[Charania] BREAKING: Billy Donovan is exiting as head coach of the Chicago Bulls after six seasons, sources tell ESPN.
[NBC Sports] Sources: Barring renewed faith, Steve Kerr not expected to return to Warriors
[Aubin] Wemby on his defensive origins: I used to have the reputation as someone who did not play defense. One day, the opposing coach said: ‘He’s a NBA prospect, but he can’t play defense. So attack him.’ So I took that personally… And the rest is history
Rudy Gobert believes he was snubbed in DPOY voting: “Not the first time I get disrespected, probably not the last. I’m gonna keep being myself. If they wanna disrespect greatness, take it for granted, whatever, sooner or later they’ll realize the impact.”
Ant after last night’s win: “I love Donte. I told him after the game he got gorrilla nuts.” Randle nods approvingly
Aaron Gordon’s thoughts on Jaden Mcdaniels’ comments about the Nuggets being bad defenders: “Brother, I don’t care.”
Ant on what he told Rudy going into the 4th: “I told him, like, but we ain’t bringing no double team. You’re gonna guard him one on one all night and stop reaching because he’s gonna flop and they’re gonna call a foul. So just play him straight up.”
Jaden Mcdaniels on the Timberwolves gameplan vs Nuggets : “Just go at them, they are all bad defenders”
[O’Connor] Nikola Jokic had some really rough defensive possessions in the second half of last night’s loss.
[Highlight] CJ McCollum when asked how tonight’s performance played into his villain status with Knicks fans: “I ain’t no villain. I’m a nice guy with two kids and a wife.”
Anthony Edwards postgame after reading his boxscore in a win over Denver: “I’m a*s bro, f*ck.”
Zaccharie Risacher was a DNP-CD in the Hawks Game 2 win against the Knicks
[Hine] Jaden McDaniels, deadpan delivery, on what worked for the Timberwolves offensively. Jaden: “Go at Jokic, Jamal, all the bad defenders. Tim Hardaway, Cam Johnson, Aaron Gordon, their whole team.” Q: They’re all bad defenders? Jaden: “Yeah, they’re all bad defenders.”
[Lowlights] The Minnesota Timberwolves relentlessly hunting Nikola Jokic on defense, putting him in every action and blowing past him for easy rim finishes.
Ant: “I just be watching Dwyane Wade clips, he was beating shit at the rim, so I just be trying to beat shit at the rim that’s all, like, people come at the rim and Rudy ain’t down there I’m trying to beat that shit I don’t care who it is… I don’t give a damn I’m trying to beat that shit”
[Charania] Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić is expected to miss the series against the Houston Rockets. Austin Reaves has begun 1-on-1 on-court work but remains out indefinitely.
[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves steal a game in the Mile High City and Survive the Free throw line(1-1) defeat the Denver Nuggets (1-1), 119-114.
CJ McCollum hunting Jalen Brunson. He went 6-9 with Brunson as the primary defender
[Post Game Thread] The Atlanta Hawks with the complete comeback win and steal a game in MSG behind CJ McCollum 32 points.(1-1) & defeat the New York Knicks (1-1), 107-106.
Rudy Gobert with possibly the most impactful 2 PTS | 7 REB | 2 STL of all time as he locks up Jokic for the win late in the 4th
[Poole] Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr unlikely to return to the franchise barring “renewed faith” as team shifts toward a rebuild.
[Charania] San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama has won the 2025-26 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. He is the youngest player in league history to win the award.
Jaxson Hayes has Received a Slovenian Passport, Eligible to Join “Slovenian Brother” Luka Doncic on National Team for Olympics and FIBA World Cup
[Highlight] Tim Hardaway Jr. reacts to a foul call
Jaden McDaniels: We go at Jokic, go at Jamal, all the bad defenders. Tim Hardaway, Cam Johnson, Aaron Gordon, their whole team.
“One and Done”: There are 41 players who made All-NBA First Team once in their careers, and then were unable to make First Team again.
[Highlight] Jamal Murray ties the game at half from 3⁄4 court
Victor Wembanyama is the first ever unanimous DPOY winner
Chris Finch:“It’s a joke that he wasn’t a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year. I thought it was incredibly disrespectful. It’s just laughable and small minded and petty all the crap that people decide to give Rudy”
Victor Wembanyama on being the first-ever unanimous DPOY and the youngest player to win the award: “It feels great… The real struggle may have been getting to 65 games. But I am super proud to be the first unanimous.”
Jokic in 4th quarter against the Timberwolves l 2 PTS | 3 REB | 1 AST | 1⁄7 FG | 0/2 3FG | 21% TS
Chris Finch on officiating: “The league’s in a place right now where you draw the contact, spill away, and get rewarded. Guys who try to play through contact … stay with the drive, they tend not to be rewarded … Maybe we ought to start flopping too.”
[The Athletic] Blazers owner Tom Dundon doesn’t care that others say he’s cheap
[Highlight] CJ McCollum misses both FT’s, but the Knicks don’t take a timeout and can’t convert on the fastbreak. Atlanta wins!
Brandon “me shooting 9 shots is not going to win basketball games” Ingram goes 3-15 from the field in game 2.
Ben Majchrzac, the senior audio engineer for the NBA on NBC, takes us behind the scenes to explore the complex world of professional sports audio engineering and the process required to create an immersive auditory experience.
[Breber] By my count, CJ McCollum has 22 points on 82.3% TS (9⁄12 FG) when being guarded by Jalen Brunson in this series. I think New York’s gonna have to be more aggressive to keep Brunson out of this matchup. It’s a big problem.
[Highlight] The Timberwolves seal the win over the Nuggets
[Stein] This means Utah’s lottery pick CANNOT fall lower than No. 8 in the May 10th lottery … so the Jazz are assured of retaining their top-eight-protected pick in the first round rather than sending it to Oklahoma City.
[Post Game Thread] The Cleveland Cavaliers (2-0) defeat the Toronto Raptors (0-2), 115-105.
Every documented incident involving Shaquille O’Neal, his own feces, and his teammates
[NBA Today] “The sense around the Lakers is that Austin Reaves is actually the one that’s further along than Luka Doncic in their respective rehab processes. I am told Austin Reaves has started 1 on 1 on court work. The Lakers are not expecting Luka Doncic to be back in this series.”
[Highlight] CJ McCollum hits another jumper, NAW steals the ball from Brunson, and Jalen Johnson scores for a 4-pt Hawks lead with 10s remaining
Did Rudy Gobert just put up the greatest 2 point, 7 rebound, 1ast, 2 stl, and 0 block game of all time?
[Highlight] Josh Hart setting a unique screen by extending his base as much as possible. The screen was ruled legal by NBA refs after coaches challenge
(APPRECIATION) Nuggets vs. Wolves is Absolute Cinema.
The Hawks through the first two games are shooting 53 percent (34 attempts) when Jalen Brunson is the primary defender
Pelicans have begun sweeping operations changes. President of Basketball Operations, Joe Dumars, has fired or declined to renew the contracts of over 25 people across multiple departments.