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The Denver Nuggets have historically had one of the best home-court advantages in the league because of the altitude at the Mile High City. They have been one of the best home teams once again this season with a 10-2 record. However, their road form has been the complete opposite. They are just 3-9 outside […]

LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball have signed with agent Harrison Gaines — the same agent as their brother, Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball — with the plan for both of them to play together overseas, ESPN’s Jeff Goodman reports. “I don’t care about the money,” LaVar Ball said on Thursday morning. “I want them to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had to work a lot harder than expected to put away the struggling L.A. Clippers. Karl-Anthony Towns played 39 minutes while Taj Gibson played 36 as coach Tom Thibodeau continues to play his starters a lot of minutes. But even after that hard-earned win, Towns and Gibson still had the energy to […]

The Denver Nuggets suffered another heavy defeat on Wednesday night at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans, 123-114. It was the second-straight game where the Nuggets gave up over 120 points. Nuggets coach Mike Malone was understandably upset with his team’s continued struggles on the defensive end of the court and dropped a sizeable […]

The Dallas Mavericks could do with a superstar these days. With Dirk Nowitzki’s career winding down and rookie Dennis Smith Jr. still some time away from reaching his true potential, they unsurprisingly find themselves at the bottom of the Western Conference because of their lack of star power. One such superstar that they could target […]

Kristaps Porzingis may be the new face of the New York Knicks, but Courtney Lee and Lance Thomas were actually picked as the team’s co-captains this season. Thomas, in particular, has embraced and taken pride in the responsibility of being one of the team’s leaders, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News. […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler played a season-high 43 minutes in the Wolves’ 113-107 win against the struggling L.A. Clippers. It was the fourth consecutive 40-minute game Butler has played in four games this December. After the game, Butler somewhat sheepishly commented about having to talk to Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau about the number of […]

LiAngelo Ball potentially could’ve cost himself the opportunity to ever play professionally in China following his controversial shoplifting arrest while he was on tour with UCLA. However, his father, LaVar, tells TMZ that LiAngelo’s shoplifting incident would in no way hinder his son’s chances of coming back to play in China, and that they would be […]

Steve Kerr won’t be coaching opposite Steve Clifford when the Golden State Warriors face the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. Clifford has suddenly had to take an indefinite leave of absence from the Hornets due to health concerns. Kerr knows all too well about dealing with health issues while coaching and he expressed his empathy […]

The exact game when Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic will make his long-awaited season debut is still up in the air. Mirotic still isn’t ready to feature in the Bulls’ matchup against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, but he has assured everyone that his debut is just around the corner. Mirotic stayed after Bulls' […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki has one of the better unknown nicknames in the league in “The Big Mummy,” which Mavs assistant coach Darrell Armstrong calls him. However, Dirk has a sick nickname of his own for J.J. Barea, whom he calls “Papa Smurf.” Nowitzki revealed his term of endearment for his long-time teammate in […]

Serge Ibaka’s age has been a mystery in NBA circles for some time now. Rumor has it that Ibaka is much older than the 28 years old he claims to be. Even his Toronto Raptors teammates don’t really know Serge’s real age, according to DeMar DeRozan. However, DeRozan does cheekily admit Ibaka’s been playing like […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker suffered a strained left adductor injury in the fourth quarter of a 126-113 defeat to the Toronto Raptors. After scoring 84 points in his previous two games combined, Booker finally cooled off as he had just 19 points 4-of-15 shooting before exiting with injury. After the game, Booker was reportedly […]

It has not been smooth sailing for the Minnesota Timberwolves in Year 2 under head coach Tom Thibodeau. Despite some high-profile additions in the offseason, they are just 14-11 and continue to have problems defensively. Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns has remained a big offender in terms of the perceived lack of effort on that […]

Indiana Pacers forward Lance Stephenson was dragged into a college basketball controversy recently as his alma matter Cincinnati faced bitter rivals Xavier. After the game, Xavier head coach Chris Mack alleged that in one meeting between the two teams in 2009-10, Stephenson called Mack the n-word, an allegation he denies, according to Jim Ayello of […]

After seven years, the man allegedly responsible for the death of former NBA big man Lorenzen Wright has been arrested and charged. Billy R. Turner, who was apprehended by authorities on Tuesday, was charged with first-degree murder for the death of Wright in 2010, as Katie Fretland, Daniel Connolly, Linda A. Moore and Yolanda Jones […]

LaVar Ball is a busy dad these days. The Big Baller Brand CEO is looking for a possible landing spot for his two sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo, after he recently pulled the former from UCLA. After it was revealed that the Balls are exploring overseas options, a potential opportunity in Lithuania popped up. Arturs Stalbergs, […]

After recently severing ties with UCLA by pulling his son LiAngelo from the school, LaVar Ball has reportedly been exploring overseas options for both LiAngelo and his youngest son, LaMelo. Those options are slowly being revealed with reports that the Ball brothers have been offered to teams in different parts of the world as potential […]

New York Knicks star big man Kristaps Porzingis has been listed as probable for their game Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Knicks are listing Kristaps Porzingis (ankle sprain) as probable for tomorrow's game against Memphis. — Ian Begley (@IanBegley) December 5, 2017 Kristaps Porzingis missed the team’s recent back-to-back against the Orlando Magic […]

