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Would you believe the Knicks beat the Bulls at MSG? Easy peasy victory, as New York reached FIFTY wins for the third consecutive season. S/o Thomas Joseph Thibodeau. On a fast start against Chicago: “Tonight we started the right way, and when we do, we might jump on somebody. It’s about making our opponents feel us executing our defense the …

In a bit of a surprise, the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday announced that they had signed 10-day player Malachi Smith to a two year standard deal. Shams Charania was first with the news, that the Nets later confirmed… Smith’s signing gives the Nets the league maxium of 15 standard deals and three two-ways with five games left in the 2025-26 …

April 3, 2026 isn’t likely to be a date well-remembered in NBA history, but it did produce an extraordinary (if unfortunate) statistic: In the 7,891 days in which regular season NBA games have been played since the 1976-1977 season began (i.e., since the NBA-ABA merger), yesterday is the only day in which five games were won by 32+ points. Unsurprisingly, …

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. If you’ve scrolled Twitter lately, you might think the Cleveland Cavaliers are stuck in a doom spiral. Fans are upset about …

It’s perfectly fitting that Amar’e Stoudemire and Mike D’Antoni will enter the Hall of Fame together. Two members of the “seven seconds or less” Suns, who revolutionized the NBA, headline the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2026, which was announced Saturday in Indianapolis at the Final Four. That class also includes an impressive lineup of WNBA and Olympic …

Candace Parker, Amar’e Stoudemire and Doc Rivers headline a nine-member class that has been selected for induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame next August. The threesome will be joined by Elena Delle Donne, Mark Few, Joey Crawford, Chamique Holdsclaw, Mike D’Antoni and the 1996 United States Women’s National Team in the Class of 2026, the Hall of Fame …

Sacramento State forward Shaqir O’Neal – yes, the son of Shaq – won the College Slam Dunk Championship on Friday, April 3, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis before the Men’s Final Four. Shaqir O’Neal, wearing his dad’s “Shaq” shoe brand, elbow-dunked over two fellow players and threw down a reverse on his final attempt to secure the win over Central …

Tensions between the Milwaukee Bucks and their star, Giannis Antetokounmpo, blew up in public on Friday, with the Greek Freak calling out the Bucks for not letting him play despite his saying he is healthy enough to. Now the NBA is stepping in with an investigation, something confirmed by NBC Sports. Antetokounmpo pulled no punches speaking to reporters Friday before …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. There are just three games in the Association today (apparently, some other basketball games are getting all the attention today), but I’ve still found some value in the NBA player props market. Advertisement My NBA picks for Saturday, April 4 cover all three …

LeBron James didn’t do it. Neither did Michael Jordan. Or Victor Wembanyama. Not Magic Johnson or Wilt Chamberlain. No NBA teenager had ever scored 50 points in a game until Cooper Flagg did just that on Friday night.Flagg’s rookie season has lived up to the hype. He is averaging 20.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game for the …

Only three games on the schedule today as the NBA backs off to give the NCAA Final Four the spotlight. Still, among those three games, there are a couple of consequential ones. Here’s what you need to know. Playoff Scenarios Detroit can clinch the No. 1 seed in the East with a win at Philadelphia. The Pistons’ magic number is …

Welcome to Inside the Suns, your weekly deep-down analysis of the current Phoenix Suns team. Each week the Fantable — a round table of Bright Siders — give their takes on the Suns’ latest issues and news. Fantable Questions of the Week Q1: Throughout the season, fans have voiced many doubts as to whether Devin Booker and Jalen Green could …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Get the popcorn ready as two of the NBA’s biggest superstars, Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic, go head-to-head for the first time this season. Advertisement Wemby has crashed the glass with authority this season, and my Spurs vs Nuggets predictions expect him to …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets tip off this afternoon in a battle of two of the NBA West’s best, and the props board has some real value hiding in plain sight.  We dug into the game logs, defensive data, and Covers …

This is the game most college basketball fans have circled. The last two No. 1 seeds remaining, Michigan and Arizona meet in Saturday’s Final Four nightcap, with some referring to it as the de facto national title game. Illinois or UConn may have something to say about that Monday night, but this game has all the ingredients to be a …

Mere hours after a straw poll of NBA media members said Charlotte Hornets forward Kon Knueppel was firmly in the lead for the NBA Rookie of the Year award as the 2025-26 season winds down, Cooper Flagg made a closing argument that would put Perry Mason to shame. Flagg poured in 38 of his game-high 51 points in the second …

Is the Connecticut men’s basketball program on the verge of a dynasty? With two more wins in the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament, the No. 2-seeded Huskies would win their third national championship in four years and seventh since 1999. UConn needed a prayer on a last-second 3-pointer from Braylon Mullins against No. 1 overall seed Duke to advance through the Elite …

Luke Murray has had a hectic last week since he was hired by Boston College to lead the men’s basketball program. The 41-year-old assistant coach signed his contract with the Eagles on his iPad at Connecticut’s hotel in Washington, D.C., coached in the Sweet 16 against Michigan State, was in charge of piecing together the successful scout for Duke in …

Dusty May got his coaching start as a student manager under legendary former Indiana coach Bob Knight. Now, as Michigan’s head coach, his son is following in his footsteps. Dusty May’s son, Eli May, is the Wolverines’ student manager in 2025-26. Another of his sons, Charlie May, is a walk-on guard on the roster. And while May’s oldest son, Jack …

As anyone around the sport will be quick to point out, roster-building in men’s college basketball has changed dramatically over the past several years. With athletes now able to earn money off their name, image and likeness, deep-seated connections from a player’s grassroots days matter much less than the kind of financial package a school is able to offer them. …

One of the biggest storylines at the Final Four doesn’t necessarily involve one of the four teams that secured a spot in the national semifinals in Indianapolis. It instead involves a program roughly 600 miles southeast of the Final Four, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where UNC basketball is on Day 11 of a head coaching search following the firing …

The NBA playoff picture continues to take shape entering the weekend. All of the postseason berths have been clinched, but teams continue to battle for position in the final days of the regular season. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets became the latest teams to clinch full playoff spots on Thursday. Advertisement The Rockets were dominant with a 140-106 victory …

All eyes and ears in the men’s college basketball world this weekend turn to Indianapolis, where the star-studded Final Four converge to crown the 2026 national champion. Only one member of this year’s quartet has never claimed the ultimate prize, though a couple of the other semifinalists are attempting to end title droughts that date back several decades. Then there’s …

As you probably know, former Duke stars Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg have been locked into a riveting battle for NBA Rookie of the Year. One night, one has a phenomenal game; the next night, the other one does. Earlier this week, Knueppel broke the Hornets franchise record for made threes, and this came after he shattered the rookie three-point …

Dan Hurley finds himself in an all too familiar situation on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis when Connecticut men’s basketball takes on Illinois in the Final Four. It is the third Final Four in the last four seasons that the 53-year-old coach has led the Huskies to during their six-year rise back to being one of the …