Heild Warriors, Eliminated In Game 5

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UNITED STATES – Buddy Hield and the Warriors were eliminated last night by a 121-110 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

The Timberwolves advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the second consecutive season and will face the winner of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets series.

Hield had his lowest scoring game of the series in the finale – eight points on 2-for-9 shooting from the field, including 0-for-4 from three-point range.

During this playoff run, Hield set several postseason career highs.
In 12 games, he averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.2 steals in just over 27 minutes per game on 42 percent shooting from the field and 43 percent from three.

Edgecombe stole the show at the NBA Draft Combine.
Edgecombe showcased that elite athleticism that has NBA coaching staffs and scouts raving, making him a projected lottery pick for June’s draft.

His official measurements read like an NBA-ready profile: 6’4″, 193 pounds, with a 40″ vertical leap, a 6’8″ wingspan, and a standing reach of just under 9′.

VJ Edgecombe – Projected Lottery Pick, 2025 NBA Draft
“This feels great, man. I’m just excited to be here. Excited to just go through all the tests and stuff, see how everything goes. Excited to interview with teams. You know, just getting to know people around here, man. It’s been a blessing.”

Edgecombe’s exploits at the combine have gone viral over the last two days and have been the talk of the NBA social media community.

VJ Edgecombe – Projected Lottery Pick, 2025 NBA Draft
“I feel like I’m a defender but also have ways to go. I’m just willing to play defense with all of my heart. If there’s anything I can do on the floor to impact the game, if that’s by guarding, then that’s something I’m ready to do for sure.”

The NBA Draft takes place June 25–26 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

What a week it’s been for Bahamian players in the minor leagues — rankings improved, and homers were flying everywhere.

Texas Rangers top prospect Sebastian Walcott rose to the No. 9 prospect in all of baseball, according to MLB Pipeline.

The youngest player at the AA level at just 19 years old, Walcott heard of the new ranking and went on an absolute tear against Corpus Christi.

Walcott has homered in back-to-back games, had multiple hits in both, and has gone 4-for-9 with three RBI.

Also in Double-A, Kristian Robinson’s latest five-game hit streak has brought the Arizona Diamondbacks prospect’s average to .304 for the season.
He currently leads his Amarillo Sod Poodles with seven home runs.

In Single-A, Ian Lewis hit his second home run of the season for the Jupiter Hammerheads in the Miami Marlins organization.

In the Florida Complex League, New York Mets prospect Bohan Adderley got off to a fast start to the season with his first home run and four hits through his first three games.