NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Robertson scored at 3:53 of overtime as the New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Will Cuylle, J.T. Miller and Will Borgen also scored for the Rangers, and Jonathan Quick got his 408th career win — passing Hall of Fame goalie Glenn Hall for 12th place on the NHL list. Quick made 21 saves and assisted on the overtime winner.
The Rangers, last in the Eastern Conference, took two of three against Boston this season. They improved to 6-13-4 at home and won for only the third time in 14 games overall.
Elias Lindholm had two goals and Morgan Geekie also scored for the Bruins. David Pastrnak added three assists to reach 900 career points. He has nine assists in his last five games. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 24 shots.
Cuylle opened the scoring midway through the first period with his 12th of the season. Borgen’s wrist shot tied the game at 3 with 6:17 remaining in the third.
The Rangers celebrated their 1994 championship team before the game as part of the franchise’s centennial celebration.
Up next
Bruins: Host the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.
Rangers: Visit the New York Islanders on Wednesday.
Luka Dončić poured in 46 points and the Lakers put together one of their better defensive performances of the season as they knocked off the Bulls in Chicago, 129-118.
LA shot 56.1% from the field and 16-33 from the 3-point line. Defensively, they forced 15 turnovers, 12 in the first half, turning it into 23 points on the other end. The Lakers led for the entirety of the final three quarters and by double digits for long stretches.
It was the LeBron James show to start as he shouldered the offensive load early for the Lakers with six of LA’s first 12 points. Luka Dončić was close behind with four points. Mata Buzelis and Jalen Smith combined for 10 points for the Bulls.
At the first timeout, Los Angeles was down by four.
Smith continued his strong start for Chicago, reaching double figures with 10. Luka started feeling it from behind the arc, draining two triples. Rui Hachimura scored a quick seven points off the bench.
The Lakers ended the quarter on a 9-0 scoring run, putting them up by four.
The Lakers ended the 1st Q on a 9-0 run, with Hachimura, Vanderbilt and Hayes helping Dončić, to take a 35-31 lead despite hot shooting early from the Bulls.
The run exploded to 16-2 quickly in the second period. LeBron was cooking with seven points while Jarred Vanderbilt, Jaxson Hayes and Hachimura were spearheading the excellent defensive effort, combining for two blocks, seven rebounds and three assists.
LeBron RAMS up the court and SLAMS it home 😲
He's the first player to record 20+ PTS in a half during the play-by-play era AFTER TURNING 41 YEARS OLD! pic.twitter.com/RPTeLWLAIT
Buzelis drained a 3-pointer to stop some of the bleeding for the Bulls. Luka was finding his teammates all over the court, dishing six dimes. LA was shooting 46% from behind the arc, after starting 33%.
Los Angeles created 12 turnovers with their suffocating defense. LA had 16 fastbreak points, helping extend their scoring run to 43-25. The Lakers did allow the Bulls to score seven quick points to chip away at the deficit.
At halftime, the purple and gold were up by 13.
The third period began with both teams exchanging 3-pointers. Luka notched a quick five points for LA. Chicago was cooking early in the quarter, scoring on three triples and cutting Los Angeles’ lead to single digits.
Luka drained a 3-pointer out of a Lakers timeout to stop some of the bleeding for LA. Isaac Okoro responded with a 3-pointer on the other end for Chicago. Luka had 12 points in the third.
The change in momentum was rough as Los Angeles looked completely lost on defense after having such a strong defensive effort in the first half. The Bulls were on an extended 29-12 scoring run.
Chicago had been able to cut the deficit to one until the Lakers responded well with an 8-0 run. Hachimura drained two 3-pointers, which were a huge reason why LA kept its lead.
LA had taken complete control of the game, on the shoulders of Luka, who scored a massive 20 points in the quarter, and Hachimura.
Going into the fourth period, Los Angeles was up by 15.
The final frame began with Hachimura converting on a jump shot. Nikola Vučević scored five points for the Bulls. Hachimura drained another 3-pointer, adding to his excellent performance off the bench.
Chicago went on a 9-3 run to keep it close. At the 5:07 mark, the Lakers were nursing a seven-point lead. Both teams exchanged triples, and the lead was now nine for Los Angeles with 3:15 left to go in the game.
