The NBA brings in the New Year with a five-game slate on Thursday night, featuring a few interesting young players in Cooper Flagg, VJ Edgecombe, Keyonte George

Kevin Durant hasn’t missed a beat this season in his first year with the Houston Rockets. The future Hall of Famer leads the way for his new team with 25.5 PPG per night. Durant averaged 26.6 points in December, and he finished the month with back-to-back 30-point performances.

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Happy New Year, NBA fans!  After a massive all-day slate on New Year’s Eve, the NBA kicks off 2026 with five games, including a matchup between the No. 1 overal

Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. could experience a change of scenery ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline.

NBA Power Rankings for this week. We break down all 30 teams, top players, trends, momentum shifts, and contenders across the league. See who tops the list.

According to Clemente Almanza of USA Today, the Rockets are the league's sixth-best team in the NBA, a jump from last week's seventh-place ranking. The Rockets ranked as Almanza's fourth-best team in the Western Conference, behind the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets.

There is a limited five-game NBA regular season schedule on New Year's Day, which begins at 6 p.m. ET and has the last tip at 10:30 p.m. ET.

The Los Angeles Clippers may have an 11-21 record, but the team reportedly doesn't have plans to conduct a fire sale, per Sam Amick of The Athletic.