Skip to Main Content

James Herbert

CBS Sports Writer /

Timberwolves' Jaden McDaniels listed as week-to-week with knee injury amid Minnesota's playoff push

Anthony Edwards is on the verge of returning, but Minnesota is still shorthanded

NBA reportedly proposing harsher penalties for tanking, including taking away or moving back first-round picks

The league's anti-tanking effort goes beyond lottery reform

The NBA reportedly has three anti-tanking proposals: Here's how the 'more extreme' measures would work

Commissioner Adam Silver said the NBA has to take a more aggressive approach to Draft Lottery reform

Billy Donovan's next move: Does he have patience for a Bulls rebuild? Will the North Carolina job tempt him?

Chicago has been stuck in the middle throughout Donovan's tenure

NBPA says 65-game rule must be 'abolished or reformed,' citing Cade Cunningham's possible awards ineligibility

The Pistons star has a collapsed lung and must play in five more games to qualify for end-of-season awards

Thunder won't visit White House during Washington D.C. trip, cite 'timing issue'

The NBA's reigning champions will play the Wizards on Saturday

NBA's 65-game rule: Where Cade Cunningham, Kawhi Leonard, other award candidates stand

The games-played requirement could have an enormous impact on the MVP and All-NBA races

Bucks owners say Giannis Antetokounmpo will either be extended or traded this offseason

Wes Edens says that Milwaukee 'can't afford' to let Antetokounmpo play out the final season of his contract

Warriors' Stephen Curry wants to return this season, reiterates he's 'working to get back'

Curry hasn't played since Jan. 30 due to runner's knee

NBA expansion: What to know about potential new teams in Las Vegas and Seattle

To move forward, 23 of the 30 team governors must vote in favor next week of adding two new expansion teams

Heat's Bam Adebayo on criticism of his 83-point game: 'If you are mad, I don't care'

Adebayo said people should direct their ire at Wizards coach Brian Keefe

Celtics' Jaylen Brown calls out NBA for rewarding 'foul baiting': 'Maybe I need to flop a little bit more'

Brown lamented that players are rewarded for accentuating contact

How Heat's Jaime Jaquez Jr. bounced back and propelled himself into the Sixth Man of the Year race

After a rough Year 2, Jaquez decompressed last summer and then got his groove back

Pistons' Isaiah Stewart, the self-proclaimed best defender in the NBA, has his eye on his awards eligibility

Stewart must play at least 20 minutes in every remaining game to reach the 65-game mark

Do Spurs or Celtics have better shot at 2026 NBA title? Experts make picks ahead of potential Finals preview

The Spurs have slightly better title odds than the Celtics ... but our experts are leaning in Boston's favor for one simple reason

James Herbert is somewhat fond of basketball, feature writing and understatements. A former season-ticket holder for the expansion Toronto Raptors, Herbert does not think the NBA was better back in the days of hand checking and illegal defense. He joined CBS Sports in 2014 and lives in Brooklyn.

Around the Web Promoted by Taboola