James Herbert

CBS Sports Writer /

Nets check one box with Jordi Fernández hire, but their immediate future remains hazy

Brooklyn introduced its new coach on Wednesday

Knicks vs. 76ers: Why Donte DiVincenzo, Game 2 hero, is what this New York team is all about

The Knicks took a 2-0 lead against the 76ers thanks to DiVincenzo's go-ahead 3

76ers vs. Knicks: When Joel Embiid sits, it's the same old story -- but Sixers 'can't give up'

Philadelphia was annihilated in its minutes without Embiid on Saturday

Kawhi Leonard injury update: Clippers star out for Game 1 vs. Mavericks with knee inflammation

It's still unclear if Leonard will play at any point versus the Mavericks

Why Knicks vs. 76ers revolves around Joel Embiid, whose injury scare and time on bench helped define Game 1

The Sixers lost Game 1, and it was the non-Embiid minutes that did them in

Alex Caruso injury: Bulls guard (ankle) available to play vs. Heat on Friday

Caruso, one of the NBA's best perimeter defenders, is officially in the lineup

Knicks vs. 76ers: Nicolas Batum shut down Jalen Brunson three years ago in playoffs, but it's not 2021 anymore

Philadelphia will likely put length on Brunson again, but New York is used to that

Zion Williamson's injury is even crueler twist of fate for Pelicans because of what it interrupted

Williamson had his postseason coming out party cut short on Tuesday night vs. the Lakers

Knicks' Donte DiVincenzo ineligible for Most Improved Player under new criteria after missing only one game

DiVincenzo is a terrific improvement story, but can't win the award this season

Karl-Anthony Towns returns from 18-game absence to lift Wolves in crucial win over Hawks

Towns had been sidelined since March 4 due to a torn meniscus

Here's why Allen Iverson sculpture outside Sixers' practice facility isn't larger than life

The 76ers unveiled the sculpture on Friday

Brandon Ingram injury: Pelicans forward expected to return Sunday vs. Lakers, per report

Ingram has been sidelined since March 21

NBA roundtable: Which lottery team disappointed and which is most likely to make the playoffs next season?

Before we dive into the postseason, let's look at those who will be watching from home

Zion Williamson's Pelicans are serious: With strong cast and surging star, they 'never had a team like this'

New Orleans has tons of talent, and it has spent all season putting its pieces in the proper places

Klay Thompson says he wants to re-sign with Warriors, with a free-agency caveat

Thompson said he will 'lay out what is important to me at this point in my career' when it's time

James Herbert is somewhat fond of basketball, feature writing and understatements. A former season-ticket holder for the expansion Toronto Raptors, Herbert does not think the NBA was better back in the days of hand checking and illegal defense. He joined CBS Sports in 2014 and lives in Brooklyn.

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