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On Thursday, the Pacers announced that they would not be renewing Frank Vogel’s contract thereby relinquishing him from his position as the head coach of the team. Paul George, who has been coached by Vogel for six seasons shared a touching message on Instagram after he was released from his position. The Pacers finished this […]

Mother’s Day is today and everyone is spending time at home or getting a special gift for their moms including NBA players. Many players in the NBA would not be where they are today without their mom’s support all these years. To pay tribute to their mom’s, many NBA players wrote special messages on Twitter […]

Dr. David Fischer was the team physician for the 1992 U.S. Olympic “Dream Team” and amassed quite a collection of basketball memorabilia from that team that would make any basketball fan drool. While speaking with the AP, Fischer said: “This was such a unique team. It was the greatest sports team ever put together. There […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been struggling in the playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers as they took another loss on Friday night and now trail the series 3-0. The Hawks seem to have difficulty with the Cavs as they got swept by the Cavs in last years playoffs. Despite the struggle, Kris Humphries got the crowd […]

Throughout this entire season, there have been continuous reports of tension in the Kings locker room between the players and head coach George Karl. The biggest feud was between coach Karl and DeMarcus Cousins as there were rumors that Karl wanted to have Cousins traded. George Karl has recently addressed the media about the issues […]

Byron Scott recently made headlines after being fired by the Los Angeles Lakers from his head coaching position. Scott led the Lakers to their worst record in franchise history this past season as the team completely tanked. Despite his record with the Lakers, Scott has spoken out about how he feels about his coaching and […]

Dwyane Wade has been on fire in the playoffs this season despite being 34 years-old. Wade led the Miami Heat to defeat the Charlotte Hornets in seven games and has had impressive numbers, averaging 19.6 PPG. In Game 2 of the Heat-Raptors series, Dwyane Wade moved passed Scottie Pippen on the all-time playoff scoring list. […]

Goran Dragic has been a key factor in Miami Heat‘s success this season and their run in the playoffs. Through the years Dragic has taken a lot of punishment on the court as he has gotten his tooth knocked out multiple times. In Game 2 of the Heat-Raptors series, Dragic once again put his body […]

Justin Bieber is known to be a big time NBA fan as he frequently attends games and plays in the Celebrity All-Star game. While Bieber is best known for his singing and dancing, he can also shoot hoops. Today Biebs posted a video of him shooting on a Brooklyn Nets court and had an interesting […]

The Toronto Raptors lost an extremely close matchup in overtime to the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. Kyle Lowry hit an unbelievable half-court to send the game into overtime but he has been cold from the field otherwise. While Lowry was walking into the stadium tonight he missed again when […]

The first game of the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors series went down to the wire as the game went into overtime from a half-court buzzer-beater by Kyle Lowry. Eventually the Heat would go on to win the game 102-96 but the Raptors stadium was ecstatic after Lowry’s incredible shot. When Lowry shot the buzzer-beater, […]

On Sunday, Disneyland was treated with the presence of a magical celebrity. That’s right – Kobe Bryant had a family day out at Disneyland. Enthusiastic fans all around the park were starstruck as the Mamba walked among them. Hundreds of tweets, snaps, and photos surfaced the Internet. Los Angeles Lakers fans flocked to find Kobe in […]

Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are two players who are willing to do whatever it takes to win and in Game 2 of the Thunder–Spurs series, emotions were running high. While the Thunder ended up winning the game in a very close final minutes of play, Durant and Westbrook got into it on the bench […]

Since February 9th, Chris Bosh has been out indefinitely after another blood clot scare. While it’s not as serious as the previous incident in which the clots were found on one of his lungs, the Miami Heat are (rightfully) approaching the situation with caution. That hasn’t stopped Bosh from clamoring for the franchise to allow […]

On Sunday, the Toronto Raptors exercised their playoff demons by taking down the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of their first round playoff series. In doing so, they ended a 15-year drought of not winning a single playoff series. Now, that honor belongs to the Milwaukee Bucks. Both Milwaukee and Toronto last found playoff success […]

It was an interesting season for the Los Angeles Clippers. A year after blowing a 3-1 series lead against the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Semifinals, the Clippers strengthened their bench and were considered as one of the top title contenders. If things didn’t work out, many felt the team would be dismantled. The […]

Never change, Magic. Last night and then early this morning, Magic Johnson, the all-time Los Angeles Lakers great who won five titles with the franchise, took to Twitter to discuss his feelings on who he believes the Purple & Gold should pursue in free agency. With very little factual backing, Magic demands that the Lakers […]

D’Angelo Russell sure had an interesting rookie year with the Los Angeles Lakers. Not only was he playing in Kobe Bryant‘s final season, but he also butted heads with recently fired head coach Byron Scott and made headlines in a bad way after recording a private conversation about teammate Nick Young cheating on his fiancée […]

Luke Walton is the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s a decision that makes sense for both parties, as Walton returns to the franchise he played for from 2003 to 2012. But what exactly convinced the former Laker to return to Los Angeles? Apparently it was a very detailed plan for the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors had a testy start to their series as Blazers’ Gerald Henderson And Warriors’ Anderson Varejao would end up getting ejected from the game. After some physical contact between Henderson and Varejao on a play, the two got into each others faces. Eventually both players would be […]

