Though Jarred Vanderbilt suffered a gruesome dislocated right pinky injury during the Lakers’ loss in Game 1 against the Thunder on Tuesday, coach JJ Redick said his forward has been listed as day-to-day for the second-round series. Vanderbilt, who is left-handed, was injured in the second quarter trying to block a dunk by Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren, but his hand …

In the college basketball cycle, March is where we get to see what these teams really are, April is when we recap the prior season, and May is when we finally start to look ahead to the next season. It’s often a time of optimism, but can occasionally be one of pessimism depending on the situation. For Michigan State basketball, …

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The 2026 NBA Draft is set to be held from June 23-24 in Brooklyn, New York. The Michigan Wolverines are set to be well represented in this year’s draft, as a trio of prospects are currently being projected to go in the first round. While Morez Johnson Jr. and Aday Mara could still withdraw from the draft and return to …

It’s no secret that the Duke basketball program has generated one of the best offseason hauls of any team in college basketball, leaving the Blue Devils primed to enter the 2026-27 season as a top-three-to-five team in the land. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff are bringing back four of their top six scorers from a season ago in …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Oklahoma City Thunder didn’t blow anyone away with their performance in the series opener with the Los Angeles Lakers. But when the smoke settled, OKC beat L.A. by 18 points despite star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander having a quiet night. Advertisement My same-game parlay …

Devin Whitelow will be coaching NCAA Division I men’s basketball next season. The 2017 Washington High grad was hired as an assistant coach for Northern Illinois on April 22, becoming the fourth member of new head coach Matt Majkrzak’s staff. Advertisement Whitelow spent his previous two seasons as an assistant for Emporia State, a Division-II program based in Emporia, Kansas. …

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The 2026 NBA Draft lottery is just days away, and fans, executives, and players alike are speculating about which franchise will secure the coveted No. 1 overall pick, a selection that could dramatically reshape the future of a team. The NBA Draft lottery employs a randomized drawing system to determine the selection order for the first 14 picks. These lottery …

With the Lakers down 1-0 in the Western Conference semifinals, Luka Doncic is unlikely to return in the playoffs because of an injured hamstring that had an inital eight-week timeline for his return. Doncic, speaking to reporters for the first time since he hobbled off the court at Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center on April 2, said Wednesday he has improved …

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Joel Embiid has not played in six straight games since December of 2023. That streak is not getting equaled in these playoffs. The Philadelphia 76ers have ruled Embiid out for Game 2 of their playoff series against the Knicks due to a right ankle sprain and hip soreness, the team announced after shootaround on Wednesday. Embiid has been receiving treatment …

The transfer portal might represent slim pickings here in early May, but Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs landed one of the best remaining players available. Former Arizona State center Massamba Diop’s transfer to Gonzaga has been finalized. The 7-foot-1 big man is a massive get for the Bulldogs, and should immediately make their interior defense formidable. Advertisement Diop averaged …

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić made it clear Wednesday that he’s doing everything he can to return to the court against an Oklahoma City Thunder team he suffered his left hamstring strain against on April 2. Dončić also revealed that he was given an eight-week recovery timeline at the time his Grade 2 strain was diagnosed. Game 2 of …

Tennessee is all in for Rick Barnes, that much is clear. Rumors and outright statements quickly began circulating after the season ended that the Volunteers would be among the major players in transfer portal spending. They did not disappoint. Barnes had his first commitment from Belmont grad-transfer sharpshooter Tyler Lundblade immediately. He quickly watched nearly his entire roster hit the …

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The most productive season of Jaylen Brown’s NBA career came to an abrupt and stunning end in the first round of the playoffs this past weekend. His No. 2-seeded Boston Celtics blew a 3-1 lead to a No. 7 seeded Philadelphia 76ers franchise that had never come back from that postseason deficit. For the first time in five years, the …

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The Eastern Conference was unpredictable during the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs thanks to three seven-games series and the upset loss of the No. 2 seed Boston Celtics. The conference’s frenzied first round also changed FanDuel’s market for 2025-26 NBA Eastern Conference Finals MVP. Superstar Celtics like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were previously among the favorites for …

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Jarred Vanderbilt’s dislocation of his right pinky finger is so gruesome we’re not going to show any video of the injury here, we’ll let the reaction of the Thunder bench sum it up. After the game, Lakers coach JJ Redick confirmed it is a full dislocation and called it a “freak injury.” As noted by Jeff Stotts of In Street …

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has been playing spectacular basketball in unprecedented territory. We’ve never seen anyone be this good, for this long, especially at this age. He’s etched his name on countless of records in the NBA history books from all-time points scored, both regular season and postseason, All-Star games, most seasons played, you name it. Advertisement For …

Arizona joined the suddenly intense recruitment of Florida Atlantic transfer power forward Devin Williams this week, hosting him on an official visit as his decision process winds down, and the Wildcats look for a solution to their biggest hole. They’ll have to win the battle over Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Virginia Tech, but the former four-star, top-100 recruit has the …

Big picture, following the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs, we looked bound for a battle between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals, where — given how young, talented and deep both teams are — they could be waging a de facto NBA Finals every season for the foreseeable future. That’s how …