Each Friday, a selection of reporters and editors from The Athletic will offer recommendations of games, events and shows to watch over the weekend.
Saturday
🏀 Men’s College Basketball
Duke at UNC
6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
The final weekend of the regular season for high-major men’s basketball conferences is loaded with marquee matchups, but you don’t have to overthink this. This will be Cooper Flagg’s last game in a truly hostile environment until he hits the NBA, and it’s the Tar Heels’ last chance to solidify their spot in the NCAA Tournament before things get desperate in the ACC tourney. — Eric Single, senior staff editor for college football
🏀 NBA
Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics
8:30 p.m. ET on ABC
The last time LeBron James played in Boston, we got his no-call meltdown and Patrick Beverley holding a camera. This time, we get Luka Dončić’s rematch against the Celtics, the team that trounced him in the finals. Basketball’s greatest rivalry, what more do you need? — Mark Puleo, news staff editor
Sunday
⚽ Soccer
Manchester United vs. Arsenal
12:30 p.m. ET on NBC
United has seen better days and has spent most of the season lurching between crises. But the history of this fixture, dating back even further than a pizza fight in 2004, always makes it…
