Kobe came up on Saturday as the Oklahoma City Thunder's MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, answered questions at the podium ahead of a pivotal Game 2 versus the Indiana Pacers. "That's probably my favorite player of all time,

• In the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers, Jalen Brunson went off, averaging 30.7 points on 20.8 field-goal attempts per game and finishing 34.4% of the Knicks’ offensive possessions with a shot attempt, foul drawn or turnover — a usage rate nearly 5% higher than it had been against Boston the previous round.

Outside of aging veterans like LeBron James and Stephen Curry, the injured Victor Wembanyama, and the still massive shadow cast by Michael Jordan, the NBA card market lacks bonafide box office draws, resulting in WNBA cards selling for more than comparable NBA cards for the first time ever.