Giannis Antetokounmpo had 43 points, 20 rebounds and five assists in a Milwaukee win on Friday night to join Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor as the only players in NBA history with back-to-back games of at least 40 points, 20 rebounds and five assists.
After getting off to a slow start this season following arthroscopic knee surgery, Bulls guard Zach LaVine has started feeling like himself again recently.
LeBron James scored a season-high 47 points on his 38th birthday with many of the sellout crowd at State Farm Arena cheering his every move, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 130-121 on Friday night.
Hawks coach Nate McMillan rebuffed a report that he plans to retire during the season, saying, “I’m here to coach this year … and our goal is to make the playoffs.”
Luka Doncic needs a recovery beer, CJ McCollum knows to get out of Zion Williamson’s way, Rudy Gobert knows what he brings to the table and Lebron James still wants to win.
Victor Wembanyama finished with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists as the 18-year-old prodigy became the youngest MVP of the French LNB All-Star game.
Buddy Hield’s 3-pointer at the 11:57 mark of the opening quarter is the fastest in the play-by-play era (since 1996-97), per ESPN Stats & Information research.