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After losing in seven games to the Boston Celtics in the second-round of the NBA playoffs, the Washington Wizards definitely seem like a team on the rise in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards though, could likely have some new pieces next season, especially at the center position as Marcin Gortat hinted on Tuesday that he could […]

Filled with a plethora of young talent, the Philadelphia 76ers have the potential to be much improved next season. The Sixers though, are far from a complete team and according to rookie big man Joel Embiid, Philadelphia could use a point guard. Joel Embiid says the #Sixers need a point guard. He's excited to try […]

Starting next season, the Detroit Pistons will play in a brand new arena in downtown Detroit as they will moving from the Palace of Auburn Hills to Little Caesar’s Arena. To accompany their move to downtown Detroit and a new arena, the Pistons unveiled a new logo on Tuesday. The Pistons unveiled the new logo […]

Playing without Kawhi Leonard, who couldn’t play due to an ankle injury, the San Antonio Spurs lost Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors, 136-100. After the loss, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was upset with his team’s effort and believed that the Spurs’ heart wasn’t in the game due to […]

Winners of the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery, the Boston Celtics now own the No. 1 pick in next month’s draft. The Celtics have a variety of options with the No. 1 pick; they can trade it or use it to add a potential top caliber young talent to their roster. If the Celtics end up keeping their […]

The Golden State Warriors were almost going to be without interim head coach Mike Brown in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Why was Brown almost going to miss the game? Well, he almost got arrested. Mike Brown was almost arrested on his way to arena thanks […]

Not wanting his season to end on Monday, Celtics All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas led Boston past the Wizards in Game 7 of their second round series. The Celtics now face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. In order to get past the Wizards, Thomas spent Sunday night studying game tape. But Thomas didn’t […]

Thanks to a total team effort, the Boston Celtics were able to defeat the Washington Wizards 115-105 in Game 7 of their second-round series on Monday. The Celtics now take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics were able to get past the Wizards, in large part because the lack of […]

An unlikely hero, Kelly Olynyk, helped in leading the Boston Celtics past the Washington Wizards in Game 7 of their second-round series. Olynyk came off the bench to score a playoff career-high 26 points, which helped Boston beat Washington 115-105. The stretch big man made a huge impact in the fourth quarter, where he shot 5-of-6 from the field […]

Finishing just short of the postseason, the Detroit Pistons will be part of the NBA Draft Lottery. But since the Pistons were very close to making the playoffs, they most likely won’t receive a high draft pick due to the odds of the selection process. However, if the Pistons do get a high pick, they reportedly will […]

During his last season at UCLA, Bruins guard and potential NBA lottery pick Lonzo Ball received some unfortunate news – his mother had suffered a stroke. Ball received this news not from his father LaVar but via a text message from a relative. The way his son heard about the news understandably infuriated LaVar Ball. […]

One of the best players in the NBA, Golden State Warriors All-Star point guard Stephen Curry is a man of many talents on the court. But that’s not all, Curry is also quite talented off the court, especially on the golf course. But how good is Curry at golf? Could he actually be a pro […]

The Western Conference Finals pits the high octane offense of the Golden State Warriors against the defensive minded San Antonio Spurs. Those two dynamics were showcased immediately in the opening minutes of the first quarter of Game 1 between the Spurs and Warriors at Oracle Arena on Sunday. Golden State is one of the best transition […]

The odds looked to be in the Houston Rockets‘ favor hours before Game 6 of their second-round matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. After all, they were playing on their home court, Kawhi Leonard wasn’t going to play due to an injury, and the same can be said of Tony Parker who is out for the rest of […]

After 19 years in the NBA, likely future Hall of Famer Paul Pierce retired this season. Pierce spent the last two seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers and since he retired with them, the team put together a special tribute video for the one-time Finals MVP. To make their video extra special, the Clippers got rapper Kendrick […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward and veteran NBA player Metta World Peace made a bold prediction during the playoffs. World Peace picked either the Los Angeles Clippers or Utah Jazz to win the 2017 NBA championship. The Lakers forward shared his prediction on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MettaWorldPeace/status/858349910252322816 As we now know, Peace’s prediction did not come true. The […]

San Antonio Spurs All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard is without question, one of the best players in the league. But while Leonard’s excellence is quite evident now, before the 2011 NBA Draft, nobody could’ve predicted that he would be this good. This doubt about his overall skill is one reason why Leonard fell to the No. 15 […]

The NBA Draft Combine is happening this week in Chicago, Illinois and potential rookies are there to prove themselves in front of scouts, coaches, and general managers. However, a few big name players like Malik Monk and De’Aaron Fox did not attend the combine. This is in line with Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Kevin Durant‘s advice that […]

The San Antonio Spurs announced before Game 6 of their second-round series against the Houston Rockets on Thursday that All-Star Kawhi Leonard would not play. Leonard injured his ankle in Game 5 and did not play down the stretch in the fourth quarter as well as the entire overtime period. With Leonard missing the game due to […]

A master at getting defenders to foul him, Houston Rockets All-Star shooting guard James Harden averaged 10.9 free-throws per game during the regular season, which was third overall in the entire NBA. During the playoffs, Harden is still averaging 10.9 free-throws on a nightly basis and is shooting a stellar 89 percent from the charity stripe. […]

