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Joel Embiid made headlines this week when he was snubbed as a starter for the NBA All-Star game. Embiid has been turning in an MVP caliber season and has emerged as one of the most dominant forces in today’s game. His omission from the All-Star starting lineup caused plenty of reactions from fellow players to […]

For whatever reason, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s name is rarely mentioned when talking about some of the best scorers in the NBA today and in league history. Maybe it’s because of his three-point shot being inconsistent, maybe it’s for another reason, but despite that he has been one of the league’s best scorers. In a win against […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have had a bit of an uneven start to the new year. Since Jan. 1, Antetokounmpo has missed six games and the Bucks have gone 2-4 in those games. Overall, the Bucks have gone 8-5 in 2023. But they have been playing better in recent games. They have won […]

Mason Plumlee has been the subject of trade rumors surrounding the Charlotte Hornets this season and for good reason. Plumlee is having a very productive season, one of the best of his career, but it hasn’t done much to translate to wins on a Hornets team that is going nowhere fast this season. That’s not […]

The Boston Celtics found themselves in a tight game at home against the New York Knicks on Thursday. Fresh off being named an All-Star starter, Jayson Tatum sent the game to overtime with a drive the basket and finish. Unfortunately for the Celtics, they could not pull it off in overtime as the Knicks sent […]

Kyrie Irving has been having a monster season for the Brooklyn Nets as the team has done a complete turnaround from their poor start to the season. But the Nets have struggled a bit since Kevin Durant was sidelined with a knee injury. The Nets have lost six of their last eight games since Durant […]

The starters for the NBA All-Star game were announced on Thursday and as expected, the Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James was among them for the Western Conference. With his most recent All-Star selection, James made a bit of history. This will be his 19th All-Star appearance and 19th consecutive appearance as well. Not only did […]

With the way the league classified starters for the NBA All-Star game as backcourt and frontcourt rather than by position, there was going to be one very deserving player in the Eastern Conference who was going to be snubbed so to speak. Naming the starters has changed in recent years with the vote coming from […]

Ever since Trae Young arrived in the NBA, he’s quickly become one of the league’s elite point guards. On Wednesday during the Atlanta Hawks game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, he joined some elite company with his performance. Young finished with 33 points and 11 assists and he tied Magic Johnson for seventh most games […]

While the bulk of WNBA free agents can’t officially sign their contracts until the WNBA free agency moratorium ends on Feb. 1, there are a few players who are able to sign their contracts right away. In the WNBA, reserved free agents are able to sign their contracts during the moratorium period. A reserved free […]

The WNBA free agency period got underway in Jan 21, but there hasn’t been much activity as of late. There are two big dominoes that everyone seems to be waiting to fall in Breanna Stewart and Candace Parker. Once those two sign, it will likely open up a floodgate of signings around the league. There […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets were scheduled to clash on Wednesday in a battle between two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. The Nets are currently without Kevin Durant as he is sidelined with a knee injury. As per Erik Slater of ClutchPoints, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers was asked pregame about […]

The NBA trade deadline is rapidly approaching and the Milwaukee Bucks are a team that look like they will be buyers. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton, both of whom have missed games recently, are back in the lineup as the Bucks look to gear up for a playoff run. As per Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo […]

While the WNBA free agency period officially got underway this weekend, reported deals have been few and far between. There could be a good explanation for that. Two of the league’s biggest stars, Breanna Stewart and Candace Parker, are unrestricted free agents and much of the holdup probably revolves around what those two will decide […]

The Toronto Raptors are about to hit their most crucial part of the season as they embark on a seven-game road trip that will carry them almost all the way through to the NBA trade deadline. For the players on this team, Sunday’s game against the New York Knicks could have very well been their […]

The Charlotte Hornets have one of the worst records in the NBA at 13-34. They are 14th in the Eastern Conference standings and they have the third worst record overall behind only the Detroit Pistons and the Houston Rockets. They recently had a five game losing streak and have had two different eight game losing […]

At first glance, it appears as if Minnesota Timberwolves guard Austin Rivers was giving Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry the ultimate praise. On an appearance on ‘The Ringer NBA Show’, Austin Rivers mentioned Steph Curry as being the toughest player he’s had to guard but not quite for the reasons one might think. Austin […]

The Atlanta Dream made one of the first moves of the WNBA off-season when they pulled off a trade with the Dallas Wings to acquire Allisha Gray. Gray, who had spent her whole career with the Wings to this point, had been rumored to be moved for much of last season. Now that Gray has […]

The Memphis Grizzlies had been on an 11-game win streak recently, but thanks to Dennis Schroder and the Los Angeles Lakers that streak is no more. The Lakers defeated the Grizzlies at home on Friday via a 122-121 win thanks to Schroder coming up big in the final seconds. With the Lakers trailing 120-119 and […]

In basketball, sometimes you get that lucky bounce. Steven Adams certainly did in the Memphis Grizzlies game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Adams was at the line shooting a free-throw and as he released the ball, it hit the back of the rim, bounced up and hit the top of the backboard, bounced […]

