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Cavaliers Acquire De’Andre Hunter

The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired forward De’Andre Hunter in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks, Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts. READ FULL STORY

Luka Doncic is now more likely to make his Lakers debut on Monday, JJ Redick says

Luka Doncic is now expected to make his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night against the Utah Jazz, coach JJ Redick says. Redick initially suggested Doncic could play for the Lakers on Saturday against Indiana, but revised his forecast Thursday night before the Lakers hosted the Golden State Warriors. “Probably more likely Monday,” Redick said. READ FULL STORY

Indiana Fever add 2-time WNBA champ Sydney Colson to roster led by Caitlin Clark

The Indiana Fever signed free agent guard Sydney Colson on Thursday, adding yet another WNBA champion to play behind All-Star point guard Caitlin Clark. Colson spent the last three seasons in Las Vegas, the franchise that has won the last two league titles. “Sydney is a proven veteran in our league and throughout her career, delivered for her teams in many big moments,” general manager Amber Cox said in a statement. READ FULL STORY

New Portland center will serve NWSL, WNBA clubs

The Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Soccer League and the city’s as-yet unnamed WNBA team will train together at a new performance center in a first-of-its-kind alliance between teams from both leagues. READ FULL STORY

Free agent Tiffany Hayes signs with the expansion Golden State Valkyries

The Golden State Valkyries have their first big free agent signing with Tiffany Hayes joining the expansion franchise. “Tiffany is a dynamic scorer who can change the momentum of a game in an instant,” Valkyries General Manager Ohemaa Nyanin said. The 35-year-old Hayes averaged 13.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists during her 12-year career, playing with Atlanta, Connecticut and Las Vegas. READ FULL STORY

Williams to Lakers, Raptors land two as NBA trade deadline nears

Charlotte center Mark Williams joined the Los Angeles Lakers and the Toronto Raptors made two late moves, according to multiple reports, as Thursday afternoon’s NBA trade deadline approached.The Lakers, meanwhile, welcomed Doncic after a Sunday trade that sent Anthony Davis to Dallas and made another move for a big man to replace Davis alongside LeBron James. READ FULL STORY

What should Lakers fans expect from Mark Williams?

The Lakers completed a trade for Mark Williams out of the blue on Wednesday night, we asked someone who covered him with the Hornets for thoughts on what he’ll bring the purple and gold. READ FULL STORY

NBA Live Discussion: Trade Deadline 2025!

The NBA Trade Deadline is 3:00 p.m. ET Thursday and while the league has been busy all week, the Nets have been quiet. Will that continue? READ FULL STORY

Lonzo Ball agrees to a 2-year extension with the Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls and point guard Lonzo Ball agreed to a two-year contract extension on Wednesday, rewarding the 27-year-old after he battled back from injuries that caused him to miss two seasons. Ball is averaging 7.2 points and 3.5 assists per game in 30 games this season after he was forced out of the previous two seasons due to multiple issues with his left knee. He underwent a cartilage and meniscus transplant in the knee last year after several procedures failed to fix his injury. READ FULL STORY

Heat Trading Jimmy Butler To Warriors

The Warriors will acquire Jimmy Butler from the Heat in exchange for Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schröder, Kyle Anderson and a … READ FULL STORY

Sources: Heat finalizing Butler trade to Warriors

The Miami Heat are finalizing a deal to send Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors for Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schroder, Kyle Anderson and a protected first-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. READ FULL STORY

Heat, Warriors finalizing Jimmy Butler deal

The All-Star forward wasn’t happy with a diminished role in Miami and is seeking another lucrative deal that likely wasn’t coming from the Heat. READ FULL STORY

Thank You, Khris

Middleton leaves a legacy as a player and a person. READ FULL STORY

2025 WNBA Free Agency Winners and Losers

Analyzing Caitlin Clark’s new embarrassment of riches, the Phoenix Mercury’s makeover, an “Unrivaled” amount of tampering, and more READ FULL STORY

Valkyries unveil latest women-specific facility

The Golden State Valkyries unveiled their team headquarters and training facility in Oakland, a facility formerly occupied by the Warriors that was renovated by the WNBA team’s shared ownership group. READ FULL STORY

Latest On Kevin Durant

We round up the latest on the Suns star, who seems more available than he’s been since arriving in Phoenix. READ FULL STORY

