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Anthony Davis is indisputably the franchise player for the New Orleans Pelicans. He is also one of the best players in the NBA. However, in the Pelicans’ last two games, Davis has been rather modest. Against the Grizzlies on Saturday, Davis scored 21 points and grabbed 12 boards. However, he only scored 2 points in […]

The NBA season just keeps getting exciting with each game. On Sunday afternoon, the Brooklyn Nets took on the Detroit Pistons in a tough showdown, and the Nets escaped with a victory after a crucial game-winning shot by Spencer Dinwiddie during the final seconds of the fourth quarter. There are many things amazing about this […]

The Boston Celtics have been one of the most inspiring success stories of the NBA’s regular season. After losing Gordon Hayward to a leg injury for the rest of the season, the Celtics have stormed to the best record in the Eastern Conference, led by Kyrie Irving and Al Horford, appearing to be legitimate championship […]

Recently, many believed that Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton called out Julius Randle after an embarrassing 114-90 loss to the Thunder on Wednesday night. However, according to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times, Randle denied the rumors and established that Walton’s comments were aimed to make him a better leader. Julius Randle […]

Paul Pierce, the 40-year old Boston Celtics legend, is perhaps known best for his complete repertoire of NBA moves. He could post up defenders without discrimination. He could shoot the three-pointer like a free throw, and he was a quality passer and rebounder for his position. Being the franchise star for the Celtics during their […]

There have been many critics that deplore the fan voting segment of the NBA All-Star game, but none have been more vocal than NBA Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley. In fact, Barkley took to the NBA on TNT show to express his dissatisfaction with how the fans are ruining the voting portion of the All-Star game. "I […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t having the best season as of late. On Saturday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder destroyed the Cavaliers 148-124. The game made Cleveland look like anything but a championship contender or the home of the best player on the planet. On Saturday, Enes Kanter made sure to post his thoughts about the […]

This season, the NBA is starting to transition more to the activities of the WWE. Players are constantly getting into it with one another, which is common. However, they are starting to make plans to meet each other after games. In this social media age, these incidents are captured now more than ever before. On […]

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the worst shooting free throw teams in the NBA. After shooting a dismal 2-14 from the free throw line on Friday night against the Pacers, the Lakers are officially shooting 68 percent from the line. Although the Lakers ended […]

On Saturday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 148-124. It was a great night for the Thunder as they destroyed the Cavaliers on both ends of the floor. Also, the night was special for Paul George as he released his new signature shoe, PG2. “Pushing the envelope” with the new #PG2. @Yg_Trece […]

After winning his second championship in June, Stephen Curry has emerged as one of the best players in the NBA. Curry is currently averaging 27.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 6.5 assists, making his case as the best point guard in the NBA. This hype has caused Curry to garner the most All-Star votes in the […]

LaMelo Ball is the youngest son of LaVar Ball, and he is the younger brother of Lonzo Ball, who is the star point guard of the Los Angeles Lakers. Although he is only 16 years old, Ball is already a member of his own professional basketball team and is a pop culture icon since the […]

Rap and basketball are commonly correlated with one another. The music style is highly popularized in the NBA today, and it has become an inseparable part of the NBA’s pop culture along with basketball sneakers. Most NBA players are music junkies in their own right. Some can even rap exceptionally well. For example, Portland Trail […]

Enes Kanter is one of the most outspoken players in the NBA. Even against arguably the best player in the NBA in LeBron James, the New York Knicks’ center is a regular troll. On Saturday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavaliers battled the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kanter’s old team. The Thunder wiped the floor with the Cavs, […]

Even at 40 years of age, Manu Ginobili continues to surprise the NBA with his brilliant performances for the Spurs. This has led to the Argentine shooting guard receiving much of the fans vote for the 2017 All-Star Game. Although Ginobili wasn’t selected to become an All-Star, he did tell his fans that he appreciated […]

Joel Embiid has never been shy about expressing his confidence in himself and in the Philadelphia 76ers. When asked by Jessica Camerato of NBC Sports about the Sixers’ potential first round match-ups, Embiid had a typical response. The Sixers goal is to make the playoffs and their last two opponents, the Celtics and Raptors, could […]

Gilbert Arenas is rather known for his explosive comments nowadays, now that he is fully retired from the NBA. It seems that Arenas has found a new topic to discuss, and it is Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz and his jump shot. According to Reddit user “poojiggles,” Arenas had an interesting take regarding Fultz’ broken […]

Now that the whole Clippers-Rockets’ locker room situation has boiled over, the NBA has finally stepped in and given Gerald Green and Trevor Ariza each two-game suspensions. Chris Paul, James Harden, and Blake Griffin avoided any punishments. For Paul and Harden, the NBA determined that they were simply the peacemakers. As for Griffin, the NBA […]

No matter how much time goes by, it appears that Markelle Fultz’ shoulder injury will be a pesky ordeal for him. This has become a trending topic because it appears that his shoulder injury has affected his shot altogether. In fact, to this day, Fultz even visibly struggles with his free throws, via video captured […]

The Celtics are the best team in the Eastern Conference. Kyrie Irving has led the Celtics to the East’s best record after requesting a trade from the Cavaliers in the offseason. After being named an Eastern Conference starter, Brad Stevens expressed his congratulations for his point guard and his desire for Al Horford to join […]

