Tracy McGrady on the real reason older players constantly hate/criticize modern players: “It’s money. Did you realize like in the 90s, Reggie Miller and Michael, they were only making $2-3 million? And they were the top guys… It’s the money.”
Jaden Ivey might be having a mental breakdown on Instagram
So, uh when is the Clippers/Kawhi punishment coming again?
THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION
Anthony Davis’ Mavericks career: 587 PTS, Luka Doncic in March: 558 PTS.
LeBron James (41, ineligible for end of season awards) has played more minutes this season (1780) than MVP frontrunner Victor Wembanyama (1694)
Paul George is phenomenal once again after the suspension: 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 4 STL, 1 BLK
[Charania] Lakers’ Luka Doncic has been suspended for Monday’s game against the Washington Wizards after picking up his 16th technical foul.
Glenn Rivers after Bucks were eliminated from the playoffs: “Since I’ve been here I haven’t had a healthy stretch. It’s been Giannis, it’s been Dame. This year having only one quote-unquote ‘star’ and every other team has two and three… All the talk and all that stuff probably didn’t help either.”
In his last 6 seasons in the NBA, Nickeil Alexander-Walker has had at most 5 20-point games in a season. This season, NAW has 42 20-point games.
[Highlight] Joel Embiid comes up with the clutch block on the 3-point attempt to keep the 76ers up by 3 with less than 10 seconds to go.
Joel Embiid is 21-1 in his career against the Charlotte Hornets, with averages: 30.0 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 3.8 APG, 1.8 BPG, 0.8 SPG, 57% FG, 38% 3FG, 83% FT!
[Highlight] “If I’m in free agency, I’m not picking Charlotte… my career is over with if I go there” - Paul George circa July 2025
Victor “Good Team Merchant” Wembanyama checks out for tonight with a 23/15/6 statline on 7⁄21 shooting
[Highlight] Wemby with the behind the back assist for the Castle slam
[Highlight] Replays of Victor Wembanyama “Nevermind” defensive possessions, making the opponent have a second thought and give up the shot attempt
[Stein] There is strong support among general managers and team owners to flatten lottery odds by giving the 10 teams that miss the Play-In Tournament equal 8% chances at the top pick, while also expanding the lottery from 14 to 18 teams to include all Play-In participants.
Dirk on Luka & the Lakers “Luka has been playing incredible basketball averaging almost 40. He has his step back working and when the step back works he’s basically unarguable. Is that a team you really want to see in the playoffs with 3 guys that can take over down the stretch? I’ve been impressed”
[Highlight] Tyrese Maxey with the rebound and the vicious lefty poster dunk on Miles Bridges, and he also got some words for him (with replays).
Hornets and Sixers commentaries
[Highlight] Tyrese Haliburton on who his pick is for the MVP “My vote would for sure go to Shai back-to-back.”
[Post Game Thread] The fully healthy Philadelphia 76ers (40-33) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (39-34), 118-114 in a game with massive playoff implications, led by Joel Embiid’s 29 points.
[Highlight] Eric Collins after Joel Embiid got fouled: “He is a merchant. He is a free throw merchant. Embiid misses the first free throw - Collins: “The basketball gods have spoken”
Luka is averaging over 37 points in the month of March, has 150 more points than 2nd place Kawhi Leonard and the Lakers are 13-2. Absolutely historic month we have all been witnessing.
Stephon Castle checks out with his 4th triple double of the season: 22/10/10 on 9⁄13 shooting (2⁄4 from 3)
Joel Embiid in EXTREMELY consequential win over the Hornets: 29 points (3-6 3FG; 10-13 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks (including game-winning one with 7 seconds left, +5! Sixers now two games ahead of Charlotte and won season series 2-1!
After this season, 2023⁄24 will be easily Jokic’s weakest statistical year in the last 4 seasons, yet also the one of them where he won MVP. He averaged 26/12/9 on 65% TS in 2024 compared to 25/12/10 on 70% TS in 2023, 30/13/10 on 66% TS in 2025, and 28/13/11 on 67.5% TS this year.
With their 56th win tonight, the Spurs now have as many wins this season as their previous 2 seasons combined
[Highlight] Luka when asked what getting the MVP award would mean to him: “Yea hopefully but the better I play the more I go down in ratings so I don’t know what more I can do”
[Highlight] Jeremy Lin provides an excellent analysis on Luka’s offensive tendencies
[Highlight] Up 3, with 7.4 seconds remaining, Joel Embiid with a big clutch block on Brandon Miller’s corner 3 attempt (with replays)
[Highlight] The 76ers close out the Hornets late in the 4th quarter after Paul George connects on the 3-pointer and Joel Embiid picks up the closeout block on a game-tying 3-point attempt. Philadelphia improves to 41-33 on the season.
[Highlight] LeBron James finds LeBron James Jr. for the 3-pointer
Tyrese Maxey in first game back in three weeks as fully healthy Sixers take down the Hornets: 26 points (10-18 FG; 3-6 3FG; 3-4 FT), 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, and +/- of +13!
[Post Game Thread] The Phoenix Suns (41-33) defeat the Utah Jazz (21-54), 134-109 as Jalen Green continues a strong March with 31 PTS on 13-22 shooting in 22 minutes!
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (56-18) defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (29-44) 127-95 and clinch finishing no worse than 2nd in the West behind a 22/10/10 performance by Stephon Castle
Paul George looked like an All-Star again as he helped the Sixers beat the Hornets: 26 points (9-19 FG; 4-11 3FG; 4-5 FT), 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 4 steals!
[Highlight] Down 1, with 4 seconds remaining in regulation, Tre Jones steals the bad inbound pass by the Grizzlies, and instead of trying to score on the fastbreak, he passes to Collin Sexton for the layup, but it was after the buzzer (with replays). Grizzlies win
[Highlight] Joel Embiid comes from out of NOWHERE to swat away Brandon Miller’s game-tying three-point attempt to preserve the Sixers’ 3-point lead with just 7 seconds left!
Anthony Edwards will need to play all last 8 games of Timberwolves to be eligible (65 games rule)
Victor Wembanyama defends modern nba defense
[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (54-20) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (45-29), 109-87.
[Highlight] Quentin Grimes receives the pass for the wide open corner 3 and hits it, but he steps on the ref, causing his foot to slide and step out of bounds, and therefore the the 3-pointer to cut the Hornets lead to 1 is waived off.
[Highlight] Austin Reaves when asked about Luka’s high scoring stretch: ‘Yeah and he continues to drop in the MVP race..maybe he’s got to score 60, I don’t know’
Josh Hart responds to Stephen A. Smith dismissing his support of Mikal Bridges and telling him to be quiet and play: “For me, I think Stephen A., as a part-time Knicks fan, needs to shut the hell up. He barely knows guys that are on the team.” SAS also admits he doesn’t know current players as much.
[Highlight] Stephon Castle grabs his 10th rebound of the game, reaching a triple-double. The Spurs bench starts celebrating, Victor Wembanyama apologizing for not finishing the And-1 dunk at the other end, off a pass by Castle.
Castle is then subbed out, with his teammates celebrating
“How can you not say I’m the Sixth Man of the Year.” Keldon Johnson makes his case.
[Highlight] Tyrese Maxey interaction with Miles Bridges after his lefty poster dunk on him. Maxey has words for him, he laughs at him, and points at him
Wembanyama’s last 17 blocks led to a Spurs possession or “How efficient Wembanyama’s blocks are ?”