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The 2026 NBA All-Star Game has arrived at the Clippers' Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. The game, featuring a brand-new USA vs. World format, is being held Sunday afternoon. The All-Star Game rosters were finalized earlier this week with all injury replacements being named and some of the teams shuffled around.
Multiple teams appear ready to throw in the towel on the 2025-26 season, which could help improve the Sixers' playoff chances.
With the NBA going all in against the tanking problem persisting in the league, the league has recently placed teams on "high alert."
We asked AI to predict the first-round picks of the 2026 NBA draft for all 30 teams coming out of the All-Star break. Here's the latest mock draft:
As part of a new rollout, the Houston Cougars will be one of 16 teams to be added to the NBA 2K26 video game
Tanking is a hot topic in the NBA these days, as close to a third of the league is looking at the stretch run of the 2025-26 season as an opportunity to lose games and improve lottery position.
A recent guest on The Rich Eisen Show, veteran sportswriter and ESPN analyst Brian Windhorst, gave his detailed breakdown of the tanking phenomenon. He explained why it was justified for teams to tank, citing valid past cases and sharing a quote that summed up things.