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• Texas Notes: Smith, Whitmore, Sochan, Doncic
Rockets power forward/center Jabari Smith Jr. was assessed a one-game suspension from the league following a physical fracas with Jazz point guard Kris Dunn. Per Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle, the Auburn alum admitted he was surprised by the decision at first. “I wasn’t expecting it until they told me the rules,” Smith said. “I […]...2024
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• Jabari Smith Jr. and Kris Dunn Suspended After Wild Fight
Jabari Smith Jr. and Kris Dunn have been suspended for fighting. Dunn was suspended for two games and Jabari for one after the two came to blows when the Houston Rockets played the Utah Jazz on Saturday. NBA head of basketball operations Joe Dumars said in a statement on Sunday that Dunn had been disciplined for […] The post Jabari Smith Jr. and Kris Dunn Suspended After Wild Fight appeared ...2024
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• Utah's Kris Dunn suspended two games, Houston's Jabari Smith Jr. one for altercation

The NBA handed Dunn two games "for initiating an altercation and throwing a punch."...2024
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• Rockets-Jazz scuffle: Kris Dunn (two games), Jabari Smith Jr. (one game) suspended after their second fight

Dunn and Smith also got into it on Jan. 20...2024
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• Jazz's Dunn, Rockets' Smith suspended for fight

The NBA has suspended Jazz guard Kris Dunn for two games and Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. for one after their fight Saturday night....2024
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• Dunn Suspended Two Games, Smith Jr. Gets One-Game Ban For Fight
Jazz guard Kris Dunn has been suspended two games without pay for initiating an altercation and throwing a punch at Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr., NBA Communications tweets. Smith has been suspended one game for the fight. The incident, for which both Dunn and Smith Jr. were assessed technical fouls and ejected, occurred with 11:55 […]...2024
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• Texas Notes: Smith, Whitmore, Sochan, Doncic
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• Jabari Smith Jr. and Kris Dunn Suspended After Wild Fight
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• Utah's Kris Dunn suspended two games, Houston's Jabari Smith Jr. one for altercation
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• Rockets-Jazz scuffle: Kris Dunn (two games), Jabari Smith Jr. (one game) suspended after their second fight
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• Jazz's Dunn, Rockets' Smith suspended for fight
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• Dunn Suspended Two Games, Smith Jr. Gets One-Game Ban For Fight
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• Jabari Smith Jr., Kris Dunn each suspended after throwing punches in Houston's win over Utah

Jabari Smith Jr. and Kris Dunn threw punches at each other and were quickly ejected on Saturday night in Houston....2024
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• Kris Dunn, Jabari Smith Jr Suspended For On-Court Fight

The NBA has suspended Kris Dunn of the Utah Jazz and Jabari Smith Jr. of the Houston Rockets. The two players were involved in an on-court altercation in their teams' game on Saturday night. Dunn was suspended for two games for initiating the fight and for throwing a punch. He'll miss Utah's games against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday and the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Smith was suspended on...2024
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• Alperen Şengün’s absence, the wall of small, Play-In push and more: The IkoSystem
Jabari Smith Jr. is stepping into the hole created by Alperen Şengün's injury and cementing the Rockets turn to small ball....2024
• Southwest Notes: J. Smith, Eason, McCollum, Spurs, Grizzlies
Rockets forward Jabari Smith will miss a fourth consecutive game on Saturday due to a sprained left ankle, tweets Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. Houston will also continue to be without forward Tari Eason, who has been hampered by a lower left leg injury for the entire season. Eason has appeared in 22 games, […]...2024
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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"Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. has birthday message for Michael Jordan: 'I'm beating you in one-on-one right now'"

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• LeBron James has somehow faced 10 father-son duos in NBA career

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images This is the ultimate proof of LeBron’s longevity. LeBron James was on his way to another masterclass performance on Saturday night against the Golden State Warriors when ABC announcer Mike Breen put his historic dominance in a new light. As he faced off against Warriors rookie big man Trayce Jackson-Davis, the son of long-time NBA forward Dale ...2024
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• 10 NBA truths revealed from the first 10 games of new season

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images 10 things we’ve learned in the first 10 games of the new NBA season. How much can you really learn from the start of an NBA season? Quite a bit, actually. Performance on both sides of the ball tends to stabilize in about six weeks, and overall team performance can look sustainable even earlier, based on studies. The start of the 2023-2024 season has full ...2023
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season

Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their championship chances for the 2023-2024 season. The NBA always feels like it’s at its best when there’s an elite tier of contenders. After two blockbuster trades to close the summer, it finally feels like that’s the case as the league enters the 2023-2024 season. The Bucks have added Damian Lillard to fix a struggling halfcourt offense in the playoffs. The ...2023
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• NBA’s 11 best young stars, ranked by their long-term potential

Let’s rank the best young talents in the NBA. The NBA enters the 2023-2024 season in a transitional phase among the game’s elite players. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Chris Paul are all nearing the end of their careers as superstars born in the ‘80s. The geriatric millennials aren’t done competing for championships yet, but they know the next generation is coming. ...2023
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
Let’s give out offseason grades for every team in the NBA. The biggest fireworks of the NBA offseason are still to come. Damian Lillard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers only 24 hours into free agency, but there has been no real momentum on his desired deal to the Miami Heat. James Harden has also asked out from the Philadelphia 76ers, but the team is resolved to keep him unless th...2023
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• 7 NBA sophomores way too good for Summer League
Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports These seven players were way too good for Summer League. Be careful not to overreact too much to what you see at NBA Summer League. The performances at the NBA’s annual introduction to rookies and large-scale audition for young players trying to break into the league doesn’t exactly translate cleanly to the games that count, but history has taught us a few th...2023
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• 6 NBA teams who got better in free agent frenzy this summer
Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Here are six teams that should be better next season after making strong signings in free agency. The biggest trade of the NBA offseason is still on the horizon, but the free agency has mostly settled. As the league waits on the Damian Lillard trade to finally go through — and maybe a James Harden trade, too — rosters around the NBA have been reshuffled...2023
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• NBA Draft team grades 2023: 8 clubs earn an ‘A’ for total draft night hauls
Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s grade every team’s haul in the 2023 NBA Draft. The immediate aftermath of the NBA Draft can be difficult to wrap your head around. Following the draft is a slow burn that builds up over 12 months until the day finally arrives. Suddenly, trades rearrange the order and players get sent to new teams all over the course of one night. The 202...2023
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• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images Here are our favorite team and player fits from the 2023 NBA Draft. It’s foolish to judge a selection in the NBA draft exclusively on present day fit. Rosters around the league change far too quickly for that, especially when 19 of the 30 first round picks in the 2023 NBA Draft were teenagers. It’s going to take years before we can properly evalua...2023
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• 10 NBA truths revealed from the first 10 games of new season
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
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• 7 NBA sophomores way too good for Summer League
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• Takeaways: Jabari Smith Jr. brilliant again as summer Rockets blast Pistons
With an efficient 38 points and 6 assists, Jabari Smith Jr. was brilliant again as the summer #Rockets (2-0) blasted Detroit. Tari Eason and Cam Whitmore also had strong showings....2023
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• WATCH: Jabari Smith hits crazy buzzer-beater to win Summer League opener
He scored 29 points in the second half to lead the Rockets to victory....2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Final projection for 2 rounds on draft day
Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images Here’s our final NBA mock draft based on intel around the league. The 2023 NBA Draft is finally here, and with it comes the realization of a lifelong dream for the 58 players who will hear their name called. This year’s draft features two fewer picks than normal after the Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers were stripped of second rounders for ta...2023
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• Punch thrown (and missed) in Kris Dunn, Jabari Smith Jr. confrontation before both ejected
It was a moment of tension in an otherwise blowout Rockets win over Jazz....2024
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• LeBron James has somehow faced 10 father-son duos in NBA career
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
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• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Updated projection with big changes less than 2 weeks from draft
Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images There are some big changes in our latest mock draft. It’s almost jarring how fast the NBA Draft sneaks up on the league calendar even if you’re the type of person who spends the whole year preparing for it (guilty). Once the NBA Finals end, it’s a sprint to the draft with rumors and smoke screens bubbling up in equal measure until the big night finally ar...2023
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• Paul George’s harsh stance on James Harden going to Rockets isn’t wrong
Paul George dismisses James Harden signing with Rockets: ‘They made their decision on who the future is’ The rumors connecting James Harden to the Houston Rockets have been circulating for most of this season. Harden famously took a pay cut last summer to return to the Philadelphia 76ers in hopes of winning a championship, but there were whispers he’d want to return to his old home in Houston as...2023
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• Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. reminds LeBron James how old he is: 'You played against my dad'

