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Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Malik Beasley will likely be suspended by the NBA after getting arrested a few months ago, per Dane Moore of Canis Hoops. Beasley is being charged with fifth-degree drug possession and threats of violence. A source within the league told me a suspension for Malik Beasley is "likely" in response to his arrest […]

As expected, Washington Wizards rookie Deni Avdija is pretty excited to play with All-Stars Bradley Beal and John Wall in the nation’s capital. During his media session with Wizards reporters on Wednesday, Avdija said he’s going to fit in very well with Beal and Wall, both of whom the Washington youngster called “hard workers” (via […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors will take on Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets to open the 2020-21 season on Dec. 22. The game will take place in Brooklyn at Barclays Center. Curry, who won two championships in 2017 and 2018 with Durant on the Warriors, is looking forward to facing his old […]

Jae Crowder turned down more money from the Dallas Mavericks to sign with the Phoenix Suns because he wanted to play with All-Star shooting guard Devin Booker. One of the better 3-and-D players in the NBA, Crowder signed a three-year, $29.2 million contract with the Suns. The versatile swingman told Arizona Sports’ Burns & Gambo […]

Believe it or not, Kansas City Chiefs wideout Tyreek Hill thought quarterback Patrick Mahomes was “trash” when they first met back in 2017. The Chiefs drafted Mahomes with the 10th overall pick in the 2017 draft. The gunslinger only appeared in one game during his rookie season since the team had Alex Smith on the […]

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving really value Caris LeVert, so much so that the Brooklyn Nets stars didn’t want general manager Sean Marks to trade the youngster to the New Orleans Pelicans for Jrue Holiday. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Durant and Irving view LeVert “as a very significant part” of the Nets. […]

After playing without a real quarterback in Week 12 against the New Orleans Saints, the Denver Broncos will have a traditional gunslinger under center in Week 13 versus the Kansas City Chiefs. The Broncos announced on Tuesday that Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles are off the Reserve/COVID-19 list. The Qs are back! — […]

During his first two seasons in the NBA, Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young has put up stellar numbers and made countless highlight plays. However, the Hawks have only won 49 games in Young’s first two years, even finishing with the second-worst record in the Eastern Conference last season before games were suspended in March […]

ESPN is projecting the Portland Trail Blazers to miss the playoffs this season and CJ McCollum and Enes Kanter can only laugh about it. The Blazers made the postseason in 2019-20, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round in five games at Walt Disney World in the NBA bubble. Portland had a […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox signed a five-year, $163 million extension recently, a move everyone in the NBA saw coming. Now that he got paid, though, Fox can’t be considered one of the most underrated players in the league anymore. That’s at least what the Kings guard told reporters on Tuesday. Kings PG De'Aaron […]

Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Malik Beasley’s wife, Montana Yao, has taken to Instagram after her husband was caught hanging out and holding hands with Larsa Pippen, the ex-wife of Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen. Beasley, who recently re-signed with the Timberwolves as a restricted free agent, has a child with Yao. TMZ is reporting that […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant missed the entire 2019-20 season recovering from the Achilles tear he suffered in Game 5 of the 2019 Finals as a member of the Golden State Warriors. Durant, who met with Nets reporters on Tuesday via Zoom, talked about just how challenging his Achilles recovery was. “It was […]

It looks like James Harden may start the season on the Houston Rockets and not on the Brooklyn Nets, the team he reportedly wants to get traded to. According to Anthony Puccio of SNYTV, the Rockets are in no rush to trade Harden and any verbal agreement in place has been taken off the table. […]

Derrick Rose has played four games against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center as a visiting player, and each time, he has received MVP chants from the home crowd. Rose, a Chicago native, won the 2011 MVP award with the Bulls, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to win the Maurice Podoloff Trophy. Even […]

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall and Brooklyn Nets small forward Kevin Durant worked out with each other this offseason since they were both recovering from Achilles tears. The two All-Stars are also close friends off the court. During his media session with Nets reporters on Tuesday, Durant had some comments that will make Wizards […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to win a championship in the NBA. So, if he has to team up with LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant to do it, the two-time MVP is ready for those guys to come to the Bucks. Giannis Antetokounmpo @ Cosmote TV just now: "If LeBron, KD, or […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s death still hurts Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose, who like many basketball players, was inspired by Bryant’s grind and love for the game. In the newest edition of his autobiography called “I’ll Show You,” Rose talked about how Bryant no longer being with us is something he may […]

San Francisco 49ers defensive back Richard Sherman says the Detroit Lions need to hire Robert Saleh as their new head coach. Saleh, the 49ers’ defensive coordinator, was born in Dearborn, Michigan. The Lions are in need of a new coach after firing Matt Patricia and Sherman says the franchise would be making a mistake by […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have one roster spot available and many fans want the team to sign Pau Gasol so he can play with his brother, Marc Gasol, and LeBron James as well. James recently appeared on the Road Trippin’ podcast with Richard Jefferson and Allie Clifton and he was asked if the Lakers are […]

New Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers plans to run more pick-and-roll sets with All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons this season, per Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports. Rivers, who was hired to replace Brett Brown, is being tasked with getting the best out of the Simmons-Embiid duo. Doc Rivers said the 76ers will run […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have had a helluva offseason after winning the 2020 championship, as the team added Marc Gasol, Wesley Matthews, Montrezl Harrell and Dennis Schroder. The Lakers acquired Schroder from the Oklahoma City Thunder and signed Gasol, Matthews and Harrell in free agency. James, who hasn’t done any interviews since […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Stan Van Gundy is pumped to have a frontcourt led by Zion Williamson and Steven Adams. During a Zoom session with Pelicans reporters on Monday, Van Gundy essentially sent a warning to the NBA when discussing Williamson and Adams. Stan Van Gundy on Zion and Steven Adams: Find a 4-5 […]

New Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Danny Green has high expectations for Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris and the entire Sixers team. Green, a three-time champion with the San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers, expressed his belief the Sixers can win it all next season and that Simmons, Embiid and Harris will […]

Danny Green signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers in the summer of 2019 during free agency, but the sharpshooter only lasted one season in Los Angeles. On Nov. 18, the Lakers traded Green to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Dennis Schroder. The Thunder then shipped Green to the Philadelphia 76ers, who needed […]

Former No. 1 overall pick Andrew Bogut is retiring from the NBA, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Milwaukee Bucks drafted Bogut with the first pick in the 2005 NBA draft. The 36-year-old also played for the Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers. Bogut was part of the 2014-15 […]

Tristan Thompson is excited about joining the Boston Celtics, but before he starts his next NBA chapter, Double T said goodbye to the Cleveland Cavaliers. In a lengthy IG post, Thompson penned a heartfelt message to Cavs fans and the city of Cleveland. The one-time champion also shared his excitement level in joining the Celtics, […]

Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson says he’s going to help Cleveland Browns wideout Odell Beckham Jr., Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and New York Giants tailback Saquon Barkley with their ACL rehabs. During the 2011 season with the Minnesota Vikings, Peterson tore his left ACL and MCL. Many NFL pundits thought his career was […]

Despite having 11 rib fractures, Drew Brees didn’t sit down during Week 12 while he was watching the New Orleans Saints take on the Denver Broncos. Brees, a true student of the game, said his love for football caused him to stand during the entire Saints-Broncos game at his house. The future Hall of Famer […]

Veteran point guard Dennis Schroder has never been one to mince words, and that trend continued on Monday during his introductory press conference on Zoom with Los Angeles Lakers reporters. Schroder, whom the Lakers acquired from the Oklahoma City Thunder, said he’s done coming off the bench and expects to start in Los Angeles during […]

Stephen Curry wants to spend his entire NBA career with the Golden State Warriors, just like Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Duncan did with the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs, respectively. During an interview with Zach Frydenlund of Complex, Curry talked about following in Bryant, Nowitzki and Duncan’s footsteps. “1,000 […]

The 6-4 Baltimore Ravens will travel to Heinz Field in Week 12 to take on the 10-0 Pittsburgh Steelers in a game that has been postponed two times already. The Ravens and Steelers were originally supposed to play on Thanksgiving evening, but Baltimore’s COVID-19 outbreak forced the NFL to move the game to Sunday. The […]

The 3-6-1 Philadelphia Eagles will host the 7-3 Seattle Seahawks at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday Night Football in Week 12. The Eagles are coming off back-to-back losses to the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns, while the Seahawks snapped their two-game losing streak in Week 11 by defeating the Arizona Cardinals at home. When […]

The 6-4 Arizona Cardinals will travel to Gillette Stadium in Week 12 to take on the 4-6 New England Patriots. Since both teams are coming off losses in Week 11, we are expecting this to be a highly competitive game. The Cardinals lost to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 11 on the road, while the […]

The 6-4 Las Vegas Raiders will travel to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Week 12 to take on the 3-7 Atlanta Falcons. Both teams are coming off losses in Week 11, as the Raiders lost to the Kansas City Chiefs at home and the Falcons fell to the New Orleans Saints on the road. The Raiders are […]

After signing a two-year, $18.9 million contract with the Boston Celtics, Tristan Thompson became a US citizen. Thompson, who was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, came to America on a student visa when he played his college ball at Texas. “I came to the US on a student visa and have always had big […]

The Denver Broncos are going to start practice squad wideout Kendall Hinton at quarterback against the New Orleans Saints in Week 12, per Benjamin Allbright of KOA NewsRadio. Hinton played quarterback in college at Wake Forest. Per team source: Looking more and more like former Wake QB and current Broncos PS WRKendall Hinton will be […]

Denver Broncos star linebacker Von Miller joked about being ready to come off IR to play quarterback for the team in Week 12 against the New Orleans Saints. As such, his tweet got the looking-eyes treatment from Melvin Gordon. All four quarterbacks on the Broncos can’t play against the Saints due to COVID-19. Miller, who […]

The Denver Broncos won’t have a starting quarterback in Week 12 against the New Orleans Saints. No, we’re not joking. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, all four quarterbacks on the roster can’t play against the Saints. Jeff Driskel tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles did not […]

The 7-3 Tennessee Titans will travel to Lucas Oil Stadium in Week 12 to take on the 7-3 Indianapolis Colts in a pivotal AFC South clash. The Colts are in first place in the division since they beat the Titans back on Nov. 12 by a final score of 34-17. This is a must-win game […]