The Philadelphia 76ers plan to file a grievance with the NBA over the officiating across the first two games of their first round series against the New York Knicks, according to ESPN's Tim Bontemps. The Sixers trail New York 0-2 after the first two games. New York was trailing Philadelphia by five points with less than 30 seconds remaining in the game when Jalen Brunson bounced in a three-pointer. Josh Hart then stole the ball from Tyrese Maxey with ball eventually finding its way to Donte DiVincenzo who missed a three-pointer, but Isaiah Hartenstein collected the offensive rebound, passed it ..read more

Host Danny Leroux and Seth Partnow of The Athletic preview the NBA playoffs. They break down which series they are most excited for, which are the toughest to call, key match-ups and much more. Subscribe to RealGM Radio on Apple Podcasts or via the RSS feed ..read more

Jalen Brunson and Nikola Jokic have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 25. Brunson averaged 38.5 points and 7.5 assists as the New York Knicks went 4-0. Jokic averaged 26.5 points and 11.5 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets went 3-1 ..read more

The Eastern Conference seeds are set following the end of regular season on Sunday. The first round begins on Saturday, April 20th. First Round Matchups • No. 1 Boston Celtics vs. No. 8 (Sixers, Heat, Bulls or Hawks) • No. 2 New York Knicks vs. No. 7 (Sixers or Heat) • No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 6 Indiana Pacers • No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Orlando Magic Play-In • No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers vs. No. 8 Miami Heat • No. 9 Chicago Bulls vs. No. 10 Atlanta Hawks ..read more

The NBA announced that the New York Knicks have been fined $25,000 for violating league injury reporting rules. The Knicks failed to accurately disclose the game availability status of Mitchell Robinson prior to their game against the Toronto Raptors on March 27. Robinson was listed as "Out" in New York's initial injury report and subsequently played in the game ..read more

New York Knicks center Isaiah Hartenstein has blossomed in his first season as a regular starter. Hartenstein hopes that leads to a big contract, preferably with the Knicks. "I'm focused on what I'm doing right now. I know I've put myself in a great position to get a little upgrade. Right now, I'm focused on the Knicks. I love it here, and hopefully, we'll figure something out, but at the end of the day, business is business," Hartenstein said about his upcoming unrestricted free agency. When asked if he'd stay with New York if the money was equal elsewhere, Hartenstein replied with a simple ..read more

OG Anunoby has been cleared for contact and is getting close to returning to the New York Knicks lineup. "OG is doing well. He's getting closer. We're cautiously optimistic about that one," said Tom Thibodeau. Anunoby, who has missed the last 10 games, is playing 5-on-5 in practice. The team announced that Julius Randle will miss the rest of the season on Thursday ..read more

Julius Randle will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder. Randle has been out since dislocating his shoulder on Jan. 27. Randle had worked on rehabilitating the injury, but continued instability in the shoulder made it unsafe for him to play again this season. Randle had hoped to avoid surgery. Randle's surgery is expected to allow for a full recovery and return around the start of the 24-25 season ..read more

Jalen Brunson and Luka Doncic have been named the NBA's Players of the Month for March. Brunson averaged 28.8 points and 5.8 assists as the New York Knicks went 9-5. Doncic averaged 32.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 10.1 assists as the Dallas Mavericks went 11-4. Doncic also won the award in February ..read more

The banged-up New York Knicks are battling for playoff seeding in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, the Knicks are going to stay without a couple of key players for a while longer. New York coach Tom Thibodeau recently said he didn't have a timeline for OG Anunoby (elbow pain) or Julius Randle (separated shoulder) to return. Now, reports are that Anunoby may be closer to a return than Randle is. Anunoby is working through pain in his surgically repaired right elbow. Randle is still in controlled-contact practices, as he rehabs from his separated shoulder. Knicks wing Josh Hart recently sa ..read more