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Victor Wembanyama hit his head hard on the floor after tripping during a drive in the second quarter of the San Antonio Spurs’ Game 2 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Wembanyama exited the game, and it not return. The Spurs superstar is in concussion protocol, and his status for the upcoming games of the …

BOSTON (AP) — V.J. Edgecombe had 30 points and 10 rebounds while playing through pain after taking a hard fall early in the game, Tyrese Maxey scored 29 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 111-97 on Tuesday night to tie their playoff series at one game apiece. Edgecombe connected on six of the 76ers’ 19 3-pointers. Maxey …

SAN ANTONIO — When San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama jogged to the locker room Tuesday night at 8:57 of the second quarter after his face slammed to the floor, everything changed for San Antonio. He was ruled out for the game shortly after entering concussion protocol, and the Spurs were forced to regroup. Advertisement They led by double-digits late …

SAN ANTONIO — Scoot Henderson scored 31 points and the Portland Trail Blazers took advantage of an injury to Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, rallying for a 106-103 victory over San Antonio on Tuesday night to even their Western Conference playoff series at one game apiece. Wembanyama tumbled face-first when he was fouled by Jrue Holiday in the second quarter and …

LOS ANGELES — When asked pregame about his team’s defensive struggles in Game 1 against the Lakers, Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka brought the topic back around to his team’s offensive struggles and how that set up the defense for failure. Houston scored just 98 points on 37.6% shooting, falling 0-1 to the Lakers in this first-round series. Kevin Durant …

BOSTON — V.J. Edgecombe had 30 points and 10 rebounds while playing through pain after taking a hard fall early in the game, Tyrese Maxey scored 29 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 111-97 on Tuesday night to tie their playoff series at one game apiece. Edgecombe connected on six of the 76ers’ 19 3-pointers. Maxey also …

There will be no Boston Celtics sweep. Rookie VJ Edgecombe stole the show at TD Garden Tuesday night to power the Philadelphia 76ers past the Celtics in a 111-97 win. VJ Edgecombe overcame a hard fall on his backside in the first quarter that prompted him to go to the locker room twice. Advertisement But he returned both times to …

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama tumbled face-first to the court in the second quarter of Tuesday night’s playoff game against Portland and left the game to be examined for a possible concussion. The Spurs said Wembanyama was in the concussion protocol and would not return. Any extended absence for Wembanyama would be a massive blow …

The Golden State Warriors have a number of decisions to make this offseason, including whether or not to part ways with head coach Steve Kerr after 12 seasons and four NBA championships. Questions loom about Kerr’s future with the Warriors. His contract expires this summer. Even he was uncertain on what would transpire in the next days, weeks or months. …

We already knew Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was valuable. Now he’s certified clutch. The NBA announced Tuesday that Gilgeous-Alexander is the winner of the 2025-26 Clutch Player of the Year award. The honor is the third major individual award for the Oklahoma City guard, who was named league MVP and Finals MVP last season while leading the Thunder to their first NBA …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Life is funny. The one thing that made the Los Angeles Lakers underdogs is kind of the reason they won the series opener with the Houston Rockets. Advertisement Kevin Durant’s absence sapped more star power from this Round 1 matchup — already down …

Jaylen Brown got the TD Garden crowd on its feet early Tuesday with a poster dunk against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Boston Celtics guard then promptly got T’d up for the dunk’s aftermath, quickly shifting tenor of the energy in the building. Advertisement The dunk took place in the opening minutes of Tuesday’s Game 2 as it was tied at …

The Los Angeles Lakers host Game 2 of their first-round NBA Playoffs series against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, April 21, and while the Lakers will be without two of their most important players in Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, one of them is inching closer towards a return. It was revealed during a report on ESPN’s NBA Today that Dončić and …

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the clear frontrunner to repeat as MVP, and his case for that is intertwined with his play in the clutch this season. Oklahoma City won 64 games not just because SGA was the best player in the first 43 minutes of a game, but also because of how dominant he was in the last five. Which is …

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s trophy haul keeps growing. Gilgeous-Alexander, the Oklahoma City guard who is the reigning MVP and NBA Finals MVP, is the Clutch Player of the Year award winner for this season, the NBA announced Tuesday. Advertisement It’s the first of what could be several awards for Gilgeous-Alexander in the coming weeks. He’s the heavy favorite to win a second …

We already knew that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was valuable. Now he’s certified clutch. The NBA announced on Tuesday that Gilgeous-Alexander is the winner of the 2025-26 Clutch Player of the Year award. The honor is the third major individual award for the Oklahoma City guard, who was named league MVP and Finals MVP last season while leading the Thunder to their …

Injuries have been half the story in the Rockets vs. Lakers first-round showdown. Kevin Durant missed Game 1 and is still officially questionable for Game 2 with a knee contusion. Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique strain) remain out for the Lakers. The latest reporting is that Durant may try to play in Game 2 on Tuesday night, and …

NEW YORK — Mike Brown tried to make it as clear as he could: The reason to win Game 2 wasn’t “to protect home court,” or “to avoid losing momentum,” or “to prevent his New York Knicks from stepping on the same rake that Tom Thibodeau’s version did against the Heat in 2023, or against the Pistons and the Pacers …

The Detroit Pistons attempt to hold home court in Game 2 after a surprising Game 1 loss to the Orlando Magic, 112-101. Detroit has now lost 10-straight playoff home games, but are large favorites in Game 2. The Pistons were led by Cade Cunningham’s 39 points, but only he and Tobias Harris (17) scored more than eight points for Detroit. …

Doc Rivers was ready for his split with the Milwaukee Bucks. The choice to leave earlier this month, he said on Tuesday, was entirely his. And it was an easy choice to make. “It wasn’t a hard decision,” Rivers told Andscape’s Marc J. Spears. “It’s probably on your mind the last couple of years. “It had nothing to do with …

The Los Angeles Lakers appear to have some clarity with one of their injured stars, but not Luka Dončić. Austin Reaves, currently recovering from a Grade 2 oblique strain, recently began 1-on-1 on-court work and is theoretically on track for a return either later in the Lakers’ first-round series or early in the Western Conference semifinals, according to ESPN’s Shams …

We have a jam-packed episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones react to the opening weekend of playoff action. They share their biggest takeaways from each series, and introduce a Panic Meter for the teams that suffered tough losses. Advertisement From there, the guys shift to the WNBA and talk through some of …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Our NBA player prop projections are locked in for tonight’s Game 2 showdown between the Portland Trail Blazers and San Antonio Spurs, with the model highlighting several high-value spots across the board. Advertisement By breaking down the data and comparing it to current market …

A fun exercise in the aftermath of a fantasy basketball season is to look back on the preseason rankings and figure out which players lived up to the expectations and which ones did not. While some of the “misses” may not affect how a player is viewed for the next season, that isn’t the case across the board. Below are …