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The Los Angeles Lakers face a tough playoff outlook with key injuries, leaving one star to carry the load once again.

WNBA star Brittney Griner enters free agency as one of the biggest names on the market. The veteran center ended her eleven-year run with the Phoenix Mercury in 2025 and signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Dream. Griner is now an unrestricted free agent as the official negotiating period opened on Wednesday.

The draft lottery results will dictate much of the offseason, so let's work around it

The Sixers’ mission is simple: win out (get one Raptors loss) and get out of the play-in.

The big fella has been a lone bright spot.

Cooper Flagg’s family was worried about him to start the Mavs season, and Klay Thompson impresses the young guys.

After hoping to evaluate the Steph Curry-Kristaps Porziņģis synergy for at least four games, the Golden State Warriors now will have no more than two.

Former Jazz center Greg Ostertag enters mayor race in Mount Vernon.

Zion Leonard making his own name with standout Pangos camp performance.

The Detroit Pistons closed out their home season finale with a 137-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. It was also Fan Appreciation Night, and the Little Caesars Arena crowd was treated to a major surprise with the return of point guard Cade Cunningham. Detroit’s All-Star guard played his first game since suffering a collapsed lung […] The post Pistons’ Cade Cunningham feels ‘a lot of different ways’ about NBA’s 65-game rule appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Boston Celtics have been the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference for some time, and they’re looking to lock it up with just a few games remaining in the regular season. They’ll have a good chance at doing so against the New York Knicks, who are also looking to climb up to the […] The post Celtics’ Jaylen Brown, Derrick White among 4 questionable players on injury report vs. Knicks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The majority of our crew leaned into the Spurs' popular Sixth Man.

The NBA playoffs won't begin for another week and the Los Angeles Lakers won't be anywhere near it, but on April 9...

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LeBron James and the Lakers are trying to avoid slipping further in the West standings.

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The Indiana Fever revealed renderings of their new $78 million practice facility on Thursday. The Indiana Fever Sports Performance Center is set to become the largest and most advanced training facility in the WNBA, and it is expected to open before the 2027 WNBA season, according to a news release. The 108,000-square-foot, three-story building will become the year-round home of the Fever and is located in downtown Indianapolis, near Gainbridge Fieldhouse, where the Fever and the NBA’s Indiana P

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From Flory Bidunga to Rob Wright, here are the top 25 transfers on the market as NIL price tags and timing shape a slower-than-expected cycle

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The Indiana Pacers have a chance to clinch top-three lottery odds on Thursday vs. the Brooklyn Nets. They have a lengthy injury report for the tank matchup. Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, T.J. McConnell, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Ivica Zubac and Johnny Furphy were ruled out. Meanwhile, Jarace Walker, Ben Sheppard and Kobe Brown are questionable. […] The post Pacers reveal lengthy injury report vs. Nets amid chance to clinch top three lottery odds appeared first on ClutchPoints.

With the team’s top scorers both out due to injury and the playoffs right around the corner, Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick is looking for players to step up. Many players will get the opportunity to prove they are ready for a larger role and one of the most intriguing is rookie second-round […]

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After a terrific campaign with the Hawks, Nickeil Alexander-Walker emerges as the favorite to win the Most Improved Player award.

Hapoel Holon could be nearing a roster addition ahead of the upcoming season: Israeli Club is close to signing Kevion Taylor. L'articolo Hapoel Holon close to signing Kevion Taylor proviene da Sportando.

Because with that win, the Suns locked up the seven seed.

The Dallas Mavericks have a superstar in Cooper Flagg, but they may soon repeat the same mistake they made with Luka Doncic.

Oddsmakers are skeptical that the Knicks can return to the conference finals.

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