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What LeBron James is doing at 38 years old is simply remarkable. The Los Angeles Lakers star leads the team in scoring at 25.7 points per game, he currently ranks 13th in the league in scoring, and LeBron has led the Lakers to a 9-6 record through their first 15 games. This is a major […]

The Philadelphia 76ers recently lost an in-season tournament game in overtime to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night and now face a tough task of having to play one of the league’s best defensive teams in the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. To make matters even worse for the Sixers, they will be without reigning […]

Donovan Mitchell has missed the last three games for the Cleveland Cavaliers due to a right hamstring injury. While there has been no clear timetable given for his return, the Cavs are being cautious with their superstar guard, making sure he is fully recovered before stepping back out on the court. As a result, Cleveland […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament has delivered us with some wacky uniforms and wild court designs. This new tournament has also shined the spotlight on Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers, a team many were overlooking when the year began. The 2022-23 season did not bode well for head coach Rick Carlisle and the Pacers, as […]

The Detroit Pistons currently own a 2-13 record, the worst mark in the NBA to this point in the season. Losers of nine straight games, nothing has gone right for the Pistons so far this year. Starting center Jalen Duren has been in and out of the lineup due to ongoing ankle problems and the […]

The New York Knicks and team owner James Dolan have been a part of a lawsuit with the Toronto Raptors dating back to the summer. The lawsuit alleges that a former Knicks employee that joined the Raptors “illegally procured” and disclosed proprietary info from New York and shared it with members of his new organization. […]

Through their first five games with James Harden, the Los Angeles Clippers went 0-5 and this organization with high championship aspirations suddenly appeared to be in big trouble. Over their last two games, the Clippers are 2-0 and suddenly look like a new, re-energized team. So what actually changed with the Clippers and has resulted […]

Sam Presti and the Oklahoma City Thunder entered what looked to be a long, tedious rebuild after the departures of Russell Westbrook and Paul George in 2019, followed by Chris Paul’s exit a year later. While the first two seasons of head coach Mark Daigneault’s were painful, the Thunder have since proven that this organization’s […]

Zach LaVine’s future with the Chicago Bulls is very much in question right now. Ever since reports surface suggesting that both he and the team are open to trade possibilities that are available, LaVine has not necessarily looked like himself. Perhaps this is just because of the Bulls’ early season struggles, but it’s not hard […]

A month has passed since the 2023-24 NBA season officially began. If there is one thing we know, it is that this is going to shape up to be a very fun 82-game schedule. There are obviously those teams that have separated themselves at the top of the NBA Power Rankings and there are those […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament has given meaning to the early portion of the NBA schedule. Perhaps some teams do not necessarily care about competing in this tournament, but the new energy and atmosphere created by this tournament has given purpose to many of those in the middle of the pack. This has created a shakeup […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been one of the most dominant players in the league in recent games, as he has recorded at least 35 points and 10 rebounds in each of the last three games he’s played in. On Friday night, the Milwaukee Bucks will look to pick up their second group stage victory over the […]

Stephen Curry is the greatest shooter of all time. Some may say Ray Allen or Reggie Miller are right behind Steph, but Klay Thompson has made a pretty good case for being the second-best shooter of all time. It just so happens that these two sharpshooters have played together since 2011, raising four championship banners […]

The Phoenix Suns entered the 2023-24 NBA season as one of the favorites to win it all due to their new Big 3 of Bradley Beal, Devin Booker, and Kevin Durant. So far this season, the Suns find themselves with a 5-6 record and there may be a little bit of reason to panic due […]

The Phoenix Suns have been waiting to have their new Big 3 of Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant, and Devin Booker available for the first time this season. When Beal was available, Booker was out. When Booker was available, Beal was out. This has led to a lot of questions surrounding the Suns, who currently own […]

It is never too early to think about what’s next in your life, especially when you are a professional athlete and your career usually only lasts 10-20 years. For Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry, he is currently in Year 15 as a member of the Warriors and is turning 36 years old in March. […]

Ever since the Los Angeles Clippers traded for James Harden and inserted him into their starting lineup, the team has struggled mightily. The Clippers have yet to win a game with Harden in the starting lineup and their core group consisting of Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard have yet to find their footing. […]

We are about a month of the way into the 2023-24 NBA season and fans around the league are already beginning to throw in the towel on their team’s season. Can everyone just take a deep breathe and relax for a moment? Maybe teams like the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles […]

Zach LaVine has been the center of attention around the NBA this week. Frustrations amongst members of the Chicago Bulls have been boiling over, slowly leading to a point of no return. Change is clearly on the horizon for the Bulls, a franchise that has been stuck in mediocrity since Lonzo Ball’s knee injury in […]

Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green has been suspended five games for his involvement in Tuesday night’s altercation against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA announced on Wednesday night. 🚨 BREAKING: Draymond Green has been suspended for 5 games for his altercation with Rudy Gobert, per @wojespn. pic.twitter.com/AdpEdoXtN6 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 16, 2023 “Draymond […]

Currently riding a three-game win streak, the Los Angeles Lakers have moved to 6-5 on the season ahead of their clash with the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. This will be the second night of a back-to-back for the Lakers on their home court, which is why there are questions about if LeBron James and […]

Aside from talk surrounding MVP rankings and who the best player in the NBA is, the conversations surrounding the league’s rookie class always pick up after the first month of the regular season. Hey, what do you know, we are just about a month into the 2023-24 season, which means it’s time to take a […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are set to take on the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, a matchup that can help the Bucks get back on track after losing two of their last three games. With Damian Lillard dealing with a calf injury and still getting acclimated to the Bucks’ system, it has been Giannis Antetokounmpo carrying […]

The Los Angeles Clippers need to get back on track quickly, as they have dropped six straight games and are now 3-7 on the season. The Clippers have not looked promising since All-Star James Harden was inserted into the starting rotation and without Mason Plumlee, Los Angeles lacks a lot of interior depth behind Ivica […]

Taking on the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second time in three nights, the Warriors were looking to get back on track and improve to 2-0 in group play of this season’s inaugural in-season tournament. Already without Stephen Curry due to a knee injury and taking on the NBA’s top rated defense, the Golden State Warriors […]

Will the Chicago Bulls blow things up and split up their core of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic? This was the key question being asked during the NBA offseason and heading into the 2023-24 season. Just 11 games into the new year, the focus has now shifted to the question of: When will […]

When the Chicago Bulls paired Zach LaVine with Nikola Vucevic, DeMar DeRozan, and Lonzo Ball, this franchise envisioned a team that could compete at the very top of the Eastern Conference standings. This was true for a handful of weeks, but then Ball suffered a knee injury he has yet to recover from, and the […]

Without Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors would be a team near the bottom of the standings trying to figure out their offensive woes. While Curry is averaging 30.7 points per game, his most since leading the league in scoring at 32.0 points per game during the 2020-21 season, Golden State has been very inconsistent […]

Jordan Poole was involved in one of the biggest trades of the offseason when the Golden State Warriors sent him to the Washington Wizards in exchange for future Hall of Fame point guard Chris Paul. A young, emerging guard with a ton of potential on the offensive side of the floor, Poole was expected to […]

The Phoenix Suns sent shockwaves through the NBA this past offseason when they added All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal, forming the league’s deadliest offensive trio in Beal, Devin Booker, and Kevin Durant. However, all three stars have yet to take the court together due to injuries, leading to the Suns’ underwhelming 4-6 start through 10 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been very inconsistent to begin the 2023-24 season, as they find themselves with a 5-5 record. Thought to have a lot of depth around LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Los Angeles’ offense has been underwhelming. This has led to questions about if the Lakers will be able to replicate the […]

No team in the NBA has been hit harder by the injury bug than the New Orleans Pelicans. Jose Alvarado and Trey Murphy III both began the season on the injury report and have yet to play, All-Stars Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson have missed games already due to injury, and both CJ McCollum and […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are off to one of the best starts in the league at 7-2 overall thanks to Anthony Edwards. This team as a whole has been incredible defensively, but Edwards has elevated his play to new heights through the first nine games of the 2023-24 regular season, earning him high-end honors from the […]

Even before the 2023-24 NBA season began, we knew who would be listed in the initial MVP rankings. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, Dallas Mavericks phenom Luka Doncic, and reigning league MVP Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers were obvious preseason picks to win the Most Valuable Player of the Year award this season. While […]

Anyone who said that the NBA In-Season Tournament would be a flop was completely wrong. So far, these games have been competitive, they’ve been fun to watch, and the players have seemed to really buy into the idea of competing for something early on in the year. Every one of these games has had a […]

Michael Malone became the head coach of the Denver Nuggets in 2015. Since then, the Nuggets have grown tremendously every single year, with Malone recently leading the organization to their first title in franchise history. This is why Denver has decided to keep its head coach for the foreseeable future. On Monday, Malone and the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s greatness is well documented. The superstar big man has been the face of the Milwaukee Bucks for years and his performance on Thursday night against the Indiana Pacers was the best we have seen so far out of any player across the NBA during the 2023-24 season. In 36 total minutes, Giannis recorded […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III suffered a right knee injury recently that was thought to require surgery. Now, it has become clear that Williams will need major right knee surgery to address kneecap and ligament damage that will end his season early, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Robert Williams III required to undergo […]

When Ben Simmons has been healthy for the Brooklyn Nets, he’s actually been quite productive this year. In six total games, Simmons has proved his worth as a facilitator nd playmaker, averaging 6.5 points, 10.9 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game. From bringing defensive intensity to being a triple-double-like threat every night, the former All-Star […]