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Everyone knows that Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns had a special relationship with his mom, Jacqueline Cruz. KAT lost his mom, as well as a few other members of his family this past year due to COVID-19 which had the 25-year-old reminiscing on his childhood days. Growing up in Edison, New Jersey, Towns was […]

Kemba Walker and the Boston Celtics scored a huge win against the red-hot Denver Nuggets on Sunday. The Celtics were down as much as 14 points late in the third quarter surged back to stomp the Nuggets on the road, 105-87. Walker, who shot blanks all evening from deep (0-7), managed to fight through adversity […]

Damian Lillard just punched his ticket to NBA history on Sunday as the Portland Trail Blazers superstar notched 1,983 three-pointers to put him as the 11th all-time in league history. With Dame’s third three-pointer against the Miami Heat, Lillard passed Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki and is slowly climbing up to the top-1o spot for […]

Rick Carlisle threw himself under the bus after the Dallas Mavericks lost their game on Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs. The game was down to its last possession with the ball in DeMar Derozan’s hands and, according to Carlisle himself, he called single-coverage, which ultimately left DeRozan knocking down a heartbreaking step-back jumper. “In […]

While everyone’s playing checkers (or maybe NBA 2k or Fortnite in this situation), Aaron Gordon is sticking to chess. The newest member of the Denver Nuggets has been obsessed with chess for the past few years now and admits that it has helped him hone his basketball game in more ways than one. Gordon, one […]

The much-waited Holo Icon (Drop 2) is here and everyone in the NBA Top Shot universe is losing their minds. A total of 2,423 Legendary packs will be up for grabs on Monday, April 12 at 1 PM PDT. But wait, it isn’t as easy as it sounds. Packs?! Packs 🙌🏼 Holo Icon (Drop 2) […]

Lonnie Walker IV just threw down a massive and-one slam against Dallas Mavericks forward Nicolo Melli, and we’re all still trying to recover. The San Antonio Spurs swingman instantly put his name on the ballot for Dunk of the Year Candidate with an impressive poster in transition. Sheesh. What did the rim do to you, […]

Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer wasn’t happy with Khris Middleton’s free throw attempts on Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks. Or for the lack of them. The fact that the Middleton had a whopping zero free throws awarded to him on Thursday despite having 27 field goal attempts was rather sketchy for Budenholzer (via Eric Nehm […]

Mo Harkless of the Sacramento Kings destroyed the rim on Thursday with a massive slam that’s an easy contender for Dunk of the Year. Harkless’ dunk was so impressive that even members of the Detroit Pistons bench had to get up. Well, almost. The Kings forward also put Pistons rookie Isaiah Stewart on a poster […]

Kristaps Porzingis and Luka Doncic bounced back on Thursday night to push the Dallas Mavericks to a strong win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The European duo took advantage of the short-handed Bucks who were again without the reigning two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to score a 116-101 win at home. “We’re trying to play together and […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley isn’t happy with how the NBA handled the altercation between the Lakers and the Toronto Raptors earlier this week. The 35-year-old called out the league for the rather steep penalties the office has handed to Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker and Montrezl Harrell. THT was slapped with a one-game suspension […]

It appears to be the end of the road for three-time NBA champion Patrick McCaw and the Toronto Raptors. McCaw will try to continue his pro career with another NBA team. On Thursday, the Raptors officially waived the 25-year-old McCaw after nearly two whole seasons with the team (per Shams Charania of The Athletic). The […]

Chris Paul once again pulled out his “Secret Stuff” on Wednesday as he propelled the Phoenix Suns to an impressive OT win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. The 11-time All-Star knew he needed to pull out all the strings given that they were up against the team with the best record in the NBA. […]

Devin Booker doesn’t care about your MVP conversations – he’s all about getting the Phoenix Suns some Ws. The 24-year-old put on his hard hat and balled out on Monday and grabbed a pivotal win over the team with the best record in the league the Utah Jazz. Booker erupted for 35 points to lead […]

Donovan Mitchell just sent the game between the Utah Jazz and the Phoenix Suns to OT with an ice-cold trey. It was an end-to-end battle and Mitchell came up clutch for his squad to burry a long-distance bucket with just 11 seconds to go to tie the battle between the top two teams in the […]

Houston Rockets superstar John Wall is liking what he has been seeing so far from his new teammate Kevin Porter Jr. Since being called up from Rockets’ G League affiliate team the Rio Grande Valley Vipers last month, the 20-year-old has been a revelation and is proving to be a key mid-season acquisition for the […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks weren’t expecting to end their five-game winning streak on Wednesday when they were set to face the 13-37 Houston Rockets. Coming from a huge win against the league-leading Utah Jazz, the Mavs came out flat and had an awful game against their in-state rivals. The Rockets came up with […]

It was another frustrating night for Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves after the team dropped another tough loss. The Wolves lost a high-scoring affair against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, 141-137, and Towns perfectly summed up his team’s lack of effort from the get-go. Minnesota was down big in the opening half and needed […]

Wednesday night was the very first time that Kevin Durant was finally able to play in front of a crowd as a member of the Brooklyn Nets. With that said, front and center was none other than Wanda Durant–KD’s “real MVP.” It’s a fact that Wanda is one of the most important people in Durant’s […]

