NBA NewsFriday, May 8, 2026

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!

James Harden said he would "be better" after Game 1. That didn't happen.

Tip-off is at 7:30 PM ET on NBC and Peacock.

After 23 years in the league — and at 41 years old — LeBron James has experienced nearly every NBA scenario. And Thursday night in Oklahoma City was a doozy....

The Spurs take on the Timberwolves in Game 3 of their second-round NBA playoff series.

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.

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

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

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...

And Otega Oweh hears his name called!

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