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As long as LeBron plays next season, he will officially have been in the league longer after the “fuckery” tweet than before

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

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

[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

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

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

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

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

[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.

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

[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.

After last night’s game, LeBron James is now 5,000 points ahead of Kareem for most points in NBA history.

[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.

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.

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

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

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

[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.”

[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

[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.

[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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Does D’Angelo Russell Still Exist?

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.”

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

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

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.

[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.

[Highlight] 19 seconds into the 4th quarter the referees realized the wrong team have the ball so they had to restart it.

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

[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] 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.

[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] 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!