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Now that the Golden State Warriors have finally dropped a game without Stephen Curry, they may start rethinking whether sitting the MVP the entire series is the best strategy. The Houston Rockets trimmed their series deficit to 2-1 following a 97-96 victory over the Warriors in Game 3. While the Rockets’ victory was impressive, it did occur […]

The Chicago Bulls missed the playoffs this season for the first time in eight years. While there are plenty of people to blame for the Bulls’ shortcomings during the 2015-16 season, there is one player in particular that has been under a microscope after Chicago finished with a 42-40 record. RELATED: Jimmy Butler wants to […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo may be a versatile phenom at 21 years of age, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be looking for ways to get better over the offseason. The Milwaukee Bucks‘ forward captured national attention when he posted five triple-doubles after the All-Star Break. The increase in statistical production coincided with Antetokounmpo’s move to point-forward, where […]

The Atlanta Hawks are currently involved in a tough first-round series with the Boston Celtics, but the biggest storyline from the game was a comment made by Celtics analyst Tommy Heinsohn. Following the Hawks’ 102-101 victory over the Celtics in Game 1, Heinsohn said that Al Horford was “not a great player.” Horford, who posted […]

Considering Blake Griffin was gone for more than three months, it’s easy to forget just how athletic this guy really is. The Los Angeles Clippers forward has won the Slam Dunk Contest by jumping over a car and has proven himself as one of the premier big men in the league, in all facets of […]

The biggest topic following the Golden State Warriors‘ 104-78 Game 1 victory over the Houston Rockets was the question of whether or not Patrick Beverley is a dirty player. Beverley first garnered a reputation of being a “dirty player” when he was involved in a play that led to the Oklahoma City Thunders‘ Russell Westbrook […]

Luke Walton may be reuniting with his former coach this summer in New York. The current Golden State Warriors assistant coach and former Los Angeles Lakers player is apparently a coaching target of Phil Jackson, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. The New York Knicks president has been given permission by the […]

While the Cleveland Cavaliers have plenty to celebrate after escaping with a 106-101 victory over the eighth-seeded Detroit Pistons on Sunday, there was one moment that wasn’t cause for a celebration. RELATED: Stan Van Gundy Takes Jab At LeBron James During Mid-Game Interview With the Cavaliers holding a 65-63 lead over the Pistons during the […]

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, you come across an auction for a bag of air. But this just isn’t any bag of air, it’s the bag of air from Kobe Bryant’s career finale. For a bid of $15,200 or more, you could win a bag of air from the Laker legend’s final […]

Stephen Curry isn’t just breaking records on the basketball court. He’s also breaking records when it pertains to merchandise. The Golden State Warriors guard’s merchandise sales on NBAStore.com increased by more than 250 percent in the last year, setting a new NBA record according to CSNBayArea.com. When you think of what Curry and the Warriors have […]

Considering Stephen Curry‘s ascension as arguably the best player in the NBA, it’s easy to forget that Kevin Durant is playing some of the best basketball of his career. Flash back to just two years prior and you’ll see Durant as the top player in the game, garnering MVP honors during the 2013-14 season after […]

Scott Brooks will have a lot of suitors in the coming weeks, but it appears that he’s circled the Los Angeles Lakers as a potential destination. While the Lakers still have Byron Scott as their head coach, there is no guarantee that he’ll be back with Los Angeles for the 2016-17 season. According to Eric […]

While the Golden State Warriors cruised to a Game 1 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday afternoon, it came with a major cost. Although Stephen Curry remains adamant that he’ll play in Game 2, head coach Steve Kerr called Curry “questionable” when speaking to ESPN about Monday night’s tilt versus the Rockets: “As far as […]

While Kobe Bryant will say goodbye to the Los Angeles Lakers, Jordan Clarkson remains confident he won’t this offseason. The 23-year-old Clarkson will be a restricted free agent this summer. Although the Lakers have struggled over the past couple of years, the young guard has proven to be Los Angeles’ most consistent player over that […]

When a team goes 73-9 during an 82-game regular season, you better believe there are some dynamic friendships on that squad. In the case of the Golden State Warriors, there may not be a more interesting friendship than the one Stephen Curry and Draymond Green share. While the two players are very different personality-wise, they […]

While the biggest storyline from the Boston Celtics‘ 98-88 victory over the Miami Heat was their comeback from a 26-point deficit, perhaps just as pivotal was a skirmish that occurred late in the third quarter. In what seemed like a harmless play at first, the Heat’s Goran Dragic and the Celtics’ Marcus Smart battled for […]

It’s tough being Carmelo Anthony these days. Following the New York Knicks‘ 102-90 season finale loss to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, the team completed their third consecutive non-playoff season. The Knicks are currently at a crossroads as there have been reports that president Phil Jackson may leave the team. Perhaps just as important […]

