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• The Clippers built a 2017 NBA superteam in 2025

Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images The Clippers are going to be good next year. But they would have been unstoppable a decade ago. Chris Paul has indicated the 2025-26 season will be his final year in the NBA before retirement. The free agent guard has made a decision on where he’ll spend his last stop, and he’s going back to the place where he enjoyed the most success in his Hall of Fa...2025
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• Warriors still linked to two key veterans as pressure to finalize roster mounts

Despite their second-round exit from the 2025 NBA playoffs, the Golden State Warriors have taken a patient approach to the offseason....2025
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• Golden State is the only team not to add or re-sign any players so far this offseason
In 2024-25, the Golden State Warriors finished with a 48-34 record. The team had to compete in the play-in tournament to earn the 7th seed in the NBA playoffs. Golden State beat the Rockets in seven games to win their first-round series. However, they lost in five games to Minnesota in the West semi-finals. According […] The post Golden State is the only team not to add or re-sign any playe...2025
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency

Damian Lillard is back with the Blazers. Let’s grade this free agent signing for the player and the team. Damian Lillard is going back to the place he never wanted to leave. Lillard has agreed to the three-year, $42 million deal with the Portland Trail Blazers in free agency, according to insider Shams Charania. The 35-year-old guard will be out all of next season as he rehabs a torn Achilles suf...2025
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• Thunder Star Jalen Williams Reveals Wild Story of Why He Was Forced To Change His Shot Days Before NBA Playoffs
Jalen Williams played through a torn wrist ligament during the Thunder's title run, relearning his shooting days before playoffs....2025
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• Victor Oladipo Impresses In Workout As He Attempts NBA Comeback

Victor Oladipo is attempting a comeback to the NBA and had a well-attended private workout in Las Vegas on Monday morning. Oladipo was impressive as he played full court five-on-five in a group workout of international professionals. Oladipo is in excellent shape after just turning 33 as he works his way back after last appearing in an NBA game in 2023 with the Miami Heat. Oladipo suffered a left ...2025
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
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• Victor Oladipo Impresses In Workout As He Attempts NBA Comeback
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• Kyrie Irving issues warning to Mavericks fans hoping he’ll be back from injury by NBA playoffs

Kyrie Irving is in no rush to return from his torn ACL....2025
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• Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving Doesn’t Know If He’ll Be Back For 2026 NBA Playoffs
Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving tore his left ACL last NBA season against the Sacramento Kings. The one-time NBA champion has been rehabbing his injury diligently, but he’s not sure if he’ll be back for the 2026 playoffs. Kyrie Irving if he’ll be back for playoffs: “Don’t hold your breath on that… I just […] The post Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving Doesn’...2025
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• Fantasy Football ‘25: The most important question for each NFC team

Ben Johnson to the rescue? | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images A look at the key variables for fantasy for each NFL team, Part II Welcome to Part II of my look at the biggest question facing each NFL team, from a fantasy perspective. Last week I tackled the AFC, and today I’ll delve into the NFC. I’ll repeat what I said in last week’s column: I think that identifying the key questions to ...2025
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• NBA trade grades for Michael Porter Jr.-Cam Johnson swap for Nuggets and Nets

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Let’s grade the Nuggets-Nets trade from both sides. The Denver Nuggets are loading up for another championship run, and they’re willing to risk their future to do it. The Nuggets acquired Cameron Johnson from the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night for Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round draft pick. Minutes later, the Nuggets brought back old...2025
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• The NBA Playoffs are a different sport. This is how to win

Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images Here’s what it takes to win in the NBA Playoffs. It’s April 19, the second game of the playoffs, entering overtime of Game 1 between the former champions Denver Nuggets and their fearsome foe Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers have outshot the Thunder, from two-point and three-point range, and Russell Westbrook committed a bizarre turnover to let the game go to ov...2025
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• Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton latest to succumb to Achilles injury during NBA playoffs

Tyrese Haliburton was the third star lost during the NBA postseason to an Achilles tear, following Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks and Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics....2025
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• The Pacers’ trade in NBA Finals suddenly looks genius after Tyrese Haliburton’s injury

Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images The Pacers made a smart trade in the NBA Finals that could matter a lot next year. It’s not often a team makes a trade while they’re playing in the NBA Finals, but the Indiana Pacers pulled it off last week. As Indiana was locked in an intense battle with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the front office completed a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans that sudde...2025
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• Evan Fournier Unsure About Playing For France At EuroBasket

