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.”
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.”
[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.”
[Highlight] Luka’s reaction after hurting his hamstring
[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.
Thunder fan talking trash to Luka Doncic while he’s hurt and Austin Reaves comes to his defense
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.
“Its not analysing, its just content” — Jay Williams calls out the people in the media blaming JJ Redick for Luka’s injury.
[Injury] Luka Dončić goes down.
The Spurs have now completed the best 29 game stretch of any NBA team this season.
[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.
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.”
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.”
[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.
Austin Reaves on OKC: “They beat the shit out of us. They’re the defending champs”
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
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.
If Luka is injured for the season he will NOT be eligible for any postseason awards: an explanation of the rules and technicalities
[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.
Ty Lue on the Spurs: “We couldn’t withstand their thrust going to the hole… We couldn’t control their penetration.”
Lakers have 7 turnovers in the first 7 minutes of the game vs Thunder.
[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.
[Highlight] Bronny James hit a huge 3 to cut the lead down to 42
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
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.”
Lebron James’s average +/- since saying the Grizzlies should move to Nashville: -37
SGA’s night is done 28/7/7 on 12-25 FG and only 3 free throws in the blow out win
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] SGA sneaks into the paint for the and-1 and a 35-pt first half lead
[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.
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
A compilation of many players with similar comments about Memphis as LeBron
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić and Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in March.
[Injury] Lu Dort gets fouled while in the air and goes down awkwardly. Dort heads to the locker room.
[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.
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (59-18) stave off the Los Angeles Clippers (39-38), 118-99.
Its really weird that Kawhi’s no show contract, which Pablo had months ago, is being spun as just a normal contract. The careful language about parts of the contract being normal while minimizing the abnormal “beliefs clause” at the center of the problem is horrible journalism by Baxter Holmes.
A West NBA exec cautions against drafting offense-only guards: “There’s never been a worse time to build around bad defensive guards. We see this time and time again, the flashiest offensive impact doesn’t end up winning the most. It ends up being Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Alex Caruso”
The MVP battle at halftime: SGA 21/3/5 on 9⁄17 shooting and 0 turnovers, Luka 10/4/5 on 2⁄9 shooting and 4 turnovers
[Cwik] Wizards apologize after scripted April Fools joke in which ‘fan’ thought they won $10,000 falls flat: “We apologize for last night’s April Fools’ joke that left many wondering if we had misled a fan. The skit involving our mascot and other members of our performance team was scripted…”
[Krawczynski] Kevin Garnett will make his first appearance at Target Center as a team ambassador on April 12 against New Orleans. Jersey retirement will be next season
Bron picks his top 3
James Harden qualifies for the playoffs for the 17th time in his career.
[Highlights] Luka Doncic misses the 3, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the beautiful euro step and finish on Austin Reaves, and then the assist to Chet Holmgren for the floater, and Lu Dort hits the 3 after the Lakers 8th turnover in the 1st quarter. Thunder up 16.
[Jones] “The time off has really unlocked me and allowed me to play free and to be able to play aggressively,” (Paul) George said. “I don’t want it to get confused: I was healthy, but I needed time for my body to heal and for my body to recover.
Steph Curry sees GP2 is also wearing a Valkyries jersey