Series previews: What to expect in 1st round of 2022 NBA Playoffs

Ten years ago, as a 23-year-old rising-star guard, Damian Lillard became the first player to participate in five All-Star weekend events. Last night, as the oldest player on the Eastern Conference All-Star roster, he made a lot more history. THE LINEUP ⌚ What a weekend for Dame Hali, Brown, Towns go off Tyrese being Tyrese…

Is there a shakeup possible in Detroit this offseason? Given where the Pistons are in the Eastern Conference, currently fighting for one of the final playoff spots with 20 games remaining, anything is certainly possible with regard to Stan Van Gundy, who holds dual titles as coach and team president. The Pistons, who lost in…

Mikal Bridges is the 42nd player in NBA history to participate in over 83 games in a season. NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn’s Mikal Bridges kept his ironman streak alive Sunday, starting his 83rd game of the season before committing a foul and immediately checking out of the game after four seconds. Bridges was the…

NEW YORK — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $15,000 for public criticism of the officiating, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. Smart made his comments to the media following the Celtics’ 119-112 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on July 31 at HP Field House on the…

The L.A. Clippers announce that guard Milos Teodosic suffered a plantar fascia injury in his left foot during the second quarter of the Clippers’ game against Phoenix on Saturday night. Teodosic will be out indefinitely. Teodosic, 30, has started in two games this season, and has averaged 5.5 points and 4.0 assists in 16.0 minutes….

Memphis’ Tyus Jones could be a good pickup if you are in need of 3s. It’s time for another look at the waiver wire to find players that you can add for short-term and long-term success. We’ll look at players that you should consider picking up who are rostered in four different rostership tiers: 50-60%…