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ATLANTA — Maybe Tom Thibodeau was right. In fact, maybe he played Josh Hart too few minutes. There’s too much irony that, in a post-Thibodeau era, New York still needs an abundance of Hart — both literally and figuratively — to give itself a chance. The former Knicks head coach was often ridiculed for how…

CAMDEN, NJ — Tyrese Maxey encountered Jayson Tatum at the basket with a full head of steam. Instead of trying to dunk over the Boston Celtics star, Maxey went up and under, making a layup and drawing a foul. He immediately flexed, turned towards the Boston bench and a stunned and silent TD Garden crowd,…

Two more underdogs won on Thursday, pushing underdogs to a respectable 9-10 straight up so far in the NBA playoffs. There have been upsets all over the place and a few series have seen the odds shift to a different favorite than the opening odds. The home teams won all three games on Thursday, which…

Jaden McDaniels called out nearly every Denver Nuggets defender after Monday night’s Game 2 win in Denver. Now, the Minnesota Timberwolves forward can take aim at their offense, too. The Timberwolves shut down the most efficient offense in the league from the jump Thursday night, holding the Nuggets to 11 first-quarter points en route to…

The New York Knicks’ NBA finals-or-bust mandate is receiving a serious challenge from the Atlanta Hawks. Jalen Johnson scored 24 points on Thursday night as Atlanta led nearly wire-to-wire on the way to a 109-108 victory, handing the Hawks a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series. Advertisement The No. 6 seed Hawks…

PHOENIX — Devin Booker knew it was coming. And it did. On Thursday, the NBA fined Booker for sharply criticizing the officiating after Wednesday night’s Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Booker was fined $35,000, though the technical foul he picked up that prompted the criticism was rescinded. Advertisement The league also rescinded…

MINNEAPOLIS — Denver starting power forward Aaron Gordon will miss Thursday’s Game 3 of the Nuggets’ first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves because of a left calf injury, coach David Adelman said. Gordon, the heart and soul of the Nuggets since arriving in Denver during the 2020-21 season, played 37 minutes in a Game 2…

The Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal with Taylor Jenkins to become the team’s next head coach, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. The 41-year-old was the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies from 2019 to 2025 and led the franchise to four playoff appearances in his six seasons. League sources told The Athletic the…

CAMDEN, N.J. — Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid was a partial participant in practice on Thursday morning, the 76ers told reporters. Philly head coach Nick Nurse said Thursday’s practice amounted to being slightly more than a walkthrough. The 76ers didn’t do much work on the floor, but Embiid went through some of the Sixers’…

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is “progressing” through concussion protocol, coach Mitch Johnson said Thursday, but his status for Game 3 against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday remains uncertain. Johnson said Wembanyama, who suffered the concussion in Game 2, will travel with the team, but the Spurs coach reiterated that the Spurs are following…