Luka then responded with yet another triple, which was his eighth of the night. Hayes delivered the dagger with a steal and a between-the-legs dunk that made everyone erupt.
Luka finished with 46 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists. Hachimura pitched in with 23 points off the bench. LeBron scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half. He also grabbed five rebounds.
LaRavia notched eight points, five rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Vanderbilt did the dirty work off the bench with seven rebounds and two assists. Ayton ended with six points. Smart scored 12 points. Jaxson Hayes had two blocks with his eight points and four rebounds.
The Lakers’ next matchup will be against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday at 4:00 PM PT.
For the second consecutive year, the Washington Wizards will send a franchise-record-tying three players to the 2026 NBA Rising Stars Game, the NBA announced Monday.
Alex Sarr and Kyshawn George made the sophomore squad, while first-year guard Tre Johnson earned a spot on the rookie team. It marked George and Johnson’s first Rising Stars selections. Sarr made the rookie team last season.
The Rising Stars challenge is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on Feb. 13 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
The challenge is made of four teams. Three of them are made of rookies and sophomores. One team is made solely of NBA G League players. Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame players Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady will be the coaches of the three teams while ESPN NBA analyst and former Wizards player Austin Rivers will coach the G League team.
Sarr leads the league in blocks per game (2.1) and ranks first among second-year player in points per game (17.4).
The 7-foot center ranks among the league’s top shot blockers and has seen an uptick in his field goal percentage. After shooting just 39.4% FG and and 30.8% 3PT last season, Sarr has improved his efficiency, making 50.5% of his field goals and 34.4% of his 3-point attempts this season.
After he was snubbed from last year’s Rising Stars roster, George made sure the selection committee had no choice but to call his number this year. Among second-year players, the 22-year-old forward ranks third in points per game (15.5), fifth in assists per game (5.1) and top-8 in both steals per game and blocks per game.
Tre Johnson’s selection is a timely one. The sharpshooting rookie is fresh off his best game as a pro — a 26-point, six-assist performance against the Charlotte Hornets.
Among his fellow rookies, Johnson ranks sixth in points per game (12.9) and 3-point percentage (39.3%). He’s shooting 44.4% from the field and 88.1% from the free-throw line.
While the Wizards will send three players, which is tied for an NBA-best, to the Intuit Dome for All-Star Weekend, second-year guard Bub Carrington was notably left off the Rising Stars roster.
Carrington struggled to begin the season, which is the likely reason for his omission. But he’s come along ever since, bringing his averages to 9.9 points per game on 40.5% 3PT.
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic behind yet another offensive explosion from Donovan Mitchell.
All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player.
Donovan Mitchell
45 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds
Mitchell was in attack mode again tonight. He scored 26 points in the first half, burying 4-of-5 three-point attempts in his first 17 minutes. His hot shooting helped the Cavaliers claw back from an early deficit and reclaim momentum.
Mitchell continued to score into the second half, finishing with 45 points and improving the Cavs’ record to 11-1 when he scores 35+ points.
Grade: A+
Evan Mobley
20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
Mobley is looking more spry and agile by the day. He’s moving around the court with the confidence he hasn’t always shown. It doesn’t feel like anyone can stop Mobley from getting to his spots right now. I’ve been wanting to type that sentence for years.
Grade: A+
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The Cavs have a rising star in Tyson. He once again made an impact on both ends of the floor, playing defense, bulldozing his way into the paint, and connecting on three-point jumpers with efficiency.
Grade: A+
Craig Porter Jr.
4 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds
Porter looked especially quick tonight as the Magic double-teamed Mitchell and left him with openings to attack. This led to Porter getting into the paint and finding his teammates for BLANK assists.
Grade: B+
Lonzo Ball
0 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
This wasn’t anything crazy, but Ball has probably played two of his better games as a Cavalier in his two latest against the Magic. Aside from being part of a brutal lineup in the first quarter (featuring Ball, Tomlin, Proctor, Porter, and Nance), Ball held his own tonight.
I don’t think his teammates did a great job of getting him the ball, but Allen was effective every time he got a touch. He shot 4-6 from the floor and was aggressive with all of his opportunities.
Grade: B+
Nae’Qwan Tomlin
8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist
Tomlin is facing a make-or-break moment. His minutes have seen diminishing returns as opponents ignore him from the three-point line. He started the game 1-5 from the floor as the Magic left him wide open from the corner and packed the paint on his drives.
