TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When sirens and cellphone alerts blare warnings of missiles incoming from Iran, people in Israel stream into shelters, turning parking garages, metro stations and basements into temporary communities.
These images show how surreal the scenes can become when life is interrupted at any moment day or night, and how, after constant waves of conflict, Israelis have found ways to quickly adapt, snatching a few moments of relief even as tensions rise.
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A smiley face is painted on a blue wall beneath Tel Aviv's central bus station, used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Children play in an underground parking garage where people spend the night as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Tents, mattresses and children's toys are spread across an underground parking garage where people spend the night as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A man plays the guitar as people attend a yoga class in an underground parking garage used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Children watch TV in an underground parking garage where people spend the night as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A medical staff member entertains a young patient in a temporary emergency ward set up in a parking garage used as a shelter beneath Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take cover in a bomb shelter beneath a shopping mall as air raid sirens warn of incoming missiles from Iran in Ramat Gan, Israel, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A child's stuffed rabbit sits on one of the mattresses spread across an underground parking garage where people spend the night as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Tents are seen set up beneath Tel Aviv's central bus station, where people shelter as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A woman sits on a mattress in an underground metro station serving as a bomb shelter amid the threat of possible Iranian missile attacks during the Jewish holiday of Purim in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Jewish men wrapped in prayer shawls pray in an underground parking garage used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People sleep in an underground metro station used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks in Ramat Gan, Israel, Saturday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A bride and her family sit in a bomb shelter after an alert warning of missiles fired from Iran toward central Israel interrupted their wedding photo shoot in a nearby park in Ramat Gan, Israel, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People, some wearing costumes for the Jewish holiday of Purim, gather in an underground metro station used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A temporary emergency ward is set up in a parking garage used as a shelter beneath Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People sit around a makeshift dinner table with groceries beside tents as they take shelter beneath Tel Aviv's central bus station as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Medical staff transfer patients in a temporary emergency ward set up in a parking garage used as a shelter beneath Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People gather in a bomb shelter as air raid sirens warn of incoming missiles from Iran in Ramat Gan, Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A woman dressed as a bride rides on the back of a man dressed as a turtle during a singles event in an underground parking garage used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A man takes cover in a bomb shelter underneath a residential building as air raid sirens warn of incoming missile strikes from Iran in Ramat Gan, Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Inside one shelter, a bride-to-be poses with her family, continuing the wedding photo shoot they’d been doing above ground. Their big dresses take up much of the dark, cramped space. During the Jewish holiday of Purim, revelers in costumes — a Shrek, a horror-film nurse splattered with fake blood — crowd into an underground station, almost dreamlike against the gray walls.
For many Israelis, heading to shelters is a familiar response shaped by past wars. Israel has an extensive system of private safe rooms and public shelters, unlike other nations across the region, including Iran and Lebanon, where residents are also seeking shelter from strikes. While the occupied West Bank is not being directly targeted, missiles can pass above the territory that has little access to shelters, and four Palestinian women were recently killed.
When warnings around Israel blare, shelters swell with people for 15 minutes, half an hour, however long the alert lasts.
Some have moved completely underground because they don't have access to shelters in poorer neighborhoods or have mobility issues.
Under Tel Aviv’s decrepit bus station, dozens of families have moved full-time into tents. Many are Filipino and Eritrean migrants from the surrounding area, Tel Aviv's most decrepit, which lacks sufficient shelters. They go home for a few hours every day to cook and bring it back to share with others, creating an impromptu soup kitchen with ice coolers, microwaves and Tupperwares of food.
Israel’s hospitals quickly instituted their underground emergency procedures on the first day of the war with Iran. At Sheba Medical Center, a staffer blows bubbles to entertain a young patient in a makeshift ward set up on a parking level.
In the cavernous parking lot under Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Center mall, each day brings new, incongruous moments as thousands crowd within the echoing, concrete walls and pillars, where in normal times mallgoers wander in search of their cars.
Women in a yoga class slide into downward dog pose on mats laid across parking spots as a man nearby plays guitar. Miri Kaftor, who in normal times teaches yoga in a quiet studio nearby, has had to adapt to holding classes here under fluorescent lights with screaming kids riding scooters nearby.
