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Jaylen Brown isn’t a happy camper right now for the Boston Celtics. The Cs lost another game on Wednesday against the Atlanta Hawks as they finish their road trip 0-3. Brown is clearly unhappy with his team’s current slump and firmly believes that Boston can do so much more. “As long as you got that […]

After his emotions got the best of him in the Golden State Warriors’ loss against the Charlotte Hornets last Saturday, Draymond Green has kept himself in check in his past two outings. On Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers, Green stamped his DNA all over the Warriors’ 111-107 win with another near triple-double performance of 12 […]

Luguentz Dort just called game and sunk the San Antonio Spurs with a game-winning three-pointer on Wednesday. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s young star nailed a corner trey as the final buzzer sounded to make sure their game didn’t go to overtime and get the 102-99 victory. LU DORT. GAME. pic.twitter.com/o7ERcdtzY1 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 25, […]

Danilo Gallinari just turned back the hands of time and caught fire in the Atlanta Hawks’ blowout win against the Boston Celtics. The 32-year-old brought out “Vintage Gallo” and knocked down a career-high 10 3-pointers on Wednesday to set a new franchise record for his new team. Danilo Gallinari sets a Hawks franchise record with […]

Bradley Beal just put on a clutch clinic in the Washington Wizards’ visit to Staples Center. Beal scored six of the Wizards’ 12 points in overtime, including a huge floater to ice the game against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, 127-124. Don’t look now but the Wizards, who got laughed at by almost […]

Vanessa Bryant has finally spoken on the recent controversy surrounding rapper Meek Mill and his reference to Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. It’s safe to say that she’s not quite happy. The widow of the Lakers great took offense at the rapper’s choice of words in his recent track. In the leaked song entitled […]

Say it ain’t so but one of the Dallas Mavericks’ worst nightmares have unearthed. Apparently, the front office have “sniffed around” about Kristaps Porzingis’ trade value, according to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report. The recent rumors on the Latvian surfaced after the Mavs won another game without Porzingis, who sat out Monday’s win with back […]

Houston, we have a problem. Pardon the cliché, but the Houston Rockets’ current form aptly fits the bill and head coach Stephen Silas knows this. On Monday, Silas’ team was dealt their eighth straight loss at the hands of the surging Chicago Bulls. After the game, the rookie head coach acknowledged that their problems cannot […]

The Los Angeles Lakers broadcast guys just put on their wizard’s hat and magically turned Russell Westbrook into Isaiah Thomas. Ahead of the Monday night match-up between the Lakers and the Washington Wizards, the TV crew mistakenly put the face of the former Wizards point guard under Westbrook’s name. Someone’s mind was probably still working […]

Nick Bosa can’t wait for the 2021 NFL season to start. The San Francisco 49ers defensive end is slowly recovering from his torn ACL he suffered in Week 2 against the New York Jets. Now, he wants the world to know that he’s going to be better than ever. The 2019 Defensive Rookie of the […]

Kenny Smith isn’t heeding the call of fans to outright cancel rapper Meek Mill after he dropped a rather questionable line referring to the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. In a leaked song in collaboration with Lil’ Baby, Mill referenced the fateful January 2020 accident that took the life of the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have gone full circle in the worst possible way. On Sunday, the organization chose to fire three-year head coach Ryan Saunders after Saunders and the Wolves lost 103-99 to the New York Knicks. The Knicks, coincidentally, is currently being coached by Tom Thibodeau who Saunders replaced back in 2019. That’s got to […]

Patrick Beverley just cost the Los Angeles Clippers a huge loss against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Beverley set an illegal screen on the Nets’ Jeff Green with just three minutes remaining in the game, with the Clippers trying to claw their way back. Beverley was called for the offensive foul for the pick as […]

Orlando Magic superstar Nikola Vucevic is silently having himself a monster season. Behind another huge performance on Sunday against the Detroit Pistons, Vucevic just became the fourth player in franchise history to tally 35 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in a single game. The last player to it was Dwight Howard back in March […]

The close game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Brooklyn Nets had a controversial finish. Down by two points, Kawhi Leonard was called for an offensive foul for warding off James Harden on the Clippers’ final possession. The Clippers didn’t have a challenge left so they had no choice but to live with the […]

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau is adamant on keeping Frank Ntilikina with the team. Amid talks of sending the fourth-year guard to the G League for him to develop his game and get more playing time, Thibs said that that’s not an option–at least right now. “No, not yet,” Thibodoeau said after being […]

JD Martinez of the Boston Red Sox had the perfect drip for the first day of their spring training. The slugger came in rocking an orange tee with a photo of Tom Brady during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ championship parade, where the five-time Super Bowl MVP seemed to have way too much Tequila his 43-year […]

New Orleans Saints star Alvin Kamara wasn’t a fan of the officiating when he watched the New Orleans Pelicans take on the Boston Celtics on Sunday. The game went to overtime and the Pelicans managed to squeeze out a win over the visiting Celtics. Even though NOLA came out with a slim win, Kamara blasted […]

Jimmy Butler recorded another triple-double on Thursday night when the Miami Heat visited the Sacramento Kings. Butler has been doing everything for the Heat as of late as they try to find their identity midway through the 2020-21 NBA season. In doing so, Butler hit two birds with one triple-double-stone as he impressively broke two […]