Since his debut in the NBA, Joel Embiid has proved the haters wrong and excelled as one of the league’s most promising young stars. In fact, Embiid is the first player from the 2014 NBA Draft to make an All-Star game appearance. This is an incredible accomplishment, mainly since Embiid only made his debut in […]

DeMarcus Cousins has recently been named a starter of the Western Conference All-Star team for the first time in his career. The superstar center had an interesting comment to describe his first All-Star starter selection. On being voted in a #NBA Western Conference starter for the first time, #Pelicans big man @boogiecousins told @TheUndefeated: “The […]

Kevin Durant now has the longest All-Star streak (nine) in the NBA behind none other than LeBron James (14). This accomplishment is further drawing the line of comparison between both players, especially since Durant is now starting to be named as James’ successor as the best player in the NBA. Kevin Durant: Has now made […]

The brand new All-Star game format allows the top vote recipients for each conference to choose their own team of players. This dangerous option was coined in an attempt for the All-Star game to be more exciting. Rightfully so, things might be heading that way after Stephen Curry declared that he may pick Giannis Antetokounmpo […]

As usual, there are still many flaws with the voting procedures of the NBA All-Star game. According to Howard Beck of Bleacher Report, it seems that NBA players are still among the worst voters. So, the players still aren’t taking this All-Star voting thing very seriously. The following got votes from their peers: Tyler Cavanaugh, […]

DeMar DeRozan is an accomplished NBA player. He is a 3-time NBA All-Star, and he is the face of the Toronto Raptors franchise. On Thursday afternoon, DeRozan was named an Eastern Conference starter for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. When asked if DeRozan would ever skip an All-Star game, he quickly shot down the possibility, […]

It appears that Nigel Hayes has another shot at an NBA roster. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports, the Lakers have signed Hayes to a 10-day contract. The Los Angeles Lakers are signing forward Nigel Hayes of G League’s Westchester to a 10-day contract, league sources tell Yahoo. Hayes, a former Wisconsin Badger, averaged […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been plagued with numerous injuries involving their key players. Against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope were injured and left the game early as a result, according to Mike Trudell of ESPN. “KCP is out. Gave it a try at halftime, but said he couldn’t go.” “KCP […]

Kent Bazemore and the Atlanta Hawks might have just had their biggest night of the season against the New Orleans Pelicans. On Wednesday, Bazemore hit a deep 2-pointer over Anthony Davis to give the Hawks a 94-93 win. https://twitter.com/YahooSportsNBA/status/953822950020362241 The initial play looked questionable at first. Dennis Schroder seemed as if he didn’t know who […]

On Chris Paul’s first visit to the L.A. Clippers’ home since being traded to the Houston Rockets, his former team pulled together a special tribute video in his honor, only to be disregarded by the All-Star point guard. According to Tim MacMahon of ESPN, Paul said he didn’t even watch the video because he was […]

The Golden State Warriors have already gotten off to a rocky start against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. As the game began, rookie Jordan Bell injured his leg in a block attempt on Robin Lopez, according to Anthony Slater of the Athletic. “Wheelchair out for Jordan Bell. Couldn’t put weight on his left […]

It has been numerous months since Markelle Fultz’s shoulder injury has affected him. Now, it has been a common topic of whether Fultz’s shooting stroke will ever improve. Head coach Brett Brown commented on the state of his young point guard and how far he is from being whole, according to Derek Bodner of the […]

One of the disappearing acts in the NBA has been Kawhi Leonard’s absence from the San Antonio Spurs lineup. This has began in the 2017 Western Conference Finals, where Leonard sustained an ankle injury that kept him out for the rest of the series. In the regular season, Leonard has been plagued with a variety […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball is set to miss more time due to a nagging knee injury that will keep him out at least three games, according to Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times. Lonzo Ball likely out Friday too – knee injury will cost him at least three games. Ball […]

There have been spiraling rumors about Anthony Davis’ future in New Orleans. Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry had an interesting take on if his star power forward was for sale, particularly to the Celtics, according to Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald. “I know there’s been rumors about Boston trying to trade for him or […]

In the midst of a storm of on-court conflicts after the midway part of the season, it’s been reported that Houston Rockets center Clint Capela wasn’t involved in Monday night’s locker room brouhaha — instead, it was backup center Tarik Black who tried to infiltrate the home locker room, according to Marc Stein of The New […]

DeAndre Jordan is one of the NBA’s best rebounding big men. He is also a certified rim-protector that can deny whole offenses from accessing his team’s interior for easy buckets in the paint. In addition, Jordan is 6-foot-11 and 265 pounds. Yet, he has a gregarious personality that gets along swimmingly with his fellow players. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors are two of the NBA’s fiercest competitors, and it showed in their Finals rematch on Monday night. The Warriors won the game 188-108, thanks to a fruitful second half by their bench unit. The Cavaliers definitely have some questions on both offense and defense that relates to […]

After being traded away from the New Orleans Hornets to the L.A. Clippers in 2011, Chris Paul became the franchise centerpiece. Although the team never made it past the second round of the postseason, his contributions to the Clippers were noticeable as the Clippers have had great moments over the years. On Monday night, the […]