[Highlight] Luka’s reaction after hurting his hamstring
[Jajodia] Morant’s parents’ mansion was listed for sale at $3.5 million. Not long after, Grizzlies beat reporter Joe Mullinax added more weight to the rumors by confirming that a split could be coming. “He wants out, and he’s not wrong to feel that way.”
[Injury] Luka Dončić goes down.
Thunder fan talking trash to Luka Doncic while he’s hurt and Austin Reaves comes to his defense
[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (61-16) obliterate the Los Angeles Lakers (50-27) behind Shai’s 28/7/7 +35, 139-96.
LeBron on playing the Grizzlies: “I’m f*ing 41 years of age. You think I want to do sh in Memphis on a random Thursday? I’m not the first guy in the NBA to talk about this. You guys got to move the team… go over to Nashville already.”
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received 88⁄100 1st place votes in ESPN’s latest MVP mock ballot April 3rd. Last Year in April he had 77⁄100 1st place votes.
Anthony Edwards has been ruled out tonight. Subsequently, he’ll no longer be eligible for end-of-season awards as he will not make the 65 game threshold.
LeBron asked what part of the day he feels 41: “When I wake up. I tell my teammates all the time, I go to sleep available and I wake up doubtful…And when I wake up. I’m fu*king doubtful every single time.”
The Lakers scored 21 points in the first quarter against the Thunder— 8 of those 21 points came from free throws. They made 5 total field goals in 12 minutes. Lakers trail by 23.
Lakers have 7 turnovers in the first 7 minutes of the game vs Thunder.
[McMenamin] Luka Doncic will undergo an MRI on Friday to determine the extent of his left hamstring injury, a source familiar with Doncic’s situation told ESPN.
[Highlight] Dylan Harper drills the half-court buzzer beater and the spurs take a 24-pt lead into halftime
After passing the 15 minute threshold tonight, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has met the 65-game criteria. The reigning MVP is now eligible for postseason honors.
Paul Pierce on what would’ve happened if he and LeBron swapped teams in 2008: “If I was a Cavalier and Bron was on the Celtics, we probably wouldn’t make the playoffs. I’d have been cringing passing to them. At least Bron had confidence in them.”
SGA’s night is done 28/7/7 on 12-25 FG and only 3 free throws in the blow out win
Fox, Castle & Harper (The Super Slash Bros) combine for 61 pts (64% FG, 50% 3pt), 14 rebs and 15 ast to lead the Wemby-less Spurs over the Clippers on the road, 118-99
Lebron James’s average +/- since saying the Grizzlies should move to Nashville: -37
Dwyane Wade says Wemby was pissed after winning a silver medal in the 2024 Olympics. “Wemby wasn’t happy bro. He was pissed. Being on the podium, getting that silver medal, pissed. And you’d think, Wemby was I think 20 years old… He lost to LeBron, KD and Steph. Pissed.
[Highlight] SGA sneaks into the paint for the and-1 and a 35-pt first half lead
[Highlight] The Thunder score 82 points in the first half, their highest‑scoring half of the season, while shooting 32‑of‑53 (60.4%) from the field. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a team-high 21 points.
If Luka is injured for the season he will NOT be eligible for any postseason awards: an explanation of the rules and technicalities
With his 4th made 3 of the night, Kon Knueppel has surpassed another record: Most 3s made by a Hornets player in a single season
[Highlight] Bronny James hit a huge 3 to cut the lead down to 42
Bam Adebayo says he wouldn’t trade his 83-point game for a DPOY trophy: “I don’t know if I could, at this point. That was a special brand of basketball to me. Obviously that looks different to everybody else but 83 points in a game it shifted everybody’s mindset to how they look at me play now.”
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić and Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in March.
[Injury] Lu Dort gets fouled while in the air and goes down awkwardly. Dort heads to the locker room.
Its really weird that Kawhi’s no show contract, which Pablo had months ago, is being spun as just a normal contract. The careful language about parts of the contract being normal while minimizing the abnormal “beliefs clause” at the center of the problem is horrible journalism by Baxter Holmes.
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (59-18) stave off the Los Angeles Clippers (39-38), 118-99.
A West NBA exec cautions against drafting offense-only guards: “There’s never been a worse time to build around bad defensive guards. We see this time and time again, the flashiest offensive impact doesn’t end up winning the most. It ends up being Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Alex Caruso”
The MVP battle at halftime: SGA 21/3/5 on 9⁄17 shooting and 0 turnovers, Luka 10/4/5 on 2⁄9 shooting and 4 turnovers
[Cwik] Wizards apologize after scripted April Fools joke in which ‘fan’ thought they won $10,000 falls flat: “We apologize for last night’s April Fools’ joke that left many wondering if we had misled a fan. The skit involving our mascot and other members of our performance team was scripted…”
[Highlights] Luka Doncic misses the 3, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the beautiful euro step and finish on Austin Reaves, and then the assist to Chet Holmgren for the floater, and Lu Dort hits the 3 after the Lakers 8th turnover in the 1st quarter. Thunder up 16.
Steph Curry sees GP2 is also wearing a Valkyries jersey
Both Lakers centers have combined for 0 rebounds during the first half vs the Thunder
[Lowlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores on Bronny James, and Bronny with back to back turnovers, leading to easy buckets at the other end, and then nearly another turnover, as Cason Wallace keeps giving him hard time.
The Thunder join the Bulls and the Warriors as the only three teams in history with back to back seasons in the top ten point differentials of All-Time
James Harden qualifies for the playoffs for the 17th time in his career.
[NBA] Your Western Conference Kia Player of the Month for March… Luka Dončić of the Los Angeles Lakers! 37.5 PPG, 7.4 APG, 8.0 RPG. Team Record: 15-2
[Highlight] Lu Dort connects on his fourth 3-pointer of the first quarter, going 4⁄4 on 3PT field goals and 5⁄5 overall to start the game.
[Highlight] Pistons Coaching Assistant Jarrett Jack makes sure Cade Cunningham is OK after getting up for an Ausar Thompson jam
[Holmes] ESPN obtained a 19-page contract between Leonard and Aspiration which details several pages of obligations for Leonard with a “beliefs” clause that allowed him an out of certain obligations. Three player agents who do not represent Leonard said the deal is “standard.”
[Krawczynski] Kevin Garnett will make his first appearance at Target Center as a team ambassador on April 12 against New Orleans. Jersey retirement will be next season
Overheard in Knicks locker room: ‘Nah you not righteous’
Why Luka is still the MVP and how he’s dominated this statistical category compared to the rest of the MVP candidates
The battle for the MVP SGA finishes with 28 pts, 7 Rebounds, 7 assists 1 turnover, +35. Luka finishes with 12 pts, 4 Rebounds 7 assists 6 turnovers, - 25
Victor Wembanyama (ankle management) ruled out Thursday vs Clippers.
[All-Access] A view from Oklahoma City of Isaiah Hartenstein slamming it home with authority as the Thunder cap a 44-point first quarter.