[Highlight] Cooper Flagg becomes the youngest player in NBA history to score 50 points in a game
[Charania] Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is out indefinitely due to a left hamstring injury, sources tell me and @mcten. He will miss the remainder of the regular season and his status is uncertain beyond that.
[Nehm] Giannis Antetokounmpo insisted to local reporters that he is healthy enough to play and that the Bucks aren’t letting him: “it’s like a slap in my face… I want to f—cking play.”
Cooper Flagg with a career high 51 points despite the loss versus Magic: 51 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK, 34 MIN
[Charania] Luka Dončić’s agent intends to apply for an “Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge” to the 65-game rule. Luka missed two games this season for the birth of his second child in Slovenia.
Clyde Frazier on Josh Giddey: “he was a sex symbol in OKC”
Wemby went to train with Shaolin Monks in June 2025. The master who trained him, Yan’an, opens up about what happened during that 10-day period.
[Kozlowski] Memphis Mayor to LeBron: “I would welcome the chance to turn your criticism into action in one of the most important cities in the world. Come to Memphis and roll around with me for a bit, and I will show you some of the culture and powerful investment opportunities in our city.”
Colin Cowherd on the Lakers after last night’s loss to the Thunder: “Sometimes it’s hard to tell a fake Louis Vuitton bag from a real one until they’re next to each other.”
[Highlight] Clyde Frazier during the Knicks opening tip: “I was talking to my friends. I was talking about eradicated, obliterated, devastated— they thought I was talking about Iran.”
LeBron after hearing he’s played against 37% of all NBA players in history:
“You think that makes me feel good? It made me feel worse… I played against 25 father-son duos.”
[Charania] The NBA is investigating the Milwaukee Bucks for their handling of the player participating policy and potential inconsistent statements regarding the health of Giannis Antetokounmpo, sources tell ESPN. The league has interviewed Antetokounmpo’s side, the Bucks and team doctors.
On March 22nd, The Celtics lost to the Wolves. Tracy McGrady said Tatum was hurting the team. Since then, Jayson Tatum is averaging 25⁄11.6⁄8 on 44/40/79. The team is 5-0 when he plays, with a 133 ORTG when he’s on the floor.
Joel Embiid on not playing on Wednesday against the Wizards, Embiid was ruled out shortly before the contest with an illness: “I was pissed off. I wanted to play basketball. I wasn’t allowed to play basketball. I think this is more of a question for Daryl Morey.”
[Charania] Both Antetokounmpo and the Bucks have told league investigators different stories: Milwaukee informed the NBA that it doesn’t believe Giannis is ready and actually wants to play; Giannis informed the NBA he wants to play but the team will not medically clear him, sources said.
[Haynes] Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain and will be out for the remainder of the regular season.
[Hamm] The NBA and NBPA should be much more alarmed about the soft tissue epidemic plaguing the league than postseason award eligibility.
[Bontemps] As I just reported on SportsCenter, there is one way Luka Doncic can be eligible for end-of-season awards: by filing an extraordinary circumstances grievance over missing two games in December over the birth of his child. An arbitrator would rule on it after the regular season.
[Clark] Klay Thompson to the Spurs bench after scoring 14 points in 4 minutes: “It doesn’t matter, we’re tanking
Ty Lue on the Spurs: “We couldn’t withstand their thrust going to the hole… We couldn’t control their penetration.”
Jayson Tatum sits the 4th quarter. Finishes the night with 23/11/9 with 3 steals, just 2 turnovers, and 50/50/75 shooting splits.
[Charania] Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is expected to be cleared to return on Sunday against the Houston Rockets after missing over two months and 27 consecutive games due to a persistent knee injury, sources tell me and @anthonyVslater.
Post-suspension Paul George: 27.0/6.8⁄4.0 with 3.2 steals on 50.0/42.6⁄80.0 splits (64.4 TS%) leading Philly to a 4-1 record
Reporter: Is it in the back of your mind that the Wizards could get extra physical this time? Bam: I’ll just shoot 40 FTs again
A compilation of many players with similar comments about Memphis as LeBron
[Yahoo Sports] This season, star availability has plummeted from about 80% last season to just around 60%. Turns out, only 72 of the 220 games featured all of the stars on the rosters. That’s 32.7%. Less than one-third of the national TV games.
[The Mismatch Podcast] Chris Vernon: “The people in Memphis are as real and authentic as it gets and so it is totally unsurprising to me that an absolute Phony like LeBron James feels out of place there”
[Dennis Jr] LeBron (and his peers) trashing Memphis to his golf bros is corny. The city deserves better from these brothers. I want yall to hear every word of this.
Clyde Frazier: “Giddey… he is from Austrlia. Remember, he was a sex symbol in OKC. All the women, they had jerseys printed up for him and everything there.”
The Sacramento Kings are on a 2-game win streak.
[Lowlight] Jasyon Tatum gives up on the WIDE OPEN 3, passes to Payton Pritchard who misses the buzzer-beater 3 to end the 3rd quarter.
Tatum was one assist shy of a striple double, and didn’t return for the 4th quarter to complete the T-D.
[Highlight] 6’1” Payton Pritchard hits a fadeaway over 6’10” Jericho Sims (with replay)
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.”
Joel Embiid on not playing on Wednesday - “I was pissed off. I wanted to play basketball. I wasn’t allowed to play basketball. I think this is more of a question for Daryl Morey.”
Austin Reaves on OKC: “They beat the shit out of us. They’re the defending champs”
The Boston Celtics have set a new NBA record for most combined points in two consecutive 1st quarters (96)
Luka’s Final 25-26 Season Stats: 33.5 PPG 7.7 RPG 8.3 APG on 62% TS
[Highlights] Dylan Cardwell with huge clutch block on Zion Williamson at the rim, on a potential game-tying layup/dunk, Nique Clifford splits the free throws, and CARDWELL ONCE AGAIN with huge chasedown block on Jeremiah Fears, who went for 2 instead for 3, while down 3 with 3s remaining
[Highlight] Kyle Filipowski with the last second decision to bounce it off the backboard to himself
[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.”
[Post Game Thread] The Orlando Magic (41-36) defeat the Dallas Mavericks (24-53), 138-127 despite a career high 51 from Cooper Flagg
[Highlight] Cooper with the 3 for 48 points
[Highlight] Cooper Flagg 51 point game- Full Highlights
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.
[Highlight] Luka’s reaction after hurting his hamstring
[Highlight] Kelly Oubre Jr. hits back to back dagger 3s to seal the wins for the 76ers. Paul George with the steal.
[Gambadoro] Mike D’Antoni is set to be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026
[Post Game Thread] The Philadelphia 76ers (43-34) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (46-31), 115-103.