Basketball

The New Orleans Pelicans will host the San Antonio Spurs at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday. The winner will play the Los Angeles Clippers for the No.8 seed in the Western Conference. Tip off is at 9:30 p.m. The teams are both 6-4 in their last 10 games. San Antonio …

On Tuesday night, the Brooklyn Nets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-108 in a play-in game to take the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference. #NetsLevel: Unlocked pic.twitter.com/2tCxSl68LK — Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) April 13, 2022 Brooklyn Nets In the first quarter, the Nets came in hot. The starts for the …

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams won the Michael H. Goldberg NBCA Coach of The Year award for the 2021-2022 season Tuesday. It is his second consecutive year picking up the accolade. The head coach with the most excellence throughout the season receives the award, introduced in 2017. All 30 …

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Clippers 109-104 Tuesday, earning the No. 7 seed in the National Basketball Association’s Western Conference playoffs. #WolvesBack pic.twitter.com/zyuMF2r8Ny — Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) April 13, 2022 Minnesota While the Timberwolves claimed home court advantage, the teams battled neck and neck until the fourth quarter. …

As the play-in tournament looks to begin Tuesday night, there is one lucrative franchise that will be watching the action-packed competition in the comfort of their homes. The Los Angeles Lakers, winner of 17 NBA Championships, missed the playoffs after a 33-49 regular season. It was a disappointing season for …

The Minnesota Timberwolves and LA Clippers will face off Tuesday night in the NBA play-in game. The Timberwolves are currently No. 7 in the Western Conference, while the Clippers sit at No. 8. Both teams will dual to earn the seventh spot in the Western Conference playoffs. The losing team …

The Miami Heat wrapped up the regular season Sunday night with a loss to the Orlando Magic. Heat head coach Eric Spoelstra sat several starters as they gear up for a deep playoff run. They finish with a record of 53-29 and hold the first seed in the Eastern Conference. …

Fifth-year senior Colin Castleton has announced on Twitter he is returning for the 2022-2023 season. pic.twitter.com/xQZrcQzkiz — Colin (@Castleton_) April 11, 2022 Colin Castleton’s impact The return of Castleton is huge for new head coach Todd Golden. Notably, the big man was named Second Team All-SEC in his second season …

Tuongthach Gatkek, the 6-foot-9, 172-pound Florida forward, entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal on Thursday, according to 24/7 Sports. #UF big Tuongthach Gatkek enters the NCAA transfer portal https://t.co/DownvX1bSP @247SportsPortal — Blake Alderman (@Blake_Alderman) April 7, 2022 Big Losses Joining the Gators in the 21-22 season Gatkek was …

With the playoffs just little over a week away, only two teams have secured playoff positions. Coming out of the western conference, the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies have secured the N0. 1 and 2 seeds. Other than that, anything else is subject to change as the regular season dwindles …