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The Philadelphia 7ers capitalized on a slow start from the Brooklyn Nets to close out their first round playoff series in Game 5, 122-100. SIXERS WIN AND ADVANCE! pic.twitter.com/bCvRaHaIdO — Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) April 24, 2019 It’s the second straight year that the Sixers are moving on with relative ease to the second round of […]

Now in the category of “news you didn’t know you needed, but now that you know it, you’re glad you do,” the Philadelphia 76ers had an interesting occurrence take place on the bench during the Sixers’ blowout of the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwa5KWsBNUK/ Speaking of blowouts, it seems that someone on or around […]

Though the Golden State Warriors fell apart in historic fashion against the LA Clippers at home on Tuesday night – as they coughed up a 31-point lead late in the third quarter – they still have one of the best starting lineups in NBA history even with DeMarcus Cousins lost for the playoffs. Specifically, they […]

Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers is one of the best young players in the NBA. Despite being redshirted his first season in the NBA (due to an injury), Simmons lived up to the hype last season as he was named the Rookie of the Year in the 2017-18 season. This year, Simmons continued his […]

The Orlando Magic are looking to bounce back after a listless and desultory performance against the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of the teams’ first-round Eastern Conference matchup. After a thrilling Game 1 win against the Toronto Raptors in which D.J. Augustin went off – erupting for 25 points on only 13 shooting possessions – […]

After a disappointing playoff series last year for the Oklahoma City Thunder in which Carmelo Anthony and Paul George both had clunkers against the Utah Jazz, this year’s playoffs are off to a similarly rocky start against the Portland Trail Blazers. Russell Westbrook has been close to disastrous to start the series, while Blazers counterpart […]

Gregg Popovich, one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time, is never one to shy away from providing some snappy responses to reporters’ questions. Pop is known as a quippy character, and his legendary monosyllabic responses to on-court interviews are often the most entertaining parts of San Antonio Spurs telecasts. Tonight, ahead of the […]

The Houston Rockets are looking fairly dominant so far in the Western Conference playoffs. One season after falling just short (perhaps 27 three-pointers short) of ending the Golden State Warriors’ stranglehold on the West, the Rockets have cruised past the Jazz in the first two games of their first-round series so far. On Wednesday night, […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden is one of the best players in the NBA. Though his defense lacks the same panache that he produces on the offensive side of the ball, he is doing so much on the more glamorous end that a few lapses here and there can be forgiven. Though many casual NBA […]

Despite a scare in Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers, the Boston Celtics are now up 2-0 in their first round series in the Eastern Conference. The first game was a walkover for Boston who easily cruised past Indiana, 84-74, behind a raucous TD Garden crowd. The defense was suffocating from the Celtics in Game […]

Dejounte Murray of the San Antonio Spurs was sadly lost for the entire 2018-19 season before it even began when he tore his ACL in an October preseason game against the Houston Rockets. This was a huge loss for the Spurs, but the team was able to rebound and get some terrific point-of-attack defense from […]

Shaquille O’Neal (along with Charles Barkley) provide endless laughs on NBA on TNT as their antics are known far and wide, and on Wednesday night, Shaq was caught taking notes on the pronunciation of Indiana Pacers small forward Bojan Bogdanovic’s name. Shaq needs a little help pronouncing Bojan Bogdanovic's name 😂 pic.twitter.com/JZiCh6MCNN — NBA on […]

Boston Celtics youngsters Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have had a charmed start to their careers. After nearly helping lead Boston to the NBA Finals last season, Brown and Tatum were widely lauded as two of the best players in their respective draft classes. Brown was drafted by Boston in 2016 and has since become […]

Though the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James missed the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2004-05 season, he has been plenty busy this offseason. For one thing, James will likely start filming his follow-up to the all-time classic basketball film Space Jam this offseason – though he won’t have Giannis Antetokounmpo in the […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers missing the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, despite having LeBron James on its roster for the first time, all of the players on its roster are enjoying their offseason and working on bettering their games. Lonzo Ball, who has only played 99 games over the course of two seasons […]

Early on Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Golden State Warriors lost DeMarcus Cousins to a scary non-contact injury. The initial reports were not promising, and then on Tuesday, it was confirmed that the big man suffered a torn left quad and will be out indefinitely. That’s awful news in general, though if […]

In a far-reaching interview with House of Highlights, Lonzo Ball — the former second overall pick of the Los Angeles Lakers — delved into numerous topics germane to his life as well as the hectic 2018-19 season that they had. With LeBron James in the fold, everything was supposed to change in Tinseltown, but due […]

The San Antonio Spurs are currently locked in a battle in the Western Conference playoffs against the Denver Nuggets. The Spurs, who are the #7 seed in a stacked Western Conference, soundly defeated the second-seeded Nuggets in the first game of this series on the back of a balanced scoring attack and solid team defense […]

LeBron James suffered through one of his most tumultuous seasons in the NBA during his first stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. For one thing, James suffered the most serious injury of his career halfway through the season – causing him to play in a career-low 55 games. Though he was only able to suit […]

Philadelphia 76ers swingman Jimmy Butler knows how to have a good time on the bench, and Wednesday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls was no exception. While the Sixers were thrashing Chicago in a game in which Greg Monroe hit his first career three-pointer, Butler was busy crafting a paper airplane. Throughout the video, it […]

