Gilbert McGregor

2 days ago | sportingnews.com | Gilbert McGregor

It's early, but the Celtics have already run into a potential setback during their NBA title defense. In the fourth quarter of Boston's playoff-opening win over the Magic, fans at TD Garden held their breath when superstar forward Jayson Tatum took a hard fall and remained down with an apparent wrist injury. While Tatum eventually got up and stayed in the game, he was visibly impacted by his wrist. While initial X-rays on Tatum's wrist returned clean, an MRI revealed a bone bruise.

2 days ago | sportingnews.com | Gilbert McGregor

The NBA will begin announcing end-of-season performance award winners as the 2025 playoffs get underway. As in years past, award winners from the 2024-25 regular season will be announced by TNT's "Inside the NBA" crew of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kenny Smith during the network's coverage of postseason action.

2 days ago | sportingnews.com | Gilbert McGregor

For the second straight year, the Bucks and Pacers are meeting in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Clearly, there is no love lost. Seeds of the rivalry were planted during the 2023-24 NBA season, and with the number of times the two teams have met in the last 18 months, a few players seem tired of one another. This particularly applies to Milwaukee guard Damian Lillard and Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton.

3 days ago | sportingnews.com | Gilbert McGregor

There are seemingly countless NBA players with family ties, but one set of twin brothers is taking the league by storm in the 2025 NBA Playoffs. Less than two years after they were selected in the top 10 of the 2023 NBA Draft, Houston's Amen Thompson and Detroit's Ausar Thompson are making names for themselves as rising stars in the league. The identical twins have more than just appearance in common, as they've carved out similar roles with their respective teams.

3 days ago | sportingnews.com | Gilbert McGregor

If there's one thing to know about Lakers superstar LeBron James, it's that he puts his family over everything. As L.A. begins its journey in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, James took to Instagram to share a post honoring his wife, Savannah. The post doesn't appear to be "just because" but rather something shared in response to criticism from a somewhat unexpected source.