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The Athletic has live coverage of Spurs vs. Thunder in Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Western Conference Finals. With only four teams left in the 2026 NBA playoffs, both conference finals offer intriguing subplots and plenty of star power. Both Western Conference finalists, the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs, remain the top…

When the NBA playoffs began, this was the series everyone circled, if it were to materialize. The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, with the league’s best regular-season record (64-18), will face the up-and-coming San Antonio Spurs, with the league’s second-best regular-season record (62-20). Advertisement While this year’s playoffs have featured some upsets and four Game…

Monday night’s Game 1 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs had what felt like the entire internet reposting memes of Martin Scorsese’s hands up for “absolute cinema.” The double-overtime barnburner saw the Spurs upset the Thunder for OKC’s first loss of the postseason, riding a stat line from Victor Wembanyama that looks…

The New Orleans Pelicans are hiring former Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley as the franchise’s next head coach on a five-year deal, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. Mosley, 47, spent the last five seasons as the head coach in Orlando and led the Magic to the playoffs each of the past three seasons before…

The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the MVP award and decided to gift all of his teammates Burberry trench coats. They wore them at the MVP announcement yesterday. It looked like an Inspector Gadget Cosplay Convention.…

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DETROIT — As the final minute ticked off the clock in a game that had long since been decided, Donovan Mitchell went down the line shaking the hands of all of his teammates. He stopped to hug Kenny Atkinson, and he saved his largest embrace for top assistant Johnnie Bryant. Those hugs, particularly with Bryant,…

It was always meant to end like this. The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs have been the West’s two wire-to-wire forces. Each side eclipsed 60 wins in dominant fashion. Together, they forged a searing rivalry that continues to take on philosophical and spiritual elements. OKC, reigning NBA champion and unbeaten through two playoff…

DETROIT — Yes, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert really rented 25 buses, filled them with nearly 1,400 people and sent them on their way to see his team win Game 7. But before we tell you more about that story … It was Saturday night at the Cavs’ hotel, and the team was having dinner.…

Everyone knows the NBA is a player’s league, so it only made sense to save this group of anonymous poll questions for last. How might the superstar saga with Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo end? Which arenas have the most passionate — and the most obnoxious — fans? Which team would be on the top of each…