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Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors were two of the team’s best players in the 2019 NBA Playoffs, helping to lead the Raps to its first championship. While Kawhi Leonard was the team’s superstar and Finals MVP, Siakam has taken yet another leap in 2019-20 and was rewarded early in the season […]

Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball have been upgraded to questionable for the New Orleans Pelicans’ Tuesday game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Pelicans injury report – 11/19 vs. POR: pic.twitter.com/NJUEghqo9l — Pelicans PR (@PelicansPR) November 18, 2019 Ball has been out since Nov. 10 with a groin injury, while Ingram followed a day later after […]

Will Barton of the Denver Nuggets is questionable for his team’s Sunday evening game against the Memphis Grizzlies due to suffering from left adductor tightness, according to T.J. McBridge of Mile High Sports: Well this is a bummer. Will Barton III is questionable for tomorrow’s game with left adductor tightness. Hopefully another core injury doesn’t […]

Nicolas Batum of the Charlotte Hornets is nearing a return to action after missing the past three-and-a-half weeks with a broken left middle finger. Sam Perley of NBA.com had the news, which featured comments from Batum himself: “It’s been a long process, but we’ve got a great training staff,” said Batum in Perley’s story. “Every […]

The Indiana Pacers have been without their star guard Victor Oladipo since last season, and now, for its upcoming game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night, three other notable names will also be out: Injury report for tonight against the @Bucks:Malcolm Brogdon: Doubtful (sore back)Jeremy Lamb: Doubtful (sprained ankle)T.J. McConnell: Questionable (sore groin)Victor Oladipo: […]

Though the Dallas Mavericks fell to the New York Knicks on Thursday night for the second time of the season, Luka Doncic continues to look inspiring in his second season after winning Rookie of the Year in his first. According to ESPN, Doncic became just the second player in NBA history to put up a […]

Dennis Smith Jr. of the New York Knicks returned to the team after missing the past few games due to a death in the family. It turned out to be a fairly important game, as the Knicks faced off against the Dallas Mavericks – DSJ’s former team – the current home of hated former Knick […]

Another Atlanta Hawks game, another Trae Young nutmeg. The second-year point guard for the Hawks played against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night, and this time, it was Ricky Rubio who fell victim to Young’s trickery. Trae Young, nutmeg specialist extraordinaire 🤯#TrueToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/2h2pms1goD — NBA TV (@NBATV) November 15, 2019 As you can see, this […]

R.J. Barrett, the No. 3 overall pick of the New York Knicks, sauced up the reigning Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic during the Knicks/Mavericks game on Thursday night: RJ's spin move on Luka 😳 pic.twitter.com/Sy6cMt1GSD — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 15, 2019 Barrett left Doncic in the dust with a nifty spin move and […]

Kristaps Porzingis of the Dallas Mavericks played his first game back in Madison Square Garden, the home of the New York Knicks, after being traded by the venerable franchise last season. At the halftime buzzer, Porzingis seemingly forgot which team he was on, as he was so used to heading back to the Knicks’ locker […]

Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers missed his team’s Wednesday night game against the Golden State Warriors, which is certainly not the marquee matchup it used to be without Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant. As such, Davis sat out the game for rest and due to ribs and shoulder issues. In his […]

NBA veteran Austin Rivers has had to play under his father, Doc Rivers, for multiple years in his career as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers. Now, Austin is on the Houston Rockets, a fierce rival of the Clips. The two teams faced off on Wednesday night, and Doc was ejected after a fiery […]

Rookie Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies hit the first game-winner of his young career on Wednesday night against the Charlotte Hornets. After making tough bucket, Morant shared an on-court moment with his father. Ja celebrated his first NBA game-winner with his dad on the court 🙏 pic.twitter.com/YwZVyAsqEs — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 14, 2019 […]

Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks continues to saunter his way into the record books at a young age, and he achieved a feat not done in the NBA since LeBron James did it two seasons ago. Trae Young is the first NBA player this season with three straight games of 30-or-more points and 10-or-more […]

Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks is one of the most exciting and entertaining young players in the NBA, and he produces highlights with relative ease on (seemingly) every play he makes. One such play occurred on Tuesday night against the Denver Nuggets, as he completely bamboozled Will Barton by nutmegging him, hitting a tough […]

The Philadelphia 76ers played a rather hideous game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. Neither team played particularly well, with multiple people pointing out on Twitter that it seemed like neither the Sixers nor the Cavs really wanted to win. One of the main culprits in performing poorly was Sixers wing Tobias Harris, who […]

The Denver Nuggets faced off against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, and the elite passing of All-Star center Nikola Jokic was on display late in the second quarter of the game. 👀 Jokic with eyes in the back of his head! 👀 #MileHighBasketball Watch Live: https://t.co/3bTQPOmwYk pic.twitter.com/8y3HNZ7xQ1 — NBA (@NBA) November 13, 2019 Hitting […]

After a stupendous sophomore season, De’Aaron Fox was expected to be a key determining factor in helping bring the Sacramento Kings back to relevancy after being a punchline for years. Instead, Sacramento has under performed to start the 2019-20 season, and De’Aaron Fox will now be out for at least 3-4 weeks after suffering a […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins has been scoring in bunches since he started his career. Now, while he has been criticized as he has appeared to regress in each of his last three or four seasons, the 24-year-old seems to be on the upswing this 2019-20 season. Moreover, Wiggins hit a scoring threshold rather quickly. […]

