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Khris Middleton made his much anticipated 2022-23 season debut on Friday against the Los Angeles Lakers and he wasted no time etching his name into franchise history. With ten points in the first half of the game, Middleton surpassed Marques Johnson for 7th all-time on the Bucks scoring list. Khris has passed @olskool888 for 7th […]

After spending the first four seasons of his NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks, Jalen Brunson decided to sign with the New York Knicks this off-season as soon as he hit free agency. The move drew some scrutiny seeing as how Brunson’s father Rick was recently hired in June as an assistant coach on Tom […]

The Phoenix Suns will be without star point guard Chris Paul for the 12th straight game on Friday against the Houston Rockets. Despite him not being able to return to the court yet, Devin Booker said that Paul is as engaging as ever with the team as per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. “He’s […]

Darvin Ham has been a coach in the NBA since 2011, but this is his first season as a head coach. He actually got his start as an NBA coach with the Los Angeles Lakers when he was an assistant on Mike Brown’s staff until 2013. Ham also served as an assistant coach under Mike […]

Draymond Green has been no stranger to getting into trouble with the NBA during his career and the latest incident came down on Thursday when he was fined $25,000 for directing obscene language towards a fan during the Golden State Warriors loss to the Dallas Mavericks as per Marc J. Spears of ESPN’s Andscape. Draymond […]

In a season where the Philadelphia 76ers have been hit with the injury bug, Tobias Harris has been able to remain relatively healthy. Prior to Wednesday, he had only missed two games this season and has been one of the Sixers most consistent players. He was held out of the second half though of the […]

Damian Lillard has made it no secret that he wants to stay a member of the Portland Trail Blazers for the duration of his career. In this era of player empowerment, Lillard has stood out from the rest in his steadfast desire to stick it out with his team no matter what. The ultimate goal […]

Yuta Watanabe has been one of the surprise players of the season for the Brooklyn Nets but he recently has been sidelined due to hamstring issues. Now it appears as if the Nets will be without Watanabe for at least another week as per Brian Lewis of the New York Post. #Nets injury updates 👇🏾 […]

The first month of the 2022-23 NBA season has gone by. This is the time when teams begin to assess where they are and what pressing roster concerns they may have. For the Oklahoma City Thunder, any chance they have to upgrade the roster is one they need to seriously consider. General manager Sam Presti […]

The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Orlando Magic on Monday, but Bol Bol continued his strong start to this season in the loss. He finished with 24 points on 66.7 percent shooting from the field, 50 percent from three-point range, six rebounds and two blocked shots. After the game, he drew some strong praise from Kevin […]

The Sacramento Kings took a lot of criticism when they traded Tyrese Haliburton to the Indiana Pacers last season. It had nothing to do with the players they were receiving in return, but more so that they were giving up a talented young player so quickly. Flash forward to this season and Domantas Sabonis, one […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the absolute best players in the NBA and is well on his way to becoming one of the best players to ever play the game. On Sunday in a Milwaukee Bucks win over the Dallas Mavericks, Antetokounmpo’s statline of 30 points and 11 rebounds gave him the fourth most games […]

Grayson Allen has become a dependable role player off the bench for the Milwaukee Bucks the past couple of seasons and Sunday, tied an NBA record that has stood for the last 25 seasons as per ESPN’s Stats&Info Twitter page. In the first half on Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks, Allen knocked down seven consecutive […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were NBA champions in 2020 after being the last team standing in the Orlando bubble, and Kyle Kuzma played a key role on that team. He came off the bench as the Lakers sixth man averaging 10.0 points per game and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 43 percent from the field. And […]

Ja Morant has more than his share of highlight reel plays in his early career and on Sunday he added one more. In the Memphis Grizzlies game against the New York Knicks, Morant drove baseline, was met at the rim by two defenders, hung in the air as he sailed between both of them and […]

Michael Porter Jr. has missed the last two games for the Denver Nuggets and it appears as if he will be sidelined for the foreseeable future. He has officially been ruled out for the Nuggets game on Monday against the Houston Rockets and is dealing with a very painful heel contusion as per Harrison Wind […]

LeBron James recently returned to the Los Angeles Lakers lineup after dealing with an adductor strain and on Saturday he just added to his list of accomplishments. His statline of 39 points, 11 rebounds and seven made three-pointers made him the oldest player in NBA history to put up a game of at least 35 […]

The Orlando Magic are still a new franchise, relatively speaking, having only been around since 1989. But they’ve still had some great players don the Magic jersey including Dennis Scott. On Saturday, the team announced they would induct Scott into the franchise’s Hall of Fame as per Marc J. Spears of ESPN’s Andscape. Magic say […]

One of the signs of a good point guard is their ability to control the ball without turning it over much. It appears as if Tyrese Haliburton is out ahead of the pack when it comes to doing just that. During the last five seasons, Haliburton has had three games of at least 15 assists […]

