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Sidney Moncrief, a five-time All-Star, five-time All-NBA member and five-time All-Defensive team member, has thrown his hat into the ring to debate this season’s NBA MVP race. Both Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and Houston Rockets guard James Harden are having historic seasons, and the two players are truly deserving of MVP. Of course, The […]

After a thrilling back-and-forth game against the Indiana Pacers last night, the Boston Celtics must recuperate quickly as they face off against the Brooklyn Nets tonight, who are fighting hard to remain in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. That Celtics/Pacers tilt was an instant classic, and it took some late-game heroics by Kyrie Irving (who […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have had a season of upheaval after drafting Jaren Jackson Jr. 4th overall in the 2018 NBA Draft, attempting to make a run at the Western Conference Playoffs, falling short, then trading away one of the franchise’s cornerstones in Marc Gasol to the Toronto Raptors at the trade deadline. Since that trade, […]

The Washington Wizards have seen their season turned upside-down after the loss of John Wall to a season-ending injury, as well as a major trade with the Chicago Bulls ahead of February’s trade deadline. The team’s expected starting center, Dwight Howard, only managed to play in 9 games before being taken out of the lineup […]

In the 2014 NBA offseason, the history of the league was almost irrevocably altered. After the San Antonio Spurs had defeated the Miami Heat in five games in the NBA Finals — which effectively ended the “Big 3” era in Miami — the league was in a state of flux. LeBron James was a free […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will be without one of their key players when they play Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, with Sixers big man Joel Embiid sitting out the game. According to the NBA’s injury report, Embiid is listed as out due to load management. The All-Star center has been dealing with issues in his left knee […]

The New Orleans have been nothing if not a headline magnet during the 2018-19 NBA season. After a strong run in the 2017-18 Western Conference playoffs in which they swept the outmatched and highly seeded Portland Trail Blazers before ultimately falling to the Golden State Warriors in five games, expectations for this team were high […]

Goran Dragic and Luka Doncic, the two most notable Slovenian players in the NBA, dueled against one another for the first time in Miami last night. In the game, the Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks 105-99. To greet them, however, were over 2,000 Slovenians — many of which had traveled thousands of miles to […]

Fred Hoiberg, who was fired earlier this season by the Chicago Bulls and replaced by assistant Jim Boylen, has been fielding offers from numerous teams in both the NCAA and NBA. Rumors have been swirling around Hoiberg since he was let go from the Bulls organization, but with the 2019 NCAA Tournament into its third […]

Second-year point guard Frank Ntilikina of the New York Knicks has not had his best season. After a rookie year in which he flashed outstanding defensive upside at the guard position, not to mention an engulfing wingspan and good size at 6-foot-6, this year, Frankie Smokes has not improved upon his rookie year. After playing […]

Dwyane Wade, in the final season of his legendary pro career, is having a grand old time during his “last dance.” Wade is playing big, crucial minutes for a team with playoff aspirations, drilling insane buzzer-beaters and piloting his Miami Heat to a possible playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Of course, Wade is also […]

Willie Cauley-Stein added to a good season on Thursday night. The Sacramento Kings have been one of the feel-good stories of the NBA season. After coming into the year with no expectations of good play, and burdened by the weight of past draft mistakes hanging around their necks, the Kings were widely believed to be […]

Fresh off of dropping 59 points against the Utah Jazz, Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns is back to his typical high-scoring ways tonight against the Washington Wizards. In a game that has featured a wild dunk by Washington’s Jeff Green, Booker dropped his second consecutive game in which he scored at least 30 points […]

Lauri Markkanen of the Chicago Bulls, a First Team All-Rookie member last season after a strong 2017-18 campaign, has been shut down for the rest of the year after what sounds like deeply unsettling injury concerns. Markkanen was shut down for the remainder of the season earlier tonight after an episode of “rapid heart rate […]

Indiana Pacers big man Myles Turner is leading the league in both blocks per game with a robust 2.7 rejections per contest. However, this time, he wasn’t able to stop Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams. Of course, if you’re hanging out around the rim and contesting a bunch of shots like Turner, odds are […]

Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder is in the midst of the best season of his professional career. After surprisingly opting to re-sign with the Thunder after he was widely rumored to be interested in “going home” to California via joining LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers, PG13 instead opted for the safety […]

When Kevin Durant decided to join the Golden State Warriors in 2016 after being ousted by the Dubs in the Western Conference Playoffs as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA was turned upside-down. Durant was the Thunder’s best player and of the brightest stars in the NBA, and he decided to join […]

Lonzo Ball, the touted No.2 overall pick out of UCLA in the 2017 NBA Draft, was recently shut down for the season by the Los Angeles Lakers as the team spiraled out of the playoff race. Ball had been a bright spot for the Lakers this year, and though some of his numbers were down […]

Lance Stephenson, the ever-entertaining bundle of frenetic kinetic energy on the Los Angeles Lakers, is always must-watch television. Even if he might have terrible shooting nights and believes that all of his decisions on the court are the right ones – perhaps crunch-time, unexpected, behind-the-back passes might not always work out – “Make ‘Em Dance” […]

