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Nikola Vucevic is trying to lead the Orlando Magic to the playoffs for the first time since 2012 and it’s a challenge he and his teammates are embracing. Entering Monday, the Magic are 33-38, which is good for ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings. “In past years, this time of year we’d already be planning […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Joakim Noah has one of the ugliest jump shots in NBA history, which makes it even more satisfying for the former Defensive Player of the Year when he hits a shot from the perimeter. Noah has the “Tornado” jump shot as most people call it. He gets made fun of a lot […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan says star small forward Paul George “has been way more vocal this year.” George re-signed with the Thunder last summer on a four-year, $136.9 million maximum contract. Entering Monday, OKC is 42-28 on the season, which is good for fifth place in the Western Conference standings. Billy Donovan on […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Isaiah Thomas wants a “legit opportunity” to show he can still be an All-Star in this league. Since suffering a hip injury during the 2017 playoffs with the Boston Celtics, Thomas hasn’t been the same dynamic player. Last season, Thomas struggled with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers. Isaiah Thomas: […]

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder says Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is playing like an All-NBA player this season. Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall only played in 32 games this season. After Wall was lost for the season, Beal took his game to another level and showed everyone in the league he’s […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Isaiah Thomas says he would like to finish his career with the Boston Celtics at some point. Thomas played three seasons for the Celtics and became a superstar in Beantown. He averaged a staggering a 28.9 points per game during the 2016-17 season and was in the MVP conversation. Boston general […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green admits if he was on another team, he would hope something would tear the Dubs apart from the inside. Earlier in the season, Green and Warriors star Kevin Durant got into a heated argument at Staples Center. Reports came out stating Green kept calling Durant “a bit*h” in […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone had to do something very difficult last week. The 48-year-old coach had to tell Nuggets backup point guard Isaiah Thomas he was cutting the playing rotation and that the guard wasn’t going to be part of it moving forward. As expected, Malone says Thomas didn’t take the news well […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks says the team hasn’t “officially” shut down center Dwight Howard for the rest of the season. Howard is still recovering from back surgery. The big man is doing non-contact work. Brooks says it’s going to be tough for Howard to play again this season, but he’s not giving up […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul is one of the best players in NBA history for a reason. Sunday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Paul posted 25 points and 10 assists to help Houston defeat Minnesota by a final score of 117-102 at home. It was Paul’s 102nd game with 25-plus points and 10-plus assists, the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, but Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo put on a performance only five other players had previously authored. Antetokounmpo finished with 52 points, 16 rebounds, and seven assists in the defeat. The Greek Freak became just the sixth player since the ABA-NBA merger to record at least […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green says the upcoming free agency of Kevin Durant doesn’t matter right now since the team is trying to win its third-straight championship. Durant can become an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Warriors. Because of the argument Green and Durant […]

LA Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams is the definition of a walking bucket. Williams is on pace to become the only player in NBA history to average 20-plus points in fewer than 27 minutes per game. The 32-year-old is averaging 20.4 points per game on the season for the Clippers while playing only 26.5 minutes a […]

Slowly but surely, Philadelphia 76ers superstar big man Joel Embiid is establishing himself as one of the best centers to have ever played the game. Sunday afternoon against the Milwaukee Bucks, Embiid finished with a monster stat line of 40 points, 15 rebounds and six assists. The Sixers defeated the Bucks, 130-125, and showed the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Paul George told local reporters on Monday that his shooting mechanics were off due to the shoulder injury he was dealing with. George had soreness in both of his shoulders. The swingman says it didn’t hurt to shoot, but the soreness messed with his rhythm and the fluidity of his jump […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins underwent an MRI on his sore right ankle on Monday, and the results came back clean. Cousins won’t play on Monday against the San Antonio Spurs: DeMarcus Cousins underwent an MRI on his sore right ankle today, the results of which came back clean. He will not play in tonight’s […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Isaiah Thomas will get a video tribute from the Boston Celtics on Monday in his return to TD Garden, according to Mike Singer of The Denver Post. Thomas didn’t get a video tribute last season when he came back to TD Garden because he was resting while playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert have been named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 22 of the NBA season. Washington #Wizards guard Bradley Beal and Utah #Jazz center Rudy Gobert have been named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the […]

Sunday night against the LA Clippers, Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell became the youngest player to have 30+ points and 10+ assists in a game for the franchise since Richard Jefferson did it back in 2003. Russell put up 32 points and 10 assists versus the Clippers on Sunday. The lefty is 23 years […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade says he was about nine-years-old when he fell in love with the game of basketball. Wade, who grew up Chicago, says after he scored his first points in organized basketball, he was hooked to the sport. “I threw up the luckiest shot and I couldn’t believe it went in,” […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade had so much knee pain during the Big Three era with LeBron James and Chris Bosh that he contemplated about retirement. Wade was having pain in both of his knees during the Big Three era, which lasted from 2010-2014. Even though the Heat were the best team in the NBA […]

Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George tells Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN he knew he had to change his diet and sleep habits to keep up with star point guard Russell Westbrook on the basketball floor. Westbrook plays at a very frantic pace every night, so George knew he had to slim down and start […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie phenom Luka Doncic will not play on Saturday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to head coach Rick Carlisle. Doncic is dealing with a right knee contusion. The 20-year-old banged his right knee in the first half of Thursday’s game against the Denver Nuggets in the Mile High City. Doncic also played through […]

Former Golden State Warriors power forward David West thinks the Houston Rockets, and not the Oklahoma City Thunder, are the biggest challenge to the Dubs this season. The Warriors and Rockets met in the Western Conference Finals last season. Golden State won in seven games. Many believe if Rockets All-Star point guard Chris Paul didn’t […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine “respects” head coach Jim Boylen for what he did on Friday after he was ejected in the LA Clippers game at Staples Center. Boylen was getting tired of how some of the players on the Clippers were setting screens on his guys. The demonstrative coach started barking at LA […]

A hemotologist says Los Angeles Lakers small forward Brandon Ingram’s likelihood of a full recovery is in the high 90s percent-wise, according to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times. Ingram underwent successful thoracic outlet decompression surgery on his right arm on Saturday. The swingman is expected to be 100 percent in roughly three to four […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks had some high praise for Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley while he was speaking to reporters ahead of their matchup at Capital One Arena. Brooks says Conley is “the best player in the NBA for the last six or seven years never to make an All-Star team,” via […]

Utah Jazz point guard Dante Exum received a hard hit, as he is out indefinitely after suffering a partially torn patellar tendon in his right knee. Jazz sharpshooter Kyle Korver says “your heart breaks for” Exum, who just returned from a 25-game absence. Exum’s return lasted only three games, something Korver says is very hard to cope […]

Boston Celtics veteran Kyrie Irving and Brooklyn Nets All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell are the only players in the Eastern Conference who are averaging at least 20 points and 6.5 assists per game, according to Anthony Puccio of Nets Daily. For the Celtics, Irving is putting up 23.5 points and 7.1 assists. Meanwhile, for the […]

The Houston Rockets are listing superstar shooting guard James Harden as questionable to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. The Rockets say Harden is dealing with a cervical strain. The reigning MVP played 42 minutes on Friday versus the Phoenix Suns. Harden finished with 41 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists in the Rockets’ 108-102 […]

The Miami Heat are listing shooting guard Dwyane Wade and swingman Justise Winslow as questionable to play on Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets. Wade is dealing with a right hip bruise after taking a hard fall on Friday versus the Milwaukee Bucks. Winslow, meanwhile, has a right thigh bruise. Heat in their just-issued game notes list […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo has eight games with at least 30 points, 15 rebounds and five assists this season. That’s the most such games in a single season since Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also had eight for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1977-78 season. Giannis Antetokounmpo has eight games with at least […]

After the Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday at home, Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving told reporters he enjoys seeing Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young prove the doubters wrong. Young got off to a slow start to the season and the critics started calling him a bust. However, Young didn’t let […]

An anonymous Western Conference executive is “surprised” by how good Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball is on defense, according to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report. The Lakers’ defense was much better this season when Ball was on the floor compared to when he was on the bench. The former No. 2 overall pick […]

Jeff Schwartz, the agent for Los Angeles Lakers small forward Brandon Ingram, says his client is “in good spirits” and will make a full recovery from the blood clots which ended his 2018-19 season. Ingram underwent successful thoracic outlet decompression surgery on his right arm on Saturday. “This couldn’t have been a better set of […]

Saturday afternoon against the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving became the first Celtics player to record 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in back-to-back games since Paul Pierce did it back in 2005. Irving finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds versus the Hawks, helping Boston win by a final score of 129-120. […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague has left the team to get his left foot evaluated. The Timberwolves are in Houston preparing for their Sunday matchup against James Harden and the Houston Rockets. At practice today, Ryan Saunders said Jeff Teague went back to Minnesota for further evaluation on his left foot injury. Derrick Rose […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told local reporters on Saturday star small forward Kevin Durant will “most likely” return to the lineup on Monday against the San Antonio Spurs. Durant is dealing with a right ankle contusion. He will miss his second consecutive game on Saturday against his old team, the Oklahoma City […]

Veteran center Marc Gasol is still trying to find his groove with the Toronto Raptors and doesn’t want to force the issue. Gasol has played in 13 games with the Raptors. The team is 9-4 since acquiring the All-Star from the Memphis Grizzlies. However, Gasol hasn’t looked that comfortable with the Raptors. The 34 year […]