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The 2024 NBA Draft Combine officially began on Monday, with almost every single prospect in this year’s draft being put through various agility and shooting tests. From measurements to speed analysis to seeing the prospects up close, this was the first real time that scouts and executives have seen some of these players since they […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are beginning to ramp up their search for a new head coach. After parting ways with Darvin Ham following a 90-74 record over the last two seasons and an appearance in the 2023 Western Conference Finals, the Lakers are in a position where they must solidify their future with a coach […]

Nikola Topic is projected to be one of the first players off the board come time for the 2024 NBA Draft on June 26. However, a recent injury scare on Monday left Topic and executives from NBA teams holding their breath while they awaited to see the results of his injury. The good news is […]

The first official day of the 2024 NBA Draft Combine in Chicago was on Monday. With scouts, agents, league executives, and media members all in attendance, a closer, in-depth look at many of the biggest names looking to hear their name called during June’s draft took place. The draft combine is always the best time […]

Nikola Topic, who is expected to be one of the first guards selected during the 2024 NBA Draft in June, suffered a non-contact knee injury on Monday while playing in Game 1 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Finals with Serbian club KK Crvena zvezda, according to EuroHoops. While attacking the lane with his left hand […]

The Atlanta Hawks have won the NBA Draft Lottery, the first time they have ever been awarded the first overall pick. This came after they entered Sunday with just a 3 percent chance of securing the top pick. Now, the biggest question heading into the 2024 NBA Draft on June 26 revolves around what they […]

When in doubt, blame the officials. This practice has become customary across the NBA, especially when it comes to teams thinking they’re not getting a fair whistle in the playoffs. Through just two games of their Eastern Conference Semifinals series, both the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers have been unhappy with the way referees […]

It is finally draft season in the NBA. Unlike last season where, Victor Wembanyama was the clear choice to be the first overall pick, anyone inside the top 10 of this season’s NBA Draft Big Board could wind up being the first name off the board on draft night. Before anything happens with the 2024 […]

No coach and no team get criticized more for their management of minutes during games than Tom Thibodeau and the New York Knicks. Practically his entire coaching career, Thibs has been put under the microscope for running his guys into the ground by playing them 40-plus minutes each and every game. This trend has continued […]

The Phoenix Suns have decided to fire head coach Frank Vogel after just one season in response to being swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, league sources confirmed to ClutchPoints on Thursday. Shams Charania of The Athletic was the first to break the news. 🚨BREAKING: The Phoenix […]

Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley has been suspended four games by the NBA for forcefully throwing a basketball multiple times at spectators and for his inappropriate interaction with a reporter during his postgame media availability, the league announced on Thursday afternoon. These actions took place during and after the Bucks’ 120-98 loss on the road […]

The New York Knicks currently lead the Indiana Pacers 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals after picking up a 130-121 home victory in Game 2 on Wednesday night. However, this win came at a cost for the Knicks, as two-way forward OG Anunoby suffered a strained left hamstring early in the fourth quarter and did […]

Now that the offseason has begun for all but eight teams, rumors have been flying across the NBA. In the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors have heard their names come up in a ton of chatter due to the fact that they failed to make the playoffs for the first time since their latest […]

Jimmy Butler has suddenly become the All-Star everyone is talking about as the Miami Heat begin their offseason. One year removed from their NBA Finals appearance, the Heat failed to make it out of the first round of the playoffs, in large part because of Butler’s sprained right MCL. Injuries derailed the Heat all season, […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has officially been named the 2023-24 NBA Most Valuable Player, the league announced on Wednesday night. Jokic, who was a finalist for the award alongside Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, has now won three of the last four MVP awards. Philadelphia 76ers center […]

The headlines coming from the Denver Nuggets’ Game 2 loss at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves weren’t necessarily the fact that the defending NBA champions now trail 2-0 in the Western Conference Semifinals, but if Jamal Murray’s antics in this game cost his team. To say the Nuggets have been extremely frustrated against the Timberwolves […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder waited over a week in the Western Conference Semifinals for the Dallas Mavericks, who were tested by the Los Angeles Clippers in six games during the first round of the playoffs. With just three games to rest before having to take on the best team in the Western Conference, the Mavs […]

What happens this offseason for the Golden State Warriors will dictate both their immediate and long-term futures. General manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. and his front office have their hands full with decisions to make about Klay Thompson, Chris Paul, Andrew Wiggins, and Jonathan Kuminga. Before doing anything with these players, the Warriors will be tasked […]

This has been quite the year for the Memphis Grizzlies and Ja Morant. A 25-game suspension to begin the 2023-24 season overshadowed the young star’s accomplishments on the court, as the impact of his Instagram Live video where he was seen flashing a gun at the camera raised serious questions about his commitment to the […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has avoided a suspension, but he has been fined $100,000 for his actions in the team’s 26-point loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 on Monday night, the league announced on Tuesday evening. Murray was one of many who were extremely frustrated during the Nuggets’ loss in Game 2 […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has officially been named the 2023-24 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award recipient, the league announced on Tuesday night. After beating out San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, Gobert has claimed his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award, tying Dikembe Mutombo and […]

