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It’s about that time of the year. Sure, it is Christmas time and the holiday season, but in the NBA, it is the start of trade season. On Dec. 15, a slew of players who signed contracts during the offseason become trade-eligible. If we know one thing about this league, it is that teams are […]

Since falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in the semifinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament, the New Orleans Pelicans have rattled off two straight double-digit wins. With their entire core group healthy and on the court, it appears as if the Pelicans are beginning to put things together, especially after Zion Williamson recorded a season-high […]

The Golden State Warriors have a lot to figure out. Not only is the team 10-13 after beginning the year 6-2, but Draymond Green has been suspended by the NBA for the second time this season. Unlike the five-game suspension Green received a month ago, the veteran forward is now suspended indefinitely and will be […]

Are the Indiana Pacers preparing for a street fight with the Milwaukee Bucks? After what occurred during and after Wednesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that the Pacers have re-signed James Johnson. On Thursday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report that the Pacers have […]

At some point, enough is enough when it comes to Draymond Green and his antics on the court for the Golden State Warriors. The NBA ultimately decided that what Green did on Tuesday night against the Phoenix Suns was the final straw, as the league suspended Draymond indefinitely after he struck Suns center Jusuf Nurkic […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was flawless in Wednesday night’s 140-126 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Scoring a career-high 64 points on 20-of-28 shooting, 24-of-32 from the free-throw line, Giannis set a new Bucks record for points in a single game, a record held by Michael Redd with 57 points since 2006. Antetokounmpo was serenaded […]

Once again, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has made headlines for all the wrong reasons. After being suspended five games earlier this season for putting Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in a headlock, Green is now set to miss more time after striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face. On Wednesday night, […]

The NBA has a big decision to make regarding a possible suspension for Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green. As the league office holds conversations on Wednesday regarding Green’s recent ejection against the Phoenix Suns for hitting Jusuf Nurkic in the face, the Warriors’ Christmas Day game against the Denver Nuggets has come up […]

After 23 games, the Phoenix Suns will finally have their three All-Stars play together. While Kevin Durant sat out Tuesday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors, he has been upgraded to probable for Wednesday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. This means that the Suns with have their […]

To say that the Utah Jazz have been struggling would be an understatement. This team has lost nine of their last 12 games and have struggled to find their identity on offense without All-Star Lauri Markkanen. After missing the last eight games due to a hamstring injury, Markkanen appears to be on track to return […]

Aside from dealing with the shooting woes of Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins, the Golden State Warriors seem to have a bigger problem on hand with Draymond Green. Always known for his antics on the court, Green has seemed to take things a little bit too far this season, as he is now staring down […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are a tough team to figure out this season. While they have basically their entire core healthy for once and have seen some big offensive performances recently from Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, the Pels have gone just 4-4 in their last eight games. With some favorable matchups ahead of them, […]

The Chicago Bulls began the year 5-14, but they have since won four of their last five games to spark a little bit of momentum. On Tuesday night, the Bulls have a chance to pick up a huge win over the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets, but they may need to do so without one […]

When it comes to the MVP Rankings in the NBA, there is very little that separates Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The same can be said about this year’s NBA Rookie Rankings as well, especially with the terrific seasons Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren are having. Just about two months into the season, […]

The Phoenix Suns are preparing for their third showdown this season against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, a chance to move to 3-0 against their rivals this season. Aside from the starpower that will participate in this game, all the headlines surrounding the Suns revolve around Bradley Beal and his return from a […]

The Phoenix Suns are looking to finally get one of their key pieces to what they hope is a championship puzzle back on Tuesday night, as All-Star guard Bradley Beal is getting closer to his return. Beal, who has missed the Suns’ last 12 games due to a back injury, has only played in three […]

The Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks continue to battle one another off the court, as an ongoing lawsuit from the Knicks is beginning to cause some drama. New York originally filed a lawsuit against Toronto before the start of the 2023-24 season, claiming that former Knicks employee, Ikechukwu Azotam, took proprietary information from his […]

Tyrese Haliburton was named an All-Star for the very first time in his career last season. At 23 years old, Haliburton is the face of the Indiana Pacers. LeBron James is a 19-time All-Star and is in the midst of his 21st NBA season, yet he is the face of the Los Angeles Lakers. These […]

The very first NBA In-Season Tournament champion has been crowned. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have left Las Vegas with some new hardware and a nice bag of cash to spend however they like, but the key takeaway for this team from the in-season tournament is that they are still threats in the […]

