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After missing 11 games due to a collapsed lung, Cade Cunningham is expected to make his return to the court for the Pistons on Wednesday night against the Bucks, a story broken by Vinny Goodwill of ESPN. Detroit had hoped to get its All-Star into a couple of games before the end of the season, rather than having him return …

UCLA redshirt freshman guard Christian Horry, the son of NBA legend Robert Horry, has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, according to On3’s Jamie Shaw. Horry will have three years of eligibility remaining wherever he lands. Christian Horry, whose father was a notoriously clutch shooter with the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs, remains scoreless in two collegiate seasons after …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Phoenix Suns let one get away last night, but they should not stress about the final week of the regular season. They do not need to put much worry into facing the Dallas Mavericks tonight. Advertisement My Mavericks vs. Suns predictions and …

Subscribe to The Big Number On an action-packed episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine take a deep look into the Charlotte Hornets’ sensational second half of the season. Advertisement Tom and Dan round out the show by taking a closer look at aging stars and their fight against Father Time. All that and more on this …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Stop me if you’ve heard this before.  The Oklahoma City Thunder are on a winning streak. The latest is six games as they head out to Los Angeles to take on the Clippers. Advertisement Now, L.A. is arguably playing its best ball of …

NEW YORK — It’s annoyingly cold, a gray day after a fool’s spring, but most of the Atlanta Hawks have dispersed into the city, anyway. The team arrived from Orlando about 3 a.m., and the 78th game of the season is tomorrow night in Brooklyn. Technically, it’s supposed to be an afternoon off. Advertisement Yet, here in a windowless conference room …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Without Victor Wembanyama standing in the way, the Portland Trail Blazers have a much clearer path to the postseason. And guard Scoot Henderson has a much clearer path to the bucket against the San Antonio Spurs. Advertisement San Antonio will not have its …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Minnesota Timberwolves are effectively locked into the No. 6 seed out West, so they will trot out a lineup tonight that looks nothing like what will be seen in the playoffs. Advertisement The Orlando Magic are the lucky beneficiaries. Apologies to all …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Our NBA player prop projections have been hard at work crunching the numbers for tonight’s key Western Conference clash between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers. Advertisement Before you finalize your Thunder vs. Clippers predictions and NBA picks for Wednesday, …

The 2025-26 NBA regular season is winding down, which means that the postseason is right around the corner. Will the Oklahoma City Thunder win another NBA championship? How far can the surprise Detroit Pistons make it? What about Boston Celtics with superstar Jayson Tatum’s shockingly fast return from an Achilles injury? Advertisement We’ll find out the answers to those questions …

Change does not happen overnight. Success is not linear. Setbacks are needed for progress. Patience is the key to success. All of those sound good, yet all of those feel like sentences this year’s version of the San Antonio Spurs have thrown over the top rope. Imagine going back to the offseason and telling someone the Spurs would be 2.5 …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Eastern Conference seeding race may last until Sunday, but the Atlanta Hawks can just about smell the postseason proper. And if it escapes the Play-In Tournament, Atlanta will likely face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round. Advertisement My Hawks vs. Cavaliers …

Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs’ MVP candidate, suffered a left rib contusion that kept him out of the second half of the Spurs’ 115-102 victory against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, April 6. The Spurs listed his status as doubtful for their home contest against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, April 8 at 9:30 p.m. ET. Following testing …

It’s a big night: The race for the West’s No. 1 seed and the best record overall in the league — meaning home court throughout — can be decided tonight. Plus, there are several meaningful games. Here is what you need to know. Playoff Scenarios • Oklahoma City can clinch the No. 1 seed in the West, and with that, …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Sixers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Philadelphia 76ers have just three games left in their regular season campaign. It doesn’t sound like much, but there is …

USA TODAY Sports requested all forms of compensation for the men’s basketball head coach, and/or acquired the federal tax return, from each school in the Atlantic Coast, Big 12, Big Ten and Southeastern conferences and from prominent schools outside those conferences whose teams have appeared regularly in NCAA tournaments in the past five years. Except as noted, a not available …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The dying days of the NBA regular season are loaded with unknowns. While bettors are scratching their heads when it comes to motivations, minutes, and matchups, take comfort in knowing that bookmakers are doing the same. Advertisement Picking through the prop markets for value …

If you nailed your fantasy basketball draft, you probably landed one of these players. Here are the players who either met or greatly exceeded their draft slot. It’s the offseason, so let’s reflect on the single best pick from each round, based on Yahoo Fantasy Basketball ADP. Round 1 Best Pick: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (ADP: 3.8) The first round was riddled …

Expect more of NBC’s “On The Bench” innovation for NBA games going forward. Reflecting on the network’s first season back in the NBA business, NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood touted many highlights Wednesday — including bringing the voices of Michael Jordan,Snoop Dogg,Caitlin Clark and Lenny Kravitz to some broadcasts, plus finding ways to combine the past and the present. …

Every April, USAA honors the sacrifice and resilience of more than 1.6 million kids for Month of the Military Child. San Antonio Spurs Lil’ MVP Camp, presented by USAA, celebrates the strength, service and skills of local military kids with an on court experience. Recently, some of the campers took to the podium to participate in a “presser” similar to what …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor sits down with basketball legend Jay Bilas to break down the evolution of basketball from college hoops to the NBA. Bilas shares insights on player development, coaching at every level and the impact of NIL and the transfer portal. Advertisement They discuss solutions to tanking, load management and the backwards incentives in …

With the Sacramento Kings ahead by one point and time winding down in the fourth quarter, the team decided to do something unexpected. Kings forward Doug McDermott intentionally fouled Seth Curry, sending the Golden State Warriors’ guard to the free-throw line. One player on the court couldn’t believe the sequence. Following the contest — which the Warriors won 110-105 — …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockets fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s question has us looking forward to the 2026 NBA Playoffs. The Rockets currently sit in fifth place, but they …

The final week of the 2025-26 NBA regular season is upon us, and the race to solidify playoff seeding is in full swing. Teams across both conferences are battling for position, with first-round matchups and play-in tournament spots still very much up for grabs. In the Western Conference, the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, sit at the top and …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cavaliers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Cleveland Cavaliers have three games left in the regular season. As of now, it seems like they’re going to match …