Kevin O’Connor is joined by DNVR’s Adam Mares to dissect the Denver Nuggets’ shocking first round defeat to the depleted Minnesota Timberwolves. Is Nikola Jokic or Jamal Murray to blame for the loss? Advertisement The duo also asks what’s next for the Houston Rockets after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers and previews the upcoming Western Conference semifinals matchups: Spurs …

Juke Harris has announced his commitment to the Tennessee Volunteers. The Tennessee Volunteers have been working on constructing its roster for next college basketball season, and they just landed perhaps the biggest commitment of the entire cycle. Juke Harris has announced his commitment to the Volunteers. Advertisement Harris is rated as a four-star transfer prospect, the fourth-best prospect in this …

One day after his Boston Celtics were eliminated on their home court in Game 7 by the Philadelphia 76ers, Jaylen Brown went on his Twitch stream and called out both Joel Embiid as a flopper and the referees for being biased. “Flopping has ruined our game. Joel Embiid is a great player, one of the best bigs in f****** basketball …

Tough news for Dusty May and the Michigan Wolverines, as former Wake Forest wing Juke Harris has officially committed to Tennessee. The Wolverines were out in front really early on in this portal recruitment, but a late surge from the Volunteers ended any chance they had at landing Harris. It especially hurts losing him considering he was in Ann Arbor …

Featured in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, the Cubs continue to rise, Fernando Tatís Jr. is suffering a power outage, the Phillies find momentum after switching managers, there’s a notable change in Miami, and the Reds probably just walked another guy. As a reminder, this article is a combination of current performance and long-term outlook. Advertisement Let’s get started! Note: …

Tennessee basketball keeps adding to its star-studded transfer portal haul, adding Wake Forest guard Juke Harris on Monday, May 4. Harris, the No. 2-ranked overall player in the transfer portal in USA TODAY’s rankings, averaged 21.4 points with 6.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game last season on 44.4% shooting. He chose the Vols over Michigan, which he visited, and …

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The Western Conference’s top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, the defending NBA champions, will play the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2026 NBA playoffs. The two franchises have not faced off in the postseason since 2011-12, when the Kevin Durant/Russell Westbrook/James Harden-led Thunder defeated the Lakers in the second round on their way to the NBA Finals. …

The Big Ten and Fox Sports are apparently going to war over control of a neutral-site college basketball game next season. Last week, Duke University and Amazon announced a landmark deal that would see three Blue Devils men’s basketball games air exclusively on the company’s Prime Video streaming service. Two of these games — a matchup with UConn in Las …

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‘Tis the season, as NBA draft lottery and NBA draft combine headlines dominate the basketball landscape. The league invited 73 prospects to the draft combine, which will be held in Chicago from May 10 through May 17. Three college basketball programs are tied for the lead in NBA draft combine invitees, as Arizona, Arkansas and Houston will each have four …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The San Antonio Spurs see their first action in a week when they open their Round 2 series with the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight. Advertisement While San Antonio is well rested and ready, Minnesota is licking multiple wounds — none deeper than missing superstar …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — All-conference point guard Markus Burton officially has joined the Indiana Hoosiers from Notre Dame, second-year coach Darian DeVries announced. The 5-foot-11 Burton is one of two top 25 players DeVries plucked out of this year’s transfer portal. Advertisement Burton was limited to only 10 games last season because of an injury to his left ankle. He averaged …

The Orlando Magic front office made the move many in the NBA suspected they would to begin their offseason, and the franchise acted quickly. Less than 24 hours after the Magic were eliminated from the playoffs when they blew a 3-1 series lead in Game 7 against the Detroit Pistons, the team announced it had fired coach Jamahl Mosley after …

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team is facing a postseason ban next season because the program did not meet the benchmark for the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate. Detroit Mercy athletic director Robert C. Vowels Jr. released a letter on Monday confirming the academic problems, which comes one day before the NCAA is scheduled to release its annual …

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DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks hired former Toronto Raptors executive Masai Ujiri as team president and alternate governor on Monday, the latest step in moving on from the Luka Doncic trade that ended up being a significant setback for the club. Ujiri was in charge of the Raptors when they acquired Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs and …

Last summer, the Indiana men’s basketball program embarked on a foreign tour (well, kinda) to Puerto Rico ahead of Darian DeVries’ first season as the Hoosiers head coach. It gave the all-new team a few more practices on top of exhibition games. It seems DeVries thought it was a good idea, because he’s set for another this summer after the …

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Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont wanted to take a big swing in hiring a new head of basketball operations in Dallas, something made clear by the names leaked that he had interest in. Dumont may have hit a home run. The Mavericks have hired former Toronto Raptors executive Masai Ujiri as the team’s new Team President and Alternate Governor, a story …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — All-conference point guard Markus Burton has officially joined the Indiana Hoosiers from Notre Dame, second-year coach Darian DeVries announced Monday. The 5-foot-11 Burton is one of two top 25 players DeVries plucked out of this year’s transfer portal. Advertisement Burton was limited to only 10 games last season because of an injury to his left ankle. …

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If you’ve spent any time watching the NBA Playoffs, especially the very dramatic L.A. Lakers vs. Houston Rockets playoff series that sadly ended with a Lakers win in game six on Friday night, you may have seen some speculation going around about Texans star Will Anderson Jr. and his uncanny resemblance to current Lakers’ guard and LeBron James’ son, Bronny …

Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes brought in Juke Harris for an official visit in October 2022. Nearly four years later, Barnes finally gets Harris as the crowning piece of the Vols’ transfer portal foray since the 2025-26 season ended. The Wake Forest guard announced his commitment to Tennessee on May 4. Advertisement “We are thrilled Juke made the decision to …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor & John Fanta react to the epic 3-1 comebacks in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs as the 76ers beat the Celtics and the Pistons take down the Magic. What’s next for Boston & Orlando in the offseason? Advertisement The pair previews the Eastern Conference semifinals as the Sixers take on the …