James Herbert

CBS Sports Writer /

Scotty Pippen Jr. is making a name for himself: Grizzlies guard breaking out after Lakers let him get away

Son of Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, Scotty Pippen Jr. has started to thrive for Memphis

2024 NBA Cup courts: Take a look at every team's unique floor for in-season tournament

Goodbye, 16-foot-wide runway from one end of the court to the other; hello, concentric circles!

Klay Thompson doesn't want to look back on Warriors tenure ahead of Golden State return: 'Chapter is over'

Golden State will honor the team legend Tuesday night as the Mavs visit the Chase Center

Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups rips 'f---ing embarrassing' effort in memorable rant after 45-point loss

Billups had a message for players after the 134-89 loss vs. Memphis: If you sleep well, 'you're a loser'

Pistons' Ausar Thompson cleared to play by NBA after being sidelined since March, per reports

Thompson, the No. 5 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, has been out with a blood clot issue

Can Devin Vassell fix the Spurs' shoddy offense? San Antonio wing scores 21 in return vs. Jazz

Vassell missed the first nine games after offseason foot surgery and the team suffered for it

Bronny James assigned to G League: Lakers rookie to debut in South Bay season opener on Saturday

James will reportedly play in South Bay's home games throughout the season

Tyrese Maxey injury: 76ers star out multiple weeks with hamstring strain, further delaying debut of Big Three

Joel Embiid and Paul George both missed the start of the season and now Philly's third All-Star is sidelined

JJ Redick cuts D'Angelo Russell's minutes due to 'lack of compete' in Lakers' latest double-digit loss

Los Angeles has lost four of its last five games

Sixers' Joel Embiid, Paul George out Saturday vs. Grizzlies, despite being full participants at practice

Embiid and Geroge have missed Philadelphia's first four games

What's going on with the Grizzlies' rotation? Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. have yet to log 30 minutes

Memphis is coming off losses to Brooklyn and Chicago

How Cavs unleashed the new and improved Evan Mobley: 'I'm showing people what I can really do'

Mobley, in Year 4 of his career, is proving he belongs in the conversation among the NBA's elite young big men

The Bucks are 'not playing right,' so what's going on with Milwaukee's slow and sloppy start?

The season just started, and Milwaukee has already lost to Chicago and Brooklyn

James Wiseman injury: Pacers center has surgery to repair torn Achilles, per report

Wiseman suffered the injury in Wednesday's season-opener against the Pistons

Pelicans' Dejounte Murray out 4-6 weeks after fracturing hand; Trey Murphy III out another two weeks

Murray had surgery after leaving the Pelicans' season-opening game

James Herbert is somewhat fond of basketball, feature writing and understatements. A former season-ticket holder for the expansion Toronto Raptors, Herbert does not think the NBA was better back in the days of hand checking and illegal defense. He joined CBS Sports in 2014 and lives in Brooklyn.

Around the Web Promoted by Taboola