Paul Pierce knows what a heavy Celtics season feels like. He knows what it means to carry a franchise through injuries, expectation and nightly defensive attention. So when Pierce says …
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There was a time when saying Jalen Brunson over Luka Dončić would have sounded like basketball malpractice. Luka was the prodigy, the heliocentric genius, the oversized playmaker who bent entire …
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The NBA announced its 2025-26 All-NBA teams Sunday night, and the list reads like a league caught between eras: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić still standing at the summit, Victor …
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Luka Dončić was not interested in letting the internet write his medical chart. After the Lakers were swept by the Thunder, Dončić pushed back on reports and speculation about how …
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Paul Pierce is not buying the fairy-tale version of Luka Dončić’s return. His point was simple: coming back is one thing. Coming back against Oklahoma City is something else entirely. …
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Brian Windhorst’s update did not leave much room for optimism. Luka Dončić is moving, shooting and progressing, but he is not close to playing playoff basketball. “He is not close,” …
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After Houston’s 99-93 Game 5 win in Los Angeles, Kendrick Perkins argued that the Lakers had wasted an opportunity veteran teams are supposed to recognize. “That was a must win …
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Kevin Durant did not play in Game 3, and for the Houston Rockets, that was damaging enough. But on a night when their season all but slipped away in a …
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The Los Angeles Lakers opened their first-round series by looking far steadier than a wounded team had any right to. Missing both Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, the Lakers still …
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The Los Angeles Lakers appear to be preparing for the most difficult version of their first-round series: one without either Luka Dončić or Austin Reaves. In a report, ESPN’s Dave …
