Colin Cowherd on the Lakers after last night’s loss to the Thunder: “Sometimes it’s hard to tell a fake Louis Vuitton bag from a real one until they’re next to each other.”
LeBron after hearing he’s played against 37% of all NBA players in history:
“You think that makes me feel good? It made me feel worse… I played against 25 father-son duos.”
Ty Lue on the Spurs: “We couldn’t withstand their thrust going to the hole… We couldn’t control their penetration.”
[Yahoo Sports] This season, star availability has plummeted from about 80% last season to just around 60%. Turns out, only 72 of the 220 games featured all of the stars on the rosters. That’s 32.7%. Less than one-third of the national TV games.
[Charania] Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is expected to be cleared to return on Sunday against the Houston Rockets after missing over two months and 27 consecutive games due to a persistent knee injury, sources tell me and @anthonyVslater.
A compilation of many players with similar comments about Memphis as LeBron
Bam Adebayo says he wouldn’t trade his 83-point game for a DPOY trophy: “I don’t know if I could, at this point. That was a special brand of basketball to me. Obviously that looks different to everybody else but 83 points in a game it shifted everybody’s mindset to how they look at me play now.”
[Dennis Jr] LeBron (and his peers) trashing Memphis to his golf bros is corny. The city deserves better from these brothers. I want yall to hear every word of this.
[Jajodia] Morant’s parents’ mansion was listed for sale at $3.5 million. Not long after, Grizzlies beat reporter Joe Mullinax added more weight to the rumors by confirming that a split could be coming. “He wants out, and he’s not wrong to feel that way.”
Austin Reaves on OKC: “They beat the shit out of us. They’re the defending champs”
[Highlight] Luka’s reaction after hurting his hamstring
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received 88⁄100 1st place votes in ESPN’s latest MVP mock ballot April 3rd. Last Year in April he had 77⁄100 1st place votes.
Thunder fan talking trash to Luka Doncic while he’s hurt and Austin Reaves comes to his defense
[Bontemps] As I just reported on SportsCenter, there is one way Luka Doncic can be eligible for end-of-season awards: by filing an extraordinary circumstances grievance over missing two games in December over the birth of his child. An arbitrator would rule on it after the regular season.
“Its not analysing, its just content” — Jay Williams calls out the people in the media blaming JJ Redick for Luka’s injury.
The Spurs have now completed the best 29 game stretch of any NBA team this season.
[Injury] Luka Dončić goes down.
Only 1 Team Has Beaten All 6 of The Thunder, Spurs, Lakers, Nuggets, Rockets, and TWolves At Least Once This Season: The Portland Trail Blazers
NBA on Amazon Prime hosts play a game of “Central or Centel”:
[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (61-16) obliterate the Los Angeles Lakers (50-27) behind Shai’s 28/7/7 +35, 139-96.
[Highlight] Dylan Harper makes John Collins stumble and explodes to the rim
[Fridell] Kristaps Porzingis is open to staying with the Golden State Warriors this offseason, but would not commit to it: “The reality is I didn’t have a good year at all. I barely showed what I’m capable of. And so I have to see what’s out there.”
LeBron on playing the Grizzlies: “I’m f*ing 41 years of age. You think I want to do sh in Memphis on a random Thursday? I’m not the first guy in the NBA to talk about this. You guys got to move the team… go over to Nashville already.”
[Charania] Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is expected to be cleared to return on Sunday against the Houston Rockets after missing over two months and 27 consecutive games due to a persistent knee injury, sources tell me and Anthony Slater.
[Russo] Darius Garland left tonight’s game before media was allowed into the locker room and did not speak to media after Tuesday’s game, as well.
Anthony Edwards has been ruled out tonight. Subsequently, he’ll no longer be eligible for end-of-season awards as he will not make the 65 game threshold.
LeBron asked what part of the day he feels 41: “When I wake up. I tell my teammates all the time, I go to sleep available and I wake up doubtful…And when I wake up. I’m fu*king doubtful every single time.”
Jason Kidd denies trading Luka: Unfortunately, as I have said, I was not part of the process…. I waited until 11 o’clock, and that trade, the world changed”
Shoutout to Tre Jones, averaging 13.5pts and 5.4 assists with 63 TS% as a 6’1 guard
If Luka is injured for the season he will NOT be eligible for any postseason awards: an explanation of the rules and technicalities
The Lakers scored 21 points in the first quarter against the Thunder— 8 of those 21 points came from free throws. They made 5 total field goals in 12 minutes. Lakers trail by 23.
[Highlight] Bronny James hit a huge 3 to cut the lead down to 42
[McMenamin] Luka Doncic will undergo an MRI on Friday to determine the extent of his left hamstring injury, a source familiar with Doncic’s situation told ESPN.
Lakers have 7 turnovers in the first 7 minutes of the game vs Thunder.
[Scotto] Denver Nuggets forward Peyton Watson is having a breakout season and will be one of the top restricted free agents this summer. After rebuffing trade interest, the Nuggets want to re-sign him this summer.
[Highlight] Dylan Harper drills the half-court buzzer beater and the spurs take a 24-pt lead into halftime
After passing the 15 minute threshold tonight, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has met the 65-game criteria. The reigning MVP is now eligible for postseason honors.
Fox, Castle & Harper (The Super Slash Bros) combine for 61 pts (64% FG, 50% 3pt), 14 rebs and 15 ast to lead the Wemby-less Spurs over the Clippers on the road, 118-99
Lebron James’s average +/- since saying the Grizzlies should move to Nashville: -37
Paul Pierce on what would’ve happened if he and LeBron swapped teams in 2008: “If I was a Cavalier and Bron was on the Celtics, we probably wouldn’t make the playoffs. I’d have been cringing passing to them. At least Bron had confidence in them.”
SGA’s night is done 28/7/7 on 12-25 FG and only 3 free throws in the blow out win
Peyton Watson (right hamstring) is considered week-to-week, per Coach David Adelman
Dwyane Wade says Wemby was pissed after winning a silver medal in the 2024 Olympics. “Wemby wasn’t happy bro. He was pissed. Being on the podium, getting that silver medal, pissed. And you’d think, Wemby was I think 20 years old… He lost to LeBron, KD and Steph. Pissed.
[Highlight] The Thunder score 82 points in the first half, their highest‑scoring half of the season, while shooting 32‑of‑53 (60.4%) from the field. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a team-high 21 points.
[Lowlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores on Bronny James, and Bronny with back to back turnovers, leading to easy buckets at the other end, and then nearly another turnover, as Cason Wallace keeps giving him hard time.
[Highlight] SGA sneaks into the paint for the and-1 and a 35-pt first half lead
With his 4th made 3 of the night, Kon Knueppel has surpassed another record: Most 3s made by a Hornets player in a single season
[Lowlight] Rudy Gobert goes for the windmill dunk off the whistle