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Trae Young had ice in his veins on Thursday as he took over for the Atlanta Hawks in double overtime against the San Antonio Spurs. It was an end-to-end battle and the 22-year-old went absolutely bonkers, scoring 15 of his 28 points in the two OT periods. This, clearly, was a delightful sight for Hawks […]

The Victor Oladipo era just began in South Beach as the Miami Heat finally got to see the long-awaited debut of the 28-year-old as he played his first game, as they hosted the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Dipo though quickly deflected the praise after their 116-109 win. “My teammates were really helpful tonight,” Oladipo […]

Dwight Howard and the rest of the Philadelphia 76ers want to make sure that the NBA is aware that they’re winning games even without their MVP candidate in Joel Embiid. On Thursday, the Sixers snapped a two-game skid after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road, 114-94. This is the 1oth straight game they’ve been […]

If there’s any doubt that DeMar DeRozan is one of the best bucket-getters in the game today then this should definitely squash that. The 31-year old came up huge for the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday as they slugged it out against the Atlanta Hawks. DeRozan stepped up to the plate with under 10 seconds […]

LaMarcus Aldridge finally donned the Brooklyn Nets’ electric blue threads on Thursday as the 35-year-old finally made his much-awaited Barclays Center debut. The seven-time All-Star is the newest superstar addition to head coach Steve Nash’s squad in Brooklyn and Aldridge was obviously excited to show everyone in the Eastern Conference what he’s capable of. “I’m […]

NBA Top Shot is taking over the blockchain. The newest NFT (non-fungible token) platform, licensed by the NBA and the NBPA has exponentially grown this calendar year and, with the rate it’s going, it seems that we’re just skimming the surface. Ever since Dapper Labs launched the project in mid-2020, the platform has amassed almost […]

It was a rough night for Andre Drummond in his Los Angeles Lakers debut. The newest member of the Purple & Gold had to cut his much-awaited return to the floor early after bruising his left toe. He has only played 14 minutes at that point and did not return. Apparently, the two-time All-Star even […]

Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards is not done with his postgame savagery after they escaped with a 102-101 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday. After initially trolling RJ Barrett for his botched game-winner, the 19-year-old Edwards shifted his aim on another Knicks guard and threw shade on Elfrid Payton for his last-second blunder […]

Andre Drummond’s Los Angeles Lakers debut was cut short after the 27-year-old had to exit the floor in the third quarter of the Lakers’ Wednesday night game against the Milwaukee Bucks with an apparent toe injury. This is not an April Fool’s joke and Drummond looks to actually be hurt. If Drummond does end up […]

Anthony Edwards just fired some shots towards RJ Barrett after the Minnesota Timberwolves escaped with a 102-101 win at home against the New York Knicks on Wednesday. The Knicks were down by one and had the ball with five seconds left. After the Timberwolves denied Julius Randle, the ball went to Barrett and Minnesota was […]

It’s been a crazy 48 hours for Mike Conley Jr. and the Utah Jazz. They had to go through a traumatic incident on Tuesday when the team plane had a bird strike incident shortly after taking off, which resulted in an engine failure. The chartered flight had to make an emergency landing and thankfully, no […]

The Brooklyn Nets have greatly benefited from the development of their young 6-foot-11 big in Nicolas Claxton. On Wednesday against the Houston Rockets, Claxton was once again the preferred guy at the five spot by head coach Steve Nash, as the Nets rolled past the visitors with a 120-108 win. The first-year Nets head coach […]

Myles Turner and the rest of the Indiana Pacers shot themselves in the foot with a horrible fourth-quarter meltdown against the Miami Heat. The Pacers blew a 13-point lead in the opening half and were eventually outscored and outhustled in the second half with the Heat slowly inching their way en route to a disappointing […]

We might have an interesting Golden State Warriors battle in our hands. Bay Area legend Baron Davis initially mentioned that their “We Believe” squad could give the star-studded 2016-17 Warriors crew a run for their money. The former two-time All-Star mentioned that their 2006-07 team would take the 2017 champions all the way to Game […]

The wind just got a bit chillier in Windy City as Zach LaVine could potentially miss some time after reaggravating his ankle injury on Monday night against the Golden State Warriors. The Chicago Bulls All-Star still managed to log in 32 minutes but only finished with 12 points on 4-of-16 shooting en route to a […]

It was an emotional night for Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns when they visited New York to face the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. There were over 1,700 people in attendance in the Barclays Center ready to watch the match-up, including one very special fan who was rooting for KAT: Karl Towns Sr. Towns shared a […]

It was a tale of two halves for San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray after his team fell to the visiting Sacramento Kings on Monday. Murray had a red-hot start to the game and erupted for 21 points in the opening half, with his team down by just eight points at the break. To the […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks got a new European addition to their line-up right before the trade deadline expired in Nicolo Melli. The stretch big man from Italy was part of the move that brought sharpshooter JJ Redick to the Mavericks in exchange for James Johnson and Wes Iwundu. Doncic, who hails from Slovenia, […]

