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Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are now officially in Cancun after losing to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, bringing to an end what was the best season for the franchise in two decades. Edwards emerged as a star over the course of this season and postseason, but ultimately […]

Josh Hart and the New York Knicks are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise following the team’s seven game series loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Hart and his teammates did just about everything they could […]

Manager Brian Snitker and the Atlanta Braves have been on the struggle bus as of late, losing four out of their last six contests, including a defeat at the hands of the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night from Truist Park in Atlanta. Snitker’s squad entered this season full of expectations and aiming for their second […]

Although they still sit below .500 on the season, things have been starting to turn around a bit for manager Bruce Bochy and his reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers, who have won two straight games in their East coast series vs the Miami Marlins this weekend. The Rangers are now just a game below […]

Manager Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox have now won two straight games vs the Detroit Tigers following their blowout 5-0 loss to Detroit in the first game of their weekend series on Thursday. On Sunday, the Red Sox will once again take the field to look for a 3-1 series win over the […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of their franchise following a highly disappointing 2023-24 campaign. The Warriors were not even able to get themselves a playoff berth this year despite Curry’s continued brilliance, ultimately losing […]

Head coach Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors are currently coming off of what was a highly frustrating 2023-24 season that saw the team get sent home in the first round of the Play-In tournament vs the Sacramento Kings. While Kerr got his own pockets secured during the season via a long-term extension, the […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of their franchise following a wildly disappointing 2023-24 campaign. The Warriors were not even able to secure a playoff berth this year despite Curry’s continued brilliance, ultimately falling to […]

On Monday, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics clinched their spot in the NBA Finals for the second time in three years with a narrow road win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. While the Celtics did not exactly play dominant basketball against (stop if you’ve heard this before) […]

In recent weeks, there has been considerable concern from NBA fans regarding the iconic pregame and postgame show, Inside the NBA, which airs on TNT Tuesdays and Thursdays during the regular season and on many more days than that during the NBA playoffs. Inside the NBA’s future has been in question due to the fact […]

On Monday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics broke through to their second NBA Finals appearance in three years with a narrow road win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics didn’t necessarily play dominant basketball in their series vs the Pacers, but Tatum had a nice […]

On Tuesday evening, Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves got their first win of the Western Conference Finals with a Game 4 road victory vs the Dallas Mavericks. While it wasn’t the prettiest game, Edwards and co-star Karl-Anthony Towns both had huge nights to help the Timberwolves avoid what would have been an embarrassing sweep […]

Team USA basketball is currently less than two months away from reconvening ahead of the upcoming 2024 Olympics, which are set to get underway in Paris, France later this summer. Of course, many of the participants in the Team USA festivities either just finished competing or are still competing in the ongoing NBA playoffs, including […]

One of the few bright spots this year in what was an otherwise dismal campaign for the Charlotte Hornets was the play of rookie small forward Brandon Miller, who was drafted out of the University of Alabama last summer. After a disappointing summer league, some believed that Miller would not pan out at the NBA […]

On Monday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics broke through to the NBA Finals for the second time in three years with a narrow road win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Finals series. Surprisingly enough, three out of the four games in this series came down to the […]

General manager Sam Presti and the Oklahoma City Thunder are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of their franchise after what was a wildly successful 2023-24 campaign. Although the Thunder showed their youth and inexperience at times during their recent second round loss […]

On Monday evening, Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers saw their 2023-24 NBA season come to an end with a (stop if you’ve heard this one before) crushing late-game loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Finals series. Haliburton of course missed the final two games of this series after […]

Head coach Will Hardy and the Utah Jazz are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise. While Hardy has established himself as one of the better young coaches in the league so far in his tenure with the team, the Jazz […]

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves will look to keep their season alive on Tuesday evening after falling behind zero games to three in their Western Conference Finals series vs Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. While all three games have been closely contested thus far, ultimately it has been the Mavericks and not the […]

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are currently trying to figure out a way to salvage a Game 4 win on Tuesday night after following behind three games to zero in their Western Conference Finals series vs the Dallas Mavericks. Each game of the series so far has been tightly contested, but the Mavericks have […]

