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The All-NBA Teams have been announced for the 2019-20 season, and Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James are the headliners. The All-NBA First Team is Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, James Harden and Luka Doncic. Meanwhile, the All-NBA Second Team is Kawhi Leonard, Nikola Jokic, Damian Lillard, Chris Paul and Pascal Siakam. And lastly, the […]

Jeff Teague seems to regret the Minnesota Timberwolves’ decision to trade Jimmy Butler, who is starring for the Miami Heat. Butler and Teague were teammates on the Timberwolves during the 2017-18 season and for a little bit in 2018-19 before Minnesota honored Butler’s trade request and sent him to the Philadelphia 76ers. We had it […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson believes Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo’s game-saving block on Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals is the best defensive play he’s ever seen in the playoffs. Bam Adebayo’s block on Jayson Tatum’s dunk attempt was the best defensive play I’ve […]

Denver Nuggets big man Paul Millsap and shooting guard Gary Harris have six figures on the line in Game 7 against the Los Angeles Clippers. Via Bobby Marks of ESPN: Some bonuses on the line for Game 7 With a win by the Nuggets Gary Harris- $100,000Paul Millsap- $200,000 Harris and Millsap each have already […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum has scored at least 20 points 21 times in a playoff game before the age of 23. Only Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Derrick Rose have scored 20 points in a playoff contest before turning 23 more times than Tatum. Tatum in elite company 📈 pic.twitter.com/Zalc56XwOg — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) […]

Boston Celtics big man Robert Williams, AKA Time Lord, had a monster chasedown block on Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic in Game 1 of the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals. Williams’ block was so good that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James — the king of chasedown blocks — probably enjoyed it as well. This […]

Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s MLB games between the San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners have been postponed due to air quality issues that are taking place in Seattle, per ESPN. The games between the Mariners and Giants will now take place in San Francisco on Wednesday and Thursday, although the Mariners are still going to be the “home” […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr admits the team needs some more veteran players on the roster. Once the 2020 free agency period starts, Kerr is hopeful the Dubs can sign some veteran guys, similar to how Golden State added Zaza Pachulia and David West in the past. “We’d like to add a veteran […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart had a hilariously delayed reaction in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals after getting slapped in the face by Miami Heat wing Duncan Robinson. Check it out: Marcus Smart is king of making sure he gets his foul call 😂pic.twitter.com/got3snG8fE — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 15, 2020 Look, even Celtics […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is beyond excited to have Leandro Barbosa and Shaun Livingston back in the organization. During an interview with Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Kerr talked about why he’s so thrilled to have Barbosa and Livingston join the franchise. “We need some young legs on our coaching staff and […]

During an interview with Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gave an update on shooting guard Klay Thompson, who missed the entire 2019-20 season recovering from his ACL tear. Thompson, who has been training at full speed for a few months now, “really looks fantastic,” per Kerr. However, Kerr […]

Two-time NBA champion Chris Bosh is hoping the NCAA will give student-athletes election day off so they can vote. Bosh, who played his college ball at Georgia Tech, said being a student-athlete is basically like having two full-time jobs, except you are not getting paid. In a powerful piece for The Players’ Tribune, the retired […]

The 2019-20 NBA All-Rookie teams have been revealed and Ja Morant and Zion Williamson are the headliners. The All-Rookie first team is Ja Morant, Kendrick Nunn, Zion Williamson, Brandon Clarke and Eric Paschall. Meanwhile, the second team is Coby White, Tyler Herro, Terence Davis II, PJ Washington and Rui Hachimura. 2019-20 NBA All-Rookie teams: First […]

NBA legend Bill Russell penned a powerful essay for The Players’ Tribune where he talked about how America must battle with its past to move beyond racism. Russell, a civil rights icon and one of the greatest players in NBA history, wrote about how African Americans are scared of the police today, just like how […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is showing his support to ESPN reporter Maria Taylor amid the 670 The Score incident which took place on Monday. Dan McNeil, a longtime Chicago-area sports radio host, sent a controversial tweet during Monday Night football in which he posted a photo of Taylor with the following caption: “NFL […]

Miami Heat All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler has been selling his own coffee for $20 in the Walt Disney bubble. Trying to get more press on it, Butler wore a custom shirt of his $20 coffee business ahead of the Heat’s Game 1 matchup against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. Check it […]

After officially joining the Golden State Warriors’ front office, Shaun Livingston was asked to talk about the team’s championship window. The Warriors had the worst record in the NBA in 2019-20 prior to games getting suspended in March due to COVID-19. However, Golden State should be back in the playoffs next season with Stephen Curry, […]

Boston Celtics star small forward Jayson Tatum finally reunited with his 2-year-old son, Deuce, in the Walt Disney bubble on Tuesday. Tatum told reporters during the Toronto Raptors series his mom was going to bring Deuce to the bubble if the Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. This will melt your heart: Bubble reunions […]

Shaun Livingston has officially joined the Golden State Warriors in a front-office role. The three-time Warriors champion spoke to reporters on Tuesday about his role with the franchise: Shaun Livingston equated his new role with the Warriors as a "hybrid" position. He will become a key part of the front office, but also be a […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James’ suite at Walt Disney World is pretty sick. As you would expect, James’ room is fit for a king. https://twitter.com/NBABubbleLife/status/1305701019678990338?s=20 LeBron James and the Lakers are in the Western Conference Finals. They will face the winner of the Los Angeles Clippers-Denver Nuggets series, which will conclude on […]

