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Chicago Bulls vice president of basketball operations John Paxson takes responsibility for the team’s poor start to the season. However, when asked for specific reasons why the team is struggling, the 59-year-old exec points out to the team not adjusting quickly to Jim Boylen’s new system. Paxson sat down with a lengthy interview with K.C […]

Some things are better left in the past. Everyone has moments in time that leave us scarred, embarrassed or frightened. Evidently, NBA players aren’t excluded: from the past or present. Earlier on Saturday, NBA on ESPN tweeted out a throwback video of Detroit Pistons great Isiah Thomas being elbowed by Utah Jazz icon Karl Malone […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are enjoying a strong start, with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George starting to click exactly like what head coach Doc Rivers envisioned it when they landed the duo last summer. Unfortunately for the Clips, though, they are experiencing something they didn’t expect: the injury bug! Clippers guards Lou Williams and Patrick […]

The Carolina Panthers recently decided to part ways with head coach Ron Rivera, who had held the position since 2011. The action itself wasn’t surprising per se, rather it was the timing that caught many by surprise. Apparently, team owner David Tepper was tired of waiting for the finish line. The Panthers are perhaps most […]

This story of Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Davis begins with the NBA’s most recent dynasty. When the Golden State Warriors took the NBA by storm, no one envisioned the collateral damage and ripple effects. The NBA became obsessed with three-point shooting and analytics. Teams wanted players who could defend the entire floor from guards to […]

The basketball gods are currently being unkind to the Golden State Warriors. After five years of shifting the paradigm of the NBA, the Dubs are grounded. As of this writing, they are preparing for their worst season of the Steve Kerr era. Injuries to Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green have gutted the Warriors’ […]

As adolescents, it’s natural to not take anything seriously from your teachers, coaches or parents. Usually, everything is funny among your peers. And because you can’t relate to the next level of life, hindsight is a painful thing to have once you get there. If there was one person who probably is utilizing the hindsight […]

Gordon Hayward’s career with the Boston Celtics hasn’t been what he signed up for. In his first game as a Celtic two years ago, Hayward suffered a gruesome leg injury that forced him to miss the entire season. He returned the following campaign, but he appeared to be a square trying to fit into a […]

Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters was suspended earlier this month due to indulging in an edible on the team plane. Waiters suffered a panic attack from the incident and automatically became apart of lore on the internet. While the internet was impressed, the Heat front office brass was not. Thus, a ten-game suspension was handed […]

The NBA challenge system is up for debate once again. A few days ago, the Boston Celtics played against the Los Angeles Clippers when a debatable call about a Paul George push-off on Daniel Theis came into question. Jaylen Brown was called for a reach-in, while George appeared to get-by with the push-off on Theis. […]

The Luka Doncic experience appears to be taking full flight this season. The Dallas Mavericks’ 20-year-old basketball wunderkind is averaging 29.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 9.7 assists per game. And so far in the early going with the Houston Rockets on Sunday, Doncic already is on his way to yet another stellar performance as Dallas […]

Injuries in professional sports happen often, but it’s the scary ones that can make the average fan feel queasy. Seeing nasty falls, collisions or gravity-defying injuries easily puts sports in perspective. While the athletes we watch can perform superhuman acts, they are still human after all. An athlete can perform the spectacular today, and never […]

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is meeting expectations. James Harden of the Houston Rockets is exceeding his. And both are being compared to each other. Harden’s coach, Mike D’Antoni is mostly responsible for his offensive explosions in the last few seasons. While Harden was a decorated scorer pre-D’antoni, the offensive guru’s system has given […]

The New York Knicks are still in rebuilding mode but have plenty to be happy about. Outside of RJ Barrett and the increased optimism that he can flourish to become a star, head coach David Fizdale is most happy about his team’s interior defense. Speaking before Saturday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, Fizdale […]

The Chicago Bulls are skidding and the recent Zach LaVine-Jim Boylen mini-saga only compounds to their team’s early woes. Relationships between teachers and students are the most crucial element of success. In the classroom, students must learn to trust their teacher for academic and social growth, while teachers must learn to trust that their students […]

The NBA challenge system is in its inception this season, but it has more non-fans than fans. For the fans of the new system, it allows officials to take their time to get things right, and for coaches to challenge questionable calls. The argument, of course, is due to several controversial calls that made or […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo was fined $35,000 in response to his conduct Friday night. In the Lakers 130-127 win versus the Oklahoma City Thunder, Rondo was ejected for hitting Thunder guard Dennis Schroder in the private area. Upon ejection, Rondo had some choice words for the officials. #Lakers guard Rajon Rondo has […]

James Harden continued his scoring explosion on Saturday night, scoring 49 points in a Houston Rockets win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. While he took a career-high 41 shots, it’s generally accepted as par for the course in Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni’s offense. Harden is now averaging a whopping 39.5 points per game. No NBA player […]

Ray Allen is a key part of the NBA’s evolution to what we see today. Alongside Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, Allen would form one of the first orchestrated Big Three in the NBA. This would set the stage for LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and others to attempt to replicate the same formula the Boston […]

