The Bucks fired Bud after Giannis was injured & Bud had lost his brother. They have deserved all the failure they’ve had since that point for making that man the scapegoat. He was never the issue.
Tyrese Haliburton: “I’ve been taking unbelievable amounts of medication to try to get rid of [shingles]. It hasn’t worked. It’s obviously caused me to gain weight … That’s been a topic of conversation through social media.”
[Charania] BREAKING: Doc Rivers is departing as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, sources tell ESPN. The Bucks will embark on their third coaching search in the last three years.
Shaquille O’Neal offers to buy viral Pacers couple’s engagement ring if boyfriend proposes to girlfriend on Inside The NBA:
With the regular season wrapping up, the lakers have led the league in free throw differential for the 4th time in 5 years. The second place team (Spurs) was not even close.
For the 18th consecutive season, the Detroit Pistons fail to win 50 games
Rockets vs. Lakers face off in the first round. Kevin Durant and LeBron James face each other in a Western Conference playoff matchup for the first time ever.
Nikola Jokic becomes the first player since LeBron James (and 4th in NBA history) to finish 1st in Box Plus/Minus for six straight years
[Highlight] Mike Breen: “1st time ever…entire playoffs exclusive to national TV…poor decision…fans want to hear their home team announcers, at least 1st round…part of the family. I get networks pay a fortune…but fans deserve to be thrown a bone…This is our final telecast of the season”
Lebron, Luka, and Austin only played 29 games together this season (560 mins) and still ended up with a better record (53-29) than last year.
Kon Knueppel becomes the first rookie to lead the NBA in 3s made at 273 on 42.5%
Bronny James in the final 6 games of the regular season: 7.2 PPG, 1.0 REB, 1.8 AST, 47.2 FG%, 42.9 3PT% in 16.9 MPG
Nikola Jokic has become the first player in NBA history to lead the league in Rebounds per Game and Assists per Game
[Inside the NBA] Charles Barkley on players sitting out: “You rest Wemby… maybe. You rest Joker, Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordon…You rest LeBron because he’s 102 years old. All these dudes sitting out though, it’s just disrespectful.”
Tyrese Haliburton addresses the home crowd before the Pacers’ final game of the season: “And don’t get used to the Pacers not playing in April, May and June.”
Top-selling NBA jerseys for the 2025-26 Season
[Inside the NBA] Charles Barkley on the 65-game rule: “Y’all vote in the collective bargaining, and now you want to complain. If Y’all wasn’t sitting on your ass half the time sipping margaritas and stuff, they wouldn’t put the 65 games in there…”
The Western Conference playoffs are set: (7) Suns vs. (8) Trail Blazers, (9) Clippers vs. (10) Warriors. (1) Thunder vs. (8) TBD, (2) Spurs vs. (7) TBD, (3) Nuggets vs. (6) Timberwolves, (4) Lakers vs. (5) Rockets.
[Highlight] Carter Bryant dunks on Jokic
[Aaronson] Doc Rivers on Joel Embiid’s appendicitis: “It’s this time of year, right?” Rivers mentioned never having Embiid healthy in the playoffs and said none of Embiid’s late-season ailments haven’t been his fault. “Appendicitis. I mean, you can’t make it up. You really can’t.”
Kevin Garnett returns to Target Center
Giannis on a possible contract extension and his future: “Mmhmm. Mmhmm. What would I do then? Hypothetically? I know. First of all, I don’t wear the pants in my relationship; I gotta ask my wife. If my wife says yes, (then) yes. If she says no, (then) no. It’s up to her.”
[Highlight] Clint Capela hits his first career 3
[Duncan] This year’s Hornets team now has highest margin of victory in NBA history.
The Eastern Conference playoffs are set: (7) 76ers vs. (8) Magic, (9) Hornets vs. (10) Heat. (1) Pistons vs. (8) TBD, (2) Celtics vs. (7) TBD, (3) Knicks vs. (6) Hawks, (4) Cavaliers vs. (5) Raptors.
[Highlight] Mikal Bridges gets subbed 23 seconds into the game vs. the Hornets, keeping his Iron streak on.
Not missing a game… 638 straight games
[Lowlights] De’Aaron Fox misses three consecutive corner 3s in matter of seconds, late in the 4th quarter.
Charles Barkley: “They’ve got some punks in that damn Milwaukee locker room. When you leak what happens in team meetings you a punk. That’s just a punk ass move in my opinion”
Baylor Scheierman in the win: 30/7/7 on 6⁄14 3PT and 2 steals
Giannis and Doc Rivers walking back to the Bucks locker room after the last game of the season
At 6’11, Portland’s Tiago Splitter is now the tallest head coach in NBA history to ever have a winning record in a season
[Highlight] Luka Garza breaks the ATO play by the Celtics and hits a big clutch 3 over Wendell Carter Jr. to give the Celtics the lead, with 31.6 seconds remaining in regulation (with a replay)
WHAT A SHOT
With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ruled out for the final game of the season, Luka Dončić will finish the season leading the NBA in both PPG and total points
Jamal Murray finishes the 2025-26 NBA regular season with 75 games played and the following stats: 25.4⁄4.4⁄7.1 with 48.3⁄43.5⁄88.7 splits on 62.2% TS
[Highlight] Baylor Scheierman on Luka Garza’s game winner: “I was like ‘YEEET!’ He just threw that thing up there.”
Derik Queen with 30⁄22 last night becomes the only other rookie besides Wemby this century to have a 30⁄20 game
With the Celtics upsetting the Magic 113-108, the Toronto Raptors possess the 5th seed. They will face the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Atlanta Hawks will fall to the 6th seed and face the New York Knicks. The Magic lose home court for the 7⁄8 play-in game.
Kon Knueppel is Officially the First Rookie in NBA history to lead the Entire League in 3 Pointers Made.
Xavier Tillman is what 41 year old LeBron should play like.
Post-Game Thread: Boston Celtics (56-26) defeat Orlando Magic (45-37), 113-108 | NBA | Apr 12, 2026
Nikola Topic in his second career start: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assists, 5 turnovers, in 39 minutes
SGA finishes the season as the most efficient 20-point scorer in the league with 67.0 TS%. He averaged 31.
[OC] The main awards have been debated to death, so let’s award some additional players (and groups) for their performances in Part 1 of the 2026 Alt NBA Awards!
[Highlight] Kyle Lowry gets a standing ovation checking in to what will be his final ever NBA game as the 76ers clinch home court for the 7⁄8 Play-In Game.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have finished 6th with a 49-33 Record two seasons in a row.
Victor Wembanyama after being asked about the environment
The Spurs have missed the playoffs 9 times since the lottery was introduced in 1985. They have gotten the #1 overall pick 33% of the time they enter the lottery. 66% of the time they jump up in draft position.
The Portland Trailblazers finish the season 42-40, securing their first winning season since 2020-21