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Stephen Curry didn’t have the best of nights shooting the ball against a stingy Atlanta Hawks defense on Monday, but that didn’t stop him from making yet another ridiculous shot. After dusting Dennis Schroder with a behind-the-back crossover dribble, Curry fell to his knees, but kept the dribble alive and drained a contested two over […]

While most of the media has raved about the Indiana Pacers and all their new additions as well as the Boston Celtics solidifying themselves as a 50-win team, the Pistons are the worst matchup for the Cleveland Cavaliers because of their physical style of play, according to former journeyman Eddie Johnson. [gap] Pieces like Andre Drummond, a […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook was yet again terrorizing other teams on the glass, this time, the New York Knicks. After dishing out to Enes Kanter for a free-throw line jumper, the Turkish big man missed short, only to have his all-around point guard come from out of bounds and sky for the monster […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley Jr. has suffered a transverse process fracture in the vertebrae, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. He will “likely” be out six to eight weeks with the injury, per ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. The injury took place in the third quarter of the Grizzlies’ 104-85 Monday night loss the Charlotte Hornets as Conley […]

Only 17 games into the New York Knicks season and Derrick Rose has performed according to front office expectations. After dropping a season-high 30 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, the Chicago native has scored in double figures in all-but-one of the Knicks games this season, playing an average of 32.6 minutes per […]

The long-thought impossibility of Dwyane Wade leaving his home in South Beach became a reality when Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler reached out to the 12-time All-Star and asked him to join the team. Now, very much a reality, Wade has turned over the reins to Butler, but has provided much more than his talents […]

San Antonio Spurs power forward LaMarcus Aldridge isn’t quite ready to declare his team a winner despite an NBA-second-best nine-game winning streak. While a perfect 10-0 on the road thus far in the season, the team isn’t quite satisfied with having a middle-of-the-pack defense after years of illustrious defensive performances. “We’re still not playing to the […]

Shoe and apparel brand Reebok will release a new version of Allen Iverson‘s signature sneaker, the classic Question Mid designed by L.A. designer Melody Ehsani, meant to celebrate the importance of the women in his life. The new campaign ad will feature all of Iverson’s daughters — Dream, Messiah, and Tiaura — along with their mother, Tawanna […]

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love and Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 5 of the NBA season. Love led the Cavaliers to a 3-0 week behind an East-leading 30.7 points to go with 9.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.3 […]

Atlanta Hawks center Tiago Splitter will miss an additional six weeks after sustaining a Grade 2 calf strain while rehabbing his injured hamstring, according to a team press release. “While rehabbing from off-season hip surgery and related hamstring strain, Atlanta Hawks forward/center Tiago Splitter sustained a grade 2 right calf strain. An MRI performed at […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson has been medically cleared to practice after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in early October to treat his left knee tendinitis, according to Aaron McMann of MLive. The Pistons (8-10) have managed to keep the team afloat with backup Ish Smith running the floor, but can largely benefit with the […]

JaVale McGee‘s career has taken a different path after making the cut of the final roster with the Golden State Warriors. In limited time off the bench, the 7-footer has been the energizer bunny on the glass, providing an inside presence that will challenge any shot and becoming a lob target and play-finisher at the […]

There was nothing the Portland Trail Blazers could do to stop a red-hot James Harden on Sunday during the Houston Rockets‘ 130-114 road win. The Beard shredded through four defenders on his way to the cup, finishing with his signature left-handed scoop layup. 38 puntos y 10 asistencias, nuevamente deslumbra James Harden https://t.co/8wGbhv0TCE — Everybody Up […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green told reporters after morning practice that he feels “pretty confident” he will play tonight against the Atlanta Hawks tonight. The 6-foot-7 Swiss Army knife missed Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after rolling his ankle badly on the third quarter of Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Green […]

The chants of “trust the process” are not bothering Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown, who has rather come to embrace the moniker over the first 17 games of the season. While most coaches would want the crowd to be quiet while their players shoot free-throws, Brown has welcomed Philly fans chanting while his prized […]

Sacramento Kings forward Matt Barnes had his night cut short in the third quarter of Sunday night’s game after he whacked Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Sean Kilpatrick as he went up for a layup. The foul was declared a Flagrant 2, and Barnes shortly headed to the showers after the ill-advised play. Check it out. […]

Atlanta Hawks new signing Dwight Howard had no love from home team fans during the 109-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday at Staples Center. It didn’t take long for the boos to come yet again, despite having been three years since he played there. Fans ruthleslly booed at his introduction, at every rebound he […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Jordan Clarkson showed off his sense of style (or lack thereof) after a 109-94 win against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. The 24-year-old was wearing a patterned black and yellow kilt next to Larry Nance Jr., when he was asked “what’s going on with the kilt?” by a reporter. His response? “It’s […]

After a historic start to the season by stars like James Harden, Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis, names like Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks often fall short of the praise they deserve. The 6-foot-11 guard/forward hybrid is sporting career-highs across the board and often comes up in conversation as a “rising star” rather than an […]

Two of the most athletic point guards of this era worked out together this offseason — New York Knicks acquisition Derrick Rose and Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook. Both 6-foot-3 floor generals were workout partners months prior to the start of the season and met for sessions this year in Los Angeles and Las Vegas during the […]