Eric Bledsoe hit the showers early on Wednesday after the New Orleans Pelicans guard was ejected in the third quarter of their game against the Brooklyn Nets. Bledsoe was going off and was actually on his way to a career night; however, he was clearly frustrated with how the game was being officiated and received […]

The Sacramento Kings are the latest organization heading towards the blockchain. On Monday, Kings owner Vivek Ranadive announced that he will be offering a bitcoin salary option for members of the organization, including the players. According to coindesk, this will make the Kings the first ever major sports franchise to roll out such a payment […]

Donovan Mitchell was rocking a different kind of 45 on Monday as the Utah Jazz star repped another D. Mitchell ahead of the NCAA championship game between the Baylor Bears and the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Donovan chose to arrive at the Jazz’s game against the Dallas Mavericks wearing a Davion Mitchell jersey. Donovan even had to […]

New Orleans Pelicans young stud Zion Williamson is built like a defensive lineman. It has been a scary sight for everyone trying to stop the 20-year-old in the block. Williamson, who actually played some football in high school, admitted his experience in the gridiron has helped him immensely in the NBA. In a story by […]

Just in case you needed more proof that Chris Paul is indeed one of the best, if not the best, point guards to ever play in the NBA, then better read this at least 10 times. On Monday, Mr. Point God had another historic evening against the Houston Rockets and put up 11 assists to […]

Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot got the better of Julius Randle on Monday as the Brooklyn Nets edged their state neighbors the New York Knicks with a 114-112 win. Though it was Luwawu-Cabarrot and the Nets who ultimately scored the W, Randle wasn’t done beefing with him after the game, as the Knicks All-Star put out some choice […]

The Dallas Mavericks scored a huge knockout on Monday that would have boxing legend Mike Tyson nodding his tattooed head. The Mavs pulled off a 111-103 win over the league-leading Utah Jazz, and head coach Rick Carlisle has Tyson to thank for some pre-game inspo. According to Carlisle, the Mavs zeroed in on one of […]

Despite their rollercoaster of a season, Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse said tanking is definitely out of the picture. Wins have been few and far between for the 2019 champions this season but they did manage to snap their four-game losing skid with a blowout win over the Golden State Warriors last Saturday. Nurse was […]

Nikola Jokic continues to cement his case on being one of the best big men to ever play in the NBA. He had another historic performance on Sunday as he led the Denver Nuggets to an impressive come-from-behind win against the Orlando Magic, 119-109. Jokic was deep in his bag and dropped 16 assists to […]

Jamal Murray just broke the hearts of Orlando Magic fans everywhere as the Denver Nuggets guard drained a dagger three to lift his team to a huge comeback win on Sunday. The 24-year-old was clutch and led the Nuggets to a 119-109 win after being down by as much as 18 points early in the […]

Portland Trail Blazers wing Norman Powell recounted his final moments with the Toronto Raptors franchise and opened up on how savage his former teammate Fred VanVleet was. According to Powell’s emotional piece called ‘The North‘ (via The Players’ Tribune), his old buddy sort of shamed him for being quite emotional as he was bidding farewell […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors will have a rough flight back to the Bay Area on Sunday after they put up a disappointing effort against the Atlanta Hawks. The Warriors couldn’t get it going and have been on a rough stretch over these past few weeks. Sure enough, it has been pretty challenging […]

It’s not every day that you’ll see Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic lose his cool in a game. That changed on Sunday as The Joker was clearly frustrated after he charged to an official to complain an obvious non-call. Having a 6-foot-11 monster running towards you is a scary sight, so it’s hard to blame […]

It would be pretty hard to comprehend what Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is feeling right now. The Warriors lost another tough one on the road as they ended their Easter Sunday with a disappointing 117-111 loss against the Atlanta Hawks. Kerr was obviously frustrated given that the loss seemed to have been […]

Apparently, superstars like Danilo Gallinari still get starstruck. On Sunday, the Atlanta Hawks forward got a bit confused in his post-game interview when he heard the voice of a legendary NBA icon in Vince Carter. Gallo’s eyes lit up after hearing that VC was on the call and had to look around and find Mr. […]

Doc Rivers is not worried one bit about Ben Simmons’ lackluster performance as the Philadelphia 76ers dropped just their fifth home loss against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies. The three-time All-Star was rather invisible for the Sixers on Sunday after tallying a low-end stat line of just seven points, seven rebounds, and four assists. But according […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Klay Thompson’s time off the court has been rough over these past few seasons.  The five-time All-Star has been limited to sitting courtside in street clothes, which hasn’t been the most exciting of things for the 31-year-old shooter – especially since the Warriors have once again struggled this season. On Sunday, […]

The beef between Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant and actor Michael Rapaport is the gift that keeps on giving. Now that the controversy continues to unfold, more and more people are giving their own take on the issue and that includes Milwaukee Bucks vet PJ Tucker. On Thursday, the TMZ crew caught in with PJ […]

Shaq might know that Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade and Aaron Gordon of the Denver Nuggets have an interesting relationship. It’s a relationship filled with bitterness and even a diss track. On Thursday, the two linked up again and Shaquille O’Neal decided to make things a little bit more interesting. Wade, who’s an analyst for […]

There’s a new Hawk in the ATL and Trae Young is pumped. The Atlanta Hawks welcomed back Lou Williams as the three-time Sixth Man of the Year finally made his Hawks debut on Thursday against the San Antonio Spurs. Young was more than happy to have a seasoned vet like Williams in his squad and […]