He found a way to break free for a moment in the second half, but he’ll have to develop into a more consistent shooter for him to take the next step.
Grade: C-
Dean Wade
6 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Wade turned in another quality performance. Strong defense, solid rebounding, and a positive impact on the Cavalier offense despite shooting 0-2 from three.
Grade: A–
Tyrese Proctor
6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Kenny Atkinson can’t stop talking about Proctor’s “moxy” on the basketball court. The kid has confidence, and he showed it tonight by hitting a big-time three-pointer in the second half and ripping the ball away from the Magic for a backbreaking steal.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves for his second shutout of the season and 42nd of his career, Darren Raddysh scored on a power play late in the second period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Utah Mammoth 2-0 on Monday night.
Brandon Hagel added a power-play goal in the final minute for the Lightning, who have won 15 of 17 and swept the season series against Utah. Tampa Bay moved atop the Eastern Conference standings with 70 points, one ahead of Carolina and Detroit.
Vasilevskiy, who leads the league in goals-against average, improved to 2-0-0 against the Mammoth, both shutouts. He blanked them last season, the inaugural campaign for the Utah franchise.
Raddysh took a feed from Nikita Kucherov and one-timed it above the shoulder of Karel Vejmelka for a 1-0 lead with 2:22 left in the second.
Vejmelka made 25 saves for Utah, which lost in regulation for only the second time in its past 12 games.
Kucherov's assist was his team-best 53rd of the season. He ranks third in the NHL in points with 79 and is second in assists.
Hagel's goal was his 26th, matching Kucherov for the team lead.
Tampa Bay's Nick Paul dropped the gloves with Utah's Ian Cole after Cole put a big hit on rookie Dominic James along the boards early in the second period. Paul and Cole each received 5-minute penalties for the fight.
Up next
Mammoth: Stay in Florida and visit the Panthers on Tuesday night.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jada Richard scored 20 points and No. 6 LSU pulled away in the second half for an 89-60 victory over Florida on Monday night.
It was the fifth straight Southeastern Conference win for the Tigers (19-2, 5-2) after they lost their first two league games to Kentucky and Vanderbilt.
MiLaysia Fulwiley had 15 points and Amiya Joiner added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Mikaylah Williams scored 12 as LSU opened a three-game SEC homestand.
Florida (13-9, 1-6) was led by Liv McGill, who had team highs of 14 points and eight rebounds.
LSU led 22-19 at the end of the first quarter, but it took a while to pull away. During an eight-minute stretch, the Tigers missed 10 of 13 shots — many of them open looks.
The Gators, who got their first SEC win eight days ago, went toe-to-toe with LSU. They turned to physical play, forcing five turnovers in a 2:42 span.
After Laila Reynolds gave Florida a 27-26 lead with 5:36 left in the first half, LSU closed on a 10-2 run for a 36-29 lead at the break. Williams assisted on two of the Tigers’ baskets and closed the half with a driving jumper.
Richard scored 12 of LSU’s 27 third-quarter points, and the Tigers took a 63-45 lead into the fourth. They scored 11 third-period points off six Florida turnovers.
Fulwiley took charge for LSU in the fourth with 11 points, two rebounds and two blocks. She chased down McGill for a rejection of her fast-break layup attempt.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — John Mobley Jr. scored 25 points to help Ohio State hold off Penn State 84-78 on Monday night.
Mobley made 7 of 14 shots with five 3-pointers and all six of his free throws for the Buckeyes (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten Conference). He added five assists and three steals to help Ohio State prevail after blowing almost all of a 50-32 halftime lead.
Amare Bynum added 15 points, five rebounds and three steals for the Buckeyes. Devin Royal had 14 points and sophomore reserve Taison Chatman scored a career-high 11. Bruce Thornton finished with nine points and needs two more to pass Michael Redd (1,879 from 1997-2000) for sixth place on OSU's all-time list.
Sophomore Ivan Njegovan made his first career start for the Buckeyes, replacing injured Christoph Tilly. The 7-foot-1 sophomore scored all eight of his points in the second half, adding three rebounds and two blocked shots before fouling out.
