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Ja Morant has rapidly become one of the top players in the NBA and former player turned ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins is calling him must-see TV. .@KendrickPerkins is here for more Ja Morant 🍿 "He's the most electrifying, exciting player in today's game. … he is culture for the league." pic.twitter.com/kjq2WrYlxo — NBA on ESPN […]

Joe Mazzulla was thrown into the fire this season when he was named interim head coach of the Boston Celtics. He had been a part of the Celtics organization since 2019 when he was named an assistant under former head coach Brad Stevens. He stayed on staff under Ime Udoka when Stevens moved into the […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been one of the top rising stars in the NBA and with the Oklahoma City Thunder win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, he entered some rarified air. Gilgeous-Alexander’s 42 point outburst put him on pace to become only the second guard to average at least 30 points per game on less […]

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season and big reason why is De’Aaron Fox. Fox is currently leading the league in most points in the clutch this season with 42 as per the Twitter page StatMuse. He is also shooting 64.3 percent in crunch time. Most […]

Veteran guard Evan Fournier began the 2022-23 season in the starting lineup for the New York Knicks. Seven games into the season he was moved to the bench. Yesterday against the Utah Jazz, he didn’t get off the bench. Fournier wasn’t sure why he didn’t play, but he understands Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau’s decision […]

The Miami Heat have been without Victor Oladipo in the lineup this season and it appears as if they have no clue as to when he might return to the court. He traveled with the team for the first time this season due to the connectivity that comes along with being around his teammates, as […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have gotten off to an inconsistent start this season, but their record isn’t as bad as it could be because they have Joel Embiid. The Sixers got a big win on Sunday against one of the top teams in the NBA this season in the Utah Jazz and it was Embiid who […]

Moses Moody started off this season as a regular in the Golden State Warriors’ rotation despite playing sparingly last season as a rookie. He was averaging around 16 minutes a game off the bench but his playing time has dropped off recently. Against the Sacramento Kings on Nov. 7 he played only eight minutes and […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have gotten off to a strong 9-4 start this season, managed to have become one of the top teams in the Western Conference this season and Damian Lillard is thrilled about it. According to NBA.com’s Blazers reporter Casey Holdahl, Lillard is most impressed by the camaraderie this young team has shown. […]

The Phoenix Suns have been without Chris Paul for the past two games and they might be without him for a little while longer. According to Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic, Suns head coach Monty Williams is not going to rush Paul back into the lineup. “As much as he wants to get out […]

When Joel Embiid was first drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 draft, the hope was that he would become one of the franchise’s next superstars. The Sixers had been embroiled in what was known as ‘The Process’ with former general manager Sam Hinkie engineering one of the […]

Jayson Tatum has been having a breakout season for the Boston Celtics this year and he continued that on-court dominance on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons with his second 40 point game of the season. He had 40 points back on Oct. 22 in a win over the Orlando Magic. Against the Pistons he dropped […]

The Orlando Magic have been without Gary Harris in the lineup since the start of the season as he’s been recovering from off-season knee surgery. But according to Khobi Price of the Orlando Sentinel, Harris is getting close to making his 2022-23 season debut. Now in his ninth year in the NBA, Gary Harris has […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s name has come up in potential trade chatter recently with reports suggesting that he may be getting frustrated with the losing with the Oklahoma City Thunder. But according to Brandon Rahbar of The Daily Thunder, Gilgeous-Alexander is looking forward to the future in Oklahoma City. SGA on this OKC squad: “I’m very excited […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been without Jaren Jackson Jr. this season but it appears as if his return to the lineup is drawing near. According to Damichael Cole of the Memphis Commercial News, Jackson’s status for Sunday’s game against the Washington Wizards has been upgraded to doubtful. Every game prior, his status had always been […]

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have emerged as one of the best duos in the NBA and last season the pair led the Boston Celtics to their first finals appearance since 2010. This season, they’ve managed to do something that no other pair of teammates has been able to do. According to the Twitter page […]

The emergence of Bol Bol has been one of the top storylines for the Orlando Magic this season. Despite continuing to dwell among the league’s bottom feeders, the Magic potentially have a future building block in Bol as he appears to finally be healthy. Opportunity and fit go a long way towards being a productive […]

Orlando Magic rookie and the No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero may be the early front-runner for the 2022-23 Rookie of the Year Award, but Indiana Pacers rookie Bennedict Mathurin is on his heels. Mathurin’s Pacers teammate Tyrese Haliburton recently appeared on former NBA player JJ Redick’s The Old Man & the Three podcast and […]

The Portland Trail Blazers got Damian Lillard back in the lineup recently although he has sat out the last two games due to injury management. However, it appears as if they may continue to be short-handed moving forward as they may lose promising young rookie, Shaedon Sharpe. According to Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden […]

The Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis duo was cut short last season when the Dallas Mavericks traded Porzingis to the Washington Wizards before the NBA’s trade deadline. The two caught up, however before the start of Thursday’s game between the Mavs and the Wizards with Doncic revealing postgame what little tidbit he shared with his […]