Trae Young has become one of the bright spots for the Atlanta Hawks this season. While their record isn’t super bad (4-7), it isn’t on par with Young’s performance thus far as he is averaging 27.3 points and 9.1 assists per game. With that said, Young is certainly etching his name to be considered as […]

In the age of load management in the NBA, players and coaching staffs handling injuries have become subjective. Some teams and players don’t believe in resting players and some players don’t believe in sitting for an injury. However, teams are all-in on load management, while some players don’t complain if given a rest day. Brooklyn […]

James Harden has proven himself to be one of the most unique scorers the NBA has seen this decade. Utilizing Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni’s coaching philosophy of math meets up-tempo, Harden’s basketball acumen has made him very difficult to game plan against. What’s apart of his basketball toolbox? Drives to the basket, using free […]

The Detroit Lions are trying to find their way in the Matt Patricia era. The pencil-in-ear coach is trying to carve out the Lions into winners as his mentor, Bill Belichick is doing with the New England Patriots. It hasn’t been easy in his first season and a half. He’s 9-13-1 during his duration as […]

When Kyrie Irving made his exodus out of Cleveland just over two years ago, many championed the idea as a young player looking to spread his wings. Just over two years later, it’s looking like Irving probably should have never even left. Irving, now a Brooklyn Net, has never had his talent questioned or his […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are notoriously bad. They are currently 1-4 and are far away from the grindhouse playing days of the early-to-mid-2010s. However, Ja Morant is really, really good. Morant is quickly becoming one of the few bright spots for the Grizzlies this season, and maybe will be for the rest of it. He is […]

The New York Giants made their first trade with the New York Jets in both franchise history for Leonard Williams. Williams will make his debut for the Giants Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys. But it appears the Giants are looking to extend the defensive lineman in the next few weeks. The Giants would like […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers wanted that old thing back and almost got it. With their fear of running back James Connor’s shoulder injury to be serious, the Steelers reached out to the New York Jets about a potential trade for, you guessed it, Le’Veon Bell. However, per ESPN‘s Adam Schefter, Conner’s injury proved to not be […]

The Golden State Warriors are hit by one of the worst injury bugs in recent years, and head coach Steve Kerr can’t believe what happening to them. Klay Thompson remains out due to the ACL tear he sustained in the 2019 NBA Finals. Meanwhile, Stephen Curry recently broke his hand, which will at least keep […]

Derrick Rose has shown up and shown out this season thus far. He’s averaging 20.8 points per game while shooting at a 56.2 percent clip. In his return to Chicago Friday night in a 112-106 loss, he even received MVP chants. But in an era of load management, the Detroit Pistons have no room to […]

While it appears the Golden State Warriors dynasty is over, two other teams in California appear ready to take the throne. Honestly though, one can’t go wrong with either selection between the Los Angeles Lakers or Los Angeles Clippers. However, former NBA star Paul Pierce thinks the Lakers are second to the Clippers in the […]

NBA officiating has always been a problem. For the past few years, NBA players, coaches, executives and fans alike have complained about league officiating in games. This time, however, Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle didn’t take the bait and refused to criticize officials despite a game-changing no-call in the Mavs’ overtime loss to the […]

You knew it was happening. The Golden State Warriors were blown out on national television against the Los Angeles Clippers last week. And this past Saturday, the Warriors were again blown out by the young Oklahoma City Thunder. If you’re an avid Twitter, it was as if the apocalypse was amongst us. But alas, the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have shown glimpses of their potential through their first two games this season. The Anthony Davis-LeBron James model has all the makings to be potent, especially with tactical moves such as James at point guard, and Davis ending the game at center. Those two alone will propel any team to the […]

Derrick Rose’s career has had peaks, but more valleys. However, he has transformed himself into a reliable player in today’s NBA. Gone are the days of wondering whether Rose will return to MVP form. Now, we just expect Rose to be an 18-20 point scorer. Rose is now playing for the Detroit Pistons-his fifth NBA […]

The Houston Rockets-Chris Paul divorce was an ugly one, to say the least. Paul reportedly had issues with star backcourt mate James Harden. And he also didn’t like the style of offense employed by Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni. While D’Antoni’s style nearly took them to the NBA Finals in 2018 (hindered by Paul’s injury) […]

In the NBA, coaching matters. Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel knows and understands this already. Outside of already experimenting with LeBron James at the point guard position, he already has a plan in place for Anthony Davis. Vogel, like the rest of us, sees the potential of the James-Davis tandem. And if James is […]

When Dwayne Haskins had his stellar season with the Ohio State last season, the general consensus believed in his talent but pegged him as a project. Cool. The general consensus also believed he was still worth a first-round selection. Even better. But Haskins has been thrust into a situation that he isn’t ready for. Whether […]

The sports world has been swamped with analytics. ESPN and other sports websites have been highlighting all types of unconventional stats. Some of the stats are total reaches. While some are stats that are worth noting for. Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon surprised the NBA world by signing with the Pacers this summer. Brogdon was […]

The Boston Celtics endured one of their more underperforming seasons in recent memory. With expectations rising due to their unexpected Eastern Conference Finals run in 2018, the team apparently felt like they could win the Finals as individuals rather than the collective that banded together for that run. But the person that spurred the selfishness […]