NBA News
- Raptors Picked Up Option On Rajakovic’s Contract For 2026/27 Season March 31, 2025The Raptors picked up their 2026/27 option on head coach Darko Rajakovic’s contract last summer, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet. Rajakovic is finished up his second season as the head coach. His bosses have now made a financial commitment to him for the next seasons. Toronto began a major rebuild by dealing OG Anunoby […]
- Southwest Notes: Gafford, Lively, Morant, Borrego, Green, Bane, Aldama March 31, 2025With the Mavericks holding the ninth spot in the Western Conference, they’re getting healthy just in time for a possible postseason berth. Center Daniel Gafford (right knee sprain) has been upgraded to probable for Monday’s matchup against the Nets, Grant Afseth tweets. Dereck Lively (right ankle stress fracture) is considered questionable to play. As we noted […]
- Pistons-Timberwolves Altercation Leads To Seven Ejections March 31, 2025A fight that spilled into the stands marred the Pistons–Timberwolves game on Sunday with five players, Detroit head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and a Minnesota assistant coach getting ejected. The altercation occurred with 8:36 remaining in the second quarter. Timberwolves big man Naz Reid was driving to the basket and Pistons rookie forward Ron Holland tried […]
- Pistons Notes: Bickerstaff, Hardaway Jr., Thompson, Offseason Approach, Cunningham March 30, 2025The Pistons became the first team in NBA history to triple their win total in 82-game seasons. Coach J.B. Bickerstaff is one of the league’s top candidates for Coach of the Year with his main competition being his successor with the Cavaliers, Kenny Atkinson. Detroit swept a three-game homestand to reach the 42-win total despite […]
- Northwest Notes: Gobert, Watson, Henderson, Hartenstein March 30, 2025Which team does Rudy Gobert believe is Minnesota’s toughest foe? The Timberwolves, he told Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. “We are our biggest opponent,” Gobert said. “We get a little complacent. When people start saying we’re good and when the odds are with us, that’s when we’re not as a good.” As the postseason approaches, […]
- Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Cleared For Basketball Activities March 30, 2025All-NBA Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson, who will miss a 12th consecutive game on Sunday due to a right ankle sprain, has been given the green light to resume basketball activities as he continues his rehab, per Fred Katz of The Athletic (Twitter link). According to Tim Bontemps of ESPN (via Twitter), Brunson told gathered […]
- Florida Notes: Harris, Fultz, Larsson, Ware March 30, 2025Veteran guard Gary Harris has emerged as a reliable late-game defensive threat for the Magic with several of the team’s regular rotation players ailing, writes Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (subscriber link). The 30-year-old has played sparingly with Orlando this season, averaging 2.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in 15.2 minutes per game across 41 […]
- Knicks Notes: Guards, Anunoby, Robinson, Tucker March 30, 2025The shorthanded Knicks will be without all three of their top point guards ahead of a Sunday meeting with the Trail Blazers. Stefan Bondy of The New York Post tweets that All-NBA guard Jalen Brunson (ankle sprain) and his backups Miles McBride (groin contusion/strain) and Cameron Payne (ankle sprain) will all sit out. Rookie center Ariel […]
- Community Shootaround: Western Conference Playoff Race March 30, 2025The Thunder already secured the top seed in the Western Conference and seem on their way to clinching the top overall seed entering the 2025 playoffs. However, the five remaining guaranteed playoff spots in the West are still up for grabs. The Rockets have been playing excellent basketball over the past few weeks and have […]
- Grizzlies Players React To ‘Surprising’ Coaching Change March 30, 2025Desmond Bane and the Grizzlies‘ other on-court leaders held a players-only meeting after Saturday’s shootaround to discuss the team’s decision to fire head coach Taylor Jenkins, who was replaced on an interim basis by Tuomas Iisalo, writes William Guillory of The Athletic. The challenge now is finding a way to move forward with the regular […]
- Nets Notes: Timme, Etienne, Johnson, Clowney, Draft March 30, 2025Big man Drew Timme, who recently signed a two-year deal with the Nets, recorded a double-double — 11 points and 10 rebounds — in 25 minutes off the bench on Friday in his NBA regular season debut, writes Brian Lewis of The New York Post. “I was nervous as crap out there. But it was […]
- Nick Nurse Reflects On Difficult Season After Sixers Officially Eliminated March 30, 2025Head coach Nick Nurse discussed the frustrations of a lost year after the Sixers were officially eliminated from postseason contention with Saturday’s loss to Miami (Twitter video link from PHLY Sixers). “Obviously it’s not anywhere near where we had hoped it would be when we set out this summer and this fall, that’s for sure” […]
- Magic Notes: Play-In Tournament, Fultz, Anthony, Isaac March 30, 2025It’s been obvious for a while that the Magic are headed for the play-in tournament, and they officially clinched a spot with Saturday’s lopsided win over Sacramento, writes Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel. The 121-91 victory improves Orlando to 36-39 and extends its lead to 8.5 games over 11th-place Toronto. The Magic got 63 […]
- Southwest Notes: Missi, Reeves, Sheppard, Castle March 30, 2025Amid everything that has gone wrong for the Pelicans this season, they seem to have found a long-term solution at center, writes William Guillory of The Athletic. They weren’t expecting an immediate impact from Yves Missi after he fell to the 21st pick in last year’s draft, but he’s been proving since training camp that […]
- Bulls Notes: Giddey, White, Karnisovas, Ball March 30, 2025The improved play of Josh Giddey and Coby White has turned the Bulls into a much better team, but it also means both players will be in position to demand big contracts soon, writes Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times. Giddey has been putting up All-Star numbers since Zach LaVine was traded to Sacramento last […]
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