The NBA regular season is now down to its final week before the playoffs begin on April 15. The Philadelphia 76ers already have their playoff spot clinched as they continue to work their way toward what seed they will be, but the MVP race still has a week to be decided. Joel Embiid sat out a matchup with Nikola Jokic …

How to watch the 2023 NBA Playoffs originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The 2023 NBA Playoffs are just around the corner. The NBA’s annual postseason tournament begins with the Play-In featuring the Nos. 7-10 seeds in each conference on April 11, two days after the regular season concludes. The opening round of the playoffs begins on April 15. This …

Baylor guard LJ Cryer and Oral Roberts star Max Abmas said Monday that they are entering the transfer portal as the ranks of proven players available in college basketball continued to swell with the 2022-23 season winding to a close. Cryer and Abmas have each proven to be elite shooters and scorers for NCAA Tournament teams over the past several …

Brooklyn Nets guard Mikal Bridges has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. This is Bridges’ first time winning the prestigious award in either conference. Ever since the former Villanova Wildcat came to Brooklyn, he has been nothing short of a star on both ends of the floor. For Week 24, according …

Golden State Warriors v Denver Nuggets Andrew Wiggins has been away from the Warriors since mid-February dealing with a family medical issue. The Warriors have given him all the time and space he needed, but hoped he would return before the playoffs. It looks like that will happen. Wiggins is back in the Bay Area and will be at Tuesday …

The Philadelphia 76ers are well on their way to the postseason mainly due to the play of All-Star Joel Embiid. The prolific center has been dominant throughout the season, further heating the conversation of him finally earning MVP honors. The two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jockic is also a strong contender for his historic season, but another back-to-back award winner is …

Eric Musselman and the Arkansas Razorbacks have been extremely active in the transfer portal since their season ended nearly two weeks ago. The Razorbacks have officially contacted over 70 players and hosted numerous players on unofficial and official visits in that timespan. Things are starting to pick up and highly sought-after players are starting to narrow down their potential landing …

Celtics rise to top spot in NBA.com’s Power Rankings entering final week originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are nearing the 2023 NBA playoffs playing at a high level, which is always an encouraging sign for a team at this time of the year. The C’s own the Eastern Conference’s second-best record at 54-24, including a 7-3 …

Pac-12 expansion has been a popular discussion for the past year. With USC and UCLA beginning their final year in the conference before moving to the Big Ten, more changes are likely coming. As the college basketball season wraps up, the Pac-12 should seriously consider adding the San Diego State Aztecs, and there are plenty of reasons why. Yes, the …

Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie Michael Smith from Peacock’s Brother from Another joins the show to talk about the NBA but ends up talking about pretty much everything with Vincent Goodwill. The show starts with a debate over Michael’s favorite D’Angelo album (and his rather personal history with it) before he and Vincent discuss the NBA’s new CBA and the …

Two teams remain in what has been a wild March Madness and Final Four in the men’s bracket. It will be No. 4 Connecticut and No. 5 San Diego State doing battle for a national championship. UConn has been dominant throughout the tournament, winning each of its games by double digits. Will the buck stop with San Diego State, or will …

Steph reveals which NBA star he’d pick to win MVP award originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea As the 2022-23 NBA season approaches the finish line, the MVP race has become neck and neck. While fans and pundits around the league continue to weigh in on the MVP conversation, Warriors guard Steph Curry, a two-time winner of the award and the …

Michigan State basketball will enter next season as one of the top 15 teams in the country, according to 247Sports. It’s “way-too-early rankings” season in college basketball, with numerous outlets starting to release their listings of teams for the 2023-24 season. To no surprise, Michigan State is one of the teams that cracked 247Sports’ list published by Kevin Flaherty. Michigan …

The Philadelphia 76ers now have four games remaining after they fell to the Milwaukee Bucks on the road on Sunday 117-104. Joel Embiid had 28 points and nine rebounds and Tyrese Maxey had 29, but James Harden had an off night as he finished with 11 points on 4-for-9 shooting with six assists and five turnovers. The loss ended any …

FILE – Former Indiana basketball head coach Bobby Knight makes an appearance at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 8, 2020. Former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bob Knight was hospitalized over the weekend with an undisclosed illness but was not listed as a patient on Monday, April 3, 2023, at two hospitals in Bloomington, Indiana, where he lives. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, …

When it comes to the 2023 NBA MVP Award, three players have distinguished themselves as top candidates: Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.  All three players are having spectacular seasons, and a strong argument could be made in favor of each of them. Picking between them is like splitting hairs, as …

There are a lot of sports going on. MLB just finished its first weekend of the season, and the early returns on its rule changes are promising. Games are finishing roughly 30 minutes quicker, and we’re seeing more hits and stolen bases. More action in less time is probably good in the long run. The NBA is finishing its regular …

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Mar 31, 2023; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges (1) reacts after a basket against the Atlanta Hawks during the fourth quarter at Barclays Center. / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Nets forward Mikal Bridges was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week on Monday after leading Brooklyn to three straight wins. Bridges averaged 33.0 points on 50 …

The spread for Monday night’s NCAA tournament championship game is pretty high. San Diego State is a 7.5-point underdog at BetMGM. It’s also rare for a underdog of that size in the title game to win straight up. The NCAA tournament is popular, in part, due to big upsets. However, they’re fairly rare once the Final Four hits. First, there …

Getty Images If anything is going to make Warriors fans feel better about the egg their team laid in Denver on Sunday, it’s the Andrew Wiggins news. He’s coming back!  The Warriors are in a precarious playoff predicament at the moment, but even if they end up in the play-in, this is a better outcome than a top-six seed without …

Wizards keep ’23 first round pick, will be in lottery originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The Wizards were eliminated from postseason contention on Sunday night and as a result, will be selecting in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft. If they had made the playoffs, that would not be the case. Washington’s first-round pick this year was …

After the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers, the Boston Celtics find themselves almost certainly locked into the Eastern Conference’s second seed to close out the 2022-23 NBA season, meaning the team could rest players considerably to end their campaign and prepare themselves mentally and physically for another run at the title. But don’t expect them to, based on what …

When it comes to the 2023 NBA MVP Award, three players have distinguished themselves as top candidates: Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.  All three players are having spectacular seasons, and a strong argument could be made in favor of each of them. Picking between them is like splitting hairs, as …

DALLAS — Kim Mulkey returned home to Louisiana wanting to bring LSU its first basketball championship. The Hall of Fame coach did just that in only her second year at the school. Her Tigers used a record offensive performance to beat Caitlin Clark and Iowa 102-85 on Sunday and win the first basketball title, men’s or women’s, in school history. …