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Jimmy Butler is loving life right now. He’s living in beautiful Miami, has a new daughter and is the star player for the Miami Heat, who are 9-3 on the season. Butler has been fitting in with the Heat very well so far. Why? Because the franchise is allowing the four-time All-Star to be himself: […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley is one of the most aggressive basketball minds out there. He made a big splash this summer by acquiring four-time All-Star Jimmy Butler from the Philadelphia 76ers, giving the Heat a new franchise player in the post-Dwyane Wade era. Miami has started the season at 9-3 and looks well on […]

LaMelo Ball thinks he’s already a better basketball player than his older brother, New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball. LaMelo’s NBA draft stock is steadily rising, and there are some who believe he can be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft. Lonzo went No. 2 to the Los Angeles Lakers in […]

The Dallas Mavericks unveiled their new city edition jerseys, and let’s just say Mavs fans aren’t too thrilled by them. As you can see from the replies to the Mavs’ official twitter account, Dallas fans believe the franchise has made a mistake with the new city edition jerseys: Come see it for yourself👀 Join us […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will get guard Patrick Beverley back on Monday when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Beverley missed the Clippers’ previous two games with a sore left calf. LA went 1-1 without Beverley, losing to the New Orleans Pelicans and defeating the Atlanta Hawks. Doc Rivers says Patrick Beverley will play […]

Gregg Popovich signed a three-year extension with the San Antonio Spurs in April. However, when the future Hall of Famer made a Dirk Nowitzki reference on Monday with his team in Dallas, the topic of retirement came up. Interesting comment from Pop: "It’s always different coming onto a court when the star (Dirk) that was […]

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield was pumped after Sacramento defeated the Boston Celtics on Sunday at home, so much so that he kicked the ball into the stands. That action by Hield is going to cost him $25,000, as the league announced on Monday that the Kings guard will be fined. Kings‘ Buddy Hield […]

Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee last week after a debris was found during an MRI. Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni said Gordon has been dealing with knee discomfort “since the middle of last year.” The guard spoke to reporters on Monday for the first time since the […]

It’s safe to say Los Angeles Lakers small forward LeBron James loves to play with power forward Anthony Davis. According to Bryan Kalbrosky of Hoops Hype, James is passing the ball to Davis more than any previous teammate of his. According to the available tracking data, 23.4 percent of his passes have been to Davis. […]

Count Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts as someone who thinks the Houston Rockets are going to be fine with James Harden and Russell Westbrook playing with each other in the backcourt. When the Rockets acquired Westbrook over the summer from the Oklahoma City Thunder, many pundits questioned whether the two MVPs could co-exist […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Danny Green had a vicious putback dunk against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. The NBA and the league office clearly saw the play and apparently are suspicious, as Green took to Twitter to announce that he got randomly drug tested on Monday. Catch one dunk and get drug tested 🤣 […]

Former NBA player and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose believes Houston Rockets superstar James Harden is going to erupt for 98 points in a game this year. For the third consecutive season, Harden is leading the league in points per game. The Rockets are 10-3 on the season. They are starting to look like a […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons still isn’t shooting jump shots, and fans and pundits of the Sixers believe that is going to hurt the team in the playoffs. However, head coach Brett Brown is focusing on three other aspects of Simmons’ game he wants the lefty to excel in. Brown says being an elite finisher […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose has become an Emmy Award winning producer for his documentary called “Pooh.” The documentary came out in April: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Av7_Cno4w/ The documentary detailed Rose’s rough upbringing in Chicago to becoming a basketball superstar. He grew up in Englewood, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in The Windy City. A star […]

Washington Wizards stars John Wall and Bradley Beal passed out turkeys to families in the nation’s capital on Monday. Thanksgiving is next week, so Wall and Beal are starting to get in the holiday spirit by helping others who are in need: John Wall and Bradley Beal partnering to pass out turkeys (a 1,000 of […]

Comedian Dave Chappelle was at Los Angeles Lakers practice on Monday. Chappelle even got to put some shots up with the Lakers: Why yes that is Dave Chappelle casually shooting around with LeBron and KCP. pic.twitter.com/j2iIQvPmrp — Bill Oram (@billoram) November 18, 2019 Quinn Cook working with Dave Chappelle on his stepback game. Another day […]

Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce says Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is “probably the greatest athlete we’ve ever seen.” The Hawks fell to the Lakers on Sunday by a final score of 122-101. LeBron finished with 33 points, seven rebounds and 12 assists in the win. “A well-conditioned athlete, probably the greatest athlete […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry and his kids called into Ayesha Curry’s cooking show to surprise her: Steph Curry calling into Ayesha’s show with their kids is great content. 😭🙌 pic.twitter.com/dlCj2iP78G — Chris Montano (@gswchris) November 18, 2019 Steph broke his hand on Oct. 30 and underwent surgery on Nov. 1. As […]

An ankle injury isn’t going to stop Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox from getting some shots up. Fox will be out at least three to four weeks after suffering a sprained ankle during practice. However, the lefty shot from a chair on Monday so his jump shot remains fluid: https://twitter.com/SeanCunningham/status/1196536423236526080?s=20 Fox is averaging 18.2 points, […]

