Guangdong team officially announced: Du Feng suddenly felt physically unwell and could not persist in leading the team in the game. A well-known domestic basketball platform: Jiao Boqiao has returned to the Guangdong team and will resume training soon. Combining these two pieces of news, it's quite interesting...... At the end of March this year, Jiao Boqiao left the team citing personal matters, and outsiders speculated that he couldn't withstand Du Feng's coaching pressure and developed mental health issues.

On April 14 Beijing time, the 2026 NBA playoffs will commence on Wednesday. On the first day of the play-in tournament, the Charlotte Hornets will host the Miami Heat, and the Phoenix Suns will face the Portland Trail Blazers at home. Which Eastern Conference team can move closer to the No. 8 seed, and which Western Conference contender will secure a matchup against the No. 2 seed, the San Antonio Spurs?

On April 14 Beijing time, ESPN conducted a comprehensive forecast for the 2025-26 NBA playoffs, ultimately concluding that the Spurs will become this season's champions, defeating the Celtics 4-2 in the Finals, with 22-year-old Wembanyama becoming the Finals MVP.

On April 14 Beijing time, reports claimed Lakers star Luka Doncic's examination results in Spain showed his hamstring strain injury was more severe than initially diagnosed. Journalist Iztok Franko first shared then corrected the news: "I have deleted the related messages about Doncic's injury because the injury update disclosed in that podcast program was inaccurate.

April data comparison is as follows: 2024 draft No. 55 pick Bronny averages 7.2 points, shooting 47.2% from the field, 42.9% from three-point range; 2024 top draft pick Risacher averages 4.8 points, shooting 41.7% from the field, 10% from three-point range. Yes, based solely on April performance, a "connected player" actually outperforms a top draft pick. Regarding this season's regular season stats, Bronny averages playing 8.

Impressive. A well-known domestic basketball platform reports: Five NBA teams have already invited Xu Xin for tryouts...... Subsequently, a media insider added: The Guangzhou team also hopes to arrange for Xu Xin to go to the United States for a try. The Guangzhou team currently has the closest cooperative relationship with the NBA among CBA teams, even participating in NBA preseason games last year.

Breaking news king Shams: Embiid is expected to miss the play-in games, as he remains in the very early stages of recovery from appendicitis. In this season's regular season, Philadelphia ranked seventh in the East with 45 wins and 37 losses, and will face the eighth-ranked Magic in a play-in game. Winning would secure the 7th seed for the playoffs; losing would allow them to play another play-in game against the winner between the ninth and tenth seeds in the East, competing for the 8th seed playoff spot.

Ultimately, the Los Angeles Lakers concluded this season's regular season with a record of 53 wins and 29 losses, ranking fourth in the Western Conference and securing home court advantage for the first round of the playoffs, where they will face the Houston Rockets. Lakers head coach Redick commented yesterday on the first-round matchup against the Rockets: "We will prepare thoroughly, give our full effort, and strive to win the series."

Playing 99 seconds, no shots taken, grabbing one rebound—this was Yang Hansen's final regular-season game of his rookie year, and it seemed to encapsulate the entire season. With the upcoming play-in tournament and potential playoffs, I'm unsure if Yang Hansen will get any playing time, but it's certain that he will be excluded from the rotation.

On April 14, Beijing time, the 2026 WNBA Draft officially commenced. The Dallas Wings used their first overall pick to select Connecticut University guard Azzi Fudd, who becomes the seventh WNBA No. 1 overall selection to come from Connecticut University. Her rookie season salary is $500,000.