The trade heard ’round the world shook a lot of things in the Western Conference after Kevin Durant left his franchise of eight years to join the Golden State Warriors in free agency. Carmelo Anthony, for one, was surprised his Jordan Brand mate Russell Westbrook was so eager to sign back with the Oklahoma City […]

Dirk Nowitzki is back with his latest single parody of the viral music video “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” by Japanese comedian Daimaou Kosaka, best known as Pikotaro. The Dallas Mavericks icon is seen wearing different unusual costumes, along with some meme faces of himself into the original song video, combining for quite a hilarious watch. Take a look. https://youtu.be/sMAo8jLG0uk […]

Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat won’t pull any punches (seriously) when it comes to Twitter trolls. Here he is again making the rounds on the interweb, finding hapless victims that just don’t know how to hold the “tweet” button. Ok Gortat has been such a liability this season, it's getting hard to watch him — […]

Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard Victor Oladipo was eagerly happy after nailing a three-pointer against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. https://vine.co/v/5FjpUmpYlhB The Indiana product was 3-of-5 from deep and didn’t shy away from congratulating himself on this one, giving the home crowd a little rodeo to cheer for. Oladipo finished with a solid 18 […]

The heckling for Mike Conley Jr. has been relentless during the first month of the season, and it wasn’t any less evident on Saturday night as his Memphis Grizzlies faced the Miami Heat on the road. According to Grizzlies beat writer Ronald Tillery, two fans were sitting behind him heckling Conley for the largest contract […]

A struggling Andrew Wiggins shook the rust off on Saturday night against the Golden State Warriors, slamming home a tomahawk jam over center JaVale McGee. The 6-foot-8 Wiggins went up fearlessly and had a ruthless finish over the 7-footer Shaqtin’ A Fool MVP. oh my lord. Andrew Wiggins just baptized my dude Javale pic.twitter.com/FwWsQvNcWY — […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant made the most of a broken play at the end of the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. Durant caught a deflected pass at the wing, launching a buzzer-beating three-pointer that hit nothing but net, extending Golden State’s lead to eight to end the first half. Kevin […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without the services of power forward Draymond Green and one of their key cogs off the bench, Ian Clark, against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, according to Anthony Slater of the San Jose Mercury News. The two Warriors suffered injuries on the same play during the third quarter of Friday […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is the ultimate perfectionist — so when he caught an errant swing pass from forward Danny Green during the team’s game against the Boston Celtics — he wasn’t very thrilled. https://vine.co/v/5FilZUb9zJg Heads up, coach! There it is, the priceless look of a disappointed father if I’ve ever seen one. […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Tyler Johnson is no stranger at losing teeth, so when he lost his false tooth defending his counterpart Kentavious Caldwell-Pope while playing against the Detroit Pistons, the young man was unfazed. “I didn’t even feel it,” Johnson said of losing his false tooth in Detroit. “Obviously I felt that there was […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Joel Embiid showed off his soccer juggling skills prior to the team’s home game against the Chicago Bulls. The 22-year old sat the game out, but showed great dexterity juggling with both feet, knees and even balancing the ball on his neck. Check him out! https://twitter.com/CelesteAbdel/status/802299216433250304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The Cameroon-born rookie has played volleyball […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson wasted no chances to troll his dad Mychal Thompson, upon coming to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Lakers. Mychal, a former Lakers great, is a radio color commentator, and his son Klay, didn’t hesitate to mock him by sitting at his chair during morning practice. So […]

Police and local volunteers in the suburban Houston area have continued their search from the past two days on Friday for nine-year-old Marcus McGhee, nephew of former NBA player Marcus Camby. Unfortunately he was found dead on Saturday in a lake on Camby’s property in a Houston suburb. McGhee was a non-verbal autistic child who […]

It was only fitting that a fast-paced, volume-shooting Mike D’Antoni-led team like the Houston Rockets would hoist an NBA-record 50 three-pointers in a game Friday night against the Sacramento Kings. The Rockets made 21 of them (42 percent for the game) as super-sub Eric Gordon led the charge, attempting 12 in 29 minutes, while “points […]

Stephen Curry decided to add to his small dunk tally, attempting to throw one down in the second quarter of Friday night’s 109-85 road win against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Golden State Warriors sharpshooter got his hands on back-to-back steals and pushed this one up-court with no one trailing behind him. He tried to […]

The rapidly-improving Kristaps Porzingis has been largely the reason the New York Knicks are sitting at the .500 mark after many unpredictable events have kept the team from finding a winning formula. The 7-foot-3 power forward has refined his outside shot as well as his post-up game, but he insists it’s not so much the […]

Brandon Jennings has embraced his new home as well as the opportunity to contribute to a New York Knicks team with playoff aspirations. Once a prominent guard who dropped a career-high 55 points as a rookie coming into the league, Jennings’ role off the Knicks bench is one of a facilitator. “My role has changed […]

It’s not an everyday occurrence that someone gets to nail a halfcourt shot in front of thousands of people — especially when that someone isn’t an NBA player and has only one chance to immortalize himself in the memory of the crowd. Milwaukee Bucks fan, Marcus, had the choice of making a free throw for […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard was effusively appreciative of his head coach Terry Stotts, as he shared an Instagram post wishing him happy birthday with a caption explaining his road through the NBA. https://www.instagram.com/p/BNPTF46B3iU/ The 59-year-old coach has had the ultimate confidence in his young point guard, keeping him as his number one option […]