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• Flagg pulling an ELI? 'Playoff Jimmy' a MYTH? + Game 7 preview! | The Kevin O'Connor Show

  16-05-2025 19:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Subscribe to The Kevin O'Connor ShowApple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeKOC is joined by Tom Haberstroh on this INSANE edition of The Kevin O'Connor Show. The guys both think it's well within the realm of possibilities that COOPER FLAGG could pull an Eli Manning, and demand his way to the Boston Celtics. Kevin has sources that told him Flagg met with the Celtics at the Draft Combine in Chicago! Plus KOC absolutely destroys "Playoff Jimmy" Butler, and explains why Golden State is in trouble for yea
  
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• Lakers eventually respond to JJ Redick's call for change, rally to beat Jazz

  19-12-2025 06:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  The Lakers' LeBron James shoots over the Jazz's Kevin Love during the second half at the Delta Center on Thursday night. (Alex Goodlett / Getty Images)When Brice Sensabaugh drilled a wide-open three pointer in the third quarter, Lakers coach JJ Redick quickly called a timeout and began to gesture with both hands toward his players, clearly showing his displeasure with their defense.The Lakers responded.They especially picked up their defensive intensity for an important spurt in the fourth
  
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• Jalen Brunson hits game-winning 3 to push short-handed Knicks past Pacers after NBA Cup win

  19-12-2025 05:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  Nobody would’ve batted an eye if the New York Knicks laid an egg on Thursday night.Just two nights after taking down the San Antonio Spurs in Las Vegas to win the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup, the Knicks traveled to Indianapolis to take on the Indiana Pacers. And while this Pacers team has been reshaped by injuries and defections into a 6-20 also-ran that looks dramatically different than the crew that brought the Knicks’ season to an ignominious end in the 2025 Eastern Conference finals, i
  
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• Knicks not surprised by Tyler Kolek's career game against Pacers: 'We knew this was what he was capable of'

  19-12-2025 05:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  The Knicks returned to regular season action after winning the NBA Cup when they traveled to Indiana to take on the rival Pacers on Thursday night.Despite the Pacers' tough start to the season thanks to injuries to key players, it was not a cakewalk for New York, which was missing five rotation pieces, including two starters. The Knicks' bench needed to step up, and it did. Although Jalen Brunson's heroics are the headline for the team's 114-113 win, it was the play of young Tyler Kolek tha
  
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• Coming off historic win, Nets fall to Heat 106-95

  19-12-2025 04:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Powell scored 24 points, Kel’el Ware had 22 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, and the Miami Heat snapped a five-game losing streak with a 106-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 19 points and Bam Adebayo had 17 rebounds despite battling foul trouble as the Heat won for just the second time in December. They came into the month with 13 wins, tied for their most ever before December, but had gone 1-5 since.Michael Porter
  
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• Jalen Brunson's late three gives shorthanded Knicks unlikely 114-113 win over Pacers

  19-12-2025 03:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  The Knicks overcame a pair of 16-point deficits before Jalen Brunson's three-pointer with 4.4 seconds remaining stole a 114-113 win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.Brunson, who was 2-for-8 from the floor in the second half, including missing two attempts with the score tied and under two minutes to play, hit the bucket when it counted. He finished with 25 points on 10-for-23 shooting (3-for-8 from deep) with seven rebounds, seven assists, three steals, but with three turnovers and was
  
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo denies talking to Bucks about future with team, but his agent could be another story

  19-12-2025 00:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  Trade speculation has surrounded Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks for weeks now, ever since a report came out that the former MVP was talking to the team about his future with the franchise.The situation hasn't been helped by a lack of communication from the man himself. Not long after the report emerged, Antetokounmpo went down with a calf strain and didn't speak to reporters again until Thursday.There was plenty to talk about with the Bucks sitting at 11-16, but the trade rumors w
  
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors: Bucks star says he isn't directly discussing his future with team

  19-12-2025 00:41 via cbssports.com
  
  The Bucks' two-time MVP says he is focused on recovering from his calf injury
  
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• NBA DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks for Thursday, December 18, include Luka Doncic

  18-12-2025 23:56 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's Mike McClure, a daily Fantasy pro with more than $2 million in winnings, gives optimal NBA DFS lineup advice for Thursday, Dec. 18
  
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• Steve Kerr in disbelief over refs' ‘disappointing' call to end Warriors game

