DJ Siddiqi Articles - Page 9

LeBron James had no choice but to give credit where credit is due to Giannis Antetokounmpo after Thursday night’s game. After the Milwaukee Bucks dispatched the Los Angeles Lakers 111-104 for NBA supremacy, the veteran forward gave props where props is due — he couldn’t help but tip his hat off to the “Greek Freak” […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have finally hit a rough patch. After coasting through the first 27 games of the season, going 24-3 in the process, the Lakers have finally succumbed to a losing streak. That would be because following a 111-104 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, the Lakers have now lost consecutive games for the […]

Imagine being called for a foul — without actually ever touching the opposing offensive player. Such was the case when the Chicago Bulls matched up with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. The Bulls’ Denzel Valentine was miraculously called for a defensive foul without actually being anywhere close to the Thunder’s Chris Paul. Don’t […]

JoAnn Buss, the mother of Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and the ex-wife of former team president Jerry Buss, has passed away. The team’s social media account announced the passing of JoAnn on Monday night. There was an out pour of support from numerous Lakers legends, including Magic Johnson and LeBron James. James immediately […]

The Boston Celtics and Kyrie Irving have moved on from one another, but Jaylen Brown hasn’t forgotten. The 2018-19 Celtics were expected to be a shoe-in for the NBA Finals. They were expected to be the powerhouse of the Eastern Conference, the East’s version of the Golden State Warriors. However, they were up-and-down all season […]

Joel Embiid needed to be more aggressive and he showed it on Thursday night. As the Philadelphia 76ers closed out the Boston Celtics 115-109 for Eastern Conference supremacy, Embiid’s listened to Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley’s advice and played dominant. Embiid not only posted 38 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, he closed out the […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan will make his return in Week 10 versus the New Orleans Saints. After being sidelined for the Falcons’ Week 8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks last week, the 34-year-old veteran quarterback will make his return from an ankle injury after a one-week absence, according to head coach Dan Quinn. Matt […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ John Henson will be sidelined for awhile due to a strained hamstring. According to the Cavaliers’ official Twitter account, the veteran center will be out for two-to-four weeks due to a strained hamstring. STATUS UPDATE: @johnhenson31 will be OUT approximately 2-4 weeks after suffering a strained right hamstring. DETAILS: https://t.co/3pCkQxSeLg — Cleveland […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic wants a return to the NBA. Vujacic, who is best known for his role on the two Lakers squads that won titles during the 2009 and 2019 seasons, has expressed his desire to make a return to the NBA. The 35-year-old guard hasn’t played in the NBA since […]

Good news, Los Angeles Lakers fans — Kyle Kuzma is on the verge of making his return. Kuzma, who has been dealing with a foot injury since participating in the FIBA World Cup with Team USA in August, is now progressing towards a return. The 24-year-old forward has been doing four-on-four work in practice — […]

Kawhi Leonard isn’t too concerned about all of the hype that the Los Angeles Clippers are facing. Following the Clippers’ first two games of the season — convincing wins over Western Conference rivals the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors — it’s become very clear that the Clippers are the new alpha of the […]

New York Jets head coach Adam Gase is making it very clear — the team isn’t making changes to its coaching staff. Following a humiliating 33-0 loss to the New England Patriots at home in front of a national television audience, the first-year Jets coach dismissed a question from a reporter regarding possible changes to […]

The Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan may be dealing with a sprained ankle injury, but it’s not a serious one. According to Falcons head coach Dan Quinn, Ryan underwent testing on Monday and the results confirmed it’s not a serious injury. However, the former MVP’s status is still in question for this Sunday’s game against the […]

The Oakland Raiders may be looking to sign C.J. Anderson. As the Raiders continue to look to beef up their roster, they hosted the former Pro Bowl running back for a workout on Monday, according to Field Yates of ESPN. The Raiders worked out RB C.J. Anderson as they continue to look at available backs. […]

The Green Bay Packers’ Matt LaFleur is stressing it right now — it’s pivotal that he has a good relationship with Aaron Rodgers. With the Packers riding high at 6-1 following their 42-24 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Week 7, the first-year head coach spoke of how important it is for him be on […]

The Denver Broncos are now expected to trade veteran wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders by the trade deadline. As the deadline nears on Oct. 29, the Broncos are now not only fielding calls for their Pro Bowl wide receiver — they’re expected to trade him, as indicated by a new report from local Denver media outlet […]

The New York Knicks were apparently “stunned and depressed” when Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving chose the Brooklyn Nets. As Frank Isola of The Athletic writes in his latest column, the Knicks were greatly affected by Durant and Irving’s decision to sign with the Nets — after not even meeting with the franchise during free […]

Lonzo Ball believes the New Orleans Pelicans will be just fine without Zion Williamson. As the Pelicans prepare to begin the 2019-20 regular season without the top overall draft pick, the team’s starting point guard wants to make one thing clear — the Pelicans will “hold the fort down” while Williamson is sidelined. Officially, don’t […]

Toronto Raptors big man Marc Gasol wants to make it very clear that he believes in Pascal Siakam. As the 25-year-old big man prepares for his first season as the Raptors’ main offensive option, Siakam will have all of the support in the world from his teammates — as Gasol made very clear to the […]

