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Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has been named the Pro Male Athlete of the Year by the Utah Sports Commission, per Ben Anderson of KSL Sports. Each year, the State of Sport Awards recognizes the best athletes from across the sports landscape in Utah. The Utah Sports Commission recognized Gobert for his excellence on the […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum has been watching a lot of highlights since the NBA went on lockdown. The Celtics All-Star spoke with Jeff Goodman on the latest episode of the Good N’ Plenty podcast about exactly what he’s been doing during self-quarantine. As transcribed by John Karalis of Mass Live: “I ain’t dribbled […]

Four years ago, former Boston Celtics superstar Isaiah Thomas pulled off an epic prank on small forward Jaylen Brown. Thomas filled up Brown’s car with popcorn as his form of rookie hazing. The former Celtics point guard made sure to remind Brown about the four-year anniversary of this great prank: Four years ago today, Isaiah […]

All Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie was trying to do was relax during the NBA hiatus by watching the popular show Ozark on Netflix. However, the NBA rumor mill wouldn’t let it happen. The Nets are reportedly looking to acquire a third star next to Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. That means Dinwiddie could be […]

Danny Green used to guard Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant all the time back when he was on the San Antonio Spurs, so he knows firsthand how difficult it was to stop the Black Mamba. During an interview with Omar Raja of ESPN, the Lakers sharpshooter talked about Bryant’s elite scoring ability and how […]

Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry, Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker, Oklahoma City Thunder playmaker Chris Paul and Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young are among the NBA stars who are joining together with other athletes and celebrities for a COVID-19 response fund. From the NBA world, Stephen Curry, Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Trae […]

As if NBA players needed another reason to hate the NCAA, president Mark Emmert decided not to give winter athletes an extra year of eligibility. COVID-19 forced the NCAA to cancel its season, but New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Josh Hart believes the NCAA should have at least given its student-athletes another year. 🤦🏽‍♂️ @NCAA […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce says he and Kevin Garnett should have three or four championships on their résumés. Pierce told Celtics broadcaster Brian Scalabrine that he and Garnett were supposed to team up three or four years before the 2007-08 season. Paul Pierce wishes he hooked up with KG in Boston earlier in their […]

The Golden State Warriors will have a top pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, but it doesn’t appear they have any interest in drafting LaMelo Ball. Per Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Warriors aren’t high on LaMelo, who is the younger brother of New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball: Very, very […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic was scheduled to make his much-anticipated 2019-20 regular-season debut on March 15 at home against the Houston Rockets. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the NBA to suspend the season before the Blazers big man could play the game he loves again. In an interview with Dwight Jaynes of NBC […]

If the 2019-20 NBA season is resumed, Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum thinks the idea of going straight to the playoffs isn’t a good one. The Celtics All-Star believes that type of format would be unfair to the teams who were fighting for the 8th spot: No one was playing at a higher level […]

Veteran shooting guard Danny Green is in his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers and he’s loving the experience thus far. Green says living in beautiful Los Angeles and playing for the Lakers faithful are the perks of being a member of the Purple and Gold: Q: #AskDanny What's the BEST part about being […]

If the 2019-20 NBA season is resumed, we could see the 2020 playoffs be reduced to a best-of-three series. Per Marc Berman of The New York Post, all options are on the table for the NBA, which is eager to finish the 2019-20 season no matter what: Though news of the coronavirus pandemic has been […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr thinks the Dubs have played their last game of the 2019-20 season. Kerr believes the Warriors won’t play again in 2019-20, even if the NBA resumes the season: “Look, for us, our season is basically over,” Steve Kerr said, via Ali Thanawalla of NBC Sports Bay Area. “If […]

Most NBA pundits believe Las Vegas is the best city to resume the 2019-20 season in. However, per Marc Berman of The New York Post, there has also been internal talks in the NBA about Orlando, Atlantic City, Hawaii and Louisville hosting the 2020 playoffs: The obvious destination for a one-site event is UNLV in […]

After Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic suffered his terrible leg injury last season at home against the Brooklyn Nets, a ref accidentally kicked his leg. More than a year later after the injury, the Blazers big man opened up about that ref and his “careless” action: “I was aware of it,” Jusuf Nurkic told […]

Former NBA point guard and current ESPN analyst Jay Williams REALLY misses basketball. How much you ask? Well, Williams is proposing an insane idea which involves cruise ships. Take a listen: “You have an Eastern Conference cruise ship and a Western Conference cruise ship… You have the championship game on a cruise ship.” – @RealJayWilliams […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic thinks a play-in tournament for lower-seeded teams to enter the 2020 playoffs would be a neat idea if the season resumes. Per Jabari Young of CNBC, the NBA could decide to cancel the remainder of its regular season and create a play-in tournament if the coronavirus pandemic dies down and […]

Apparently, Miami Heat star small forward Jimmy Butler doesn’t think white players can guard him. That’s at least what New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard JJ Redick and Heat sharpshooter Duncan Robinson claim. To recall, Butler and Redick were teammates on the Philadelphia 76ers last season, while Butler and Robinson are teammates this season in Miami: […]