👀 Pic du jour: Luka in a Lakers jersey

Luka Dončić debuted his Los Angeles Lakers jersey yesterday and told reporters that his trade from the Dallas Mavericks was a “big shock.” READ FULL STORY

News Market: WNBA bid

🏀 The Sixers owners submitted their latest bid to bring an WNBA expansion team to Philly last week. They’re contending with a crowded field of cities seeking to land the 16th WNBA team, including Houston and Nashville. (The Athletic 🔒) READ FULL STORY

Irving ‘grieving’ Luka trade: ‘Miss my hermano’

Kyrie Irving said he was shocked to find out Luka Doncic was traded and has been “grieving” the loss of his teammate while also expressing excitement about the prospect of playing alongside Anthony Davis. READ FULL STORY

Mavericks-Sixers notebook

Acquiring Caleb Martin is a move that could pay nice dividends given his playoff history. Plus assorted other notes from Mavericks-Sixers. READ FULL STORY

Nathasha Howard adds championship experience as Caitlin Clark and the revamped Fever chase a title

Natasha Howard signed with the Indiana Fever to make one more title run. The two-time WNBA All-Star and the league’s 2019 Defensive Player of the Year is the face of an offseason overhaul for the Fever. Teaming with superstar Caitlin Clark, the veteran forward could help turn one of the league’s youngest and most promising franchises into a championship contender. READ FULL STORY

Former Knicks Guard Returns to Atlantic Division

The New York Knicks will see Quentin Grimes again—albeit in a different uniform. Grimes, a former New Yorker, is part of yet another deal involving the Dallas M READ FULL STORY

The De’Aaron Fox Trade Is A Bet On Victor Wembanyama

The two seismic NBA trades that took place over the weekend involved four Western Conference teams scattered across the standings. What links the deals together is that they both represent, to different degrees, bets on Victor Wembanyama. The San Antonio angle is more obvious, but let us first consider the temporal rejiggering aspect of the […] READ FULL STORY

Iowa Retires Caitlin Clark’s #22 Jersey

The Carver-Hawkeye arena was electric on February 2nd after a 76-69 win over the number four ranked USC Trojans, but the show was not over at the final buzzer. READ FULL STORY

Video NBA stunned by Luka Doncic trade to Lakers

Just seven months after the 25-year-old helped lead the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals, Dallas traded Doncic to the L.A. Lakers for Anthony Davis in a move that shook the NBA world. READ FULL STORY

De’Aaron Fox highlights another NBA blockbuster, plus All-Star poll results

The Pulse Newsletter📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! The Pulse is live at the Super Bowl this week. Slow Down, Trade Machine: Getting foxy in San Antonio One blockbuster was not enough, as the NBA gods descended upon us once again with yesterday another mega-deal, though this one made a lot more sense than Saturday’s overnight tomfoolery: De’Aaron Fox is leaving the Kings for the Spurs, as he wished, to team up with Victor Wembanyama. Two thoughts before we get back to a certain Slovenian……

WNBA free-agency chaos: Why did so many All-Stars move for one-year contracts?

Executives around the WNBA largely expected this offseason’s market to serve as a tune-up for next winter. At the start of the offseason, only two non-rookie contract players had deals that extended past 2025. Seismic change loomed. But after an avalanche of moves, significant shifts have come an offseason early as a hectic week of free agency is reshaping the upcoming season. In six days, 10 multi-time All-Stars — Satou Sabally, Brittney Griner, Alyssa Thomas, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Brionna READ FULL STORY

The Luka Dončić Trade Latest

More to uncover the supposed mystery regarding Dallas’ willingness to end its relationship with one of the league’s most accomplished superstars READ FULL STORY

Cavs score franchise-record 91 in first half to beat Mavericks 144-101

Coby White led Chicago with 22 points, while Josh Giddey added 20 points and 11 rebounds. A 3-pointer by Vucevic pulled the Bulls within 111-104 with 6:13 to play, but Chicago couldn’t string together enough stops to make a serious run. Cunningham set up dunks for Ausar Thompson and Duren followed by Tim Hardaway Jr. and Beasley hitting 3-pointers. READ FULL STORY

Iowa stuns USC on same day Clark’s jersey retired

Iowa got its biggest win of the season Sunday against No. 4 USC on the same day the school honored Caitlin Clark by raising her No. 22 jersey to the rafters at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. READ FULL STORY

