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The Milwaukee Bucks made more history on Monday when they visited the Miami Heat. The Bucks absolutely torched the defending Eastern Conference champs and knocked down 29 threes to set a new NBA record for most triples in a game. Needless to say, it was a blowout contest as Milwaukee’s red-hot shooting didn’t even give […]

It’s way past Christmas but James Harden isn’t done with his holiday shopping. The Houston Rockets superstar is making a list (and checking it twice) of possible destinations, given that his time in H-Town is all but done. One of the more recent additions to the former MVP’s list is the Portland Trail Blazers and […]

TJ Watt has been the biggest reason why the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense has been on an elite level this 2020. Their defensive line has dominated the NFL–which has helped them stay on top of the AFC North Division–thanks to the three-time Pro Bowler. After a rather surprising three-game skid from Weeks 13 to 15, the […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is off to a blistering start this season. After a couple of stellar individual performances in their first two games, The Joker came up huge once again on Monday against the Houston Rockets as he led his team to their first win this season. Jokic had insane numbers against Houston, […]

It’s not every day that Bill Belichick finds himself on the wrong end of headlines. Unfortunately for the six-time Super Bowl champion head coach, that’s been the recurring theme all season long for him and the 2020 New England Patriots. After officially being ruled out of this year’s playoffs with a tough loss against the […]

Rookie coach Steve Nash knew coming in that his job as the new tactician of the Brooklyn Nets will be filled with challenges. Early into the NBA season, his first roadblock comes in the name of Spencer Dinwiddie who’ll be sidelined indefinitely after he partially tore his ACL on Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets. Dinwiddie’s […]

Bill Belichick isn’t having the best of days, to say the least. Last week, the New England Patriots were officially ruled out of the playoff picture this 2020. On Monday, after back-t0-back defeats, the Pats dropped the game against the Buffalo Bills for their third straight loss. The six-time Super Bowl champion tactician wasn’t having […]

Memphis Grizzlies fans can now breathe a collective sigh of relief, as X-ray results of Ja Morant’s left ankle came back negative. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Morant’s X-Rays did not reveal any fracture on his left ankle. The team will continue to evaluate the second-year guard as they await the results of an MRI […]

Alex Caruso will not be suiting up for the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday due to the league’s health and safety protocols. The announcement was made by head coach Frank Vogel ahead of their game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet broke the news on Twitter ahead of tip-off. Frank Vogel […]

For Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie, 2020 will be ending far from what he has imagined. After just three games, the 27-year-old will be out for the remainder of the 2020-21 season due to a torn ACL which will require surgery. Dinwiddie broke his silence after the season-ending injury and took to his Instagram account […]

It was Damion Lee who came up as the unlikely hero for the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night, as the fourth-year guard knocked down a game-winning three from top of the key to help the Dubs grab their first win of the season against the Chicago Bulls. Thanks to Lee’s go-ahead bucket, the Warriors […]

When you’re living with a three-time NBA champion, a Finals MVP, and a 13-time All-Star like Dwyane Wade, life ought to be tough. The former Miami Heat superstar took his 18-year old son Zaire Wade to school over the weekend after the father-and-son duo were seen going head-to-head on an intense game of pick-up ball. […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is making his first start of the season count, as he erupted in the first half of their Sunday night game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kuz got the starting nod after Anthony Davis suffered a calf contusion and sat out their third game of the season. The 25-year-old was […]

Domantas Sabonis just knocked down a huge game-winning bucket to seal the Indiana Pacers’ win over the visiting Boston Celtics on Sunday. The one-time All-Star came up big once again and tallied his third-straight double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds en route to the Pacers’ third-straight victory. Check out Sabonis’ game-winner here (via Bleacher […]

The Golden State Warriors’ rough start to the season cannot be understated. Stephen Curry and the rest of Dub Nation suffered two blowout losses to start their 2020-21 campaign against the Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks when they failed to reach the 100-point mark in both Ls. On Sunday however, the Dubs finally pulled […]

Just two games into the 2020-21 season and things are already starting to get strange. On Sunday, the Portland Trail Blazers announced that forward Carmelo Anthony is currently not with the team ahead of their Monday night game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The reason? Health and Safety Protocols. The announcement was confirmed on Twitter […]

The Golden State Warriors’ debut in the 2020-21 NBA season was far from what they imagined. Stephen Curry and the rest of the Dubs immediately got punched in the mouth and were blown out by Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and the fierce Brooklyn Nets unit with a 125-99 loss on Tuesday. The 2018 champs struggled […]

One of the biggest headlines to come out of the Los Angeles Clippers camp last offseason was how seemingly unhappy some of the members of the team were with how their other teammates had some sort of ‘preferential treatment‘ during the 2019-20 NBA season. Unsurprisingly, it was first-year team members Paul George and Kawhi Leonard […]

By now, everyone in the association should know that LeBron James is one of the most talented passers in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar has filled his career highlight reel with clutch plays and monstrous jams that his ability to drop a dime usually gets unnoticed. On Tuesday’s opening night game against the […]

