We Tip Our Cap to These Play-By-Play Performances Wednesday saw Joe Buck, Kevin Harlan and Don Orsillo put on broadcasting clinics. Sports Illustrated · Apr 16
NBA Finally Decides Whether Luka Dončić, Cade Cunningham Are Eligible for MVP, Other League Awards Both Dončić and Cunningham had pushed back on the league's 65-game rule. Sports Illustrated · Apr 16
The Thunder Just Notched a Huge NBA Draft Lottery Win Thanks to Clippers' Play-In Exit Who is going to stop the Thunder? Sports Illustrated · Apr 16
When the Clippers Were Eliminated Chris Paul Posted a Succinct Meme to Convey His Feelings Chris Paul seemed to enjoy seeing the Clippers’ season come to an end Wednesday night. Sports Illustrated · Apr 16
Five Trends That Could Decide 2026 NBA Playoffs: How Wembanyama’s Minutes, Nuggets Defense Impact Title Chase The NBA regular season runs from October to April. Every team plays at least 82 games (and two lucky squads play 83 if they qualify for the in-season tournament Sports Illustrated · Apr 16
SI:AM | The Steph Curry Show Is Still One of the Best in Town With a generation of stars set to age out of the NBA in the coming years, Stephen Curry and the Warriors reminded us all what the glory days felt like. Sports Illustrated · Apr 16
Draymond Green Loved What Kawhi Leonard Had to Say About Him After the Warriors’ Play-In Game Win Draymond Green shut down Kawhi Leonard in the Warriors’ win on Wednesday night. Sports Illustrated · Apr 16
Gossip around Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers’s relationship misreads the WNBA The former UConn star’s draft night should have been about her talent. Instead, speculation shows how the league is still being viewed through the wrong lens The Guardian - US · Apr 16
Vintage Stephen Curry and Draymond Green Remind Everyone Why This Duo Still Works Curry’s 35-point masterpiece and Green’s defensive clampdown on Kawhi Leonard headline a play-in tournament classic as the Warriors’ core delivers. Sports Illustrated · Apr 16
The Simple Reason Steve Kerr Hasn’t Made a Decision Yet on Coaching Next Season The longtime Warriors coach is focused on his team’s play-in game vs. the Clippers first and foremost. Sports Illustrated · Apr 16
NBA Play-In Tournament: Takeaways From Warriors-Clippers, 76ers-Magic As Steph Curry Pulls Off Comeback Three takeaways from another exciting night of NBA play-in action featuring the eternal Steph Curry. Sports Illustrated · Apr 15
Chris Mannix’s NBA MVP Ballot: The Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokić Debate Along with a strong top three, this season’s ballot has six players who can make strong arguments that they deserve the award. Sports Illustrated · Apr 15
Chris Mannix’s Notes: Giannis Antetokounmpo on the Clock, Portland’s Early Hotel Checkout Plus, Kon Knueppel’s Rookie of the Year stock watch and examining Doug Christie’s return as Kings coach. Sports Illustrated · Apr 15
NBA viewing figures soar as new TV deals deliver major success The NBA has released the television viewing figures for the regular season The Independent UK · Apr 15
Sports Illustrated · Apr 15 How Luka Dončić's Appeal of NBA’s 65-Game Rule Could Cost Kon Knueppel Rookie of the Year Kon Knueppel had the bad luck of having a bad game before awards ballots have been turned in—even if it isn’t supposed to count in the voting.
Barchart · Apr 15 NBA Legend Shaq Is Betting Big on Futuristic Immersive Retail — ‘I’m a Geek, America, and Proud to Say It’ After Spending Big as a Customer NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is betting on immersive, tech-driven retail after first spending thousands there as a customer. His move reflects a consistent strategy of investing in products he personally believes in—and sees real potential in.
The Independent UK · Apr 15 Google’s Fitbit Air is coming for the Whoop, here’s everything we know The screen-free wearable could come in a range of colours and cost less than £100
Sports Illustrated · Apr 15 Looking at Where Dianna Russini Could Land Next Despite recent controversy, there will be opportunities for the NFL reporter.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 15 Portland’s Deni Avdija Did A Lot More Than Shoot Free Throws to Beat the Suns Deni Avdija went 15-of-22 from the field on his way to 41 points in a play-in win over the Suns.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 15 LaMelo Ball Was So Excited After Hornets Play-In Win He Accidentally Punched the Team Mascot Whoops!
Sports Illustrated · Apr 15 LaMelo Ball Escapes Suspension for ‘Reckless’ Play on Bam Adebayo The NBA announced the findings of its investigation into Ball on Wednesday night.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 15 SI:AM | Play-In Thrillers Were a Perfect NBA Playoffs Appetizer The Heat-Hornets and Trail Blazers-Suns games were a welcome break from the usual play-in snoozefests.
TechRadar · Apr 15 ‘A hardware failure in our production truck’ — Amazon Prime Video’s Heat vs Hornets live stream has major outage in overtime Amazon's first play-in game stream frustrates fans with technical difficulties.
The Guardian - US · Apr 15 How the streaming dream turned sports on TV into a costly maze What began as a fan-friendly revolution has splintered into a confusing, expensive web of subscriptions, blackouts and ads
Sports Illustrated · Apr 15 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.