Teary Wilson sees No. 22 retired by Gamecocks

As A’ja Wilson’s No. 22 jersey was retired by the Gamecocks, coach Dawn Staley made it clear that no South Carolina women’s player would ever wear the number again. READ FULL STORY

Mavs pull off blockbuster

Luka Doncic is out and Anthony Davis is in as the Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers agree to one of the biggest and most stunning trades in NBA history. READ FULL STORY

Indiana Fever Acquire Guard Sophie Cunningham

Fever also receive No. 19 pick in 2025 WNBA Draft from Phoenix and Jaelyn Brown, 2027 Third Round pick from Dallas INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 1, 2025) — The Indiana Fever have acquired guard Sophie Cunningham and the No. 19 selection in the 2025 WNBA Draft from the Phoenix Mercury, the team announced today. In exchange, the Mercury receive forward NaLyssa Smith and the No. 8 selection in the 2025 WNBA Draft from Indiana. As part of the four-team trade, the Fever also receive guard/forward Jaelyn Brown from the Dallas Wings, with the two teams also swapping Third Round picks in the…

Luka Dončić has been traded … really

Our first inside look at the most stunning trade deadline deal, well, ever: Luka to the Lakers for a package headlined by Anthony Davis READ FULL STORY

Mavs approached one other team about Luka Doncic trade?

Yet while there was no shortage of teams that expressed shock at the fact that the Mavericks didn’t broadcast their willingness to move Dončić, league sources say there was at least one team beside… READ FULL STORY

PHOTO GALLERY: UK vs. Arkansas

Sights and scenes from the Cats’ clash with the Razorbacks and former UK coach John Calipari. READ FULL STORY

No. 2 Duke’s 1st-half dominance takes UNC, drama out of latest rivalry game

Duke’s freshmen delivered. The rivalry that always does? The buzz from the latest renewal of the famed Duke-North Carolina series fizzled quickly Saturday, lost amid the second-ranked Blue Devils’ dominance that drained drama and doubt about the outcome well before halftime. READ FULL STORY

No. 2 Duke’s 1st-half dominance takes UNC, drama out of latest rivalry game

Duke’s freshmen delivered. The rivalry that always does? The buzz from the latest renewal of the famed Duke-North Carolina series fizzled quickly Saturday, lost amid the second-ranked Blue Devils’ dominance that drained drama and doubt about the outcome well before halftime. READ FULL STORY

To My Seattle Family

I’ll continue to carry the spirit of Seattle with me wherever I go. READ FULL STORY

Pelicans say Dejounte Murray ruptured his Achilles tendon and his season is over

Dejounte Murray’s season is over, with the New Orleans Pelicans confirming Saturday that the standout guard ruptured his right Achilles tendon and now faces a lengthy rehab process. It’s the latest blow in an injury-dominated season for the Pelicans, who came into the year hoping a star trio of Murray, Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram would be able to lead them back to the playoffs. Murray got hurt Friday night in a game against the Boston Celtics, the noncontact injury immediately prompting speculation that he tore his Achilles tendon. READ FULL STORY

Sources: Clippers, Jazz deal ahead of deadline

The Clippers are trading forward P.J. Tucker, center Mo Bamba, a future 2nd-round pick and cash to the Jazz for forward Drew Eubanks and guard Patty Mills, sources tell ESPN. READ FULL STORY

Drew Eubanks, Patty Mills traded to Clippers

Shams Charania: The Los Angeles Clippers are trading PJ Tucker, Mo Bamba, a future second-round pick and cash to the Utah Jazz for Drew Eubanks and Patty Mills, sources tell me and @BobbyMarks42.So… READ FULL STORY

Repeated mistakes cost Indiana in narrow loss at Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE — Indiana played a competitive 40-minute game Friday night in Mackey Arena, one of its best performances of the season. However, failed execution and turnovers led to an 81-76 loss against the No. 10 Purdue Boilermakers. READ FULL STORY

Cunningham celebrates All-Star nod with 40 in win

Cade Cunningham showed why he earned his first All-Star selection, matching his season high with 40 points on Friday night to lead the Pistons over the Mavs 117-102. READ FULL STORY

Mavericks vs. Pistons

The Detroit Pistons host the Dallas Mavericks at LCA in downtown Detroit, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. READ FULL STORY