  18-12-2025 23:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Steve Kerr in disbelief over refs' ‘disappointing' call to end Warriors game  originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaWhen Dillon Brooks’ shot bounced off the backboard with the clock winding down at Mortgage Matchup Center on Thursday night, it looked like the Warriors and Phoenix Suns were heading to overtime tied 98-98.But then Moses Moody was whistled for a foul as he went to grab the rebound, and Suns guard Jordan Goodwin sank a free throw with 0.4 seconds left to give Ph
  
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• Knicks Injury Tracker: Karl Anthony-Towns, Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson ruled out vs. Pacers

  18-12-2025 23:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  Here are the latest news updates and possible return dates for Knicks players...Dec. 18, 5:15 p.m.Fresh off the NBA Cup triumph, the Knicks are going to be without a host of players for Thursday night's matchup with the lowly Indiana Pacers (6-20).Karl-Anthony Towns (knee soreness), Josh Hart (rectus abdominis strain),  and Mitchell Robinson (ankle management) will all not feature due to slight injuries. New York will already be without Miles McBride and Landry Shamet, who are on the shelf
  
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• NBA Finals and MVP Odds, Predictions: Can Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder run the table?

  18-12-2025 22:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  NBA Christmas Day games are right around the corner, which means the value in the futures market will start correcting itself more and more as we inch closer to the halfway mark of the 2025-26 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder have been the talk of the West with a 24-2 start reminiscent of the 2015-16 Warriors and 1995-96 Bulls, while the Detroit Pistons have surged to the top of the East with a surprising 21-5 record.The Thunder lead the way in odds for NBA Champion and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  
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• Mavericks reportedly 'expected to explore' Klay Thompson's trade market; would he welcome a Warriors reunion?

  18-12-2025 22:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  After stabilizing somewhat following a dire start to the 2025-26 NBA season, the Dallas Mavericks find themselves facing a number of decisions ahead of February’s trade deadline. One of them reportedly includes the future of sharpshooting swingman Klay Thompson, who has one more guaranteed season left on the contract he signed with the Mavericks in the summer of 2024 — and who would like to spend the balance of that pact on a team committed to competing for championships.From Tim Mac
  
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• What we learned as Warriors waste Jimmy Butler's 31 in last-second loss to Suns

  18-12-2025 22:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  What we learned as Warriors waste Jimmy Butler's 31 in last-second loss to Suns originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaBOX SCOREAnother clutch game for the Warriors, their eighth in the last nine and 15th this season, and another disappointing finish.With their offense going kaput in the second half and the turnover bug resurfacing, the Warriors walked out of Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix with a 99-98 loss – their third in a row.With the Suns committed to keeping Stephen Curry from
  
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• Dillon Brooks hits Steph Curry in chest, earns Flagrant 1 foul vs. Warriors

  18-12-2025 21:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Dillon Brooks hits Steph Curry in chest, earns Flagrant 1 foul vs. Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaDillon Brooks is no stranger to taking shots at the Warriors no matter what team he’s on, and the Phoenix Suns forward added Golden State star Steph Curry to his list of victims on Thursday night at Mortgage Matchup Center.Officials hit Brooks with a Flagrant 1 foul in the final minute of the Warriors’ 99-98 loss to the Suns, when he struck Curry in the midsection/che
  
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• Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Rams-Seahawks TNF, Xbox Bowl and more

  18-12-2025 21:30 via cbssports.com
  
  Find best bets for the biggest games in sports on Thursday from the SportsLine Inside the Lines team's model and top CBS Sports experts
  
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• Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium 'among strong options' as league considers moving NBA Cup finals

  18-12-2025 20:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Before the NBA Cup finals tipped off Tuesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was honest about the future of the event in Las Vegas during an appearance on the NBA on Prime pregame show."We're talking with Amazon Prime about whether it makes sense to maybe go to some unique locations for the final game. They have suggested, for example, some like storied college arenas. We're just looking at other ways we could do this."Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium is "among strong options" under consideration to
  
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• Fantasy Basketball Rookie Report: Cooper Flagg takes the top spot with Kon Knueppel on his heels

  18-12-2025 20:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  With nearly a third of the fantasy basketball season in the rear view, it's time to reassess the 2025 NBA Draft class. For the first time this season, the top of the ladder has shifted, with Dallas’ Cooper Flagg taking over the No. 1 spot. There's been quite a shakeup among first-year players over the past month, with new entrants and rooks providing more value to fantasy managers.Here’s the updated December ladder with context for both High Score and 9-category formats.1. Cooper Fla
  
