Basketball Intelligence for 4/17/24
Kings beat the Warriors, Lakers beat Pelicans, Zion injured
LEAGUE STORIES
NBA playoffs 2024: Which teams can make it out of the play-in tournament
Staff, ESPN
LeBron James, Kevin Durant lead USA Basketball's national team roster
Staff, NBA.com
The Roster: Adebayo, Booker, Curry, Davis, Durant, Edwards, Embiid, Haliburton, Holiday, James, Leonard, Tatum
Eastern Conference Play-In Previews
2024 NBA playoff preview: Series breakdowns and predictions
Ben Rohrbach, Yahoo Sports
NBA bans Jontay Porter for providing info to bettors, gambling on basketball games
Joe Vardon, The Athletic
According to the results of a league investigation, Porter, 24, gave a confidential tip about his health to a person he knew to be a sports bettor, prior to the Raptors’ game on March 20 against the Sacramento Kings. A third individual, connected to both Porter and the original recipient of Porter’s health information, placed an $80,000 parlay bet to win $1.1 million, betting that Porter would underperform against the Kings.
TEAM STORIES
ATL: To make playoffs, short-handed Hawks need Trae Young to be great
Michael Cunningham, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ATL: Some things to know in advance of Wednesday’s Hawks-Bulls Play-In game
Lauren Williams, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
CHA: Hornets head coach search tracker: Who could be tabbed as Steve Clifford’s successor?
Roderick Boone, Charlotte News & Observer