Stephen Curry loves it when his Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green is aggressive with his scoring. With the Warriors looking for reliable scorers outside of Curry and newcomer D’Angelo Russell, Green is going to have to take a greater burden when it comes to offense. Without the likes of Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson, […]

Nick Young believes the Los Angeles Lakers will win the title and that the Golden State Warriors will miss the playoffs. As the former Lakers and Warriors veteran did an interview with Adam Caparell of Complex, the former NBA champion — he won it with the Warriors — made one of the more surprising season […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden and Russell Westbrook witnessed a little bit of history after the Houston Astros defeated the New York Yankees in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. Both Harden and Westbbrook were present when the Astros pulled off the series upset with a 6-4 win over the favored Yankees on […]

The Toronto Raptors are locking up Pascal Siakam for the next several years. As originally reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Raptors are signing Siakam to a four-year max extension. Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam has agreed to a four-year, max contract extension, agents @TRamasar and @choufani_lsme tells Zach Lowe and me. — Adrian […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will definitely reach the 50-win mark. As we brace for the beginning of the 2019-20 NBA season, the Lakers were at a projected over/under of 49.5 wins at Westgate as of earlier this week, according to The Action Network, and they have since jumped up to an even 50 wins as […]

The Chicago Bulls’ Tomas Satoransky and Zach LaVine make one heck of a duo. They showed why against the Atlanta Hawks. As the Bulls defeated the Hawks, 111-93, in their preseason finale, Satoransky and LaVine teamed up for one of the better highlights of the preseason with this ridiculous slam. It included a between-the-legs pass […]

And the feud between the NBA, the United States of America and China continues. Just as you thought things were simmering down with Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey avoiding comment on the situation since his infamous tweet regarding support of pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong, a United States senator is now getting in on […]

Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro created a bit of a scene against the Orlando Magic as he talked some trash to Magic veteran Michael Carter-Williams — resulting in a double technical. Veteran forward Jimmy Butler — who is known as a grinder himself — added to the hilarity in a postgame interview saying that he […]

The Chicago Bulls need a little bit more of this attitude if they want to be competitive this season. As the Bulls took on the Atlanta Hawks in their final game of the preseason, Wendell Carter Jr. served up a nasty slam over Hawks rookie Bruno Fernando. Needless to say, it was quite nasty and […]

Tyler Herro may be a 19-year-old rookie, but he’s not going to allow anybody to disrespect him. As the Miami Heat took on the Orlando Magic in a preseason tilt on Thursday night, the rookie shooting guard was knocked down by Michael Carter-Williams — only to get up, nail a 3-pointer in a Magic defender’s […]

You gotta love it when first-round draft busts get cocky. As the Minnesota Vikings prepare for a big divisional matchup against the Detroit Lions in Week 7, former Vikings first-round draft pick Laquon Treadwell decided to add a little fuel to the NFC North rivalry by remarking that it’ll be “easy,” after head coach Mike […]

Breathe easy, Dallas Cowboys fans — Amari Cooper’s injury is not that serious. Although the Cowboys’ No. 1 wide receiver exited the first quarter without returning during the team’s loss to the New York Jets on Sunday, his thigh contusion injury is considered “day-to-day” as stated by head coach Jason Garrett, via Jon Machota of […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are not considering a quarterback change — yet. Despite a career-worst performance that featured five interceptions in an ugly 37-26 loss to the Carolina Panthers in Week 6, Jameis Winston is not being benched, according to head coach Bruce Arians. “No. I look at the reasons why. What happened?” Arians said, […]

The Tennessee Titans need to move on from Marcus Mariota. Following yet another dysfunctional offensive performance from the Titans’ franchise quarterback, the organization needs to simply bench Mariota and start Ryan Tannehill moving forward. The same flaws that have plagued Mariota throughout his five-year professional career were as clear as day during Week 6’s 16-0 […]

Count the Boston Celtics as one of the many teams that will recruit Kevin Durant this summer. The Celtics are clearly a team on the rise. They were one of just several teams to defeat the 73-9 Golden State Warriors during the regular season and they also clinched the fifth seed just two years after […]

It looks like we won’t be seeing a Jeremy Lin reunion in New York any time soon. Just a few days after it was suggested by an NBA executive that the hiring of Jeff Hornacek as New York Knicks head coach could pave the way for Lin to return to the Big Apple, this rumor […]

Three years ago, the Mike D’Antoni and Dwight Howard relationship did not work out. Maybe in Houston it will. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey appeared on SiriusXM Bleacher Report Radio and commented on the current situation involving Howard. Morey stressed that D’Antoni would “welcome back” the veteran center to Houston: "He (D'Antoni) would welcome […]

The Golden State Warriors are one team that is simply on a roll. After handing the Cleveland Cavaliers a blowout loss on Sunday night, the Warriors have now won five consecutive playoff games after trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals. Simply put, their confidence is riding high after moving to […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers trailing the Golden State Warriors 2-0 in the NBA Finals, they might be playing their next game without their starting power forward. Kevin Love exited Game 2 of the NBA Finals due to experiencing dizziness at the start of the second half. After leaving the game, Love would not return as […]

It’s only fitting that the Golden State Warriors continue to set NBA records now that it’s the NBA Finals. After shattering NBA records for wins in a season and consecutive home victories, the Warriors have now established a new record in the NBA Finals. According to ESPN, Golden State’s plus 48-point differential through the first […]