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• NBA Minutes Report: Anthony Edwards' injury, Bub Carrington's emergence, and more

  18-12-2025 20:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  Welcome to the Fantasy Basketball Minutes Report. Every week, I will review each team's updated minutes per game to see which players are seeing the court more or less than in previous weeks. With this information in hand, I'll try to discuss any relevant fantasy risers or fallers; players who we should be adding off waivers or removing from our teams.The charts below are also great for exploring on your own. You can track the minutes over the last three, five, and ten games, and for the entire
  
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• Mike Brown's trust in Knicks bench, plus experimentation paying dividends

  18-12-2025 20:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  When the Knicks hired Mike Brown as head coach this offseason, it was in part to address specific failings from previous seasons. Two in particular were the underutilization of the bench and the lack of experimentation during the regular season.If you wanted to grade Brown on the job he’s doing, the only metric that will satisfy Knicks fans is whether he wins a championship or not. In the meantime, he’s managed to help secure the city an NBA Cup title, relying on the very things the
  
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• Knicks’ Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns named to 2025 NBA Cup All-Tournament team

  18-12-2025 19:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  The Knicks’ one-two punch of Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns has been spectacular this season, and on Thursday, the pair were both named to the NBA Cup All-Tournament team. New York’s duo joins LA's Luka Dončic, San Antonio's De'Aaron Fox, and OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.The All-Tournament Team was selected by a media panel of 20 voters.OG Anunoby received seven votes as well, but ultimately well three short of the final spot.  Brunson was also named the tournam
  
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• NBA DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks for Thursday, Dec. 18, include Luka Doncic

  18-12-2025 19:47 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's Mike McClure, a daily Fantasy pro with more than $2 million in winnings, gives optimal NBA DFS lineup advice for Thursday, Dec. 18
  
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• NBA MVP rankings: The race for the most valuable player award is heating up

  18-12-2025 19:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  As a number of teams tip off their 28th game of the NBA season on Thursday night, we have officially hit the one-third mark of this campaign, so what better time — after the league crowned its Cup champion on Tuesday — to take stock of an MVP race that is as stacked with top-end talent as it has ever been.The title picture is coming into clearer view, as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder (24-2) remain clear favorites. They are followed by a number of teams out West that ar
  
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• Samson Nacua, brother of Puka Nacua, arrested for alleged theft of Lakers forward Adou Thiero's car

  18-12-2025 19:31 via cbssports.com
  
  Samson Nacua and another individual allegedly took Thiero's car without consent
  
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• Kevin Garnett reconciles with Timberwolves, will have role with franchise, have jersey retired

  18-12-2025 18:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Kevin Garnett is a legend of the game, enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, with his No. 5 jersey hanging in the rafters in Boston. Yet, so deep was his feud with former Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor that Garnett — the greatest player in franchise history —was never around the team, and his number is not retired there. Now, with Taylor out and the new Mark Lore/Alex Rodriguez group in charge, all that is about to change.A franchise icon, Garnett has
  
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• NBA odds, picks, best bets for Thursday, Dec. 18 from proven model: This 3-leg parlay returns over +600

  18-12-2025 17:57 via cbssports.com
  
  After 10,000 simulations, SportsLine's model reveals its top NBA picks today
  
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• Use DraftKings promo code to get $200 in bonus bets by targeting Rams-Seahawks on TNF, Warriors-Suns

  18-12-2025 17:25 via cbssports.com
  
  DraftKings offers $200 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins for Seahawks vs. Rams on Thursday Night Football and Warriors vs. Suns
  
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• Will 2025-26 Oklahoma City Thunder break Warriors' 73-game win record?

  18-12-2025 17:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS — The last time we saw the Oklahoma City Thunder, it was in a dramatic NBA Cup loss to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs.That dropped the Thunder to 24-2 on the season, "only" a record 76-win pace. They are off to the second-fastest start in NBA history, trailing only the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors, who were 25-1 and went on to set an NBA record 73 wins that season.Does eclipsing that regular-season win record matter?"Absolutely," Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said. "Winni
  
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• Nine NBA players who could deservedly become first-time All-Stars this season

  18-12-2025 17:03 via cbssports.com
  
  Jamal Murray, Austin Reaves and Chet Holmgren find themselves on this list
  
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• Timberwolves legend Kevin Garnett set to rejoin Minnesota in off-court business role, per report

  18-12-2025 16:26 via cbssports.com
  
  The Timberwolves are also set to retire Garnett's No. 21 jersey sometime in the next two seasons
  
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