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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, talks to guard Bronny James during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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The NBA's regular season is getting close to the final week. Detroit. Boston, New York, Cleveland, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, the Los Angeles Lakers, Denver and Houston are in the playoffs. Minnesota is on the brink of clinching, while Atlanta and Philadelphia have the best paths to secure spots in the East without going to the play-in tournament.
A pair of NBA head coaches defended Memphis and its culture Friday following criticism by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James that the Grizzlies should just relocate. Current Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo and Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said their experiences don't match the criticism James cast on Memphis in a YouTube video earlier this week. James criticized Memphis and indicated the NBA would be better off if the Grizzlies moved 200 miles east to Nashville where Tennessee’s capital city. James even said he might have opted to say he wouldn’t play in Memphis if the Grizzlies had the first pick in the 2003 draft.
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