While many have crossed paths with Kobe Bryant over the past 20 years, it was Jerry West who made the “Black Mamba” a Los Angeles Laker. West was the general manager who brought Bryant to Los Angeles during the 1996 NBA Draft, when he traded Vlade Divac to the Charlotte Hornets. It was West’s confidence […]

It may have been Kobe Bryant’s last game, but it doesn’t mean his old teammate didn’t believe he could score 50 points. Shaquille O’Neal and Bryant will forever be associated with one another when it comes to NBA history. Perhaps better than anyone, O’Neal knows what the “Black Mamba” is capable of, having won three […]

As hard as it may be to imagine, Kobe Bryant was almost a Dallas Maverick at one point in time. Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban revealed to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon that he had a deal done to acquire the “Black Mamba” in exchange for Josh Howard and Jason Terry: “I could have sworn that we had […]

The 2015-16 season will forever be known as the Kobe Bryant farewell tour and the year in which the Golden State Warriors made history. Tonight, the Los Angeles Lakers’ legend will say goodbye for good, while the Warriors will have the opportunity to break the single-season wins record. While everyone knows April 13th, 2016 will […]

By 2017, your typical NBA jersey will closely resemble the jerseys worn by athletes in Europe and Asia. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Darren Rovell, NBA owners are expected to pass a vote this week that will have advertisements on player jerseys before the 2017-18 season. The vote includes a 2.5-by-2.5 inch patch advertisement […]

While there is no doubt both Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter will be Hall-of-Famers one day, it’s hard not to ponder what could have been had the two been teammates a little bit longer. It’s been a long time since the two teamed up, but before all the All-Star appearances and All-NBA selections, the two […]

The Brooklyn Nets need a new head coach and they may be looking at an old face to fill the void. According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Nets are interested in former New York Knicks’ and Houston Rockets’ head coach Jeff Van Gundy. Brooklyn fired former head coach Lionel Hollins back in January, with Tony […]

With Kobe Bryant’s 20-year career coming to an end on Wednesday night, it’s only fair to ask, what period of the Black Mamba’s career was his best? The five-time champion played 10 seasons each under two different jersey numbers—the first half of his career under the jersey No. 8 and the last half of his […]

An article doesn’t do justice when it pertains to Kobe Bryant‘s career numbers. Bryant has played 20 years, including 16 different postseasons. He has played with two jersey numbers and his career has spanned several different eras. Eras which have included the likes of Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, LeBron James and Stephen Curry. The Los […]

It looks like Randy Wittman’s tenure with the Washington Wizards is finally coming to an end. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Wittman is likely to be fired on Thursday, just a day after the regular season concludes. Windhorst stated the following on ESPN 980’s The Tony Kornheiser Show on Monday: “I mean, look, Randy’s probably […]

Since the videotaping incident involving Nick Young and D’Angelo Russell leaked, not much has been heard from Swaggy P in the weeks since. While it appears Young and his fiancee Iggy Azalea will remain together despite the scandal, the rap artist warned the Los Angeles Lakers‘ shooting guard not to cheat again—or else. Azalea stated […]

The Kobe Bryant farewell tour has seen many stops, but the one in February during All-Star Weekend may have been the best. In Toronto, a few of Bryant’s closest friends, such as Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade took the opportunity to thank the Los Angeles Lakers legend for all he’s done to help […]

The drama surrounding the New York Knicks just keeps on getting juicier. Over recent weeks, there has been rampant speculation that Jackson would leave his position as president of the Knicks in order to return to the Los Angeles Lakers in an executive role. With the Knicks suffering their third straight non-playoff season and the […]

Elton Brand has been around for a long time. While some may have thought that Brand had retired already, the former two-time All-Star actually came out of retirement in the middle of the season when he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers on January 4th. Although he was signed for two months, Brand did not make his season […]

Barring some sort of miracle, the Chicago Bulls will be missing the playoffs for the first time in eight years. Following Thursday night’s loss to the Miami Heat, the Bulls dropped to a record of 39-40. Chicago’s only chance of making the postseason is if the 42-37 Indiana Pacers losing their last three games, while […]

While the 2015-16 season will mark Kobe Bryant’s last, it will also mark the worst season in franchise history. When the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Los Angeles Clippers for the second consecutive game on Wednesday night, it meant that the team would finish with at least 62 losses, a franchise record. RELATED: D’Angelo Russell […]

The Los Angeles Lakers really don’t have anything to play for over the last four games of the season. They have managed to set a franchise-record for most losses in a season for the second straight year. While the team has some young talent in D’Angelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson and Julius Randle, those three young […]

While it’s true that Kobe Bryant won five championship rings during his NBA career, he isn’t the only one in the family that has that honor. Vanessa Bryant, Kobe’s wife, has been married to the Los Angeles Lakers star since 2001. However, she met the future five-time NBA champion back in 1999. In other words, […]