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Odell Beckham Jr. has not played in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins since the 2024 season; However, that has not been accomplished yet. The New York Giants have been linked to a reunion with Beckham following an April 20 visit. However, what is the latest update on the 2014 first-round pick’s possible return to New York? An NFL insider has released a big update.

It seems like something will happen between Beckham and the Giants at some point, as reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter on the Pat McAfee Show. Schefter said there was a real possibility that Beckham would return to the Giants. The 33-year-old wide receiver spent the first five seasons of his career in New York.

What will Odell Beckham Jr. bring to the New York Giants

If Beckham were to sign with the Giants, he would join Malik Nabors, Darius Slayton, Darnell Mooney and Malachi Fields in the wide receiver room. Beckham is past his prime years in the NFL, but he will still provide solid depth for New York and quarterback Jackson Dart. The last time Beckham had more than 600 receiving yards in a season was in 2019 with the Cleveland Browns.

Still, the free-agent wide receiver could boost a depth role for New York. Beckham would also be a good mentor and provide experienced leadership to a relatively young wide receiver room. After all, there are similarities between Beckham and Nabors, a third-year wide receiver coming off a torn ACL.

New York head coach John Harbaugh coached Beckham with the Baltimore Ravens in 2023, so he fully understands what he can bring to the table. Beckham may not be an elite wide receiver at this stage of his career, but he could give the Giants a great locker room presence.

It remains to be seen whether New York signs Beckham, but based on Schefter’s comments, it seems to be a very realistic possibility.

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Draymond Green is often viewed as one of the dirtiest players in the NBA, and his actions came to light again recently during the Golden State Warriors’ 115-113 win over the Houston Rockets. During the third quarter, Green caught Jabari Smith Jr.’s ankle during a dead-ball sequence, resulting in a technical foul.

The incident occurred with 9:49 minutes remaining in the third quarter when Smith was called for an offensive foul on a moving screen that sent Green to the floor. Now, the Warriors veteran has addressed the incident, claiming it was Smith Jr.’s trash talk that prompted him to commit the foul.

“So Jabari fouled, he just stood there going, ‘Oh yeah, get more physical. Yeah, I pushed him down.’ Well being who I am, I don’t think anyone should let that happen, but I’m definitely not letting that happen. At that moment I can only do what I did. I think one thing that people don’t understand about this game is that you can’t give people an edge in the NBA. You give somebody the lead and lose, and I wasn’t going to give him the lead and we won,” Green told the Draymond Green Show.

Although Green did not reveal what the Rockets player said, the Warriors veteran could be seen pulling his ankle while walking back to the court.

“In a situation where Jabari was struggling strongly, you would not be able to find your edge in that game, and I would not be the guy that you would foul, and I would fall down and you would stand over me and walk over me and talk,” he concluded.

Smith had missed the past two games with a right ankle sprain and entered the matchup listed as questionable before ultimately being cleared following pregame warmups. Since the incident, many have called for the NBA to impose harsher punishment, especially given Green’s problematic history.

However, the player himself appeared to have no regrets and played his part in a surprise win with 10 points, eight assists and five rebounds on the night.

The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets face off for only the second of three matches in this 2025-26 regular season. Golden State entered this contest without Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, Kristaps Porzingis, Moses Moody, Seth Curry, Will Richard or Gary Payton II.

However, the Warriors maintained an 11-point lead throughout the first half. Houston mounted a comeback in the third quarter, starting with a strange play by Draymond Green and Jabari Smith Jr.

With 9:49 left in the third quarter, Smith Jr. was whistled for an offensive foul for a moving screen, which knocked Green to the floor. As he got to his feet to return to the offensive end of the field, the Warriors forward made a surprising decision pull right leg Ahead of the Rockets.

Jabari Smith Jr.’s right ankle that Draymond Green grabbed was actually the same ankle that caused Smith Jr. to miss just two games before Thursday night’s game. Smith Jr. was questionable coming into the contest due to a sprained right ankle, but was cleared to play after warm-ups.

After missing two games with an ankle injury, Drummond makes a dirty play and tries to throw a Rockets player by the ankle#dubnation pic.twitter.com/JlLzG18Aqf

– Bay Area Super Fans (@Baysuperfans) 6 March 2026

Thursday night’s match is important for both the teams. A win for the Rockets would give them a season series victory while moving them one step closer to clinching the third seed in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, the Warriors are fighting to hold on to the eighth seed, but only have a one-game lead over the LA Clippers for that spot.

Jabari Smith Jr. is averaging 15.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 34.8 minutes per night. In 50 appearances for the Warriors this season, Draymond Green is averaging 8.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 26.7 minutes per night.

The Denver Nuggets were at their best in a 103–84 win over the Boston Celtics, improving their record to 37–22 for the season. Nikola Jokic delivered 30 points, 12 rebounds and six assists as the Celtics suffered an overall poor shooting night, converting only 34.9% of their total field goal attempts.

Regardless, Tim Hardaway Jr. was involved in a ridiculous moment during the post-game press conference. Hardaway Jr.’s press conference was attended by only one reporter, Rachel Strand of ClutchPoints, with the announcer initially canvassing the room for questions.

Tim Hardaway Jr.’s press conference was 20 seconds long, and I wasn’t about to stop him 🙂 (The ones asking good questions were in the locker room, by the way) #milehighbasketball pic.twitter.com/gP4PxnOI8r

– Rachel Strand (@MileHighRachel) 26 February 2026

“Is anyone back there?” he said, before Hardaway Jr. tried to end the conference.

“Well, you all had a great evening. All good? All good? All right,” she said, getting up, when the announcer once again nudged Strand to ask his question.

