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Jaylen Brown, Jamal Murray Named Players Of The Week

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Celtics wing Jaylen Brown and Nuggets guard Jamal Murray have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week, the league announced on Monday (via Twitter). Brown won for the Eastern Conference, while Murray claimed the award in the Western Conference. Brown, the 2024 Finals MVP, led Boston to an unblemished 3-0 record in games he played from December 1-7. He sat out the Dec. 4 … [Read more...] about Jaylen Brown, Jamal Murray Named Players Of The Week

Hawks’ Jacob Toppin Undergoes Season-Ending Shoulder Surgery

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Third-year forward Jacob Toppin, who is on a two-way contract with the Hawks, will miss the remainder of the 2025/26 season after undergoing surgery on Monday to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, the team announced in a press release. According to the Hawks, Toppin sustained the shoulder injury in a November 29 G League game with the College Park Skyhawks. After going … [Read more...] about Hawks’ Jacob Toppin Undergoes Season-Ending Shoulder Surgery

And-Ones: First-Time All-Stars, 2026 Draft, NBA Cup, More

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The 2026 NBA All-Star Game is still over two months away, but a number of players around the league are emerging as legitimate candidates to appear in the game for the first time, writes Zach Harper of The Athletic. Harper points to Bulls guard Josh Giddey, Hawks forward Jalen Johnson, Pistons center Jalen Duren, and Heat guard Norman Powell as Eastern Conference standouts who … [Read more...] about And-Ones: First-Time All-Stars, 2026 Draft, NBA Cup, More