Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. In a matchup that felt inevitable, the top two seeds will clash in the Western Conference Final, and Game 1 tips off tonight. Advertisement The MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and their runners-up will all be on the floor tonight as Shai …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas coach John Calipari was in Memphis this weekend for the lone spring Nike EYBL session, but it was time well spent offering two 5-star prospects in separate classes. The Razorbacks have featured exceptional backcourt play over the previous two season, especially the combination of Darius Acuff, Meleek Thomas, and Billy Richmond. Advertisement The trio combined to …

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Victor Wembanyama is fast becoming the biggest international star in the NBA — if he’s not already the biggest draw outside the USA, he’s close. Which is why the NBA is sending the French star Wembanyama and the Spurs for two games in Europe, including one in Paris, reports Marc Stein at The Stein Line. Advertisement The NBA schedule for …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — VCU forward Christian Fermin has become the Volunteers’ eighth roster addition through the transfer portal, Tennessee coach Rick Barnes announced Monday. Fermin spent the past four years at VCU and joins Tennessee with one season of eligibility remaining. Barnes said the 6-foot-10, 225-pound forward brings size and defense Tennessee wanted. Advertisement “Christian has shown the impact …

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Some of the worst seats in the house are selling for over $4,000, with a seat (almost) courtside selling for a ludicrous $77,371. The worst part: Tickets are selling at these prices. This isn’t simply some scalpers trying to get their bag, as a ticket on the right side of courtside sold over the weekend for over $102,000. Advertisement The …

Clemson didn’t have to completely rebuild their roster as they did a year ago, but it was clear they needed to improve their outside shooting and replace key post players that were major contributors a year ago. Before we dive into the Tigers’ portal class, let’s set the context with who is leaving and which freshmen are joining. Outgoing (Height …

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The New York Knicks are in their second consecutive Eastern Conference finals, and if it seems like Knicks fans are excited about their team’s prospects to advance to the franchise’s first NBA Finals since 1999, the oddsmakers agree. The Knicks opened as huge -270 favorites (implied probability of 73%), with the Cleveland Cavaliers as +220 underdogs. It is the biggest …

With dwindling open roster spots for the 2026-27 season, Tennessee basketball again opted for experience in the transfer portal. The Vols needed VCU forward Christian Fermin to add depth to the frontcourt to a potential national championship contender. Coach Rick Barnes also sought a strong voice in the locker room, and believed he found it in Fermin. Advertisement “We are …

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We’ve reached the NBA’s final four. Spurs-Thunder in the West, Cavs-Knicks in the East. Which teams will meet in the NBA Finals? Our writers make their conference finals predictions. Spurs or Thunder: Who ya got? Tom Haberstroh: Spurs in 6. The Thunder finally get an opportunity to prove that Victor Wembanyama isn’t their nemesis. Good luck. With Wemby on the …

The Kentucky Wildcats need to land some top recruits in 2027, and coach Mark Pope is in desperate need of some recruiting wins. He has already offered several of the top players in the class, and has contacted several more. One of those is forward Kager Knueppel. It’s not hard to make make connections to Knueppel’s older brother Kon, who …

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After consecutive Western Conference finals appearances, the Minnesota Timberwolves were ousted in the second round by the San Antonio Spurs. The loss is one thing, but during this postseason they lost Donte DiVincenzo to an Achilles tear, so they’ll presumably be without their most dynamic shooter for most, if not all, of next season. Advertisement It was a strange year …

It was a big week for Matt Painter and the Purdue men’s basketball staff as they picked up a commitment from perhaps the highest rated recruiter of his tenure at Purdue in Isaiah Hill. The rising senior big man stands at 7’0” and is a top 10 recruit in the country according to ESPN. Purdue has not had a recruit …

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Jamahl Mosley was not out of a job long. Just two weeks after being fired by the Orlando Magic, the New Orleans Pelicans have hired Mosley to be their next head coach, a story first reported by Shams Charania of ESPN and since confirmed by other sources. Advertisement This move was not a surprise, Mosley had been linked to Pelicans …

The New York Knicks are their second consecutive Eastern Conference Finals, and if it seems like Knicks fans are excited about their team’s prospects to advance to the franchise’s first NBA Finals since 1999, the oddsmakers agree. The Knicks opened as huge -270 favorites in the ECF (implied probability of 73%), with the Cleveland Cavaliers as +220 underdogs. It is …

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NBA fans are all getting the series we were all hoping for: A Western Conference Finals collision between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. These teams are the budding preeminent rivalry of the NBA and already played five times in the regular season — one extra game because of an NBA Cup semifinal — and are set …

The women’s Illinois basketball team is taking part in the overseas recruiting pipeline that has been so good to the University. Brad Underwood and the men’s basketball program became famous for this recruiting strategy, bringing in the likes of David Mirkovic, Tomislav Ivisic, and his brother Zvonimir Ivisic, among others, to the Illini. Advertisement This past Saturday, the women’s basketball …

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Dinners should not be where revelations take place. After a Saturday night meal, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert told head coach Kenny Atkinson that Jarrett Allen was the team’s spark. Atkinson has since credited that conversation as a turning point. And while Gilbert was right, it’s a “no s***” observation. Frankly, the fact that it took a dinner with the …