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In the 2017-18 NBA season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Gordon Hayward suffered a devastating injury in his Boston Celtics debut. Since then, Hayward has made great progress to the point where some felt he could even rejoin Kyrie Irving and Al Horford in the team’s starting lineup this season. Before the Celtics took on […]

Late in the third quarter between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets during the 2017-18 NBA season, Jimmy Butler suffered a non-contact knee injury. Most assumed Butler suffered a torn ACL, but X-rays returned negative as an MRI was later scheduled in Minnesota to determine the severity of the knee injury. According to Sham Charania […]

At the 2017 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks were heavily linked with Dennis Smith Jr. and Malik Monk with the eighth overall pick. Instead, former President Phil Jackson — in one of his final moves before being fired — ultimately selected Frank Ntilikina as Smith Jr. and Monk were selected after by the Dallas […]

Before the Indiana Pacers traded Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder prior to the 2017-18 NBA season, Paul George reportedly informed them he would not be re-signing in free agency and was heavily linked with the Los Angeles Lakers. Although there were reports of the Thunder potentially moving George at the trade deadline, they […]

Through the first half of the 2017-18 NBA season, much of the attention has been on LeBron James’ upcoming free agency with the Cleveland Cavaliers. After a 31-22 record that was poor to their standards, general manager Koby Altman and company overhauled their roster by acquiring Rodney Hood, George Hill, Jordan Clarkson, and Larry Nance […]

After spending 1.5 seasons with the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers, Dwyane Wade returned home to the Miami Heat at the trade deadline. While this was perhaps the most surprising trade, Wade will now have an opportunity to retire with the team he spent the first 13 seasons of his career with. As Wade stated […]

After a surprising 18-18 start to the 2017-18 NBA season, the New York Knicks have struggled to begin the new year. Along with a challenging January schedule, Kristaps Porzingis suffered a season-ending injury against the Milwaukee Bucks. As the Knicks are currently on a seven-game losing streak, Porzingis posted a message to fans on Instagram: […]

After winning their third consecutive game without John Wall, Marcin Gortat tweeted about the Washington Wizards’ ‘great team victory’ over the Toronto Raptors. A couple days later in an interview with ESPN, Wall took Gortat’s tweet as a shot and was shocked by the comment. As the Wizards are currently 6-2 during this stretch without […]

After trading Carmelo Anthony to the Houston Rockets, the New York Knicks finally embraced a full rebuild around Kristaps Porzingis. While most expected the Knicks to lose a lot of games, they started the 2017-18 NBA season with an 18-18 record. Unfortunately, a challenging January and Kristaps Porzingis’ season-ending injury has derailed an optimistic start […]

After suffering an MCL sprain against the Dallas Mavericks, Lonzo Ball has missed the last 13 games for the Los Angeles Lakers. Fortunately for head coach Luke Walton and company, the Lakers have finally found a way to win without Ball, going 8-5 during this latest stretch. With the All-Star break quickly approaching, Ryan Ward […]

After signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers, it has not been an easy 2017-18 NBA season for Derrick Rose. Along with the leave of absence earlier in the season, the Cavaliers eventually moved him to the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade with the Sacramento Kings. As Rose did not fit the Jazz’s long-term plans, they […]

As the Feb. 8 trade deadline comes to a close, it was fairly quiet as teams were reportedly ‘easing out’ to focus on the buyout market — until the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers were in serious discussions. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Lakers are trading Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. […]

After suffering a knee injury against the Dallas Mavericks on Jan. 13, Lonzo Ball has missed the last 11 games for the Los Angeles Lakers. Unlike his previous injury where the Lakers were unable to win a single game, they are currently 7-4 during this latest stretch. As it is unclear when Ball will return […]

With the Feb. 8 trade deadline approaching, the Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly ‘recalibrating’ their focus on 2019 free agency. Since President of Basketball Operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka took over in the middle of the 2016-17 NBA season, much of the discussion has been about the team creating the necessary cap […]

After suffering an MCL sprain against the Dallas Mavericks, Lonzo Ball has missed the last 10 games for the Los Angeles Lakers. Unlike Ball’s first injury where the Lakers lost all six games without him, they are currently 6-4 after an impressive 108-104 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to conclude their five-game road trip. […]

After being named a 2018 NBA All-Star Game starter, DeMarcus Cousins was chosen by LeBron James (leading vote-getter) in the inaugural draft. Unfortunately, Cousins suffered a ruptured Achilles against the Houston Rockets and will miss the remainder of the 2017-18 NBA season. As a result of the season-ending injury, commissioner Adam Silver has chosen Paul […]

Late in the third quarter between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Detroit Pistons, Andre Roberson was stretchered off the court according to CJ Fogler: Anthony Roberson slipped going up for an alley-oop and landed hard on his tailbone, was parallel to the ground about 4 feet in the air pic.twitter.com/88XlIxGVU2 — CJ Fogler account may […]

After playing .500 basketball for much of the 2017-18 NBA season, the Oklahoma City Thunder have won six consecutive games. As most recognized it would take time for Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Carmelo Anthony to build chemistry, Anthony accepting his new role has taken them to the next level. Heading into the Thunder’s matchup […]

When the Golden State Warriors host the Boston Celtics in the second and final matchup of the 2017-18 NBA season, it will mark the two best teams in their respective conferences. In their first matchup on Nov. 16, the Celtics came away with a thrilling 92-88 win in Boston. Prior to their final matchup in […]

