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With the 2023 WNBA season set to tip-off this Friday, May 19, much of the discourse this week has been focused on roster cuts. WNBA teams are allowed a maximum of 12 players on their regular season rosters with a few teams carrying only 11 due to salary cap restraints. With only 12 teams and […]

Following the Golden State Warriors second round exit in the NBA Playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers, rumors have already begun swirling as to how different the roster could look next season. It’s not just the team roster that could look drastically different, but the front office as well. Warriors general manager and president of […]

The Denver Nuggets may have won Game 1 of their Western Conference Finals series in the NBA Playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers, but it might have been difficult to tell. The Nuggets lead by double-digits for most of the game but due to a late Lakers flurry that got them within three points in […]

The Denver Nuggets took a commanding 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers with a 108-103 win in Game 2. They trailed for most of the game and faced a double-digit deficit at various points in the second half. They battled back though and gutted it out in the […]

If the NBA’s MVP Award included the NBA Playoffs, Nikola Jokic would have won the award in a landslide. Even so, he had a legitimate case for the award during the regular season despite what some people might have done with their ballot. Jokic is arguably the best player in the league and through the […]

The 2023 WNBA season begins this Friday, May 19. Teams had until Thursday to bring their rosters down to the league maximum of 12 players. Due to salary cap restraints, some teams will only be carrying 11 players. There’s been a ton of discourse this week regarding roster cuts in the WNBA with a lot […]

Many WNBA players are finding out their future this week as the start of the 2023 regular season is set for this Friday, May 19. Some players will get the good news that their professional dream continues as they made a team’s final roster. Yet for others, they will get the bad news that their […]

This week is an important one for WNBA players. With the 2023 regular season opener set for Friday, May 19, many WNBA teams are making their final roster cuts. A host of players will receive the news as to whether they have earned a coveted roster spot or if their WNBA dream is temporarily put […]

The 2023 WNBA regular season is set to begin this Friday, May 19 and so this week will be filled with teams making contract and roster decisions. Some players are going to be rewarded for their play during training camp and preseason and earn a coveted WNBA roster spot. Others are going to see their […]

With the 2023 WNBA regular season set to tip-off, teams are in the midst of making their final roster decisions. Some of those decisions are tough roster cuts amid a shortage of roster spots. Some of the top college players are getting a first hand experience of just how tough it is to make a […]

The WNBA issued their ruling regarding their active investigation into the Las Vegas Aces. The league gave Aces head coach Becky Hammon a two-game suspension and also stripped the team of their 2025 first round draft pick. They don’t have a 2024 draft pick due to a trade. The WNBA had launched an investigation into […]

The 2023 WNBA season is set to tip-off on Friday, May 19 but the league made some major headlines on Tuesday regarding their investigation into the Las Vegas Aces. The league was investigated allegations brought forth by former player Dearica Hamby as well as allegations of providing impermissible benefits to players. As a result of […]

The Boston Celtics held off elimination in Game 6 on the road against the Philadelphia 76ers in their second round playoff series in the NBA Playoffs. They followed that up with a dominant 112-88 performance at home in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight season. It was an […]

With WNBA preseason getting close to wrapping up and the regular season set to tip-off on May 19, some teams have a few roster decisions to make. From roster cuts to contract options, some teams are deciding the future of some of the players on their teams. Each team is allowed a maximum of 20 […]

With the 2023 NBA Draft about one month away, many teams are zeroing in on potential draft prospects. A few major events are scheduled to take place this month including the G League Elite Camp, the official draft combine and the draft lottery itself. NBA team front office reps are all scheduled to descend on […]

Emotions are always running high during Game 7s in the NBA Playoffs and Sunday’s game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics was no exception. During one play in the first half, Sixers wing Georges Niang appeared to grab Celtics star Jaylen Brown by the leg as he attempted to get back up court. Brown […]

In the NBA, dynasties never last forever and it appears as if the Golden State Warriors have arrived at a crossroads in terms of what next season will look like. Following their second round loss in the NBA Playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers, it’s likely there will be major roster changes as well as […]

It’s been ten years since the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels last made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Since then, they’ve gone through five different head coaches with the latest being Kevin Kruger. He is the son of former UNLV coach Lon Kruger who actually had a winning record with the team at 161-74. UNLV used […]

The Phoenix Suns shocked the NBA world on Saturday with the decision to fire head coach Monty Williams. Earlier they had made a few other moves that was a precursor when they let go a few members of the front office and the scouting staff. With new owner Mat Ishbia in place, it appears as […]

