Jayson Tatum

The Boston Celtics player not only stood out in the offensive aspect during the NBA Finals, but was also crucial in stopping Luka Doncic

Kristaps Porzingis scored 15 points in his return to Washington, where he spent his previous 1 1/2 seasons

The highly rated French center scored 15 points in his first official game but the San Antonio Spurs fell to a 119-126 defeat by the Dallas Mavericks

The Frenchman with the San Antonio Spurs is big news in the League, but his team is far from playing at the level of the teams like Denver, Phoenix, Milwaukee, and especially Boston

Everyone plays a role, starter or non-starter, and that’s exactly how USA Basketball wanted this roster to work when it was assembled

It’s the richest contract in NBA history, surpassing the $264 million deal signed by Nuggets center Nikola Jokic last summer

The Wizards won despite the absence of Bradley Beal and Kyle Kuzma and pulled within 2 1/2 games of Chicago for the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference

‘I’ll hold it for as long as I can, but I’m certain someone will come along in a couple years and try to break it,’ the player said

It’ll be a particularly busy weekend for 11 players who are now slotted to be in multiple events during the three days of action in Utah

There were 56 players who entered this week averaging at least 20 points per game

LeBron James was fouled on his missed layup at the end of regulation

It was the seventh 50-point game of the basketball player’s career

‘We have a lot of really good players on this team,’ said Malcolm Brogdon following the win