The Dallas Mavericks lost their third consecutive game on Saturday, this time against the Toronto Raptors. The loss dropped the Mavs to .500 at 9-9, somewhere they haven’t been since they were 3-3 at the end of October. After the game, head coach Jason Kidd was adamant about the reason why the Mavs lost as […]

Since coming into the NBA undrafted out of Wichita State in 2016, Fred VanVleet has carved out a solid career with the Toronto Raptors. He’s been the team’s starting point guard for the past two seasons with the departure of Kyle Lowry and last year he was named an All-Star for the first time. And […]

The Toronto Raptors have been struck hard by the injury bug this season, but one player in particular who has managed to avoid any serious injuries this year is OG Anunoby. Before Anunoby’s Raptors were set to take on the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd heaped some heavy praise on Anunoby […]

After coming in this week being ranked as the No. 1 team in the country, the UNC Tar Heels suffered a shocking, 70-65, loss on Friday to the Iowa State Cyclones in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Invitational. After the game, UNC graduate student Pete Nance exclaimed that the Tar Heels can’t get too […]

Malik Monk has been one of the most consistent players for the Sacramento Kings this season, a turnaround from his earlier years in the NBA when he was anything but. That turnaround began last season when Monk signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Lakers after receiving minimal interest on the open market. […]

The Golden State Warriors haven’t exactly gotten off to the best start this season as they hope to defend their title. A big part of their struggles have been the shooting woes of Jordan Poole. He hasn’t been playing as well as he did last season, but he does have a supporter behind him in […]

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season and that’s largely in part due to the play of Domantas Sabonis. His play has caught the eye of his former Indiana Pacers teammate Malcolm Brogdon who believes Sabonis should be an All-Star this season as per Bobby Manning […]

Yuta Watanabe has emerged as one of the Brooklyn Nets most productive players this season, but it appears as if the team will be without him for the foreseeable future. The team has one more game on the current road trip against the Indiana Pacers on Friday and Watanabe will not be active for that […]

The Phoenix Suns have been without star point guard Chris Paul in the lineup for the past seven games and it’s unclear when he will return. He was officially listed as out for the Suns game on Friday against the Detroit Pistons as per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. Chris Paul (heel) and Landry […]

Last season, the Boston Celtics had the best defense in the NBA. That propelled them to the NBA Finals and they were within two wins of a championship. This season, the Celtics have done an about-face and are the top offensive team in the league. Jayson Tatum has been leading the way offensively and he […]

The Sacramento Kings are currently on a seven-game win streak and surprisingly sit in third place in the Western Conference standings with a 10-6 record. They are a mere half a game back of the Phoenix Suns for the No. 1 seed. They’re shocking play this season has ESPN NBA analyst Jalen Rose proclaiming that […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has blossomed into a superstar the past couple of years with the Oklahoma City Thunder. And now, there is at least one person in the NBA who thinks Gilgeous-Alexander is worthy of one of the league’s highest honors. Ahead of the Denver Nuggets game against the Thunder on Wednesday, Nuggets head coach Mike […]

When the Utah Jazz traded Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert in the off-season, the expectation was that they were headed for a rebuild and a tanking season. Instead, the Jazz have been arguably the biggest surprise of the season and Malik Beasley has been a big part of that. Malik Beasley arrived in Utah from […]

The Golden State Warriors haven’t had a very good start to the 2022-23 season. It’s been mired with inconsistency and poor play. But on Sunday in a 127-120 win over the Houston Rockets, they were able to set a milestone courtesy of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Andrew Wiggins. The group combined for 23 3-point […]

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the better teams in the NBA this season and that’s largely due to the play of Domantas Sabonis. In a win against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, Sabonis finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and he shot 4-5 from the field and 6-8 from the free-throw […]

Harrison Barnes is no stranger to hearing his name come up in trade rumors but it seems as if he’s safe for now. The Sacramento Kings have gotten off to a strong start to the season and are not currently looking to trade Barnes as per James Ham of The Kings Beat. According to a […]

When the Utah Jazz traded Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell in the offseason, it was assumed that Mike Conley Jr. would be the next domino to fall. Instead the Jazz opted to keeping him on the roster which was a surprise to many including Conley himself as per Mark Medina of NBA.com. “I was just […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have not had Zion Williamson in the lineup for the past three games but it appears as if his return is imminent. Williamson is officially listed as probable for the Pelicans game on Monday against the Golden State Warriors as per Jim Eichenhofer of Pelicans.com. Zion Williamson listed as probable, Trey […]

James Wiseman has seen his share of struggles this season and he recently found himself out of the Golden State Warriors rotation. In order for him to continue to get live game reps, he was assigned to the the Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden State’s G League affiliate. It is rare for a player of Wiseman’s […]

Tyrese Haliburton is blossoming into a star with the Indiana Pacers and if he keeps up his current pace, he’ll etch his name into franchise history. In the Pacers win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday, Haliburton finished with 22 points and 14 assists. He is currently averaging 10.2 assists per game which leads the […]