Basketball News · LatestTuesday, Apr 14, 2026

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The Los Angeles Lakers have a tough task ahead of them in the playoffs as they are set to face the Houston Rockets in the first round. Being without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves for at least the start of the series means the team will have to rely on others to step up and […]

The Mavericks season of ups and downs comes to an end.

UCLA women’s basketball star Gabriela Jaquez is still riding the high of winning the national championship and earning a spot on the Final Four all-tournament team. On Monday night, she got something else to celebrate. Jaquez was selected by the…

The forward has made it clear he would welcome an extension or a new deal in Brooklyn L'articolo Michael Porter Jr hopes to stay with the Nets long term proviene da Sportando.

LeBron James' agent Rich Paul has shut down the narrative that LeBron has had heaps of All-Star teammates he couldn't win championships with over his legendary NBA career.

The NBA postseason has arrived. Phoenix and Portland play Tuesday night to decide the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference. On Wednesday, Orlando goes to Philadelphia to decide the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference, followed by an elimination game between Golden State and the Los Angeles Clippers.

The 2026 WNBA Draft was more than just its top pick; it was a record-shattering night that rewrote the history books for multiple programs and players. The latest draft on April 13 had a great set of players and was taking place right after the CBA negotiations.

The New Orleans Pelicans missed the playoffs for the second straight season after finishing with a 26-56 record. The Pelicans have only been to the postseason twice in the last eight years, underscoring the mediocrity that has crippled them. If there was a positive to take from the team’s campaign, it was the fact that […] The post Pelicans’ Zion Williamson blames himself for 7-year playoff failure appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The basketball world has written off the Los Angeles Lakers. Luka Doncic is sidelined with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain sustained on April 2 against Oklahoma City, and Austin Reaves is projected to miss most, if not all, of the first round with a Grade 2 oblique muscle injury. Two of the team’s best […] The post Why Lakers will upset Rockets despite Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves injuries appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Stephen Curry is one of three Golden State Warriors who will be on a minutes restriction in the team's play-in game against the Clippers in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Paul Pierce questions Knicks ceiling with Jalen Brunson as top option.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton was feeling good with his return from the torn Achilles' tendon he suffered in last year's NBA Finals. Unfortunately, Haliburton is now battling a case of shingles, which has caused him pain, itching and to gain weight. "I couldn't even go in front of a camera if I wanted to early, because my eye was basically closed shut," Haliburton said. "It was all over my face." The Pacers star said that the medication he's used to deal with the symptoms has caused ...

Rapper J. Cole has shared an update on his basketball career in China after an unspectacular debut where he went scoreless after missing five shots.

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The Xs and Os behind the new offense.

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is surging late in the season, complicating awards voting.

Aliyah Boston shares messages to new Indiana Fever teammates after the 2026 WNBA Draft revealed who her team's rookies are.

In his 23rd NBA season, LeBron James continued to defy all logic and play at an All-Star caliber level for the Los Angeles Lakers. There were some concerns about how he would hold up, especially considering he missed the first 14 games of the season because of injury. But once he got on the court, […]

Tyronn Lue managed a small smile as he considered the kind of season it's been for the Los Angeles Clippers. After a 6-21 start, the Clippers have scrapped their way into the play-in tournament. “Usually a team deals with adversity maybe once or twice throughout a season,” Lue said, “but not five or six times.”

The Indiana Fever signed two guards with Indiana ties, Kayana Traylor and Megan McConnell to training camp contracts, the team announced Monday. Traylor, a Martinsville native, previously spent time with the Minnesota Lynx, as well as international teams in France, Turkey and Israel. Drafted No. 23 overall in the 2023 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky, Traylor began her collegiate career at ...

The Kentucky Wildcats had a big night at the WNBA draft, where four players were selected, led by Teonni Key at number 22.

If LeBron James carries the Lakers past the Rockets in the first round of the playoffs, it would be his greatest achievement yet. The Lakers are missing their two top players in Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique). They’re down 60 points a game. The good news? Their third option is James. The bad...

The Phoenix Suns will host the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night in a game where the winner cements their place in the 2026 NBA Playoffs while the loser has to fight one last time to secure their spot.

This video is an attempt to put Cooper Flagg’s rookie season in context, and it makes some interesting points, particularly statistically. The narrator compliments Kon Knueppel, but argues that Flagg’s season has been on a completely different level. He compares his rookie season to what LeBron James did in his first year in the league, […]

Michael Jordan explains how failure shaped his legendary career.

The Spanish club adds scoring and perimeter talent for the final stretch of the year L'articolo Jaylen Hands joins UCAM Murcia until the end of the season proviene da Sportando.

EuroCup has announced its best five players of the 2025-26 campaign L'articolo All-EuroCup First Team 2025-26 honors the stars of the season proviene da Sportando.

Our NBA experts pick which teams make it out of the play-in tournament and first-round matchups.