In the NBA, award winners and all-league performers receive trophies and plaques. Beginning in 2025-26, they'll receive an additional kind of acknowledgment. Before the page fully flips to the new season, players who received honors in 2024-25 will have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nick Crain is an NBA reporter covering the OKC Thunder for Forbes. Nov 19, 2025, 07:45am EST CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 15: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City ...

The Phoenix Suns wouldn't go away. Despite a 16-5 run in the third frame by the Thunder to get up by 15 points, which usually is enough to make teams fold this season, the Suns kept punching. They answered with a 18-6 run of their ow, getting within a ...

Recapping a scoring showdown in OKC as we look ahead to Pistons-Lakers and 76ers-Grizzlies on NBC & Peacock tonight.

Running the fastbreak, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander went right at Dyson Daniels. For most NBA players, that's the wrong move. He's an All-Defense player with a reputation as one of the best one-on-one defenders who strip the ball away. But for the reigning MVP, he galloped through and created space with his elbows to go right at him for the floater.

The NBA wraps up the year with a full slate of games on December 31, giving fans plenty of storylines to follow heading into the new year. From star-driven matchups to teams looking to build momentum,