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NBA players take on hobbies outside of basketball when they aren’t traveling or putting in work on the court on any given night during the season. The long nights don’t end because many of them find other activities that keep them occupied throughout the night. For many of them, that comes in the form of […]

Retired NBA star Gilbert Arenas can no longer step foot on an NBA basketball court but that doesn’t mean he’s not keeping himself busy. Arenas, when you can find him is usually talking about how the game of basketball works, or is cracking some savage jokes about people most wouldn’t dare to do in public. He […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have had quite a season with their long-awaited draft picks all healthy at the same time playing together as Sam Hinkie predicted. What manifested is a 52-30 record in the 2018 season and the third seed in the Eastern Conference. After the Philadelphia Eagles miraculously defeated the New England Patriots to win Super […]

One of the more surprising matchups of the first round in the 2018 NBA Playoffs is between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Portland Trail Blazers. The Pelicans finished the second half of their season without center DeMarcus Cousins, while the Blazers hit their stride going on a tear winning 13 in a row at […]

Dwyane Wade has had quite a year for a 36-year-old, but contrary to what one might think, it hasn’t been all downhill at his older age. A rebuilding project in Chicago led the three-time champion to give one last shot playing alongside his best friend LeBron James with the Cavaliers which also ended by midseason, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered a Game 1 loss to the Houston Rockets which in hindsight was a winnable game looking at the final minutes of the game. While it appeared to be a disaster for the Wolves, it wasn’t as bad as it seemed, although there are things that could have been done which would […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves fought hard to obtain a position in the playoffs and finished the season in the eighth spot. It was a success, but it came with playing the No.1 seed in the first round of the playoffs which happens to be the red-hot Houston Rockets who took the season by storm led by […]

If you want to take a look at any rookie who came into the season with the mindset to work hard and improve every day to see the results, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is your guy. He’s not in the current Rookie of the Year conversation although he should be a top candidate regardless. […]

LeBron James isn’t the only player that is special enough to get billboards. Maybe not for the same reason but nonetheless others have begun to join in the fray. James has seen billboards with catchy phrases not created by any teams in particular since that would entail a tampering fine, but by different people, fans […]

Dwyane Wade is playing at the end of a two-year contract he signed with the Chicago Bulls when he left South Beach due to not being able to come to an agreement with the Miami Heat. There was never a time where it felt right to see the aging star in a different uniform, where […]

April 12th, 2018 marked a day in history for the NBA, or rather the Minnesota Timberwolves. Looking to build upon it’s new foundation with head coach Tom Thibodeau leading the way, the team pressed through the season looking for a playoff berth and a chance to contend. This season saw the team add some significant […]

There is plenty to be excited for, for fans of the Philadelphia 76ers this season and into the future. After a few tumultuous seasons of tanking and stocking draft picks that would potentially become the future, and after those same picks didn’t pan out, or remained injured for entire seasons, things are beginning to change. The […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball came into the 2017-18 season surrounded by a ton of hype, fresh out of UCLA and a literal marketing machine behind him in his father LaVar Ball. While Senior Ball was correct that his son would make it to the Lakers as a pro, he didn’t quite hit the […]

The NBA has never been more popular in the world of sports and doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon with commissioner Adam Silver at the helm. He is one of the most forward-thinking and progressive commissioners in today’s sports landscape. Due to that kind of motivation, the NBA has made gargantuan business deals […]

The Golden State Warriors have been the center of conversation and concern due to the team’s recent injuries to its best players over the past few weeks. Kevin Durant, who recently suffered a rib injury, believes the Warriors will be fine and there is too much talk of concern going around. Bay Area superstar Stephen […]

NBA and NCAA Analyst Charles Barkley is not shy when it comes to making predictions. He makes some safe ones, but most of the time he makes bold claims about teams he believes will win competitions. Unfortunately for Sir Charles, when he’s wrong, he’s very wrong, which is most of the time. Earlier this season […]

The Sacramento Kings’ schedule featured a Thursday night matchup against the Atlanta Hawks at the Golden 1 Center. During warmup time, players were not on the floor and the arena was mostly empty which eventually prompted the staff to allow whatever fans sitting in their purchased seats to move as close to the floor as […]

It was only 1:59 left on the shot clock and James Harden was being guarded closely near the corner by Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard. After a few more dribbles, Al-Farouq Aminu joined Lillard, double-teaming Harden and closing off any way of escaping. This was crunch time, and the score was 110-104 as the game continued […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond can be added to the ever-growing list of players who find playing video games as a hobby and a great way to spend their free time away from the game to relax. Drummond was introduced to a new game, Fortnite by his teammate Reggie Jackson and he claims to have […]

