Brad Botkin

CBS Sports Staff

How Kevin Durant's incredible clutch play has helped the Suns completely flip their late-game script

Phoenix is 6-0 in clutch games, and Durant has missed just one two-point shot

Are the Warriors contenders? Golden State passes major test with statement win over Celtics

The Warriors are now 7-1 and look like a legitimate threat in the West

Celtics fans greet Steve Kerr with a chorus of boos after Jayson Tatum's Olympic benching

This was a predictable reception after Tatum took two DNP-CDs in Paris

NBA Panic Meter: Why Nuggets, Bucks have some cause for alarm, plus 76ers await Joel Embiid's return

We're only two weeks into the NBA season, but these teams have reason to worry

Celtics' Jayson Tatum says it was 'devastating' that Lakers had no interest in drafting him

Tatum says the Lakers never came to watch him work out ahead of the 2017 NBA Draft

Joel Embiid shoves reporter: 76ers star reportedly gets in altercation over story mentioning deceased relative

Embiid's tensions with one media member boiled over on Saturday night

Damian Lillard has gone ice cold and the free-falling Bucks might be crumbling before our eyes

Lillard is shooting 18% from 3-point range over his last four games

The Warriors are off to a strong 4-1 start, but will it turn out to be another mirage?

The legitimacy of the Warriors will be tested on their upcoming road trip

Ja Morant's seated alley-oop pass highlights superb triple-double performance vs. hapless Bucks

Morant was toying with Milwaukee all night in a dominant Grizzlies win

How Karl-Anthony Towns delivered his first Knicks signature performance, with some help from Jalen Brunson

Towns was averaging just nine shots per game entering Wednesday night

Why Raptors should get a head start on tanking after injury to All-Star Scottie Barnes

The 2025 draft class is worth bottoming out for, and now Toronto has an early excuse

LeBron and Bronny James expected to play together in Cleveland reunion in second game for father-son duo

Bronny has not seen playing time since he debuted alongside his dad on opening night

NBA Hater Report: Wemby is not a good shooter, plus Anthony Edwards, KAT on opposite ends of 3-point epidemic

The NBA season is one week old, and these trends are drawing the ire of this author

Lonzo Ball injury update: Comeback for Bulls guard sidetracked by new issue

Ball will be re-evaluated in 10 days, the Bulls said

Celtics' Joe Mazzulla wants to bring fighting back to NBA: 'What's more entertaining than a little scuffle?'

Mazzulla's plans might not be the best for his players but he understands what the people want

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