Where do the Miami Heat go from here? A first-round exit from the postseason, one that came with Jimmy Butler injured and on the bench, has left team president Pat Riley mulling over what the next course of action will be in order to make it back to the NBA Finals. After all, it’s not […]

Patrick Beverley has been known for his antics on the court. Sometimes, the Milwaukee Bucks veteran guard takes things a little bit too far. This is what happened at the conclusion of Game 6 against the Indiana Pacers, a game that the Bucks lost 120-92 and were subsequently eliminated from the playoffs. After head coach […]

The defending champion Denver Nuggets have their hands full with Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves. After losing Game 1 on their home floor, the Nuggets now face a scenario on Monday night where another loss at home could seal their fate in the NBA Playoffs. To make matters worse, star guard Jamal Murray continues […]

What does the future look like for Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat after their early exit from the NBA Playoffs? Without Butler on the floor due to a knee injury, the Heat fell in five games to the 1-seeded Boston Celtics. As they prepare for the offseason, Miami has already been facing numerous question […]

NBA players are always compared to legends of the past, oftentimes leading to insurmountable expectations. For Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards, his comparison has suddenly become none other than the one and only Michael Jordan. The similarities between Edwards’ game at 22 years old and Jordan’s when he was early in his career with the […]

Will Klay Thompson leave the Golden State Warriors this upcoming offseason? This seems to be the question everyone is asking regarding the four-time champion as he prepares to enter free agency. Thompson will be one of the more notable players available this summer, and the Orlando Magic are prepared to pursue him. In fact, Thompson […]

As the NBA Playoffs roll right along into the conference semifinals, the attention of 22 different organizations has turned towards what their plans will be entering the 2024 offseason, specifically regarding trades. Rumors are already flying off the shelves as NBA fans around the world are vying for their team to make changes. Kevin Durant, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are in trouble. This seems to be a recurring theme for this franchise when the playoffs begin. In fact, the same pattern of the Clippers entering the playoffs looking very inconsistent, followed by Kawhi Leonard getting hurt, has been the norm for them over the last few years. As a result, […]

The 2024 NBA Draft is right around the corner. In less than eight weeks, the lives of many young men will forever be changed when they hear their name called and they are selected into the brotherhood of the NBA. Bobi Klintman is one of the prospects from Australia’s NBL who will hear his name […]

The Milwaukee Bucks fell victim to the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of their first-round series, losing 120-98 on the road on Thursday night. Although questions about the organization’s future with their core of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, and Damian Lillard loom large due to losing in the first round for the second consecutive year, […]

A season full of disappointments for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers has ended with their prompt exit from the NBA Playoffs after falling 118-115 at home in Game 6 to the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. Between Embiid’s meniscus injury and the 76ers’ inability to sustain success without him, the 2023-24 season has […]

Milwaukee Bucks All-Star guard Damian Lillard is set to return from his two-game absence due to right Achilles tendinitis and he will play in Game 6 against the Pacers on Thursday, according to Turner Sports’ Chris Haynes. However, superstar big man Giannis Antetokounmpo remains out due to his calf strain after being called a “game-time […]

The New York Knicks have a massive playoff game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night, a game that could send them to the Eastern Conference Semifinals for the second consecutive season. While the Knicks are focused on this series at hand, injured All-Star Julius Randle has been making some moves off the court ahead […]

A lot of noise has been made in recent days about whether or not Darvin Ham and Frank Vogel deserved to be fired for what transpired this season with the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns, respectively. Ham has been on the hot seat ever since the Lakers won the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament in […]

Nobody expected the Phoenix Suns to lose in the first round of the playoffs after they paired Devin Booker and Kevin Durant with Bradley Beal last summer. To make matters worse, they were swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves, who picked up their first series win since 2004. This is a low point for the Suns […]

Brandon Ingram has been one of the faces of the New Orleans Pelicans since they acquired him in their trade with the Los Angeles Lakers involving Anthony Davis ahead of the 2019-20 season. Alongside Zion Williamson and veteran guard CJ McCollum, Ingram has helped the Pelicans achieve back-to-back 40-win seasons for the first time in […]

Nightmares became reality for the Phoenix Suns when Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves sealed the deal on a four-game first-round sweep in the desert on Sunday night. Once thought to be the team to beat in the NBA with their star-studded trio of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal, the Suns have been […]

When LeBron James joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, his goal was to etch his name in the lore of one of the most iconic American sports franchises. He did so alongside Anthony Davis in 2020, when they won the Lakers’ 17th championship. Regardless of opinions about the NBA Bubble, this is still a […]