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Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers is underway and we already have a scary moment happening. Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has been brought to the locker room after the Cavs’ J.R. Smith slid on the floor and onto Thompson’s leg. The All-Star guard took a pass […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ president of basketball operations in Bryan Colangelo had just found himself at the center of a controversial issue. According to an investigative report from Ben Detrick of The Ringer — spurred by an anonymous tip — the Sixers’ main decision maker has been using five burner accounts on social media. Based on their […]

The Philadelphia 76ers arguably hold the brightest future among all young teams in the NBA today. In spite of their youthful nucleus, the Sixers already boast of having valuable postseason experience. At the forefront of their rise are Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. While Embiid is busy wreaking havoc on civilians during pickup games, Simmons is […]

A scorching second-half effort from the Golden State Warriors turned the tables on the Houston Rockets in Game 6 en route to a 115-86 victory for the defending champions. Sans Chris Paul, who’s nursing a hamstring injury, the Rockets were clueless on how to weather a third-quarter outburst by the Warriors — something they’ve made a […]

When talking about someone who’s never afraid to get rough and tough with opponents, there’s no need to look further than Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart. Smart is as gritty as they come. The Celtics feed off his winning plays, those that do not manifest in the boxscore but has as much impact — maybe […]

The Houston Rockets may celebrate their 98-94 Game 5 win over the Golden State Warriors, but a bigger problem looms as Chris Paul’s injury status clouds the team’s immediate future. Paul suffered the injury in the waning seconds of the game after he took a tough floater over the Warriors’ Quinn Cook. The All-Star point […]

The Houston Rockets took a 3-2 series lead over the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals on the strength of a 98-94 win. However, the victory may have come at a cost as Chris Paul failed to play out the final possessions after going down awkwardly with what appears to be a hamstring […]

Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors jumped on the Houston Rockets in the first quarter of Game 4. They stayed true to their explosive third-quarter selves. But the Rockets’ defense hounded them all game long, resulting in a 95-92 win for the visitors to even up the Western Conference Finals score. Mike D’Antoni thought […]

The Houston Rockets started Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals on a lackluster note, allowing the Golden State Warriors to run rings around their defense in the opening quarter. Fortunately for the NBA’s top overall seed, Stephen Curry encountered foul trouble early and James Harden took over to breathe life back into the Rockets’ […]

In what’s easily the best game in both conference finals, the Houston Rockets edged out the Golden State Warriors on the road, 95-92. After the game, Steve Kerr was the target of many criticisms for the Warriors not calling a timeout at any point in the final possession. With seconds left on the clock, Kevin […]

Mike D’Antoni and the Houston Rockets were totally outclassed by a Golden State Warriors squad welcoming back the real Stephen Curry. After a two-game slump, the two-time Most Valuable Player erupted for 35 points thanks to a strong second-half effort, handily blowing out the Rockets, 126-85. Houston was coming off a morale-boosting victory in Game […]

Brad Stevens is years removed from his playing days but he just did the improbable by blocking Kobe Bryant. The Boston Celtics head coach playfully reacted to the Los Angeles Lakers legend’s latest installment of his Detail series where he picked apart the game of rookie phenom Jayson Tatum. Of course, the first-year player appreciated the […]

Stephen Curry is missing and Draymond Green is talking. The latter is normal, but the former is an anomaly. In two games against the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals, the Golden State Warriors’ back-to-back MVP is only averaging a measly, by his standards, stat-line of 17.0 points per game on 44 percent field goal […]

If there’s one way to describe Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, it has to be “intense.” That has been very evident in the Celtics grabbing a 2-0 series lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The team has thrived off Smart’s aggressiveness and no-nonsense approach to every possession. This same intensity has […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith heard it all from the Boston Celtics’ home crowd in Game 2, and Al Horford’s sister, Anna, is sharing the same fire as the fans on social media. Late in the fourth quarter, J.R. Smith committed a flagrant one foul on Horford as he pushed the latter while in mid-air. […]

The Boston Celtics took a commanding 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers after 48 minutes of intense physical competition. Late in the fourth quarter, Celtics guard Marcus Smart went amock on the Cavs’ J.R. Smith for pushing Al Horford while in mid-air. The livid Smart was separated from Smith before […]

Game 2 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics was a physical contest all throughout 48 minutes, and the intensity appeared to have peaked late in the fourth quarter. After J.R. Smith’s dangerous foul on Al Horford, Marcus Smart wasn’t letting his opponent get away with the dirty play. The Celtics center went up for […]

The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets are set to take on one another in the Western Conference Finals; a matchup that promises to be filled with fireworks and, perhaps, chippiness.  One head-to-head tilt that will surely catch everyone’s attention is that of former MVP Kevin Durant and this season’s favorite for the same award […]

The NBA Draft Lottery is on Tuesday, May 15th. Teams will be anxious in finding out where their picks will end up, especially with the talent pool possessing a handful of potential stars. Among those teams are the New York Knicks, holders of the ninth-best odds in landing the top overall pick. In the 2017 […]