It looks like Washington Wizards star point guard John Wall’s Achilles rehab was going really well prior to the NBA suspending play due to COVID-19. Before the NBA closed its facilities down, Wall was working with the Wizards’ G League affiliate and he recently dunked all over G League guy Garrison Mathews. Via Fred Katz […]

Detroit Pistons legend and Chicago native Isiah Thomas says Derrick Rose lived out every Chicago kid’s dream by playing for his hometown Chicago Bulls. The Bulls drafted Rose with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 Draft. He won Rookie of the Year in 2009 and became the youngest MVP in NBA history during the 2010-11 […]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has tested positive for the coronavirus. Dolan has been in self-isolation and is experiencing little to no symptoms. He continues to oversee business operations for the Knicks: The Madison Square Garden Company Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Dolan has tested positive for coronavirus. He has been in […]

Bleacher Report recently reported that LaMelo Ball could see his NBA Draft stock drop due to LaVar Ball being a “wild card.” LaVar, on the latest episode of Pardon My Take, reacted to that report. Via Lonzo Wire: “No. I couldn’t be baggage … But here’s the thing. If you don’t take my son LaMelo […]

Steve Kerr says the 2017 Golden State Warriors championship team is “no question” the best roster he’s coached since joining the Dubs. The 2017 Warriors team featured Kevin Durant in his first season for The Bay. Kerr spoke to Wes Goldberg of The Mercury News about what made that team so special: “The combination of […]

On the latest episode of Knuckleheads with Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson, Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas was asked by Miles to name his five favorite NBA players of all-time. The Pistons icon went with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Julius Irving. Thomas and Jordan were fierce rivals since the Pistons […]

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer believes his franchise will lose at least $10 million due to the NBA hiatus. The NBA suspended the season after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Ballmer did an interview with Bloomberg where he talked about the financial loss the Clippers are going to take. As […]

Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas called Derrick Rose last summer before the former MVP decided to sign with the Motor City franchise in free agency. On the latest episode of Knuckleheads with Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson, Thomas revealed what he told Rose about the Pistons and the city of Detroit. “Before he went to […]

In an interview with Evan Daniels of CBS Sports, Los Angeles Lakers fan favorite Alex Caruso was asked to name the toughest three players to guard in the NBA. Caruso went with Brooklyn Nets stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving before adding LA superstar LeBron James to his list. “KD is one of them. His […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso believes LeBron James doesn’t get enough credit for being a good teammate and person. Everyone already knows about LeBron’s basketball prowess. The Lakers superstar is arguably the second-best player in NBA history behind Chicago Bulls legend and Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. However, Caruso thinks James’ human nature and […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran guard Avery Bradley says he and his teammates are checking in with each other just to make sure everybody is staying in basketball mode. Despite not being able to play the game or practice with each other, Bradley says the Lakers roster is committed to staying in championship mode in case […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey revealed recently that power forward Christian Wood was upset about his positive COVID-19 test getting leaked. Turns out, Casey was just as mad as Wood. In fact, the Pistons coach called out his staffers for leaking the information to the media. “That’s why we were so mystified when it […]

Looks like Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell ghosted his friend, New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart, recently after Hart congratulated Mitchell on making his first NBA All-Star team this year. Hart told the story on his latest live stream with Mitchell: Donovan Mitchell ghosted Josh Hart 😂 pic.twitter.com/3Crdvie6pq — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 28, 2020 […]

Utah Jazz star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell has a pretty simple message to people amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Mitchell, who has been cleared from the coronavirus after testing positive for it, wants the public to be selfless and stay inside: "Be selfless. Think of others. If you can stay home, don't go in to work." […]

By now, everyone knows Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving had a very close relationship. To recall, Irving actually FaceTimed Bryant from his locker after the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals in seven epic games. That’s just one anecdote detailing […]

Miami Heat icon Udonis Haslem is hoping the 2019-20 NBA season can be salvaged at some point. The Heat legend says he’s not thinking about retirement because he wants the season to resume once the coronavirus dies down: “Yeah, I mean, everybody, obviously, it comes to mind,” Udonis Haslem said during a conference call on […]

After his dad took him to New Jersey Nets games as a kid where they were sitting in the nosebleeds, Kyrie Irving knew he wanted to play in the NBA. In fact, the Brooklyn Nets superstar recalls going home after one game and writing on his wall that he was going to make it to […]

During an IG live segment, Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving talked about his love and appreciation for Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard. Both Irving and Lillard are universally recognized as two of the best point guards in the game. Kyrie says Lillard is a “killa.” He also spoke about the Blazers superstar’s […]

The Detroit Pistons are reportedly offering their new performance center to Detroit health officials as the U.S. continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, per James Edwards III of The Athletic. The NBA suspended the 2019-20 season after Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. The Pistons had one player test positive. It […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are going to extra lengths to make sure its players aren’t coming in for workouts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the Bucks have dismantled their weight room. However, the team did distribute exercise equipment and weights to each player: The Milwaukee Bucks took things a step […]