Olympiacos wing Evan Fournier helped lead his team to a 3rd Place EuroLeague finish against archrival Panathinaikos. Fournier is now looking forward to the end of the Greek League Finals, and then he'll decide about playing for France at EuroBasket this summer. "First of all, I'm not thinking about it if I'm being honest because the season is not over. Sometimes I do think about it but I never com...2025
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• Ranking NBA’s final 4 teams in 2025 Playoffs by most likely to win it all

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Let’s rank the four teams left standing in the 2025 NBA Playoffs. The Boston Celtics’ dream of repeating as champions is dead, the best player in the world has been eliminated, and the No. 1 seed the East is already on vacation. The second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs was full of carnage, and no one could have anticipated the last four teams left standing....2025
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Ranking every 2025 NBA Playoffs team by their chances to win it all The 2025 NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. Boston ran over the league on their way t...2025
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• 5 moves to fix the American sports calendar

Photo by Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The U.S. sports calendar is too crowded. Let’s fix it. We all agree that the America sports calendar is a mess. The NBA season starts too early, the WNBA season ends too late, and the NFL dominates everything without caring about your feelings. Also, there are simply too many months of the year when baseball is the only thing on TV. ...2025
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• DeAndre Jordan to Mavericks: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
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• The Organizational Failures Behind the Chicago Bears' 3-5 Start
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"‘Nico Harrison was right': Fans react as Timberwolves stun Lakers in first round"

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"Down 1-0 in their first round series in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Lakers walloped Denver in the first half, opening up a 20-point lead early in the third quarter."

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"Denver Nuggets eliminate Phoenix Suns from NBA Playoffs with Game 6 rout"

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"Lakers' LeBron James vows to never miss NBA playoffs again in social media post"

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"The Los Angeles Lakers’ season came to an end as they were eliminated by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the NBA Playoffs."

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"NBA playoffs, betting odds, picks, schedule: Lakers finish off demoralized Rockets in Game 5"

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" Stephen Curry doesn't believe Warriors need top seed in NBA playoffs: 'We feel like we can win anywhere' "

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"Lowe: NBA having real discussions about a postseason play-in tournament"

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• The Clippers built a 2017 NBA superteam in 2025
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
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• Dak Prescott primed for Tyrese Haliburton type year after ridiculous “overrated” label

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Nothing says we are in the most quiet part of the offseason like a hot take about Dak Prescott. Sometimes all it takes to motivate someone is a little disrespect. Michael Jordan was the posterchild for that, instantly creating a classic meme with his “I took that personally” line from Netflix’s The Last Dance documentary. Tom Brady was similarly motivated to...2025
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• Fantasy Football ‘25: The most important question for each NFC team
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• NBA trade grades for Michael Porter Jr.-Cam Johnson swap for Nuggets and Nets
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• Lakers GM Rob Pelinka Reveals Major Takeaway From Watching 2025 NBA Playoffs Led to LA Drafting Adou Thiero
Lakers GM Rob Pelinka reveals how the physicality of the 2025 NBA Playoffs led LA to trade up and draft Adou Thiero at No. 36....2025
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• What is Houston’s projected starting five after acquiring veteran Kevin Durant?
After a loss in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs, the Rockets have made a roster change. Over the weekend, Houston traded with Phoenix to acquire two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant. In that deal, the Rockets sent the Suns Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the 10th pick in the 2025 NBA draft, and five […] The post What is Houston’s projected starting five after acquiring veteran Kevi...2025
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• The Pacers’ trade in NBA Finals suddenly looks genius after Tyrese Haliburton’s injury
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• Mariah May signs her new name on an NXT contract, ratings go up

WWE However, Jordynne Grace’s very bad new theme song may have driven some viewers away. The ratings and viewership data are in for the June 17 episode of WWE NXT on The CW. According to Programming Insider, this week’s episode was watched by 660,000 viewers and drew a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic. Viewership dropped compared to last week’s 726K, but the demo rating ticked...2025
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
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• Victor Oladipo Impresses In Workout As He Attempts NBA Comeback
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• The '2025 NBA playoff points-per-game leaders' quiz

How many of the players to average at least 15 points-per-game in the 2025 NBA playoffs can you name in six minutes?...2025
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• NBA trade grades for Michael Porter Jr.-Cam Johnson swap for Nuggets and Nets
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• The 'Most career points in the NBA playoffs' quiz

How many of the 36 players in the NBA's Three-Point Era (since 1979-80) to score at least 2,500 career points in the postseason can you name in five minutes?...2025
• The Pacers won the electoral college