The Charlotte Hornets lost the series to the Miami Heat after getting blown out in Game 7. The Hornets had come back to take a 3-2 series lead against the Heat but ultimately couldn’t stand against Dwyane Wade’s veteran experience. Despite the loss, Michael Jordan appeared to be all smiles when he received a special […]

Dwyane Wade has been an X factor in the Heat–Hornets series and lead the Heat to a decisive Game 6 victory. Wade is an NBA veteran and has seen it all as he has played in countless playoff games and has won 3 Championships. However, before game 7 against the Hornets, Dwyane Wade seemed to […]

Stephen Curry has been out of the playoffs ever since injuring his MCL in his knew after slipping in Game 4 against the Houston Rockets. Curry was expected to miss a couple weeks of action due to this injury and will have to sit out at least a couple of games against the Portland Trail […]

The Summer 2016 Rio Olympic Games are only a few months away and Team USA basketball has high expectations after winning gold in the last couple of Olympic Games. Carmelo Anthony was a participant in both of Team USA’s last gold medals and averaged 16.3 points a game. As the games draw closer and closer, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder got absolutely blown out by the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night after suffering a humiliating 124-92 loss. After defeating the Mavs 4-1 in the first round series, the Thunder clearly did not show up to the second round. After the devastating loss, a reporter asked Kevin Durant how he felt […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t miss a beat without Stephen Curry in Game 5 as they closed out the Houston Rockets in their first round series. Sure, they would’ve loved to have their MVP on the court doing his thing, but it wasn’t much of an issue against such an inferior opponent. Now that both […]

There’s still plenty of time for Stephen Curry to return to action this postseason, but a number of his counterparts across the league aren’t so lucky. The Los Angeles Clippers lost their best two players, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, to injuries that will keep them out for the rest of the playoffs. It’s part […]

You have to play with a certain amount of confidence, and sometimes cockiness, to be a great pure scorer in the NBA. Guys who take a look of isolations and “hero shots” are going to miss as much or more than they make usually, so they need to have an unnerved mentality that the next […]

Dominique Wilkins is a Hall of Famer for his legendary play with the Atlanta Hawks. But he was never able to make it to the Eastern Conference Finals as a player, and that had a lot to do with the Boston Celtics beating the Hawks in all three of their playoff meeting during Wilkins career. […]

DeMarcus Cousins is known for clashing with his coaches, but that wasn’t the case with Mike Malone. The former Sacramento Kings head coach was let go after starting the 2014-15 season with a mediocre 11-13 record. Cousins was pissed at the time. That wasn’t the case when George Karl got the boot recently. From the […]

Late in Game 5 between the Miami Heat and the Charlotte Hornets, Dwyane Wade had a chance to force overtime with a shot right next to the basket. He felt contact was made, but the referees didn’t blow their whistles, allowing the Hornets to escape with the victory. Head coach Erik Spoelstra claimed in his […]

Many fans were outraged after a no-call on Dwyane Wade in the final moments of the Miami Heat’s 90-88 Game 5 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. RELATED: Erik Spoelstra Calls Out Officials For No-Call On Wade One fan included in that was Wade’s wife, Gabrielle Union. She expressed her anger in a Twitter rant after […]

The microscope on NBA officiating is much more focused in the playoffs, as every call and non-call can have an enormous impact on the outcome of the most important games of the year. The referees for the Charlotte Hornets–Miami Heat series have drawn a considerable amount of criticism so far from both sides. At the […]

The Charlotte Hornets left Miami on Wednesday night with a stunning 90-88 victory to give them a 3-2 series lead after being down 0-2. It came very close to going the other way though, and for a brief period of time it appeared that Courtney Lee was going to be the goat. With the Hornets trailing […]

Considering how down Stephen Curry was after spraining his knee in Game 4 just a few days before, it was awesome to see him beaming so brightly while watching his teammates shine. Last night, the Golden State Warriors dismantled the Houston Rockets to take the first round series four games to one, and while the […]

When the Charlotte Hornets fell behind two games to zero in their series against the Miami Heat, few people were giving them a chance. The experience of Dwyane Wade & company simply appeared to be too much for the young Hornets in their first playoffs together as a unit. Things have certainly turned around since. […]

On Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors finished off the Houston Rockets with ease despite the absence of Stephen Curry. Now, they’re hoping they won’t have to be without him for that much longer. Shortly after Curry missed the second half of Game 4 with a knee injury, MRI results showed that he had a […]

Kobe Bryant may be out of the NBA, but he’s not even coming close to escaping the public eye. The Black Mamba appeared on the Wednesday edition of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” earlier today, and he wasn’t there to just talk basketball. RELATED: Kobe Bryant’s wife gives her own farewell message With the assistance of Ellen, Bryant […]

Tonight, the Golden State Warriors will look to take down the Houston Rockets to complete the first round series victory. It won’t be as easy as most experts had predicted going into the playoffs now that Stephen Curry will be out for at least two weeks with a knee sprain. Still, after losing Game 3, they rallied […]