NBA NewsSaturday, Apr 4, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — CJ McCollum had 25 points and seven assists and the surging Atlanta Hawks routed the Brooklyn Nets 141-107 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory and 18th in 20 games. Fifth in the Eastern Conference at 45-33, the Hawks remained 1 1/2 games ahead of sixth-place Philadelphia and moved within 3 1/2 games of fourth-place Cleveland. Atlanta and Cleveland will play a home-and-set next week. McCollum was 8 of 12 from the field, hitting 4 of 7 3-pointers. Nickeil Alexander...

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James clarified recent comments about road environments, identifying two cities he does not enjoy playing in at this stage of his career as the regular season nears its conclusion. Speaking with Law Murray of The Athletic, James confirmed that both Milwaukee and Memphis are among his least preferred stops. “Milwaukee […] The post Lakers star LeBron James reveals the 2 cities he doesn’t like playing in ‘right now’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Would you believe the Knicks beat the Bulls at MSG? Easy peasy victory, as New York reached FIFTY wins for the third consecutive season. S/o Thomas Joseph Thibodeau. Mike Brown On a fast start against Chicago: “Tonight we started the right way, and when we do, we might jump on somebody. It’s about making our […]

A pair of NBA head coaches defended Memphis and its culture Friday following criticism by Lakers star LeBron James that the Grizzlies should just relocate.

The NBA has informed the 13 teams currently affiliated with Main Street Sports Group that they’re free to pursue new in-market media rights agreements for the 2026-27 season, according to Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal. Those teams are the Thunder, Spurs, Pistons, Cavaliers, Clippers, Heat, Timberwolves, Magic, Hornets, Hawks, Pacers, Grizzlies and Bucks. Main […] The post NBA teams cleared to seek new local TV deals for 2026-27 appeared first on Hoops Wire.

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama's late MVP push is challenging the conventional wisdom surrounding the award.

The Los Angeles Lakers released their injury report for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks and Marcus Smart (right ankle contusion) remains out while Jarred Vanderbilt (right calf soreness) is questionable. That’s in addition to Luka Doncic (left hamstring strain) and Austin Reaves (left oblique muscle strain) being ruled out as both will miss the […]

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame officially unveiled its Class of 2026 today, prior to the kick-off of the Final Four in Indianapolis. Many of the names listed had been previously reported, such as Bucks’ head coach Doc Rivers, former Suns head coach Mike D’Antoni, and a trio of both men’s and women’s players in […]

Nikola Jokic leads Nuggets past Spurs in Western Conference thriller.

The Celtics will sign Ron Harper Jr. to a two-year contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports (Twitter link). Harper, who is currently on a two-way deal, has played 26 games for the Celtics this season, after spending the previous three years with the Raptors and Pistons. The 6’5″ forward is averaging 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has seen just about everything possible during his NBA career and thus has a lot of opinions on things as it relates to basketball. At 41 years old, James has been honest about his struggles to physically get ready for games during the 2025-26 season. James admitted that some […]

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