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The Sacramento Kings suffered a humiliating 129-93 loss against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. The loss snapped a six game win streak. The loss wasn’t all they suffered, however. The Kings lost starting wing Keegan Murray during the game due to a back injury. Murray did not come out of the locker room for […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had some unfortunate luck this season when it comes to injuries. Surprisingly though, franchise player Zion Williamson has not had any injury concerns so far despite being limited the past few years. The Pelicans have managed to stay competitive while they await the return of several key players. The Pelicans […]

The Denver Nuggets have been one of the better teams in the NBA to start the 2023-24 season, as expected. They’re currently navigating an injury to Jamal Murray but have maintained their position as one of the top teams in the Western Conference. Part of the reason is that they’re getting key contributions from players […]

The Portland Trail Blazers knew they were pushing the reset button when the traded franchise cornerstone Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks ahead of the start of the regular season. While their main focus was on acquiring young players and draft picks, they also wanted to have solid veterans in the locker room. One of […]

The Los Angeles Clippers had been struggling since acquiring James Harden in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. When Harden made his Clippers debut on Nov. 6 against the New York Knicks, the Clippers proceeded to drop six games in a row. That culminated with Russell Westbrook moving to the bench. With Harden now penciled […]

The Charlotte Hornets snapped a four game losing streak in impressive fashion, knocking off the league-leading Boston Celtics at home in a 121-118 overtime thriller. The game featured an epic duel between Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Hornets guard LaMelo Ball with each player finishing with 45 points and 36 points, respectively. The Hornets have […]

The Charlotte Hornets may be struggling to start the 2023-24 NBA season, but that didn’t stop them from putting on an epic performance against the team with the best record in the NBA in the Boston Celtics. The Hornets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 121-118 win in overtime against the Celtics at home. […]

The Detroit Pistons have been struggling this season. They currently hold the worst record in the NBA at 2-12 and are on an 12 game losing streak after their recent 107-103 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Pistons young star Cade Cunningham didn’t hold back recently when talking about the Pistons disappointing start to the season. […]

The Boston Celtics have looked every bit the championship contender that fans and pundits believed they would be coming into the 2023-24 NBA season. After a disappointing finish to last season losing in seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat, the Celtics reloaded their roster adding two All-Star caliber players in […]

The Phoenix Suns haven’t quite looked like the championship contender that many thought they would be this season. That’s mainly because they haven’t yet been able to field a healthy lineup with consistency. Both Devin Booker and Bradley Beal have missed time this season and although Booker has since returned to the lineup, Beal is […]

The Chicago Sky had a tough 2023 WNBA season. They had to navigate the abrupt departure of head coach James Wade in the middle of the season, finished with a record of 18-22 and squeaked into the playoffs only to be swept by the Las Vegas Aces in the first round. The Sky have new […]

The Detroit Pistons have been a disappointment so far early in the 2023-24 NBA season. They are currently 2-12 and have now lost 11 consecutive games. They currently hold the worst record in the NBA. They have a solid young nucleus of players, it just has not translated onto the court this season. One of […]

The Houston Rockets have been one of the surprise teams of the NBA for the 2023-24 season. Prior to their loss against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, they were 6-3 and on a six-game win streak. They are currently on the front end of a back to back with a Sunday game against the […]

Coming into Sunday, Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes were looking to bounce back from an upset, 65-58 loss against Kansas State this past week. They were able to do so in impressive fashion, knocking off Drake, 113-90. Not only that, Clark was her usual, explosive self. With her performance against Drake, Clark set an […]

When Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston was named the unanimous 2023 WNBA Rookie of the Year, she joined some exclusive company. The only other players to have won ROY in unanimous fashion have been Candace Parker, Tina Charles, A’ja Wilson and Elena Delle Donne. In the months leading up to the 2023 WNBA Draft, the […]

The Boston Celtics have been looking like one of the best teams in the NBA and a legitimate championship contender. Their offseason trades for Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis have added another level to the team and have fit perfectly around their two stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. But the Celtics had questions […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks have become one of the elite women’s basketball programs in the country under head coach Dawn Staley. So far, South Carolina has rolled to a 3-0 start to the 2023-24 NCAA season and they’ve won those games by an average of 45.3 points per game. They’re the No. 1 ranked team […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had one major issue the past couple of seasons and that’s staying healthy. While much of that has centered around Zion Williamson, Williamson has actually been healthy this season. It’s just that several of his teammates have not. Pelicans backup point guard Jose Alvarado has yet to make his season […]

When the Phoenix Suns traded for Bradley Beal in the offseason, they hoped they were getting the missing piece to a championship team. Whether or not that’s true, remains to be seen as the Suns have not been able to stay healthy so far this year. Both Bradley Beal and Devin Booker have missed games […]

The San Antonio Spurs have generated major headlines this season so far due to the phenomenal play of rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama. The team has been playing better than most fans and pundits probably expected. Aside from Wembanyama, the Spurs have other promising young players such as Devin Vassell on the roster. Devin Vassell has […]

