’Tis the season for cozy sweaters, decking the halls and holiday basketball. Christmas is still over a month away, but with temperatures dropping, the sun setting before 5 p.m. and the air getting crisper, it’s time to start looking ahead to Christmas—including which basketball games will be played on the holiday.

"The NBA announced today that the Cleveland Cavaliers have been fined $100,000 for violating the league’s Player Participation Policy," read the statement. "The violation occurred when the Cavaliers held Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley, who are both star players under the Policy, out of the team’s game against the Miami Heat on Nov. 12 for rest."

Early injuries scattering the No. 1 pick race? Only two guards in the top 10? Let's project all 30 picks for the 2026 first round.

The Suns also received a small bump in NBA.com's power rankings, moving from No. 17 to 16. "The Suns will visit the 6-7 Blazers on Tuesday and then play eight of their next nine games against teams with winning records (seven of the nine against top-10 offenses)," wrote John Schuhmann.

We interrupt your rabid NBA-hoops consumption with an important breaking news item: For the rest of this season, and perhaps next, everyone who doesn't root for the Oklahoma City Thunder is now an honorary LA Clippers fan.

With the DMV natives still making waves in their respective crafts, KD was asked about the rapper’s new Everything Is a Lot album following Sunday’s overtime win over the Orlando Magic, and Durant gave Wale his flowers for still producing at a high level nearly two decades into his career.

On Tuesday, many individuals were buzzing about viral headlines and rumors suggesting that ESPN removed Stephen A. Smith from its " NBA Countdown" programs. However, Smith has since addressed the buzz, calling it a "non-story" and shutting down earlier reports that he was "yanked" from the show after appearing on for over six years.

Stephen Curry still remembers playing one-on-one games as a kid against Vince Carter. The league's career 3-point king passed Carter on the NBA's all-time scoring list Tuesday night, moving into 22nd place all-time.