The NBA announced end-of-season award finalists on Sunday, and as exciting as it was to see Tim Hardaway Jr. listed among the Sixth Man of the Year finalists, it didn't feel that way to see Nikola Joki's name in the MVP group,

“The first time I stepped on the court for warmups, I felt the atmosphere,” Wembanyama said following the Spurs’ 111-98 Game 1 win over the Blazers.

All roads led to Frost Bank Center on Sunday as the San Antonio Spurs hosted the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of their first-round series in the playoffs.

Devin Vassell, their second-longest tenured veteran, became a man possessed in the third quarter to help San Antonio snag the lead back for good.

The 2026 NBA playoffs continue Sunday with four Game 1s: 76ers-Celtics, Suns-Thunder, Magic-Pistons and Trail Blazers-Spurs.

The journey towards the NBA Finals has officially begun for the Detroit Pistons.

The Pistons spent most of the regular season with the best record in the East, earning their first No. 1 seed since the 2006-07 season.

The Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic in the NBA’s play-in tournament.