Hoops fans won't have to wait until next March to fill out brackets with the arrival of the 2026 NBA playoffs bracket challenge. The premise is the same as the college version as you'll make NBA picks ...

Get ready for playoff hoops. The NBA's regular season has officially wrapped up, with Sunday's games finalizing the bracket for the upcoming Play-In Tournament, then the first round of the playoffs.

The NBA Playoffs are officially set, following 82 regular-season games for each team. Now the chase for the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy begins. The top six seeds in both the Eastern and Western ...

We reached the final day of the NBA regular season, and there was plenty of intrigue to be found as all 30 teams took the court – some in preparation for the postseason and some for the last time this ...

The 2025-26 NBA regular season has reached its conclusion, setting the stage for a postseason defined by high-stakes matchups and a brand-new broadcast landscape. The journey to the Larry O'Brien ...

Lusia Harris was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 as the first Black woman to earn that honor. Doug Feinberg | The Associated Press Hall of Famer Lusia Harris was the first woman ever ...

Here is a truism about sports fans: Everyone loves brackets. So why should college basketball get all the fun? With the NBA postseason set to begin this week, let's take a page out of the March ...

The NBA playoffs start on April 18, but before we get there, eight teams will be competing in the Play-In Tournament to earn the final two playoff spots in each conference. While the Play-In ...

Looking back, it seems wild to think how hard a sell the Play-In Tournament was just six years ago. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver spent a lot of political capital to make it happen, and there were ...

The Washington Wizards have won the 2026 NBA Draft lottery and the chance to draft AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer or Caleb Wilson. This franchise suddenly has one of the league's more ...

The NBA championship odds didn't see much movement following Saturday's results, with the Oklahoma City Thunder remaining at -165 following their win. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers avoided a ...

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