Julius Randle, Quentin Grimes questionable for Game 1

They have little chance of advancing beyond the regular season. However, wins are wins, and while it hasn’t been a terrific basketball stretch, Hornets fans have more reason to be optimistic as of late. It is quite likely that the Hornets will get a draft choice among the top five….

Photo: Metropolitans 92/Twitter Should the Houston Rockets fail to land a top three odds to pick in this year’s NBA Draft, expect the club to become “aggressive” in trading their first-round pick, per Kelly Iko of The Athletic. “They’ll be disappointed if they don’t get the No. 1 pick (again)….

Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns led the Minnesota Timberwolves (37-16) to a dominant 121-100 win over the Los Angeles Clippers (35-17) in a clash of Western Conference contenders. Towns contributed 24 points, while Edwards added 23 along with seven rebounds and eight assists, leading the Timberwolves to their third win…

Photo: Cleveland Cavaliers Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Will Weaver remembers Cleveland Cavaliers big man Jarrett Allen crushing it during his first time surfing. (via Brooklyn Nets): “First wave, 6-10, like he’s Hawaii Five-O. A throwback, big fro, coming down the lineup.” Check out our Latest News and Follow us at…

The Los Angeles Lakers veteran forward LeBron James has an intriguing strategy to uplift the struggling Lakers – turning to his son. After his team’s recent defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies, marking their 10th loss in the last 13 games, James, 39, expressed his belief that his son, Bronny, might…

Photo: Peter Baba The Orlando Magic star forward Paolo Banchero remains undecided if he’ll play for the United States or for Italy. “For a youngster like Paolo it is always good to have different options,” Banchero’s agent Mike Miller said. “He would like to play for both national teams, but…