Later that night, a stand-up comedian hosts a singles event in which a hopeful woman dressed as a bride laughs and rides on the back of a man wearing a turtle costume.
One corner becomes an impromptu prayer hall, where a circle of men in shawls bow their heads among the shadows. In another section, kids watch TV at a children’s play zone.
The photos give a look at daily life transplanted into sometimes claustrophobic spaces – down to the pets. A dog lies across the lap of a sleeping man. Another waits patiently in the darkness as people sit worried, bored, impatient, under a shelter’s neon light and the glow of a mobile phone.
This is a documentary photo story curated by AP photo editors.
A smiley face is painted on a blue wall beneath Tel Aviv's central bus station, used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Children play in an underground parking garage where people spend the night as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Tents, mattresses and children's toys are spread across an underground parking garage where people spend the night as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A man plays the guitar as people attend a yoga class in an underground parking garage used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Children watch TV in an underground parking garage where people spend the night as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A medical staff member entertains a young patient in a temporary emergency ward set up in a parking garage used as a shelter beneath Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take cover in a bomb shelter beneath a shopping mall as air raid sirens warn of incoming missiles from Iran in Ramat Gan, Israel, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A child's stuffed rabbit sits on one of the mattresses spread across an underground parking garage where people spend the night as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Tents are seen set up beneath Tel Aviv's central bus station, where people shelter as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A woman sits on a mattress in an underground metro station serving as a bomb shelter amid the threat of possible Iranian missile attacks during the Jewish holiday of Purim in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Jewish men wrapped in prayer shawls pray in an underground parking garage used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People sleep in an underground metro station used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks in Ramat Gan, Israel, Saturday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A bride and her family sit in a bomb shelter after an alert warning of missiles fired from Iran toward central Israel interrupted their wedding photo shoot in a nearby park in Ramat Gan, Israel, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People, some wearing costumes for the Jewish holiday of Purim, gather in an underground metro station used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A temporary emergency ward is set up in a parking garage used as a shelter beneath Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People sit around a makeshift dinner table with groceries beside tents as they take shelter beneath Tel Aviv's central bus station as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Medical staff transfer patients in a temporary emergency ward set up in a parking garage used as a shelter beneath Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People gather in a bomb shelter as air raid sirens warn of incoming missiles from Iran in Ramat Gan, Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A woman dressed as a bride rides on the back of a man dressed as a turtle during a singles event in an underground parking garage used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A man takes cover in a bomb shelter underneath a residential building as air raid sirens warn of incoming missile strikes from Iran in Ramat Gan, Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
The Los Angeles Lakers felt like they weren't getting a fair whistle in their Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.
It might take a lot more than friendly officiating to make this series a fair fight.
The Western Conference semifinals series moves to Los Angeles for Saturday's Game 3 and the Lakers hope a change of scenery can help them get back into the matchup against the defending NBA champion Thunder.
Oklahoma City looks as formidable as ever and is 6-0 in these playoffs. The Thunder have won five of those games by at least 10 points.
Over in the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers are in a similar situation on Saturday. They're in a 2-0 hole against the Detroit Pistons but now get to play in front of their home crowd.
— Game 3, Detroit at Cleveland, 3 p.m. EDT (NBC/Peacock)
Series: Detroit, 2-0.
Odds: Cleveland by 4.5.
The Pistons have won five consecutive postseason games for the first time since 2008 — and three of them were while facing elimination in Round 1. Cleveland is now 2-10 in conference semifinal games over the past three seasons.
— Game 3, Oklahoma City at LA Lakers, 8:30 p.m. EDT (ABC)
Series: Oklahoma City, 2-0.
Odds: Oklahoma City by 8.5.
The Lakers are furious with elements of the officiating right now, and that might go one of two ways in Game 3. They'll either come out inspired on Saturday and make this a series, or the anger could work against them.
— Game 4, New York at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m.. EDT (ABC)
Series: New York, 3-0.
Odds: New York by 1.5.
The Knicks go for the four-game sweep on the road. Jalen Brunson scored 33 points in Game 3, delivering another big playoff performance. New York's fans — famous or not — have made themselves a big presence in Philadelphia. Mikal Bridges is having a big second-round series for the Knicks after struggling in the first round. He is averaging 19.3 points and shooting 64.9% from the field.
