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CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers guard Dennis Schroder missed Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the New York Knicks on Monday night because of an illness. Schroder is averaging 3.3 points and 15 minutes in the first three games of the series. The 13-year veteran was acquired from the Sacramento Kings on Feb. 1. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Schroder is …

In just a short while, the Knicks will begin playing in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, needing just one more win to send the team to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. It has been a postseason to remember, as the Knicks are currently rocking a ten-game winning streak—making them just …

Ajay Mitchell will have to watch another Western Conference finals game from the bench. The Oklahoma City Thunder ruled Mitchell out for Game 5 of their series with the San Antonio Spurs on Monday afternoon with a calf strain. Mitchell missed the Thunder’s Game 4 loss to the Spurs with the injury, too. Advertisement The Thunder also said on Monday …

The Lakers hired former New Orleans Pelicans executive Rohan Ramadas to fill one of two new assistant general manager roles, The Times confirmed Monday. Ramadas previously worked as the vice president of basketball operations and strategy for the Pelicans and will be involved in managing the salary cap, analytics and data for the Lakers, who are retooling their front office …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks are in the driver’s seat and have a chance to put the Cleveland Cavaliers out to pasture with a four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference finals tonight. Advertisement Our Knicks vs. Cavaliers same-game parlay expects that to come to fruition, …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Oklahoma City Thunder host the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5, with concerns around OKC’s biggest strength — its depth — heading into Tuesday. Advertisement Injuries to key guards and underperforming stars have made the Thunder vulnerable to San Antonio’s defensive schemes, …

The Lakers look to have made their first of two assistant general manager hires. On Monday morning, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the Lakers had hired Rohan Ramadas. Previously, Ramadas served as the Pelicans’ vice president of strategy and operations. Dave McMenamin of ESPN provided a bit more insight into Ramadas’ past prior to even joining the Pelicans in …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks are on one of the best postseason runs we have ever seen. The Western Conference Finals are understandably drawing more attention, but do not overlook what New York is doing, led by none other than Jalen Brunson. Advertisement These …

The stakes were high for the San Antonio Spurs in Game Four. At risk of going down 3-1, the Spurs needed to respond to a disappointing loss in Game Three. They followed up the loss with a blowout 103-83 win to tie the Western Conference Finals at 2-2. It was one of the Spurs’ best defensive performances of the playoffs. …

The Minnesota Timberwolves are sitting on the couch for the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2023 and it’s a feeling they don’t want to have again next May. The Wolves will look for ways to improve their roster throughout the offseason, especially on the trade market. ESPN senior writer Andre Snellings suggested a trade that would send …

Jalen Duren was announced as a member of the All-NBA Third Team last night. He was a Top-15 player this season (of those who qualified) after he produced 19.5 PTS, 10.5 REB, and 2.0 AST while shooting 65% from the field and 75% from the line. Duren’s Production For a way to compare Jalen’s output with other big men in …

The San Antonio Spurs went into Sunday night down 2-1 in the Western Conference finals, needing a big win to even the series before the action shifted back to Oklahoma City. While the Spurs put plenty of work into their preparation , they may have had a higher power on their side in Game 4. Advertisement For the first time …

Adam Silver’s anti-tanking quest — a dramatic reaction to this year’s unique situation with an especially deep draft — comes to a head this week when the NBA owners are scheduled to meet and vote on that latest lottery reform proposal. That proposal is a modified version of the “3-2-1” proposal put forward last month (named after the number of …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor shares 10 thoughts on the NBA from this weekend of Conference Finals games. Have the San Antonio Spurs figured out Shai Gilgeous-Alexander? Is Chet Holmgren nervous to play against Victor Wembanyama? What’s next for this pathetic Cleveland Cavaliers team? Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Then, KOC discusses the Washington Wizards’ interest in Giannis Antetokounmpo …

The Los Angeles Lakers have hired a rocket scientist, according to ESPN. There is no evidence he actually will be building rockets, although apparently his aerospace skills do translate to basketball. The scientist, Rohan Ramadas, has been hired to serve as an assistant general manager under Lakers president and general manager Rob Pelinka. Advertisement Ramadas worked last as vice president …

The San Antonio Spurs went into Sunday night down 2-1 in the Western Conference finals, needing a big win to even the series before the action shifted back to Oklahoma City. While the Spurs put plenty of work into their practices, they may have had a higher power on their side in Game 4. Advertisement For the first time this …

Never in Knicks history has New York swept back-to-back postseason series. Monday’s the day, youknowwhatimsaying. Here’s the latest. Get hype, enjoy tonight. On avoiding complacency with the Finals in sight: “Going through this process, one of the things that I’m trying really hard to do and trying really hard to make sure our team does from the top down is …

I must admit, my confidence was hanging by a thread as last night’s game started. After all, the Thunder are a genuinely great team, the Spurs had suffered consistently bad disadvantages in three straight games (e.g., turnover margin), and it felt like OKC’s plan of fouling Wemby continuously was going to end up being an effective method for mitigating his …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks are one win away from sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers and punching their ticket to the NBA Final. Advertisement Our NBA experts have you covered for all the action at Rocket Arena, with three NBA picks for Monday, May 25. …

The Los Angeles Lakers are bringing in someone with an analytical mind to work with general manager Rob Pelinka. The team reportedly hired New Orleans Pelicans vice president of strategy and operations Rohan Ramadas as its new assistant general manager under Pelinka, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Ramadas has quite the work history. He spent the past two years in …

This is what superstars do. This is what the best player on the planet does. In a showdown of titans, San Antonio is tied 2-2 with defending champion Oklahoma City in the Western Conference Finals because, for two games, Victor Wembanyama took over. He dropped 41 in the dramatic Game 1 double-overtime win on the road. However, it was in …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks may have one advantage against their Western counterpart in the NBA Finals: rest. To secure that, New York needs to dispatch the Cleveland Cavaliers. Rest comes only once earned. Advertisement These Knicks vs. Cavaliers predictions and NBA picks fully expect …

The Los Angeles Lakers are bringing in someone with an analytical mind to work with general manager Rob Pelinka. The team reportedly hired New Orleans Pelicans vice president of strategy and operations Rohan Ramadas as its new assistant general manager under Pelinka, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Ramadas has quite the work history. He spent the past two years in …