The Utah Jazz and Golden State Warriors face off on Monday night at the newly built Chase Center, but it will be a matchup between two close friends that will nab more of the headlines. Donovan Mitchell of Utah and rookie Eric Paschall of the Warriors have known each other since they were children, and […]

Blake Griffin of the Detroit Pistons will make his debut Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. After missing 10 games to start the season, Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin plans to make his season-debut against Minnesota on Monday, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 9, 2019 Griffin […]

Mitchell Robinson of the New York Knicks was put into the NBA’s concussion protocol on Wednesday, Nov. 6 after receiving a brutal elbow to the head from arch-nemesis Markieff Morris of the Detroit Pistons. After missing Friday night’s Knicks game against the Dallas Mavericks, which New York won, Robinson has now been ruled out of […]

The Utah Jazz made a bevy of moves this offseason, including trading for stellar point guard Mike Conley in order to shore up the rotation for a possible Finals run. The team also added notable wing scorer/creator Bojan Bogdanovic and veteran Jeff Green. In a recent interview, all three players stated that the best thing […]

The 2019-20 Charlotte Hornets have been surprisingly feisty to start the season, but they have a far different feel from teams of years past – mostly due to the fact that longtime point guard Kemba Walker is no longer on the team. Walker — who played eight seasons with the Hornets and was even drafted […]

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat notched 30 points in the first half against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. Those 30 points in one half matched a feat not done by a Heat player since LeBron James was taking Miami to the NBA Finals every season: Jimmy Butler is the first Heat player with […]

Dejounte Murray of the San Antonio Spurs played against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night and carved up OKC on the offensive end to the tune of a career-high 9 assists – in the third quarter, no less: Make it a career-high nine dimes for Dejounte Murray. Just carving up the OKC defense. — […]

In the “gift that keeps on giving” department, Robin Lopez and Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks were involved in a hilarious skit with the Los Angeles Clippers’ mascot, Chuck the Condor. Chuck the Condor had @rolopez42 sign a “Best Friend Agreement” 🤔😂 pic.twitter.com/oaxT6tFRrI — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 7, 2019 RoLo has a long […]

The LA Clippers have been in the news over the course of this week due to the fact that superstar Kawhi Leonard will miss his second game of the season due to load management. While those that hold an older viewpoint might not understand the health benefits of high-level athletes resting their bodies every once […]

Danilo Gallinari of the Oklahoma City Thunder experienced some problems afoot against the Orlando Magic in his team’s Tuesday night win. Late in the fourth quarter, Gallo lost his right shoe on what he believed to be a foul. However, the game does not stop for a lost shoe and after his teammate Chris Paul […]

LeBron James made history on Tuesday night against the Chicago Bulls, as he became the first Los Angeles Lakers player since the inimitable Magic Johnson to register a triple-double in three consecutive games. LeBron James' the first #Lakers' player since Magic Johnson with 3 straight triple doubles: – 39 points, 12 rebounds, 16 assists– 21 […]

Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks came out scorching to start the 2019-20 season, but then he suffered an ankle injury that looked quite serious. However, Young’s “Wolverine-like” blood allowed him to recover quickly and return to action on Tuesday night against the San Antonio Spurs. Young looked a little rusty early, but he came […]

On Monday night, the Houston Rockets had to pick themselves by their bootstraps and face off against the Memphis Grizzlies after a humiliating loss to the Miami Heat the night before — and James Harden’s notoriously porous defense was on full display in a hilarious sequence in the second quarter. Check out the clip for […]

Dwight Howard of the Los Angeles Lakers is experiencing something of a resurgence in 2019-20 after bouncing between myriad teams over the course of the past few seasons. In limited minutes this year, Howard is providing excellent two-way play as a backup big man, and he is not carping about post touches and post-ups. Instead, […]

The New York Knicks, after an early summer full of hope, have gotten off to a rocky start in the R.J. Barrett era. Though the 19-year-old Duke product has played quite well to start his career, the rest of the team seems to be a mismatched squad of veterans and youth with no real thought […]

After Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors broke his hand in a loss to the Phoenix Suns, the outpouring of affection for Curry began. As a two-time MVP and the greatest shooter in NBA history, the loss of Curry is surely a big one for the Warriors and the league at large. Curry’s father, […]

The Golden State Warriors are at a crossroads. After making five consecutive trips to the NBA Finals as a team, this offseason has been full of tumult and injuries for the team, which have sadly continued into the regular season. Two-time MVP Stephen Curry broke his hand in a game against the Phoenix Suns in […]

Kyrie Irving has come scorching out of the gate after signing with the Brooklyn Nets along with his good friends DeAndre Jordan and Kevin Durant – the latter of whom will likely miss all of the 2019-20 season after rupturing his Achilles’ tendon. Despite no Durant, as well as a lackluster defense leading to a […]

Steven Adams of the Oklahoma City Thunder is now the team’s longest-tenured player after the trade of Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets this offseason. The Thunder have gotten off to an expectedly bad start without Brodie, but Adams continues to put forth his usual effort on the boards and on the defensive end, but […]

Michael Porter Jr. of the Denver Nuggets made his debut on Thursday night against the New Orleans Pelicans after missing all of last year recovering from back surgery after only playing three games in college with Missouri. During the first quarter of the game against New Orleans, Porter Jr. registered his first career bucket: Michael […]