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For newly-acquired L.A. Clippers small forward Tobias Harris, being able to pick up the team’s third straight victory was pretty sweet. It was even sweeter when that victory was on the road against his former team, the Detroit Pistons. As a piece of the shocking trade that sent star power forward Blake Griffin to the […]

The Isaiah Thomas era with the Los Angeles Lakers has officially begun and is in full force. The star point guard, who made his Lakers debut on Saturday night against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center, looked like the dominant player he was last season with the Boston Celtics during the first half versus […]

Before Saturday night’s primetime game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena, head coach Gregg Popovich spoke with the media about his team’s upcoming contest against the defending NBA champions. According to a tweet posted by writer Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News before Saturday night’s contest, coach Popovich delivered […]

The day is finally almost here for Boston Celtics legendary small forward Paul Pierce, who will have his iconic No. 34 jersey retired to the rafters of TD Garden on Sunday night when the Celtics host their Eastern Conference rival in the Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s going to be Pierce’s special night, as he will be forever […]

With the recent acquisition of veteran point guard Jameer Nelson from the Chicago Bulls, the 36-year-old is now reunited on the same team with Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy. Nelson just celebrated his birthday on Friday and is getting up there in age, but according to a tweet on Saturday from Pistons beat […]

For guards Mike James and Rashad Vaughn, their time with the New Orleans Pelicans have officially come to an end as the team waived both of them. The transaction was announced on the Pelicans’ team website and was also posted to the team’s Twitter account on Saturday afternoon. #Pelicans announce roster moves ahead of tonight's game […]

After the lowly Atlanta Hawks officially decided to release veteran shooting guard Marco Bellineli on Friday, there is a good possibility that he will join a playoff contender once he clears waivers. According to an article written by Warriors insider Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area, Golden State general manager Bob Myers indicated that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (23-31) officially began the Isaiah Thomas era on Saturday when the point guard joined the team for shootaround prior to their game against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Although he will not be in the starting lineup tonight, he will play a significant role with the team and is […]

Although there were a good amount of rumors going around that DeAndre Jordan would be moved before Thursday’s trade deadline passed, the L.A. Clippers’ 29-year-old star center stayed put and will continue to play his home games at Staples Center. However, even though Jordan was not traded and remains with the Clippers, it doesn’t seem […]

Times are very rough right now when it comes to the state of the New York Knicks, but the team’s general manager Scott Perry remains optimistic about the franchise’s future. Following the devastating ACL tear suffered by Knicks star power forward Kristaps Porzingis during the second quarter of Tuesday night’s 103-89 loss to the Milwaukee […]

It is now going on Game 13 in a row that Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball will miss tonight as the young Lakers will square off against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night at American Airlines Center. On Saturday, Lakers reporter Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet tweeted that the team’s starting lineup […]

Sometimes, it’s the littlest things in life that can make us the happiest. Look no further than Golden State Warriors star shooting guard Klay Thompson and the cake of his beloved dog, Rocco, that he got on Thursday night for his birthday. According to a video posted by Mark Medina of the Mercury News prior […]

With the Minnesota Timberwolves visiting the Chicago Bulls on Friday night at United Center, star shooting guard Jimmy Butler will officially make his return back to his old stomping grounds for the first time since he was traded over the summer. After he spent the first six years of his NBA career in Chicago, what is […]

With the Houston Rockets’ 109-101 win last night over the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena, the Rockets (4o-13) became the first team in the NBA this season to reach a certain mark — even before the defending-champion Golden State Warriors. On Wednesday night, Houston improved its road record to 20-7 and are now the first […]

Here’s something you don’t get to hear very much of when it comes to the NFL: a long-snapper making news. But that’s exactly what happened on Thursday when Philadelphia Eagles long-snapper Rick Lovato went on 620 WME in Tampa Bay to reveal something that Philly reportedly did during their walk-through practice before Super Bowl LII […]

After San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback and former New England Patriots backup Jimmy Garoppolo signed a massive contract on Thursday to remain with the Niners, ex-teammate Julian Edelman had a hilarious reaction to Garoppolo’s deal on his Twitter account. @JimmyG_10 yo bubs, about the 20 dollars you owe me…. I mean …. congrats jimbo slice. […]

According to a tweet this afternoon from the Kansas Chiefs, the team officially released veteran cornerback Darrelle Revis after he appeared in just six games this season. The seven-time Pro Bowl cornerback sat out for most of the 2017 season after he remained unsigned, only to have the Chiefs take a shot on him with a […]

The wild and wacky 2018 NBA trade deadline has come and gone, with plenty of players who were on the move across the league. However, one of those players who was expected to be traded did not get dealt after Memphis Grizzlies guard Tyreke Evans stayed put. According to a tweet on Thursday afternoon from […]

After his name continued to come up in countless trade talks before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, the Memphis Grizzlies decided to keep guard Tyreke Evans and will likely try to re-sign him using their mid-level exception this upcoming offseason. The speculation was tweeted out by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and then later confirmed by his colleague, […]

According to a tweet from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Denver Nuggets are still trying to move power forward Kenneth Faried’s large contract and are willing to attach a pick in order to make the deal more appealing. “One team that could play immense part in dictating final hours of trade deadline: Denver. They’re active on […]

