Erik Spoelstra Argues LaMelo Ball Should’ve Been Ejected After Tripping Bam Adebayo Adebayo landed hard on his tailbone and missed the rest of the game. Ball later apologized. Sports Illustrated · Apr 15
Hornets-Heat Prove Play-In Tournament’s Worth With Game of the Year to Open Postseason The Hornets and Heat provided the game of the year in just the first NBA postseason game. Sports Illustrated · Apr 15
Why Prime Video Sports Says Feed Dropped in Overtime of Hornets-Heat Play-In Game Amazon Prime Video’s broadcast of the Heat-Hornets play-in game cut out with less than a minute to go in overtime and showed a “technical difficulties” graphic. Sports Illustrated · Apr 15
As Lakers Prepare for Rockets Series, Luka Dončić's Status Remains a Mystery The Los Angeles Lakers have no update on Luka Dončić's status as their first playoff game against the Rockets approaches. Sports Illustrated · Apr 15
Three Takeaways From an Electric First Night of NBA Play-In Tournament After Hornets, Trail Blazers’ Huge Wins After a thrilling Hornets win over the Heat to advance to Friday’s game, Phoenix is taking on Portland with the No. 7 seed on the line. Sports Illustrated · Apr 14
The Best and Worst Case Scenario for Every NBA Team in the Postseason Postseason expectations have a pretty wide range in the NBA. Sports Illustrated · Apr 14
How to Watch NBA Play-In Tournament 2026 With and Without Cable: Full Viewing Guide How to watch the 2026 NBA play-in tournament, scheduled to take place from April 14–17. Sports Illustrated · Apr 13
Here Are the NBA’s 2025–26 Iron Men. How Do They Compare to Years Past? How many NBA players suited up for all 82 games this year, and how does that stack up in recent NBA history? Sports Illustrated · Apr 13
NBA Playoffs: Ranking the Superstar Matchups We Want to See in the First Round Ranking the six NBA superstar matchups we want to see the most in the first round of the 2026 postseason. Sports Illustrated · Apr 12
NBA Playoff Picture: A Breakdown of Everything to Play for on Last Day of Regular Season Here’s what’s at stake during Sunday’s full 15-game slate to wrap up the regular season. Sports Illustrated · Apr 12
NBA Play-In Tournament 2026 Schedule, Dates and Start Times The full schedule for the 2026 NBA play-in tournament with dates, start times and matchups. Sports Illustrated · Apr 11
Heat waive Terry Rozier, the last official act of a season derailed by federal gambling charges Terry Rozier, who is facing federal charges related to a gambling operation, has been waived by the Miami Heat in an expected and procedural move that allows the team to sign another player to its roster before the postseason The Independent UK · Apr 10
NBA Playoff Picture: Everything at Stake for Every Seed During Friday’s Games Here’s what every playoff team is playing for during a busy Friday slate. Sports Illustrated · Apr 10
Michael Jordan’s second act: how the Jumpman became Nascar’s hottest owner After years of frustration as an NBA executive, the basketball legend’s 23XI Racing team has surged to the front of the Cup series, reshaping his legacy The Guardian - US · Apr 9
Sports Illustrated · Apr 4 Updated List of Longest Playoff Droughts in Sports As Sabres Finally Clinch Postseason The Sabres held the longest playoff drought streak in NHL history until Saturday.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 1 NBA Championship Power Rankings: Knicks’ Status As True Contender in Question Amid Losing Streak Breaking down the Knicks’ shaky status as a true contender in this week’s NBA championship power rankings.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 27 Who Gets Cooper Flagg? How 2025 NBA Draft Would Look Under Proposed Anti-Tanking Rule Changes How would the NBA’s proposed anti-tanking measures have affected the 2025 NBA draft? We put the league’s proposals to the test.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 27 Kon Knueppel Made History, Then Got Hit in the Head by a Fan’s Ill-Advised Shot Please don’t throw basketballs at the young stars.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 26 Kon Knueppel’s Immediate Rise Into One of the NBA’s Best Shooters Was No Accident Charlotte Hornets star rookie Kon Knueppel has already made his claim as one of the NBA’s premier shooters.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 16 NBA Sets Wheels in Motion to Add Two Western Conference Expansion Teams The league could add two teams by the 2028–29 season.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 8 NBA Playoff Picture: Updated Probabilities and Biggest Storylines Impacting the Standings A look at the NBA playoff picture with less than 20 games left to go for each team in the regular season.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 7 What Nikola Vučević’s Injury Means for Celtics in Title Push With Jayson Tatum The Boston center fractured his right ring finger Friday and will miss approximately a month.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 6 SI AM: Jayson Tatum’s Return Could Change Balance in East Boston is adding an All-Star to its lineup at just the right time.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 6 The Hornets Are Quietly Becoming One of the NBA’s Hottest Teams Behind LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller and standout rookie Kon Knueppel, Charlotte’s long rebuild may finally be turning into something sustainable.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 6 Cooper Flagg’s Performance in Return From Injury Proves Rookie of the Year Remains His to Lose Cooper Flagg became the second fastest player in NBA history to reach 1,000 points in his return from injury.