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Kemba Walker could come back to the court in the next few days, with an unlikely probability that he may return against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. However, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens will hope to take it slow with his star’s recovery, according to Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports. Walker has missed the […]

The Houston Rockets have enjoyed plenty of successful imports in their time, from Nigerian great Hakeem Olajuwon to other greats like Yao Ming and Dikembe Mutombo. Yet one international talent has proved elusive to them has decided to close the door on a potential NBA stint. Real Madrid icon and 2017 Euroleague MVP Sergio Llull […]

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be in peril if the coronavirus outbreak is not under control in the next three months. Dick Pound, a former Canadian swimming champion who has been on the International Olympics Committee since 1978, said there’s a two-to-three-month period to decide if the Olympics will start at their scheduled time or […]

DeMar DeRozan only spent two seasons playing with a young Pascal Siakam, but he’s already been plenty aware of the steps the Cameroonian has taken to rise to stardom. The former Toronto Raptors shooting guard took note of Siakam’s work ethic from the start, something he’s managed to keep true to during his last two […]

Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans are arduously fighting to reach the eighth seed in the Western Conference, now only three games back of the Memphis Grizzlies thanks in part to the latter’s three-game losing streak. Earning that eighth seed would put Ingram in line to face his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been on rally mode all season long and now find themselves within striking distance of the Memphis Grizzlies for a playoff berth. Yet many around the organization don’t fear head coach Terry Stotts losing his job, no matter how this season ends. Via Sam Amick of The Athletic: “A source […]

Washington Wizards talent Bradley Beal put up 55 points in yet another all-out scoring effort, this time coming in a narrow overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. He’s now scored 108 points since dropping 53 on Sunday night in a loss to the Chicago Bulls, becoming the first player to put up 50-point games in […]

The Los Angeles Clippers wasted no time putting away the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies, quickly taking steps to put them out for good. Paul George might have taken too many steps, five too many, according to his own teammate Patrick Beverley, who wouldn’t miss the chance to roast him in this very evident traveling violation. As […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid apologized for flipping off Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Kevin Huerter at the end of Monday’s game. The Sixers center had just canned a triple off the dribble to give him 49 points on the night, and a very aware Huerter stole the ball from behind after the 7-footer ensnared a […]

Paul Pierce reminisced about his lone NBA championship win and how it came about. The Boston Celtics icon was born and raised in Inglewood and had the unique chance to steal hardware from his hometown upon taking down Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2008, while also taking home Finals MVP honors. On […]

Danilo Gallinari was on the verge of being moved after the Miami Heat pulled the strings on a deal that could’ve sent him to South Beach. The Oklahoma City Thunder ultimately didn’t agree with the compensation they’d get in return and chose to keep the Italian Stallion for the remainder of the season. Gallo joined […]

Los Angeles Lakers president and general manager Rob Pelinka revealed he received a text minutes before Kobe Bryant died in a tragic helicopter crash on Jan. 26. Pelinka, who was Bryant’s longtime agent, shared this anecdote during a Celebration of Life for him and his daughter Gianna, 13, who died along with seven other passengers […]

WNBA superstar Diana Taurasi took a playful jab at Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James while giving a brief eulogy to Kobe Bryant’s daughter, Gianna. The Bryant family put together a Celebration of Life prior to the one-month anniversary of Kobe and Gigi’s death, as father and daughter died in a Jan. 26 helicopter crash […]

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, received a standing ovation during the Celebration of Life of her late husband and 13-year-old daughter, Gianna: Vanessa Bryant gets a standing ovation as she steps to the stage 💯 pic.twitter.com/sGLbmHjuxT — ClutchPoints NBA (@ClutchPointsNBA) February 24, 2020 The Bryant family has been showered […]

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit for wrongful death against helicopter company Island Express, which owned the S-76 Sikorsky helicopter in which Kobe, his daughter Gianna, and seven others died during a crash in the hills of Calabasas on Jan. 26. Ara Zobayan, the pilot, […]

The G League is normally a quiet place only heard of when players are called up or sent down from the NBA. But when a coach decides to go on an all-time rant, the whole league listens. Wisconsin Herd head coach Chad Buford, son of San Antonio Spurs renowned front office extraordinaire R.C. Buford, couldn’t […]

Despite Mike Miller holding down the fort as the interim coach of the New York Knicks, the organization is dutifully lining up the next clipboard holder for the upcoming season. Rumors that Tom Thibodeau can “taste” the New York job have already run amok, but he is now a 90 percent favorite to become the […]

A young Kobe Bryant had mapped out what his future would be from the time he was a senior in high school. A prep star at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, the high-flying Bryant knew he wanted to be a member of the Los Angeles Lakers from the go. Arn Tellem, who’d been […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson endured a somewhat scary injury to start his NBA career, much like others before him that have had a similar fate. Among them is Greg Oden, who was also a former No. 1 pick who endured a series of knee injuries upon making the NBA, ultimately resulting in a […]

The Boston Celtics squandered a huge chance to send a big warning to the Western Conference, losing a narrow and highly-competitive tilt against the Los Angeles Lakers. Gordon Hayward, who led the team in assists in a 114-112 loss on Sunday afternoon, was disappointed that he and his teammates couldn’t do more for Jayson Tatum’s […]