Eli Rice hit six 3-pointers and scored 20 to lead the Nittany Lions (9-11, 0-9), who have lost seven straight. Ivan Juric totaled 14 points and 14 rebounds. Josh Reed and reserve Melih Tunca both scored 13.
Chatman and Mobley sank 3-pointers to end a game-opening 22-11 run by Ohio State and turned it into an 18-point lead at halftime.
Rice sank three 3-pointers in a 22-8 run to cut it to 58-54 in the first eight minutes. Josh Reed had a three-point play to make it 60-59 three minutes later, but Mobley answered with two free free throws and a 3-pointer and Ohio State stayed in front from there.
At least something positive happened for the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. Following the disastrous loss to Charlotte in the afternoon, the league announced the participants for the 2026 NBA Rising Stars competition during All-Star weekend. Sixers guard VJ Edgecombe will rightfully be a member of the Rookies squad. Here’s the list of all participants:
As a reminder, Rising Stars is now a mini-tournament consisting of four teams of seven players. In addition to the G League team, the rookies and sophomores will be placed on three separate teams via a draft taking place on Tuesday night at 7:00pm ET on Peacock. Rising Stars will be the Friday night of All-Star weekend, February 13, beginning at 9:00pm ET.
It’s a well-deserved honor for Edgecombe, who has undoubtedly been one of the best members of his rookie class thus far. He’s third among rookies in both points (15.6) and assists (4.2) per game, and tops in steals (1.5) per game. While outside shooting was a purported weakness for him coming into the league, VJ is third in three-pointers made (85) among rookies, at a respectable 36.6 percent clip. Not only has he displayed all of the “high-floor” attributes that caused him to be viewed as a safe pick at third overall, but Edgecombe has flashed plenty of star potential as well. Sixers fans will look forward to seeing him out there with the best young talent in the league in a few weeks.
Below is the release from Sixers Public Relations:
“The NBA announced today that Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe has been selected to the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars, which will take place on Friday, Feb. 13 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles as part of NBA All-Star 2026. Edgecombe is the 22nd 76ers player in franchise history to be selected to a Rising Stars event.
Edgecombe has appeared in 41 games (all starts) for the 76ers this season, averaging 15.4 points (third among rookies), 5.3 rebounds (eighth among rookies), and 4.1 assists (T-3rd among rookies). He is one of two rookies this season averaging at least 15 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Edgecombe’s 11 games of 20-plus points are the third most among rookies this season.
In the month of January, Edgecombe has notched 26 steals, the second most in the NBA behind backcourt mate Tyrese Maxey (36), while his 1.5 steals per game ranks first among rookies this season.
The Bahamian National poured in 34 points in his NBA debut at Boston on Oct. 22, surpassing Allen Iverson (30 points, Nov. 1, 1996) for the highest scoring output ever by a 76ers player in an NBA debut. Edgecombe, whose 14 first-quarter points broke LeBron James’ record for most points scored in the opening quarter of a player’s debut (12), finished the night with the third-highest scoring output ever in a debut (43 points – Wilt Chamberlain, 10/24/59; 35 points – Frank Selvy, 11/30/54).“
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 114-98 behind 45 points from Donovan Mitchell. This was Cleveland’s fourth straight win and its second in a row against the Magic.
The Cavs fell into a 10-point hole early on before Donovan Mitchell carried them out of it. His 26 points in the first half brought energy into the arena and momentum back in Cleveland’s favor. The Cavs entered halftime with a five-point lead, outscoring Orlando 39-24 in the second quarter.
Turnovers were nearly an issue again for the Cavaliers. They entered this game with one of the worst turnover percentages in the league for the month of January, and turned it over six times in the opening 10 minutes of this game. Darius Garland’s efficient control of the offense is something this team isn’t equipped to replace full-time.
Thankfully, the Cavs got themselves in order after a scrambly first quarter. They only turned it over eight more times the rest of the way, getting back to their season-average. They won the rebounding battle and finished the game shooting above 40% from three. Do all of those things, and you have a good chance of winning any game.
Jaylon Tyson, who was named to the 2026 NBA Rising Star game before tonight’s matchup, scored 14 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, dished 4 assists, and shot 5-9 from the floor. He’ll be the first Cavalier on a standard contract to compete in the Rising Stars game since Evan Mobley.
