The 2025-26 Kia NBA All-Rookie Team will be announced tonight at 7:30 PM ET on Peacock.
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Victor Wembanyama has become the 7th player in NBA history with a 40-20 game in the conference finals or later, joining Kareem, Barkley, Moses Malone, Elgin Baylor, Wilt and Shaq, per @Stathead.
Source: https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/basketball/
He is likely to end up second-team All-NBA as Cade Cunningham finished in front of him. JB also received one second-place vote.
The NBA announced that Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Harrison Barnes (San Antonio Spurs), Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics), Tobias Harris (Detroit Pistons) and Larry Nance Jr. (Cleveland Cavaliers) have been selected as the five finalists for the 2026 NBA Social Justice Champion award.
Jason Collins was a beloved member of the Celtics family. He was a pioneer in the NBA and professional sports, and we are grateful to have felt his impact in Boston.
May he rest in peace 💚
STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY OF JASON COLLINS
NEW YORK, May 12, 2026 — The following statement was issued today on behalf of the family of Jason Collins:
“We are heartbroken to share that Jason Collins, our beloved husband, son, brother and uncle, has died after a valiant fight with glioblastoma.”
“Jason changed lives in unexpected ways and was an inspiration to all who knew him and to those who admired him from afar. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and prayers over the past eight months and for the exceptional medical care Jason received from his doctors and nurses. Our family will miss him dearly.”
NBA COMMISSIONER ADAM SILVER'S STATEMENT REGARDING THE PASSING OF JASON COLLINS
NEW YORK, May 12, 2026 — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver issued the following statement today regarding the passing of NBA Cares Ambassador and former NBA player Jason Collins:
“Jason Collins’ impact and influence extended far beyond basketball as he helped make the NBA, WNBA and larger sports community more inclusive and welcoming for future generations. He exemplified outstanding leadership and professionalism throughout his 13-year NBA career and in his dedicated work as an NBA Cares Ambassador. Jason will be remembered not only for breaking barriers, but also for the kindness and humanity that defined his life and touched so many others.”
“On behalf of the NBA, I send my heartfelt condolences to Jason's husband, Brunson, and his family, friends and colleagues across our leagues.”
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Giannis Antetokounmpo is not contract extension-eligible until October … but Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam said today after Taylor Jenkins’ introductory news conference that the team wants to resolve Giannis’ Milwaukee future before next month’s NBA Draft.
“Which current coach, aside from your own, do you find the most impressive?”
One respondent said he voted for Mazzulla because of "his tenacity and the way that he fires his group up, the intensity that he coaches with.”
NEW YORK, May 5, 2026 — Boston Celtics guard-forward Jaylen Brown has been fined $50,000 for public criticism of the officiating, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.
Brown made his comments on a livestream on May 3 following the Celtics' 109-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series on May 2 at TD Garden.
The first round expanded to a best of 7 in 2003, a year after the NBA left NBC
Celtics had 19 assists on 37 made field goals in Game 7. They scored two points in the final 3:49 after getting within a point (a meaningless Pritchard layup with 10 seconds left). On their own floor, they trailed by as many as 18 and led by 1.
The playoffs are a different game.
The 76ers are the first No. 7 seed in the East to defeat a No. 2 seed since the first round expanded to best-of-seven in 2003.
They are also the 14th team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win a series.
Predictably, this Celtics starting five has not played together at any point this season, per the great @StatsWilliams.
We’ll see how it goes.
Game 7 will be at 7:30pm ET Saturday night at TD Garden.
Game 7 will be at 7:30pm ET Saturday night at TD Garden.
The NBA Playoffs are delivering their highest viewership in 33 years, with an average of 3.91 million viewers per game across ABC, ESPN, NBC/Peacock and Amazon Prime Video.
Source: https://pr.nba.com
From Tim Bontemps: Per Elias, Boston missed its final 14 shots — the longest streak to end a playoff game since 2005.
Jayson Tatum has passed Kobe Bryant for the second-most points (3,056) in NBA playoff history before turning 29 years old.
He trails only LeBron James (3,871 points).