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Sitting near a locker as he addressed the media on Monday, Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry was all smiles. Lowry answered questions like any other day, but this time they all had a specific theme. As he donned a white Philadelphia Eagles hat on his head, he would only take questions related to his […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Dennis Smith Jr. looks up to Washington Wizards point guard John Wall. And tonight, Smith and Wall will play against each other for the first time this season. When rookies play against players they admire, there’s always an expectation that they won’t play as hard, out of respect, or be like a […]

The NBA All-Star Game is markedly different this year in terms of how the teams that play against each other will look. Gone are the days where players from the same conference face off against players from the other conference. Instead, the conferences will be mixed on each team because the leading vote-getters from each […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are in the market for a center, and it appears DeAndre Jordan is just what the doctor ordered for them. The Trail Blazers, a team on the rise with stars Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, want to upgrade their front court and have reached out to L.A. Clippers star center DeAndre […]

Karl-Anthony Towns is a proud member of the Minnesota Timberwolves. That much can be seen in the way he plays basketball for the team and in his hunger to improve each and every game. Towns has been a big reason for the Timberwolves being 30-18 — good for third place in the Western Conference. The […]

Are we sure Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward isn’t making a return this season? After suffering a gruesome leg injury on the first day of the season and subsequently having surgery, Hayward has been rehabbing for months. He’s made progress, and there have been several posts on social media slyly hinting at a possible return. […]

Orlando Magic shooting guard Jonathon Simmons appears to be a pretty big football fan. Sometime after the Magic won Sunday over the Boston Celtics, the New England Patriots came back from a deficit and defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars for a chance to win yet another Super Bowl. Simmons wasted no time in giving his prediction […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns plays in the Twin Cities, but that’s not where his football allegiances lie. Towns took to his Instagram account as the Philadelphia Eagles trounced the Minnesota Vikings 38-7 on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots. One would think that Towns, being that he plays […]

Father Time is undefeated, and it looks like it has after San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker. Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich recently told Parker, who has spent his entire NBA career in San Antonio, that it might be time to start a younger point guard and move him to a bench role, per […]

When it comes to the upcoming NBA Draft, not many teams may know about Luka Doncic as much as other players on draft boards. But that’s because Doncic is an international player. While being Slovenian, Doncic plays for Real Madrid in Spain. Doncic is thought to be one of the most underrated prospects in the […]

Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard is a bad man. During a game between the Hornets and the Miami Heat on Saturday, James Johnson was getting ready for a highlight dunk early in the third quarter. Johnson drove baseline and took flight. But Howard was there in the rotation to completely erase Johnson’s dunk attempt, much […]

Just a few days after San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge achieved a feat that only David Robinson had ever done in a Spurs uniform, the former All-Star made another historic performance on Friday. But this time, it wasn’t in a proud manner. Aldridge, in an 86-83 loss to the Toronto Raptors, shot just 6-of-25 […]

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry was honored with the opportunity to be one of the team captains for this year’s All-Star Game. As the leading vote-getter in the Western Conference, he’ll get to pick whatever player he wants from a pool of 12, regardless of conference. It’s an interesting tweak concocted by the […]

It recently came out that the Charlotte Hornets are willing to trade point guard Kemba Walker. Walker has played his entire career with the Hornets, and he has been a centerpiece of that team and a piece it wants to build around. But with the news, it appears the Hornets are ready to blow it […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz believes he can shoot. For the entire season, the strange injury in his shoulder has rendered his jump shot useless, as he’s altered it so much that even head coach Brett Brown has told the media he has to get his shot back. But Fultz is trying to make the […]

The New York Knicks are having a difficult season, and many believe head coach Jeff Hornacek should pay the price for that with his job. But Hornacek believes the loss are not because of his coaching, but because of the team’s youth. He also stressed the front office has his back, per Stefan Bondy of the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will be without two of their main players in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Malcolm Brogdon for their next game, which is Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers. Antetokounmpo is listed as out due to right knee soreness, and Brogdon will miss the game due to personal reasons, per Bart Winkler of 1075 FM The Fan. Advance […]

It looks like Andrew Bogut isn’t out of the NBA after all. Bogut, who was recently waived by the Los Angeles Lakers, is reportedly getting interested from several NBA teams, per Marc Stein of the New York Times. Furthermore, Bogut expects to be in an NBA uniform after this year’s trade deadline. Andrew Bogut is […]

San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard is out again with that pesky right quadricep injury, which already had him sidelined the first three months of the season. After returning for a short time, the Spurs announced Leonard would be out indefinitely with the same injury. But those close to the star forward said his injury […]

New York Knicks center Enes Kanter is very active on social media, and at times he uses his presence online to talk smack to other NBA player, namely Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James. Generally speaking, it’s never a good idea to mess with James, who tends to go off on teams and players that mess […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is on the verge of reaching 30,000 career points, and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook has thoughts. Speaking to the media on Friday, Westbrook reacted to James being just 25 points from reaching one of the most prestigious scoring feats in NBA history, per Erik Horne of The […]