— Game 4, San Antonio at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. EDT (NBC, Peacock)
Series: San Antonio, 2-1.
Odds: San Antonio by 4.5.
Victor Wembanyama delivered a masterful playoff performance in Game 3 with a career playoff-high 39 points, 15 rebounds and some game-wrecking defense. The Timberwolves need to find answers in a hurry when they host Game 4 before the series shifts back to San Antonio.
— Knicks 108, 76ers 94 for 3-0 series lead.
— Spurs 115, Timberwolves 108 for 2-1 series lead.
Injuries in the playoffs are never a good thing, but a comfortable lead in the second round gives the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder some room to be patient.
The Knicks have the luxury not to rush back forward OG Anunoby, who is averaging 21.4 points per game in the postseason. He sat out with a strained right hamstring and remains day to day.
The top-seeded Thunder are in a similar position as they wait for high-scoring guard Jalen Williams to return from a hamstring injury. Second-year guard Ajay Mitchell has played well in Williams' absence, averaging 19.5 points and five assists against the Lakers.
A breakdown of this season's NBA awards:
— Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year: DeAndre Jordan, New Orleans.
— Hustle Award: Moussa Diabaté, Charlotte.
— Defensive Player of the Year: Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio.
— Clutch Player of the Year: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City.
— Sixth Man of the Year: Keldon Johnson, San Antonio.
— Sportsmanship Award: Derrick White, Boston.
— Most Improved Player: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Atlanta.
— Rookie of the Year: Cooper Flagg, Dallas.
— Executive of the Year: Brad Stevens, Boston.
Among the announcements still to come:
— Most Valuable Player: Gilgeous-Alexander, Wembanyama or Denver's Nikola Jokic.
— Coach of the Year: Detroit's J.B. Bickerstaff, San Antonio's Mitch Johnson or Boston's Joe Mazzulla.
Defending champion Oklahoma City (-165) is favored to win the NBA title, according to oddsmakers.
The Thunder are followed by San Antonio (+300), New York (+700), Detroit (+1600), Cleveland (+6600), Los Angeles Lakers (+10000), Minnesota (+12500) and Philadelphia (+25000).
— Sunday: NBA draft lottery.
— May 10-17: NBA draft combine.
— May 17 or 19: Eastern Conference finals begin on ESPN and ABC.
— May 18 or 20: Western Conference finals begin on NBC and Peacock.
— June 3: Game 1, NBA Finals on ABC. (Other finals dates: June 5, June 8, June 10, June 13, June 16 and June 19).
— June 23: Round 1, NBA draft.
— June 24: Round 2, NBA draft.
“I’m Linus. Jalen (Brunson's) my blanket,” first-year Knicks coach Mike Brown said. “He helps me relax at a lot of different times during the course of the game.”
— Wembanyama is averaging five blocks through seven playoff games. The Spurs star was at his best in the fourth quarter of Friday night's win, scoring 16 points and grabbing six rebounds.
— Detroit's Cade Cunningham is scoring 30.6 points per game in the playoffs, which leads the NBA. He is shooting nearly 41% from 3-point range.
