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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid remains the only MVP in NBA history to never make a conference finals appearance in his career, after Thursday night’s 118-115 Game 6 loss to the New York Knicks in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Embiid is just the third MVP to never make the NBA Finals, […]
The Los Angeles Clippers ruled out Kawhi Leonard for Game 6 against the Dallas Mavericks in their Western Conference first-round playoff series. The Clippers face elimination trailing 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. Leonard scored 45 points in Game 6 in Dallas in the franchise’s 2021 first-round series. Los Angeles went on to win Game 7 at […]
Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard (knee) has been upgraded from doubtful to questionable ahead of Thursday’s Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. Lillard has sat out the past two games with a right Achilles injury for Milwaukee. Game 6 is a must win for the Bucks, who trail […]
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley was named the 2023-24 NBA Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year on Wednesday, the second time in his career he has won the award. Conley also won the award in the 2018-19 season. In addition to his latest accomplishment, the 2021 All-Star received the Sportsmanship Award in 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2023. Teammate […]
The NBA playoffs will not see LeBron James, Kevin Durant or Stephen Curry in the second round for the first time since 2005. James and the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated in five games by the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. This came after Durant and the Phoenix Suns were swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves […]
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant has been swept twice in his last three playoffs, and both were in the first round. With the Brooklyn Nets, the 14-time All-Star lost four straight to the Boston Celtics in 2022. Durant, 35, was then swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday with Phoenix, losing 122-116 at Footprint Center […]
Los Angeles Clippers reserve guard Russell Westbrook and Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington were ejected with 6:10 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Mavs’ 101-90 Game 3 win on Friday night. A heated confrontation between Westbrook and Washington began when Westbrook fouled Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic by grabbing his right arm from behind and yanking […]
Phoenix Suns stars Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal will earn a combined $150 million in the 2024-25 season, according to Spotrac and salary-cap calculations from ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Durant is slated to make $49.85 million in 2024-25, Booker will earn $49.35 million next season, and Beal will make $50.2 million next season as […]
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic has scored 976 points across his six-year playoff career, the third most of all time through 30 postseason games in NBA history. Michael Jordan still leads the list with 1,091 points in 30 playoff games from 1984-85 through 1988-89, followed by Wilt Chamberlain (1,061 points in 30 games from 1959-60 […]
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry was named the 2023-24 NBA Clutch Player of the Year on Thursday night, finishing ahead of Chicago Bulls guard DeMar DeRozan and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Curry, 36, finished with the most clutch points scored (189) in the league this season. According to ESPN Stats & Information, Golden State played in more clutch […]
