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[Charania] Dallas Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg has won the 2025-26 Rookie of the Year award.

LeBron mentions the Lakers’ 23 turnovers and a drink falls from the refrigerator immediately after. LeBron: “Another turnover right there, so 24.”

[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama holding Stephon Castle up so he doesn’t get bodied

Jayson Tatum on Donte tearing his Achilles: “I was definitely like sick to my stomach yesterday seeing him go down. I know exactly how he’s feeling, I know exactly what he has to go through. He has me in his corner, whether he gonna like it or not. So I’ll definitely reach out to him soon”

The NBA announced today that 71 players have filed as early entry candidates for the 2026 NBA draft, the lowest total since 2012 with 66. Since NIL has gone into effect, this number has decreased every season.

Kerr on Draymond: “He’s the best defensive player I’ve ever seen. I played with Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman. The modern game demands so much more than it did in the nineties.” On their relationship: “There’s things he’s done that I can never forgive him for, and yet I will do anything for him.”

LeBron on the refs: “I’m more pissed off about them kicking Adou out. That was uncalled for and it made no sense. Think that’s his first time he’s ever been thrown out of a game in his life. I don’t think that was warranted. Give him two techs, the kid just got in the game, that was ridiculous”.

[Chiang] Pat Riley on the Miami Heat: “I’m not going to retire. I’m not going to resign … I’m not going to apologize for being a play-in team. I’m not going to change. I’m not going to try to lose. I’m not going to tank.“

[NBA PR] NBA 2025-26 Rookie of the Year voting breakdown: Flagg gets 56 1st-place votes. Knueppel gets 44 1st-place votes.

[Kram] I conducted my own study of fouling up three, using GeniusIQ to filter for all possessions from the past five seasons… Teams that chose to foul up three won 92.0% of their games, versus 91.7% for those that played normal defense.

[Chiang] Heat president Pat Riley says he would not consider trading Bam Adebayo: “I want to build this around Bam.”

James Williams ejected Ayton for his arm slipping on Sengun’s back. Ejected Holiday for boxing out. And ejected Thiero for standing around. He called 4 lane violations this game. And missed a very obvious nut shot kick. This is the same “James” that Devin Booker called out.

[Timberwolves PR] Anthony Edwards diagnosed with left knee hyperextension injury and bone bruise, will be considered week-to-week

James Williams (Ref) is having a out of control playoffs

[Amick] A frontrunner has emerged among the draft reform options: expanding the lottery to 18 teams while giving the bottom 10 teams an equal 8 percent chance at the No. 1 pick. Teams will meet Tuesday to continue discussions on the NBA’s next step toward lottery reform.

[Vorkunov] Federal prosecutors intend to bring more federal charges against Terry Rozier, saying he solicited and accepted a bribe. That could lead to a superceding indictment with two new federal charges for Rozier.

‘I’ll Tell Him to His Face’: Denver Radio Host Calls Out Wolves Podcaster, Rips Minnesotans Altitude Sports Radio host Vic Lombardi blasted Minnesota fans and podcaster Dane Moore, saying he plans to confront him at Ball Arena during Game 5.

The Rock, Paper, Scissors dynamic in the West is awesome

Up by 26, Joe Mazzulla went right up to Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown after the timeout and was coaching them up

Lebron James just had one of the worst games of his career in a loss to the Rockets

[Highlight] A “WE WANT BOSTON!” chant just broke out in Philadelphia

Ayton: “I was just trying to brace the contact with Sengun and, you know, we both sweaty guys. I just slipped off his shoulder and my elbow hit him right there above his shoulders. It look crazy on camera, but I’m not no guy who who’s a dirty player or plays like that… my first ejection.”

[The Athletic] When Wembanyama was not given clearance by the director of the league’s concussion program, in compliance with the NBA concussion policy, he requested an examination by an independent neurologist… but the NBA determined Wembanyama was not ready to return for Game 3.

Jonathan Givony: The NIL era is flipping the NBA Draft on its head. Only 71 players entered the 2026 NBA Draft, per the NBA. Down from 106 last year and a peak of 363 in 2021. That’s the lowest early-entrant total since 2003. College basketball stars are staying in school, overwhelmingly.

Raptors rookie Collin Murray-Boyles through his first 4 playoff games: 17 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.5 apg on 68.4% true shooting. Also leads all players in the playoffs in FG% at 65.9%

[NBA] Cooper Flagg Is The 2025-26 KIA NBA Rookie of the Year!

Baylor Scheierman shuts down Jaylen Brown’s “Big Shot Bob” nickname

[Friedell] The Chicago Bulls haven’t given their hires the extra budget needed to go out and fill the rest of the staff with elite-level people. It’s been a source of frustration for many of the rank-and-file employees through the years, according to team and league sources.

[NBA PR] Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg has been named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, earning the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy.

Anthony Edwards in games 3 and 4, which the Timberwolves won by 15 points per game, averaged 11-4-1 on 30-27-100 shooting splits and just 21 minutes per game. Can they close out this series against the Nuggets without him?

Wembanyama on him being “unhappy” with how concussion protocol played out: “I won’t get into the details. I don’t want it to become a distraction. Ask me again after the season. But all the doctors, especially on the Spurs, they were great.”

[Highlight] Tempers flare as Castle puts the ball in Avdija’s chest after an and-one

The Process: They’ve seen every variation of the Celtics roster, and lost to every version.

[Highlights] Cavs hit a wall against Raptors defense in Game 4.

Last 2 Minute report reveals 7 incorrect calls at the end of Cavs vs Raptors Game 4 yesterday

[Amick] The noise surrounding the Knicks’ Mike Brown won’t die down unless they reach the NBA Finals, and even that might not be good enough for the first-year New York coach to be safe.

Victor Wembanyama as he returns from concussion and the Spurs complete a 17-point comeback against the Blazers: 27 PTS, 11 REB, 7 BLK, 4 STL, 3 AST on ⁹⁄₁₇ FG, ¹⁄₄ 3P, ⁸⁄₈ FT, +28 in 34min

Jayson Tatum and Nikola Jokic are the only players in the top 15 for PTS/REB/AST per game this playoffs

[Post Game Thread] The Houston Rockets (1-3) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (3-1), 115-96, to avoid the 1st round sweep.

[Highlight] Banchero under the basket pass to Bane for the 3

Raptors shot 32% and beat the Cavaliers 93-89

[Highlight] Kevin Durant laughing and having fun on the bench as the rockets blow out the Lakers

ESPN using the OKC logo for the Toronto Raptors

[Post Game Thread] The Boston Celtics (3-1) defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (1-3), 128-96. Payton Pritchard led the Celtics with 32/5/4!

Ever since Jazz traded away Gobert, he won four playoff series. Meanwhile Mitchell won only two

[Charania] 76ers star Joel Embiid will return tonight in Game 4 against the Celtics over two weeks after surgery for appendicitis.

[Highlight] Sengun takes an elbow to the noggin from Deandre Ayton, who is ejected after review

[Charania] Houston’s Kevin Durant is expected to miss Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell ESPN. Durant has a bone bruise in his sprained ankle, which would sideline him 2 to 3 weeks in season. He’s had around-the-clock treatment to play but has not been cleared by doctors.