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Over the weekend, Cincinnati Bengals star linebacker Vontaze Burfict was told by the NFL that he potentially faces a four-game suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. Burfict plans to appeal the suspension and actually named Pittsburgh Steelers rising star receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster as part of the appeal. According to an article written by NFL […]

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch has already made a splash for his up-and-coming team in free agency this offseason. After the monster five-year contract extension worth up to $137.5 million rewarded to rising star quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, Lynch stayed busy with the signings of star cornerback Richard Sherman, center Weston Richburg, running back […]

On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers added to their defense with the signing of former Indianapolis Colts inside linebacker Jon Bostic to a two-year deal, according to a tweet from NFL Insider Adam Schefter of ESPN. Steelers signing LB Jon Bostic to a two-year deal, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 18, 2018 Bostic started the first […]

Ever since the Oklahoma City Thunder (43-29) inserted newly-acquired shooting guard Corey Brewer into the starting lineup, they have not lost a single game. That streak continued today with an impressive, albeit highly controversial 132-125 victory on the road over the red-hot Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. After he reached a buyout of his contract […]

During the first quarter of today’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre, star forward Carmelo Anthony moved up to No. 19 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list ahead of Indiana Pacers legendary shooting guard Reggie Miller. Anthony surpassed Miller’s 25,279 career points and remains the third-highest scoring active […]

What in the world happened down the stretch of the Toronto Raptors game against the Oklahoma City Thunder? Based on the absolute chaos at the end of the game with the officiating, Raptors head coach Dwane Casey had the perfect reaction to being thrown out in the final seconds of the game by referee Marc […]

Tom Benson, the iconic owner of both the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans, passed away peacefully on Thursday at the age of 90. On Saturday night, the Pelicans paid tribute to Benson with a patch on their jerseys and warmup attire with his initials. The patch on the uniforms, which were worn tonight […]

For Oklahoma City Thunder veteran point guard Raymond Felton, his time with the L.A. Clippers was a brief one that lasted only a full season in 2016-17. Regardless, according to an interview with Thunder beat writer Fred Katz of the Norman Transcript, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers said that he developed a very quality relationship […]

During the second quarter of the Milwaukee Bucks’ 122-117 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on St. Patrick’s Day, Bucks small forward Jabari Parker showed off his athleticism during the second quarter with two dunks that got people to their feet at BMO Harris Bradley Center. With Milwaukee leading the Hawks 46-45 and 3.24 left in […]

Star point guard Chris Paul and the Houston Rockets (55-14) began a three-game road trip and matched last season’s win total when they held off a fierce second-half rally to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 107-101 on St. Patrick’s Day. According to a tweet posted on Saturday night by Rockets beat reporter Jonathan Feigen of […]

Last week, there was plenty of talk about San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard returning as early as this Thursday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. According to an article written today by Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich isn’t going to make any assumptions on when Leonard […]

When it comes down to who wins the 2018 NBA Most Valuable Player award, New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry leaves no doubt that his vote belongs to Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden, according to an article written today by Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. “In my opinion, [James Harden] is the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks (36-32) are currently in a bit of a downward spiral as of late, having lost seven of their first 11 games since the All-Star break. They are fresh off one of their most disappointing losses of the season, a 126-117 defeat on the road at the hands of a very shorthanded Orlando […]

Los Angeles Lakers rising star rookie power forward Kyle Kuzma has certainly surpassed many people’s expectation this season as the No. 27 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. However, he now stands alone amongst all rookies in NBA history to accomplish a very impressive feat. According to a tweet this afternoon from ClutchPoints’ own […]

If one happens to ask who Utah Jazz rising star center Rudy Gobert would vote for as the 2018 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, his answer comes without hesitation: he would pick himself. “To me, there’s no question right now,” Gobert said, per Eric Woodyard of the Deseret News. “Like I said, my goal is […]

For the Washington Wizards, it sure sounds like star point guard John Wall is that much closer to making a comeback and will soon join head coach Scott Brooks’ lineup. According to a tweet on Friday afternoon from Candace Buckner of the Washington Post, Wall is making noticeable progress in his athleticism as of late. […]

When it comes to the Toronto Raptors (51-17) this season, they simply get the job done against teams that they are supposed to beat. As pointed out by Raptors beat reporter Josh Lewenberg of TSN, Toronto is an NBA-best 30-2 against teams that are currently below .500 and has not lost a single game at […]

How well is Philadelphia 76ers rising star rookie point guard Ben Simmons playing this season? Outside of being an absolute nightmare on offense to defenses to plan against, one metric created by Senthil Natarajan and Chris Pickard of FanSided shows that he is also the NBA’s most versatile defensive player this season. The extremely in-depth […]

The Golden State Warriors (52-16) have become a victim of quite a serious injury bug as of late. Star shooting guard Klay Thompson is just another casualty due to his fractured right thumb. However, head coach Steve Kerr joked about what Thompson is going to do in his time off to recover, saying that the dog-loving guard […]

The day is finally here. Utah Jazz point guard Dante Exum will make his season debut tonight against the Phoenix Suns at Vivint Smart Home Arena. According to an article written today by Kyle Goon of the Salt Lake Tribune, Exum says that he is focused on being able to fit into Utah’s rotation and […]

