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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Cade Cunningham took over late in the first round to propel the Detroit Pistons past the Magic in seven games. But life has been even harder against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Advertisement These Cade Cunningham picks do not expect the Pistons’ star to erupt …

Subscribe to The Big Number Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine break down LeBron James’ insane Hall of Fame resume, and make the jaw-dropping claim that LeBron could have FOUR separate Hall of Fame careers across Cleveland, Miami and Los Angeles. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Later, Dan talks Victor Wembanyama’s dominant series performance with the Spurs against the Timberwolves, Julius Randle’s postseason …

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — OG Anunoby could only participate in some parts of practice when the New York Knicks returned to work Wednesday. Luckily for them, they still have time to wait. With at least a few more days before the Knicks would start the Eastern Conference finals, they can be patient with Anunoby’s recovery from a hamstring injury that …

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle and is expected to be ready for the start of training camp, the team announced on Wednesday. The Bulls said he will be sidelined from basketball activities for three months. Giddey averaged career-highs in scoring (17 points), assists (9.1) and rebounds (8.3), though hamstring and …

Over the weekend, the New York Knicks completed their first best-of-seven series sweep since 1999. They did so against the Philadelphia 76ers, and without one of the hottest shooters in this year’s postseason, forward OG Anunoby. He exited Game 2 late in the fourth quarter with a hamstring strain in his right leg and missed Games 3 and 4. But, …

OG Anunoby, who missed the last two games of the Knicks’ four-game sweep of the 76ers in the second round of the playoffs due to a hamstring injury, returned to practice on Wednesday. But he’s not all the way back yet. “He practiced today in some aspects of it,” head coach Mike Brown told reporters. “Some parts of practice. When …

Two years removed from an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the Wagner men’s basketball program got a high-profile addition this week — just not one that can directly help it on the court. Former NBA superstar and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady has joined the Seahawks as a strategic advisor, the university announced on Wednesday, May 13. Advertisement …

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James has been a Laker longer than he has been with any other team consecutively. That’s wild to think about. Many still think of LeBron as a young Cavalier, and he spent his first seven seasons with them before going to Miami for four years, winning two rings. He came back to Cleveland for four more …

I often find myself in two frames of mind when preparing for and ultimately analyzing a second-round series. I obviously want to see what the matchups looked like during the regular season, for whatever I can glean from those games. Beyond that, I’m also fascinated by what lessons may have been learned — or what ideas could be copied and …

CHICAGO — The person who now controls the direction the 2026 NBA Draft will take began to go through his memory while inside Wintrust Arena on Tuesday, May 12. Washington Wizards General Manager Will Dawkins remembers initially hearing about A.J. Dybantsa for the first time when Dybantsa was only 14 years old. They are both from Massachusetts and Dawkins, a …

CHICAGO (AP) — NBA referees are calling about 11% more personal fouls per game so far in these playoffs than they did during the regular season, a differential that’s on pace to be one of the largest in NBA history. And in the league’s eyes, that’s to be expected. Advertisement Mindful of criticism from players and coaches that seems like …

The Los Angeles Lakers, without Luka Dončić, sent the Rockets home in six games, only to run into an Oklahoma City Thunder squad primed to repeat as champions. The Lakers fought as best they could, but ultimately exited the second round in a four-game sweep. Fantasy-wise, the Lakers’ Big 3 carried the load, but some tough decisions are looming ahead …

When Daryl Morey was hired by the Sixers as president of basketball operations immediately following the NBA bubble in 2020, Philadelphia fans rejoiced. It felt like a savior was joining the front office to right the ship and deliver the championship Morey’s former colleague Sam Hinkie longed for when facilitating The Process. Morey was handed a starting five of Ben …

From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about Ohio State heroes; from the biggest names in Buckeye athletic history to underappreciated icons to the athletes who will eventually become all-time Buckeye greats. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all …

The NBA has reached the point where having ball handling and secondary creation is necessary throughout your five-man lineups. In watching the Dallas Mavericks at any point throughout the season, it was abundantly clear that they lacked that. This June, the Mavericks will start rectifying that with the NBA Draft. While a combo guard with playmaking upside isn’t the first …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Things are supposed to be easier for the No. 1 seed, right? The Detroit Pistons have found themselves in two tight series to start the NBA Playoffs. This Eastern Conference semifinal set with the Cleveland Cavaliers is knotted at 2-2 as it swings …

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 Contract Status: Rookie-scale contract, team has a club option in 2027-2028, UFA in 2028-2029 if not resigned SunsRank (Preseason): 10 SunsRank (Postseason): 8 Advertisement *SunsRank is based on Bright …

The Cleveland Cavaliers tied up the season series with a 112-103 Game 4 win at home. The series turns back to Detroit for Game 5 and a chance for either team to set themselves up for a closeout Game 6. Cleveland has gone 6-0 at home in the playoffs, but 0-5 on the road. The Cavaliers have lost by double …

The postseason has been tough for Keldon Johnson. Ever since winning NBA Sixth Man of the Year, he’s struggled to maintain the vitality that earned him the league honor. This season the Spurs had seven players average scoring in double figures. *Harrison Barnes was 5 points from the Spurs having eight players in double figs, which would have been an …

We are fully in draft season now. With a lauded class of athletes entering the draft this cycle — barring some unexpected withdrawals — there will surely be differing opinions for the Hawks at number eight overall. Advertisement Let’s do a quick check-in on who different media members project the Hawks to take, pre-combine edition: Jeremy Woo of ESPN gets …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Has this series truly started? Per the trusted adage, a playoff series does not begin until a road team wins a game. Advertisement While the Detroit Pistons looked dominant to start, the Cleveland Cavaliers responded with two consecutive wins when action shifted to …

The team with the worst record in the NBA had never won the draft lottery since the league reformed the odds ahead of the 2019 draft. The Washington Wizards changed that on Sunday, capitalizing on a truly awful 17-win season that featured blatant tanking to earn the type of lottery luck this franchise desperately needed. The Wizards haven’t won 50 …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Star guards are providing the central narratives for this Eastern Conference clash. The Detroit Pistons will go as far as Cade Cunningham takes them, while Clevland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell is pushing with all his might to avoid the postseason reputation that plagues …

With the offseason hitting Celtics fans much earlier than usual, there’s been a lot of discourse about the team outside of basketball. In particular, Jaylen Brown has been getting more attention than usual. His name has popped up in trade rumors, and fans and analysts alike have been holding a magnifying glass to every comment and action he’s taken since …

Jason Collings, the NBA’s first openly gay player, died May 12 after an eight-month battle with stage 4 glioblastoma. He was 47. Collins made history in April 2013 when he came out publicly in a Sports Illustrated essay, becoming the first openly gay active athlete in any of the four major North American professional sports leagues. The 13-year NBA veteran played …