The bracket for the 2023 NBA Playoffs is set.
The 2023 NBA Playoffs are finally here. The postseason bracket was set on the last day of the regular season, with four first round series locked in and four more ready to be determined by the NBA play-in tournament.
The Los Angeles Lakers will host the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 7-8 matchup in the West play-in tournament, with the winner earning the 7-seed and drawing the No. 2 seed Memphis Grizzlies in the first round best of seven series.
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The 2022–23 NBA regular season is now over, and it’s time for this year’s playoffs to begin.
First, the bottom four seeds in both the Eastern and Western Conferences playoff standings will compete in the play-in tournament just days after the regular season ended.
The winners of Game 1 and Game 2 listed below will move on in the playoffs to sit as the No. 7 seeds. The No. 8 seeds will be determined by the games on Friday, which will take place between the winners of the Games 3 and 4 and the losers of Games 1 and 2.
Here’s the full schedule for the 2023 NBA play-in tournament.
The Clippers entered the final day of the NBA’s regular season against the Suns with several different playoff scenarios still in play. With a lot riding on the result of Sunday’s game, tensions appeared to spill over between teammates Mason Plumlee and Bones Hyland on the bench.
As the team walked over to the bench, Hyland said something in Plumlee’s direction. When Plumlee turned around quickly to respond to Hyland, the pair got in each other’s faces, and a brief shoving match broke out.
Odell Beckham Jr.’s free agency sweepstakes has finally reached its conclusion.
According to multiple reports, Beckham Jr. is in agreement with the Ravens on a one-year deal that is worth up to $18 million.
Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network provided further details on Beckham Jr.’s new contract, reporting that the 30-year-old would be due $1.165 million in base salary, alongside a $13.835 million signing bonus. An additional $3 million can be unlocked via incentives to potentially bring the value from $15 million to $18 million.
Beckham Jr.
The Timberwolves removed Rudy Gobert from Sunday’s game against the Pelicans after he swung at teammate Kyle Anderson during a second-quarter timeout.
The Baltimore Ravens have reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. Of course, the attention now turns to quarterback Lamar Jackson.
Sources: The #Ravens are giving WR Odell Beckham Jr. a 1-year deal worth up to $18M, per me, @MikeGarafolo and @TomPelissero. A weapon for Baltimore’s QB. pic.twitter.com/q9F8wBT19A
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 9, 2023
Many teams were in on Beckham, who did not play at all last season while recovering from an injury suffered in the Super Bowl overa year ago as a member of the Los Angeles Rams.
Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels landed on the injury report Sunday after frustratingly punching a wall during Minnesota’s bizarre regular season finale against the Pelicans.
McDaniels played nine minutes in what was his 79th career start but was subbed out of the contest after picking up second foul with less than a minute to go in the first quarter. The forward then took a walk down the tunnel to the locker room, where he unleashed a right hand into a nearby wall.
McDaniels was seen icing his hand moments after the punch, and he remained on the bench throughout the second quarter.
LeBron James capped off Year 20 in the NBA the only way he knew how: a crowning moment. James, who has long been nicknamed “King,” stamped his team’s position as the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference on Sunday when he nailed a deep three-pointer to seal the game against the Jazz and had a signature celebration ready.
With 41 seconds left in the game and Los Angeles up by eight points, James calmly walked up the right sideline only to pull up from another area code. More specifically, the Crypto.com arena logo.
After he nailed the shot, James placed an imaginary crown on his head.
The Western Conference 2023 NBA playoff matchups are official after Sunday’s games. Additionally, the four teams competing in the play-in tournament this upcoming week have been determined.
The two teams that win the two play-in tournament matchups this week will then face the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the playoffs.
Here’s which teams will be squaring off in the play-in tournament and the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs from the Western Conference.
Western Conference
No. 1 Nuggets vs. No. 8 seed (Lakers/Timberwolves/Pelicans/Thunder)No. 2 Grizzlies vs. No.
It’s official—Odell Beckham Jr. has found his next NFL home.
After a lengthy rehab period following an ACL tear in Super Bowl LVI, the veteran wide receiver has signed with the Ravens, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The move ends more than a year of speculation about Beckham’s landing destination after the three-time Pro Bowler sat out the entirety of the 2022 season before exploring his potential options in free agency this spring.
The deal is reportedly a one-year contract worth up to $18 million.