, Kanye & the Lies We’re Fed

Nobody is using their platform to educate, challenge, and inspire quite like Vic Mensa. From viral orange-tree monologues to fearless

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January 22, 2026 Geoff Allen

6 men’s basketball teams poised to end their NCAA tournament droughts

With less than two months to Selection Sunday, here are six teams on pace to break their NCAA tournament droughts.

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January 22, 2026 Geoff Allen

NBA eyes more Abu Dhabi games after extension

The NBA and Abu Dhabi’s department of culture and tourism have extended their partnership, with the league agreeing to continue bringing preseason games to the Middle East.

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January 22, 2026 Geoff Allen