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Patrick Mahomes may have willed his team to the Super Bowl this postseason and may have been named Super Bowl MVP after a three-touchdown performance on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean he was necessarily the best player on the field According to Pro Football Focus, Kansas City Chiefs starting right tackle Mitchell Schwartz graded as […]

As the Kansas Chiefs scored 21 unanswered points to secure a victory in Super Bowl LIV, the celebrating in Kansas City, Missouri was so big that it could be seen on radar devices. Due to the number of fireworks being set off during and after the game, Kansas City made its mark on the National […]

As is the case for most years, the Super Bowl became the most-watched TV event of the year. There were a total of 102 million people tuning in (both through TV and digital) to watch the NFL’s premier matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, according to FOX. With approximately, […]

Coming off the best season of his three-year career, the Indianapolis Colts are reportedly working on a contract extension for running back Marlon Mack, per Jim Ayello of the Indianapolis Star. The 23-year-old running back recorded his first 1,000 yard-season of his career when he rushed 247 times for 1,091 yards and eight touchdowns in […]

Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Fransisco 49ers came up just short in Super Bowl LIV after surrendering 21 unanswered fourth-quarter points in a 31-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. However, while 49ers fans are no doubt upset, the team’s dominance all season long and run to the Super Bowl is even more impressive considering […]

NFL veteran Terrell Suggs won a Super Bowl ring with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The 37-year-old linebacker had spent his first 16 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens before signing a one-year, $7 million deal with Arizona Cardinals before being waived by the team in December. The Super Bowl LIV champions would end up […]

Rumors have been swirling all season about a potential Aaron Gordon trade. While the Orlando Magic forward is an exciting player, he hasn’t exactly lived up to expectations this season. As a result, the Magic reportedly have had some discussions about trading the 6-foot-8 power forward despite signing him to a four-year, $76 million contract […]

Kyrie Irving suffered a scary-looking knee injury in the fourth quarter of the Brooklyn Nets’ Saturday game against the Washington Wizards. Fortunately, the Nets revealed on Sunday that the injury to their star point guard was a sprain and not a complete tear. The 27-year-old star took to Instagram to update fans on his injury. […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took to Twitter to congratulate head coach Andy Reid after guiding the Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowl glory. It was Reid’s first Super Bowl championship, and LeBron made it known how ecstatic he is for the achievement. Happy as hell for the big guy Andy Reid!! Congrats Coach!!! […]

An event as big as the Super Bowl is bound to generate a lot of buzz online. With that buzz often comes a lot of memes. Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic wasn’t safe from the meme treatment. During the Super Bowl halftime show featuring pop artists Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, Shakira had a viral moment […]

In the New Orleans Pelicans’ most recent game, a 117-109 loss to the Houston Rockets, 2019 No.1 overall pick Zion Williamson shot 8-14 from the floor but also went through multiple stretches where he wouldn’t touch the ball on offense. Now, head coach Alvin Gentry promises to fix that. “We didn’t execute and we didn’t […]

The Phoenix Suns fell to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday by a score of 129-108. After the blowout loss, Deandre Ayton took the time to criticize the officiating in the game. “I just don’t like how these refs called the game tonight…I’m putting it on them,” Ayton said per Gina Mizell of The Athletic. The […]

With the NBA trade deadline approaching fast, teams across the league have the chance to change the trajectory of their franchise for the next decade-plus. Every year, impact players get shipped off to other teams, draft picks get swapped and so on. Every once in a while, however, a trade occurs that leaves a mark […]

With the NBA tradeline less than a week away, a few teams will be looking to make major moves. A few teams are set up to be major buyers or sellers come Thursday. Detroit Pistons With Blake Griffin likely out for the season, and possible injury concerns piling up, it doesn’t look like the Pistons […]

Matched up against his former teammate in Al Horford, Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jayson Tatum showed no mercy. With a quick hesitation move, Tatum was able to drive past Ben Simmons only to find Horford guarding the paint midway through the first quarter of their game against the Philadelphia 76ers. The 21-year-old star then went […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is usually known for his circus shots from outside the arc. However, against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, the second-year All-Star proved that he can make ridiculous shots closer to the basket as well. Faced with a mismatch against Mavs center Willie Cauley-Stein, Young drove to the basket. Rather […]

Like his teammate LeBron James, Los Angeles Laker superstar Anthony Davis debuted a new tattoo in honor of the late Kobe Bryant. Tattoo artist Vanessa Aurelia took to her Instagram to show off the new ink she created for Davis. Davis’ tattoo features Bryant’s Black Mamba logo being coiled around by an actual black mamba […]

Dario Saric has managed to stay remarkably healthy both this season and throughout his career. However, the Croatian big man will miss his first game in 2019-20 after suffering a sprained ankle in the Phoenix Suns’ game on Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Per Gina Mizell of The Athletic, Saric is not with the […]

The rosters for the 2020 Rising Stars Challenge were released on Friday, and Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. was a notable absentee. Nuggets head coach Mike Malone previously expressed his frustration with Porter’s snub, and the youngster himself echoed his coach’s sentiment. “He knows I deserve to be a Rising Star, be in that […]

