Jayson Tatum: “It only gets tougher”

Photo: Cleveland Cavaliers/Twitter The Cleveland Cavaliers veteran guard Ricky Rubio has at least one more season left on his contract with the Cavs, and he’s thinking about finishing his career in Spain once his NBA commitment is complete, writes Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops. “I am starting to consider my return,”…

The Golden State Warriors are willing to take all the necessary measures to place themselves in the best position to win back-to-back for the second time since 2017-2018. Right off the bat, Coach Steve Kerr has decided to put four-time champions Klay Thompson and Draymond Green on minute restrictions to…

Credit: Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports Daniel Theis gave Aaron Nesmith a hug behind the stanchion and told him to not be nervous as a group of reporters welcomed him back to TD Garden on Wednesday morning. The former Celtic returned for the first time since getting traded alongside three teammates for Malcolm Brogdon in…

Kyrie Irving exhibited his scoring brilliance, amassing a season-high 44 points, steering the short-handed Dallas Mavericks (23-16) to a hard-fought 128-124 triumph against the New York Knicks (22-16). Despite missing key starters, including Luka Doncic, the Mavericks, buoyed by Tim Hardaway Jr.’s 32 points, successfully repelled a late surge from…

Photo: New Orleans Pelicans/Twitter CJ McCollum has committed his future to the Pelicans by signing a two-year contract extension with the team that he joined just before the trade deadline last season, per Adrian Wojnarowski. The 31-year-old shooting guard had two years left on his current deal. He will earn…

Photo: Eric Gay/AP Jakob Poeltl, Jeremy Sochan and Zach Collins have prematurely left the San Antonio Spurs’ 143-138 loss against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. Poeltl left the floor in the second quarter after a thunderous dunk in transition. He was ruled unavailable to return due to a right…