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[Highlight] Tobias Harris to Philadelphia: “Get ready for the fucking Play-In”

Joker points at NBA trophy behind him. Udonis Haslem: “I got three of those things.” Joker: “Not against me.”

Is Jokic falling victim to voter fatigue and people just expecting this out of him?

[Highlight] The Detroit Pistons players on the bench signal number 1 with their fingers, at the end of the game, as the The Pistons clinched #1 seed in the East for the first time since 2006-07 season.

[Highlight] Wembanyama cannot believe Jokic’s shotmaking

[Highlight] MVP matchup: Nikola Jokić hits a ridiculous fadeaway mid-range jumper over Victor Wembanyama

Draymond Green getting pranked on Anthony Davis’ new show

LeBron James on Memphis backlash: “Did I say I don’t like black people? I’m 41 years old and there’s 2 cities I don’t like playing in, Milwaukee & Memphis. I’m not talking about the people in Memphis. I just don’t like staying at the Hyatt Centric, what’s wrong with that? What are we talking about?”

Goga Bitadze’s dirty play on Jock Landale cost Caleb Houstan his job. How is he not suspended?

[Charania] Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique muscle injury and is out for the remainder of the regular season.

Heat’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. catches flight to Phoenix to watch his younger sibling Gabriela play for women’s championship

[Highlight] Jokic plays defense against Fox

[Highlight] Wemby says that battling Jokic today was one of the most fun games he remembers and that it was a good test against a team still playing for something

[Highlight] Yesterday, Nikola Jokić (40 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK) and the Nuggets outdueled Victor Wembanyama (34 PTS, 18 REB, 7 AST, 5 BLK) and the Spurs in an OT thriller to win their 8th straight and snap San Antonio’s 11-game win streak.

[Charania] The investigation has found that the Bucks scheduled Giannis to work out last week in three-on-three scrimmages as part of his return-to-play process, but he declined to participate.

Jokic tonight: 40 PTS | 8 REB | 13 AST | 3 BLK | 0 TOV | +14

Nikola Jokic on the fun of battling Wemby: “I think the first time I played against him, I told you guys he was gonna change the league, change basketball. I still obviously think that. He has an opportunity to be the most unique basketball player to ever play the game.

[Post Game Thread] The Denver Nuggets (50-28) defeat the San Antonio Spurs (59-19) in overtime behind Jokić’s 40 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists and 3 blocks, 136-134.

With their win tonight, the Detroit Pistons have clinched the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference

[Highlight] Wemby on defending the Nuggets: It’s different than most teams since they have the best offensive player in the world

[Charania] Lakers’ Austin Reaves is expected to miss four to six weeks with the Grade 2 oblique injury, sources tell ESPN. Devastating run of injuries to L.A.’s two leading scorers. Reaves and Luka Doncic are expected to be sidelined to begin the NBA playoffs.

In Australia (NBL), the Sydney Kings have defeated the Adelaide 36ers 3-2 to win the championship

[Charania] The Bucks have told NBA investigators that Giannis Antetokounmpo declined the opportunity to play 3-on-3 scrimmages as part of return protocol from a mid-March knee injury, per ESPN sources. Antetokounmpo told the league he is healthy enough to resume action.

[Highlight] Nikola Jokić is unstoppable, floating a shot over Victor Wembanyama as “MVP” chants rain down from the Ball Arena crowd

Victor Wembanyama’s averages over the last month: 29.5 PPG, 13.0 RPG, 3.7 APG, 3.6 BPG, 64.5% TS

Jokic in 7 career games against Wemby: 37/11/9 and 2.7 turnovers on 62.1% TS, 5-2 record

[Highlight] Ausar Thompson vanquishes Paul George back to the Podcast P realm

Tyrese Maxey arrives watching his phone for his game tonight. When asked what he’s watching responds “Wemby vs Jokic”

Jokic not only showing he’s the best offensive player in the game but

[Cowley] In their (Reinsdorfs) eyes it was Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley who made the mess, and it was on them to fix it… Now, ownership is weighing if the mess has gotten too large for them to fix, and according to a source everything is on the table in the next 10 days.

[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama collides with Nikola Jokić, who hits the floor and is now bleeding from the bridge of his nose.

[NBA on Prime] Taylor Rooks: “Have a great game.” Aaron Gordon: “You too, Taylor.”

Pistons are 13-4 without Cade

Jaylen Brown on the jokes about him having no left:

“I think there was some truth to it. I had a major surgery on my left wrist in 2021 and then I reinjured it in 2023… at one point I could barely dribble the ball with my left hand.”

Nikola Jokic is the the first player in the 3-point era to record 40+ points 10+ assists 3+ blocks and 0 turnovers in a game.

Ben Simmons holds the record for highest average field goal percentage by a guard in NBA history

[Highlight] Stephen Curry spots a young fan in the crowd

[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (57-21) defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (43-35), 116-93. The Pistons clinched #1 seed in the East for the first time since 2006-07 season.

[Kram] Denver is now just half a game back of the decimated Lakers for the #3 seed, while the Spurs are now 2.5 back for the #1 seed.

There’s a solid chance we get a rematch of today’s Nuggets vs. Spurs classic in the West semis.

The Nuggets were -10 in the 9 minutes Jokic sat. They were +12 in the 44 minutes he played.

[Highlight] Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokić, and Aaron Gordon connect on a brilliant ATO play—Gordon with the game-tying dunk with 6.5 seconds left

[Highlight] Wemby and Jokic duel - Full Highlights

[Arnett] BREAKING: NEW Stats for Wilt Chamberlain Have Been Discovered & Officially Added to BasketballReference

Jokic on his somber over Wemby in OT “If you guys remember two years ago, he actually blocked the same type of shot. I think it was similar and I kind of throw it away and we lost the game. So, I think it was nothing different. Maybe I created a little bit more space.”

Amazon’s coverage of the NBA - brilliant!

[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama’s game-winner is no good—Nuggets and Spurs are headed to overtime

Wemby vs. Jokic in the first half: Wemby 15/11/4 and 3 blocks on ²⁄₅ FG and ¹⁰⁄₁₁ FT, Jokic 20/4/4 on ⁵⁄₇ FG and ¹⁰⁄₁₁ FT

Jokic on Victor Wembanyama“I think the first time I played against him, I told you guys he was gonna change the league, change basketball.”