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OKLAHOMA CITY — Luka Dončić is unlikely to play in the Los Angeles Lakers’ second-round series against the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. The star guard said Wednesday that the Grade 2 hamstring injury he suffered in early April initially came with an eight-week recovery timetable. Even if the Lakers were to force a Game 7, it would…

Joel Embiid to miss Game 2 of 76ers vs. Knicks series with ankle, hip injuries

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The Athletic has live coverage of 76ers vs. Knicks in Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals. NEW YORK — Joel Embiid will miss Game 2 of the Philadelphia 76ers’ second-round NBA playoff series against the New York Knicks. The team has ruled Embiid out for Wednesday’s bout because of hip and ankle…

The Bounce: Were Victor Wembanyama’s blocks actually against the rules?

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The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Chris Paul turns 41 today! I know not everybody is a fan, and I kind of get it. He’s a tough personality at times, and his career wasn’t as successful as people wanted it to be.…

Lakers’ Jarred Vanderbilt suffers gruesome finger injury in Game 1 vs. Thunder

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt dislocated his right pinkie Tuesday night during Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, team sources confirmed, with photos and video appearing to show that the joint punctured his skin. The injury occurred while Vanderbilt was trying to block a Chet Holmgren dunk, and he doubled…

Kenny Atkinson or J.B. Bickerstaff? Whoever loses Cavs-Pistons series faces a long summer

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DETROIT — He didn’t want to talk about it before the game and it’s easy to see why. There’s no reason to reveal strategy or give the enemy any motivation at this point. But make no mistake: This series means more to Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff than he’s willing to concede. The Cavs very clearly…

Austin Reaves’ struggles are putting the Lakers at an even bigger disadvantage

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OKLAHOMA CITY — If it’s any solace for Austin Reaves — and the somber look on his face as he sat at his locker late Tuesday night would seem to indicate that it definitely is not — this is what the Oklahoma City Thunder defense does to almost every elite scorer. Even the healthy ones.…

Masai Ujiri’s passion should help Mavericks finally move on from Luka Dončić

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Do you remember the news conference, introducing Kawhi Leonard as a Toronto Raptor, when the mercurial superstar said he was a “fun guy” and laughed the laugh that launched a million memes? Of course you do. It was precisely the type of viral moment the NBA is so good at producing. That’s not what Torontonians…

The Wizards hope their luck changes for the better in this year’s NBA Draft Lottery

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We’re back, folks, for what might be the final consequential NBA Draft Lottery for the Washington Wizards for some time. (At least, they hope so!) We did this last year, when the Wizards were dreaming of adding a future superstar by getting to draft either Cooper Flagg out of Duke or Dylan Harper out of…

Bullseye on Joel Embiid? Knicks successfully target 76er inside and outside the paint

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TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — It did not take long for the New York Knicks to identify their target. Plopped in the middle of the Philadelphia 76ers’ defense was Joel Embiid, or at least what looked like Joel Embiid, the former MVP whose joints now squeak upon the slightest movement. Embiid remains gargantuan, capable of scaring away…

Josh Hart is more than a glue guy. He’s an example of ‘the street sweeper’ mentality

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