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The Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic are getting set to face-off in Game 2 of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Given Orlando’s status as an eighth seed, their inconsistent regular season, and Detroit’s dominant campaign, most people (myself included) thought this would be a cakewalk for the Pistons. However, the Magic shocked us all in a Game …

Last week, your Georgetown Hoyas added a commitment from Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson. He is 6’ 3”, 195 pounds and very athletic, and shot 37.2% from 3 and 82.4% from the line last year. Entering college, his composite recruiting ranking was #21, higher than any high school recruit the program has seen this century. He was also a McDonald’s All-American. …

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When the Chicago Bulls fired their top front office executives Arturas Karnisova and Marc Eversley recently, ownership said whoever was going to be hired had to fit and work with coach Billy Donovan, who wasn’t going anywhere. That’s not how Donovan saw it — if the Bulls were cleaning house, then the new front office should have a clean slate. …

Rick Pitino moved quickly and pulled off a coup for his first addition in the transfer portal. On Monday night, Syracuse transfer Donnie Freeman announced his commitment to play for St. John’s. Rated as a five-star high school recruit in the class of 2024, the 6-foot-9 forward from The Bahamas averaged 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists on 48.4% …

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Billy Donovan is out as head coach of the Chicago Bulls after six seasons, the team announced Tuesday, April 21. Donovan had an option year on his contract to coach the Bulls next season, but decided to leave the position. Chicago is still in the process of looking for a person to head up its basketball operations. Advertisement “Through honest …

Wisconsin basketball has been busy in the transfer portal over the last week. The program landed three impact players: George Washington guard Trey Autry, Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu and Miami (OH) wing Eian Elmer. The trio figures to slot into the Badgers’ starting lineup entering next season. That top unit lost star guards John Blackwell and Nick Boyd, as well …

Bradford Bulls centre Esan Marsters will miss the rest of the season with an Achilles injury, boss Kurt Haggerty has said. The 29-year-old sustained the injury during the Bulls’ heavy defeat by Wakefield Trinity at the weekend. Advertisement Marsters has made 10 appearances for the Bulls this season since joining from Salford for 2026. “Esan is pretty down. We’ve got …

The NCAA is at it again — they are currently weighing new eligibility rules that would allow student-athletes five years of eligibility. Should this be written into “law,” UNC’s Seth Trimble could return to Chapel Hill for a fifth year of college basketball. In fact, he entered the transfer portal on Monday afternoon with a do not contact tag, which …

Last week, we went team-by-team through every squad that didn’t sniff the postseason. Now, we move up the ladder to the teams that failed to make the playoffs following the play-in tournament games. The Heat, Hornets, Clippers and Warriors. Here’s how they finished and what’s ahead. A trend of mediocrity landed the Heat in a play-in game for the fourth …

Game 1 has come and Game 1 has gone. To no one’s surprise, the defending champion, 64-win Oklahoma City Thunder crushed a Phoenix Suns team that limped to the finish line. There isn’t much that went right for Phoenix. The game was already firmly in the hands of OKC by the halfway point of the first quarter. Shortly after that, …

Penn State power forward Sasa Ciani entered NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned. He played one season with the Nittany Lions. Ciani was a three-star recruit in the On3 Transfer Portal Industry Ranking. He was ranked as the No. 77 power forward in the transfer class, as well as the No. 328 overall transfer this cycle. Advertisement To keep up …

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BOSTON — As recently as the start of February, Jayson Tatum wasn’t sure he was going to return this season. He was focused on attacking his rehab from a torn right Achilles tendon in May, hanging around the team, just trying to feel a part of the Boston Celtics, even if he couldn’t take the floor until the NBA’s 2026-27 campaign. …

After what seemed like a race between Kentucky and UConn, Rick Pitino swooped in under the cover of darkness (and a suitcase full of BodyArmor cash) to snag former Syracuse forward from the transfer portal. Reports suggest Freeman might earn upwards of $3m to play for Pitino, who is coming off a Sweet 16 loss to Duke last month. Advertisement …

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After the San Antonio Spurs handled the Portland Trail Blazers in the first playoff game of the Victor Wembanyama era, the two teams return for Game 2 tonight at 8 p.m ET. If you didn’t watch Game 1 or are just trying to refresh your mind ahead of some Game 2 wagering, you are in the perfect place! Advertisement Game …

Oscar Cluff, a man. The big man from Down Under filled an immediate need for Purdue, one that it lacked during the previous season after the broken leg that was sustained by Daniel Jacobsen. Cluff came to Purdue as one of the best rebounders in the country and one of the most efficient rebounders in the nation as well. After …

CLEVELAND, OHIO – APRIL 20: RJ Barrett #9 of the Toronto Raptors guards James Harden #1 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the fourth quarter of Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at Rocket Arena on April 20, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers defeated the Raptors 115-105. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, …

On3 national basketball reporter Joe Tipton logged an expert prediction for Wisconsin transfer guard John Blackwell to choose the Duke Blue Devils on Monday. The timing of the prediction is notable, as Blackwell visited Duke earlier in the day. Tipton wasn’t the only college basketball insider to predict such a conclusion on Monday night; 247Sports Duke insiders John Watson and …

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The Houston Rockets dropped Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, in large part due to the fact that their superstar forward Kevin Durant missed the game with a knee injury he suffered in practice earlier that week. The Rockets failed to secure the win despite Los Angeles missing both Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, …

The Washington Huskies are one of 13 reportedly interested in former Youngstown State and USC reserve center Gabe Dynes in the transfer portal. A native of Independence, Kentucky, the 7-foot-5 ex-Trojan big man made six starts and appeared in 30 total games in 2025-26, averaging a career-low 2.9 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game. Before his move …