Sources: Celtics’ Tatum expected to return Fri.
Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum is expected to make his 2025-26 NBA season debut against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night at TD Garden, sources told ESPN.
The NBA’s Eastern Conference is better than you think — here’s what that means for the playoffs
ESPN analyst Zach Kram explores the Western Conference’s recent dominance and how the East’s underrated strength could surprise in the postseason.
📈 Power Rankings: The most intriguing games left
With six weeks left until the playoffs, what are the most interesting games left on the schedule for every team?
NBA fast break: Who should you pick up before the fantasy playoffs begin?
Here’s everything managers should be looking around the league at ahead of the fantasy playoffs.
NBA All-Contract Team: Brunson, Avdija, Johnson lead 15-player roster
Could a roster built with only the best contracts in the league — no max or rookie deals allowed — reach the playoffs?
Nine big questions for the nine top freshmen in the 2026 NBA draft
What key questions remain for Boozer, Peterson and seven other top freshmen in the 2026 NBA draft class?
Chauncey Billups back in court: Why the Blazers coach is facing decades in prison
After a Hall of Fame NBA career, here’s what we know about Billups’ connections to Mafia-affiliated poker games and illegal gambling.
Knicks’ Brown: SGA tops in convincing refs of fouls
“SGA, he’s a tough cover, and he does a great job of convincing the referees — probably better than anybody in the league — that he’s getting hit,” Knicks coach Mike Brown said after his team’s 103-100 loss to the Thunder on Wednesday night.
Caruso, Hartenstein exit OKC win with injuries
Alex Caruso (left hip contusion) and Isaiah Hartenstein (left calf tightness) were ruled out during the team’s 103-100 victory over the Knicks on Wednesday night and will be reevaluated Thursday.
Man pleads guilty in athlete home burglaries case
Alexander Esteban Huaiquil Chavez, a member of a theft group comprising Chilean nationals that burglarized the homes of athletes across the United States in 2024, pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of stolen property on Wednesday.
