Move to truly unleash Aussie; huge trade shakes up title race: Every NBA team’s Christmas wish  Fox Sports

1. Alex Caruso agrees to extension with Thunder on reported four-year, $81 million deal  CBS Sports
2. Alex Caruso, Thunder agree to 4-year, $81M extension  ESPN
3. Thunder Signs Alex Caruso to Multi-Year Contract Extension  NBA.com
4. Alex Caruso tells Jake Fischer: Signing an extension with the Thunder "would be awesome"  Marc Stein | Substack
5. OKC Thunder Betting on Alex Caruso’s Offensive Improvement  Sports Illustrated

Raptors' RJ Barrett out of lineup due to illness against Rockets  Sportsnet.ca

Knicks bringing back veteran guard Shamet  ESPN

1. Indiana Pacers vs Sacramento Kings Dec 22, 2024 Box Scores  NBA.com
2. Pacers 122-95 Kings (Dec 22, 2024) Game Recap  ESPN
3. Indiana Pacers Postgame Media Availability at Sacramento Kings | December 22, 2024  NBA.com
4. Peter’s Points: NBA Best Bets Today (Predictions, Prop Bets for Pacers vs. Kings, Scottie Barnes)  Sports Illustrated
5. Kings vs Pacers Preview: Pick up the pace  The Kings Herald

Magic center Moritz Wagner to have season-ending knee surgery  NBA.com

Nuggets play Pelicans on the road  NBA.com

1. Gameday Preview: Toronto Raptors vs. Houston Rockets Dec. 22  NBA.com
2. Rockets 114-110 Raptors (Dec 22, 2024) Game Recap  ESPN
3. Highlights: Rockets at Raptors (12/22) Stream of National Basketball Association  CBS Sports
4. Houston Rockets Highlights vs. Toronto Raptors  NBA.com
5. Highlights From Dillon Brooks's 27 Point Game  Bleacher Report

Key Dates Arriving For Indiana Pacers And Contract Of James Johnson  Forbes

How Knicks' Mikal Bridges became the NBA's most unassuming trash-talker  The New York Times

Biggest change in Simmons amid three-year first; Aussie menace at it again — NBA Wrap  Fox Sports

1. Grimes was on a heater during 16-point win over Clippers  Mavs.com
2. Mavericks 113-97 Clippers (Dec 21, 2024) Game Recap  ESPN
3. Luka Doncic questionable as Mavs face skidding Blazers  CBS Sports
4. Mavs used balanced attack to defeat Clippers  Mavs.com
5. Luka Doncic remains out, Kyrie Irving off injury report for Saturday’s matchup against Clippers  Mavs Moneyball

1. Jayson Tatum makes history in MVP performance vs. Bulls  Yahoo Sports
2. Tatum echoes Bird with 40-point triple-double  ESPN
3. Starting 5, Dec. 22: Jayson Tatum & Victor Wembanyama shine bright  NBA.com
4. Three Studs, Three Duds As Celtics Defeat Bulls For Revenge Win  NESN
5. Jayson Tatum matches Larry Bird record in Boston Celtics' win against Chicago Bulls  BBC.com

Maddening mistakes pile up again for Suns in loss to Pistons  Arizona Sports

Khris Middleton's back-to-back, Lillard's injury and Cavs are tough: 3 Bucks observations  The Athletic

1. Heat suffer brutal fourth-quarter collapse NBA hasn't seen in five years in loss to depleted Magic  CBS Sports
2. Depleted Magic storm back, hold Heat to 8 in 4th  ESPN
3. Orlando Magic pull off one of the largest fourth-quarter comebacks: ‘I have not seen that ever’  The Athletic
4. Cole Anthony Leads Undermanned Orlando Magic to Stunning Comeback Victory Over Miami Heat  NBA.com
5. Heat learns another ‘tough lesson’ in historically stunning loss to Magic: ‘We have to be better’  Miami Herald

Curry’s 31 points, 10 rebounds help Golden State defeat Minnesota  Golden State of Mind

1. Victor Wembanyama becomes the 6th NBA player with 30-point, 10-block game  NBA.com
2. Wemby historic in 30-point, 10-block showcase  ESPN
3. What We Learned from the Spurs’ win over the Trail Blazers  Pounding The Rock
4. Watch Victor Wembanyama's 10 blocks, with 30 points, against Portland  Yahoo Sports
5. Victor Wembanyama Beats Three Sharpshooting NBA Icons to Career Three-Point Milestone  Sports Illustrated

Nets can’t overcome woeful 3-point shooting in sloppy loss to Jazz  New York Post

Lakers rally late, then hold off Kings for another win  Yahoo Sports

1. Clarkson among 3 fined from Jazz-Pistons tussle  ESPN
2. NBA announces penalties from Jazz-Pistons game  NBA.com
3. NBA players ejected after squaring up to fight  Fox News
4. Jordan Clarkson, Ron Holland II Ejected for Squaring Up During Jazz-Pistons Game  Sports Illustrated
5. NBA announces punishment for Pistons' Ron Holland after ejection  Yahoo Sports

Illness keeps Heat star Butler out Sat. vs. Magic  ESPN

Bronny James puts together uneven showing at NBA G League Winter Showcase  The Athletic

NBA fines Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla $35000 for postgame comments toward officials  The Associated Press

1. Why De'Aaron Fox, struggling Kings have entered the danger zone around star's future  The Athletic
2. Report: Spurs Positioning Themselves for Potential De'Aaron Fox Trade With Kings  Sports Illustrated
3. Report: Spurs positioning themselves for Kings' potential Fox trade  NBC Sports Bay Area
4. Spurs Positioning Themselves To Target De’Aaron Fox  hoopsrumors.com
5. Spurs to pursue De’Aaron Fox?  Hoops Hype