The 2026 NBA playoffs will begin on April 18. The 2025-26 regular season wraps up on April 12, giving teams a short break before the postseason tips off. The Play-In Tournament, introduced in 2021 to keep more teams competitive and reduce tanking, determines the final two playoff spots in each conference.

Or not around at all: 19 of the players on the two rosters that clashed in Las Vegas Tuesday for the Emirates NBA Cup Championship hadn’t been born yet when New York and San Antonio met in the 1999 NBA Finals.

Luke Kornet has established himself as a veteran mentor on the Spurs, helping them conquer the challenges presented during the NBA Cup.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said ahead of Tuesday's NBA Cup Championship between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks that the league has discussed moving future championship games to another location, perhaps even iconic collegiate arenas.

The Los Angeles Lakers are quietly proving that they are going to be a tough team to defeat in the NBA playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers escaped by the skin of their teeth against the Phoenix Suns, making clutch free throws to win a game where they blew a 20-point lead.

Decades of pressure, banners and rebuilds have shaped a select group of NBA franchises. Their frequent returns to the postseason reveal patterns of stability, ambition and survival in a league built on constant change.

Timothée Chalamet has already had a full career in acting that has led to Oscar nominations and countless other awards, but some of the best memories of his life have nothing to do with the big screen.