The Thunder (16-1) have won eight in a row in their historic start. After trailing by 18 points, they destroyed the Utah Jazz in a 144-112 win on Friday that also counted towards the 2025 NBA Cup. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and eight assists in three quarters.

Portland Trail Blazers head coach and National Basketball Association hall of famer Chauncy Billups is expected to plead not guilty to federal charges that he helped lure unsuspecting players to rigged poker games when he appears in Brooklyn federal court Monday.

The five-time All Star, who won a championship with the Detroit Pistons, was arraigned in a federal court in New York City.