On Saturday evening, Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics used a late comeback to pick up a crucial Game 3 win vs the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, giving them a commanding 3-0 lead, from which no team in NBA history has ever recovered. While Brown didn’t quite match the 40 points he […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are currently coming off of what was a disastrous 2023-24 season that culminated in a Play-In game loss to the Chicago Bulls in April. While Young continued to put up excellent statistics and earned another All-Star nod this year, the Hawks as a whole were the victims of an […]

Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers are currently coming off of what was a wildly successful 2023-24 NFL season for the franchise, which saw the team blow away expectations by not only making the playoffs, but winning a game (and nearly another) when they got there. Love showed tremendous growth throughout the season in […]

The NBA offseason is officially in full swing for Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers, who were eliminated by the Dallas Mavericks two weeks ago and are still searching for their first championship in franchise history. George played relatively well in the series vs the Mavericks, but ultimately (as has been the case many […]

On Friday evening, Luka Doncic went up two games to zero in their Western Conference Finals series vs the Minnesota Timberwolves by stealing Game 2 despite trailing by 18 points earlier in the contest. Things are looking especially favorable now for Doncic and his Mavericks due to the fact that they’ve already won two games […]

Dejounte Murray and the Atlanta Hawks are currently in the midst of what figures to be a crossroads offseason as for the future direction of the franchise after the team’s highly frustrating 2023-24 campaign. Although Murray had arguably the best season of his career this year from a statistical perspective, the Hawks once again struggled […]

On Wednesday evening, Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks picked up a huge road win in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series vs the Minnesota Timberwolves, immediately snatching home court advantage in the matchup. Doncic was brilliant in this one, but it was the play of Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving that really raised […]

Recently, the Oklahoma City Thunder saw their season come to a close after a loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals series between the two teams. The Thunder led that game by as many as 17 points in the second half, but ultimately, some unbelievable shotmaking late from the […]

The Golden State Warriors are currently in the midst of what figures to be a crucial offseason for the future direction of the franchise, including regarding what they will do with point guard Chris Paul. The Paul experiment was largely a failure in Golden State, as the veteran point guard failed to provide the consistent […]

On Thursday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics will look to go up 2-0 in their Eastern Conference Finals series vs the Indiana Pacers after winning a thrilling Game 1 on Tuesday. Tatum was overall solid throughout that game, scoring 36 points, and although he didn’t have a good close to regulation, the Celtics […]

On Tuesday evening, the Boston Celtics went up 1-0 in their Eastern Conference Finals series vs the Indiana Pacers courtesy of a wild late game comeback, which was opened up by several backbreaking mistakes from the Pacers in crunch time. Ultimately, it was a Jaylen Brown three-pointer from the corner that sent the game into […]

Pat Riley and the Miami Heat are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason for the future direction of their franchise following the team’s disappointing first round loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of this year’s playoffs. While both Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier were out of […]

Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise after a horrific 2023-24 campaign. That season was Young’s first in the NFL after being taken number one overall out of the University of Alabama the previous offseason, […]

Pat Riley and the Miami Heat are currently at a crossroads point as it pertains to the future direction of their franchise after their first round playoffs loss to the Boston Celtics, albeit without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier in the lineup. Still, the pressure is on for Riley to make a win-now move this […]

Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason for the future direction of their franchise following their crushing seven game series loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Banchero overall played very well in his first foray into the NBA […]

Currently, NBA teams are in the process of scouting out the talent for the upcoming 2024 NBA Draft, which is set to take place in late June following the conclusion of the NBA Finals, whose participants are currently being decided in the ongoing conference finals. This year’s NBA Draft class is not exactly billed as […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are currently in the process of gearing up for their upcoming Eastern Conference Finals series vs the Indiana Pacers, which is set to begin on Tuesday evening from the TD Garden in Boston. While his numbers are still down from an efficiency standpoint, Tatum was able to put together […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently in the midst of the league’s most high profile head coaching search after the team parted ways with not only coach Darvin Ham but also his entire staff earlier this offseason. While the Lakers probably didn’t have enough in their locker room to compete for a championship this year […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are currently in the process of gearing up for their upcoming Eastern Conference Finals series vs the Indiana Pacers, which is set to begin on Tuesday evening from the TD Garden in Boston. While his efficiency numbers are still down, Tatum was able to put together a few high […]