During the 2017-18 NBA season, Lou Williams and Donovan Mitchell have been two of the league’s pleasant surprises. While Williams has established himself as one of the best sixth men in league history, he is averaging 23.6 points and 5.2 assists. As for Mitchell, he is considered one of the steals of the 2017 NBA […]

After a near triple-double performance against the Dallas Mavericks, Lonzo Ball has missed the last six games due to a knee injury. Unlike his last injury where the Los Angeles Lakers lost all six games, they are currently on a four-game winning streak during his absence. With Ball already missing two weeks, Tania Ganguli of […]

Prior to the 2017-18 NBA season, the Chicago Bulls traded Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves and bought out Dwyane Wade, who eventually signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. With one of the youngest rosters in the league, many projected them to compete for the first overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. While the Bulls […]

More than halfway into the 2017-18 NBA season, a new report emerged about Kyrie Irving threatening knee surgery to force the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him during the offseason. With the Cavaliers losing seven of their last nine games as they prepare for the Indiana Pacers, the timing was rather interesting. As the Boston Celtics […]

In the inaugural 2018 NBA All-Star Game draft, LeBron James, this year’s leading vote-getter, chose Kevin Durant with the first pick. After Stephen Curry was unable to choose his teammate, he chose Giannis Antetokounmpo with the second pick according to Ros Gold-Onwude of NBA on TNT. After the Golden State Warriors’ 126-113 win over the […]

Heading into the February trade deadline, the biggest name available is reportedly Kemba Walker. As the deadline quickly approaches, Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan recently stated he is not trading Walker for ‘anything but an All-Star player.’ According to Marc Stein of New York Times, the Milwaukee Bucks were among the teams engaged in trade […]

As the February trade deadline nears, the Portland Trail Blazers reportedly have interest in DeAndre Jordan. With a 25-22 record, the Blazers currently have the seventh-best record in the Western Conference as they look to improve their roster. According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, Damian Lillard met with team owner Paul Allen to discuss the […]

Through the first half of the 2017-18 NBA season, the San Antonio Spurs are currently 29-16 and they have played most of these games without Kawhi Leonard. In only nine appearances, Leonard is averaging 16.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 23.3 minutes. As the 26-year-old was looking forward to putting games together in […]

During their 6.5 seasons together with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol won two championships in three consecutive NBA Finals appearances. As Bryant’s No. 8 and 24 jerseys were recently retired, Gasol is averaging 10.6 points and 8.2 rebounds in his second season with the San Antonio Spurs. With the Lakers and […]

Through the 2017-18 NBA season, the Milwaukee Bucks currently have the sixth-best record in the Eastern Conference (21-18). As Giannis Antetokounmpo is on pace for a career season, some feel the Bucks are underperforming as they are one of the more active teams heading into the February trade deadline. After trading for Eric Bledsoe from […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers losing nine consecutive games during the 2017-18 NBA season, LaVar Ball’s comments about head coach Luke Walton only added fuel to the fire. While it was a challenging stretch in December against championship contenders (Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, and Houston Rockets), the team’s effort has been poor since their […]

Amid the nine-game losing streak during the 2017-18 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers are once again dealing with LaVar Ball’s comments. Despite President of Basketball Operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka asking Ball to tone down his public criticism of head coach Luke Walton, it has not changed. With the Lakers hosting […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers host the Atlanta Hawks, they are looking to end a nine-game losing streak. With Lonzo Ball returning against the Charlotte Hornets after missing six games with a shoulder injury, LaVar Ball believes head coach Luke Walton has lost the team’s locker room. Following shootaround, the 20-year-old was asked about his […]

After the most challenging stretch of the 2017-18 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers are currently on a nine-game losing streak. Without Lonzo Ball and Brook Lopez for some of these games, the Lakers were competitive against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors (twice), and Houston Rockets (twice), but only won one. During the team’s […]

Heading into the 2017-18 NBA season, December was going to be an extremely challenging month for the Los Angeles Lakers as they faced the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors (twice), and Houston Rockets (twice). While the Lakers defeated the Rockets once and were competitive against the Cavaliers and Warriors, it has resulted in a nine-game […]

Heading into the second matchup of the 2017-18 NBA season between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers, new details have emerged about the Kyrie Irving trade. While Irving eventually requested a trade, the Cavaliers reportedly initiated discussions. In addition, owner Dan Gilbert was ‘keenly interested’ in the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 first round draft pick as […]

Heading into the 2017-18 NBA season, December was going to be an extremely challenging month for the Los Angeles Lakers as they had to face the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors (twice), and Houston Rockets (twice). While the Lakers were competitive in all of those games against the championship contenders, they have lost nine of […]

Canada’s only representatives in the NBA underwent an image change for the 2017-18 season, finally evolving into a more modern style of play with ball movement and spacing. But the Toronto Raptors didn’t do this by trading away their core or star players, who worked well under the old regime — they simply worked hard […]

After two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, D’Angelo Russell received a fresh start with the Brooklyn Nets for the 2017-18 NBA season. Before arthroscopic knee surgery on Nov. 17, Russell was averaging 20.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 5.7 assists in 12 appearances. As Russell has missed 23 games up to this point, head coach […]

Heading into the 2017-18 NBA season, there were expectations it would take time for the Boston Celtics to come together. Highlighted by the Kyrie Irving trade, the Celtics only had four players return from last season’s roster that made it to the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. At the midway point of […]