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The Sixers stars were fired up after ending Milwaukee’s run.
The 76ers were finally able to put an end to the Bucks‘ recent dominance, snapping Milwaukee’s league-long 16-game win streak on Saturday night in a wild thriller, 133–130.
After the crucial road victory, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey were fired up en route to the locker room, with both players exclaiming over the “big win.”
“Big freaking win,” said Embiid, with a smile on his face.

The pair tied the knot in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Aces sharpshooter Kelsey Plum and Raiders tight end Darren Waller tied the knot on Saturday, the WNBA star announced via social media. The reigning WNBA three-point contest champion posted to Instagram to share photos of the wedding, during which her and Waller could be seen tying the knot in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas’s new power couple was all smiles, with Waller donning a cream-colored suit and black pants while they walked down the aisle on their big day. 
Plum posted some photos to Instagram, captioning the post “Him. 3.4.

Las Vegas has a new power couple, and it is very athletic.

The Redhawks captured the OVC championship in overtime to advance to the NCAA Tournament.
The first ticket to the men’s NCAA tournament was punched Saturday night, and it took overtime for it to happen.
The Ohio Valley conference championship between No. 5 seed Southeast Missouri State and No. 2 seed Tennessee Tech was a wild affair, with the Redhawks emerging with an 89–82 overtime victory to clinch a spot in the Big Dance.

Davis isn’t ready to admit the Tar Heels are in trouble.
North Carolina‘s NCAA tournament chances suffered a major blow on Saturday after the Tar Heels were beaten by archrival Duke, 62–57. Given UNC’s lackluster résumé, a win over the Blue Devils was considered crucial towards the team’s hopes of qualifying for March Madness.

Things got ugly in a hurry between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers when Pens forward Jason Zucker collided with Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.
Was it on purpose? Who was at fault? Did it cause a scene?
The answer to those questions are as follows: I don’t know, depends on who you ask, and finally, yes.
It happened with the Penguins trailing the Cats 4-1 and just under 10 minutes to play in regulation. Zucker chipped a puck into the Florida zone and gave chase, skating past both Panthers defensemen in the process.

32 berths are up for grabs for conference tournament winners.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: March Madness is finally here.
Conference tournament season is in full swing, and the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are close at hand. 32 automatic bids are up for grabs in the men’s tournament this year, with 36 at-large bids left to be distributed among teams that didn’t win their conference tournaments.
On the men’s side, conference tournament season began in earnest with the Atlantic Sun tournament tipping off on Feb.

Morant’s first signature shoe hit shelves in February.
Nike released a statement Saturday saying that the company will “support” sponsorship partner Ja Morant amid the NBA’s investigation into the Grizzlies guard.
Morant will be away from the Grizzlies for two games after sharing a video on his Instagram account in which he flashed a gun on camera, the team announced earlier Saturday.
“We appreciate Ja’s accountability and that he is taking the time to get the help he needs.

Patrick Mahomes is evidently very popular with his teammates, just as wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.
Smith-Schuster is heading into free agency, but coming off a win in the 2023 Super Bowl, he seemed pretty clear on where he’d like to continue playing.
TMZ Sports asked Smith-Schuster about Mahomes and his upcoming free agency, and JuJu repeatedly praised the two-time Super Bowl champ.
“Ah, man,” JuJu said. “He’s the MVP. He’s a dog, man.”
He repeated it again, when asked if he’d like to return to the Kansas City Chiefs.
“Yeah, man,” Smith-Schuster said.

Other than height and weight, NFL decision makers say Bryce Young isn’t at all the same type of prospect that Kyler Murray was coming out of college.