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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 25 points and eight assists, and Isaiah Joe hit six 3-pointers in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 123-87 victory over the injury-depleted Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Jared McCain scored 15 points and Chet Holmgren had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the NBA-leading Thunder, who swept the season series against the Lakers …

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 34 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and the Los Angeles Clippers recovered after blowing a 23-point lead to beat rookie Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks 116-103 on Tuesday night. It was Leonard’s 55th straight game with 20 or more points in the Clippers’ first win in three tries against the Mavs this season. …

The Los Angeles Lakers’ indignity was predictable on Tuesday, but that doesn’t mean it counts any less in the standings. The Lakers faced the NBA’s top team, the Oklahoma City Thunder while missing Luka Dončić (out for the rest of the regular season with a hamstring strain), LeBron James (out Tuesday with a foot injury), Austin Reaves (out for the …

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum knew it would happen eventually. It still won’t make his return to Madison Square Garden for Thursday’s matchup with the New York Knicks any easier for him. “Nah, not really,” Tatum said Tuesday following Boston’s win over Charlotte. “I mean, yeah, I thought about it. Not, like, thrilled to go back and play there. Last …

If the Miami Heat are going to find their way back to the NBA playoffs, they’ll have to survive the play-in tournament. Again. They didn’t want to go back there, and weren’t afraid to say so — “we’re better than being in the play-in,” Heat captain Bam Adebayo said a few weeks ago — but the Heat fate became sealed …

NEW YORK (AP) — E.J. Liddell scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 96-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Ben Saraf added 19, while Drake Powell and Malachi Smith each had 11 for the Nets (20-59), who have won two straight and three of their last five. Advertisement AJ Green scored 20 …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rob Dillingham scored a career-high 26 points and the Chicago Bulls ended a seven-game skid, pounding the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 129-98 on Tuesday night in the opener of a two-game set. In the first game since they fired their top two basketball executives, the Bulls were in firm control by the end of the first quarter, leading …

The first Baylor player to reportedly signal that he’s entering this year’s transfer portal wasn’t even on the team when the 2025-26 season started. James Nnaji, who joined the Bears midseason and made his collegiate debut at 21 years old after being selected in the 2023 NBA Draft, plans to hit the portal, according to multiple reports Tuesday. Advertisement The …

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 35 points and nine rebounds, and the Boston Celtics outlasted the Charlotte Hornets 113-102 on Tuesday night. Brown has scored 26 or more points in his last 10 games. Jayson Tatum added 23 points and has had at least 20 in each of his last six games. Both played the entire fourth quarter. Advertisement …

NEW YORK (AP) — E.J. Liddell scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 96-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Ben Saraf added 19, while Drake Powell and Malachi Smith each had 11 for the Nets (20-59), who have won two straight and three of their last five. Advertisement AJ Green scored 20 …

TORONTO (AP) — Scottie Barnes scored 25 points, Brandon Ingram finished with 23 and the Toronto Raptors beat Miami 121-95 on Tuesday night, an outcome that locked the Heat into the play-in tournament for a fourth consecutive season. Jakob Poeltl scored 17 points for the Raptors (44-35), who moved within a game of idle Atlanta for the No. 5 spot …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rob Dillingham scored a career-high 26 points and the Chicago Bulls ended a seven-game skid, pounding the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 129-98 on Tuesday night in the opener of a two-game set. In the first game since they fired their top two basketball executives, the Bulls were in firm control by the end of the first quarter, leading …

The Dallas Mavericks do not agree with how Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick painted the aftermath of Austin Reaves’ injury on Thursday. In a statement released to DLLS Sports’ Ron Harrod Jr., the franchise disputed the coach’s claim on Saturday that the team had scanned the wrong area of the Lakers guard after what turned out to be …

Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers, the NBA’s winningest active coach and someone ranking sixth on the league’s all-time victory list, hinted Tuesday that he might consider giving up his role on the sideline when this tumultuous Bucks season ends. Rivers’ reason: grandkids. Advertisement And put simply, he sounds like someone who wants to spent more time with them. “I won’t answer …

Between the drama surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo and the most losing the Bucks have suffered in 10 years, it’s been a season to forget in Milwaukee, and it could be the last one before Doc Rivers steps away from coaching. Ahead of a road game against the Brooklyn Nets, Rivers was asked Tuesday how much longer he wants to coach in …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The basketball gods seem angry with the Los Angeles Lakers. Losing two of their three best players for at least a few weeks just as the playoffs near certainly changes every thought Los Angeles has. Advertisement Few opponents will pester a new point …

North Carolina basketball introduced new coach Michael Malone on Tuesday, April 7, and it paid the former NBA champion a pretty penny to join the program. Malone, the former Denver Nuggets coach that won the NBA Finals in 2022-23, agreed to a six-year deal with the Tar Heels to replace Hubert Davis, a former assistant coach and player. Malone is …

Charlotte Hornets (43-36) at Boston Celtics (53-25)Tuesday, April 7, 20268:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #79 Home Game #39TV: NBC/Peacock, NBCSB, FDSNRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, 92.7 WFNZ-FM, Sirius XMTD Garden In another game that could be a first round preview, the Celtics host the Charlotte Hornets. The teams in the 6th through 10th spots are all separated by just 2 games. …

The Cleveland Cavaliers don’t have much to play for at this time of the season. They’ve secured home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs and don’t have much of a chance of moving up from the fourth spot to the third with three games left in the season. As of now, that doesn’t seem like it’s going to …

The men’s college basketball transfer portal window opened April 7, the day after the 2026 national championship game. Expect plenty of ins and outs as thousands of players (yes, thousands) will hit the portal. Here’s a running list of player movement in the Big 12 this offseason (players USA TODAY Sports has confirmed are in the portal, have either announced …

CHICAGO (AP) — A day after the Chicago Bulls fired their top two basketball executives, president and CEO Michael Reinsdorf made it clear: He wants coach Billy Donovan to remain in his job. Reinsdorf said Tuesday that candidates can forget about bringing in their own coach, assuming Donovan chooses to return after this season. Advertisement “If I interview someone and …

The men’s college basketball transfer portal window opened April 7, the day after the 2026 national championship game. Expect plenty of ins and outs as thousands of players (yes, thousands) will hit the portal. Here’s a running list of player movement in the ACC this offseason (players USA TODAY Sports has confirmed are in the portal, have either announced intention …

The men’s college basketball transfer portal window opened April 7, the day after the 2026 national championship game. Expect plenty of ins and outs as thousands of players (yes, thousands) will hit the portal. Here’s a running list of player movement in the SEC this offseason (players USA TODAY Sports has confirmed are in the portal, have either announced intention …

The men’s college basketball transfer portal window opened April 7, the day after the 2026 national championship game. Expect plenty of ins and outs as thousands of players (yes, thousands) will hit the portal. Here’s a running list of player movement in the Big Ten this offseason (players USA TODAY Sports has confirmed are in the portal, have either announced …

NBA general managers and scouts are heading home from the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament with plenty to think about after three weeks of incredible action on the court. Now they have to figure out which March Madness performances are indicators of future greatness and which are more of a mirage. The 2026 NBA draft is expected to take place in …