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Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard has seemingly saved his NBA career and image this season by being on his best behavior and not causing turmoil in the locker room. Since his prime days with the Orlando Magic ended in 2012, Howard has played for the Lakers (twice), Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets and […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr admitted to reporters on Wednesday the Doc Rivers news really hit him deeply. On Monday, the Clippers announced that Rivers wouldn’t be returning as head coach. While the team called it a mutual decision, multiple reports have stated Rivers was surprised by the Clippers’ decision. Kerr, who has […]

Just like most of America, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr thought the Presidential Debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden on Tuesday was a joke. Kerr, who has never been shy to bash Trump, says he watched the debate for about 45 minutes before turning his television off. The Warriors coach also hilariously […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says shooting guard Klay Thompson is looking “really bouncy” during the team’s in-market bubble. Thompson, who missed the entire 2018-19 season recovering from the ACL tear he suffered in Game 6 of the 2019 Finals against the Toronto Raptors at Oracle Arena, has been turning heads left and […]

LeBron James not only had the top-selling jersey on the NBA.com store during the restart games at Walt Disney World, but the Los Angeles Lakers dominated the team merchandise sales as well. Ian Begley of ESPN shared the official rankings from the league: NBA says Kevin Durant (7) and Kyrie Irving (12) were among the […]

For the first time in six years, the NBA Finals will not feature Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors. The 2020 Finals will be the Los Angeles Lakers taking on the Miami Heat at Walt Disney World down in Orlando, Florida. Green, a three-time champion, will be watching the Finals on TV just like […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star power forward Draymond Green worked with Hall of Famer Charles Barkley for TNT during the Western Conference playoffs, and he did a tremendous job. Many people were wondering if things would be awkward between Green and Barkley since they have called each other out on plenty of occasions in the past. […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson strongly reacted to the Los Angeles Clippers and head coach Doc Rivers parting ways on Monday. Johnson says he “can’t believe” the Clippers fired Rivers, although the team said it was a “mutual” parting of ways. I can't believe the LA Clippers fired Doc Rivers and basically blamed him […]

Miami Heat rookie shooting guard Tyler Herro has been turning heads left and right in the 2020 playoffs with his stellar shooting skills. The Heat, who luckily drafted Herro with the 13th overall pick in the 2019 draft after 12 teams passed on the sharpshooter, are four wins away from winning the championship at Walt […]

Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler channeled his inner Stephen Curry at practice on Tuesday down in Orlando, Florida. While preparing for Game 1 of the 2020 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, Butler hit 16 straight 3-pointers (via ESPN’s Omar Raja). 16 straight threes from @JimmyButler 🔥 pic.twitter.com/HxhH4AF1Ui — Omar Raja (@OmarESPN) September […]

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo is going to have his hands full in the 2020 NBA Finals, as he’s going up against Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis. Davis is one of the few players in the NBA who is elite on offense and defense. During his media session on Tuesday, Adebayo talked about […]

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau stood up for Doc Rivers after the Los Angeles Clippers parted ways with the former NBA Coach of the Year on Monday. Rivers was Thibodeau’s mentor on the Boston Celtics, so the new Knicks coach will always have Doc’s back. Tom Thibodeau on Doc Rivers. pic.twitter.com/lgCqhXx8rC — Steve […]

NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen believes the Miami Heat have a really good shot of defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020 Finals at Walt Disney World. Pippen, who won six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls during the ’90s, says the Heat have “more offensive weapons they’ll be able to throw at […]

Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen isn’t a fan of the organization hiring Billy Donovan as the new head coach. While Pippen said he likes Donovan as a person, the six-time Bulls champion doesn’t believe the former Oklahoma City Thunder head coach has done anything impressive in the NBA to warrant getting the Chicago job. “If […]

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving is universally recognized as one of the best ball-handlers in NBA history. Uncle Drew has put countless defenders on the ground during his NBA career and that number is only going to rise moving forward. Irving, who was only able to play in 20 games in his first […]

More and more leaks are coming out of the Los Angeles Clippers organization after the team choked against the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2020 NBA playoffs, and the latest rumor is at the expense of small forward Paul George. According to Ryan Russillo of The Ringer, George is not respected in […]

Los Angeles Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason and one Eastern Conference executive could see the Miami Heat signing him. However, the exec who spoke to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report suggested that the Heat could give Harrell a “big one-year deal” instead of a long-term contract since the […]

The son of Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard hilariously video bombed him during his NBA Finals press conference on Tuesday. Take a look at the wholesome moment that made Howard and the media members laugh: Dwight Howard talks about having his son with him in Orlando and providing life lessons for him.#NBAFinals presented by […]

Los Angeles Clippers star small forward Kawhi Leonard’s trainer, Clint Parks, ripped big man Montrezl Harrell on Twitter by calling the 2020 Sixth Man of the Year a “double agent.” Parks, who has never been shy to voice his opinions on Twitter, said the Clippers would have been better off with Dwight Howard on the […]

