Basketball

The New Orleans Pelicans qualified for the Western Conference playoffs by overcoming a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter to outlast the Los Angeles Clippers 105-101 on the road Friday night. The Pelicans took the West’s No. 8 and final seed for the playoffs with the win. After CJ McCollum stole…

The Atlanta Hawks’ victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers was bittersweet on Friday night. They are set to start their first-round matchup with the Miami Heat without their starting center Clint Capela. The Hawks big man had to be helped off the floor after fouling Evan Mobley and forcing him to the…

The 2021-22 NBA regular season has officially come to an end, as 14 teams begin their offseason while the other 16 advance to the playoffs. The top eight teams from each respective conference will now get a fresh start as dreams of making it to the NBA Finals begin. At…

As the NBA regular season was wrapping up last week, the G League playoffs were already underway. And quietly, away from the spotlight, Sixers rookie Jaden Springer was helping to lead the Delaware Blue Coats to the Finals. Let’s back up. Philly took Springer, a 6-4 combo guard out of…

It’s the night before the Dallas Mavericks play the Brooklyn Nets, and Jalen Brunson is sitting in a dimly lit room in an office building in Manhattan. It’s mid-March, and the 6-1 guard is having the best season of his career, averaging career highs in every major statistical category. Yet,…

The Cavaliers will get to play their Triple Towers lineup after it was reported that Jarrett Allen would play against the Hawks, barring a setback, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Jarrett Allen will play tonight vs. Atlanta in elimination Play-In Tournament game, barring setback in warmups, per @ShamsCharania. pic.twitter.com/exIpyYBiQl…

Paul George has reportedly entered the League’s health and safety protocols, per Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Clippers star Paul George has entered health and safety protocols and will miss tonight’s Play-in game vs. New Orleans, sources tell @TimBontemps and me. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 15, 2022 PG-13 will thus…

During a post-draft press conference, the New York Liberty announced that Nyara Sabally, the fifth overall selection of the 2022 WNBA Draft, would miss the 2022 season. #BREAKING: Nyara Sabally will miss the 2022 season, per New York Liberty GM Johnathan Kolb. “We knew heading into the selection for Nyara…

Ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers-Toronto Raptors first-round series set to open on Saturday, Joel Embiid opened up with assembled media on what playing the Raptors is like, especially on the offensive side. Joel Embiid on Toronto: “The way they defend me has never changed. They just play recklessly, sending 3…

It’s an early Saturday morning in April, and the Memphis Grizzlies have a rare day off. The players have come to the arena to participate in a celebratory event for season ticket holders, which includes a game of Simon Says that quickly escalates and becomes competitive—when head coach Taylor Jenkins…