Joel Embiid playing back-to-backs are over 😳 "If I had to guess, I would probably never play back-to-backs the rest of my career." (via @TimBontemps)

AR a real one

BREAKING - Steph Curry is expected to be cleared to return on Sunday against the Houston Rockets, per @ShamsCharania

Colin Cowherd on the Lakers blowout loss to OKC: "Sometimes it's hard to tell a fake Louis Vuitton bag from a real one until they're next to each other."

Some people truly don’t deserve to be fans or at games.

Ranking the Western Conference teams by their ACTUAL title chances. 1 - OKC Thunder 2 - San Antonio Spurs 3 - Denver Nuggets 4 - Minnesota Timberwolves 5 - LA Lakers 6 - LA Clippers 7 - Golden State Warriors 8 - Houston Rockets 9 - Portland Trail Blazers 10 - Phoenix Suns

Ranking the Eastern Conference playoff teams by their ACTUAL title chances. 1 - Boston Celtics 2 - New York Knicks 3 - Detroit Pistons 4 - Cleveland Cavaliers 5 - Philadelphia 76ers 6 - Charlotte Hornets 7 - Atlanta Hawks 8 - Orlando Magic 9 - Toronto Raptors 10 - Miami Heat

ESPN latest MVP Straw Poll Vote 1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (958) 2. Victor Wembanyama (644) 3. Nikola Jokic (500) 4. Luka Doncic (347) 5. Jaylen Brown (123) SGA got 88/100 first place votes (Via @TimBontemps)

Fan to Luka: “Now you know what it’s like to play defense.” Austin Reaves: “Shut the fu*k up. Shut up, he’s fu*king hurt.” Fan: “Fu*k you.” Austin Reaves: “Fu*k you.” (via @KlutchBron23, h/t @LukaUpdates)