By now, most people know that Brooklyn Nets stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are basically best friends. It’s one of the main reasons the two All-Stars wanted to play together in Brooklyn, each signing a four-year deal (along with DeAndre Jordan) during the summer of 2019. Sure enough, the two go a long way […]

During his media session on Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James was asked to reveal what has changed the most since his last Finals appearance in 2018 with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The four-time NBA MVP and three-time champion hilariously said there is more gray hair on his beard (via Ben Golliver of […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James won two championships on the Miami Heat with Erik Spoelstra as the head coach, so he knows firsthand how excellent of a coach Spo is. During his media session with reporters on Tuesday, James called out the media for not giving Spoelstra the credit he deserved during the Heat’s […]

The problems the Los Angeles Clippers went through during the 2019-20 regular season resurfaced in the 2020 playoffs at Walt Disney World, which is why the team’s front office felt Doc Rivers had to be held accountable for the second-round collapse against the Denver Nuggets. According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Clippers and Rivers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers discussed signing Jimmy Butler as an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2019 after the team acquired Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans, per Kyle Goon of the Orange County Register. The Lakers, though, never even got a meeting with Butler, who quickly signed with the Miami Heat via […]

Doc Rivers is no longer the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, and rapper Vince Staples couldn’t be happier. Staples, who is a diehard Clips fan, took to social media to savagely react to Rivers no longer being his favorite team’s head coach. https://twitter.com/vincestaples/status/1310691710297538560?s=20 Doc Rivers and the Clippers had a 3-1 series lead […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban picked up former NBA guard Delonte West at a Texas gas station on Monday, per TMZ. West, who played for the Mavs in 2011-12, was recently holding a sign on a street in Dallas looking for money and food. Once the picture circulated and got to Cuban, the Mavs boss […]

Doc Rivers is no longer the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, and one of his former players is pretty excited about it despite no longer being in Los Angeles. Brice Johnson, who was selected by the Clippers with the 25th overall pick in the 2016 draft out of UNC, took to Twitter to […]

ESPN NBA analyst Paul Pierce recently said he won’t call Miami Heat rookie shooting guard Tyler Herro a “bucket” until the youngster averages 20 points per game. In typical Herro fashion, the Heat rising star fired back at the Boston Celtics legend during a recent interview. Herro responds to Pierce not wanting to call him […]

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was “furious” after the team blew a 3-1 series lead to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2020 playoffs and the billionaire knew he had to part ways with head coach Doc Rivers, per Sam Amick of The Athletic. Ballmer and his associates started talking about […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward appeared in just five playoff games for the team at Walt Disney World due to an ankle injury he suffered during the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers. Once he came back against the Miami Heat, Hayward wasn’t even close to being 100 percent and we are starting to […]

Former Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has already been contacted by the New Orleans Pelicans and Philadelphia 76ers, according to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. The Clippers fired Rivers on Monday after the team blew a 3-1 series lead to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2020 playoffs at […]

Doc Rivers has released a statement after parting ways with the Los Angeles Clippers. https://twitter.com/DocRivers/status/1310693712524120067 Rivers had been with the Clippers since 2013 after the franchise acquired him from the Boston Celtics in a rare trade that involved a coach. The Chicago native went 356-208 in the regular season. Rivers has the most wins in […]

Golden State Warriors small forward Andrew Wiggins says he’s been rooting for Miami Heat swingman Jimmy Butler in the 2020 playoffs and will continue to do so as the five-time All-Star heads to the NBA Finals for the first time in his career. Butler and Wiggins were teammates on the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2017-18 and […]

Los Angeles Lakers small forward LeBron James is thrilled to have former NFL superstar Michael Vick join his More Than A Vote movement. James has been at the forefront of trying to help ex-felons in the state of Florida to vote. More Than A Vote will donate $100,000 to help pay outstanding court debts of […]

Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers have parted ways, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Coach Doc Rivers is out with the Clippers, sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 28, 2020 The Clippers lost to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2020 playoffs despite holding a 3-1 series lead. Doc […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will reportedly wear their classic blue uniforms next season, per Chris Creamer of sportslogos.net. Here’s a mockup of what they could look like in action: The Lakers plan on rocking these classic jerseys in 2021. 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/8mELGXmUK9 — Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) September 28, 2020 This is likely celebrating the 60th anniversary […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James threw a perfect full-court pass to big man Anthony Davis, who finished it off with an easy dunk. This full-court pass from @KingJames 🥵 (📺: TNT) pic.twitter.com/09GiCl8Wxm — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) September 27, 2020 We have seen LeBron James and Anthony Davis pull this play off […]

Denver Nuggets star point guard Jamal Murray is dealing with a right knee contusion in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Jamal Murray’s playing with a right knee contusion per the TNT broadcast. — Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) September 27, 2020 Jamal Murray has been a superstar for the Nuggets […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Danny Green had a monster block on Denver Nuggets big man Mason Plumlee in Game 5 of the 2020 Western Conference Finals. Check out the big-time defensive play from the Lakers veteran: This rejection from Danny Green 🔥 pic.twitter.com/fjTDXk9AzK — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 27, 2020 Danny Green has been shooting […]