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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Once again, San Antonio All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox tried to go through a pregame workout. And once again, his right ankle remained a problem. Fox was ruled out of Game 2 of the Spurs’ Western Conference finals series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, the second consecutive game he has missed because of the …

It is award season in the NBA, and the announcements continued on Wednesday. Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg won the Rookie of the Year Award at the end of April, but on Wednesday night, the league revealed the 2025-2026 All-Rookie Team, honoring the best of the best in their first NBA season. Advertisement Flagg was obviously going to be one …

The Cleveland Cavaliers are not even 24 hours removed from their gut-punch of a loss in the Eastern Conference Finals, and there is already offseason talk. Once again, it involves LeBron James. Sometimes, James is cryptic in his moves and thoughts. Other times, he just likes a post about a potential return to play next season in Cleveland. That is …

The Dallas Mavericks became the latest NBA franchise to move on from a head coach this season Tuesday when they announced they mutually agreed to part ways with Jason Kidd. While meeting with reporters a day later, new Mavericks president and alternate governor Masai Ujiri respectfully characterized that personnel change differently. Advertisement “I think it’s very fair to say this …

The Cleveland Cavaliers have fallen apart late during several postseason games. That is their own doing. However, those collapses have usually been accompanied by missed calls down the stretch. Blowing a 22-point lead in the fourth quarter against the New York Knicks in Game 1 was no exception. The NBA’s Last Two Minute Report shows that the Cavs were on …

Wemby-mania is here! And Topps is capitalizing on it. The trading card company announced on Wednesday, May 20 that it got possession of a game-used ball from Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Yes, the double-overtime matchup where Victor Wembanyama recorded a historic 41 points, 24 rebounds and 3 blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the defending champion …

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Brunson against Donovan Mitchell was the matchup splashed across the screens to hype the Eastern Conference finals. Unfortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, it turned into Brunson versus James Harden in the fourth quarter of Game 1. Advertisement Brunson continuously attacked the matchup to spark one of the largest postseason comebacks on record, as the New …

Led by Jalen Brunson, the Knicks fought back from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s contest to steal Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals from the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime. While Brunson’s 17 points in the fourth quarter and OT were incredibly impressive, the team acknowledged they can’t allow themselves to go down by that much …

NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James will likely have a few things to say about free agency, the state of the NBA and his own future on July 16. James — the NBA’s all-time leading scorer — will be appearing at Fanatics Fest NYC that day at the Javits Center in New York and recording a live version of the …

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers have laid off employees as new owner Tom Dundon cuts costs. The exact number of employees who were let go was not made public, but they included staff in both the business and basketball operations. Advertisement “These changes impacted talented people who have helped shape the Trail Blazers over many years,” Dewayne …

Jason Kidd signed a four-year, $40 million contract extension after the 2024 season, seemingly cementing him as the Dallas Mavericks head coach for the foreseeable future. Instead, he was abruptly fired Tuesday, prompting Charles Barkley to exclaim live on the ESPN set, “Oh my goodness! Jason Kidd was just fired. Wow. That’s a shocker.” Advertisement Why? It seems that despite …

Subscribe to The Big Number On this episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine break down the Cavaliers epic collapse in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. From there the guys take a look at how Victor Wembanyama has effected every aspect of the Western Conference Finals. Advertisement To round out the show Tom and Dan …

Many of the names in the Conference Finals are familiar to NBA fans and collectors alike. Some of the biggest and best from the last four teams, like Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, are already popular with collectors and sellers scooping up their cards. Advertisement Although they’re the clear-cut chases in the world of collecting, Wembanyama and SGA are not …

The Dallas Mavericks’ firing of head coach Jason Kidd on Tuesday, with a reported four years and $40 million remaining on his contract, came as somewhat of a shock. It opened up a sixth head coaching job in the NBA this summer — and an attractive one at that, considering Cooper Flagg carries the franchise on his broad shoulders. Advertisement …

The New York Knicks are on a wild run in the 2026 NBA playoffs, and a WWE star may be behind it all. It was a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, with the Knicks erasing a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 115-104 overtime win, the second-largest comeback in the fourth quarter of a postseason game since …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The message to the Minnesota Timberwolves from the championship tier of the NBA has been delivered clearly and forcefully with their elimination from the playoffs three straight times: You’re not there yet. Nobody was listening more carefully than Tim Connelly. Advertisement “We have a lot of confidence in our guys, but it would be disingenuous to sit …

In an unexpected move — considering the fact he just got extended by ownership last summer and was still owed $40 million — Jason Kidd is out as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. Who takes his place? Who is the next head coach in Dallas? Advertisement Kidd’s exit — as well as that of other members of the scouting, …

Former Villanova center Duke Brennan is beginning to gain plenty of heat from teams ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft. Brennan’s agency shared that the big man will work out for the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. Advertisement The 6-foot-10 center spent last season at Villanova. He averaged 12.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while shooting 65.8% from the floor. …

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks president Masai Ujiri says it was a difficult decision, and his alone, to remove Jason Kidd as the team’s coach after five seasons. A day after the Mavericks announced Kidd’s departure, Ujiri said Wednesday he felt like the organization needed a clean slate. Advertisement “What he’s done for this organization we truly respect, so this …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The San Antonio Spurs drew first blood with a double-overtime thriller in Game 1, but our expert NBA picks expect the Oklahoma City Thunder stars to do their part in trying to even the series up tonight. Advertisement See what our basketball experts …

NEW YORK (AP) — Call it a comeback. Or chalk it up as a choke. Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals was both. The Knicks wouldn’t have been able to charge all the way back without Cleveland collapsing. Advertisement The Cavaliers led 93-71 with under eight minutes to play before the Knicks outscored them 44-11 the rest of the …

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs asserted their dominance over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday during Game 1 of the Western Conference finals with a 122-115 win. Wembanyama scored 41 of the team’s points that night and snagged 24 rebounds, cementing his status as one of the greatest players in the league, and he and the Spurs will …

There’s no way Game 2 can live up to Game 1…. Can it? Could our hearts and minds even take it? Game 1 will be remembered for Victor Wembanyama’s dominance — and his ridiculous 3-pointer from Stephen Curry range to force double-overtime.However, Game 1 was really a master class in defense from both teams. The Spurs won but had an …

The NBA Draft Combine is a wrap, and now the scouts and front offices are modifying their boards based on the measureables, drills and conversations in Chicago. Between cartoonish measurements, a 30-point scrimmage explosion and a few of the guys who left more questions than answers, expect movement before the May 27 withdrawal deadline. Here’s who helped themselves and who …

The NBA is bringing Victor Wembanyama back to where he grew up for a European showcase next year. The league announced on Wednesday, May 20, that Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs will play two games against the New Orleans Pelicans next season in France and England as part of the NBA’s multi-year slate of regular-season action planned for Europe. …