Dwyane Wade’s final game of his storied career came and went on Wednesday night when the Miami Heat went up against the Brooklyn Nets, and three of his best friends showed up to cheer him on: LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Paul. Beyond that, his final home game of the season on Tuesday night […]

Throughout his career in which he has played over 17,000 minutes across eight seasons, Greg Monroe has only attempted 16 career three-pointers, six of which were considered heaves at the buzzer. On Wednesday between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Chicago Bulls,  however, Moose hit a 3-pointer for the first time ever. .@M10OSE hits his first […]

Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and Chris Paul all stopped by to watch the last stop of Dwyane Wade’s career at Barclays Center against the Brooklyn Nets. Melo, Bron and CP3 all sat courtside to take in the action, and the trio were treated to a classic triple-double from The Flash. After an emotional tribute to […]

Dirk Nowitzki, after 21 legendary seasons in the NBA, has officially retired as one of the greatest to ever lace them up. As a sweet-shooting seven-footer with an unguardable fadeaway jumper, Dirk was a terror in his prime. He delivered a lone championship to the Mavs in thrilling fashion by defeating the despised “Big 3” […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been a complete juggernaut all season and head into the playoffs as the #1 overall seed with the best record in the NBA. With both the presumptive MVP in Giannis Antetokounmpo and the presumptive Coach of the Year in Atlanta Hawks expat Mike Budenholzer, the Bucks have instituted extremely interesting and […]

Despite the Miami Heat being eliminated from the playoffs this year, Dwyane Wade had what was perhaps the most memorable game of the season in his “One Last Dance.” Sure, the Heat won and Wade scored 30 points, including a dunk in the game’s first possession. Just like the Dirk Day occurring in Dallas, Miami […]

J.J. Barea, the diminutive point guard that has played with the Dallas Mavericks for 9 out of the 12 years of his career, has also logged 592 career games alongside NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki. Tonight, in what was likely Nowitzki’s final regular season game in Dallas of his career, the crowd and franchise rolled out […]

On Friday night’s game against the New York Knicks, the Houston Rockets’ head coach in Mike D’Antoni will miss his first game ever due to illness, according to a report from Chris Iseman of USA Today: Mike D’Antoni is sick and will not coach the Rockets tonight. First time he’s ever missed a game. — Chris […]

Kobe Bryant recently went on SiriusXM NBA Radio to discuss the NBA season writ large, and, not unexpectedly, the lines of questioning ended up returning to Bryant’s former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the season they’ve had in the first year of LeBron James there: "L.A. don't play, man"#Lakers legend Kobe Bryant thinks LeBron […]

The NBA’s salary cap has been steadily rising over the course of the past few years thanks to an extremely lucrative television deal, as well as the league being extraordinarily popular all over the world. Other than Michael Jordan’s heyday, it seems that the NBA right now is maybe the healthiest it has ever been […]

Dwyane Wade only has a few games left in his “last dance,” as his legendary season comes to an end in his 15th season. Wade, a 13-time All-Star, 8-time All-NBA team members and three-time NBA champion, has been nothing if not entertaining in his final season in the NBA, and he has produced multiple highlights […]

The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers by completing a decisive 12-1 run late in the fourth quarter, though the team had to do it without the services of point guard Eric Bledsoe, who was ejected in the first quarter after getting into a scuffle with Joel Embiid. After the game ended, the NBA Officials page tweeted […]

Corey Brewer has endured a lot in the NBA. Thursday night, he had to endure something more. First, some background: Brewer, with 11 years of NBA service, a top-seven draft pedigree, and multiple championships in college, is an NBA survivor. Beyond being an enjoyable presence on and off the court, Brewer has provided an energetic […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo welcomed an opposing rookie to the NBA in his own signature way. Zhaire Smith, a rookie on the Philadelphia 76ers, made his home debut Thursday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. Smith received raucous applause upon entering the game late in the first quarter, and immediately drilled a 3-pointer. Smith’s NBA career had to be […]

The Denver Nuggets are a terrific story this season in the NBA. After barely missing the playoffs last season, they came back stronger than ever this year and established themselves as one of best teams in the league. One of the main reasons the team has played so well is the development of unsung heroes such […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden is having a truly sublime season. In their game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Harden amassed a stunning stat that has only been accomplished twice before in NBA history. James Harden is the 3rd player in @NBAHistory to record 2,700+ points and 500+ assists in a single season, joining Michael Jordan […]

Dwyane Wade has been in the news almost all of this season due to it being his “last dance” in the NBA at age 37. Wade has had a storied career, but this is another player that’s been in the NBA for longer that is over the age of 40 that many believe will be […]

Dwyane Wade’s “last dance” in his final season in the NBA has been nothing if not entertaining. Wherever Wade goes, he brings myriad headlines with him, and tonight was no exception. Though the Miami Heat played a game against the Boston Celtics, Wade’s interview with Rohan Nadkarni in Sports Illustrated was making the rounds. In […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is having one of the best seasons in NBA history. At the tender age of 24, The Greek Freak looks as if this season’s MVP award is his for the taking, even though James Harden is receiving plenty of praise as well. Recently, Milwaukee Bucks legend Sidney Moncrief caped for Giannis’s candidacy, and […]