The Golden State Warriors are hiring Shaun Livingston to a front-office post, per Marcus Thompson of The Athletic. The move comes on the same day the Warriors brought on Leandro Barbosa. “I want to serve people,” Livingston said in a recent phone interview. “I want to help others. That’s what I get the most joy […]

Ray Allen recently appeared as a guest on James Posey’s podcast “The Posecast,” during which the legendary sharpshooter talked about what it was like facing Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan for the first time in the NBA. Allen, who began his NBA career with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1996-97, said he was scared to death […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball is trying to follow in the footsteps of Brandon Ingram in 2020-21. Ball, who made headlines on Monday by switching agencies again and joining Klutch Sports, said he wants to win the 2021 Most Improved Player of the Year Award. Ingram, of course, won the award this season. […]

Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly went on the Jim Rome Show on Monday, and he challenged pundits to find players who impact winning more than Nikola Jokic. While Jokic isn’t a better player than LeBron James or Kawhi Leonard, Jokic has shown in these 2020 playoffs that he is a superstar and […]

Washington Wizards sharpshooter Davis Bertans opted not to play in the bubble games down in Orlando, Florida and he was called out by Orlando Magic forward Evan Fournier. Bertans, who becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason, has torn his ACL twice, so he decided not to play at Walt Disney World since he’s set […]

NBA legend and Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson is teasing Purple and Gold fans with a Showtime documentary. Johnson was at the Lakers’ practice facility on Monday, as the Showtime doc has evidently already begun production. The 12-time All-Star ran into Los Angeles owner Jeanie Buss as well. At the @Lakers facility today filming […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson’s jump shot looks even better than it did before the All-Star tore his ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 Finals. That’s at least what Thompson’s dad, Mychal, thinks. "He's going full speed." Klay's father, Mychal Thompson (@champagnennuts) updates @DarthAmin & @TheJaxShow on the status of the Warriors' […]

Miami Heat rookie point guard Kendrick Nunn savagely trolled Indiana Pacers swingman TJ Warren and Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo on Jimmy Butler’s 31st birthday on Monday. The Heat swept Warren and the Pacers in the first round of the postseason and then took out Antetokounmpo and the Bucks in the second round. The Heat […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are one loss away from blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2020 playoffs. The Clippers franchise has never been to the conference finals. Most pundits thought they were well on their way to ending that drought after the team won Game 4 […]

Miami Heat All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler turned 31 on Monday, and he made sure his rookies sang happy birthday to him at practice down in Orlando, Florida. Butler also made it a point to remind his rookies that they needed to look him in the eye while singing. https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1305587662741557248?s=20 Jimmy Butler and the Heat […]

In a surprising turn of events, the Los Angeles Clippers-Denver Nuggets series is going to a Game 7. Not many people thought it would get to this point since the Clippers had a 3-1 series lead. However, Los Angeles played lackadaisical in Games 5 and 6 and are now on the brink of choking the […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade says he’s been in frequent contact with Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Udonis Haslem during the Heat’s 2020 postseason run thus far. Wade has also reached out to youngsters like Tyler Herro and Kendrick Nunn when he wants to offer advice. Wade, the best player in Heat franchise history, has […]

Could former Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni be the new man in charge of the Indiana Pacers? It’s possible. According to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, “the expectation is that D’Antoni will be hired by the Indiana Pacers,” who fired Nate McMillan after the team was swept by the Miami Heat in the […]

Leandro Barbosa is officially retiring and joining Steve Kerr’s coaching staff on the Golden State Warriors. The 37-year-old, who played in the NBA from 2003 to 2017, was part of the 2015 Warriors championship team and the historic 73-win team the following season. Barbosa made the announcement on Monday: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFILACAFfAu/?igshid=o3eh7u008b9f Kerr is a big fan […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis is headed to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in his career, and the Chicago native couldn’t be more excited about it. When the Lakers acquired Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans during the summer of 2019, most pundits predicted Los Angeles would get to […]

Houston Rockets star point guard Russell Westbrook was trash-talking the Los Angeles Lakers down 30, and all superstar small forward LeBron James could do was smile and laugh at the Brodie. lebron laughing at Russ LMAO #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/nbcBJSw4Ua — Nemoses (@hammodyjassim77) September 13, 2020 Rajon Rondo and Russell Westbrook were having a back and forth […]

ESPN play-by-play legend Mike Breen had a hilarious fail involving Eric Gordon during Game 5 of the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets series. Gordon airballed a 3-pointer, but from Breen’s vantage point, he thought it went in. Mike Breen BANGS an Eric Gordon airball 😂pic.twitter.com/3T84FDs6jp — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 13, 2020 Mike Breen later joked about […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart looked like LeBron James when he blocked Toronto Raptors swingman Norman Powell to basically seal the Celtics’ Game 7 win over the Raptors, and Boston star point guard Kemba Walker and head coach Brad Stevens were in awe by it. Smart, who made the first-team All-Defensive squad this season, showed […]

Denver Nuggets big man Paul Millsap got into a shoving match with Los Angeles Clippers forward Marcus Morris in Game 5. It was the turning point of the game, as Millsap went off following the mini scuffle, helping the Nuggets win Game 5 to keep their season alive. During his media session on Saturday, Millsap […]