A group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Don Dundon has reached a tentative agreement with Paul Allen’s estate to buy the Trail Blazers and keep the team in Portland.

Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points and tied a career high with 10 blocks as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 114-94 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Spurs CEO R.C. Buford met with the media to address concerns from fans in San Antonio who think playing two games in Austin is the beginning of the end for the club in the Alamo City.

CJ McCollum received a 90-second standing ovation in his first visit to Portland since a February trade to New Orleans, then scored 25 points to lead the Pelicans over the Trail Blazers 117-107.

ORLANDO – For the first time since 1997, the San Antonio Spurs will not compete in the NBA playoffs. San Antonio was officially eliminated from playoff contention Thursday afternoon before they took the court for their final regular season game against the Utah Jazz. Memphis and Phoenix each played two more regular season games than San Antonio, and that made all the difference in the final calculation. As a result, the Spurs’ remarkable NBA record-tying run of 22 straight playoff appearances comes to an end. San Antonio struggled throughout the regular season to stay close to the .500 mark, but played well inside the NBA bubble.

(AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Tiebreakers wont factor into who qualifies for the Western Conference play-in series. Win two, theyll finish eighth and hold the upper hand in the play-in series. The Suns would get into the play-in series with two more wins combined with at least one Portland loss or an 0-2 finish by the Grizzlies. If the Suns go 1-1 in their final two games, Portland would have to go 0-2 to give Phoenix a chance at the play-in. 8 seed with a 2-0 finish, and theres also a way for the Spurs to miss the play-in series entirely also with a 2-0 finish.