The Denver Nuggets got their ninth straight win on Friday against the Indiana Pacers and it came on the heels of a huge performance from Jamal Murray. Murray finished the game with 17 points, ten rebounds and 14 assists in the win. That was Murray’s first triple-double in his career as per the Twitter page […]

The Brooklyn Nets were at one point the hottest team in the NBA after having won 12 games in row and 14 out of 15 as they vaulted into the top half of the Eastern Conference standings. But they have been without superstar Kevin Durant the last few games as he’s been sidelined with a […]

The NBA trade deadline is only a couple of weeks away and the Houston Rockets look to be a team that might be making a couple of moves. It’s not so much that they’re looking to add players to the team though. The Rockets are clearly in rebuilding mode and there are a couple of […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been without Karl-Anthony Towns since Nov. 28. He’s missed the last 26 games with a calf strain. The day after he suffered the injury against the Washington Wizards, ESPN’s NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski published a story claiming that Towns would miss approximately four to six weeks and placed a timetable for […]

The WNBA free agency period is set to tip-off this coming weekend and the Connecticut Sun made a big move towards shaping their roster. As per Rachel Galligan of Just Women’s Sports and Winsidr, the Sun have cored free agent Brionna Jones. The Connecticut Sun have officially cored Brionna Jones. — Rachel Galligan (@RachGall) January […]

With the WNBA free agency period set to begin this weekend, the Chicago Sky’s Azurá Stevens is set to become one of the top unrestricted free agents. She is currently playing overseas in Turkey for Galatasary and as per Aryeh Schwartz of Winsidr, Stevens will have no shortage of team rushing to meet with her […]

It has been an up and down last couple of seasons for T.J. Warren. After a breakout performance with the Indiana Pacers in the 2020 bubble, he was sidelined for two years while dealing with a foot injury. The Brooklyn Nets were confident enough in Warren’s abilities though that this offseason they were willing to […]

Bobby Portis has become one of the most crucial players for the Milwaukee Bucks and he was instrumental in helping the team win the NBA championship in 2021. The eight-year veteran has had career seasons since joining the Bucks as a free agent in 2020. This season, however, he has his sights set on a […]

The NBA trade deadline is rapidly approaching and for a team like the Los Angeles Lakers who have been falling short of expectations, the pressure continues to mount for them to make a move to upgrade the roster. One player that they have been rumored to have interest in is the New York Knicks’ Cam […]

Not only has Shai Gilgeous-Alexander emerged as one of the top scorers in the NBA this season with a career-high 30.7 points per game, but he’s also become of the league’s top playmakers. Now it appears as if that playmaking mentality has spread to the rest of the team. On Wednesday in a win against […]

Jalen Brunson has been one of the top free agent signings of the season. With an expanded role and the ball in his hands more often than when he was with the Dallas Mavericks, Brunson has been turning in a career season. His scoring has increased and with his 32 points against the Washington Wizards […]

It was a somber day on Wednesday in the NBA as news broke that former shooting guard Chris Ford had passed away at the age of 74. Today’s NBA game has become heavily perimeter based and consistent three-point shooting is a must for teams. In terms of three-point shooting, Ford helped pave the way for […]

WNBA free agency has yet to begin, but that hasn’t stopped teams from already making moves in anticipation of the 2023 season. There have been a few trades that have already gone down and the latest one happened on Wednesday between the Atlanta Dream and the Dallas Wings as per M.A. Voepel of ESPN. Sources […]

With the 2023 NBA trade deadline rapidly approaching, the Sacramento Kings have been mentioned in trade chatter quite a bit. The chatter has been more about who the Kings are looking to trade rather than players they’re interested in bringing in to upgrade the roster. Players like Harrison Barnes and Richaun Holmes have been two […]

The Brooklyn Nets are going to have to navigate life without superstar Kevin Durant for at least one month. Durant suffered a knee injury and he missed only his second game of the season on Thursday against the Boston Celtics. His absence will be tough for the Nets to deal with, but Kyrie Irving is […]

It’s been a disappointing season so far for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Franchise star Karl-Anthony Towns is currently sidelined with a right calf strain. He’s missed the past 23 games and at the end of November, he was ruled out for four to six weeks with the injury. The Rudy Gobert experiment hasn’t quite worked out […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have a big game against the Phoenix Suns on Monday, but they might be without the services of their franchise superstar Ja Morant. Morant is listed on the Grizzlies injury report for the game as questionable with left hip soreness. .@memgrizz status report, Jan. 16 vs @Suns: QUESTIONABLEJohn Konchar – Non-COVID IllnessJa […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been navigating the absence of Anthony Davis for the past month as he recovers from a foot injury. They’ve been steady for the most part largely due to the presence of Thomas Bryant. This is Bryant’s second go-round with the Lakers. They originally drafted him with the 42nd pick in […]

Ja Morant sent shock waves through the NBA world on Saturday when he threw down one of the absolute best dunks of the season during the Memphis Grizzlies game against the Indiana Pacers. Morant exploded to the basket, rose up, cocked his arm back and absolutely posterized Jalen Smith. Not only was the dunk a […]