Jabari Smith Sr. faced James in his NBA debut on Oct. 30, 2003 as a member of the Kings...2023
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• LeBron, facing son of former foe, drops 48 in win

Having been reminded by Rockets rookie Jabari Smith Jr. that he played against Smith's father in his first NBA game, LeBron James went on to have one of his finest nights of the season for the Lakers....2023
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• 2022 NBA Draft: AJ Griffin, Jabari Smith latest prospects with advantage of being a son of a former pro player
Having parents who were athletes can be a factor as players are evaluated by scouts...2022

• Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. has birthday message for Michael Jordan: 'I'm beating you in one-on-one right now'

The Rockets rookie doesn't think 'His Airness' could hang with him...2023
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• ‘Almost In Tears’: Jabari Smith Jr. Claims OKC Broke Promise to Draft Him
Jabari Smith Sr. has revealed the Oklahoma City Thunder told his son they would select him second overall at the 2022 NBA Draft. Smith Sr. said that when the Thunder selected Chet Holmgren instead, Smith Jr. was deeply affected. “So, they called Chet Holmgren’s name, and he lost it,” Smith Sr. told Andscape. “Leg went […] The post ‘Almost In Tears’: Jabari Smith Jr. Claims OKC Br...2023
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• 2022 NBA Draft grades: Orlando Magic select Paolo Banchero with No. 1 overall pick
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• 2022 NBA Mock Draft: Duke's Paolo Banchero goes No. 1 with Iowa's Keegan Murray a surprising No. 3 pick
David Cobb explains why Murray would be worth taking just after Banchero and Auburn's Jabari Smith...2022
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• NBA Rookie Claims He Could Beat Michael Jordan 1-On-1

It only makes sense that NBA players are confident in their abilities. Some, however, may argue that they can be a little too confident. Take Houston Rockets rookie Jabari Smith for instance. Despite playing for the worst team in the NBA, Smith gave a confident answer when asked if he could defeat Michael Jordan in […] The post NBA Rookie Claims He Could Beat Michael Jordan 1-On-1 appeared f...2023
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• 2022 NBA Draft: AJ Griffin, Jabari Smith latest prospects with advantage of being a son of a former pro player
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• The top-75 NBA free agents in 2023, ranked
Let’s rank the top free agents in the NBA. Young NBA superstars don’t hit free agency like they used to, but championships can still be won or lost with signings in the offseason. This summer’s free agent crop is headlined by several big-name veterans expected to hit the open market, and includes plenty intriguing talents available at a variety of price points. When we did this list a year ago, J...2023
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• 2022 NBA Mock Draft: Jabari Smith moves up to No. 2 to Thunder behind Chet Holmgren at No. 1 to Magic
There's some changes near the top on Gary Parrish's latest NBA mock draft...2022
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• Waiver-wire pickups: Looking at Trey Murphy III and Jabari Smith Jr.

The fantasy basketball waiver wire always has players who can help fill holes on your roster. Here are the ones to add before it's too late....2023
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• NCAA Tournament: Players In NBA Of The 64 First Round Schools

With the 2024 NCAA Tournament underway, here's a list of all the former players of the schools in the first round who are currently in the NBA, headlined by Kentucky with 28 and Duke with 24. The below links are to the 'Players in the NBA' page for each school. EAST REGION 1 Connecticut (4) vs. No. 16 Stetson (0)Connecticut: Andre Drummond, Jordan Hawkins, Andre Jackson Jr., Adama Sanogo 8 Florid...2024
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• Rockets Notes: J. Smith, Offense, Sengun, Whitmore
With Alperen Sengun unavailable for the past three games, the Rockets have opted to use power forward Jabari Smith as their starting center rather than moving Jock Landale or another bench player into that role. According to Kelly Iko of The Athletic, Houston’s coaching staff has been interested since training camp in taking a longer […]...2024
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• 10 NBA truths revealed from the first 10 games of new season
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• NBA Draft team grades 2023: 8 clubs earn an ‘A’ for total draft night hauls
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• WATCH: Jabari Smith hits crazy buzzer-beater to win Summer League opener
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• Paul George’s harsh stance on James Harden going to Rockets isn’t wrong
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