Shaqtin' A Fool: Episode 25

In their first of three meetings over the season’s final 23 days, Denver hurdled Minnesota into second place in the West. Meanwhile, Jalen Suggs and the red-hot Magic just notched a winning streak that matches his jersey number. THE LINEUP What’s inside today’s edition?  1️⃣ Nuggets hold off Wolves: Nikola Jokic led Denver to a…

Aside from the JR Smith soup-throwing incident, the Cavaliers are mainly dealing with the pending return of Kevin Love from a fractured left hand. Love believes he’ll return before the team-projected eight-week recovery period. He’s already going through shooting drills without issue. If he beats the timeline by two weeks, he’ll have roughly 14 games…

Fred VanVleet exits Game 4 with a left hip strain. Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet left Saturday’s Game 4 matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers after suffering a left hip strain. VanVleet was assessed at halftime and later ruled out for the game while the Raptors pulled off a 110-102 victory to keep the series alive…

In a stunning back-to-back performance, Devin Booker scored 40 points in Game 5, expertly finding the seams. PHOENIX (AP) — When Devin Booker took his usual seat on the bench at the beginning of the second quarter, the Phoenix Suns lost their stranglehold on Game 5 of the NBA Finals. On Saturday night, Booker scored 11…

Utah center and reigning NBA defensive player of the year Rudy Gobert was moved to tears Friday when discussing his disappointment about not being selected for the All-Star Game, saying his omission suggests that excelling on defense isn’t valued. Gobert is fourth in the NBA in blocks per game, and fifth in the league in…

The Nuggets’ offense revolves around their center, and his return on Monday reaffirms precisely that. Typically a tad gruff, Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone allowed for a moment Monday that even he described as “corny.” It came in the wake of his squad snapping a six-game losing streak with a 120-111 triumph over the Miami…