NBA Playoffs have reached the conference finals stage, and for the first time in league history, there is guaranteed to be a new champion for a seventh consecutive season. The No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 to set up a meeting with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.

The Golden State Warriors have concluded their playoff dreams after falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves 4-1. The Warriors were able to take Game 1 even with

3 vs. 4 — It has happened three previous times, all in the West, and each time the No. 3 seed won the series 4-1 on their way to claiming the NBA title. Those matchups: San Antonio over Utah in 2007, Dallas over Oklahoma City in 2011 and Golden State over Dallas in 2022.

WWE Hall of Famer and head of creative Triple H teased Monday that Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton and New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson could potentially be part of SummerSlam in August.

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.

Haliburton will be one of three playable NBA players in the upcoming DLC titled the Dunk & Destruction Pack, which also includes WWE legend The Great Khali and TNA alumni Abyss making his WWE video game debut. WWE 2K25 will feature, in total, five playable non-wrestling celebrities with Haliburton the only one having been announced so far.

As he prepares to face Rick Carlisle and the Indiana Pacers, Carlisle reflected on Brunson's emergence. Before taking over as head coach of the Pacers for the second time, Carlisle coached Brunson on the Mavericks during his first three NBA seasons.

Ex-Pistons coach Rick Carlisle is back in his third Eastern final because he figured out how to adapt to the league's new ways.