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Rival Teams Believe Austin Reaves Will Play in the First Round

While Shams reported Reaves' could return in the first week of May, rival teams also believe he could turn in the first round, per Windhorst. With the Lakers facing the Rockets from April 18, "potential Laker playoff opponents felt Austin Reaves could play sooner rather than later... they were preparing for Austin Reaves potentially to play in that first-round series."

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JJ Redick: Lakers Won’t Have Luka Doncic or Austin Reaves Back Anytime Soon

Redick said both Doncic and Reaves “remain out indefinitely,” with no update on either player expected before next week. Marc Stein added that Luka is scheduled to rejoin the team on Friday after traveling to Madrid for treatment on his Grade 2 hamstring strain. For now, Los Angeles will enter its Houston series still waiting on both backcourt stars.

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Kendrick Perkins: Nobody Wanted Ja Morant at the Deadline

Perkins delivered a brutal reality check on Morant, saying Memphis had to offer a first-round pick just to get teams interested at the trade deadline. "That's how he's viewed in today's game. The NBA don't need you, bro... If he don't get his s–t together, he's gonna be one of the biggest disappointments in NBA history."

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Bronny James' Nike 'B9' Logo Trademark Application Has Been Denied

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Bronny James' Nike 'B9' Logo Trademark Application Has Been Denied

Nike's trademark application for Bronny's "B9" logo, a lowercase "b" with a "9" in the middle, has been refused due to a "likelihood of confusion" with Back9 Golf Apparel's existing mark from Austin, Texas, per USPTO documents. Nike applied in February. James has worn the logo-adorned shoes multiple times this season, with Nike posting images on April 12.

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Draymond Green Says Nobody in NBA History Warps a Defense Like Stephen Curry

Green called Curry the NBA’s most dangerous offensive player, saying no one sees his level of attention without the ball. “People are terrified of him,” Green said, pointing to defenders “grabbing him, holding him, sending 2 or 3 people at him.” He added, “I don’t think we’ll ever” see anyone else in basketball history guarded that way.

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Gabriela Jaquez Leads NIL Store’s Women’s Basketball Sales

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Gabriela Jaquez Leads NIL Store’s Women’s Basketball Sales

Jaquez topped the NIL Store’s women’s basketball sales rankings last week, finishing ahead of Lauren Betts and Azzi Fudd. The list also featured Raven Johnson, Sarah Strong, and Kiki Rice, showing how deep the current star pool runs. But Jaquez owning the No. 1 spot made the biggest statement, putting UCLA at the center of the latest NIL sales surge.

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