Tracy McGrady on the real reason older players constantly hate/criticize modern players: “It’s money. Did you realize like in the 90s, Reggie Miller and Michael, they were only making $2-3 million? And they were the top guys… It’s the money.”
The San Antonio Spurs Are The First Team in NBA History to Win 4 Straight Road Games by 25+ Points. The Spurs are also 24-2 in their last 26 games (best record in NBA since Feb. 1) and tied the best 26-game span in team history
G League Players Need Higher Salaries. Badly.
This year will be the 4th straight year Giannis has either missed the playoffs or never made it past the First Round
Glenn Rivers after Bucks were eliminated from the playoffs: “Since I’ve been here I haven’t had a healthy stretch. It’s been Giannis, it’s been Dame. This year having only one quote-unquote ‘star’ and every other team has two and three… All the talk and all that stuff probably didn’t help either.”
So, uh when is the Clippers/Kawhi punishment coming again?
Jaden Ivey might be having a mental breakdown on Instagram
[Bannon] Months after losing Game 7, John Schneider found a letter from an admirer: Steve Kerr. “The pain was real,” Kerr wrote. “But what always survives through the tough losses is the character and connection of the group. The loss won’t define you…’
Michael Jordan on who is the GOAT “There’s no such thing as a GOAT”.
THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION
Anthony Davis’ Mavericks career: 587 PTS, Luka Doncic in March: 558 PTS.
Paul George is phenomenal once again after the suspension: 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 4 STL, 1 BLK
LeBron James (41, ineligible for end of season awards) has played more minutes this season (1780) than MVP frontrunner Victor Wembanyama (1694)
[Charania] Lakers’ Luka Doncic has been suspended for Monday’s game against the Washington Wizards after picking up his 16th technical foul.
In his last 6 seasons in the NBA, Nickeil Alexander-Walker has had at most 5 20-point games in a season. This season, NAW has 42 20-point games.
[Highlight] Joel Embiid comes up with the clutch block on the 3-point attempt to keep the 76ers up by 3 with less than 10 seconds to go.
Joel Embiid is 21-1 in his career against the Charlotte Hornets, with averages: 30.0 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 3.8 APG, 1.8 BPG, 0.8 SPG, 57% FG, 38% 3FG, 83% FT!
[Highlight] “If I’m in free agency, I’m not picking Charlotte… my career is over with if I go there” - Paul George circa July 2025
Victor “Good Team Merchant” Wembanyama checks out for tonight with a 23/15/6 statline on 7⁄21 shooting
After this season, 2023⁄24 will be easily Jokic’s weakest statistical year in the last 4 seasons, yet also the one of them where he won MVP. He averaged 26/12/9 on 65% TS in 2024 compared to 25/12/10 on 70% TS in 2023, 30/13/10 on 66% TS in 2025, and 28/13/11 on 67.5% TS this year.
[Highlight] Wemby with the behind the back assist for the Castle slam
[Highlight] Replays of Victor Wembanyama “Nevermind” defensive possessions, making the opponent have a second thought and give up the shot attempt
[Highlight] Tyrese Maxey with the rebound and the vicious lefty poster dunk on Miles Bridges, and he also got some words for him (with replays).
Hornets and Sixers commentaries
[Stein] There is strong support among general managers and team owners to flatten lottery odds by giving the 10 teams that miss the Play-In Tournament equal 8% chances at the top pick, while also expanding the lottery from 14 to 18 teams to include all Play-In participants.
Dirk on Luka & the Lakers “Luka has been playing incredible basketball averaging almost 40. He has his step back working and when the step back works he’s basically unarguable. Is that a team you really want to see in the playoffs with 3 guys that can take over down the stretch? I’ve been impressed”
[Highlight] Tyrese Haliburton on who his pick is for the MVP “My vote would for sure go to Shai back-to-back.”
[Highlight] Eric Collins after Joel Embiid got fouled: “He is a merchant. He is a free throw merchant. Embiid misses the first free throw - Collins: “The basketball gods have spoken”
[Post Game Thread] The fully healthy Philadelphia 76ers (40-33) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (39-34), 118-114 in a game with massive playoff implications, led by Joel Embiid’s 29 points.
Luka is averaging over 37 points in the month of March, has 150 more points than 2nd place Kawhi Leonard and the Lakers are 13-2. Absolutely historic month we have all been witnessing.
Stephon Castle checks out with his 4th triple double of the season: 22/10/10 on 9⁄13 shooting (2⁄4 from 3)
Joel Embiid in EXTREMELY consequential win over the Hornets: 29 points (3-6 3FG; 10-13 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks (including game-winning one with 7 seconds left, +5! Sixers now two games ahead of Charlotte and won season series 2-1!
Anthony Edwards will need to play all last 8 games of Timberwolves to be eligible (65 games rule)
With their 56th win tonight, the Spurs now have as many wins this season as their previous 2 seasons combined
[Highlight] Luka when asked what getting the MVP award would mean to him: “Yea hopefully but the better I play the more I go down in ratings so I don’t know what more I can do”
Only 2 Rookies Have 50+ Steals & 50+ Blocks This Season!
[Highlight] Up 3, with 7.4 seconds remaining, Joel Embiid with a big clutch block on Brandon Miller’s corner 3 attempt (with replays)
[Highlight] Jeremy Lin provides an excellent analysis on Luka’s offensive tendencies
[Highlight] The 76ers close out the Hornets late in the 4th quarter after Paul George connects on the 3-pointer and Joel Embiid picks up the closeout block on a game-tying 3-point attempt. Philadelphia improves to 41-33 on the season.
Chris Mannix on his MVP vote “I’ve got Luka Dončić in my second tier. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokić, Jaylen Brown. Those four guys are in my first tier and those are the four guys that I am considering casting my MVP vote for.
[Post Game Thread] The Phoenix Suns (41-33) defeat the Utah Jazz (21-54), 134-109 as Jalen Green continues a strong March with 31 PTS on 13-22 shooting in 22 minutes!
Tyrese Maxey in first game back in three weeks as fully healthy Sixers take down the Hornets: 26 points (10-18 FG; 3-6 3FG; 3-4 FT), 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, and +/- of +13!
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (56-18) defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (29-44) 127-95 and clinch finishing no worse than 2nd in the West behind a 22/10/10 performance by Stephon Castle
[Highlight] LeBron James finds LeBron James Jr. for the 3-pointer
Was Doc Rivers overrated during his Celtics tenure?
Paul George looked like an All-Star again as he helped the Sixers beat the Hornets: 26 points (9-19 FG; 4-11 3FG; 4-5 FT), 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 4 steals!
[Highlight] Down 1, with 4 seconds remaining in regulation, Tre Jones steals the bad inbound pass by the Grizzlies, and instead of trying to score on the fastbreak, he passes to Collin Sexton for the layup, but it was after the buzzer (with replays). Grizzlies win
Victor Wembanyama defends modern nba defense
[Highlight] Joel Embiid comes from out of NOWHERE to swat away Brandon Miller’s game-tying three-point attempt to preserve the Sixers’ 3-point lead with just 7 seconds left!