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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Let’s enjoy the beauty of the NBA Play-In Tournament, the rare moment of single-elimination stress in the NBA, and the only welcome addition to the league calendar spurred by the pandemic. Advertisement My four-game NBA Play-In Tournament moneyline parlay tells you why Magic …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Charlotte Hornets may be the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference, but they sure aren’t playing like it. Advertisement Charlotte has been one of the better sides since the All-Star break, finishing the home stretch of the regular season with an …

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Tyronn Lue managed a small smile as he considered the kind of season it’s been for the Los Angeles Clippers. “A lot,” the coach said. After a 6-21 start, the Clippers have scrapped their way into the play-in tournament. They finished 42-40, extending their NBA-best active streak of consecutive winning seasons to 15. They’re the first …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Adam Silver has gotten two things right in his tenure as NBA commissioner. He pointed out Donald Sterling was a racist, and he created the Play-In Tournament. Advertisement This week’s six games are an absolute joy, though if you ask Portland Trail Blazers …

This video is an attempt to put Cooper Flagg’s rookie season in context, and it makes some interesting points, particularly statistically. The narrator compliments Kon Knueppel, but argues that Flagg’s season has been on a completely different level. He compares his rookie season to what LeBron James did in his first year in the league, and argues that Flagg’s is …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Devoted NBA fans recognize how appropriate this matchup is in the NBA Play-In Tournament. If two teams both delightfully surprised their fans and largely flew below the general radar all season, they were the Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns. Shining a …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Charlotte Hornets have not seen the postseason in nine years. Technically, the NBA Play-In Tournament does not end the longest active postseason drought in the league, but Tuesday night’s game against the Miami Heat does indeed come after the regular season. Advertisement …

The NBA regular season is over, which means many teams are shifting their focus entirely to the 2026 NBA Draft. With nearly half of the teams done with games for the season, their scouts and front office executives will soon determine which future pros they may add to their roster for next year. After an exciting March Madness tournament won …

The NBA postseason is officially here. Starting with the Play-In Tournament that begins Tuesday, April 14 and then with the official start of the NBA playoffs on Saturday, April 18, 20 teams will have the chance to advance all the way to the NBA Finals. Advertisement The path won’t be easy. The NBA postseason tends to span around two months, …

Good morning! I hope your TV is in working order. Coming up:  📆 A busy stretch begins 1️⃣ Dallas’ surprise at No. 1 🏆 Rory’s family win Up First: The NBA leads off a brilliant spring One of the busiest stretches of important pro sporting events begins tonight, and I mean that in quite a positive way. The NBA playoffs …

The NBA regular season is over, which means many teams are shifting their focus entirely to the 2026 NBA Draft. With nearly half of the teams done with games for the season, their scouts and front office executives will soon determine which future pros they may add to their roster for next year. After an exciting March Madness tournament won …

The NBA regular season is over, which means many teams are shifting their focus entirely to the 2026 NBA Draft. With nearly half of the teams done with games for the season, their scouts and front office executives will soon determine which future pros they may add to their roster for next year. After an exciting March Madness tournament won …

The NBA regular season is over, which means many teams are shifting their focus entirely to the 2026 NBA Draft. With nearly half of the teams done with games for the season, their scouts and front office executives will soon determine which future pros they may add to their roster for next year. After an exciting March Madness tournament won …

After two arduous years of tanking, Nets fans want to know whether their team is going to flip the switch and accelerate their rebuild — and if so, when. GM Sean Marks’ answer was as evasive as expected. Advertisement “It depends a little on what becomes available. You just never know,” said Marks. “We’ve put this Nets team and franchise …

BOSTON, MA – APRIL 12: The sneakers worn by Dalano Banton #45 of the Boston Celtics during the game against the Orlando Magic on April 12, 2026 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images …

10 thoughts and tidbits on Sixers vs. Magic play-in tournament game originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia If Wednesday night proceeds according to plan for the Sixers, there’s 48 minutes between them and the playoffs. Advertisement Ahead of their No. 7 vs. No. 8 play-in tournament game vs. the Magic, here are 10 thoughts and tidbits on the matchup: 1. …

The top-seeded and defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder look like the team to beat as the NBA playoffs get underway this weekend. Led by reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder finished the regular season with a league-best 64-18 record, two games better than the San Antonio Spurs in the West. Advertisement On the other side of the playoff bracket, the …

Michael Porter Jr. is the best player on the rebuilding Nets, but also their biggest question. He’s the only Net with a ring or to have played at an All-Star level. But at 27 and on an expiring deal, do they extend him this summer or deal him? Advertisement What Nets GM Sean Marks wants is a mystery. For Porter …

The NBA regular season is over, which means many teams are shifting their focus entirely to the 2026 NBA Draft. With nearly half of the teams done with games for the season, their scouts and front office executives will soon determine which future pros they may add to their roster for next year. After an exciting March Madness tournament won …

What happens when you solve a problem with another problem? Adam Silver and the NBA’s campaign to abolish the practice of tanking has creased another wrinkle, as the newest proposal to cure professional basketball of its blood-sucking parasite has been revealed to the public. Their solution? Eliminate the incentive to tank by completely erasing the advantage of finishing in last …

Portland Trail Blazers (42-40, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (45-37, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Suns -3.5; over/under is 217.5 Advertisement PLAY-IN GAME: The Suns and Trail Blazers meet to decide the seventh seed in the Western Conference. BOTTOM LINE: The Phoenix Suns host the Portland Trail Blazers in …

Golden State Warriors (37-45, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (42-40, ninth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Clippers -5; over/under is 220.5 Advertisement PLAY-IN GAME: The Clippers and Warriors meet with the winner advancing to play for the eighth seed. BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Clippers host the Golden …

Dick Vitale’s latest biopsy has brought some bad news. In a statement shared by ESPN’s PR account on X (formerly Twitter), the legendary college basketball analyst announced on Monday, April 13 that results from his biopsy last week confirmed a diagnosis of melanoma in both his lung and liver cavity. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: College basketball’s most underpaid coaches: Who is …

Shams Charania fired back at now-former Bucks coach Doc Rivers while appearing on “The Pat McAfee Show on Monday, dropping the gauntlet down that he just documents “the news and the truth can hurt sometimes.” The NBA insider was discussing where the Bucks will go after a disastrous season concluded on Sunday with a loss to the 76ers, when Charania …

Everyone loves a best-case scenario. Well, folks, Houston Rockets fans (finally) have one. Why finally? It’s been a challenging 2025-26 season. Fred VanVleet was down from the onset. Steven Adams didn’t take too long to follow. Without a pair of players whom the Rockets saw as integral to their game plan, there were times when it didn’t seem like they’d …