If you’re reading this, then you still have time. NBA Top Shot just dropped some pre-order packs and everyone gets a chance to get one. Yes, everyone. On Monday, the website announced that starting 11:00 AM PDT, the queue to pre-order a Base Set Series 2 (Release 24) pack starts and will be open for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers just acquired another key piece for their bid to defend their 2020 NBA title in the name of Andre Drummond and Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is concerned. After learning about the team signing the reigning rebounding champ of the league, Kuzma expressed his concern towards the rest of the league when […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks had to endure a tough road loss on Sunday against the new-look Denver Nuggets. Young and his team were blown out by Jokic and co. early in the first half and couldn’t do much the rest of the evening as they suffered their third loss in four outings. Interestingly, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers went full Showtime on Sunday as they hosted the Orlando Magic at Staples Center with Alex Caruso and Kyle Kuzma taking centerstage. The two put on the clamps on the defensive end before finishing a solid play in transition where Caruso hit a trailing Kuzma en route to a tough bucket. […]

The Golden State Warriors have been without their two-time MVP in Stephen Curry for the past five games which have made things a bit challenging for Dub Nation. In those past five games that Curry sat out due to a bruised tailbone, the Warriors have lost four straight and continue to stay outside the West’s […]

CJ McCollum wants to make it clear that crunch time always means Dame Time. The Portland Trail Blazers swingman admitted as much after their huge 125-122 away win over the Miami Heat. He didn’t mind that the ball was in Damian Lillard’s hands down the stretch. Damian Lillard is, after all, one of the most […]

All eyes were on the Miami Heat and their young stars Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson as the front office were in line to make big moves before the NBA trade deadline on Thursday. But as the final buzzer sounded, both Herro and Robinson remained as members of the Heat and it seems that they […]

It was written. The Chicago Bulls were one of the teams that made a huge splash in this season’s NBA trade deadline after they snagged two-time All-Star Nikola Vucevic from the Orlando Magic. And apparently, the 30-year-old Vucevic was destined to be in Windy City ever since he was a little kid as a photo […]

Day by day, the COVID-19 vaccine is slowly being rolled out across the nation and Steve Kerr and the rest of the Golden State Warriors are certainly not skipping their turns. Amid statements from a few Warriors players not wanting to get vaccinated, the three-time NBA champion head coach mentioned that a few members of […]

Dwight Howard’s first trip back in the Staples Center ended on a sour note. It took the Philadelphia 76ers just 12 minutes before being asked to leave the court early as Howard was ejected for an altercation with Los Angeles Lakers’ Montrezl Harrell as the two were heading to their respective benches at the end […]

Julius Randle was deep in his bag on Thursday night as the New York Knicks All-Star carried his squad to a come-from-behind win against the Washington Wizards. Randle, who had struggled all night, made sure to make a bucket when his team needed it the most and nailed a smooth baseline jumper to put the […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash didn’t want to make things worse when it comes to James Harden and his lingering neck injury. The former MVP played in the Nets’ win on Tuesday against the Portland Trail Blazers despite the neck issue but was scratched from their Wednesday game against the league-leading Utah Jazz squad. […]

Legendary quarterback Brett Favre has been through it all. The Green Bay Packers icon recently opened up in his podcast Bolling with Favre about his traumatic journey with substance abuse that had the Hall of Fame QB hitting rock bottom. In an emotional tell-all, Favre admitted he wanted to end his life (via Yahoo! Sports). […]

After a ton of hype, NBA Top Shot has officially unveiled the much-awaited Rookie Badges and everyone in the Top Shot universe is going nuts. It was announced by Top Shot on Wednesday that these Badges will be retroactively applied to all eligible Moments on or before March 31 which, obviously, has the price of […]

It’s been a rough season for Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors and the upcoming trade deadline seems to make things even worse. With the current Raptors roster somewhat hitting the ceiling, signs are pointing in the direction of a potential rebuild. Or at least when it comes to the team’s championship core with court […]

Kyle Lowry’s time with the Toronto Raptors might be all but done; however it’s not as if he’s leaving the team without a legacy in the franchise. Raptors fans have been claiming that the 35-year-old is definitely up there when it comes to all-time greats to ever don the Raptors’ colors. In fact, head coach […]

Did Kyle Lowry just play his last game for the Toronto Raptors? At this point, your guess is as good as mine. Lowry’s post-game comments just make things extra worrisome if you’re a Raptors fan hoping for your franchise face to stay. After Toronto’s 135-11 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, the 35-year-old opened […]

Ja Morant is slowly, but surely, cementing his spot as one of the league’s brightest stars. The 21-year-old put his name on the record books on Wednesday after playing his 100th career game for the Memphis Grizzlies. In doing so, Morant has now put himself in quite an elite club being just one of seven […]

John Wall, Stephen Silas and the Houston Rockets finally got their much-awaited win on Monday. Everyone in Clutch City can now take a collective sigh of relief and finally sleep tight as their team, at long last, snapped their 20-game losing skid which dates back to early February. You don’t have to be a Rockets […]

Sacramento Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton might have just unlocked the secret sauce to a healthy and sustainable relationship with teammate De’Aaron Fox. With all the COVID-19 protocols being set in place, it’s hard for teammates to bond and really develop a solid relationship. But, Haliburton has found ways to connect with Fox while making sure […]

Ja Morant put on his seatbelt and took off on Monday night. The Memphis Grizzlies superstar was cleared for take-off against the Boston Celtics as the reigning Rookie of the Year converted a nasty alley-oop jam in transition. No one was even close to Morant as he soared for the monster bucket. Morant really went […]