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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 …

Lakers coach JJ Redick said the verbal exchange with reserve forward Jarred Vanderbilt during the second quarter of Tuesday’s 123-87 blowout loss to the Thunder was “nothing personal” and a “normal interaction” for Redick. Redick called timeout following the Lakers’ first possession of the second 16 seconds into the quarter after a Kobe Bufkin missed floater that last touched Alex …

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown was impressed by the No. 9 seed Charlotte Hornets after Tuesday night’s matchup at TD Garden. In fact, he said it was almost like going up against a much younger version of the C’s. In a potential first-round playoff preview, it took a come-from-behind rally for the Celtics to overcome the NBA’s third-youngest team. Ten …

The NBA play-offs are a four-round tournament to determine the winners of the NBA Championship. Sixteen of the 30 NBA teams – who start the regular season – qualify for the end-of-season format. The top six with the most wins in each Conference (East and West) automatically secure their spot in the play-offs. Advertisement The teams that place between 7-10th …

If you caught Boston’s 54th win of the season on TV or at TD Garden, you would have thought it was a playoff game. The scrappy Hornets have been one of the best second half of the season teams and could knock off a contender in the first round. But after leading by as many as 11 points in the …

During Michigan’s win over UConn Monday night, Aday Mara threw a quick and devastating outlet pass over the Huskies’ defense that made announcer Bill Raftery excitedly say, “shades of Wes Unseld.” Many people immediately wondered: who the hell is Wes Unseld? Advertisement And since he retired in 1981, a lot of readers were born well after his career ended. And …

LOS ANGELES – The last time the Lakers played at home, they were on cloud nine. They took down an Eastern Conference contender in the Cavaliers, which concluded an elite month of March basketball where they won 15 of 17 games. Advertisement Back in Los Angeles on Tuesday, they looked unrecognizable. Gone are Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, who will miss …

Victor Wembanyama may miss some time after a rib injury scare in the San Antonio Spurs 115-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Reports indicate Wembanyama’s injury isn’t serious, and he will likely suit up for the one required game he has to play to qualify for end-of-season awards. However, he will likely miss the Spurs’ final matchup against the Portland …

We’re so close to the end of a dreadful 2025-26 season of Dallas Mavericks basketball that we can taste it. Wednesday’s game between the Mavericks (25-54) and the Phoenix Suns (43-35) at Mortgage Matchup Center wraps up the final back-to-back set for Dallas with three games remaining on the schedule. The Mavs are coming into the game on the heels …