Bradley Beal’s bombastic performance in a loss to the Chicago Bulls put him in rarified air with some elite company. The Washington Wizards shooting guard joined former point guard Gilbert Arenas and the legendary Bernard King as the only players to have multiple 50-point games for the franchise: Wizards players with multiple 50-point games in […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Hassan Whiteside had some loud praise for teammate CJ McCollum, who led all scorers with 41 points on Sunday night’s 107-104 win over the Detroit Pistons. “CJ is a bucket,” said Whiteside after the game. “I was on Google last night, I Googled ‘buckets’ and CJ came up. I don’t know […]

The Golden State Warriors have ruled out Klay Thompson for the rest of the 2019-20 season, making any potential sighting of the Splash Brothers a mere fantasy for the next two months of this campaign. Yet the sharpshooter admitted he misses plenty from being on the court now that he’ll be unable to join his […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony, who missed a full calendar year worth of NBA action after being waived by the Houston Rockets after 10 games in 2018-19, has found his way again, scoring 30 points for the first time since 2017 (h/t Sportando). The Blazers veteran dropped 32 points, four rebounds, and five 3-pointers […]

While the tragic news of Kobe Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash just started to make waves, the Los Angeles Lakers were on a flight from Philadelphia to L.A. at the end of their 10-day, five-game road trip. LeBron James had just passed Bryant as the third-leading scorer in league history, and he’d been congratulated […]

Despite the recent move that would have DeMarcus Cousins hit the free-agent pool once again, the Los Angeles Lakers have a mutual interest in reuniting with the big man this summer, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. While there was initial confusion due to a counter-report saying Cousins still remained with the team following […]

Coby White has had a pep in his step in his last two games, leading the Chicago Bulls with some high-octane perimeter contributions off the bench. Bulls star Zach LaVine wants to reward him with a nickname that can encompass his explosive game. The rookie out of North Carolina put up a team-high 33 points […]

The Golden State Warriors got their first look at the New Orleans Pelicans with Zion Williamson and head coach Steve Kerr was utterly impressed by what he saw out of the No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick. Williamson went off for a game-high 28 points and seven rebounds, making 65% of his field goals in […]

Shaquille O’Neal was a dominant force in the game even before he broke into the NBA in 1992. The 7-foot-1 behemoth was dominant at LSU and in high school, and he was breaking rims and backboards way before he made those viral memories in the league. Speaking with Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles on the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul took a few things from the mind of the late Kobe Bryant, among them perhaps some of the most vital to his game: how to dominate in the pick-and-roll and how to develop the proper footwork. NBA.com’s John Schuhmann remembers the two stars talking during an exhibition game prior […]

The Golden State Warriors woke up from a dream win against the Houston Rockets on Christmas night and rose to a 30-point defeat against a James Harden-led team. Head coach Steve Kerr had an edict in mind for his team for the remaining 27 games of the season: limit the turnovers and stop fouling. “I […]

Troy Daniels is plenty aware his Los Angeles Lakers were set back by remaining quiet in the trade deadline, as the hallway rival Los Angeles Clippers got the best of them by acquiring a punchy scorer in Marcus Morris. Yet the role player admitted he’ll still roll with LeBron James at the end of the […]

There’s been several tales about Joel Embiid’s poor eating habits during his time with the Philadelphia 76ers. His love for Shirley Temples, his infatuation with french fries and his endless appetite are some, but not too long ago, head coach Brett Brown feared his own job due to the staff’s inability to get him in […]

Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam has quite the backstory when it comes to his love for basketball. Growing up in Cameroon and playing the game, it had never occurred to him that someone from his country could make it in the NBA. Then Joel Embiid was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2014, opening the […]

Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook doesn’t want to be known as the “bad guy.” But during Thursday’s 135-105 pummeling of the Golden State Warriors, he looked to be every bit of that, still hellbent in proving he’s the man in a game that was already out of hand. Technical No. 13 on the season for […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid continued where he left off in a very competitive All-Star Game, asserting himself as one of the best players on the floor but admittedly taking it a step further in the Sixers’ 112-104 overtime win against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. Embiid made a rather bold proclamation after the comeback […]

Zion Williamson is not a common rookie by any means. Besides his freakish athleticism, otherworldly strength, a quick second jump, and cat-like reflexes on the glass, the New Orleans Pelicans star is also a student of the game, admitting to have watched tape and highlights of some of the game’s greatest players. The Pelicans rookie […]

The Philadelphia 76ers pulled off an overtime win over the Kyrie Irving-less Brooklyn Nets on national television and while Joel Embiid did more than enough to warrant Player of the Game honors, he deferred the ceremonial post-game ringing of the bell to newcomer Alec Burks. In only his second game in a new uniform, Burks […]

Trae Young joined elite company after posting a 50-point game against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat on Thursday. The Atlanta Hawks star became the second player in NBA history with 10 or more 40-point games within one season at 21 years old or younger, joining LeBron James, per NBA.com/Stats. Young also joined a who’s […]