With the New York Knicks missing out on the playoffs for the fourth straight year, Carmelo Anthony is spending his offseason by getting in some quality family time with his young son, Kiyan. Anthony is even training Kiyan on the court, who looks like he has the potential to be an excellent basketball player. Anthony’s […]

Yujia Hu, an Italian sushi chef, not only makes delicious food but his cuisine also has a special NBA look to it. Hu is a hardcore NBA fan and decided to show off his love for the league by making sushi that looks like the signature shoes of players like Kyrie Irving and James Harden. […]

During the first-round series between the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics, Fred Hoiberg angrily brought up the idea that Isaiah Thomas frequently carries the ball yet officials refuse to call the violation. Well, perhaps Hoiberg has a point. Against the Washington Wizards in Game 5 on Wednesday, Thomas was caught on camera clearly carrying the […]

Wanting to focus only on the Golden State Warriors‘ quest to make it to a third straight NBA Finals, Stephen Curry deleted all of the various social media apps from his phone. Curry however, still uses social media from time to time, like he did on Tuesday. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, Steph decided […]

Dominating the Washington Wizards right from the opening tip, the Boston Celtics easily got the Game 5 victory, winning it 123-101. Boston now has a 3-2 lead in the second-round series and could possibly close it out on Friday in Game 6. A win in Game 6, would mean that the Celtics would advance to […]

Jumping out to a big lead right away, the Boston Celtics came to play in Game 5 of their second-round series against the Washington Wizards. The Celtics were able to maintain their double-digit lead throughout the game thanks to their stellar play, but they weren’t perfect for the entire game and coach Brad Stevens made […]

Courtesy of Shad Moss, whose more affectionately known as rapper Lil Bow Wow, never wear anything but Jordans in the presence of Michael Jordan. Making an appearance on the Desus and Mero’s show on Wednesday, Moss told the hosts how he used to stay at Jordan’s house in Chicago when he was on tour. One time however, […]

Wanting the Toyota Center to be loud and animated for Game 6 against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, the Houston Rockets reached out to native Houstonian rapper Travis Scott to design their fan t-shirt. All fans attending Game 6 will get Scott’s t-shirt, which has the Rockets’ playoff slogan, “Run as One” in his […]

One of the most loquacious players in the entire league, Golden State Warriors All-Star Draymond Green simply loves to talk. On and off the court, Green is constantly talking, which is why most of his poignant comments often turn into news. Green, however, doesn’t like this. Commenting on how headline-based news stories are these days, Green […]

The second-round series between the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics has been filled with physical play and even trash talk. And according to Wizards big man Marcin Gortat, some of that trash talk has been nasty and downright threatening. According to Gortat, Celtics guard Avery Bradley actually threatened to beat him up. Bradley apparently said […]

In a pivotal Game 5 on Wednesday, the Boston Celtics take on the Washington Wizards. The winner would take control of the series with their one-game lead. But while the stakes may be high for Game 5, the Celtics were able to have some fun on Tuesday at practice. More specifically, Celtics forward Jae Crowder […]

He may be 39 years old, but against the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of their second-round series on Tuesday, San Antonio Spurs veteran guard Manu Ginobili looked like a younger version of himself. Well, at least for one play that is. It was quite the play though. Driving down the lane and through Houston’s […]

Something extremely rare happened in Game 5 between the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. There was an air balled dunk. Sounds shocking right? Well it should be even more so since the player who air balled the dunk was Spurs All-Star Kawhi Leonard. Leonard was wide open too but some just completely […]

Several members of the 2008 champion Boston Celtics team had some interesting things to say about Ray Allen on Kevin Garnett‘s TNT show “Area 21” on Monday. On the show, Garnett, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Kendrick Perkins, and Glen Davis all talked about Allen leaving Boston to go join the Miami Heat and how they really […]

With the Philadelphia 76ers missing out on the postseason and since his season ended early due to injury, it feels like forever since Joel Embiid has been in our NBA lives. Thankfully though, Embiid’s trademark wit is still intact as evidenced by his latest tweet. Taking to Twitter to announced that he will be representing […]

During Game 4 between the Golden State Warriors and the Utah Jazz in the second round, a fan that sat near the court had plenty to say to Draymond Green. Not one to be quiet, Green returned fire and even frequently pointed at the Jazz fan. So what was going on during those exchanges? Well, […]

An elite defender, Warriors All-Star Draymond Green knows how to effectively use his body to draw charges. His detractors however, believe Green frequently flops. One such detractor was a Utah Jazz fan, who brought a “Draymond Green Flop Counter” sign to Game 4 against the Warriors on Monday. But while that fan had strong opinions […]

After 19 stellar seasons, Clippers forward Paul Pierce retired after the team’s first-round exit. And while he retired with the Clippers, Pierce will forever be remembered as a member of the Celtics, where he helped lead the franchise to their 17th franchise championship in 2008. Doc Rivers coached Pierce in Boston and L.A., so since he […]

The second-round series between the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics has been filled with trash talk and a lot of posturing by both teams. Both teams simply don’t like each other and that mentality is apparently spreading to Wizards fans. During one of the games of the series, a fan was heckling Isaiah Thomas while […]