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Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets is still producing some of the most entertaining highlights in the NBA in his age-31 season, as this acrobatic layup against the Portland Trail Blazers displays. Russ creating new ways to score 🤯 (via @HoustonRockets)https://t.co/RVMRFkfLtQ — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 16, 2020 As you can see, Russell Westbrook loses […]

Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers is known for his elite defense, excellent passing, and penchant for pummeling dunks on slower players (which is most of them). However, even some of the most elite finishers in the game flub a layup now and then. It seems Simmons was due for one of those, as the […]

Denver Nuggets starting point guard Jamal Murray had to be helped off the court during Wednesday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets after spraining his ankle. According to the latest reports, he was ruled out for the rest of the game. Jamal Murray walking off the floor gingerly. pic.twitter.com/f907cKCsWh — Rod Boone (@rodboone) January 16, […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, one of the most decorated players and coaches in NBA history, believes that Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks will be a cornerstone of the league for man years to come, according to a Tweet from Nick Friedell of ESPN. Kerr on Luka: “He’s going to be one […]

Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies helped put the finishing touches on a terrific victory against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night by going directly at James Harden on offense. In one play, the 20-year-old rookie gave Harden a taste of his own medicine with a spicy stepback triple that seemingly surprised the NBA’s scoring […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been surprisingly feisty of late, and the youthful team currently sits with a record of 18-22, which is good enough for the 8 seed in a diluted lower echelon of the West. On Tuesday night, the Grizzlies squared off against the Houston Rockets and summarily wiped the floor with them, clobbering […]

Many players in the NBA make great use of their bodies to display tremendous art work in the form of tattoos. One of the most-tatted-up players in the league is Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers. Lillard has all manner of imagery displayed on his arms, shoulders and torso. Now, the tables have turned, […]

Who could forget Chris Paul’s iconic “snitching” on the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier in the season? The Oklahoma City Thunder star called out Jordan Bell for having an untucked jersey as he checked in, which led to a technical foul that helped give OKC a wild come-from-behind overtime victory. Now, as the two teams matched again […]

With the NBA All-Star game on the horizon, coaches around the league are preparing to put forth their choices for All-Star reserves. For Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens, he will apparently make his decisions based on “fear factor:” Brad Stevens said when he votes for All-Star teams, his tiebreaker is his fear factor when […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George suffered a mild left hamstring injury last week during the team’s practice, and he missed both of his team’s games on Friday and Sunday. Now, according to Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, George is expected to miss Tuesday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers as well. Paul George is OUT tomorrow […]

Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers did not play on Friday night in a win against the Dallas Mavericks due to a gluteus maximus injury. Though the Lakers won without him, Davis’s status has been upgraded to questionable for the team’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night – while his teammates […]

Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves is easily one of the best offensive big men in the NBA, but the 24-year-old has been out since mid-December with a knee issue, which has meant that he has been a vociferous cheerleader on the sidelines for his teammates. On Thursday night, Timberwolves rookie Jarrett Culver got one […]

Wendell Carter Jr. of the Chicago Bulls will reportedly miss the next four-to-six weeks following a severe right ankle sprain suffered against the Dallas Mavericks in Monday’s game, according to Bulls beat writer Cody Westerlund: #Bulls announce Wendell Carter Jr. will miss 4-6 weeks with a "severe" right ankle sprain. — Cody Westerlund (@CodyWesterlund) January […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics played a game on Thursday night following the news of Joel Embiid’s injury keeping him out for some time. While the 76ers were shorthanded without Embiid, they were still able to defeat the Celtics at home – leading the Philly faithful to chant some rather disrespectful statements in the […]

Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks and James Harden of the Houston Rockets both produced 40-point triple-doubles on Wednesday night as the Rockets defeated the Hawks by a final score of 122 to 115. According to Justin Kubatko of Statmuse, those dueling 40-point trip-dubs marked the first time that two players in the same game […]

Kendrick Perkins, 14-year NBA veteran and NBA Champion with the Boston Celtics in 2008, is now known as an NBA media personality for ESPN. Perkins has fired off his fair share of spicy takes since joining the ranks of NBA media, but he let a particularly fiery one go on Wednesday night. Perkins responded to […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder is having a terrific season for the team this season. One thing that was not terrific, in his opinion, was a call a referee made in their Tuesday night game against the Brooklyn Nets. https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1214741882758160384 Dennis Schroder was in absolute disbelief at the call, but instead of getting up […]

The Washington Wizards have been surprisingly feisty of late without various notable players healthy, including Bradley Beal, Rui Hachimura, Thomas Bryant, Davis Bertans, Mo Wagner and, of course, John Wall. In those players’ absences, however, an unlikely hero has emerged: Ish Smith, the journeyman point guard that has played on a whopping 11 teams in […]

Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans is now widely renowned as one of the best 3-point shooters in the NBA, and the 27-year-old might finally get his due in the 3-point shooting contest during All-Star weekend after shooting above 41 percent from downtown so far in his career. Bertans’s coach, Scott Brooks, believes that the native […]

The New York Knicks have seemingly been in a rebuild ever since the heyday of Patrick Ewing, and the 2019-20 season is no different. The newest name in the rumor mill is Bobby Portis. According to Ian Begley of SNY.TV, multiple teams are interested in Portis’s services. Several teams around the league have shown interest […]