It hasn’t even been 48 basketball minutes since his season tipped off and Paul George memes have already taken over Twitter. The Los Angeles Clippers forward has been at the receiving end of a ton of criticism and jokes over the past few months and was hoping to start anew this term as he suits […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James shut down all the talks that he’d take things slowly and rest his body for the most part of the season. Early in the third quarter of their opening night showdown against the Los Angeles Clippers, James soared for his patented one-handed jam. Clippers swingman Paul George was at […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving let his game talk for him once again on Tuesday night as he led his team to a lopsided 125-99 win over the Golden State Warriors. Irving, who scored a team-high of 26 points, controlled the game from the get-go and made sure his 2020-21 NBA season debut didn’t go […]

There were a lot of firsts on Tuesday night’s opener between the Brooklyn Nets and the Golden State Warriors. It was the first time where Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant finally stepped on the same court together as their duo ultimately handed the Nets their first win of the 2020-21 season. And, there was another […]

Chuck’s got jokes, huh? This time around, he’s taken aim (again) at none other than LeBron James. It was both opening night and ring night for LeBron and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers and everyone was tipping their hats to the 2020 NBA champions. Amid all the talk of greatness surrounding The King […]

It’s Ring Night for the 2020 champions Los Angeles Lakers and everyone’s in a celebratory mood. Rightfully so, the man who’s feeling himself the most is none other than four-time Finals MVP LeBron James. Before Tuesday’s opening night game against city rivals Los Angeles Clippers, The King got his newest championship bling and was absolutely […]

Tuesday’s opening night game between the Golden State Warriors and the Brooklyn Nets was a reunion of some sort between former teammates Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant. It was the first time that Durant actually stepped on the court to play his first NBA game since June 2019, when he ruptured his Achilles […]

When Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby hit a game-winning three in last season’s playoff series against the Boston Celtics, it was his court general Kyle Lowry who was first to run to him and greet him with a huge smile. Now that the Raps’ front office decided to extend Anunoby on a bountiful four-year deal […]

Last season wasn’t the best for Russell Westbrook. His much-hyped reunion with James Harden didn’t go as planned as the Houston Rockets suffered a second round exit in the NBA Playoffs. Soon, Westbrook found himself joining the Washington Wizards after he was traded for John Wall. Prior to the 2019-20 season, a lot of excitement […]

It’s only been less than a month since Russell Westbrook arrived in Washington and join the Washington Wizards but the former MVP is already making a huge impact in the community. Westbrook dropped a solid assist on Monday by surprising local students with cool Christmas gifts. He partnered with The Children’s Guild DC Public Charter […]

There have been a ton of offseason moves over the past few months that have reshaped the landscape of the league as we approach the beginning of the 2020-21 NBA season. With the way the NBA has shifted to a smaller and faster pace, a solid backcourt duo is almost guaranteed to put you in […]

Now that the Doc Rivers era is about to unfold with the Philadelphia 76ers, change is coming. One of the things Doc wants to zero in on is his former player Tobias Harris, with whom he’s reuniting with in the City of Brotherly Love. Both Rivers and Harris both joined forces back in 2017 to […]

Drew Brees’ first game back from his injury wasn’t his greatest. In fact, it was one of the New Orleans Saints QB’s more forgettable outings this season. After sitting out the previous four weeks due to multiple broken ribs and a collapsed lung, Brees was finally ready to suit up again for the Saints on […]

A loss is a loss and Jalen Hurts hates losing. The Philadelphia Eagles’ rookie QB made his second career start on Sunday against fellow Oklahoma alum Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals. Despite Hurts’ impressive outing, his team still took a 33-26 defeat after Arizona took over late in the game. The 22-year-old QB balled […]

James Harden’s dissatisfaction with the Houston Rockets has had the rumor mill spinning like crazy over the past few weeks. The 2018 MVP and reigning back-to-back scoring champ has been the most cryptic character in Houston this offseason and the current narrative suggests that he might have played his last full season in Clutch City. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have given their fans a ton of reason to celebrate this past year. After winning the 2020 title inside the NBA bubble, the Purple and Gold franchise went on to snag a few more Ws this offseason when they grabbed a handful of new talents and secured superstar big man Anthony […]

New Orleans Saints DE Cameron Jordan is making no excuses. On Sunday, the 31-year-old was ejected in the fourth quarter of a tightly contested game against the Kansas City Chiefs for unnecessary roughness. Jordan’s early exit in the game left New Orleans  without a lineman in majority of the fourth, which ultimately resulted to his […]

Kansas City Chiefs fans can take a breath. Per reports (via (NBC Sports), rookie Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s X-rays came back negative and it seems that his apparent hip/leg injury isn’t as bad as it initially appeared. The rookie had to be helped off the field and wasn’t able to finish Sunday’s game against the New Orleans […]

A lot has happened since the NBA Bubble in Orlando, Florida. For New Orleans Pelicans superstar Zion Williamson, that includes shedding his weight. Per Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the 20-year-old Williamson has lost as much as 25 pounds since he last played an NBA game in August (via Bleacher Report). “I was told that Zion, […]

The Kyle Kuzma saga with the Los Angeles Lakers continues. Kuzma’s three years with the Lakers haven’t been the smoothest of rides even after he was a vital member of last season’s championship squad. The 25 year old has been rather inconsistent and his production dipped ever since Anthony Davis’ arrival pushed him in the […]