Mitchell put the Cavalier offense on his back for long stretches of this game. It was another prolific scoring performance from Mitchell, who has been in a groove recently and is showing no signs of slowing down. Evan Mobley has also been hitting his stride, scoring an efficient 20 points to go with 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Cleveland has now won 11 of their last 15 games and is quickly climbing. back up the Eastern Conference. They host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Something tells me you won’t want to miss that.
This was something of a foregone conclusion, of course, but Mavericks rookie forward Cooper Flagg has been selected to play in the Rising Stars Game during NBA All-Star Weekend next month in Los Angeles.
Flagg will enter the Rising Stars game as one of the league’s marquee youngsters, bringing season averages of 18.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists into the game through the first 43 games of his NBA career. He’s the only player to rank in the top five in points (second), rebounds (third), assists (fourth), steals (second) and blocked shots (third) per game among rookies this year.
The NBA announced today that Mavericks forward/guard Cooper Flagg has been selected to compete in the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars game at NBA All-Star 2026 in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/yI9uYWMigo
Flagg turned 19 on Dec. 21, and before that, had piled up an NBA resume only rivaled by LeBron James as an 18-year-old. On Dec. 15, just six days before his 19th birthday, Flagg became the only 18-year-old in NBA history to record a 40-point game, when he scored 42, brought down seven rebounds and dished six assists in a 140-133 loss to the Utah Jazz. Only James scored more points (625) in NBA history as an 18-year-old than Flagg did this season.
He was named the NBA’s Rookie of the Month for both October/November and for December.
Flagg has been one of the best clutch players in the league all year long, which will give him some consideration in All-Star voting circles, but the selection to the Rising Stars game likely ends his candidacy for an All-Star reserve spot. All-Star Game reserves will be announced on Feb. 1 ahead of the Rising Stars tournament, which will be played on Feb. 13 and the All-Star Game itself, which will be played on Feb. 15. All the festivities will be held at the Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers, in Inglewood, Calif.
Blake Griffin was the last rookie to be named an NBA All-Star in 2011.
The Rising Stars Challenge is a four-team, three-game mini-tournament featuring selected rookies and second-year players split into three teams, with the fourth team in the field made up of players from the NBA G League. Hall of Famers Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady will serve as honorary coaches for the Rising Stars mini-tourney. Austin Rivers will coach the G League team.
Third-year Maverick Dereck Lively II participated in each of the last two Rising Stars challenges. The MVP of 2025’s Rising Stars mini-tournament was San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle.
The three 2026 Rising Stars teams, made up of NBA rookies and second-year players, will be drafted on Tuesday. The field of players for the Rising Stars mini-tourney is as follows:
Rookies
Cedric Coward (Memphis Grizzlies) Egor Dёmin (Brooklyn Nets) VJ Edgecombe (Philadelphia 76ers) Jeremiah Fears (New Orleans Pelicans) Cooper Flagg (Dallas Mavericks) Dylan Harper (San Antonio Spurs) Tre Johnson (Washington Wizards) Kon Knueppel (Charlotte Hornets) Collin Murray-Boyles (Toronto Raptors) Derik Queen (New Orleans Pelicans)
Sophomores
Matas Buzelis (Chicago Bulls) Stephon Castle (San Antonio Spurs) Donovan Clingan (Portland Trail Blazers) Kyshawn George (Washington Wizards) Ajay Mitchell (Oklahoma City Thunder) Alex Sarr (Washington Wizards) Reed Sheppard (Houston Rockets) Cam Spencer (Memphis Grizzlies) Jaylon Tyson (Cleveland Cavaliers) Kel’el Ware (Miami Heat) Jaylen Wells (Memphis Grizzlies)
NBA G League Players
Sean East II (Salt Lake City Stars) Ron Harper Jr. (Maine Celtics) David Jones Garcia (Austin Spurs) Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (San Diego Clippers) Alijah Martin (Raptors 905) Tristen Newton (Rio Grande Valley Vipers) Yang Hansen (Rip City Remix)
Tom Thibodeau is keeping his eyes peeled for his next coaching opportunity.
The former Knicks coach, who took them to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years last season, told SiriusXM’s “The Starting Lineup” that he wants to be in the NBA ranks again.
“I love the game. Obviously, I’m preparing for the next opportunity, so hopefully I’ll be ready for it,” Thibodeau said.
