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📸 Celebrity sightings at NBA playoffs games
Celebrities have been out in style courtside at the NBA playoffs.[read more]
Thunder take Game 1, expect Suns 'to get better'
The Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA's defending champions and the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, opened their latest postseason run Sunday afternoon with a dominant 119-84 performance at the Paycom Center over the Phoenix Suns.[read more]
Barkley: Jordan rift easing, golf game planned
Charles Barkley says he and Michael Jordan are talking again after nearly 15 years and that the two plan to play golf together in the offseason.[read more]
Wembanyama joins SGA, Jokic as MVP finalist
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama were named finalists for this season's Most Valuable Player award.[read more]
'We belong here': Magic stun Pistons in Game 1
The Magic showed an intensity and fight that had been missing for most of the season as they stunned No. 1 seed Detroit in Game 1 of their series.[read more]
Wemby tops Duncan with 35 in Spurs playoff debut
Victor Wembanyama scored 35 points, the most by a Spurs player making his postseason debut, while leading a 111-98 win over the Trail Blazers in Game 1 of their first-round series Sunday night.[read more]
Sources: Bulls get OK to interview multiple execs
The Bulls have started the search for their new head of basketball operations, receiving permission to interview multiple NBA executives, sources told ESPN.[read more]
LeBron does it again, and one team has a big problem: Windhorst on the first weekend of the playoffs
A 25-year-old LeBron strategy for the Lakers, a new defense in Cleveland and a message from Oklahoma City: Here's what we learned as the postseason tipped off.[read more]
West playoff takeaways: Thunder blow out Suns in Game 1 win
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Western Conference's first round.[read more]
East playoff takeaways: Magic shock Pistons, Celtics dominate Sixers
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.[read more]