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Three franchises crossed the 60-loss threshold to maximize lottery odds. The Washington Wizards lead at 14%, with Indiana and Brooklyn close behind. Commissioner Silver has vowed to review the tanking problem.
The Knicks are 53-28 and cruising into the No. 2 seed. The Warriors need a Sunday win to make the play-in. Anthony Edwards returned from injury with 34 points to clinch Minnesota's playoff berth.
Awa Fam, the 19-year-old from Valencia, is the consensus No. 1 pick to Dallas in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Full first-round projections and team analysis.
Joel Embiid's emergency appendectomy on April 9 upended the Eastern Conference MVP race as Jalen Brunson's Knicks beat Boston 112-106 and Brandon Ingram posted a season-high 38 to push Toronto to the playoff brink.
The 2025-26 NBA regular season enters its final week with a three-team tie at 43-36 in the Eastern play-in and a Clippers-Blazers Friday game deciding the Western 8-seed.
Stephen Curry returned from a 27-game absence with patellofemoral pain syndrome on April 6, 2026, giving the 10th-seed Warriors their best chance at a play-in berth with 5 games left.
Luka Doncic suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain that ends his regular season. Medical history for this injury type suggests a playoff return would require an unusually fast recovery, putting the Lakers' postseason in serious jeopardy.
Nuggets vs Rockets and Knicks vs 76ers headline the projected first-round NBA playoff matchups as the regular season enters its final two weeks. The Western Conference race remains compressed at seeds three through eight.
Cameron Boozer holds steady atop the 2026 NBA Mock Draft as March Madness confirms and reshuffles the lottery outlook for 30 first-round picks.
The NBA board of governors voted to formally explore expansion to Seattle and Las Vegas, with franchise fees expected to exceed $6 billion per team.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic has been suspended one game without pay after receiving his 16th technical foul of the NBA season.