According to a tweet on Thursday afternoon from Mark Medina of the Mercury News, the Golden State Warriors (52-16) announced that star power forward Draymond Green will play in Friday’s game against the Sacramento Kings, while reserve power forward David West is listed as probable. Green was held out of Golden State’s 117-106 victory over […]

On Wednesday afternoon, the New York Giants and general manager Dave Gettleman happily announced that they officially acquired former Los Angeles Rams star inside linebacker Alec Ogletree. The Giants sent a fourth-round and sixth-round draft picks to the Rams in order to pick up Ogletree, who Gettleman says will serve as the quarterback of New York’s defense […]

In what was potentially a first-round Eastern Conference playoff matchup, the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers went down to the wire on Tuesday night. Sixers star center Joel Embiid and Pacers center Myles Turner had themselves quite a duel and led their respective squads in scoring. However, even though Turner absolutely loves to play against Embiid, […]

It was an exhilarating win for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night over the Denver Nuggets. The crowd atmosphere at Staples Center during the Lakers’ 112-1o3 come-from-behind victory was nothing short of electric. However, according to an interview with Lakers star point guard Isaiah Thomas that was posted on YouTube by Lakers Nation, there is […]

According to a tweet on Wednesday afternoon from Michael Silver of the NFL Network, it is rumored that there are three teams heavily in the race to sign former Washington Redskins wide receiver Terrelle Pryor: the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and Cleveland Browns. Among the teams trying to sign WR Terrelle Pryor: Rams, […]

On the first official day that NFL free agents can be signed, the Buffalo Bills remained active and signed former Washington Redskins defensive end Trent Murphy to a three-year, $21 million contract on Wednesday afternoon. ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the details of Murphy’s contract with the Bills on Twitter earlier today. Former Washington DE Trent […]

As one of the biggest surprise teams in the NBA this 2017-18 season, the Indiana Pacers (40-28) continue to win games and prove many doubters wrong. Despite a brutal schedule for the month of March, Indiana has gone 6-1 and is fresh off a very impressive 101-98 victory on the road over the Philadelphia 76ers. […]

With a flurry of moves happening left and right already in the NFL offseason, even L.A. Clippers forward Sam Dekker seems to be very content with a big move pulled off by the Green Bay Packers today. Dekker, who played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers, is a good friend of Packers superstar quarterback Aaron […]

In a move that will likely make many New York Giants fans scratch their heads, the team decided to sign former Carolina Panthers veteran running back Jonathan Stewart on Tuesday afternoon, as reported in a tweet by ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The 31-year-old running back, who spent his first 10 seasons with the Panthers after […]

With roughly one month to go in the regular season, the playoff race in both the Western Conference and Eastern Conference should be quite an exhilarating one. For some teams, the schedule is much more difficult than what others face going forward, which can be said about teams like the Indiana Pacers, the Oklahoma City […]

When it comes to the right ankle injury of Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry, it’s apparently not much to fret about. Well, in the short term, at least. According to an interview on 95.7 The Game with Brandon Payne, who is Curry’s personal trainer, Cury’s sprained right ankle isn’t something to be […]

It is still quite difficult to have it sink in for many people that former Seattle Seahawks star cornerback Richard Sherman signed a three-year, $39 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers. In a lengthy article written on Monday by Peter King of Sports Illustrated, it was revealed that Sherman self-negotiated his contract with 49ers […]

Orlando Magic star power forward Aaron Gordon went through practice Monday and could return for Tuesday’s matchup with the Spurs, according to a tweet this afternoon from Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel. “Aaron Gordon went through the contact-practice phase of the NBA concussion protocol today, Frank Vogel said. There’s a chance Gordon will play […]

For the first time during the 2017-18 NBA season, it seems that the Utah Jazz are expecting to activate point guard Dante Exum this week. According to a tweet on Monday afternoon from Jazz reporter Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune, Utah is getting Exum ready to play this week. “Barring a setback, the plan is […]

If there’s one thing that Golden State Warriors superstar forward Kevin Durant does not want to see pop up in his messages on social media, it’s advice from strangers on how to play the game of basketball. On Monday afternoon, Durant took to his Instagram story to issue a public service announcement about something that […]

The New York Knicks have reportedly agreed to a two-year deal with small forward Troy Williams, Shams Charania of The Vertical reported on Monday afternoon. In just eight games for the Knicks, Williams has averaged 8.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in just 13.9 minutes of action per contest. His second 10-day contract with the team […]

With the start of free agency officially set to begin in just a few days, the New York Jets are ready to be major players in hopes of rebuilding the franchise. According to Brian Costello of the New York Post, Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan intends to be very active right away with the team’s $90 million in […]

According to a report on Sunday from NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, the Los Angeles Chargers are signing star cornerback Casey Hayward to a three-year contract extension that is said to be worth $36 million. “The Chargers are signing standout CB Casey Hayward to a 3-year extension, source said, worth $36M. He gets $20M fully […]

When it comes to Portland Trail Blazers veteran small forward Evan Turner, one glimpse at his stats in his first two seasons with the team would not convince many people that he is nearly worth a four-year, $70 million contract. However, Turner knows his role with the team and has a stern message for his […]