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Lakers Season Grade: Eyes Turn Toward LeBron James’s Uncertain Future

The four-time champion led the Lakers through the playoffs without Luka Dončić, while Austin Reaves missed most of the first round.

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LeBron James Remains Undecided on NBA Future After Lakers’ Season Ends With Sweep to Thunder

James’s 23rd season has come to a close, and we’ll have to wait to see whether he comes back for year No. 24.

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NBA Playoffs: Four Takeaways After Thunder Sweep Lakers, Cavaliers Square Up With Pistons

Cleveland revved its engines vs. a sputtering Detroit squad, while the Lakers gave everything they had in a hard-fought finish.

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Highest-Scoring NBA Playoff Games: Where Knicks’ Playoff Explosions Stack Up

A look at the highest-scoring NBA playoff games of all time both in combined scores and single-team performances.

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Austin Reaves, Lakers Furious With Refs After Game 2 Loss to Thunder

Austin Reaves and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers were furious with the refs after their loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2.

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NBA Playoffs: Four Numbers That Tell the Story of Game 2 of Pistons-Cavs, Lakers-Thunder

Cade Cunningham is off to a historic start to his postseason career, while James Harden is making the wrong kind of history.

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Five Big-Name Trade Targets the Celtics Could Pursue After Brad Stevens’s Comments About Improving Roster

The Celtics are the sleeping giant of this upcoming NBA offseason. Boston was pegged as a true title contender entering the postseason this year after a shocki

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Nick Nurse, 76ers Don’t Have Any Excuses for Going Cold in Fourth Quarter vs. Knicks

The Philadelphia 76ers went ice cold in the fourth quarter of Game 2 against the Knicks. They got plenty of good looks but the shots wouldn’t fall. They had no excuse for it.

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Draymond Green Knows His Future With the Warriors Isn’t Entirely in His Control

Draymond Green wants to be back with the Warriors for another season, but in the world of NBA contracts, it takes two to tango.

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Ernie Johnson, ‘Inside the NBA’ Crew Pay Heartfelt Tribute to TNT Founder Ted Turner

Media mogul Ted Turner, who changed the way we watch television, died on Wednesday at the age of 87.

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NBA Playoffs: 76ers Go Cold, Spurs Don’t Care They’re Young and More Takeaways

Jalen Brunson led the Knicks to a big win over the 76ers after they went cold late, and the Spurs blew out the Timberwolves to even their series. Here are the takeaways from a night of NBA playoff action

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Why the Lakers’ One Positive Takeaway From Game 1 Loss Is Actually a Bad Sign

The Lakers’ success in defending Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in Game 1 is actually a bad sign for the rest of this series. Here’s why.

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Luka Dončić Injury Timeline: When Lakers Star Could Return for Thunder Playoff Series

Here’s a look at when Dončić could return to the court this NBA postseason—if at all.

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How Rockets’ Alperen Şengün Can Rebound From Most Overrated Player Rating

The center finished with 12.3% of the vote in The Athletic's anonymous player poll.

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SI:AM | Pressure Mounts for James Harden as the Cavaliers Drop Game 1 at Detroit

Cavaliers’ 19 Turnovers Help Pistons End Post-Season Drought Against Cleveland

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SI:CYMI | Is Caitlin Clark Underrated?

Plus, updates from the second round of the NBA playoffs.

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Ranking Every Possible NBA Finals Matchup Remaining As Second Round Gets Underway

With the playoffs advancing to the conference semifinal round, we rank each potential NBA Finals matchup from 16 to 1.

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A Frustrated LeBron James Was Quick to Bring Up Luka Dončić After the Lakers’ Game 1 Loss to Thunder

The Lakers are down 1-0 to the Thunder and without Luka Dončić it feels like this could be a very short series.

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Four Wild Overreactions From Game 1 of Every Second Round NBA Playoff Series

Game 1 is in the books for each NBA conference semifinals series. What have we learned?

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Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt suffers gruesome finger bone injury

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Freak injury horror for Lakers star Jarred Vanderbilt as he suffers gruesome pinkie break

The injury occurred when Vanderbilt attempted to block a dunk by Thunder center Chet Holmgren. His finger struck the backboard, causing an immediate, painful reaction

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Chris Mannix: Three Thoughts on Thunder’s Defensive Masterpiece vs. Lakers

Los Angeles needs more from its backcourt if the Lakers have any chance in the Western Conference semifinals.

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The Thunder Bench’s Reaction to Jarred Vanderbilt’s Finger Injury Tells Just How Nasty It Is

They had to turn to look away.

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Key Injuries We're Monitoring in the Second Round of the NBA Playoffs

From Ant's bone bruise to Luka's hamstring strain, these are the main ailments to know for the conference semifinals.

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