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One of these teams will become the East's No. 8 seed.

Moses Moody reportedly called Rick Celebrini around 4:30 a.m. after the Warriors returned from Dallas and shared a powerful perspective on his injury.

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SportsLine's Josh Nagel recommends using series outcome spreads to find value in the first round of the NBA postseason

The Golden State Warriors visit the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. With their season on the line, Mark Williams is on the injury report alongside Grayson Allen, with both players listed as questionable. Williams is dealing with left foot soreness, while Allen has a strained left hamstring. The Suns’ 114-110 loss to the Portland Blazers […] The post Suns’ Mark Williams joins Grayson Allen on injury report vs. Warriors in NBA Play-In Tournament appeared first on ClutchPoints.

A lot at stake for a Knicks team facing pressure, and expectations

How to keep up with the 2026 NBA Playoffs with just one streaming service.

Barcelona faces Bayern Munich in Round 38 of the EuroLeague, and the Catalan club has decided to celebrate head coach Svetislav Pesic. L'articolo Barcelona Honors Svetislav Pesic Ahead of His Final EuroLeague Game proviene da Sportando.

The Celtics enter the series as clear favorites, but the matchup is more complex than it looks. Turnovers and pace, driven by Philadelphia’s small guards, could disrupt Boston’s control.

The series between the Timberwolves and Nuggets, featuring Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, becomes the third installment over the last four postseasons. “I don’t think there’s anything else to call it but a rivalry,” Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards said of a first-round matchup that kicks off Saturday.

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones preview the Spurs-Blazers in the West, Celtics-Sixers in the East and the potential 1-8 matchups in each conference.

One thing that has been apparent to anyone watching the Los Angeles Lakers this season is that this team has excellent chemistry and camaraderie with one another. From the star players down to the last man on the bench, everyone is locked in together, cheering each other on and being extremely supportive both on and […]

We don’t know when Lakers super-duper star LeBron James will call it quits. Based on his comments earlier this season, he doesn’t know, either. But he knows and everyone knows the time is near. That’s just the reality of being 41 years old. As for when it does end, well, it doesn’t appear as if […] The post Report: LeBron James not seeking farewell tour, undecided on future appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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WNBA star Angel Reese has been blessed with a beautiful life, and she has never stopped giving back. The Chicago Sky traded her to the Atlanta Dream for two first-round picks. In two seasons with the Sky, Reese appeared in 64 games.

The Cavs will win this series if they handle these three keys.

Andrej Stojakovic is returning to an Illinois team that will bring back five of its top seven scorers from a group that reached the Final Four.

In all honesty, nobody truly knows what’s next for the Chicago Bulls. They fired VP Arturas Karnisovas and GM Marc Eversley, but nobody knows who’s next in line. Also, nothing has come out about whether head coach Billy Donovan has a future in Chicago. The only thing the Bulls have going for them is two […] The post Tim Ledgler left confused by ownership’s Billy Donovan support amid GM search appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The apparent silencing of the relationship has gotten pushback from some prominent sportswriters.

Knicks fans might not have Trae Young to vilify anymore, but a new person will be getting the ire of the Garden faithful on Saturday night.

The trio were key factors in the franchise's 2024 WNBA title win.

It ended with Portland in the playoffs for the first time since 2021. It's been an unusual path to the postseason for the Blazers, who also overcame a January slump, some untimely injuries and the sale of the team to finish the regular season at 42-40. Portland earned the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 114-110 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.

In a lengthy interview with Varun Shankar of the Houston Chronicle (subscription required), general manager Rafael Stone stated that the Rockets are “very happy” with what they’ve gotten from Kevin Durant since trading for him last summer and expressed satisfaction with the steps forward the team’s younger players have taken over the course of the 2025/26 […]

Doc Rivers went from being “Bucks coach” to “former Bucks coach” earlier this week. But before that, he dealt with a whole lot of rumors and speculation surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo. Most of it felt false, Rivers implied on the Bill Simmons podcast — though he admitted he couldn’t say for sure. “The whole Giannis stuff, […] The post Doc Rivers: ‘I don’t think Giannis knows if he wants to stay with Bucks or not’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball avoided a suspension for tripping Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, but was fined $60,000 for the dirty play that resulted in an injury. Ball addressed the play and Adebayo ahead of his Play-In Tournament game against the Orlando Magic. Ball discussed the play during the Hornets’ morning shootaround, per WCNC’s […] The post Hornets’ LaMelo Ball responds to Bam Adebayo tripping incident appeared first on ClutchPoints.

One of the biggest storylines from the 2025-26 NBA regular season was how close virtually every awards race was. We haven’t seen an MVP race featuring five or six legitimate candidates in quite some time, and the Rookie of the Year race between Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel went down to the final week of […] The post 2026 NBA Awards Media Poll: Full voting results for MVP, All-NBA, ROTY, more appeared first on ClutchPoints.

A lot could be riding on this postseason run for the fourth-seeded Cavs

Cason Wallace says it was 'fun' supporting Kiki Rice at 2026 WNBA draft.