Jimmy Butler currently leads the Miami Heat in scoring and assists. The four-time All-Star is averaging a team-high 18.4 points and 7.2 assists through the Heat’s first 12 games. Heat legend Udonis Haslem admits he didn’t know how unselfish Butler is, while rookie Kendrick Nunn says the 30-year-old is “a great passer.” “I didn’t know […]

It looks like the Memphis Grizzlies are going to wear the throwback Vancouver Grizzlies jerseys on Saturday against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Grizzlies played in Vancouver, British Columbia from 1995-2001 before moving to Memphis: Saturday… the wait is over. pic.twitter.com/tQX6TTpym8 — Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) November 18, 2019 Memphis, led by rookie point guard Ja […]

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving will miss his second straight game on Monday against the Indiana Pacers. Irving is still dealing with pain in his right shoulder: Nets star Kyrie Irving will miss his second straight game tonight against Indiana with right shoulder injury. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 18, 2019 The Nets […]

On Nov. 19, 2004, “The Malice at the Palace” took place after Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace shoved Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest after Artest fouled Wallace hard. Artest laid on the scorers table to catch his breath when a fan threw something at him. What followed next was something former NBA Commissioner David Stern […]

Orlando Magic big man Nikola Vucevic and Houston Rockets guard James Harden have been named the Players of the Week for Week 4 of the NBA season. For the Magic, Vucevic averaged 21.7 points and 14.0 rebounds, while Harden put up 44.8 points, 6.8 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game for the Rockets: Magic center Nikola Vučević and Rockets […]

There will be a reunion on Monday when the Phoenix Suns host the Boston Celtics, as Suns center Aron Baynes will face off against his old Celtics teammates. Boston forward Jaylen Brown, who called Baynes “crazy as hell,” is no doubt looking forward to seeing Baynes again despite his claim that the big man can […]

Carmelo Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. The 10-time All-Star hasn’t played in an NBA game since last year and a lot of pundits don’t believe Melo will help Portland. However, two scouts and one NBA executive aren’t ready to bash Anthony and the Blazers just yet. “It isn’t anything […]

Miami Heat star small forward Jimmy Butler intends to play against the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday despite dealing with an illness. However, the Heat will be without point guard Goran Dragic who is sick as well. Jimmy Butler is questionable but intends to play and Goran Dragic will not play tonight. Both dealing with […]

The Atlanta Hawks haven’t made the playoffs since 2017, a streak second-year point guard Trae Young wants to snap this season. Young, who is putting up stellar numbers to being the season, says the Hawks can “sneak into the playoffs” in the wide-open Eastern Conference. “To be honest, in the East – besides maybe the […]

Former NBA big man and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins is very impressed with Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, so much so that he’s calling the new Mavs franchise player “a baby LeBron James minus the athleticism.” Even though the Mavs lost to the New York Knicks on Thursday, Doncic once again etched his name in NBA […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will once again be without small forward Andrew Wiggins on Saturday when they take on the Houston Rockets. Wiggins is still with his family, as his grandmother passed away recently: The swingman didn’t play on Friday versus the Washington Wizards, a game the Timberwolves lost. Andrew Wiggins is out tonight — Jon […]

After missing the previous eight games, Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner will return to the lineup on Saturday against the Milwaukee Bucks. Turner has recovered from a sprained right ankle he sustained against the Brooklyn Nets at the end of October. Malcolm Brogdon and T.J. McConnell ruled out tonight vs Bucks. Two-way guard Naz Mitrou-Long may […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James has been a strong supporter of Colin Kaepernick in the past, and that trend continued on Saturday. Ahead of Kaepernick’s private NFL workout, James took to Twitter to show his support for the former NFL star. Best of luck to @Kaepernick7 in his workout today! Pulling for […]

Carmelo Anthony is scheduled to have his physical with the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, according to Jason Quick of The Athletic. Anthony will then meet the Blazers in New Orleans on Monday when they land in The Big Easy. Portland faces the Houston Rockets on Monday before flying to New Orleans. Carmelo Anthony is […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson says guard Spencer Dinwiddie has to step his game up while swingman Caris LeVert is out. LeVert is out for the next five to six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair ligaments in his right thumb: Kenny Atkinson said the #Nets are going to need Spencer Dinwiddie to step […]

If you ever run into Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young and ask him who is the best player of all time, he’s going to say Steve Nash. Young says Nash is his favorite player and that he tries to model his game after the Hall of Famer. Via Sam Amick of The Athletic: It […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal sought advice from Hall of Famer Ray Allen this summer. Beal’s contract with the Wizards was up after next season and Washington might have had to trade the All-Star if he didn’t accept its extension offer. None of that came to fruition, though, as Beal signed a two-year, $72 […]

Chicago Bulls small forward Otto Porter Jr. will miss his fourth consecutive game on Saturday when the Bulls host the Brooklyn Nets. Bulls head coach Jim Boylen says Porter is undergoing a “slow, meticulous” process in his recovery from a left foot contusion. Porter suffered the injury against the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 6: Jim […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum believes Carmelo Anthony will be a good addition to the team despite what the outside pundits are saying. McCollum says Anthony “can do a lot of things” and that the Blazers will find the proper ways to utilize the 10-time All-Star. “He’s a veteran guy, been in the […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard is looking forward to having Carmelo Anthony join the club. Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Blazers. He hasn’t played in an NBA game for over a year, but Lillard believes Melo “can do things to help our team.” “I’m all for it,” Lillard said, […]