The NBA punished some players for contributing to a "continued escalation of the situation," while one Pistons players received a two-game suspension.

Douglas Farmer's favorite NBA player props for Tuesday, April 1, include Anthony Edwards, Ja Morant, and Devin Booker.

Mike Bibby and Shaquille O'Neal will be mixing it up again, this time with Bibby coaching Shaq’s son at Sacramento State.

Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green and Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 23 (March 24-30). West: Jalen Green ( @HoustonRockets) East: Paolo Banchero ( @OrlandoMagic) pic.twitter.com/TtqVJtiuwB

Following last night’s games, the total games lost to injury or illness in the NBA surpassed the 6,000 mark for just the second time since the 2005-06 season. The only other time this has occurred was during the 2021-22 season that was ravaged by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Before the attention turns to playoff-bound teams, some performances stand alone for players who stood out in the last full month of the regular season.

Just weeks after Duke cut down the nets at Spectrum Center, claiming a second ACC Tournament championship in three seasons, the Charlotte Hornets and Utah Jazz took the court, littered with former Blue Devils stars in a battle of lottery hopefuls — both well within reach of landing Duke superstar Cooper Flagg in June’s NBA Draft.

LeBron James is one of the best players in NBA history, and some great players have never been able to defeat James in a playoff series.