The votes for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game have officially been tallied and somehow, Klay Thompson, in the most Klay Thompson of things, still managed to receive one vote. The Golden State Warriors sharpshooter is sidelined for the second straight season due to an Achilles injury. But he’s so good, he still got an NBA […]

Kyrie Irving had LeBron James looking for a map on Thursday. The Brooklyn Nets superstar bamboozled the hell out of his former teammate after a ball fake that had ‘The King’ spinning in confusion. Irving then spun around again and made a sweet fadeaway jumper as the Nets blew out the defending champions at home. […]

The Brooklyn Nets had a grand time as they continue to roll with their new big three. Kevin Durant, who had to watch the Nets’ big game against the Los Angeles Lakers on the sidelines, was having a ball cheering for his team as the Nets got almost everything they wanted in their game against […]

Kyrie Irving had the perfect response to LeBron James missing a technical free throw in the opening quarter of the Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers game on Thursday. Irving, who was upgraded to available just before tip-off, dished out some classic trash talk against his buddy who stepped up to the charity stripe for […]

Milwaukee Bucks fans would want to tread lightly on this one as everyone’s beloved vet-turned-analyst Kendrick Perkins delivers a hot take on their superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. The reigning back-to-back MVP is having another terrific season as the Bucks’ leader but we all know that everyone loves to hate at someone who’s on top. Enter, Kendrick […]

Now that the player votes for this year’s NBA All-Star Game have been officially tallied, the usual suspects for the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in the top two spots for votes. LeBron James, who’s set to start for a record-breaking 17th straight time this coming March 7, got the most player votes with a […]

Charles Barkley wants people to stop using Zach LaVine and Trae Young in the same sentence. The Hall of Fame member firmly believes that the Chicago Bulls superstar has shown incredible improvement this season and he shouldn’t be compared to the Atlanta Hawks playmaker. Barkley’s controversial statement came after both were snubbed for a spot […]

Los Angeles Lakers starting point guard Dennis Schroder has been officially ruled out of Thursday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets due to health and safety protocols. The announcement was made just an hour before tip-off by Mike Trudell of Spectrum SN. Dennis Schroder is out for tonight’s game vs. Brooklyn due to the NBA’s health […]

Just another ordinary day at work for Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard. The five-time All-Star had another insane performance on Wednesday after leading the Trail Blazers to a slim 126-124 win over the hosting New Orleans Pelicans. It was Dame Time once again in the final seconds as Lillard took over and knocked down […]

The Golden State Warriors just torched the Miami Heat at home after massive back-to-back treys from Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins. Curry and Wiggins drained clutch the three-pointers in the final minute of overtime to help the Warriors complete a huge comeback win over the visiting Heat, 120-112. After taking their first lead of the […]

It takes more than a few nudges and words to startle a guy like Zach LaVine. The Chicago Bulls swingman is as tough as they come, and he showed on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons how he doesn’t back down from anybody. LaVine got tangled up with Pistons forward Josh Jackson and didn’t shy away […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach isn’t a fan of the whole work-from-home set-up. On Monday, the 59-year-old head coach called out Jackson Frank of DIME for seemingly lacking some energy in their post-game interview. And, Doc was right on the money. “Jackson are you in bed right now?” Rivers asked, leaving the reporter no choice but […]

It’s official. Damian Lillard is bringing back Dame Time to the Three-Point Shootout in the NBA All-Star festivities in Atlanta on March 7, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Lillard will be headlining the contest, which is expected to be held on the same day as all the other All-Star events. The Portland Trail […]

Klay Thompson is on a whole different level. The Golden State Warriors sharpshooter always finds ways to make headlines even when he’s sidelined. Now, one-half of the Splash Brothers apparently has taken the moniker seriously and drives his own boat to Warriors games. Yup, a boat. Because cars are just too unimaginative for Klay. The […]

Remember that Jordan Bell incident in 2019 when he got suspended for charging items on the credit card of assistant coach Mike Brown? Well, former Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut has the inside scoop. Bogut revealed in a recent guesting at KNBR’s “Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks” (via NBC Sports) that the incident was quite […]

New Orleans Pelicans starting center Steven Adams just took a nasty fall in the opening quarter of their game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Adams landed awkwardly and seemed to have sprained his right ankle. Fortunately, the 27-year-old was able to walk off the court in his own power and limped all the way to […]

It seems as though Andre Drummond can possibly land in Miami and join the Heat amid all his contract woes. The Cleveland Cavaliers have publicly declared that they’re shopping their starting center and have opted to sit him out until a deal is in place. And, according to Sam Amico in FortyEight Minutes, the reigning […]

The season has been quite challenging, to say the least, for coach Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors had high hopes entering the campaign after a dismal 2019-20 stint. As Kerr has seen, however, it hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing. But after a ton of health problems and chemistry issues, it seems […]

Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum knows that Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are quite hard to beat as a tandem. After all, the Golden State Warriors stars have been playing for a long time now and are carrying the heavy load for Dub Nation as of late. On Monday, the chemistry between the duo […]

Ben Simmons woke up feeling dangerous on Monday. The Philadelphia 76ers superstar erupted for a career-high 42 points against the Utah Jazz and was a match-up nightmare all game long. Unfortunately for Simmons, his career night came on a losing effort as the Jazz’s winning run continued with a 134-123 win. After the game, Simmons […]