The Phoenix Suns have parted ways with head coach Monty Williams on Saturday as per Shams Charania of The Athletic. The move comes after another disappointing playoff exit for the Suns, this time at the hands of the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. The Suns had fallen behind 2-0 in […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has emerged as one of the top players in the NBA. He’s helped lead the Timberwolves to two straight playoff appearances and he was named to his first All-Star team this season. At 21-years-old he just completed his third season in the NBA and he led the team in scoring […]

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are set to square off on Sunday in the only Game 7 of the second round and only the second Game 7 of the NBA Playoffs thus far. The Celtics pulled off a major win on the road in Game 6 to avoid elimination and give themselves a chance […]

Even though the New York Knicks’ season is over following their 96-92 loss in Game 6 of their second round series of the NBA Playoffs, they are probably glad that they don’t have to face Jimmy Butler anymore until next season. Butler has earned the moniker ‘Playoff Jimmy Butler’ and he certainly is reminding everyone […]

The Miami Heat advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 96-92 win against the New York Knicks in their second round series of the NBA Playoffs. It’s been an improbable run for the Heat who started the postseason by losing their first play-in game against the Atlanta Hawks. They’ve stepped it up several notches […]

The Miami Heat’s improbable NBA Playoffs run continued with a 96-92 win in Game 6 against the New York Knicks to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. None of this was expected as the Heat finished the regular season as one of the play-in teams. They even lost their play-in opener to the Atlanta Hawks […]

The Denver Nuggets advanced to the Western Conference Finals on Thursday with a second round series win against the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Playoffs. Throughout the series, even with players like Kevin Durant and Devin Booker on the court, Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic was the best player out there. Although Jokic did not […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic may not have won the league’s MVP Award, but he has certainly been reminding everyone during the NBA playoffs that he had a legitimate case. He has been far and away the best player in the Nuggets second round series against the Phoenix Suns even with Kevin Durant and Devin […]

This time of year is always tough for WNBA players as the limited number of roster spots in the league brings about some surprising and shocking roster cuts. With only 12 teams and 144 roster spots, many top college players and left out in the cold as the regular season draws near. Training camp battles […]

The Boston Celtics did what they needed to do in Game 6 of their second round series of the NBA Playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers. They kept their season alive and avoided elimination with a 95-86 win on the road. The Sixers home arena is a notoriously hostile crowd to play in front of and […]

The Boston Celtics decided to shake things up a little bit before Game 6 of their second round series of the NBA Playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers. On the road and facing elimination, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla opted to go with a two-big lineup of Al Horford and Robert Williams III and move Derrick […]

The Boston Celtics needed a win on Thursday against the Philadelphia 76ers in their second round series of the NBA playoffs in order to keep their season alive. They needed to go on the road in the Sixers building to do so. Things weren’t looking so good early on with Celtics star Jayson Tatum scoring […]

The WNBA is one of the toughest professional sports leagues to make. With only 12 teams and 144 roster spots, it’s increasingly difficult for many of the top college players to chase their professional dreams. Some teams don’t even carry the 12 player maximum on the roster due to salary cap restraints and so the […]

Playoff Jimmy Butler is a real thing. The Milwaukee Bucks found that out in the first round of the NBA Playoffs and the New York Knicks are finding that out in their second round series against the Miami Heat. Butler injured his ankle in Game 1 of this series and sat out Game 2. He […]

The New York Knicks have had an incredibly disappointing second round series in the NBA Playoffs against the Miami Heat. After an impressive first round series win against the Cleveland Cavaliers despite not having homecourt advantage, they now find themselves on the verge of elimination after dropping Game 4 against the Heat. 109-101. They do […]

The Miami Heat continued their impressive NBA Playoffs run with a Game 4 win in their second round series against the New York Knicks to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Following an impressive first round series win against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Heat have completely outplayed another higher-seeded team to this point. The lowest […]

When the 2023 WNBA draft rolled around, the Indiana Fever shocked nobody when they selected Aliyah Boston from South Carolina with the No. 1 overall pick. Considered a franchise changing talent, as soon as Boston announced she would not use her COVID year to return to college, there was no doubt that she was going […]

The Indiana Fever shocked nobody when they made South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 WNBA draft. Boston was arguably the best college player in the country and was widely considered the No. 1 pick in every mock draft. A skilled post player who can step out and shoot the […]

The Miami Heat have continued their surprising NBA Playoffs run as the eighth seed by taking a 2-1 lead in their second round series against the New York Knicks. After dispatching the Milwaukee Bucks in five games in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, the Heat are proving they are a legitimate threat to […]

Tensions flared late in the first half of Game 4 between the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns in what has been a very close game. Emotions were already high with the Suns facing a must-win situation in the NBA Playoffs to avoid falling into a 3-1 hole and having to face elimination going back to […]