Luka Doncic will be back for the beginning of the Lakers’ playoff run. Just not on the court. The Lakers’ superstar will rejoin the team by Friday after traveling to Spain to receive specialized treatment on his Grade 2 hamstring strain, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to The Times, but there is no timetable for Doncic’s return to …

Arizona men’s basketball has its first transfer portal pickup for the 2026-27 season. Former Washington point guard JJ Mandaquit announced Monday he is transferring to Arizona with three remaining years of eligibility. Mandaquit, a rising sophomore, averaged 5.2 points, 3.2 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 19.7 minutes per game for the Huskies last season. Advertisement The 6-foot-1 Mandaquit is a …

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The 2025-26 NBA regular season has come to an end, and the playoff bracket is officially set. Sixteen teams – 20, counting those participating in the Play-In Tournament – will now have the chance to make their pushes in the postseason with the hopes of an NBA title up for grabs. The final week of the season saw teams jostling …

Jake Diebler and the Buckeyes have made two transfer portal additions to this point. It appears the Buckeyes could be on the brink of making another with a new guard in the mix. The Ohio State basketball program has had a busy time with the transfer portal since it opened last week. Ohio State is up to five departures through …

The New Orleans Pelicans will reportedly open a coaching search that includes interim head coach James Borrego as a candidate, according to NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer. Borrego had been an assistant coach with the Pelicans since 2023 until he was promoted to interim head coach when former head coach Willie Green was fired in November after a …

It has been a good week for Sean Miller and the Texas Longhorns men’s basketball program. The Horns have signed two strong players from the NCAA transfer portal and now have the No. 2 portal class in the nation, according to 247Sports. On Saturday, we learned Texas had secured the commitment from Colorado Buffaloes point guard Isaiah Johnson. Coming off …

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James probably thought he was done playing this particular role. After so many seasons in which James valiantly carried otherwise ordinary teams to extraordinary achievements, the greatest scorer in NBA history was not even the Los Angeles Lakers’ focal point this year. Down the stretch of his first full season alongside Luka Doncic, the 41-year-old …

Big Ten basketball team that made Final Four has shown genuine interest in John Blackwell originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Wisconsin Badgers guard John Blackwell didn’t just enter the transfer portal. He immediately became one of the most sought‑after players available, and the race to snag him is …

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Lamine Yamal is taking inspiration from NBA legend LeBron James ahead of Barcelona’s Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Atlético Madrid on Tuesday, April 14. Yamal changed his Instagram profile picture to James before the match at Camp Nou, which Barcelona must win by at least two goals after dropping the first leg 2-0 in Madrid last week. Advertisement The Barcelona …

As big name after big name comes off the board in the transfer portal, it’s understandable that Red Storm fans are growing a little apprehensive as St. John’s seeks its first addition of the offseason. Fortunately, all signs point to the Johnnies not having to wait much longer this week. Former Cincinnati big man Moustapha Thiam will complete a visit …

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The odds indicate the true NBA Finals will be a potential Western Conference showdown between the defending champion Thunder and a Spurs team that has had its way with Oklahoma City this season. But the numbers also say as the NBA postseason begins not to count out the Celtics, who are just two years removed from …

Mick Cronin and the UCLA Bruins made another addition in the transfer portal Sunday night, landing a commitment from Texas Tech guard Jaylen Petty according to On3 Sports’ Joe Tipton. Jaylen Petty nearly averaged double-digits as a freshman Petty just wrapped up his freshman season with the Red Raiders, posting a respectable 9.9 points and 3.9 rebounds per game over …

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New head coach Mike Malone and North Carolina have made it a priority to retain the six Tar Heels who entered the transfer portal after Hubert Davis was fired, but keeping starting point guard Derek Dixon is looking increasingly unlikely. Dixon, who ran the point for UNC over the latter half of the season, is now projected by 247Sports’ Crystal …

Two of the most powerful entities in NBA content have officially joined forces. We’re combining power rankings with report cards to wrap up the regular season. First, we power ranked all 30 teams into perfect order, based on where they finished in the hunt for a championship. In what order would I pick the postseason-bound teams to win the title? …

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Former Santa Clara point guard Christian Hammond has committed to NC State out of the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned. Hammond will have two seasons of eligibility remaining. Hammond averaged 15.6 points per game for the Broncos, including 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He started all 34 games he appeared in for Santa Clara en route to an NCAA …

The NBA regular season ended Sunday and the first order of business for teams that fell short of making the playoffs was to evaluate their head coach. Hall of Famer Doc Rivers, wasn’t spared the scrutiny. He agreed to depart from the Milwaukee Bucks after winning 16 fewer games this season than last. Rivers has one year remaining on the …

The Clemson name is back on the radar after being linked to a forward from the MAAC conference. Quinnipiac forward Grant Randall, a 6-foot-9 sophomore who kind of came out of nowhere this year, is hearing from a bunch of schools, including Clemson, per Dylan Thayer. And when you look at the numbers, you get why. This is a case …

The Los Angeles Lakers are expecting to be without star guards Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves for their first-round NBA playoff series versus the Houston Rockets. Dončić will return to the United States this week and be re-evaluated by team doctors after receiving treatment overseas for his strained left hamstring, according to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania. “He spent the …

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