[Highlight] Joe Mazzulla on why he often credits others rather than himself: “Being a D1 basketball player, you grow up with this sense of entitlement, as if the whole world revolves around you. If I wanted to be a better husband, father, coach, I had to get rid of that type of entitlement”
[Highlight] A Magic fan pretends to have a car crash while LaMelo Ball is at the free throw line
[Highlight] Scott Foster ejects Draymond Green and Devin Booker during garbage time
Stephen Curry has now missed the playoffs 7 times, a record for a MVP winning player, he missed the playoffs in the years (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2023-24, 2025-26).
THE CHARLOTTE HORNETS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION
Dillon Brooks on matching up against the Oklahoma City Thunder: “There are a lot of foul baiters on that team. We gotta show our hands. I hope it’s the real playoffs. Show your hands.”
The Golden State Warriors have been Eliminated from Playoff Contention in the 2026 Playoffs
Giannis: “I think LA is super superficial. I don’t like LA.”
[Highlight] Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry, & Draymond Green Hug in the Final Minutes of the Play-In & Their Season
[Murray] For the first time in the history of the NBA an Eastern Conference team (The Charlotte Hornets) has missed the playoffs for ten consecutive seasons.
[Highlight] Bridges pushes down on Desmond Bane’s neck (unsportsmanlike tech on review)
Caitlin Clark’s version of the Nike Kobe 6 was the #1 most popular shoe among NBA players this season.
[Highlight] Draymond Green slaps Booker in the stomach to foul out of the game and start the show
[Yahoo] Doc Rivers indicates his NBA coaching career is over after end of Bucks tenure: “I’m done”
[Highlight] Upon being rejected from the game, Draymond Green shows the crowd he caught a fish this big. He continues to provoke them on his way to the locker room
[Post Game Thread] The Orlando Magic (45-37) annihilate the Charlotte Hornets (44-38), 121-90, and clinch a playoff spot to face the Pistons.
[Highlight] Steve Kerr shares a moment in a huddle with Draymond Green and Steph “Wardell” Curry in what could be his final ever game coaching two fellow Hall of Famers
The Charlotte Hornets remain the only team in the NBA to have never won a best-of-seven playoff series
Jalen Green dominates with 36/6/4 on 90 TS% vs Stephen Curry 17/4/4 | 46 TS% to win the West 8th seed game!
[Fridell and Thompson] The Golden State Warriors have made it clear to Jimmy Butler, the 36 year-old forward coming off an ACL tear who is eligible for an extension this Summer, that he is indeed a part of their future plans.
Basketball Legend Oscar Schimdt dies at 68.
[Highlight] “I’m in a battle with Father Time and I’m kind of taking it personal.” LeBron James gets set for his 19th appearance in the NBA Playoffs after his record-setting 23rd season.
Colonoscopy bro here- can’t believe I missed last game for this
[Highlight] Jalen Green remains unstoppable as he sinks another 3 at the end of the shot clock
Who’s a Contender vs Pretender? I Ran Every Championship Test
To Lawrence Franks claim that we know what kind of owner Steve Balmer is. Under Balmer the Clippers have been fined for offering DeAndre Jordan 3rd party endorsements, they have been fined for tampering with Kawhi, investigated for another incident with Kawhi. All before this current investigation.
Steph Curry comes dangerously close to shooting the date: 4-16 FG, 3-10 from 3, 6-6 from the FT Line.
Paolo “The Beekeeper” Banchero in dominant win vs Charlotte Hornets: 33 MINS | 25 PTS | 5 REB | 5 AST | 9-17 FG | 5-8 FT
[Highlight] A look at the Spurs’ home-court, now ready to go after a seven-year hiatus from the NBA playoffs
Post-Game Thread: Phoenix Suns (1-1) defeat Golden State Warriors (1-1), 111-96 | NBA Play-in Tournament | Apr 17, 2026
[Wired] The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
[Windhorst] Nike’s stock has been obliterated over the last 24 months. [Swiss investment bank] UBS analyst says part of the reason Nike is selling fewer basketball shoes is that basketball players aren’t as popular as they used to be.
Jalen Green shows up big as the Suns eliminate GSW: 36 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL, 3 BLK
TRASH TALK THREAD: 2026 PLAYOFFS EDITION. YOUR FAVORITE TEAM IS NEXT TO BE FADED.
[Highlights] Jalen Green full highlights vs. Golden State Warriors last night (111-96 W) - securing 8th seed in the West:
36 Points on 14⁄20 FG (70.0%), 8⁄14 from (57.1%), ethical performance, 6 Rebounds (1 Off. Reb), 4 Assists (2 TOV), 2 Steals, 3 Blocks, 3 PF, and a +/- of +22 in 39:31 MP.
Luka Doncic has returned to Los Angeles and will be reevaluated after receiving treatment in Spain
Fred VanVleet on last year’s free agency: “I knew I didn’t really want to go back to Toronto. They didn’t really want me back, but it was like, again, I had the relationship. They kind of wanted to make sure they put a respectable offer down, but they came with the bullshit first.”
The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
With tonight’s loss, Miles Bridges remains the NBA’s active leader in games played without a playoff appearance
[The Athletic] The notion that James would want a farewell tour — long cited as evidence that this season was not his last — is false, those sources said, with several sources even hearing that directly from James himself.
[Highlight] Draymond Green hits Devin Booker in the chest, receving his 6th foul and gets fouled out late in the 4th quarter. Booker seems to be in pain, and having words with Draymond who is on the sideline. Scott Foster had enough and ejects both of them, as Green taunts the crowd on the way out.
[Highlight] Paolo Banchero with the nasty one-handed poster dunk on Moussa Diabaté (with replays)
[NBA] Scott Foster will be the crew chief in tonight’s game between the Phoenix Suns and the Golden State Warriors. Warriors are 18-12 in the playoffs in games reffed by Foster, Suns are 6-9.
[Highlight] Jarrett Allen with the crossover and the powerful dunk through 3 Raptors defenders (with replays)
The #10 Golden State Warriors Process Potentially Losing to the Suns in the Play-In
[Shannon Sharpe] “You can love LeBron, without trying to dump on Kobe and Jordan. Somehow if you like one GOAT, you gotta hate the other, trying to create an argument”
[Highlight] James Harden lobs it to Jarrett Allen for the first bucket of the 2026 NBA Playoffs
[Highlight] Paolo Banchero continues his magical 1st quarter, as he drives and makes the And-1 despite two Hornets defenders grabbing him (with replays).
The Magic are now up 17.