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Luka Doncic was surprised to see his former Dallas Mavericks teammate Dirk Nowitzki praising him for a rousing start to the season, questioning whether it was the Mavs legend who pressed the tweet button. who made you post this tweet ? that ain’t you😂😂😂 — Luka Doncic (@luka7doncic) November 4, 2019 Doncic is coming off […]

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry will miss three months after undergoing surgery for a broken left hand, which he suffered in the third quarter of Wednesday’s game against the Phoenix Suns. The Warriors announced the news on Friday: Stephen Curry injury update: pic.twitter.com/J9L5nsSTaA — Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) November 1, 2019 Curry pushed the […]

Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker has addressed past rumors of friction involving his team and their former point guard Chris Paul last season. Paul was rumored to be in conflict with coach Mike D’Antoni’s decision to run a James Harden-led offense, which rendered him only able to handle the ball when The Beard was off […]

LeBron James had no issues answering a question from infamous Dallas reporter Scoops Callahan, whose intricate 1920s vernacular would have stumped many an NBA player. Prior to Friday’s road game against the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Lakers star effortlessly navigated his pregame series of interviews without batting an eye to the unusual delivery of […]

The NBA league office did not sanction Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons for his role in a scuffle between teammate Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Both big men engaged in a wrestling match on Wednesday night, as the teams faced off, resulting in their consequent ejection from the game in the […]

The NBA doled out a pair of suspension on Thursday, giving Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns and Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid a two-game ban after their roles in a scuffle that took place on Wednesday night. Many wondered about the light repercussions of this incident, considering the involvement of several players, coaches, and […]

James Harden poured in a scorching 59 points in the Houston Rockets’ most recent win over the Washington Wizards, yet not many besides teammate Russell Westbrook batted an eye about his performance after surviving only by a mere point against a team expected to be in the cellar of the Eastern Conference. The Beard hit […]

Continuing with what has now become an annual tradition, TNT”s Charles Barkley was once again tasked with playing a game that has grown near and dear to our hearts: “Who he play for.” The game pits Barkley with five different players that have changed teams since last season, asking the Hall of Famer to name […]

New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris can’t find it in his heart to be upset at Boston Celtics big man Tacko Fall, who previously received plenty of chants from the Madison Square Garden faithful during the team’s visit to New York last week. Standing at a towering 7-foot-5, Fall has quickly garnered the reputation of […]

A University of Kentucky fan lost his mind after getting a game-worn wristband from one of his heroes, Tyler Herro, to be precise. The now Miami Heat guard played only one season in Lexington before declaring for the NBA Draft in 2019, but he’s already had a massive following dating back to his days as […]

Derrick Rose has had many returns to The Windy City since first leaving the Chicago Bulls in 2016, but he has never been in a better place to have the grand showing he’s capable of mustering than now. After signing with the Detroit Pistons in the summer, Rose has simply put on a show since […]

Derrick Rose has gotten to spend time with Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas, a Detroit Pistons Hall of Famer and fellow Chicago native, since he signed with the team earlier this summer. Rose spoke of him fondly, quickly noting Thomas was the only player to beat Michael Jordan in his prime. “And it was a […]

Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 38 points against his former team, the San Antonio Spurs, helping Lou Williams and the Los Angeles Clippers to a victory. Leonard took 32 shots, nine more than he’s taken in any game this season, a sign he was ready to put on a show against his former team. Asked […]

It has only been a few months since the Kyrie Irving-led Boston Celtics were disbanded, but one of their former veteran leaders thinks the energy in the locker room seems to be much better. New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris, who was as vocal as any member of the Celtics last season, has quickly noticed […]

The Los Angeles Clippers handed the San Antonio Spurs their first loss of the season with the help of a monster game from new star Kawhi Leonard. The Klaw had no qualms about dropping a 38-point, 12-rebound performance on his former team, especially now that his relationship with his former head coach Gregg Popovich has […]

Marcus Morris still holds some animosity for the Boston Celtics after how things played out in free agency. The New York Knicks forward admits that since landing on his feet in the summer, he’s wanted nothing to do with his former team. “I just refuse to watch any Boston Celtics games,” Morris told Jay King […]

The Denver Nuggets fell to the previously winless New Orleans Pelicans 122-107 on Thursday night, handily losing every quarter of play. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was not happy with his team’s defensive performance against a young and inexperienced team that was also shorthanded. The Pelicans led by as many as 22 points and put […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have already disputed Ben Simmons’ role in the scuffle between talisman Karl-Anthony Towns and Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid during Wednesday’s game. Yet new president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas thinks that the altercation sends an indirect, but positive message for this team. “Two teams playing well early in the season, […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is set to make his season debut against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday after missing all of the preseason and the first four games of the regular season. Kuzma is slated to play 15-20 minutes in his return to the lineup, a measure the Lakers are taking in hopes […]

Joel Embiid endeared himself to The City of Brotherly Love by doing something counterintuitive to its namesake. The Philadelphia 76ers center took on fellow 7-footer Karl-Anthony Towns in a brawl that saw them both ejected in the third quarter, as Embiid heard the roar of the crowd in true wrestling fashion. The 25-year-old was met […]