It goes without saying that Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James will be a handful for the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. James is enjoying the best postseason form throughout his 13 career playoff trips. The juggernaut that is James will be facing a different challenge in the Celtics, though. More than the players […]

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris isn’t one to hold his punches. Going up against the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James, Morris recognizes the path of destruction that the Cavs superstar left behind on his way to a second-straight playoff series against the Beantown team. Marcus Morris is asked if LeBron James can break teams. “I […]

Brad Stevens’ coaching genius will encounter a litmus test in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James. Last time these two teams met in the playoffs, James was masterful, averaging 29.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 2.2 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game. The Cavs ended the Celtics’ hopes in five […]

The always-heated debate on who’s the better player between Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant and Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James won’t lose steam for the foreseeable future, but the former may have added more vitriol into the conversation with his latest Twitter activity. A look into Bryant’s Twitter page reveals one interesting activity by […]

Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell has taken the NBA by storm in his first season as a professional. No one expected the 13th pick out of the University of Louisville to be this good. Not even Sacramento Kings rookie De’Aaron Fox who already knew Mitchell from way back in high school. In a video posted by […]

The San Antonio Spurs’ estranged superstar in Kawhi Leonard is mired in a dragging controversy regarding his relationship with the organization. The source of disconnect can be traced to the handling of his injury and the situation was not made easier by the presence of his representatives. This has given birth to countless of hypothetical scenarios […]

The Boston Celtics are showing off their depth and mental cohesiveness in these playoffs, going up 3-0 against a talented Philadelphia 76ers team in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Brad Stevens, Al Horford, and Terry Rozier have all garnered a significant amount of praise as of late. Stevens continues to prove why he’s one of the […]

For someone as antagonizing as Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, it’s easy for fans to lose it and go on rants that often cross the line. Unfortunately, one Twitter user went way beyond the line in his already-deleted tweet that’s basically taken as a death threat to the reigning Defensive Player of the Year. […]

One night after LeBron James scored 38 points in a Cleveland Cavaliers win, Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors did exactly the same. Durant top-scored for the defending champions as they sent back the New Pelicans to Earth with a 118-92 trouncing. He shot the ball well, hitting 15 of his 27 shots from […]

Bill Laimbeer, Dennis Rodman, and Bruce Bowen. These are just some of the names of players that fans of opposing teams simply love to hate. Today, their tradition stands true by way of the Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green. Green seems like an anomaly. He’s undersized yet he manages to carom rebounds as if he’s […]

P.J. Tucker’s presence with the Houston Rockets has undoubtedly changed the team’s defensive culture. Once a team content with outshooting their opponents, the Rockets have discovered a new edge within themselves thanks to Tucker’s grit and hustle. In Game 4 against the Utah Jazz, however, the veteran forward appears to have gone overboard with his […]

The Rookie of the Year award may be down to Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell, but Boston Celtics first-year player Jayson Tatum is putting himself in a good position to eventually become the best player out of this draft class. Tatum has taken the postseason by storm, in 10 games dating back to the first […]

Legend says that Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is a bad man. Well, he just proved that after the Sixers All-Star punished the Boston Celtics’ Aron Baynes for even attempting to challenge his dunk. Late in the second quarter during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Wells Fargo Center, Embiid caught a nifty […]

The Philadelphia 76ers almost saw their Game 3 hopes diminish with J.J. Redick’s costly turnover that led to a Jaylen Brown fastbreak layup to give the Boston Celtics a two-point lead with 1.7 seconds left in the game. However, veteran shooting guard Marco Belinelli had other plans as he sank a clutch fadeaway shot from […]

Behind a spirited performance from point guard Terry Rozier and big man Al Horford, the Boston Celtics announced their entry to the Eastern Conference Semifinals by thwarting the Milwaukee Bucks’ second-round dreams 112-96. Rookie forward Jayson Tatum also contributed heavily to the Celtics’ cause by scoring 20 points in 39 minutes. While the scoring wasn’t […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were dealt a crushing defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of their Western Conference Semifinals matchup, 123-101. The Pelicans showed some serious fight in the opening quarter, showing off their firepower as Rajon Rondo weaved his way through the Warriors’ defense to find open teammates. […]

The Utah Jazz’s home crowd got some added badge to their reputation after Enes Kanter’s recent interview and Russell Westbrook’s run-in with a couple of fans in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s final game in Salt Lake City this season. However, the Boston Celtics’ home fans are trying to one-up their Western Conference counterpart in Game […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics are engaged in a do-or-die Game 7 at the TD Garden in Boston where every inch will be grabbed by both teams as if it will decide the outcome of the game. The players aren’t expected to hold back the intensity level but for Giannis Antetokounmpo, in one play […]

The Golden State Warriors made easy work of the San Antonio Spurs in the first round, but the New Orleans Pelicans are a different monster. They play much faster and they have Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday, and Rajon Rondo in all his “Playoff Rondo” glory. With this, the Warriors were greeted with more bad news […]

Enes Kanter gave everyone a warning about the Utah Jazz’s home crowd and Game 6 of the Salt Lake City team’s first-round matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder was the perfect opportunity for these fans to show just how raucous they can get for their team. One of the referees in Eric Lewis got a […]