The National Basketball Referees Association has issued a statement on their official Twitter account in light of the NBA’s decision to suspend referee Courtney Kirkland for one week following his role in the incident involving Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston. We regret the recent incident between Courtney Kirkland and Shaun Livingston. The NBRA has […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is having himself a stellar rookie season. Kuz is coming off an excellent month of November as he put up 18.2 points and 6.7 rebounds to bring home Western Conference Rookie of the Month honors. However, Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons is having the more spectacular debut season, […]

Charlotte Hornets big man Frank Kaminsky is soon about to be immortalized in bobblehead form. But he won’t be just any old bobblehead; he’ll be a Star Wars Stormtrooper bobblehead, which will be given away to 7,500 lucky fans in the Hornets’ upcoming “Star Wars Night” game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 9. […]

The consensus during the first few weeks of the season was that Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma was the steal of the 2017 NBA draft. However, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George has thrown Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell’s name into the conversation of biggest draft steal. “He’s really good. Honestly [he] could be […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma has been grabbing the headlines this season for his impressive rookie year. The 22-year-old has been praised for many things, from his confidence to his competitive spirit, traits which have likely helped contribute to his early success. But according to none other than Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, Kuzma’s curiosity […]

The slumping New York Knicks suffered yet another defeat as they were blitzed, 115-97, by the Indiana Pacers. The Knicks were simply flat out of the gates, going down by 26 points by halftime. They have now dropped five of their last six games to go back down below .500 for the first time since […]

It’s just over a quarter of the way into the season, but ESPN’s insider Bobby Marks has already expressed his concern about the Minnesota Timberwolves, particularly the minutes of their five starters. Per Marks: Starting to get concerned with the minutes overload for the starting 5 in Minnesota. 33-37 minutes per night for the 5. […]

Marco Belinelli has been a solid acquisition for the Atlanta Hawks. The veteran Italian shooting guard, who came over along with Miles Plumlee for the Charlotte Hornets in the Dwight Howard trade, is averaging a career-high 12 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.6 assists this season while shooting 40 percent beyond the arc. Despite being on […]

Chicago Bulls point guard Kris Dunn had a trying rookie year with the Minnesota Timberwolves last season. Dunn, who was the No. 5 overall pick, fell way short of expectations, particularly offensively, as he averaged a mere 3.8 points and 2.4 assists while shooting 38 percent from the floor. Dunn opened up to NBA.com’s Sam […]

The clock is ticking on the Phoenix Suns and their looming decision on the future of point guard Mike James. James, who is on a two-way contract, will be on his 45th day with the team on Wednesday, the maximum allowable time a player on said two-way contract can stay with an NBA team for […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray got into some hot water recently when he derisively dribbled past Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball while running down the clock on a big Nuggets win. Lakers forward Julius Randle took offense to that stunt as he went over and fouled Murray to express his displeasure. Ball, though, had a […]

The Memphis Grizzlies finally did it. After 11 consecutive losses, the Grizzlies finally got themselves a much-needed 95-92 win at home over the Minnesota Timberwolves to snap their horrific skid. Marc Gasol delivered a team-high 21 points, while Tyreke Evans added 16 points, five rebounds, and nine assists. Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley, unfortunately, did […]

Utah Jazz play-by-play announcer Craig Bolerjack is a seasoned pro. He’s called multiple sports for some of the top networks in the country and has been calling Jazz games on television for over a decade now. By all accounts, he is a well-respected man in his profession. However, Boler seemed to have a very unprofessional […]

Courtside seats are prime real estate in the NBA. They are the best seats in the house to watch a game and are some of the most expensive ones as a result. Nevertheless, they are often still in hot demand. However, a game between the Atlanta Hawks and Brooklyn Nets wasn’t exactly a hot-ticket item […]

Dave Fizdale got fired from his job as Memphis Grizzlies head coach in large part due to the benching of All-Star center and former Defensive Player of the Year Marc Gasol for the entire fourth quarter of their loss to the Brooklyn Nets. But as David Aldridge of NBA.com points out, Gasol has hardly been […]

The San Antonio Spurs will be without forward Kyle Anderson for 2-3 weeks after he suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee. San Antonio's Kyle Anderson is expected to miss two-to-three weeks with a sprained MCL in his left knee, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 4, 2017 Anderson suffered the […]

The New York Knicks are still waiting to learn the true extent of guard Tim Hardaway Jr.’s stress injury to his left shin which kept him out of their loss to the Orlando Magic. The New York Post’s Marc Berman consulted with Dr. Wellington Hsu, a top orthopedist at Northwestern University, who revealed how much […]

The praises have been coming in for Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum all season long. Tatum’s teammates have marveled at how impressive he’s been at different facets of the game despite being just a rookie. One such facet has been during crunch time, where Jaylen Brown has described Tatum as a “special” player, according to ESPN’s […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have started to make some changes as they look to address a disappointing start to the season. One of the more eye-catching changes has been Carmelo Anthony’s lack of shots and overall scoring over their recent two-game winning streak. But Melo hasn’t been the only one altering his game lately. He, […]

L.A. Clippers big man DeAndre Jordan has decided to sign with Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management, who will serve as his new representation, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Jordan had been without an agent since leaving Dan Fegan in the summer of 2015. Jordan’s agent-less status reportedly made teams hesitant to trade for him, but […]