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The Philadelphia 76ers have exercised options on point-forward Ben Simmons, guard Markelle Fultz and small forward Dario Saric, according to Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Ben Simmons is making $6.43 million this season. He’ll earn $8.11 million during the 2019-20 season and has a qualifying offer worth $10.55 million for the 2020-21 season. If […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose wants to win the Sixth Man of the Year award this season. Last year’s winner, Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams, is telling the former MVP to back off in a funny manner. Lou Williams is one of the most explosive scorers in the game and has won […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose says his individual goal for this season is to win the Sixth Man of the Year award. In seven games off the bench for Minnesota this year, Rose is averaging 14.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists while shooting 38.5 percent from the field, 26.3 percent from beyond the […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale gave an update on rookie small forward Kevin Knox Tuesday, and it appears the 19-year-old is making progress from his left ankle sprain. Fizdale told local reporters that while Kevin Knox won’t play on Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers, he will travel with the team for Friday’s game […]

In the summer of 2000, rising star Tracy McGrady was traded to the Orlando Magic by the Toronto Raptors in a sign-and-trade deal. McGrady played four seasons with the Magic and he made the All-Star team each season. However, Tracy McGrady almost played for the other team that resides in Florida, the Miami Heat. Durant […]

Former long-time Los Angeles Lakers trainer Gary Vitti says Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is the toughest player he has ever been around. Throughout his legendary NBA career, Bryant played through a multitude of injuries, including a dislocated finger, a torn labrum in his shoulder, and sprained MCL in his knee, just to name a few. […]

Los Angeles Lakers second-year small forward Kyle Kuzma honored the life of late University of Utah track athlete Lauren McCluskey with his shoes Saturday night on the road against the San Antonio Spurs. McCluskey was killed Monday night on the campus in Salt Lake City. Like her, Kyle Kuzma played his college basketball at the University […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving only scored three points Saturday night against the Detroit Pistons. To make matters even stranger, Irving took just five shots in 23 minutes of action, prompting some to wonder if the five-time All-Star was potentially dealing with an injury. That’s not the case, though. Kyrie Irving told reporters […]

The post-LeBron James era has not been kind to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs lost to the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night at home. The Cavs are now 0-6 on the season, the worst start ever for a team coming off an NBA Finals appearance. The LeBron effect is being felt in Cleveland…more than ever. […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James passed Lakers legend Kobe Bryant Saturday on the NBA’s all-time 30-point games list. James scored 35 points in a 110-106 road loss to the San Antonio Spurs. LeBron now ranks fourth all-time in most 30-point games, trailing only Karl Malone, Wilt Chamberlain, and Michael Jordan in NBA history. Congrats […]

Los Angeles Lakers backup point guard Rajon Rondo is one of the smartest players in NBA history, but Saturday night against the San Antonio Spurs, Rondo didn’t show off that high IQ. The Lakers were down 108-105 with the ball and 15.9 seconds left in regulation. LeBron James caught the ball at the top of […]

The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night at home, giving Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich the 1,200th win of his NBA coaching career. Popovich, 69, now has a regular-season coaching mark of 1,200-543 with the Spurs. Congrats to Coach Gregg Popovich of the @spurs on becoming the 5th coach to surpass […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has passed Shaquille O’Neal on the all-time field goals list. Shaq had 11,330 field goals in his legendary career. Meanwhile, James made his 11,331st on Saturday night against the San Antonio Spurs. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpdYdECF6UJ/ Next on the list for LeBron James to pass is Kobe Bryant, who made 11,719 field goals […]

Another game, another milestone for Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. Saturday night against the San Antonio Spurs, LeBron James scored his 31,188th point in the NBA, passing Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki for sixth place on the all-time scoring list. LeBron passed Dirk Nowitzki for 6th on the NBA's all-time scoring list with this jumper […]

Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons liked a comment on Instagram that said Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo can’t guard the Sixers phenom. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks defeated Ben Simmons and the Sixers this past Wednesday by a final score of 123-108. The Greek Freak finished with 32 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists, while the reigning […]

The New Orleans Pelicans suffered their first loss of the season Saturday night at home against the Utah Jazz, and also lost starting point guard Elfrid Payton to a right ankle sprain. Elfrid Payton signed a one-year deal with the Pelicans in July. He spent time last season with the Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers need to win Game 4 of the MLB World Series to tie the series at two games apiece with the Boston Red Sox. So who other than Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant to bring them some good luck. Bryant is at Game 4 of the World Series, with his wife […]

There are only a few players in the NBA who can throw an alley-oop to themselves, and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is one of them. Saturday night against the San Antonio Spurs, James got Spurs forward Dante Cunningham to bite on one of his pump fakes. James, though, then got in the air after […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose has put on some memorable performances in his NBA career, but his favorite basketball game ever is from his high school days. Derrick Rose, the youngest MVP in NBA history, played his high school ball at Simeon Career Academy in Chicago, Illinois. He wore No. 25 in honor of Ben “Benji” […]

