NBA News · LatestFriday, May 8, 2026

Led by superstars Victor Wembanyama and Anthony Edwards, the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves are locked in a fierce battle in Game 3.

Joel Embiid pleaded with 76ers fans to keep their home playoff tickets against the Knicks.

The Spurs try to steal back home court advantage in Minnesota

Phoenix must learn from past dead-cap mistakes instead of doubling down on overpriced, injury-prone talent.

When the Sixers gave the Knicks their best shot in the first quarter, Landry Shamet helped turn the tides with his play off the bench in Game 3 on Friday night.

There is nothing better than playoff basketball. Yeah, the NBA regular season has taken a public relations hit in recent years, but when the snow thaws and the postseason begins, there’s still no drama quite like it. The storylines. The overreactions. A narrative can totally change in a matter of 48 hours. Legacies can shift […]

"We weren't gonna go until Embiid said something,” an organizer said.

The Sixers now face an even bleaker picture than they did after falling behind 3-1 in their first-round playoff series with the Celtics.

Hear what Charles Barkley said in response to Draymond Green's comments about Barkley's end-of-career tenure with the Houston Rockets.

The Knicks took the 76ers' best shot early and turned a tight game into another comfortable victory in their 108-94 win in Game 3 on Friday night.

Philly's Xfinity Mobile Arena again sounded like Madison Square Garden East, thanks to traveling Knicks fans.

Here are the NBA playoff games for Friday, May 8, 2026: In addition, the Washington Mystics are playing tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET on ion when they take on the Toronto Tempo. Enjoy the basketball tonight!

In hostile territory, Knicks aim for their sixth straight playoff win and a 3-0 series lead.

New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby won’t play in Game 3 against the Philadelphia 76ers after scoring 24 points in Game 2

Former NBA coach David Fizdale has been hired as the new Nigeria men's basketball coach, with aspirations of leading the country to the 2028 Olympics in his hometown of Los Angeles, he told ESPN Andscape on Friday.

Can the Cavs fight back to keep their season alive?

The Knicks have a 2-0 series lead.

Dean Wade and Harrison Barnes bring the floor-spacing and veteran poise. Will the Suns need it?

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And Otega Oweh hears his name called!

Joel Embiid returned to the Philadelphia 76ers' lineup for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Friday night after he missed the previous game against the New York Knicks with a sprained right ankle and a sore right hip. Embiid struggled through a short night in the Knicks’ 137-98 romp in Game 1, scoring 14 points on 3-for-11 shooting before the starters were benched with the game out of reach. Embiid had been listed as probable to play in that game and the Knicks repeatedly took ad...

The 76ers got star center Joel Embiid back for Game 3 in Philadelphia while the Knicks will be without key forward OG Anunoby.

The Celtics can upgrade their roster with their $27.7 million traded player exception (TPE) this offseason. Here are five players they should target.

The Giannis Antetokounmpo saga with the Milwaukee Bucks could be approaching its end soon.

All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place.

James Harden isn’t worried that the Cleveland Cavaliers have dropped the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Pistons. The results suggest Harden and his teammates should be alarmed going into Game 3 on Saturday in Cleveland. In each of the games against the Pistons, the Cavaliers struggled with slow starts in the first quarter, only to rally and then collapse down the stretch.

The Dallas Mavericks are turning to an Arizona alum to take over their franchise. The Mavericks on Friday announced the hiring of Mike Schmitz as general manager ahead of next month’s NBA Draft. Schmitz spent the last four seasons on the Portland Trail Blazers staff after serving as a draft analyst for ESPN. Schmitz attended […]

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If the Golden State Warriors keep their 2026 NBA Draft lottery pick, they must prove they've learned from past mistakes, Monte Poole writes.

As they did for Games 1 and 2, Thilo and JR Wilco sat down for another preparatory chat about Game 3.