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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.

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.

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 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.

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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Hornets president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson, who was hired in March 2024, saw his team win just 19 games during his first full season on the job, but he remained confident in the work the front office was doing and isn’t shocked that Charlotte has taken a significant step forward in 2025/26, he told […]

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When asked to play 'Start, Bench, Cut' with Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant, Stephen Jackson took a ruthless and straightforward approach.

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