Despite picking up some great wins this season, the New York Knicks find themselves with a 12-9 record and searching for some answers after their defeat in the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament. Led by Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle, the Knicks are once again a tough-minded defensive team that has started to shows […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are the hottest team in the NBA right now. Currently in the midst of a six-game win streak, the Timberwolves will put their NBA-best 17-4 record on the line against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. However, Minnesota may have to do so without their rising superstar, as Anthony Edwards is […]

The very first NBA In-Season Tournament has ended with the Los Angeles Lakers claiming the NBA Cup. LeBron James was named the tournament MVP and he also finds himself as one of the five players named to the NBA’s All-Tournament Team. The All-Tournament Team for the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament: ▪️ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks▪️ […]

The New York Knicks are set to be without starting center Mitchell Robinson for the foreseeable future. On Monday, the team announced that Robinson will undergo left ankle surgery this week and miss the next 8-to-10 weeks. 🚨 BREAKING: Mitchell Robinson will have left ankle surgery this week and will be re-evaluated in 8-10 weeks, […]

Nobody could have predicted the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament being as successful as it was. There was so much chatter about if players would actually compete and if there was enough motivation early on in the season for everyone to care about this in-season tournament, yet here we are wondering how the NBA is going […]

There is no other way to describe the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament other than successful. Many doubted Adam Silver and the league when they began formulating what this tournament would look like, but everything NBA fans thought was wrong. Competition around the league has increased as a result of the in-season tournament. Superstar talents have […]

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball has missed the team’s last four games due to an ankle injury he suffered on November 28 against the Orlando Magic. Without Ball, the Hornets have struggled offensively, averaging just 109.3 points per game and going 1-3 without their starting point guard on the court. In order to find success, […]

The Atlanta Hawks have lost four of their last five games and are 9-11 on the season. Star point guard Trae Young is looking to get his team back on track with a win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday evening, but there is some concern surrounding his availability. Young popped up on the Hawks’ […]

Kristaps Porzingis has missed the last four games for the Boston Celtics due to a left calf strain. The All-Star big man was unavailable for the Celtics’ NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinals game against the Indiana Pacers, the only game Boston lost in his recent absence. Recently said to be nearing a return from his injury, […]

The Orlando Magic have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2023-24 season. Currently 14-7 on the year, the Magic reside near the top of the NBA Power Rankings and they are quickly proving to be a legitimate threat in the Eastern Conference. However, they will be slightly short-handed on Friday night against the […]

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine is the All-Star being talked about most in trade rumors around the NBA. Perhaps one of the worst kept secrets around the league is that LaVine has not been happy with the direction of the franchise in quite some time, and this season brought reports of him going to Bulls […]

At some point during the 2023-24 NBA season, the Chicago Bulls are going to make a trade. While it is certainly possible that they keep their core group together and attempt to make a playoff push, it’s more likely than not that either Zach LaVine or DeMar DeRozan will be traded given the direction of […]

Throughout the NBA In-Season Tournament, the Los Angeles Lakers have sported their black city edition uniforms. They wore these jerseys when they took down the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday in order to advance to the semifinals of the tournament, but the NBA isn’t going to let LeBron James and Co. wear these uniforms in Las […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament has been a major success. Competition in the early months of the season is way up compared to years past and the tournament has given an opportunity to smaller market teams to showcase their talent that is not normally accessible to NBA fans unless they have NBA League Pass. One of […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament has captured the full attention of everyone around the league. While many players and coaches were skeptical of the idea when it was first announced by commissioner Adam Silver, this tournament has been everything the league hoped for. Just four teams remain in contention for the first-ever NBA Cup, one of […]

Teams around the NBA are always evolving and looking for ways to improve their championship outlook. Whether that means trading for a star player or going after numerous big-name free agents, we constantly see contending teams upgrading the talent on their roster. Just this past offseason, the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks both pulled off […]

It is no secret that Chris Paul dislikes NBA official Scott Foster. These feelings seem to be mutual from Foster’s side of things as well. Every time Foster is the referee in a game Paul is playing, something occurs between the two, usually resulting in the future Hall of Fame point guard either being ejected […]

Injuries and dysfunction. These are the two words that have been associated with the New Orleans Pelicans over the last couple of seasons due to the fact that they have never seemed to have their full core group heathy. By the time health was no longer a factor in recent years, the cracks in the […]

There is just something about the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament that has made this season special. Games early on in the NBA season have never truly mattered that much, but now teams have a reason to fight and give their best effort. As a result, we have seen playoff-like atmospheres and high-level competition across the […]

Nikola Jokic is currently the best basketball player in the world. There really is no refuting this, as the Denver Nuggets big man followed up his back-to-back MVP seasons in 2021 and 2022 with a Finals MVP trophy this past June. Obviously, Jokic continues to dominate the NBA MVP rankings each and every week. However, […]