Patrick Mahomes is arguably the biggest young star in the NFL. Ask Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson who Kyrie Irving reminds him off and he’ll tell you it’s the Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback. Per Alex Schiffer of The Athletic, Atkinson compared his point guard’s recent play to Mahomes. Atkinson then added that “he’s no […]

The Chicago Bulls need as many impact players as possible if they want to compete in the Eastern Conference. According to head coach Jim Boylen, point guard Kris Dunn is one of those players. Dunn sustained a knee injury during Friday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. Thaddeus Young smashed his head on Dunn’s right knee […]

As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare for Sunday’s big game, head coach Andy Reid is happy with what he saw in the team’s final practice. “They’re loose, to a point. They know the job at hand against a real good football team, but at the same time, we try to let our personalities show,” Reid […]

Frank Gore will undoubtedly go down as one of the best running backs in recent memory. The 36-year-old NFL veteran has been a model of consistency throughout his career and as he hits free agency this offseason, the five-time Pro-Bowler is thinking about a reunion with the Miami Dolphins. In an interview with Barry Jackson […]

The injury bug continues to bite the Toronto Raptors. Per Blake Murphy of The Athletic, Raptors shooting guard Norman Powell is ruled out indefinitely with a fractured right finger on his non-shooting hand. Norman Powell has a fracture in his finger. He’s out indefinitely. — Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) February 1, 2020 According to the Raptors, […]

With “Sell the team” chants raining in from the crowd at Madison Square Garden during the New York Knicks’ blowout loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, it’s clear that fans want the team to run in a new direction. Well, fans might get that wish as Knicks president James Dolan would reportedly be interested […]

Detroit Pistons big man Andre Drummond has been a rebounding machine ever since he entered the league in 2012. So much in fact that the eighth-year center has recorded 41 career 20-20 games. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Drummond’s 41 games of at least 20 points and 20 rebounds ties NBA Hall of Famer […]

Twelve-time All-NBA performer and 2007 NBA MVP Dirk Nowitzki is undoubtedly an NBA legend. However, according to the German power forward, Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant is the best player of their generation. Bryant passed away this past weekend in a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. The accident also took the lives of […]

In his first game since the tragic death of Kobe Bryant this weekend, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James took the time to give a pregame speech as a tribute to the late NBA legend. Lakers’ LeBron James concludes his pregame tribute to Kobe Bryant: “In the words of Kobe Bryant, ‘Mamba out.’ But in […]

Former AAU teammates and top two picks of the 2019 NBA draft, Zion Williamson and Ja Morant swapped jerseys after their teams faced off against each other on Friday. Zion & Ja swap jerseys ✊ pic.twitter.com/L6YSQCFGqU — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) February 1, 2020 After a stellar sophomore season at Murray State, Ja Morant was […]

Less than a month before his tragic death, Kobe Bryant and ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith were apparently at a New Year’s Eve party in Bel Air. At the party, Bryant supposedly told Smith something that Los Angeles Lakers fans will be happy to hear. Despite the other tough teams such as Los Angeles Clippers, […]

The rosters for the 2020 Rising Stars Challenge were released on Friday and according to Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone, there was one big omission. Second-year forward Michael Porter Jr. was one major snub from the roster. “If Michael Porter is not a rising star in the NBA, I don’t know what the hell […]

For the fourth year in a row, Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker is considered one of the biggest snubs for the All-Star game. Despite putting up over 22 points a game since his second season in the NBA, the 23-year-old star has yet to earn the right to call himself an All-Star. This season, […]

The Chicago Bulls have started the season 19-31. It’s an improvement from last year but again, the Bulls look like they’ll be out of the playoffs. On the other hand, it’s a miracle that Chicago is the Eastern Conference’s ninth seed and just 3.5 games behind the Brooklyn Nets for eighth. Regardless, The Bulls aren’t […]

As a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James revealed on his latest Instagram post that he got a new tattoo. The tattoo, a Black Mamba snake coiling around the numbers 8 and 24 are an obvious tribute to Bryant who was famously nicknamed “The Black Mamba” and wore 8 […]

If the season were to end today, the Orlando Magic would be in the playoffs for the second straight year. However, even though the Magic currently hold the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, the team is just 21-27 and could use a few more pieces if they want to actually start competing in the […]

Something needs to change in Minnesota if the Timberwolves want to be taken seriously in the Western Conference. The team has talent. Karl-Anthony Towns is a legit superstar, Andrew Wiggins is having a nice bounce-back year and Jarrett Culver is full of potential. Yet, the Timberwolves just simply aren’t there yet. Through 47 games, Minnesota […]

Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points in 1962 and Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant scoring 81 points in 2006: those are the two highest-scoring games in NBA history. With the recent tragic death of Bryant, it’s only natural to reminisce on the latter. Who better to remember Bryant’s legendary game than the player he was […]

After his noted feud with Markieff Morris in 2017, Memphis Grizzlies forward Jae Crowder is beefing with the other Morris brother, New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris. After a hard foul against Crowder late in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s game between the Grizzlies and Knicks, a fight broke out. Although it was Elfrid Payton […]

After leading his team to a 10-point win on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving spoke on the tragic death of former Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant. Bryant passed away this weekend after a helicopter crash took his life and eight other passengers, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant. […]