When it comes to the New York Knicks, things really have not gone their way lately and there hasn’t been much for the team and its fans to smile about. That notion became even more of a nightmare scenario last night when All-Star power forward Kristaps Porzingis tore his left ACL against the Milwaukee Bucks. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder (32-24) recently hit another rough patch in their 2017-18 season with four straight losses. A few days ago, Thunder All-Star forward Paul George sat down with Rachel Nichols of ESPN to discuss the relationship he’s developed with teammates Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony as well as his decision to not to go […]

On Friday night when the L.A. Clippers visit the streaking Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena for a primetime contest, all eyes are going to be on Pistons’ newly-acquired star power forward Blake Griffin and how he plays against his former team. Clippers rising star guard Lou Williams, who was Griffin’s teammate for half of […]

For the first time during the entire 2017-18 season, the Golden State Warriors are currently on a losing streak. After their sloppy 125-105 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night at Oracle Arena, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr opened up about the team’s current state and questionable officiating. Via a video posted on […]

Although Sacramento Kings rookie point guard De’Aaron Fox suffered an ankle sprain during Monday night’s 104-98 victory over the Chicago Bulls, he is not expected to miss any time. According to a tweet from producer Sean Cunningham of ABC10, Fox should be able to play on Friday to close out a four-game homestand against the Portland Trail […]

Another day, another milestone for Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden. During Tuesday night’s 123-113 road victory over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center, Harden surpassed 15,000 career regular season points to add to his already impressive NBA resume. The Rockets posted a graphic on their official team Twitter account to congratulate Harden on his accomplishment. […]

During the second quarter of Tuesday night’s game between the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks, the NBA world collectively held its breath when Knicks All-Star power forward Kristaps Porzingis writhed on the floor in pain after he suffered what appeared to be a serious left knee injury. With the Knicks trailing the Bucks 30-29 […]

Many people across the wide world of sports are still perplexed about the benching of New England Patriots starting cornerback Malcolm Butler by head coach Bill Belichick for the team’s 41-33 upset loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. After getting zero defensive snaps on Sunday, Butler’s future with the Patriots is completely up […]

With reports coming out on Tuesday that the Washington Wizards are hoping to trade center Marcin Gortat before Thursday’s trade deadline, Gortat’s Wizards teammate and star point guard John Wall went on ESPN and threw some major shade at him this afternoon. This was in response to what seemed to be a very sarcastic tweet […]

For Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier, the third-year player out of the University of Louisville signed a shoe deal with Adidas back in 2016 that would guarantee him roughly $300,000 over three seasons. However, according to an article written today by Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated, Rozier apparently slipped up ever so slightly and […]

When it comes to the Oklahoma City Thunder lately, they have really been struggling to finish teams off down the stretch. A lot of that has to do with how poorly they have been playing defensively, which stems from the loss of guard Andre Roberson for the season due to a ruptured left patella tendon he […]

On Tuesday afternoon, the NBA made an announcement that they have fined Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson $50,000 for comments he made about Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo last week during an interview with the media. Ironically, the Bucks even posted part of the quote about Johnson complimenting Antetokounmpo’s stay […]

As the New York Knicks continue to fall further out of the Eastern Conference playoff race, the question as to why rookie point guard Frank Ntilikina hasn’t gotten to start a game yet in head coach Jeff Hornacek’s lineup becomes a hotter topic by the day. On Monday afternoon, Knicks beat reporter Ian Begley of […]

When it comes to the Houston Rockets this 2017-18 season, it is no secret to anyone that the team has battled a plethora of injuries to key players. Luckily, they are starting to get healthier and are expecting the return of shooting guard Eric Gordon from a lower back injury on Tuesday against the Brooklyn […]

After waiting for so many years, the City of Brotherly Love has finally gotten to feel the joy of their beloved Philadelphia Eagles winning the Super Bowl. On Sunday night, the underdog Eagles upset the New England Patriots, 41-33, to capture Philly’s first Super Bowl title in franchise history. After the conclusion of Super Bowl […]

Add yet another record to New England Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady’s already stellar postseason résumé. During Super Bowl LII against the Philadelphia Eagles, Brady became the first quarterback in history to have multiple games of 400-plus passing yards in the Super Bowl. Brady set the Super Bowl yardage record last year when he passed for […]

After being selected No. 5 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft, Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson has since been widely known across the league as one of the elite players at his position. Some may say that he’s even the best cornerback in the entire NFL. Peterson himself wants to be remembered as one of […]

Earlier today on Super Bowl Sunday, it was widely reported that Pittsburgh Steelers star linebacker Ryan Shazier had regained enough strength and was able to walk again just two months after his spinal injury. However, according to a regular contact of Shazier and a report passed along by Michelle Tafoya of NBC, the 25-year-old linebacker […]

When it comes to the future of Arizona Cardinals star wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, nothing is set in stone. On Super Bowl Sunday, Fitzgerald made an appearance on NFL Gameday Morning with Rich Eisen and said that he still needs time to think about his future in the league. “I haven’t made any definitive decisions,” Fitzgerald […]