Washington Wizards starting small forward Markieff Morris missed Saturday’s practice with flu-like symptoms, according to Chris Miller of NBC Sports Washington. Morris played 37 minutes Friday night against the Sacramento Kings and finished with 13 points and seven rebounds while shooting 6-of-10 from the field, 1-of-5 from beyond the arc and 0-of-2 from the free-throw line. […]

The undefeated Detroit Pistons host the Boston Celtics on Saturday night, and Celtics big man Al Horford has some high praise for Pistons power forward Blake Griffin. Through four games, Griffin is averaging 33.8 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists while shooting 55.7 percent from the field, 65.2 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 […]

The Toronto Raptors have no apparent plans to put big man Jonas Valanciunas on the trade block, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Jonas Valanciunas is making $16.5 million this season and has a player-option worth $17.6 million for the 2019-20 season. Through six games this season, Valanciunas is averaging 12.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists […]

The Houston Rockets have offered four future first-round draft picks to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for small forward Jimmy Butler, but that package doesn’t include shooting guard Eric Gordon, who’d be mandatory for Minnesota in any proposed deal, according to Malika Andrews of ESPN. Timberwolves head coach/president Tom Thibodeau is looking for a grand return […]

The Sacramento Kings have exercised team options on point guard De’Aaron Fox, forward Harry Giles, shooting guard Buddy Hield, swingman Justin Jackson and center Skal Labissiere, the team announced in a press release Friday. The Kings drafted De’Aaron Fox with the fifth overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft out of Kentucky. The 20-year-old played in […]

Fergie’s ex-husband, actor Josh Duhamel, went on Kristine Leahy’s new show and said Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green owed Fergie an apology for laughing at her during her 2018 NBA All-Star game national anthem performance. Fergie’s rendition of the anthem was not received well by the players or the people watching, and it […]

“Don’t poke the Bear.” It’s a message someone at the Amway Center should have told the Orlando Magic fan who was heckling Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard during the first half of Thursday’s game. The Magic fan who was heckling Lillard throughout the first half of the Blazers-Magic game made a big, […]

During the Friday night win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, the Golden State Warriors scored a whopping 47 points in the fourth quarter. By doing so, the Warriors broke a franchise record for the most points scored in a quarter. Warriors destroy the Knicks in the final quarter 47-16. Last time […]

Back in 2011, Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant scored an epic 66 points at Harlem’s Rucker Park in an Entertainers Basketball Classic game. Friday night, Durant and the Warriors were taking on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, and Durant easily scored 41 points, prompting Utah Jazz rising star Donovan Mitchell to have […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins was ejected Friday night at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks while he was on the bench, so naturally he was going to have a funny reaction to it once he got on to Twitter. Cousins, who is still recovering from his Achilles injury, tweeted out one […]

The Brooklyn Nets were this close to handing the New Orleans Pelicans their first loss of the season, and then they threw the game away, literally. The Nets were up 115-108 with just about two minutes left in regulation. The Pelicans then went on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to one. Brooklyn point […]

DeAndre Jordan is finally a member of the Dallas Mavericks after spurning them in 2015, and he’s already in the Mavs’ record books. The 30-year-old Texas native is the first Mavs player in franchise history to register a double-double in each of his first five games of the season, according to Dwain Price of the […]

Golden State Warriors injured center DeMarcus Cousins was ejected by referee Scott Foster Friday night at Madison Square Garden while on the bench. Cousins is still recovering from his Achilles injury, but has been traveling with the team. Many were wondering how and why Cousins got ejected from the bench. We may have our answer […]

The legend of Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry continues to grow, as he’s put his name in the history books yet again. Curry has now hit at least five 3-pointers in six consecutives games, tying George McCloud’s 22-year-old record. The Warriors took on the New York Knicks Friday night at Madison Square […]

The two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors took on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden Friday night, and superstar small forward Kevin Durant got plenty of cheers from the home crowd when he was introduced in the starting lineup. Durant can become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2019 if he […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins is still recovering from his Achilles injury and hasn’t played this season. The All-Star center still made his presence felt Friday night at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks. DeMarcus Cousins was ejected from the game by referee Scott Foster. Cousins was apparently talking too much smack […]

Despite dealing with an illness, Minnesota Timberwolves starting small forward Jimmy Butler is in the lineup Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks at home. Butler was listed as questionable before the game started. When reports came out about him possibly missing the game, Timberwolves fans started to think that a Butler trade was finally going to […]

The Phoenix Suns will be without star shooting guard Devin Booker when they take on the Memphis Grizzlies Saturday night. Booker has a mild strain of his hamstring which he suffered Wednesday night at home against the Los Angeles Lakers. The sharpshooter played 29 minutes versus the Lakers before getting hurt, scoring 23 points while shooting 8-of-16 […]

It’s the moment Carmelo Anthony has been waiting for. With star shooting guard James Harden and small forward James Ennis out with injuries, Anthony will start for the Houston Rockets Friday night at home against the Los Angeles Clippers. For the first time in his career, Anthony came off the bench on opening night and […]

With Chicago Bulls starting power forward Bobby Portis slated to miss the next 4-6 weeks with a sprained MCL in his right knee, rookie Chandler Hutchison will start in his place Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets, according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune. The Bulls drafted Hutchison with the 22nd overall pick in the […]