Detroit eyes 2nd chance in WNBA expansion bid

Detroit wants to bring the WNBA back to the Motor City, with an expansion bid led by the Pistons and Lions owners and with support from Grant Hilll, Jared Goff and others. READ FULL STORY

Reese, Sky to play exhibition vs. Brazil at LSU

Angel Reese will make her return to Louisiana State University on May 2 when the Chicago Sky play a preseason game against the Brazilian National Team at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. READ FULL STORY

KSR Staff Predictions: No. 12 Kentucky vs. Arkansas

Will John Calipari pull off an upset in his return to Rupp Arena as Arkansas’ head coach or will Mark Pope’s Cats take care of business? The KSR crew is ready to weigh in. READ FULL STORY

Raptors Center Named Knicks Trade Target

The New York Knicks are searching for a true backup center for Karl-Anthony Towns ahead of next week’s trade deadline, and a few names have been floating along READ FULL STORY

Isaiah Stewart Suspended, Fined

Wednesday’s ejection brought him to six flagrant foul points, which triggers an automatic suspension. READ FULL STORY

Where Is The Best Landing Spot For De’Aaron Fox?

De’Aaron Fox is one of the league’s least appreciated stars, who could have the unexpected chance to shine for a different franchise. But where would be his best fit? READ FULL STORY

Sources: 3-time champ Howard rejoins Fever

Natasha Howard, a two-time All-Star and three-time WNBA champion, will bring veteran experience and a defensive presence after signing with the Fever, sources told ESPN. READ FULL STORY

Free agent Brionna Jones to sign with Atlanta Dream

Free agent Brionna Jones is signing with the Atlanta Dream, her agent, Boris Lelchitski, confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday night. The three-time All-Star had played her entire career with the Connecticut Sun after being drafted No. 8 in 2017. Jones will pair with Brittney Griner in the frontcourt, giving the Dream a formidable starting five as the two bigs will play with Jordin Canada, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray. READ FULL STORY

Haslam family launches bid for WNBA expansion team in Nashville

The Haslam family, country music superstars and a national sports icon are submitting a bid to bring a WNBA team to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. “It’s time to have a women’s professional sports team in Tennessee,” former Gov. Bill Haslam said in an interview. It would mark Haslam’s second pro team, following his purchase of a majority stake in the Nashville Predators. READ FULL STORY

Latest On De’Aaron Fox

The Kings initiated trade talks with De’Aaron Fox and his camp, not the other way around. READ FULL STORY

The 2025 NBA All-Snub team

No NBA player is dishing more assists in the league than Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young. No one is scoring more points on the Hawks than the three-time NBA All-… READ FULL STORY

The 2025 NBA All-Snub team

No NBA player is dishing more assists in the league than Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young. No one is scoring more points on the Hawks than the three-time NBA All-… READ FULL STORY

First-timers Wemby, Sengun top All-Star reserves

The Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama and the Rockets’ Alperen Sengun were among six first-timers named to the NBA All-Star Game on Thursday, when the league announced the reserves. READ FULL STORY

Terry Rozier Is The Latest Player Implicated In Illegal Sports Betting Scheme

After discovering Jontay Porter’s connection with an illegal sports-betting ring last year, federal prosecutors are now investigating whether Terry Rozier similarly manipulated his performance as part of a gambling scheme. According to a report Thursday in the Wall Street Journal, on March 23, 2023, U.S. Integrity, a group that monitors betting markets for sports entities, […] READ FULL STORY

The 2024-25 NBA Midseason Survey

Updated Finals picks? One trade we’d love to see before the deadline? To mark the midpoint of this NBA season, our staff gathered to answer five burning questions for the rest of the way. READ FULL STORY

The 2024-25 NBA Midseason Survey

Updated Finals picks? One trade we’d love to see before the deadline? To mark the midpoint of this NBA season, our staff gathered to answer five burning questions for the rest of the way. READ FULL STORY

Big Ten late at night

Bad night for Northwestern, good night for Maryland, and my oh my did you see Ace Bailey? READ FULL STORY

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 52 but Curry and Wiggins lead balanced Warriors past Thunder 116-109

Stephen Curry hit a long 3-pointer with 1:52 left on the way to 21 points, Andrew Wiggins scored 27 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 on Wednesday night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 52 points for the Thunder, two off his career high set against the Utah Jazz a week earlier. Gilgeous-Alexander had 17 points in the opening 8:10, and 21 of his team’s 34 first-quarter points. READ FULL STORY