The Washington Wizards were without Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis against the Dallas Mavericks, but they did have Kyle Kuzma. He finished with 36 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and five three-pointers. According to the Twitter page StatMuse, Kuzma is the first player in the league this season to put up at least 35 points […]

Chris Paul had played in all ten of the Phoenix Suns’ games to start this season before being sidelined for Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. According to Kellan Olson of Arizona Sports, Paul may be out for a second straight game. Chris Paul (right heel soreness) is questionable again for the Suns tomorrow against […]

Derrick Rose has been in the NBA for 15 years now and at some point his minutes were going to give way to younger, possibly more productive players. According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, Rose isn’t quite sure why his minutes have been reduced this season with New York Knicks, but […]

The Toronto Raptors have been hit with a recent rash of injuries, the latest one coming to third-year big man Precious Achiuwa. According to Eric Koreen of The Athletic, Achiuwa is out indefinitely due to partial ligament tears in his right ankle. Raptors announce that Precious Achiuwa has partial tears in ligaments in right ankle. […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been a big reason for the Milwaukee Bucks strong start to the 2022-23 season. But it looks like he’ll be sidelined for a bit. According to Eric Nehm of The Athletic, Antetokounmpo is officially out for Friday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs. The Bucks have submitted their injury report for tomorrow […]

Clint Capela had himself a solid game against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. The only problem was the Atlanta Hawks lost and he didn’t play much of the fourth quarter. Capela finished with 15 points and 19 rebounds and clearly was making an impact on the game through three quarters. According to Hawks PR, Capela’s […]

Bennedict Mathurin has gotten off to a phenomenal start to his NBA career and has firmly vaulted himself into the Rookie of the Year conversation despite coming off the bench. He continued to make an argument for his candidacy on Wednesday after his latest feat against the Denver Nuggets. According to ESPN’s Stats and Info […]

Luka Doncic had been on a hot streak to start the 2022-23 season and most recently the Dallas Mavericks had been playing better basketball on a four-game win streak. But on Wednesday, the Orlando Magic managed to cool Doncic off a little bit as they snapped the Mavs’ streak and handed them a 94-87 loss. […]

Jordan Poole has gotten off to a bit of a slow start this season and the Golden State Warriors have struggled alongside him. But there might be a valid reason for his struggles. According to CJ Holmes of the San Francisco Chronicle, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr believes the issue might be the added defensive […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo missed his first game of the season on Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to left knee soreness. It didn’t matter much as the Milwaukee Bucks cruised to a 108-94 win without the Greek Freak. He should be back in the lineup quickly, however. According to Eric Nehm of The Athletic, Antetokounmpo […]

Damian Lillard has missed the past four games for the Portland Trail Blazers after suffering a calf injury early in the season. However, he might be back in the lineup rather soon. According to Sean Highkin of the Rose Garden Report, Lillard has been upgraded to questionable for the Blazers game on the road against […]

Since arriving to the Memphis Grizzlies back in 2021, Steven Adams has become a solid veteran leader for the young team. Now entering his 10th season in the NBA, Adams is still able to put up some big numbers on the court. On Friday in the Grizzlies win over the Charlotte Hornets, Adams grabbed 19 […]

Paolo Banchero has been setting records in his first season in the NBA and his latest one puts him in rare company. On Saturday, the Orlando Magic rookie finished with 33 points and 16 rebounds in the team’s 126-123 OT loss to the Sacramento Kings. Despite the loss, Banchero became only the second teenager since […]

Zion Williamson recently returned to the New Orleans Pelicans lineup and on Friday he erased any lingering concerns over his injuries. In the second quarter of the Pelicans game against the Golden State Warriors, Williamson shot out in transition following a turnover, caught a pass from Jose Alvarado and threw down a monster windmill dunk. […]

Russell Westbrook hasn’t exactly had an easy transition to his Los Angeles Lakers career and after three games this season he has been moved to the bench. Westbrook has been playing with the second unit for three games now and playing well. But the decision to bring him off the bench hasn’t sat well with […]

The Orlando Magic have been without Cole Anthony since Oct. 26 and based on recent reports, they may be without him for a little while longer. According to Khobi Price of the Orlando Sentinel, Anthony’s return to the court may not be until sometime after Thanksgiving. Source: Magic’s Cole Anthony expected to be sidelined through […]

The Golden State Warriors have gotten off to a poor start to the 2022-23 season, with their latest loss dropping them to 3-6. They are currently 0-4 on their road trip following their latest setback against the Orlando Magic when Klay Thompson missed a shot at the buzzer. Warriors last 4 games: Loss to the […]

Kyrie Irving was suspended indefinitely on Thursday by the Brooklyn Nets for his failure to offer a sincere apology over his Twitter promotion of a documentary that promotes anti-Semitism. While several former NBA players have condemned Irving’s actions, until now no current NBA player had spoken out against it. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Robin Lopez became […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been without key players LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier for the past several games, and now it appears they’ll be without Gordon Hayward as well. According to Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer, both LaMelo Ball and Gordon Hayward have officially been ruled out for the Hornets game against the Memphis […]