O'Neal believes Karl-Anthony Towns will win the Finals MVP, seemingly putting the New York Knicks over the Indiana Pacers in the ECF, despite NY being down 2-1 in the series. "Who do I got winning this Finals MVP?" O'Neal said. "I'm going to go with, and go New York, go New York go. Go the Kat man. Meow."

Losing key players to injury during the NBA playoffs is not uncommon; it happens every year. But it still hurts each time someone goes down.

There will be a new NBA champion. A lot of them, actually, considering almost all of the players left in these playoffs have not even played in the NBA Finals.

Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves reached a new low in viewership in over ten years.

Owners negotiated a financial system that has brought about a level of parity the league has never experienced

Despite another first-round exit, the Eastern Conference playoffs as a whole have proven the Bucks are not far away from getting back into contention.

Chet Holmgren, Andrew Nembhard and Anton Watson all have a chance to represent Gonzaga in this year's NBA Finals.