The All-Star starters have been named, as have the captains of the teams in LeBron James and Stephen Curry. There’s no telling who Curry and James are going to pick for their squads, but Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks has chimed in, per Eric Nehm of ESPN Milwaukee. I asked Giannis if he wanted to […]

The Golden State Warriors have made a habit of breaking NBA records, and they’re on the verge of another one in the next few games. Currently, the Warriors have won 14 consecutive road games, which ties a franchise record. If they win against Houston on Saturday, that would not only break the record, but also […]

The Utah Jazz got some good news Friday when the team found out its star center, Rody Gobert, will play tonight, per Eric Woodyard of the Deseret News. Jazz center Rudy Gobert is cleared to return tonight after missing 15 games. — Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) January 19, 2018 Gobert had missed the previous 15 games […]

LaMarcus Alridge has been a God-send for the San Antonio Spurs this season. He’s finally comfortable with the team, his scoring numbers are up compared to last season, and he’s getting plenty of All-Star buzz. But perhaps what’s most impressive this year in particular for Aldridge is the fact that his numbers have put him in […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton play a lot of minutes for the Milwaukee Bucks. Like, a lot of minutes. In fact, the two players lead the NBA in minutes per game. Antetokounmpo averages 37.4 — a league high — and Middleton plays 37.2 minutes. But if they had their way, Antetokounmpo and Middleton would play every possible […]

The Houston Rockets, despite a recent slide, are still squarely in the second spot for the playoffs in the Western Conference. The biggest reason for that could be because of the availability of their main players. The Rockets, currently 30-12 and five games behind the Golden State Warriors in the playoff picture, have lost all […]

It looks like the Phoenix Suns have already their found their new head coach, and he’s sitting right under their noses. The Suns are reportedly looking into keeping interim head coach Jay Triano for the long term, per Marc Stein’s newsletter for the New York Times. Triano is one of two interim coaches in the league […]

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are very important players for the Golden State Warriors. Thank you, Captain Obvious. But it’s almost unbelievable to think just how important. The Splash Brothers might just be the best-shooting backcourt in the history of the NBA. And if the word “might” was left out of that sentence, not many […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is already on pace to play more games this season than the entirety of last season. Due to injury, Embiid only played in 31 games last year, which prevented him from being considered by many to be the Rookie of the Year and also to be an All-Star. But the […]

Not only have the Golden State Warriors beaten the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven of the last eight meetings between the two teams, but Stephen Curry now has something else over not only the Cavaliers, but LeBron James. The NBA released what teams and players are leading in merchandise and jersey sales, and Curry and the […]

Here’s an idea. Let’s forget about cash and just go to cyrptocurrency. If that sounds crazy, you don’t want to talk to Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Apparently, Cuban will make that exact move with his franchise next season, per Scott Soshnick. .@mcuban says @dallasmavs will accept cryptocurrency next season, including Bitcoin and Ether. #sportsbiz […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant made even more of a name for himself in last year’s NBA Finals when he made a big 3-pointer to seal Game 3, and eventually his first title. So when the Warriors visited the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night, it would make sense that moment would pop into Durant’s […]

NBA people are nowhere near done commenting about the altercation between the Houston Rockets and L.A. Clippers that occurred after the game Monday night. The latest in the responses comes from former NBA player Jordan Crawford. His came in the form of a joke — as most of the reactions have — but this time […]

Nate Robinson, the small-in-stature but big-in-personality former NBA player will continue his basketball career. No, he will not be joining an NBA team that is need of a high-flying dunker and energy guy off the bench. No, he will not join a young team looking for an experienced veteran. Robinson will join the BIG3 league, […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard and Chicago Bulls rookie Lauri Markkanen have something in common. The two players set records by being the fastest players to make 100 3-pointers in their rookie year. Markkanen just beat Lillard’s mark, hitting 100 in only 41 games. Lillard did so in 44 games. However, when […]

It’s well-chronicled by now that Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol has been through a really tough season. He lost his starting point guard, Mike Conley, to an injury that has kept him out for the entire season thus far. Then the team’s coach, David Fizdale, was fired in the middle of the season, much to […]

In the aftermath of the game between the L.A. Clippers and Houston Rockets, many unbelievable things happened. Several Rockets players reportedly attempted to enter the Clippers locker room after the game. The NBA is expected to investigate that incident. Also, Austin Rivers may have played a key role in the escalation of the incident after […]

The Dallas Mavericks may look to be major players at the trade deadline this February, and it appears they know who they’re after. The Mavericks have made no bones about trying to get Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle in some way, per Mike Fisher of DallasBasketball.com. After this weekend, it’s sort of become a […]