Trae Young, the star point guard of the Atlanta Hawks, has made nutmegging opposing defenders one of his signature moves. His most recent victim is star center Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Young fooled Jokic in the first quarter of their teams’ game on Monday night: Trae with the dime through Jokic's legs 🤭 […]

Players getting heckled by fans is a fairly common occurrence in the NBA. But on Thursday night, Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors got into a lengthy discourse with a Minnesota Timberwolves fan sitting courtside: Draymond vs. a Timberwolves fan sitting courtside 😂 https://t.co/w7frzumXSu — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) January 3, 2020 Perhaps Green was helping […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan is known for his high-flying dunking exploits during his tenure with the Los Angeles Clippers, but on Monday night, he produced an amusing passing highlight for his new team. Jordan inexplicably bounced the ball off the backboard from beyond the 3-point line back to himself before dishing it to another […]

Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets is a huge fan of the NBA. Durant’s obsessions with NBA minutiae is well known, and he further expressed his NBA “fanaticism” on Monday night when he tweeted about watching Nikola Vucevic for the Orlando Magic. It’s a fun experience watching vucevic play basketball. Just so talented. — Kevin […]

Los Angeles Clippers starting point guard Patrick Beverley will miss a few games due to a right wrist sprain, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is expected to miss a few games with his right wrist sprain, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 31, 2019 Pat Bev was […]

Vince Carter of the Atlanta Hawks is currently in the midst of his “farewell tour” in the final season of his storied (and record-breaking) 22-year career. In Monday night’s game against the Orlando Magic, Carter received a standing ovation from the Orlando crowd: Vince Carter's mom was there to cheer him on as he received […]

It is common knowledge that hip-hop legend Snoop “D-O-double-G” is a huge fan of his hometown Los Angeles Lakers and provides plenty of insight into his thoughts on the team whenever he gets the chance. After L.A. fell to 0-2 in the 2019-20 regular season against the despised LA Clippers, Snoop went on an online […]

Former No. 1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves missed a bucket against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday (not an uncommon occurrence), but then the 24-year-old followed it up with a striking one-handed follow dunk atop Marvin Bagley III’s dome. https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1210401350397218816 After five seasons of being a bust or near-bust after being part […]

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks has improved every facet of his game in 2019-20 after a Rookie of the Year campaign last season. While already a brilliant passer, the Mavs point guard has upped his assists from 6.0 per game last season to 8.9 in 2019-20. Many of those passes are of the highlight […]

Steven Adams of the Oklahoma City Thunder recently responded to Chris Paul and the controversial delay of game call against the Minnesota Timberwolves that led to a miraculous Thunder win a few weeks ago: Steven Adams on all the delay of game calls for players not tucking in their jerseys since Chris Paul brought it […]

In his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis is having an MVP-caliber year so far through 29 games. On Thursday night, the big man faced off against Giannis Antetokounmpo, the presumptive choice to repeat as MVP after a brilliant campaign last year. Though Antetokounmpo had a strong game, Davis was able to […]

After winning his first MVP award last season, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is seemingly improving upon his brilliant season last year with an astonishing showing through the first 30-ish games of the 2019-20 season. On Thursday night, the Bucks faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers, two teams that were tied for the […]

Kevin Huerter of the Atlanta Hawks likely has a promising career ahead of him as a deadeye three-point shooter, good passer, strong ballhandler and underrated athlete. However, in the Hawks’ Thursday night game against the Utah Jazz, Huerter had a tough moment in transition with a blown dunk: Kevin Huerter glitched in mid-air 😬 #SCNotTop10 […]

Ahead of Thursday night’s marquee matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, LeBron James addressed the comparisons between himself and quarterbacks in the NFL by doing a choreographed pregame routine with his teammates. LeBron and Dwight running routes pregame 😂 📹:@NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/D14Qs2evva — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) December 20, 2019 James has often been criticized […]

Jrue Holiday has been with the New Orleans Pelicans for seven of his 11 seasons in the NBA, and he recently surpassed Peja Stojakovic as the franchise’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made. 5️⃣5️⃣4️⃣ Congrats to @Jrue_Holiday11 for breaking the franchise record for most made three-pointers! pic.twitter.com/keQEXDHZkt — New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 19, 2019 Holiday […]

Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz is known for his hops after taking home a win in the Dunk Contest in his rookie season two years ago. Beyond that, Mitchell has also uncorked some stunning slams in games as well, including on Tuesday night against the Orlando Magic, in which he caught All-Star Nikola Vucevic […]

The Brooklyn Nets faced off against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night, and while the Nets prevailed 108 to 101 in a tightly contested battle, Brooklyn point guard Spencer Dinwiddie had a strong reaction to a dubious foul call in the third quarter of the game. https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1207128512076730369 As you can see, this certainly didn’t look […]

Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose is having yet another strong season after seemingly being past his prime a few years ago. After a resurgent season last year with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Rose has now established himself as one of the Pistons’ most important bench players. In fact, on Monday night, he produced a sterling highlight […]

Rui Hachimura, the 2019 No. 8 overall pick out of Gonzaga, has been playing extremely well for the Washington Wizards and is lining himself up for a spot on the All-Rookie First Team as one of the few challengers to Ja Morant in this year’s Rookie of the Year race. However, in Monday night’s game […]