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True or false: Anthony Edwards is now the best SG in the NBA

D'Angelo Russell will likely turn down his player option and become a free agent this summer, per @WindhorstESPN (h/t @LakersDailyCom )

Timberwolves 3-0 Suns 0-3The future is here

Imagine just randomly driving by Luka Doncic 😂 (🎥 @roricait )

ANTHONY EDWARDS TONIGHT: 36 POINTS 9 REBOUNDS 5 ASSISTS 2 STEALS Future face of the league 🔥 (🎥 @Digits3App )

"I ain't trying to get fined...But if that was anybody else, I don't know if he'd get the same call." - Immanuel Quickley on if Joel Embiid’s ... Show more

D’Angelo Russell tonight: 0 Points 0/7 FG 0/6 3PT

Rui Hachimura says the Lakers just don’t have enough experience compared to the Nuggets “Clearly, we have to do something better. Of course ... Show more

Phoenix is in danger of falling down 0-3 🫣

Stephen A. Smith says a healthy Joel Embiid would have an argument for greatest big man of all time "If [Joel Embiid] were healthy .. ... Show more

Draymond Green doesn't respect that Anthony Davis threw Darvin Ham, a former basketball player and a Black man, under the bus (🎥 @TheVolumeSports / h/t @shpillo_ )

D’Angelo Russell’s 2024-25 team odds, per @BovadaOfficial Atlanta Hawks +250 Charlotte Hornets +400 Los Angeles Lakers +400 Chicago Bulls +500 Los Angeles Clippers ... Show more

Chandler Parsons defends Darvin Ham"Find me anybody in the world that can coach this Lakers team to victory against this Denver Nuggets team.. ... Show more

“They want to bring the physicality. We can get physical, too, and we are. So I mean, it goes both ways. I get bumped all over the place ... Show more

DLo is not even in the Lakers’ huddle 😳 (🎥 @LADEig )

Frustration is being voiced in L.A. towards Darvin Ham. (via @jovanbuha )

Jay Williams goes off on D’Angelo Russell and says he quit on the Lakers 😳 “I don’t want him on my roster.” (🎥 @GetUpESPN )

The Lakers fall to 0-3 on the series

Donte DiVincenzo calls out Joel Embiid for his flagrant foul on Mitchell Robinson“It was dirty.” (Via @SbondyNBA )

The Lakers were reportedly ‘upset’ with Anthony Davis' comments following Game 2, per @JaredSGreenberg "From speaking with people within the Lakers' organization ... Show more

"I think if Ime Udoka were coaching this team, they'd have won a title last year." - @stephenasmith on the Boston Celtics (Via @FirstTake )

JOEL EMBIID TONIGHT: 50 POINTS 8 REBOUNDS 4 ASSISTS 13/19 FG 5/7 3PT 19/21 FT All of this on an injured knee 🤯

"I didn't see it." - Nick Nurse on Joel Embiid’s flagrant foul

Russ, PG and Kawhi combined for 17 points tonight 😳

D’Angelo Russell sends a message “I’ve been dominating the season all year, so for me to have a game off when everyone is watching ... Show more

Just a reminder… We have an NBA playoff game in 5 minutes 😅

The Lakers are in trouble…

Meanwhile on NBATV

“I didn’t mean to hurt anybody. In those situations, I got to protect myself, because I’ve been in way too many situations where I’m always the recipient of ... Show more

Amin Elhassan says Bam Adebayo is the best defender in the NBA "He’s the best defensive player in the league, and it’s not even close ... Show more

Scottie Barnes in Cancun 😂🔥 (🎥 @SBRJQUICKDICK )

D’Angelo Russell through 3 quarters…

Joel Embiid in the 3rd quarter: 18 points 7/8 FG 4/4 3PT 112.5% TS

Dropped 50 with Bell’s Palsey Warrior 🙏

"I don't know anybody they’re hiring that's doing a better job than Darvin Ham has done" - @TimBontemps on the Lakers (Via ‎Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective: Historic Embiid Performance, Nuggets Continue Domination Of Lakers on Apple Podcasts / h/t @BasketballOnX )

Mitchell Robinson left the arena wearing a walking bootPrayers up 🙏

Anthony Edwards: “I just want to kill everything in front of me. That’s the main thing, pretty much. That’s all there is to it.” (h/t @TimBontemps )

Voting results for Clutch Player of the Year

Kelly Oubre says he needs to hire a driver at this point “I'm gonna need to probably get a driver or something and just stay off the roads and behind the ... Show more

Paolo Banchero tonight: 31 points 14 rebounds 5 assists 50% FG This is Orlando’s first home playoff win since 2011 😳

"Things are never as good as they seem or as bad as they seem" - Darvin Ham(Via @ECreates88 )

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The Lakers came to play🔥

Khris Middleton did not participate in Thursday's practice due to an ankle issue; his status for Friday's game is unclear, per @Underdog__NBA

Gilbert Arenas says Bol Bol could change the outcome of the Phoenix/Minnesota series (🎥 @GilsArenaShow / h/t @yaqqed )

Tickets on @TickPick are only $15 to watch Brandon Ingram vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in New Orleans tomorrow afternoon That’s a STEAL of a get-in price

Damian Lillard is headed to the locker room after this play…Hope he is OK. 🙏

Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart think that referees have started to call fewer fouls since the All-Star break (🎥 @Roommates__Show / app.tapthe.link/error

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Congratulations to @drtylert for winning playoff tickets from @TickPick !

Ice Cube's Big3 league reportedly offered Caitlin Clark over $15M, with a salary, team ownership, merchandise profits, and a documentary stake ... Show more

Tyrese Maxey has become the first player to be named Most Improved Player after averaging 20 points per game in the prior season, per @hoopshype

Jimmy Butler is enjoying this Miami W. 😂🔥 (h/t @BasketballOnX )

Paul Pierce believes LeBron James might have voted for him as the greatest player of all time in @TheAthletic ’s player survey “What if LBJ voted for me? I did play ... Show more

“Thought most of those were moderately to heavily contested.” - Joe Mazzulla on Miami’s 3PT shooting tonight

Lou Will says the Suns should give Isaiah Thomas minutes and maybe bring Bradley Beal off the bench “Is it a time now for the Phoenix Suns ... Show more

Brutal game for Jrue

The Miami Heat 🫣

Bobby Portis calls Indiana out for being ‘front runners’ “I mean, just quite frankly, they’re frontrunners, bro. Y’all can just tweet that or whatever it is ... Show more

"Guys that we want shooting the ball was hitting them and we couldn’t get them to miss. We thought they were decent closeouts ... Show more

Bill Simmons throws out an idea of Phoenix potentially discussing a Devin Booker trade with New Orleans "CJ McCollum and Trey Murphy ... Show more

“I don’t feel the need to take out guys in order to beat somebody” - Caleb Martin(Via @RealBobManning )

Giannis Antetokounmpo is still not able to run or scrimmage, per @ShamsCharania "I'm told [Giannis Antetokounmpo] has at least started to do some stationary jump ... Show more

6MOY voting results

NBA Athletes signed to Gatorade: Michael JordanJayson TatumKarl-Anthony TownsZion Williamson Damian Lillard Jaden Ivey And now Luka Doncic 🔥 (Via @GrantAfseth ... Show more

Shaq credits LeBron James for being the best young leader he’s ever played with (🎥 @bigpodwithshaq / app.tapthe.link/error