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A kid asking for sleeves from the Hornets player, and he gets some

[Lewis] Boardroom, the sports, media and entertainment brand co-founded by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman, has eliminated its full time editorial team. The layoff was unexpected and laid-off staff were unable to export their email contacts.

Barkley grumpily dismisses the Lakers-Clippers game, says neither team is any good, and goes through a list of teams he thinks the Lakers would lose to. Inside the NBA then awkwardly transitions to a post win interview with Austin Reaves, who was listening to the whole thing through his headset

Luka Doncic on playing Charles Barkley in his prime: “I would cook him forsure.

[Highlight] Jared McCain gets his first postgame interview with the Thunder after scoring a team-high 21 points and ends with a bark while staring into the camera

Yang Hansen meets Jokic before the game. But no kiss on camera.

[Highlight] Naz Reid throws it down through traffic

[The Athletic] In a worst-case scenario, executives said, if starters are pulled from winnable games for no reason before the start of the fourth quarter, those teams (like Indiana, Utah, and Washington) could lose draft picks.

Anthony Edwards: “I woke up today and knew I was gonna get 40. I seen Cade go for 40 and I said sh** that mean I gotta get 40, too.”

Luka Dončić against the LA Clippers: 38/6/11, 3 STL, ⁸⁄₁₄ 3FG

“Now it’s winning time.” -Cam Thomas is excited to play meaningful basketball.

20-year-old rookie Kon Knueppel led the league with 193 three-pointers this season, shooting an impressive 43.3% from deep. This efficiency is so elite that not a single player among the league’s top 48 leaders in three-pointers made holds a higher shooting percentage.

[Highlight] Down 3 with 8 seconds remaining in regulation, Nicolas Batum intercepts the inbound pass by LeBron James, misses the 3, LeBron grabs the rebound and the Clippers try to foul him, but no whistle, and the Lakers survive. Ty Lue and the Clipers players are upset

[Highlight] Austin Reaves fakes the behind-the-back pass and finishes!

With seven 3PM tonight, Kon Knueppel now leads the league in total 3PM

[Narsu] On Jaylen Brown: I don’t think I’ve ever seen a guy get pushed as an MVP candidate who has below avg efficiency, below average playmaking for a lead creator, one of the highest turnover rates for a lead creator AND whose team is ~ 9-10 points per 100 possessions better with him off the court

Deron Williams says Jerry Sloan decided to quit at halftime because Deron tweaked a play & Jerry said to him in “you wanna f****** coach this team again huh?”

Zaccharie Risacher last 7 games: 6.8 PPG on 34/33/29 splits (42.1 TS%).

[Charania] The Washington Wizards are signing two-way center Tristan Vukcevic to a new three-year, $9 million deal, sources tell ESPN. Team option in third season. The Wizards and the 7-footer’s agent, Jason Ranne of Wasserman, reached the new contract Saturday.

Kevin Durant on his CeraVe ad: “I got paid $2 million for 2 hours of work… what am I gonna say, no?”

The Denver Nuggets on a back to back has dropped the most points in a game this season with 157

Jared McCain 23 points in 21 minutes, +6

Ty Lue says the Los Angeles Lakers were foul baiting the whole game

[Post Game Thread] The Denver Nuggets (36-21) obliterate the Portland Trail Blazers (27-30) behind Jokic’s 32/9/7 on 81% TS, 157-103.

[Injury] John Collins with a hard fall off an unintentional bump by Jaxson Hayes in mid-air, as both his body and head hit the floor. He started bleeding from his head (with replays). Lakers, ESPN, and Clippers commentaries

[Haynes] BREAKING: Sacramento Kings forward De’Andre Hunter will undergo season-ending eye surgery, league sources tell @TheSteinLine and me.

Austin Reaves against Clippers: 29/2/6 | 80.2% TS | 32 Minutes

[Highlights] Nikola Topić full highlights vs. Brooklyn Nets last night - 9 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists

[Highlight] Ant has a 40-point game after sinking the dagger 3

[The Athletic] “I would just say, Sean,” [Adam] Silver said, “you could assume for next season your only incentive will be to win games.” There was a noticeable shift in Silver’s tone and demeanor on this particular issue: “He sounded more like Stern than Silver.”

[Highlight] Nikola Topic discusses coming back from cancer diagnosis, adjusting to the NBA, and the reception he got from fans in his first game

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (34-21) defeat the Los Angeles Clippers (27-29), 125-122 behind Luka 38/6/11 on 64% ts

[Highlight] — Naz Reid has the knack to avoid the hack by going behind the back to attack the rack!

[OC] I statistically analyzed every play of the season to determine who was the biggest Foul Merchant

[Highlight] Memphis Grizzlies with a tribute video for Jaren Jackson Jr., who also receives a standing ovation from the local crowd in Memphis

[Highlight] During a timeout with 4:34 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter, Kawhi Leonard is having a conversation with Ty Lue and then heads to the locker room. The ESPN announcer: “(Kawhi) doesn’t seem in pain, does not seem to be hobbling…”

Jarrett Allen stats in February (seven games): 23.3 points per game, 12 rebounds, 1.4 blocks in 29 minutes per game

Gilbert Arenas begins to explain why the Spurs won’t get out of the first round due to a lack of a star, but his WiFi freezes. Nick Young follows up with “Yeah, I’m glad he froze. He needed to shut the f**k up”

Russell Westbrook’s wife shared an email showing a death threat she received on Instagram

[Highlight] Nikola Jokić freezes Deni Avdija with a slick no-look pass to Julian Strawther for the easy finish

[Highlight] Donovan Mitchell holds the ball in an interesting way, with one hand, to force a jump ball (with a replay)

[Highlight] Rudy Gobert hits Marvin Bagley III in the neck area and receives flagrant foul penalty 1 upon review. Gobert will miss the next game, and every flagrant from now one will result in suspension

Mark Cuban slams the NBA for focusing on tanking and ignoring the real issue for fans: “It should worry more about pricing fans out of games”

[Highlight] Luka Doncic scores the clutch And-1 on Kris Dunn, and then trash talking him (with replays)

[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (35-22) defeat the Dallas Mavericks (19-36), 122-111 with Anthony Edwards’ 40 point night!

Jaylen Brown on what it’s like playing against Horford and Porzingis: “Well those guys helped us win a championship in 2024, so no better way to respect them than giving them the belt tonight.”

[Highlight] Naz Reid dunks all over Daniel Gafford off the behind the back dribble (with replays). Timberwolves, Mavericks, and ESPN commentaries

[Post Game Thread] The Cleveland Cavaliers (36-21) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (26-31), 118-113.