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Morez Johnson Jr., a transfer from Illinois who helped Michigan men’s basketball win its first national title since 1989, is remaining in this year’s NBA Draft. The 20-year-old forward publicly bid his farewell to the Wolverines, including head coach Dusty May, on Tuesday. “Michigan means everything to me,” Johnson wrote in a statement he posted to social media. “You want …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Jalen Brunson may be an undersized point guard, but the New York Knicks’ lefthander keys NY in nearly every matchup. How he fares in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers may determine the series. Advertisement These Jalen Brunson picks expect him …

The New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers meet at Madison Square Garden for the Eastern Conference Finals. This is the second straight season the Knicks have made the Eastern Conference Finals, while the Cavaliers are here for the first time since 2017-18. New York averaged 124.3 points per game against Philadelphia and shot 54.5% in the series, plus 44.8% from …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor and The Ringer’s J. Kyle Mann rave about Victor Wembanyama’s ridiculous Game 1 performance vs. OKC and look forward to the NBA Draft. Advertisement First, KOC recaps Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then, the pair deep dives into the 2026 …

The proverbial lines that regulate college sports have never been more difficult to identify than they are at this present moment in time. Players that would have been declared ineligible without a second thought as recently as five years ago are now not just being allowed to suit up for collegiate athletic programs across the country, they’re being paid handsomely …

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Pistons general manager Trajan Langdon said he hoped to reach a deal with All-Star center Jalen Duren to keep him on the roster. “We look forward to coming together with his representation,” Langdon said Tuesday, wrapping up a 60-win season that ended in Game 7 of the second round against Cleveland. Advertisement The 22-year-old Duren can …

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After going through the NBA Draft process — including putting on a show at the NBA Combine — forward Morez Johnson Jr. is officially staying in the draft and will not return to Michigan next season, he told ESPN. “From Day 1, coach (Dusty) May told us he was going to help develop us on and off the court, and …

The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder have seemingly been on a collision course this season, and Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals certainly lived up to the hype. The visiting Spurs took the series opener, winning 122-115 in double overtime. And with the Thunder preferring to use smaller players to defend Victor Wembanyama for most of the …

The Cleveland Cavaliers are four games away from the NBA Finals. Here’s how they can get ‘em. 1. Clean the Glass Everyone remembers 2023. If you don’t, I’ll quickly remind you. The Cavs were thumped 4-1 by the New York Knicks in this core’s first playoff run together. Primarily, the Cavs found themselves being thrashed on the offensive glass. Advertisement …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. We had an incredible series opener out West last night — what will be in store for us when the ECF begins tonight between the Knicks and Cavaliers? Advertisement Our basketball experts weigh in on how Game 1 will go with their favorite …

RJ Luis is reportedly back in college basketball. According to multiple reports, the former St. John’s guard and 2025 Big East Player of the Year has reportedly agreed to sign with Will Wade and LSU in Baton Rouge for the 2026-27 men’s college basketball season. Advertisement Luis, who has been out of college basketball for over a year, is currently …

Neither Dusty May nor the Michigan fanbase have completely ruled out another season of Morez Johnson Jr., whose name remains in the NBA Draft. However, after testing incredibly well at the NBA Combine, and based on various outlets’ draft projections, it feels likely the Wolverines will need to look elsewhere for that final roster spot for the 2026-27 season. Let’s …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is not going to get any shorter before Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. He’s not going to get less skilled, and the San Antonio Spurs surely aren’t going to become less confident, either. That means the Oklahoma City Thunder have to get a little smarter. Advertisement It took historic efforts — namely …

With the 2025-26 season long since in the books, let’s take a few moments to look back at the performance of each member of YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles this year. While we’re at it, we’ll also take a look back at our player previews and see how our preseason prognostications stack up with how things actually played out. We’ll run through the …

OK, what did we just witness? Victor Wembanyama delivering a performance for the ages — a 40-20! — and leading the Spurs to a 122-115 win in double OT against the defending champion Thunder in Game 1 of a Western Conference finals matchup that delivered on all the hype? We must break this down. What’s your take on Wemby’s Game …

With Game 1 of the Knicks-Cavaliers Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night, an Eastern Conference scout shares what to watch during the series: HARDER FOR HARDEN? The scout notes that the Cavs will play their 15th game in 32 days on Tuesday night. Advertisement “And you play every other day in this series. Harden is in Year 17. You have …

Welcome to our Phoenix Suns Season in Review series, where we revisit every player who suited up during the 2025–26 campaign through the lens of expectation, reality, and what it ultimately meant. Player Snapshot 2026-27 Contract Status: $20.0 million Advertisement *SunsRank is based on Bright Side writers’ ranking. Season in One Sentence Dillon Brooks provided the exact edge and high-intensity …

RJ Luis, the 2025 Big East Player of the Year at St. John’s, has signed with LSU out of the NCAA Transfer Portal, according to On3’s Joe Tipton. Luis went undrafted last year after forgoing his final year of eligibility to enter the NBA Draft. He was signed to a two-way contract by the Utah Jazz in June before being …

It didn’t take long for the Minnesota Timberwolves roster to change going into the offseason. Wolves veteran guard Joe Ingles announced that he is signing with Melbourne United in the NBL, returning to his native Australia after a 12-year stint in the NBA with the Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic and the past two seasons in Minnesota. Advertisement “Coming …

It’s still New York or nowhere for Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson. He may be a temporary enemy of the Empire State during the Eastern Conference finals, but Madison Square Garden will always be a special place to the native of Northport, Long Island. Advertisement “I’m a New Yorker,” Atkinson said after the Cavaliers trounced the Pistons 125-94 in Game 7 …

He may not have won this season’s NBA MVP award, but San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama was unquestionably the best player on the court in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. In a performances for the ages, Wembanyama delivered when it mattered most in the Spurs’ 122-115 double-overtime victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He scored from every …

Is this the year the New York Knicks return to the NBA Finals? Have the up-and-down Cleveland Cavaliers finally figured it out? Before the season began, it was a popular pick for Cleveland and New York to face off in the Eastern Conference Finals… and then the season started. It did not look for long stretches like the Cavaliers would …

It’s almost impossible to predict which players will one day turn into a possible NBA MVP. As the league takes steps to address its purported tanking crisis, the last No. 1 overall pick to win the NBA is still Derrick Rose, who taken in 2008. After Rose, you have to go back to LeBron James (2003) and Tim Duncan (1997) …

Yes, we know that Fred VanVleet didn’t play for the Houston Rockets this season. But given that GM Rafael Stone stayed quiet at the NBA Trade Deadline and cited VanVleet’s absence for why team management wasn’t making any moves to improve, which became a huge part of this season’s narrative, we wanted to include FVV here in our recaps. So …