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Warriors-Lakers play-in game gets huge TV rating for ESPN

The NBA got everything it wanted and then some on Wednesday with the play-in game between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers. According to Richard Deitsch of The Athletic, the Lakers-Warriors play-in drew 5.6 million viewers on ESPN, a …

Nate McMillan

Hawks coach Nate McMillan fined $25K for comments about NBA playoffs

Atlanta Hawks interim head coach Nate McMillan is taking a unique approach to motivating his players ahead of their playoff series against the New York Knicks, and his decision to share that tactic has resulted in a hefty fine. In a Zoom call with …

LeBron James shot

LeBron James saw three rims when he made big 3-pointer

LeBron James hit a huge shot to help his Los Angeles Lakers clinch the No. 7 spot in the West, and he did so despite some difficulty. James drove to the basket with about two minutes left in his team’s play-in game against the Golden State …

Jeff Van Gundy

Jeff Van Gundy hilariously roasts himself after Mike Breen comment

Jeff Van Gundy roasted himself appropriately while calling Wednesday’s play-in game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. During the first quarter of the game, Van Gundy congratulated play-by-play announcer Mike Breen on …

James Harden smoothie

James Harden comments on his viral smoothie video

James Harden on Wednesday commented on the viral smoothie video involving him. Harden did not play in his Brooklyn’s 123-109 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in their regular season finale. But Harden was still in attendance to watch his Nets …

Ty Lue

Tyronn Lue responds to those criticizing Clippers for supposedly tanking

Much like Conor McGregor, Tyronn Lue would like to take a chance to apologize to absolutely nobody. Speaking with reporters Wednesday, the LA Clippers coach responded to those criticizing the team for supposedly tanking at the end of the regular …

Marv Albert

TNT reuniting old ‘NBA on NBC’ broadcasting team for play-in game

1990s NBA fans may want to fire up “Roundball Rock” by John Tesh. Neil Best of Newsday reported on Wednesday that Mike “The Czar” Fratello will join longtime former broadcast partner Marv Albert in calling TNT’s airing …

James Harden

James Harden hints at mentality shift ahead of NBA Playoffs

Throughout his career, particularly with the Houston Rockets, James Harden became known for his gaudy statlines and outstanding scoring ability. Now with the Brooklyn Nets, poised for arguably his best shot at a championship, things seem to be …

Adam Silver to the media

NBA play-in games generate strong TV ratings

The NBA will be quite pleased with the early returns from Tuesday night’s play-in games. While 2021 does not mark the league’s first experiment with the play-in tournament, the 2020 event took place inside the Orlando bubble under unusual …

Masai Ujiri

Masai Ujiri shares thoughts on his future with Raptors

Kyle Lowry is set to become a free agent this summer, but his contract may not be the one the Toronto Raptors are most concerned about. President of basketball operations Masai Ujiri is also facing an uncertain future with the franchise, and …

Adam Silver to the media

NBA to add expansion teams to cover financial losses?

There has been talk for the past year that the NBA could expand to new cities in order to help recoup some of the revenue that was lost during the pandemic, and it sounds like that is going to happen. Michael Grange of Sportsnet reported this week …

Shaquille O'Neal on a TNT set

‘Cake walk’ – Shaq thinks Nets will dominate Celtics

Shaq and Charles Barkley do not think the Boston Celtics will pose much of a challenge for the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA playoffs. The Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 118-110 on Tuesday night to clinch the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference. …

Stephen A. Smith

Kwame Brown tells Stephen A. Smith he will beat him up

Kwame Brown is quickly proving he is not someone to mess with. The former No. 1 draft pick has been in the news the last few days. He responded to some comments Gilbert Arenas made about him on the “All the Smoke” show with Matt Barnes …

Myles Turner at a press conference

Myles Turner has message for doubters after huge play-in win

Myles Turner had a big message for the doubters after his Indiana Pacers delivered a blowout win in their play-in game on Tuesday night. Turner’s Pacers hosted the Charlotte Hornets in the 9-10 play-in game. Indiana came out strong, led by 24 …

Jrue Holiday

Jrue Holiday has trash talk for Heat ahead of playoff series

The Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat don’t start their playoff series until Saturday, but things are already getting juicy between the two sides. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Bucks guard Jrue Holiday had some trash talk for the Heat. …

Dennis Schroder

Dennis Schroder unhappy with his role on Lakers?

Dennis Schroder is arguably the third most important player on the Los Angeles Lakers, but he still may not like his spot on the totem pole. Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reported on Tuesday that multiple league executives who have overlapped …

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