The Dallas Mavericks have been one of the best teams in the NBA to start the 2023-24 season. They’re currently 8-3 and in third place in the Western Conference. Last season, they missed the playoffs after trading for Kyrie Irving, but getting that lottery pick was a blessing in disguise for them. That enabled the […]

The Texas Longhorns are coming off a pretty successful 2022-23 season during which they finished 29-9 overall and 12-6 in Big 12 Conference play. They knocked off Kansas to win the Big 12 Championship and they advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. Their success under head coach Rodney Terry will certainly help […]

The Sacramento Kings came into this season looking to build off last year during which they had one of their best regular seasons in franchise history and snapped the NBA’s longest active streak of missing the playoffs. So far, the Kings have gotten off to a 5-4 start but they are on a recent three-game […]

The Portland Trail Blazers came into the 2023-24 NBA season ready to hit the rebuild button by trading away franchise cornerstone Damian Lillard and stocking up on young players and draft picks. The Blazers have yet to really see one of those young players this season though as Anfernee Simons has been sidelined with a […]

The Detroit Pistons have been one of the bottom teams in the league so far to start the 2023-24 season. They have a record of 2-8 are the worst team in the Eastern Conference this season. They have a promising young core but so far that core hasn’t been translating to wins. One of the […]

The Orlando Magic have been one of the surprising teams of the 2023-24 NBA season so far. They currently sport a record of 5-4 and would be in the mix for a play-in spot in the Eastern Conference. At this time last season, the Magic didn’t register their fifth win until their 16th game of […]

The Toronto Raptors have been a middle of the pack team to start the 2023-24 NBA season with a record of 4-4. They chose to maintain course and keep their roster they have rather than blow it up and enter a rebuild. They have some solid young pieces and players on the team, but it’s […]

The USC Trojans landed a major recruiting win last year when JuJu Watkins, the consensus No. 1 player in the class of 2023 chose to stay home and suit up for the Trojans. So far, Watkins has been off to a strong start to her college career. This weekend, USC landed a few more top […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been hit with injuries to their backcourt to start the season. Scoot Henderson, Anfernee Simons and Malcolm Brogdon have all been sidelined due to various injuries. As a result, the Blazers converted two-way contract guard Skylar Mays to a standard contract. The Blazers made another roster move this weekend by […]

The UCLA Bruins began the 2023-24 season ranked among the top five teams in the country. With a loaded roster that features potential first round WNBA draft pick Charisma Osborne and former five-star recruit Lauren Betts, the Bruins have a team capable of making a deep NCAA Tournament run. UCLA got another key addition this […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have certainly been struggling since making the long-anticipated James Harden trade. They lost their first two games with Harden in the lineup in disappointing fashion and as of publication, they were facing a huge deficit against the Dallas Mavericks at the half. For a team that started the season with a […]

It was a whirlwind of uncertainty for San Antonio Spurs wing Julian Champagnie during his rookie season in the NBA. He began the 2022-23 year with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-way contract, but he was cut about halfway through the season. Just a few days later, the Spurs claimed his contract off waivers and […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are coming off a disappointing loss to the Indiana Pacers during which they came from being down double digits early in the game to give themselves a chance only to blow it with late game mistakes. Giannis Antetokounmpo went off for 50+ points but it wasn’t enough. The Bucks were without Damian […]

The Houston Rockets have been a pleasant surprise to the 2023-24 NBA season. They are 4-3 to start the year. In comparison, they did not register their fourth win in the 2022-23 season until their 18th game of the year. The Rockets are set to take on the New Orleans Pelicans as their in-season tournament […]

The Utah Jazz haven’t had that great of a start to the 2023-24 NBA season. They are near the bottom of the standings in the Western Conference with a record of 2-7, only above the 1-6 Memphis Grizzlies. It’s supposed to be a rebuilding/retooling/revamping, whatever you want to call it, year for the Jazz though. […]

There hasn’t been much for the Memphis Grizzlies to smile about early in the 2023-24 NBA season. They were at one point the only team in the league without a win to start the season and it’s possible Taylor Jenkins could be on the hot seat. You really have to dig deep to find something […]

The 2023-24 NCAA season tipped-off this week and one of the more intriguing storylines in the Pac-12 Conference is the Cal Golden Bears. Last season, Cal was the absolute worst team in the conference with an overall record of 3-29 and a conference record of 2-18. They’re hoping to change their fortunes this year buoyed […]

The Chicago Bulls may be a disappointing team so far to start the 2023-24 NBA season, but one player who has certainly been making headlines is Alex Caruso. He’s been one of the lone bright spots for the Bulls so far and he’ll have no shortage of suitors when the NBA trade deadline arrives. The […]

The Detroit Pistons have been one of the worst teams in the NBA the past couple of seasons, but they have reason for optimism. They have one of the brightest young cores with high upside. Cade Cunningham has been off to a strong start to the year and Ausar Thompson is already setting rookie records. […]