“No, it’s okay. I think everyone was in the locker room,” Strand commented on a post on X.

“Tim Hardaway Jr.’s press conference was 20 seconds long, and I couldn’t stop him 🔥 (well the ones asking good questions were in the locker room) #MileHighBasketball,” she wrote later, clearly seeing the funny side of things.

The Nuggets held the Celtics to a season-low 84 points, outrebounded Boston 54–48 (including 14 offensive boards) and dominated the paint by a 42–28 margin. Boston was limited to just 36 points in the second half, generating 11 of 17 rebounds.

Hardaway Jr. played a key role himself, coming off the bench and dropping 14 points on 5-9 shooting, the second-highest total for Denver in the game. Jokic’s 30 points came despite an overall average shooting night as he went 11-28 from the field, while Julian Strother and Cameron Johnson added 12 and 11 points, respectively.

On the other hand, with Jayson Tatum sidelined, Jaylen Brown scored 23 points on 21 attempts, while Derrick White added 20 points and six rebounds. Neemias Queta was the third and final Boston player to finish in double figures with 10 points.

On Monday evening, the Houston Rockets got back into the win column with a comfortable home win over the Utah Jazz. There was a scary moment when Jazz forward Vince Williams Jr. was injured after colliding with Rockets wing Terry Eason.

It has since been revealed that the injury was likely to be Williams’ ACL, and many fans were doubtful of Eason’s intentions in this game.

After the game, Eason took the opportunity to apologize to Williams for the incident.

According to Sarah Todd of the Desert News, Eason said, “I’ve known Vince for a long time and he’s a really good guy, hard-working guy.” “It was just respect. I have a lot of respect for him, and I know it’s his contract year… I didn’t intend to do anything. My intention is always just to work hard. So I went to yell and just go check on him. Obviously nothing helps, but just tell him I’m sorry. You know, nobody’s trying to hurt anybody.”

Meanwhile, Jazz coach Will Hardy had a strong reaction to the play.

“That’s not basketball,” Hardy said.

Overall, it was a strong performance for the Rockets on Monday, which was much needed after their recent loss against the New York Knicks on Saturday evening at Madison Square Garden. In that game, the Rockets led by 18 points in the second half, but could only put 15 points on the board in a poor fourth quarter and ultimately succumbed to Jalen Brunson’s jumpers.

The loss rekindled concerns about the Rockets’ crunch time offense and the team’s lack of a true point guard, although Fred VanVleet has not yet been officially ruled out for the remainder of the season as he continues to battle his ACL injury.

The Rockets next take the court against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday evening.

There are conflicts at the end of the game, and then a complete meltdown. The Brooklyn Nets fell into the latter category during Sunday’s 115-104 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

Jordi Fernandez’s team looked in control after taking a 102-91 lead with eight minutes remaining. The Hawks defeated the Nets 24–2 to end the game during their worst collapse of the season.

Brooklyn shot 1 of 15 from the field with five turnovers during the decisive period of the game.

“Unacceptable,” Fernandez said. “We played well, a very good brand of basketball, staying connected, defending, taking the lead as a team with the first and second groups… but we have to find a better way to close out games. I have confidence in the starters. I know how good they are, and that’s not what I want from them. We played a very good game until 5:30, and then it goes away. So, it’s tough because wins matter in the NBA. You have to compete and play to win. “It happens, and it didn’t happen.”

After a solid start, Brooklyn’s rookie backcourt of Nolan Traore and Egor Demin has struggled. However, Sunday’s collapse highlighted the late-game shortcomings of Michael Porter Jr. as the Nets’ No. 1 option.

Michael Porter Jr. disappeared during Nets vs. Hawks horror collapse

Porter posted 18 points on 8 of 16 shooting with six assists and two turnovers in three quarters. However, he was invisible in the final frame, going scoreless on 0-of-3 shooting with no assists as rookies Demin and Traoré handled most of Brooklyn’s on-ball responsibilities.

Meanwhile, Hawks star Jalen Johnson took the lead down the stretch, scoring 14 of his 26 points in the final frame on 6-of-8 shooting.

While Porter has long fueled the Nets’ offense, he has struggled as a closer. In 65 clutch minutes this season, the star forward has shot 12-of-38 (31.6 percent) from the field and 4-of-24 (16.7 percent) with two assists and four turnovers.

Porter’s limitations as a ball-handler and self-creator have been most apparent during tight games, when defenses are most busy and primarily switching. Without a high-level shot creator behind them, Brooklyn’s offense has fallen short when it matters most.

The Nets have posted the league’s worst clutch record (5-19) and second-worst clutch offensive rating (96.0).

After encouraging early performances, Traore and Demin also lost on Sunday. Over the course of three quarters, Traoré scored 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting with five assists and two turnovers. Demin had 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting with four assists and zero turnovers.

However, the rookie duo shot 0 of 7 while committing four turnovers in the final frame.

“You go through experience, and you learn,” Fernandez said of Traore and Demin’s late struggles. “Some rushed shots and turnovers… you’ve got to learn how to stay composed. You’ve got to learn how to get everybody involved [the right] Locations, how to take good shots, and we didn’t do that. So that’s the next game.”

While Sunday’s loss undoubtedly stung Brooklyn’s locker room, it continued the team’s lead in a tightly contested tank race. After four consecutive losses, the Nets have regained sole possession of third place in the draft lottery standings. They are tied in the win column and two games behind the Indiana Pacers in the loss column, who are in second place.

If the season ended today, Brooklyn would have a 14.0 percent chance of finishing No. 1, a 52.1 percent chance of finishing in the top four, and a 93.0 percent chance of finishing in the top six. The third lottery slot cannot fall below the seventh pick.