Bradley Beal addressed a tweet from ESPN’s Jay Williams on Thursday morning after his Washington Wizards lost a 159-158 high-octane duel with the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. James Harden poured in a season-high 59 points while Beal himself had 46 of his own, but all Williams could marvel about was how the Rockets managed […]

Brandon Ingram admits he wasn’t too deeply affected by the trade rumors that swirled for most of his 2018-19 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, along with the perspective of playing next to LeBron James in their lone season together. The New Orleans Pelicans leading scorer explained his thought process, which wound up working out […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are navigating the start of their 2019-20 season without their top overall pick Zion Williamson, one teammate Brandon Ingram was quick to point to as a generational talent in the NBA. “He is a once-in-a-lifetime type of player,” Ingram said of Williamson, according to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. “That […]

Kevin Durant doubled down on his assertion that no person pressured him into returning to the NBA Finals prior to suffering a season-ending Achilles tear that put an end to his stint with the Golden State Warriors. The now-Brooklyn Nets star went on ESPN’s First Take to clarify what transpired in June after coming back […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant was asked to name his top five players in the NBA during a visit to ESPN’s “First Take.” While the injured star didn’t technically commit to naming his top five, he did say the top five players he enjoys watching, starting with teammate Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, James Harden, Joel […]

Kevin Durant expressed his initial reaction to watching former Golden State Warriors teammate Stephen Curry break his left hand during Wednesday’s game against the Phoenix Suns. The now-Brooklyn Nets star admitted it was a tough blow to watch his former teammate exit the game with the injury. “Luckily, it wasn’t anything more serious than that, […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler thanked former teammate Joel Embiid for dragging him into his feud with Karl-Anthony Towns after the two got into it on Wednesday night and were consequently ejected from the game. The beef between the two centers was prolonged on social media, where Embiid tagged Butler in a post indirectly directed […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo scoffed at any potential storylines stemming from his collision with Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, saying it was merely two players leaving it all out on the court. The Milwaukee Bucks star collided with Smart in the winding minutes of the fourth quarter, as his team trailed by 10. https://twitter.com/SavageBoston/status/1189724918751092736 “Two guys that […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are denying Ben Simmons’ role in a third-quarter fracas between star center Karl-Anthony Towns and Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid. Referee Mark Ayotte told a pool reporter Wednesday night that Simmons was “deemed a peacemaker” for his involvement in the kerfuffle, which saw Simmons hold Towns to the floor in what […]

The Golden State Warriors saw their last symbol of hope for this season vanish with the injury to Stephen Curry on Wednesday night. A broken left hand suffered in the thick of the third quarter was the NBA version of Batman’s Bat-Signal starting to fade, no longer able to protect Gotham City from those who […]

The Golden State Warriors are not expecting Stephen Curry to return for “a couple of months” after suffering a broken left hand in the third quarter of Wednesday’s 121-110 loss to the Phoenix Suns. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Warriors’ front office, led by president Bob Myers, will instead shift its focus to scouting […]

Phoenix Suns center Aron Baynes ensured to check on the status of Stephen Curry following an odd three-man collision that caused the Golden State Warriors point guard to break his left hand on Thursday, according to head coach Steve Kerr. Curry pushed the ball in transition and attempted to finish between Baynes and forward Kelly […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob is still optimistic about his team despite the recent wave of injuries that have plagued them. In six games, dating back to Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals, the Warriors have lost Kevin Durant to a torn Achilles, Klay Thompson to a torn ACL, and Stephen Curry to […]

Joel Embiid’s vow to keep himself from trash talking lasted all but three regular-season games, as the Philadelphia 76ers big man couldn’t help himself but to take to social media and continue his tiff with Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns. The two centers were ejected in the first half of Thursday’s game after things got very […]

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer’s plans to build a new arena in Inglewood have hit a roadblock after the city filed a motion on Monday, claiming a former employee is “in cahoots” with MSG, the company New York Knicks owner James Dolan runs. The battle between Ballmer and Dolan has only just begun, considering […]

The Utah Jazz have gotten off to a successful 3-1 start to the season, but newcomer Mike Conley has struggled in his first few games in a new uniform. Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, who will face the Jazz on Wednesday, noted it’s only a matter of time before Conley becomes more comfortable […]

Kobe Bryant has been enjoying the off-the-court life for three years now, and he’s not considering a return to the NBA after spending 20 illustrious years leaving it all on the court. The Los Angeles Lakers icon was prompted with the potential of coming back with the guarantee of another NBA championship, but the longtime […]

Dwane Casey will go back to face the team that once fired him after the 2017-18 season, the reigning champion Toronto Raptors. While many have hinted he could be “salty” about his former team winning the title the year after he was forced to part ways with the team, the Detroit Pistons head coach made […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young will not need an MRI in his injured right ankle, being listed as day-to-day from here on, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Had this been the playoffs, Young would have been able to play on Thursday in the second portion of a home-and-away against the Miami Heat, […]