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New York Knicks' fan react during the second half of Game 3 in a second-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers Friday, May 8, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson reacts during the second half of Game 3 in a second-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers Friday, May 8, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, left, is fouled by Minnesota Timberwolves guard Terrence Shannon Jr. (1) as he drives to the basket during the second half of Game 3 of a NBA basketball second-round playoff series in Minneapolis, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) blocks a shot attempted by Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dennis Schroder (8) during the second half in Game 2 of a second-round NBA playoffs basketball series, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) is fouled driving to the basket by Los Angeles Lakers' Austin Reaves (15) as LeBron James, right rear, follows behind on the play in the second half of Game 2 in a second-round NBA basketball playoffs series Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Philadelphia 76ers' Adem Bona, top, fouls New York Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns during the second half of Game 1 in a second-round NBA basketball playoffs series Monday, May 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Terrence Shannon Jr. (1), front, handles the ball as San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2), middle, and forward-center Victor Wembanyama (1), back, defend during the second half in Game 1 of a second-round NBA playoffs basketball series in San Antonio, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein (55) and fans celebrate a basket in the second half of Game 1 in a second-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday, May 5, 2026 in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, right, drives to the basket as Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves, left, defends second half of Game 1 in a second-round NBA basketball playoffs series Tuesday, May 5, 2026 in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)
Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura (28) blocks a shot by Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. (10) during the first half of Game 6 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series in Houston, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Toronto Raptors' RJ Barrett (9) celebrates with fans after a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 in the first round of an NBA basketball playoffs series in Toronto, Friday, May 1, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' RJ Barrett (9) celebrates after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime of Game 6 in the first round of an NBA basketball playoffs series in Toronto on Friday, May 1, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes (11) celebrates during the second half of Game 6 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Houston Rockets in Houston, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid celebrates following his team's victory over the Boston Celtics after the Game 7 in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series, Saturday, May 2, 2026 in Boston. (AP Photo/Jim Davis)
Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid celebrates following his team's victory over the Boston Celtics after the Game 7 in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series, Saturday, May 2, 2026 in Boston. (AP Photo/Jim Davis)
New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) shoots during Game 6 in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jaylen Clark (22) celebrates a basket against the Denver Nuggets during the second half of Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jaylen Clark (22) get into an altercation during the second half of Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Terrence Shannon Jr. (1) celebrates his three-point basket against the Denver Nuggets during the second half of Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum goes up for a dunk during the second half of Game 6 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander celebrates a scores against the Phoenix Suns during the second half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander celebrates with fans after Game 4 in a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Phoenix Suns, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr., left, celebrates as Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves walks off after the Rockets defeated the Lakers in Game 5 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
San Antonio Spurs forward/guard Keldon Johnson (3) celebrates with teammates after Game 5 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Portland Trail Blazers in San Antonio, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris (12) celebrates after scoring against the Orlando Magic during the fourth quarter in Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Fans watch Portland Trail Blazers player introductions before Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the San Antonio Spurs, in Portland, Ore., Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum, right, tries to get past Philadelphia 76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr. during the second half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia 76ers' Paul George (8) and Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown (7) reach for a loose ball during the first half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. dives for a loose ball during the first half in Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Detroit Pistons, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane (3) goes after a loose ball against Detroit Pistons guard Ausar Thompson during the second half in Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jaylin Williams (6) scores against Phoenix Suns forward Royce O'Neale during the second half of Game 3 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama reacts after a shot during the first half in Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the Portland Trail Blazers, in Portland, Ore., Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards kneels on the court after sustaining an injury during the first half of Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) shoots against Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu (17) during the first half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) shoots against Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu (17) during the first half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle dunks during the second half of Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) sits on the court after sustaining an injury during the first half of Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum, left, goes up for a shot past Philadelphia 76ers' Adem Bona during the second half of Game 3 in a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Friday, April 24, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, center, wears street cloths on the bench as he sits out Game 3 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Portland Trail Blazers in Portland, Ore, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, talks to guard Bronny James during the first half in Game 1 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Houston Rockets, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff cheers on the Detroit Piston during the second half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the Orlando Magic Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) passes over Phoenix Suns forward Oso Ighodaro (11) during the second half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)
San Antonio Spurs guard De'aaron Fox (4) drives to the basket past Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant, left, during the second half in Game 1 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series in San Antonio, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) blocks a shot by Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen (31) in the second half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) sits on the court after a hard fall during the first half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Portland Trail Blazers in San Antonio, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) gestures to the crowd in the first half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the Toronto Raptors in Cleveland, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Toronto Raptors guard Ja'kobe Walter (14) and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) reach for the ball in the second half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) drives past Portland Trail Blazers forward Toumani Camara (33) during the second half in Game 1 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series in San Antonio, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, talks to his son guard Bronny James during the first half in Game 1 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Houston Rockets, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner (22) and forward Tristan da Silva (23) celebrate after a win over the Detroit Pistons in Game 1 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry celebrates after scoring during the second half of an NBA play-in tournament basketball game against the against the Los Angeles Clippers, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) lies on the court during the first half of an NBA play-in tournament basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer watches in the closing minutes of an NBA play-in tournament basketball game between the Clippers and the Golden State Warriors Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James looks to make a pass during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots against the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
