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GAME PREVIEW: Heat host tanking Wizards in penultimate home game of season

With just eight days left in the regular season, the Miami Heat host the Washington Wizards in their penultimate home game of the 2025-26 regular season. Tip-off will be at 3:00 p.m. EST. The Heat are losers of eight of their last 10, including a 147-129 loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Boston shot […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat host tanking Wizards in penultimate home game of season appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Nets sign Malachi Smith to two-year deal

In a bit of a surprise, the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday announced that they had signed 10-day player Malachi Smith to a two year standard deal. Shams Charania was first with the news, that the Nets later confirmed… Smith’s signing gives the Nets the league maxium of 15 standard deals and three two-ways with five […]

Final Four Saturday: Open Thread

Plus: A Crown of Thorns, with no hope of resurrection for the Big Ten in Las Vegas The Crown: Updates Don’t lie to me, these are what you’re here for. The Games That Were (April 1-2) Oklahoma Sooners 90, Colorado Buffaloes 86 (OT) Baylor Bears 67, Minnesota Golden Gophers 48 At halftime I sent the […]

The NBA’s Tankathon 2026 hits an embarrassing new low

April 3, 2026 isn’t likely to be a date well-remembered in NBA history, but it did produce an extraordinary (if unfortunate) statistic: In the 7,891 days in which regular season NBA games have been played since the 1976-1977 season began (i.e., since the NBA-ABA merger), yesterday the only day in which five games were won […]

Comments from the Other Side - Bucks 4/3/26

  Another good game by the Celtics.  That graphic cracked me up.  Like I have said many times, Doc lost me when he said that teams don't need to work on defense in practice.  The Celtics won with him because of Thibs and KG.  He's failed everywhere he's gone since.  He constantly puts blame on everyone else except himself.  I love the respect they give Brad Stevens.  It's sad to see how few Bucks fans are commenting in the forums.   And, the on...

Atlanta ease to win over Nets as playoff push continues

The Atlanta Hawks won by a comfortable margin as they handled the Brooklyn Nets in a 141-107 victory at Barclays Center on Friday night. CJ McCollum led the scoring with 25 points with Nickeil Alexander-Walker adding 21 points. For the Nets, Nic Claxton led with 16 points. The final scoreline ultimately deceives the true nature […]

Maple Leafs Had Multiple Matthew Knies Trade Offers Rejected

Brad Treliving was trying to blow up the Toronto Maple Leafs ahead of this season's trade deadline. There's been multiple reports floating around that Treliving, who's now fired, was talking with several teams around winger Matthew Knies. The Chicago Blackhawks and Montreal Canadiens are two of the frontrunners, who had interest, but Treliving was working a very hard bargain. According to Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos, Treliving was asking for two first-round picks and a top prospect in return for ...

Seahawks News 4/4: Devon Witherspoon’s trade value

In Today’s Links: should our Seattle Seahawks explore trading Devon Witherspoon before we sign him to a long-term deal?; looking back at our squad’s draft history, important offseason dates, mock drafts, and more! Happy Saturday. Hope yall are having a good one. #np Shine by Alice Phoebe Lou Seahawks News Devon Witherspoon’s trade value is […]

CONFIRMED lineups: Mallorca vs Real Madrid, 2026 La Liga

Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Mallorca in the return of La Liga after the FIFA break. Real Madrid will need to take care of business if they want to put some pressure on Barcelona in this race for La Liga title. STARTING LINEUPS Real Madrid starting XI: Lunin; […]

The NBA’s anti-tanking plans and how they affect the Mavs – Part IV

By now you’ve likely seen our first three parts (Part I, Part II, Part III) covering the NBA’s attempt to curb tanking. In this, our fourth and final part, we’ll take a look at the last of the proposed changes being brought before the Board of Governors. For ease of reference, here are the basics […]

10 Takeaways from the Celtics Dismantling of the Bucks

1. Historic First Half Offense After dropping a franchise record 53 points on the Miami Heat in the game before, the Celtics came into this matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks and dropped 43 more. Boston scoring 96 points in back-to-back first quarters is a new NBA record, beating the previous mark set by the Denver […]

Give Cooper Flagg the Rookie of the Year award, you bums

Mere hours after a straw poll of NBA media members said Charlotte Hornets forward Kon Knueppel was firmly in the lead for the NBA Rookie of the Year award as the 2025-26 season winds down, Cooper Flagg made a closing argument that would put Perry Mason to shame. Flagg poured in 38 of his game-high […]

Day’Ron Sharpe reflects on his successful fifth season

Day’Ron Sharpe spoke to the media for the first time since tearing an ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb. He has not played since March 9th and will miss the rest of the Brooklyn Nets’ season — their last 18 games in total. “I thought this season was another year of me showing growth, […]

Celtics vs. Bucks player grades: Boston ends road trip on fire

Miami or Milwaukee, South Beach or north at the border, Boston’s blueprint might have been drafted on this 3-1 road trip. After splitting days off in a back-to-back in Charlotte and Atlanta, we’ve seen an impressive two games from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. With Brown leading the scoring charge, Tatum has flexed his all-around […]