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[Highlight] Duece was fighting for his life with that sour candy.

[Highlight] Bronny James steals the ball and finds his father for the fastbreak layup

[Charania] 76ers star Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with appendicitis and will undergo surgery this afternoon in Houston.

[O’Connor] According to league sources, one general manager floated a nuclear option: just make the bottom three teams ineligible for the top picks entirely.

[Highlight] 9 years ago Russell Westbrook breaks the single season triple double record and hits the game winning deep three to eliminate the Nuggets out of a playoff spot.

Locker room celebrates Kon Knueppel’s 3PM Hornet’s milestone with water bottles, LaMelo Ball has other plans

[Moore] Im really interested by the thought that the Thunder are, objectively, an All-Time team. Wins. Point Differential. Defense. Defense with Offensive Capability. Led by MVP. Depth. Coaching. Culture. But they do not feel like the all-time great teams to me and I do not know why.

[Highlight] Bronny James hits the 3-pointer to give him 10 points.

Both Bronny and his father finished with double figures tonight

LeBron James checks out up 25 against the Warriors: 26 PTS | 7 REB | 11 AST | 2 STL | 4 TOV | 11-17 FG | 3-5 3P | 1-2 FT

[Highlight] LeBron James Sr. finds LeBron James Jr. for the 3-pointer (with a replay)

[Emerman] Steve Kerr has one rule for his son (Nicholas): “You’ve got to call me ‘Dad.’” Not ‘Steve,’ not ‘coach.’ ‘Dad.’ On the bench, in huddles, during meetings — Dad… “I think acknowledging it is important,” Steve said. “Yeah, he’s my son, he’s on our staff.”

[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (52-28) defeat the Boston Celtics (54-26) in a thriller, 112-106. Possible second round matchup preview.

[Highlight] Josh Hart sinks the 3-pointer with under a minute left to give the Knicks a 5 point lead over the Celtics.

In a battle between the Nuggets and Thunder tomorrow: Shai, Caruso, Hartenstein, Holmgren, JWill, JDub, Joe, Wallace, Mitchell, and Sorber are all out

[Highlights] Bronny James finds Rui Hachimura for the 3-pointer, and then Bronny scores the floater and the fastbreak layup.

Jamal Murray joins Steph Curry as the 2nd player in NBA history to shoot 43% or better from 3 (min. 7 3PA per game) while averaging 25 or more points per game. He’s been having a historically efficient 3pt shooting season, and it has been flying a little bit under the radar.

[Highlight] Josh Hart connects on another 3-pointer for the Knicks to seal the game against the Celtics. His 26 points led New York to a 112-106 victory over Boston.

Jayson Tatum receives loud applause from the crowd in MSG when his name was announced on the player introduction

OKC and Spurs are the only teams to not lose 3 games in a row this season

[NBA PR] An NBA investigation into Sacramento has determined that head coach Doug Christie mistakenly believed the Warriors were not in the penalty when he instructed an intentional foul late in the April 7 game, and that there was no intent to create a shooting foul or to lose the game.

[Highlight] MLB superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr. shows up for a pivotal Toronto Raptors game, receives a standing ovation from the home crowd

Bronny James in the win @GSW: 10/1/3 with 2 steals on ⁴⁄₇ FG

In this 1997 interview Wilt believes he could average 50-70 PPG if he was playing today. And then Russell thinks no team in the past 10-15 years could beat his Celtics team.

[Slater] Steph Curry is now out tonight vs the Lakers on the front side of a back-to-back. Warriors are in Sacramento tomorrow night. That means zero Curry against LeBron James games this season.

[Lowlight] Bronny James with a bad pass to Deandre Ayton, and LeBron James with a frustration reaction on the bench, shaking his head afterward

[NBA] Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as OUT for the Milwaukee Bucks’ final home game of the season.

[Highlights] Jake LaRavia steals the ball and finds LeBron James, who soars for the fastbreak dunk (with replays).

LeBron then steals the ball and finds LaRavia for the corner 3. Lakers up 20 points.

LeBron when asked what this team needs from him right now with all the injuries going on: “Everything, Just back to the old ways.”

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (50-29) defeat the Golden State Warriors (37-42), 119-103.

Brad Stevens on the character traits the Celtics look for when acquiring role players late in the draft and in free agency: “competitive character where team matters, you’re growth-oriented, you come to work every day, and your ambition doesn’t necessarily exceed your self-awareness.”

After getting off to a slow start, Ace Bailey has proven to be another pillar of what has been a SENSATIONAL rookie class. Bailey’s numbers for March-April: 19.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.1 blocks, 40.3% from 3PT.

There have been over 1.4 million total 10-game spans by players in NBA history, including playoffs. In none of them did a player have as many points, rebounds and assists as Nikola Jokić during the Nuggets’ current 10-game winning streak (252 points, 145 rebounds, 127 assists).

[Highlight] Baylor Scheierman makes his 6th 3 on 7 attempts

[Highlight] Vintage LeBron James crosses Malevy Leons and finishes with the lefty layup between 3 defenders (with a replay)

LA LeBron James is now 14-7 vs the Golden State Warriors

Josh Hart in the win: 26 points on ¹⁰⁄₁₅ FG

At 41.5%, Josh Hart is 9th amongst all starters this year in 3 point percentage

[Highlights] Josh Hart hits the dagger 3 to beat the Celtics, with 14.6 seconds remaining in regulation (with replays).

Knicks win, as Payton Pritchard fails once again to hit a tough 3.

[Highlight] Josh Hart drains the 3 at the end of the shot clock for a 5 point Knick lead

[Highlight] Josh Hart puts in the dagger 3 for New York!

[Injury] LeBron James with the chasedown block on Pat Spencer, as he smacks his hand hard on the backboard, hurting his wrist (with replays). He was subbed out, and have yet to return.

Chet Holmgren has never finished worse than the #1 seed in his entire basketball career

[Highlight] LeBron James with the no-look halfcourt outlet pass to Jake LaRavia for the easy 2, and then goes coast to coast for the easy layup on Seth Curry (with a replay).

24 Points and 7 Assists to LeBron, thus far.

If the Lakers win tomorrow night, the Spurs will have a chance to beat the Nuggets and move the Lakers up to the 3 seed

[Post Game Thread] The Toronto Raptors (45-35) sweep the Miami Heat (41-39), 128-114.

[Highlight] Brandon Ingram gets the contested midrange jump shot to fall to give him 38 points on the night. It is Ingram’s season high and it is the most points he has scored as a member of the Raptors.

[Highlights] LeBron James with the outlet pass to Luke Kennard for the fastbreak layup, and then he finds Nick Smith Jr. for the corner - 10th and 11th assist of the night.

And then LeBron intentionally fouls and subs himself out, as the game entered garbage time.

[Highlight] LEBRON HITS THE TOUGH 3 18PTS (7-11 FGM) 3 3PM