LeBron James is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in NBA history. With an astonishing resume and sterling all-around stats, King James is a legend and he will go down in the pantheon as one of the best basketball players of all time. Despite those big facts, James has suffered through one of […]

In the topsy-turvy world of NBA basketball, sometimes not working actually pays off. Because the Oklahoma City Thunder did not play tonight and the three teams that had been ahead of them in the Western Conference standings did, OKC was able to leap up from 8th in the West to 5th – all because they […]

The Washington Wizards lost to the Denver Nuggets Thursday night, 113-108. The team fell to 30-43 on the season. Thomas Bryant and Bobby Portis almost led Washington to an upset win. Despite Bradley Beal putting up gaudy, All-Star-caliber numbers on a nightly basis, the Wizards don’t quite have the gumption to compete for a playoff […]

Marvin Bagley III, the number two overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, was a head-scratching decision for many draft experts and NBA pundits when his name was called. With Luka Doncic still on the board, many thought the Kings were crazy to take the Bag Man over Luka – one of the best prospects […]

Terry Stotts, head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, has had enough of the lavish tribute videos and fawning praise for Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks this season. Stotts, who was an assistant with the Mavs in 2011 when they won the NBA Finals, has worked with Dirk in the past, so don’t think […]

The Boston Celtics may have lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, but at least Terry Rozier won the battle of the words. Boston wasted a 15-point lead and eventually fell to the Sixers, 118-115. It was Philly’s first win against the Celtics this season, avoiding a sweep and ending their season series 3-1. It was undoubtedly […]

Mitchell Robinson of the New York Knicks is in the middle of one of the best rookie years in franchise history. It’s somewhat surprising that the two best rookies on the Knicks’ roster are not lottery picks. Both Robinson, who was drafted in the second round, and Allonzo Trier, who went shockingly undrafted, have produced […]

In his final season in the NBA, Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade continues to make headlines. During his farewell tour, Wade has provided joyful occasion for fans. He has also been given numerous going-away gifts from many teams — including a wrapped gift of signed Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili jerseys from San […]

Nick Collison, one of the most beloved players in Oklahoma City Thunder history, had his jersey number retired during Wednesday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors. The number four will never be worn in Oklahoma City ever again, and it couldn’t have happened to a more selfless team-first player than Collison. Never a flashy player, […]

Sometimes, it feels as if Ben Simmons is the forgotten member of the Philadelphia 76ers’ vaunted “Big 5.” Despite being named to his first All-Star team this year and winning Rookie of the Year last year in a tight race with Donovan Mitchell, the Sixers phenom is not the flashy fan favorite that Joel Embiid […]

The best game of the night for this evening’s slate of NBA action was a marquee matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics. These two bitter rivals always tend to compete in games that come down to the wire, and this one was no exception. While the on-court action was scintillating from an […]

As Miami heat star Dwyane Wade plays out his farewell tour, everyone in the NBA continues to show adoration and praise for him. Before Wednesday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, the longtime Heat shooting guard was presented with a boxed gift topped with a bow — in Spurs black and silver no less– from […]

Dwyane Wade, one of the greatest shooting guards of all-time and a three-time NBA champion, will sail into the sunset this offseason after the Miami Heat (hopefully) make the Eastern Conference Playoffs. After a recent win against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Wade stayed long after the game to sign what looked to be a sea […]

Steve Ballmer, the fiery owner of the LA Clippers, now has another reason to be fired up: the team should easily make the playoffs in the Western Conference, and they just agreed to an extension with Doc Rivers for him to remain the coach there for the foreseeable future. In recent days, Rivers was prominently […]

Klay Thompson, the inimitable shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors, has some thoughts on who he’d like to face off against in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. The Warriors are currently in line for the top seed in the West, which means that if the playoffs starts now, they would draw […]

The San Antonio Spurs defeated the New York Knicks for their seventh straight win on Friday night. The Knicks were without point guard Dennis Smith Jr., and this loss represents New York’s eighth straight as they line up all their cards for what will be a monumental offseason for the Knicks. Head Coach David Fizdale […]

It has been something of an up-and-down for the New York Knicks and, by extension, its lottery-pick rookie Kevin Knox. Despite being named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month in December, Knox has seemed a bit lost and flustered at times on the court – especially on defense. Recently, Marc Berman of the New […]

As a native of Australia, Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons was clearly affected by the recent mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand that left 49 dead. The Sixers star showed his support to the victims and their families before Friday’s game against the Sacramento Kings, using his sneakers to make a statement. In a simple […]

The Detroit Pistons came out of the gate after the All-Star break red hot, but the team has cooled off of late. Detroit is currently riding a two-game losing skid, and their position as the #6 seed in the Eastern Conference was recently given up due to the continued good play of the Brooklyn Nets. […]

In his final season in the NBA, Dwyane Wade is thoroughly enjoying his farewell tour. Other than receiving waves of rapturous applause from his fans all over the country, Wade is playing a significant role for the Miami Heat as they cling onto the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Ahead of today’s game against […]