The NBA spent two days fully hyping up the Oklahoma City Thunder's 129-122 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The historic matchup featured two teams who won at least 30 games in their first 35 of the season.

Jarrett Allen collected 25 points and 11 rebounds to lift the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 129-122 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday in a battle of the NBA's top two teams. Evan Mobley contributed 21 points,

The Cleveland Cavs’ and Oklahoma City Thunder’s showdown between the NBA’s supremacy didn’t disappoint regarding ratings. NBA fans on social media responded to the matchup, which ended Oklahoma City’s 15-game win streak while extending Cleveland’s to 11 in a 129-122 slugfest.

An NBA executive believes Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has a tendency to act "entitled," according to ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst.

An executive makes a scathing statement regarding how 76ers star Joel Embiid handles his constant injury troubles

For the game, they will be without their best player, as 2023 MVP Joel Embiid has been ruled out. Embiid has missed each of the previous two games, so this will be his third straight out of the lineup.

The NBA postponed Thursday's game between the Hornets and Lakers because of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area that have claimed over 1,000 structures, including the home of Lakers coach JJ Redick.

The NBA and NFL are monitoring several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area and the potential impact it could have on games this week in Southern California. Three major fires were burning in areas of the vast Los Angeles metroplex following two days of extraordinary winds.