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Jalen Williams is active and in uniform for the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of their Western Conference finals matchup with the San Antonio Spurs. He is reportedly available to play, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. However, Williams is not in the starting five and was still listed as questionable on the injury report leading right up until game …

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has a broken right pinkie finger and there is no timetable for his return, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the team had not announced the injury. Advertisement The Knicks are set to play Game 1 of the NBA …

The NBA has a tanking problem. (It also has a flopping problem but, you know, baby steps.) On Thursday, the NBA’s board of governors voted to revamp the draft lottery in an effort to disincentive deliberately losing games. Advertisement The new approach, effective next year, expands the lottery from 14 to 16 teams. More importantly, the teams with the three …

Mitchell Robinson, the Knicks’ backup center and a key reserve, has broken the pinky finger on his right hand, and his status for the NBA Finals starting next week is unclear, a story broken by James Edwards III and Fred Katz of The Athletic. There is no word on how Robinson suffered the injury, nor the severity or location of …

The New York Knicks are heading back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. But they might have a little less firepower on the bench: Center Mitchell Robinson has reportedly broken his right pinky finger, per multiple reports. Robinson’s current return timeline is reportedly unclear. It is also unclear how Robinson suffered the injury, though The Athletic …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Oklahoma City Thunder are one win away from the NBA Finals, while the San Antonio Spurs try to keep their season alive in a pivotal Game 6 tonight. Advertisement With stars like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama taking center stage, there’s no …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Victor Wembanyama dominated the NBA Defensive Player of the Year odds all season, and the San Antonio Spurs superstar has become the youngest winner of the award in league history. Advertisement All of this comes after a regular season that saw the 22-year-old pace …

With the trade-deadline acquisition of James Harden, the Cleveland Cavaliers felt ready to make a strong push toward the NBA Finals, once and for all creating their own version of success that didn’t include LeBron James. However, despite making the Eastern Conference finals, the Cavs were swept — emphatically — by the New York Knicks. Advertisement Harden averaged almost as …

Following the emphatic series loss in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers profile as one of the most interesting teams this offseason. The Cavs are thoroughly in “win-now” mode, and they have linked to a player that fits that timeline in Giannis Antetokounmpo. While the Cavs have had interest for several months now, Antetokounmpo may not be reciprocating those …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. If the San Antonio Spurs need to draw inspiration to keep fighting in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals, perhaps “El Jefe” can arrange a team field trip to the Alamo. Advertisement San Antonio is facing elimination at home against the Oklahoma …

The NBA voted to approve a new draft lottery system designed to eliminate incentives for teams to tank during the regular season, the league announced on Thursday, May 28. The “3-2-1 Lottery” approved by the NBA expands the lottery from 14 to 16 teams and flattens odds for teams that don’t make the NBA playoffs or play-in tournament.  The new …

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver believes that tanking is a scourge and the biggest current threat to the league. Now he has his radical solution to “fix” this problem. By a 29-1 vote, the NBA Board of Governors voted to approve the new “3-2-1” lottery system that will go into effect next season. The new system both expands the number of …

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Knicks are on a historic playoff run. They still need to win one more round to go down as an all-time great team. If they can get four more wins — and get them quickly — they would take their place up near the Lakers of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, or the …

NBA commissioner Adam Silver made it no secret he wanted the league to make sweeping changes in an effort to eliminate tanking. On Thursday, NBA owners followed through on that directive. The owners voted in favor of adopting a new NBA Draft lottery process Thursday, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Advertisement The new draft lottery format will take effect ahead …

The NBA approved sweeping changes to the draft lottery on Thursday that will strip the teams with the worst records from receiving the best odds of winning the No. 1 pick, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the league had not revealed the vote …

Rest vs. rust. The Knicks find themselves facing the old adage once again. Just like they did following their second round sweep of the 76ers, New York is faced with another long layoff between the Eastern Conference Finals and the big dance. Advertisement Mike Brown‘s squad has already been off since Monday, and they won’t play again until June 3. …

Subscribe to The Big Number Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine analyze the New York Knicks’ unbelievable 11-game stretch en route to the NBA Finals. Do they have a shot at taking down the titans that are the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs? Is this the best Karl-Anthony Towns, or the Knicks in general, ever looked? Advertisement Then, …

It’s been a tough two-week stretch watching a team the Detroit Pistons probably should have passed get stomped on by the New York Knc That’s not to say Detroit would have beaten New York in the Eastern Conference Finals, but the fight would have been there. Ultimately, the same glaring shortcomings that lingered throughout the season kept them from truly …

The Minnesota Timberwolves are looking for ways to upgrade their roster this offseason after a premature elimination from the playoffs at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs. The Wolves have a pressing need at the point guard position, so they need to scour the rest of the league to see if there are any upgrades available. One player that …

Welcome to our annual Lakers season in review series, where we’ll look back at each player on the team’s roster this season and evaluate if they should be part of the future of the franchise. Today, we continue with a look at Dalton Knecht. Things can move pretty fast in the NBA. Just ask Dalton Knecht. Advertisement After a strong collegiate …

Cam Spencer (53rd overall) and Tristen Newton (49th overall) were second round picks in the 2024 NBA Draft. Both have performed well with the opportunities presented to them as less-heralded pro prospects. Drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies, Spencer saw the floor 25 times in his rookie campaign with eight G League appearances. After signing a four-year, $10.5 million contract, he …

What’s the best way to improve NBA officiating? Introducing some AI into it, of course. What could possibly go wrong? NBA Commissioner Adam Silver went on ESPN’s Pat McAfee show to prop up his anti-tanking, dramatic lottery reform “3-2-1” proposal expected to be approved by NBA owners on Thursday. However, as part of that, he got drawn into the annual …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The San Antonio Spurs will look to stave off elimination when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 tonight. Advertisement San Antonio is currently a 3.5-point favorite ahead of tip-off, and our Covers experts have you set with their best NBA …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Victor Wembanyama may be in only his third year in the NBA, but it is hard to imagine the San Antonio Spurs’ superstar letting the Western Conference Finals end short of seven games. Advertisement Of course, the Oklahoma City Thunder hope to end …

Expectations have followed Karl-Anthony Towns since he entered the league. This isn’t unique for a former No. 1 overall pick, but it always felt different with Towns. He’s been far from a bust. Six All-Star appearances, three All-NBA selections, three trips to the conference finals. Most front offices would be beyond themselves at the prospect of drafting a player with …