The Spurs are 4-1 over the last five games and advancing in the NBA Cup after a win over the Lakers. Since losing Victor Wembanyama for 12 games, the Spurs have gone 9-3 compared to 7-4 with him. San Antonio boasts the seventh-best offensive rating over the last 12 games, but ranks 22nd in defensive rating without their franchise player.

With a current BetMGM win total over/under at 69.5 wins (-140 over/+115 under), Oklahoma City is currently favored to become the third 70-win team in NBA history. The -140 odds for “over 69.5” imply a more than 58 percent chance of getting there.

The Boston Celtics (15-10) will reach the 2026 NBA Finals if Jayson Tatum joins the squad for a playoff run, predicts DeMarcus Cousins.

The game-used ball from Game 6 of the 2000 NBA Finals, which was signed by Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and the other 10 players on the 1999-00 NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, has sold at auction for $508,

Wild three-team Clippers trade idea involves 2025 NBA Finals opponents, Ivica Zubac originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The 6-18 Los Angeles Clippers ' abysmal 2025-26 NBA season might lead to an eventual fire-sale.

Seven entrepreneurs move on to the NBA All-Star 2026 Pitch Finals, showcasing local founders driving innovation and community impact.

The Magic, Heat, Raptors, Suns and Spurs will round out the mini-tournament. It seems like Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the NBA Cup, but MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may be back for Oklahoma City soon.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have always been big, but this season it crossed into a different universe. The program not only attracted huge crowds to the stadiums, but it also pulled the entire country into its orbit,