Washington Mystics

No matter what happens in the playoffs, the team’s 2025-26 season was a step in the right direction.

The thought of being back on this stage had Deandre Ayton’s blood boiling. He quipped that he was ready to do backflips out of excitement because of what was ahead for him and the Lakers. That’s how much Ayton is relishing the opportunity to be a part of the NBA playoffs again, with the Lakers...

Jalen Green delivered 36 points on 14-of-20 shooting as the Phoenix Suns eliminated the Golden State Warriors 111-96 Friday, claiming the Western Conference's No. 8 seed and a first-round playoff matchup against defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder beginning Sunday. Green, who averaged just 13.3 points on 37% shooting against Golden State in last year's playoffs with the Houston Rockets, shot 8-of-14 from 3-point range in a pointed performance against the same opponent. "I remember what t...

Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley will miss Game 1 against the Cavaliers on Saturday as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury, according to coach Darko Rajaković.

The Milwaukee Bucks are looking for a new head coach after parting ways with Doc Rivers after the season. For the first time since 2018, GM Jon Horst is leading a real search, since the last two hires were guarantees for the Bucks. Adrian Griffin was widely reported to be the preferred candidate of Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Rivers was the only one considered when the team fired Griffin. Former head coaches and Bucks assistants Taylor Jenkins and Darvin Ham have been linked to the opening, bu...

It was vintage Kristaps Porzingis. He was active. He was everywhere. He helped space the court for Steph Curry’s scoring flurries. He was in the trenches alongside Draymond Green on defense. A few days before the Warriors were eliminated Friday from the play-in tournament, Porzingis had 20 points (8-for-12 shooting from the field, 3-for-6 from...

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Draymond Green shared a poignant moment with coach Steve Kerr and longtime running mate Stephen Curry, then was promptly ejected.

LOS ANGELES – The injuries to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have called Bronny James into action for the Los Angeles Lakers’ opening-round series of the NBA playoffs against the Houston Rockets. James was thrust into the lineup towards the end of the regular season amid the injuries, and he figures to be part of […] The post The vet Bronny James is studying before Game 1 vs. Rockets appeared first on ClutchPoints.

In case you forgot what LaVar Ball was up to, the famous — and outspoken — hoops dad is still around

Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Schmidt has passed away at the age of 68 due to a long battle with a brain tumor. Schmidt played in a record-tying five Olympics and four World Cups for Brazil and became the all-time leading scorer in both tournaments. "The biggest player of Brazilian basketball history bids farewell as an absolute symbol of sport, the holder of a trajectory that redefined the boundaries of what was possible in a court," the Brazil Basketball Confederation said in a statement. ...

Anthony Edwards has bene listed as questionable by the Minnesota Timberwolves for Game 1 of their first round playoff series agains the Denver Nuggets due to "right knee injury maintenance." Edwards is expected to play in Saturday's game and was a "full go" when the Wolves scrimmaged this week. Edwards missed 11 of the final 14 games of the regular season due to the knee condition. Edwards fell short of the NBA's 65-game minimum for regular season awards. Edwards most recently played last Fri...

An elimination game, Stephen Curry, and Jordan Goodwin’s response.

The 2025 WNBA season was Stephanie White’s first year back as the Indiana Fever head coach. Previously, she was the Fever’s assistant coach from 2011 to 2014. Despite dealing with multiple injuries that derailed the roster last season, White still led the Fever to the WNBA Commissioner's Cup title.

Despite the Los Angeles Lakers’ strong play in March, they quickly received a reality check in April by playing the Oklahoma City Thunder twice. LeBron James suited up in that first meeting and the team got embarrassed, losing 139-96, with both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves getting hurt. Despite the injuries, L.A. clearly was at […]

PHOENIX — They did it once. They couldn’t do it twice. A second double-digit deficit in as many play-in games proved to be enough to eliminate the Warriors, who scored the opening basket Friday night and never led again in a 111-96 loss to the Suns. In a star-studded showdown for the final playoff berth...

Fred VanVleet initially signed with the Houston Rockets in the 2023 offseason. A few years later, the nine-year veteran revealed that by the time he was leaving the Toronto Raptors, he couldn’t leave that organization fast enough. During a guest appearance on the “Out the Mud” podcast, VanVleet proclaimed he originally wanted to leave Toronto […] The post Fred VanVleet calls out Raptors’ ‘bulls**t’ in very NSFW rant about Rockets signing appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Suns knocked out the Warriors 111-96 on Friday night to secure the No. 8 seed and will face the top-seeded Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.

Behind a clinical all-around performance, the Orlando Magic blew past the Charlotte Hornets 121-90 on Friday night, clinching the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed in the NBA Play-In Tournament, and head coach Jamahl Mosley made it clear that it was the home crowd that made all the difference. Before addressing the media postgame, Mosley credited […] The post Jamahl Mosley gives Magic fans credit for electrifying atmosphere vs. Hornets appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The No. 5-seeded Houston Rockets are set to take on the No. 4-seeded Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, in Game 1 of their first-round contest in the NBA Playoffs. While L.A. is already without Luka Doncic (left hamstring) and Austin Reaves (left oblique), it appears Kevin Durant has popped up in the Rockets’ latest injury […] The post Kevin Durant lands on Rockets’ injury report before Lakers Game 1 appeared first on ClutchPoints.