Author: Matt Eppers, USA TODAY

Patriots owner Robert Kraft was seated with Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck and got a loud ovation when shown on the Jumbotron.

It all comes down to this. The long playoff journey has arrived at the NBA Finals. It’s the Warriors and Raptors for the Larry O’Brien Trophy.

This year’s edition of the Masters heads into the weekend at Augusta National, and a leaderboard filled with big names promises a thrilling moving day.

Jusuf Nurkic was taken off the court on a stretcher after suffering the gruesome injury to his left leg late in the Blazers’ win over the Nets.

Zion Williamson would make an immense, immediate impact on a floundering Cavs team in need of direction, and he’d give fans something to cheer for.

Russell Westbrook unleashed an expletive-laced tirade during a heated exchange with a fan near the Thunder bench Monday night in Utah.

After coughing up a 16-point lead and losing at Oracle Arena, normally reserved Klay Thompson criticized Warriors fans’ lack of energy.

The Lakers’ misery isn’t going to elicit very little pity among fans outside their own, but at least one person is feeling some sympathy.

DeMarcus Cousins appeared to simply want to get Jeremy Lamb’s shoe out of the way, but he was assessed a technical foul all the same.

DeMar DeRozan felt the love in his return to Toronto, but the night ended with the crowd showering the Raptors’ newest star with an MVP chant.