Joakim Noah, Tom Thibodeau, Taj Gibson and Luol Deng look on during the game during the Derrick Rose jersey retirement on January 24, 2026 at United Center. NBAE via Getty Images
It shouldn’t come as much of a revelation that Thibs wants back in the game after being fired by the Knicks and replaced by Mike Brown.
Thibodeau served as head coach of the Knicks for five seasons, leading the team to a 226-174 record during that span.
The Knicks reached the playoffs five times during his tenure, which included the Eastern Conference Finals trip last season.
Thibodeau was named Coach of the Year in 2021 and the Knicks had 40-plus win seasons in four of his five seasons in the Big Apple.
Thibs previously coached the Bulls from 2010-15 and the Timberwolves from 2016-19, accumulating a 578-420 record all-time as a head coach.
The former head coach was in the Windy City for the jersey retirement ceremony of Derrick Rose.
Rose, who played for Thibodeau in Chicago, praised his former coach and pushed back on the narrative that the he was to blame for his ACL tear.
“They look at Thibs as the injury part, but I’m here to say f–k that,” Rose told the crowd during his jersey retirement ceremony. “There’s a reason why, everything is meant to be, bro. Thibs was the first coach who made me feel special when we used to watch film. I used to do s–t in games just to make sure he saw me on tape.”
The Golden State Warriors are looking for back-to-back wins in their road baseball series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, after cruising to a 111-85 win on Sunday night. But the second win will be much, much harder to come by, as the Warriors are playing without nearly all of their key players.
Here’s the full injury report for the game.
Warriors
Out — Steph Curry (right patellofemoral inflammation)
Curry got a bit banged up in Sunday’s win and, as a result, we’re all deprived of getting to watch the greatest show in sports tonight. Thankfully it doesn’t appear to be anything serious.
Out — Draymond Green (left low back soreness)
Yep, no Draymond, either. The Warriors will be without their offensive leader and their defensive leader.
Out — Jimmy Butler III (right ACL tear)
You know the drill by now. It still sucks, though.
Out — Jonathan Kuminga (left knee bone bruise)
It’s a big bummer that Kuminga got hurt right as he re-joined the rotation. I would have loved to see him play tonight with so much of the team sidelined. He would have had a big role. Hopefully he’s back on the court soon.
Out — Al Horford (left toe injury management)
Horford played on the front end of the back-to-back, so he was never going to play tonight.
Out — De’Anthony Melton (left knee injury management)
It seems the Warriors are going to rest Melton on a lot of back-to-backs, which makes sense. He is still getting fully up to speed after recovering from his ACL tear.
Out — Seth Curry (left sciatic nerve irritation)
The younger Curry remains out, though a return is getting closer.
Out — LJ Cryer (left hamstring tightness)
It’s a bummer for Cryer that he can’t play, as everyone healthy should see sizable minutes. Cryer has played just eight minutes in his young NBA career, and surely would have gotten some significant run in this game if he were healthy.
Wolves
Out — Anthony Edwards (right foot injury maintenance)
The Wolves are much healthier than the Dubs but, like the Warriors, they’ll be without their superstar and face of the franchise.
Out — Terrence Shannon Jr. (left foot abductor hallucis strain)
A late first-round pick in the 2024 draft, Shannon has been sidelined for a month in his sophomore season. He hasn’t played since Christmas.
Enjoy the game, Dub Nation. It kicks off at 6:30 p.m. PT on Peacock.
Egor Demin, the Brooklyn Nets’ first lottery pick in 15 years, has been selected for the NBA’s Rising Stars Competition at All-Star Weekend, the league announced Monday afternoon. The selection for the competition that features rookies, sophomores and G League stars, takes place at 9:00 p.m. ET February 13 at the Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers, the first night of three-night weekend.
The 6’9” guard is one of 10 rookies, 11 sophomores and seven G Leaguers to make the team.
Michael Porter Jr. will learn his All-Star fate on Sunday when All-Star reserves will be revealed but Demin’s selection ensures that Brooklyn will have at least representation at the 75th All-Star Game. MPJ has never made an All-Star Game. Skill competition participants will also be announced soon, but no Nets are likely to be selected for that.
Demin is the first Brooklyn Net to be selected for the Rising Stars competition since 2019 when the competition was rookies vs. sophomores. Rodions Kurucs was named to the rookie squad and Jarrett Allen to the sophomores.
