Basketball

The 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament officially tips off Tuesday night with the No. 7-seed Los Angeles Lakers hosting the No. 8-seed Minnesota Timberwolves. Play-in is set. Our place, Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/poAlVM2Ao1 — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 9, 2023 Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers had a strong end to the season, …

The SEC was well represented last night at the 2023 WNBA Draft. Nine former SEC players were drafted, more than any other conference. The SEC was represented in four first round picks — including the first overall, three second round picks and two third round picks. Boston Drafted First Overall …

Former Florida Gator basketball player and Miami Heat veteran, Udonis Haslem has announced his retirement after 20 seasons with the Miami Heat. During his last game on Sunday against the Orlando Magic, Haslem secured 24 points, the most he’s scored since 2009. 24 Pts, 53% from the field, 3 threes. …

The Orlando Magic’s season is officially over. They end the season with a record of 34-48. The Magic have not made the playoffs since the 2019-2020 season. On Sunday, Orlando played their final regular game of the season against the Miami Heat and lost 110-123. The Magic were eliminated from …

The Miami Heat (44-38) host the Atlanta Hawks (41-41) in Tuesday night’s NBA Play-In Tournament to decide the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Miami is 10-6 against divisional opponents this season while Atlanta is 8-8. Miami won their final regular season game against the Orlando Magic, 123-110. Udonis …

Gator guard Nina Rickards announced on Tuesday that she planned on entering the transfer portal. Rickards played four seasons at the University of Florida, finishing her senior season averaging 12.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Reflecting On Her Time as a Gator Rickards started playing at UF in the …

After falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers in back-to-back home games, the Orlando Magic were officially eliminated from any chance of a play-in spot April 4. They will close out the regular season Friday night in Brooklyn followed up by Sunday in Miami, and then head to the off-season. Orlando posted …

Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro combined for 48 points and the Miami Heat dismantled the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday night 129-101. With the win, Miami just sits one game back of Brooklyn for the sixth seed in the Eastern conference. Passing Brooklyn would mean the Heat wouldn’t have to face the …

The NBA regular season is wrapping up this week. Most teams have already locked up their playoff spot or will look to do so over the next several days. For the Eastern Conference, most teams have locked in their spots already. The Atlantic Division The entire Atlantic Division is set …

As the NBA season comes to an end, the playoff picture has become much more clear. While the Bucks, of the Eastern Conference, clinched the league’s best record, it is the Denver Nuggets who have claimed the top spot in the West. Here’s a look at projected seedings and matchups …