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Fans are cheering for the Pacers, but will they actually win it all? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. If there is one thing almost universally loved among sports fans, it’s an unde...2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton’s clutch numbers in NBA Playoffs put Kobe Bryant and other legends to shame

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Tyrese Haliburton’s clutch numbers in the NBA Playoffs are surpassing the greatest players of all-time The Indiana Pacers are never beating the ‘team of destiny’ allegations. The Pacers have been living on the edge throughout their charmed run in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, and their magic is still going strong in the NBA Finals against the best team in bask...2025
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• A whole lot of people tuned out for the final two hours of AEW Fyter Fest

AEW This result was very predictable because 4 hours is just too damn long for a weeknight wrestling show. The TV ratings and viewership data are in for the June 4 episodes of AEW Dynamite and Collision on TBS. This 4+ hour block of AEW programming was presented as a special Fyter Fest card, with the first 2 hours (and a six minute overrun) counting as Dynamite, and the final two hours cou...2025
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• Let’s Chat: What’s your all-time favorite non-Seahawks sports moment?

Photo credit should read Michael Moore/AFP via Getty Images Let’s remember some good times as sports fans, but sans the Seahawks. Welcome to Casual Friday, the open thread where we veer away from Seattle Seahawks talk and get into some off-topic community discussions. Today’s theme is about sports but it’s not about the Seahawks. I’m fairly confident that most of our comments section watch...2025
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• SGA v Jokić, dynasty death and justice for Doris Burke: 20 things we learned from the NBA playoffs

The NBA postseason remains a psychodrama of moments, memes and memories unlike anything in sport. We look back at the biggest takeaways...2025
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• Wolves’ Kevin Durant trade offer would be a huge overpay if true

Photo by Kelsey Grant/Getty Images The Wolves should be careful not to put too much on the table for Kevin Durant. Kevin Durant is going to be traded, and it could happen at any minute. The Phoenix Suns have been parsing through offers for the superstar scorer on the brink of his 37th birthday. Durant reportedly has a preference to go to the San Antonio Spurs, and he’s also interested in j...2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton’s clutch numbers in NBA Playoffs put Kobe Bryant and other legends to shame
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• Best NBA Betting Sites & Apps: Top 10 Basketball Sportsbooks for NBA

The best NBA betting sites are home to high-quality NBA odds, a wide range of betting markets, and they all get you started with bumper bonuses, but finding them is not as easy as it might seem. Thankfully for you, our team of betting experts has updated the list of the best NBA betting sites after doing extensive research, and we are now ready to share the results. In this article, we'll be revie...2025
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• Why Tyrese Haliburton reached out to a WNBA Hall of Famer for basketball tips

Photo by A.J. Mast/NBAE via Getty Images Ahead of his first NBA Finals series, Tyrese Haliburton reached out to a WNBA legend for tips on how to be his best for his team and win playoff games. The 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Finals have been thrilling for the Indiana Pacers, and their star Tyrese Haliburton has been on the rise for years. And as an Olympic Gold medalist (yes, even if he di...2025
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• The Knicks’ 2 stars can’t play together, and it’s forcing uncomfortable choices in 2025 NBA Playoffs

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images The Knicks revealed an uncomfortable truth about their team in a season-saving win vs. the Pacers. The New York Knicks were on their deathbed midway through the second quarter in Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. The Pacers raced out to a 20-point lead on their home floor while already holding a 2-0 s...2025
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• Aaron Nesmith’s hot hand broke NBA records and Knicks’ heart in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Aaron Nesmith went from Pacers unsung hero to instant NBA Playoffs legend vs. Knicks The Indiana Pacers had to play perfect basketball down the stretch in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks to have any shot at a comeback. If any team could have that belief, it’s the Pacers. Indiana had already pulled off ridiculous last-mi...2025
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• Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton’s WWE storyline has come to life in NBA Playoffs

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Long-term booking at it’s finest. If you know me, you know there’s one thing I believe more than anything else in the world: Everything is professional wrestling. No matter where you go in life, there’s always a pro wrestling storyline, angle or one liner that completely describes the situation. It’s called redneck anime, but just like anime, it’s profo...2025
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• Golden State Warriors Are Primed to Reach Historic Echelon Next Season
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• LeBron James Reportedly Expected to Influence Cavaliers' Free-Agency Spending
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• LeBron James Shutting Himself off from Social Media for Duration of Playoffs
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• LeBron James Says He's 'Probably the Best I've Been' Heading to 2015 NBA Finals
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• Derrick Rose Discusses Injury Concerns, Life After Basketball
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• Kevin Durant's Return Is Just What The NBA Needs In 2015-16
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• Kevin Love Opts Out of Cavaliers Contract: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Fantasy Football ‘25: The most important question for each NFC team
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2025