Silver floats idea of 10-minute NBA quarters

NBA commissioner Adam Silver told Dan Patrick on Wednesday that he likes the idea of shortening games to 40 minutes by going from 12 to 10-minute quarters. READ FULL STORY

Another NBA star could be on the move, plus gauging Riley’s hot seat

The Pulse Newsletter📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Make a bold prediction today.  Trades, Brewing: De’Aaron Fox and a suddenly busy deadline Yesterday’s biggest sports news came out of Sacramento, where the Kings are finally open to trading star point guard De’Aaron Fox. It is seismic — he has been the main reason for the team’s resurgence over the last three years — yet expected, as the Kings have faltered somewhat this season and Fox clearly wants out. And thus, with all due… READ FULL STORY

How Butler situation impacts NBA trade deadline

Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick discuss the latest Jimmy Butler suspension, and how an impending trade can boost the Heat over the Magic in the Southeast Division race. READ FULL STORY

Another NBA star could be on the move, plus gauging Riley’s hot seat

The Pulse Newsletter📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Make a bold prediction today.  Trades, Brewing: De’Aaron Fox and a suddenly busy deadline Yesterday’s biggest sports news came out of Sacramento, where the Kings are finally open to trading star point guard De’Aaron Fox. It is seismic — he has been the main reason for the team’s resurgence over the last three years — yet expected, as the Kings have faltered somewhat this season and Fox clearly wants out. And thus, with all due… READ FULL STORY

<div>Redick candid on Bronny’s struggles in extended run</div>

Bronny James struggled in his first extensive minutes with the Lakers, missing all his shots to go along with three turnovers, a performance that had coach JJ Redick second-guessing his decision to insert the rookie into his rotation against the 76ers. READ FULL STORY

NBA Trade Season revs up

Tuesday night delivery of our Jimmy Butler AND De’Aaron Fox (yes, De’Aaron Fox) latest was mandatory READ FULL STORY

How Butler situation impacts NBA trade deadline

Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick discuss the latest Jimmy Butler suspension, and how an impending trade can boost the Heat over the Magic in the Southeast Division race. READ FULL STORY

NBA Trade Season revs up

Tuesday night delivery of our Jimmy Butler AND De’Aaron Fox (yes, De’Aaron Fox) latest was mandatory READ FULL STORY

Caitlyn Clark disinclined to compete in NBA three-point contest during All-Star weekend

Sources tell SBJ’s Tom Friend that WNBA star Caitlin Clark has told the NBA she is disinclined to participate in an All-Star Game three-point contest next month that could include Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Sabrina Ionescu. However, indications are that the league is still in discussions with Clark’s representatives. READ FULL STORY

Caitlyn Clark disinclined to compete in NBA three-point contest during All-Star weekend

Sources tell SBJ’s Tom Friend that WNBA star Caitlin Clark has told the NBA she is disinclined to participate in an All-Star Game three-point contest next month that could include Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Sabrina Ionescu. However, indications are that the league is still in discussions with Clark’s representatives. READ FULL STORY

Heat star Jimmy Butler may have done it this time

The Heat’s Jimmy Butler was suspended for the third time in weeks when he walked out of the Heat’s shootaround Monday. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau saw Butler’s act up close when they were together on the Bulls and Timberwolves. READ FULL STORY

Miami Heat suspend forward Jimmy Butler indefinitely

The team said the decision was based on a ‘continued pattern of disregard of team rules, engaging in conduct detrimental to the team and intentionally withholding services.’ READ FULL STORY

Surging Rockets beat the Celtics after knocking off the Cavaliers twice

The Houston Rockets have been one of the NBA’s more surprising teams this season. The Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers twice last week before traveling to Boston and pulling out a 114-112 victory over the defending champion Celtics on Monday night. “We’re over halfway through now and our record is what it is, so it’s not just a fluke or anything,” Houston coach Ime Udoka said. READ FULL STORY

Heat star Jimmy Butler may have done it this time

The Heat’s Jimmy Butler was suspended for the third time in weeks when he walked out of the Heat’s shootaround Monday. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau saw Butler’s act up close when they were together on the Bulls and Timberwolves. READ FULL STORY

Miami Heat suspend forward Jimmy Butler indefinitely

The team said the decision was based on a ‘continued pattern of disregard of team rules, engaging in conduct detrimental to the team and intentionally withholding services.’ READ FULL STORY