17 minutes ago

Joel Embiid Questions Whether Mikal Bridges' Hit on His Appendectomy Scar Was Dirty

"I don't know if it was dirty or not," Embiid said after Bridges hit his appendectomy scar during a screen, with the Knicks winning 137-98. "Tyrese was already gone, and it was kind of after the play...if that's the reality of it, I guess we got to go out and be physical, too, and do it, too."

By Adit Pujari

25 minutes ago

What Playoff Games Are On Tonight? NBA Schedule (May 5th)

Cleveland visits Detroit at 7 ET on Peacock/NBCSN after surviving Toronto in seven games, while the Pistons return with home court and Cade Cunningham’s defense-led group. Los Angeles visits Oklahoma City at 8:30 ET on NBC/Peacock, with ESPN listing OKC as a 15.5-point favorite. Both Game 1s open conference semifinal series for the two top seeds Tuesday night.

By Raahib Singh

6 minutes ago

Christian Braun Takes Full Blame for Nuggets' First-Round Exit

"I'm the vocal leader of this team," Braun said, taking full accountability for Denver's first-round exit. "I didn't play well enough as an individual, and I didn't have this team ready enough." The 25-year-old averaged 5.5 points in the final four games on his new $125 million deal. "We'll be better. I'll be better. I'm looking forward to next year."

By Adit Pujari

about 7 hours ago

Victor Wembanyama Calls Himself And The Spurs' Offensive Leaders Out Post Game 1 Loss

Wemby gave a fairly 'matter-of-fact' answer to what the Spurs could've done differently vs the Wolves in their Game 1 104-102 loss. "If I had been better and if the offensive leaders on our team had been better, it would have been different. So basically, if everything was different, it [the result] would have been different."

By Samir Mehdi

about 8 hours ago

Chris Finch Calls Out Victor Wembanyama For Offensive Goaltending

Wemby recorded 12 blocks tonight, the most in a Playoff game since blocks become a recorded stat in 1973-74. He surpassed Mark Eaton, Andrew Bynum, and Hakeem Olajuwon's 10-block record. "He had a lot of blocks, he had a couple of uncalled goaltendings too. Those are valuable points we'd like to have back," said Finch, correctly pointing out poor officiating.

By Samir Mehdi

about 8 hours ago

Mike Conley Calls Anthony Edwards His "Hero" After Coming Back From Injury

Ant hyperextended his knee and instead of abiding by the 2-3 weeks timeline, he returned to play in 9 days. He came off the bench and dropped an efficient 18 points on 13 shots, even dropping 11 in the 4th. "I called him my hero before the game," said Conley, who had 12 points and 6 assists.

By Samir Mehdi

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