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Comebacks are fun, no matter how easy the opponent makes them. David Lesky reacts to Monday’s series opener against the Chicago White Sox. But in this one, they got great pitching, just enough offense and one defensive play that I may be thinking about for a long time. And if you doubt that, I can still picture a double play started by Alcides Escobar in Houston ...2025
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• BTB Friday Open Thread: Do all sports going on right now help with football not being here?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images This is our open thread for Friday discussion. Welcome to our Friday open thread! Over the last few weeks we have been launching daily discussion prompts here on the blog and the purposes is obviously for the greatest community of Dallas Cowboys fans that there is to talk about matters relevant to the team. For the most part our prompts are related to the c...2025
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Here are our winners and losers from the big Luka Doncic, Anthony trade between the Lakers and Mavs. It’s still hard to believe the Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks is real. Trades like this only happen in fantasy basketball or NBA 2K dynasties; in the real world, 25-year-olds with five First-Team ...2025
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• Dallas Mavericks Need Monta Ellis as Much as He Needs Them
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• Warriors still linked to two key veterans as pressure to finalize roster mounts
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• Golden State is the only team not to add or re-sign any players so far this offseason
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
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• Thunder Star Jalen Williams Reveals Wild Story of Why He Was Forced To Change His Shot Days Before NBA Playoffs
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• Victor Oladipo Impresses In Workout As He Attempts NBA Comeback
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• The '2025 NBA playoff points-per-game leaders' quiz
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• Three reported front-runners are emerging for Damian Lillard

The race for Damian Lillard has essentially come down to the final teams of the 2022 NBA playoffs....2025
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• Kyrie Irving issues warning to Mavericks fans hoping he’ll be back from injury by NBA playoffs
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• Kyrie Irving Made a Brutally Honest Admission on Returning for Mavericks in 2026 NBA Playoffs After Devastating ACL Injury
Mavericks All-Star Kyrie Irving was unwilling to commit to a return date for Dallas, admitting he may not be back in time for the 2026 playoffs....2025
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• Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving Doesn’t Know If He’ll Be Back For 2026 NBA Playoffs
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
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• The Pacers’ trade in NBA Finals suddenly looks genius after Tyrese Haliburton’s injury
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• Tyrese Haliburton’s clutch numbers in NBA Playoffs put Kobe Bryant and other legends to shame
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• ESPN Sources Claim 'Inside The NBA' Will Remain Unchanged In Move From TNT

ESPN will begin to license "Inside The NBA" from TNT beginning with the 2025-26 NBA season with Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson expected to retain full editorial control. Sources tell FrontOfficeSports ESPN has "zero plans to change the iconic show's DNA." "Some of the speculation's just nuts," said one source. "ESPN has wanted Barkley and this show for 20 years. N...2025
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• Why Tyrese Haliburton reached out to a WNBA Hall of Famer for basketball tips
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• Thunder-Timberwolves ending had NBA fans screaming for a rule change

Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images Many NBA fans are sick of watching teams foul up three in the final seconds, and they want a rule change. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves produced an incredibly high-level basketball game for the first 47 minutes of Game 4 in the Western Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. The final minute was set for a thrilling fi...2025
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• Aaron Nesmith’s hot hand broke NBA records and Knicks’ heart in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals
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• Pacers' shocking comeback over Knicks creates result that's never been seen before in NBA playoffs

Until Game 1, teams with a lead as great and as late as what the Knicks had were 994-0...2025
• Tyrese Haliburton recreated Reggie Miller’s iconic taunt as Knicks choke Game 1 away to Pacers

Tyrese Haliburton gave the Knicks a new choke to remember The 2025 Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks felt like it could be a classic heading into the series. Game 1 instantly delivered with one of the wildest playoff comebacks of all-time stunning the crowd at Madison Square Garden. The Pacers defeated the Knicks, 138-135, in overtime to steal a win f...2025
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. Graphic by Anton Tabuena Let’s chart the biggest issues and likely next steps for the NBA teams that faced an early exit in the 2025 Playoffs. The last three teams to win NBA championships have all been eliminated early in the 2025 Playoffs. Joining them is a top-seeded title favorite, who despite their improvements and massive spending, only managed one w...2025
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