Demin, a native of Moscow and a BYU product, was taken at No. 8 in the first round at the end of June and after playing in the Summer League in Las Vegas, he spent two months rehabbing from plantar fascia before finally joining the Nets in preseason. In the regular season, Demin is averaging 10.2 points, 3.4 assists and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 40/40/85 for the season. He is the 11th youngest player in the NBA.
For Demin, it’s another recognition and for the Nets front office, justification for what was at the time an unpopular pick. In the days and weeks leading up to the Draft, Demin was seen as a precocious playmaker but a limited shooter. Since then, he’s shown that not only can he shoot, but he can shoot at a high volume and in clutch moments.
In fact, other than than Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel, Demin is arguably the 2025-26 rookie class’s best volume shooter from deep. And other than last month, he’s been the class’s top volume shooter, hitting 47.1% of 6.4 attempts per game. Knueppel, who’s on an historic run, is hitting 39.0% of 6.3 attempts.
Demin is one of five first-round picks the Nets selected in June, a record haul. The others were Nolan Traore, taken at No. 19; Drake Powell at No. 22; Ben Saraf at No. 26 and Danny Wolf at No. 27.
NBA assistant coaches determined the pool of 21 NBA players, with each team submitting one ballot. Voters ranked 10 rookies and 10 sophomores, with more points assigned to higher placements. The top 10 rookies and top 10 sophomores by point total earned spots. The final spot was awarded to the higher-scoring player among the 11th-ranked finishers in each class. The pool includes one more sophomore than rookie based on total points received.
The players will be divided into four teams for the competition, with a draft run by four honorary coaches taking place Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. ET…
Presenting the honorary head coaches for the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars!
NBA Rookies and Sophomores will be drafted onto three teams on Tuesday (1/27) at 7:00pm/et on Peacock, with NBA G League players to comprise the fourth team.
In what is described as a mini-tournament, Team A will face Team B in the first semifinal (Game 1), and Team C will play Team D in the second semifinal (Game 2). The winner of Game 1 will meet the winner of Game 2 in the championship (Game 3).
For each semifinal game, the winner will be the first team to reach or surpass 40 points. For the championship game, the winner will be the first team to reach or surpass 25 points.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Stephen Curry and Draymond Green won't play for Golden State on Monday night at Minnesota due to injuries. Anthony Edwards will rest for the Wolves.
Both Golden State players suited up Sunday afternoon as the Warriors won in Minneapolis. But coach Steve Kerr said Curry's balky right knee was causing him enough trouble on Monday morning to rule him out.
Green is sidelined with a back injury.
Kerr expressed hope that both players would be back in the lineup for Wednesday's game at Utah.
The Warriors were already short-handed after losing forward Jimmy Butler for the season with a torn ACL. Forward Jonathan Kuminga also will sit out with a bone bruise and a hyperextended left knee.
For Kentucky, Jayden Quaintance, Jaland Lowe, and Kam Williams remain out. Lowe is having season-ending shoulder surgery, while Williams recently underwent foot surgery and could return later this season if all goes well, though no definitive timetable has been given yet.
As for Quaintance, he remains sidelined with swelling in his surgically-repaired knee. This will be his sixth game missed since initially being ruled out ahead of the Mississippi State game on January 10.
For the Commodores, the big absence is point guard Frankie Collins, who is recovering from surgery on a torn meniscus in December and is listed as out. The fifth-year senior is averaging 7.8 points (38.2% from the field and 25% from deep), 4.7 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per contest. Vandy was 9-0 with him in the lineup and has gone 6-3 in his absence.
The Commodores have a surprise addition to the injury report in starting guard Duke Miles, who is listed as questionable to play. Miles logged 28 minutes in Saturday’s win at Mississippi State while going for 17 points, seven steals, four assists, and three rebounds.
For the season, Miles is averaging 16.6 points (45.1% from the field and 34.1% from deep), 3.1 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.8 steals per game.
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Injury Report
Duke Miles will be a tough matchup for Kentucky tomorrow.
He leads the SEC in steals/game (2.8), and has had 5 games of 5+ steals. In his last game, he had 7 vs. MSU.
Kentucky will be without a true point guard. Going to have to take care of the ball. pic.twitter.com/7r8U9oNtfC