The NBA season is coming to a close and that means games have become the most competitive of the season. Many teams have postseason aspirations on the line and playoff positioning changes on almost a daily basis for many teams still pushing for their final spot. Thursday night’s matchup between the Utah Jazz who are fighting for […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star forward Jimmy Butler might be recovering from a season-ending injury, but that isn’t stopping him from trying to get into his opponent’s head. His talents are amazing, but his troll game is just as competitive depending on the day you catch him. You’ll find Butler taking shots at someone — teammates or […]

The injury bug has been merciless this season, hitting players hard since the very first games of the 2017-18 campaign. No one has been safe from what seems like the angry basketball gods’ cruel desire to see teams fight through tough adversity almost randomly. Some of the most gruesome falls have happened to stars and […]

When it was all said and done, the Utah Jazz had blown out the Detroit Pistons in a Tuesday night matchup that meant everything to them. As a team, it almost couldn’t get any better than how they played with each other, shooting an astounding 81 percent in the first quarter, going 17-21 and essentially […]

The results are in and they pretty much as we always expected. Playing in the Western Conference is brutal for any team looking to be competitive. It’s an insurmountable fact that the 15 conference team will always end the season with a slug out, and some deserving team will end up missing out due to […]

The New York Knicks have fallen flat this season currently sitting at a 24-43 record in the Eastern Conference, and are also on a 7 game losing streak. While the team may or may not be embracing tanking at this very moment depending on who you believe, it’s clear their eyes are set on the […]

It was a tumultuous season in Cleveland. Derrick Rose had signed a one year, $2.1 million contract to play the year out in his own words, “a chance to reintroduce myself back to the league.” Things didn’t work out as expected as he continued to deal with injuries which took away significant time away from […]

The Orlando Magic took a 107-106 lead late in the 4th quarter to seal what seemed to be the dagger that would win the game as Aaron Gordon and Jonathan Simmons celebrated near midcourt while the Los Angeles Lakers called timeout, hoping to scratch up a play that would at least give them a shot […]

Sacramento Kings’ rookie sensation De’Aaron Fox is quietly enjoying his first season in the NBA averaging 11.6 points 4.3 assists and  2.6 rebounds in 27 minutes of play away from the limelight of a large city market. The 6’3 guard has made it known on more than one occasion that he enjoys taking some time […]

The Boston Celtics are currently holding down the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a record of 45-20, but looking to improve as a team down the stretch run of the season. Not only are they high in the standings, but have been consistently solid all season long, and are looking to take the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are literally fighting for their NBA season post-All-Star break as they cling to the eighth spot in the Western Conference. They are only in front of the ninth-place LA Clippers by a game, so the Pelicans have a ton of work left to do to feel secure about their playoffs chances. […]

Injuries have plagued the league this season taking players down from the very first game with the gruesome leg injury to Gordon Hayward, which was the first domino in what seems like an avalanche of bad injuries. Wear and tear is one thing, but things such as broken legs, torn ACL’s, and torn Achilles tendons […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves faced a tough and streaking Houston Rockets team on Friday night on the road, looking to improve their 36-25 record post All-Star break. It didn’t take long for the Rockets to continue where they left off, leading most of the way and completing a win that keeps them in the first place overall, […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler exited Friday night’s matchup versus the Houston Rockets with an undisclosed injury. Late in the third quarter, Butler attempted a pump fake move looking to pass the ball to a teammate before falling over, clutching his right knee in pain. Prior to the incident, Butler scrambled for a rebound which […]

Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks franchise, has had plenty of run-ins with the law of the NBA dating back almost 20 years. The passionate and sometimes meddlesome owner is known for wearing his emotions on his sleeve quite often, and it usually ends up clashing with the rules set for the protection of the […]

Dallas Mavericks writer Earl K. Sneed has been reporting on Mavs basketball for the last seven years. You may have noticed him giving game updates on NBA TV, doing interviews with the staff giving his thoughts on behalf of the players and team on the happenings of all things Mavs. Tuesday, Sneed sent out his […]

The NBA kicked off its annual All-Star Weekend beginning Friday night with the All-Star Celebrity game featuring the first four-point line mark. Afterwards, the night was capped off with the leagues youngest players, both domestic and international, who put on a show for fans in the USA versus World game. Saturday night didn’t disappoint either […]

The most exciting news of Thursday’s Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline came on many fronts. Perhaps the biggest news came from the Cleveland Cavaliers due to the nature of the trades. Their recent deals actually set the mark for the biggest mid-season roster turnover in the history of the Cavs franchise. Out of the smoke was […]

Paul George may have thought it was an easy decision to stay in Oklahoma City by his own words, but the fans in Los Angeles won’t make it such a simple choice. Thursday night was set as the Thunder squared off against the young Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center in what was a fun, […]

There was quite a bit of confusion and disagreement when the NBA released its $50,000 fine for the Los Angeles Lakers, an unintentional consequence of statements made by team president Magic Johnson on Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetkounmpo. Johnson, who is one of the NBA’s top 50 greatest players to ever play the game, has […]