Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers will host Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder in a historic NBA matchup

This Friday, the NBA tips off another great sports weekend with seven games on the DraftKings main fantasy basketball slate. The Thunder are the only one of the 14 teams in action that are playing for the second night in a row after defeating the Cavaliers on Thurdsay.

In a season full of questions about the Milwaukee Bucks' long-term direction, Khris Middleton continues to provide answers.

Many NBA players had to grow up being less fortunate than others. Before they made it big, these NBA pros grew up poor.

For Cleveland, it was death by a thousand cuts. The Thunder topped that 30-2 run with back-to-back pick-six turnovers — with the demoralized Cavs barely bothering to jog back on the second one — shortly after a technical foul on Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson for intercepting a ref on the sideline and screaming “Call the f—ing foul!”

The Oklahoma City Thunder is on pace for a rare feat of a 70-win season, but the likelihood of it coming to fruition is up for debate.

The Oklahoma ... so in the Oklahoma City Thunder era, big man alum Mamadi Diakite. After ending his college career at the University of Virginia, Diakite would go unselected in the 2020 NBA draft, instead signing with the Milwaukee Bucks as a free agent.

After losing five of their last seven, the Sixers could use a victory against anyone. Oklahoma City stands atop the Western Conference at 32-6 and New York is 26-15.