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The Hawks are playing like they’ve been here before Share this story Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Before the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks stepped out on the court two weeks ago, many had high expectations of this series being one of the best matchups in the first round (including me). The story was set up perfectly: two up-and-coming, young, inexperienced teams playing against each other in two of the most popular cities in the United States. The NBA couldn’t have asked for anything be...

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images Betnijah Laney is off to a torrid start to the 2021 WNBA season, ranking third in the league in scoring (22.3 points per game) and having dropped at least 20 points in each of the New York Liberty’s first eight games. Laney recently earned Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career, and she shows no sign of slowing down for the 5-3 Liberty, who signed her to a three-year, maximum-salary contract this past offseason. “Benijah’s a buc...

In his first time on stage, Trae Young was already the star of the show. “Leading up to this game, I know where we are, I know there’s a bunch of shows around this city and I know what they do when the show is over,” Young said. Young closed it with 36 points and nine assists, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the New York Knicks 103-89 on Wednesday night in Game 5.

NEW YORK — Trae Young put the finishing touches on his impressive first playoff series with 36 points and nine assists, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the New York Knicks 103-89 on Wednesday night in Game 5. Clint Capela backed up his confident words from a day earlier with 14 points and 15 rebounds for…

As the playoffs start, some Nets fans aren’t feeling too optimistic about their chances Share this story Welcome to to join Reacts. According to the most recent SB Nation Reacts survey 83 percent of Nets fans are confident the team is headed in the right direction. That’s down from 88 percent each of the last two weeks. Maybe a win tonight against the Celtics to go up 2-0 in the series will add a little boost of confidence? Hard to argue in favor of the 17 percent of fans who don’t thi...

I’ve handed in my ballot for the Komets’ end-of-season awards and, let me tell you, I’ve never struggled to figure out one like this ...

Jimmy Butler May Seek Long-Term Deal With Heat By Joseph Patrick on June 02 2021 9:01 PM Miamis Jimmy Butler delivered a 40-point triple-double as the Heat clawed back a victory in the NBA Finals with a 115-104 game-three win over the Los Angeles Lakers GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Douglas P. DeFelice The Miami Heat faltered this NBA season after churning out an impressive run during the regular season. At the front of it all is Jimmy But...

UConn Huskies Breaking down the UConn mens basketball recruiting classes of the last 19 years According to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings, UConn’s 2021 recruiting class is currently ranked No. 14 in the nation. That’s the sixth-highest class the program has had since 2003, when 247Sports started extensively ranking classes. By Dave Borges and Derek Turner |  June 1, 2021 |  Updated: June 1, 2021 10:03 a.m. We decided to take a look at all of the Huskies’ recruiting hauls over t...

Three West series have become best-of-three affairs. Our experts discuss the biggest storylines ahead of some critical Game 5s.

How bad was the Toronto Maple Leafs’ collapse? It’s better to be a Knicks fan right now.