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In just over a month, Team USA basketball will reconvene to start preparing for the upcoming 2024 Olympics, which will take place from Paris, France. Team USA didn’t perform so well in last summer’s FIBA World Cup from the Phillipines, but the squad that will take part in the Olympics will look a whole lot […]

It has been a tumultuous post-playing-career life for former NBA point guard Delonte West, who police arrested in Fairfax County, Va. on Thursday morning. West played for several NBA teams throughout his career, including perhaps most notably the Cleveland Cavaliers alongside LeBron James, but has dealt with substance abuse issues and run-ins with the law […]

Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks are currently getting ready to take part in the upcoming NBA Finals vs the Boston Celtics, which are set to get underway with Game 1 on Thursday evening from the TD Garden. The Mavericks have gotten to this point by defeating three separate 50-plus win teams in their side […]

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are now officially (metaphorically–or maybe literally, who knows) in Cancun after losing to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. While that series was a major frustration for Timberwolves fans everywhere, it shouldn’t take away from what was overall an excellent season for the franchise, […]

Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks are currently gearing up to take part in the upcoming NBA Finals vs the Boston Celtics, which are set to get underway with Game 1 on Thursday evening on the road. The Mavericks have gotten to this point by taking down three separate 50-plus win teams in the vaunted […]

Head coach Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys are currently in the midst of mandatory offseason workouts in preparation for the upcoming 2024-25 NFL season, which is set to begin in September. The Cowboys overall had a successful regular season in 2023-24 but their epic meltdown against the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card […]

On Monday, it was reported by Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic that the Los Angeles Lakers were “zeroing in” on former NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick to be the franchise’s next head coach following the dismissal of Darvin Ham earlier this offseason. Redick does not have any coaching experience but does have an immense […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are currently gearing up for their NBA Finals matchup vs the Boston Celtics, which is set to begin on Thursday evening. Doncic has been having an unbelievable postseason so far, absolutely eviscerating a Minnesota Timberwolves defense that was the best in the NBA this year in the last round […]

Head coach Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls are currently in the midst of what figures to be a crossroads of an offseason as for the future direction of the franchise following yet another disappointing season in 2023-24. The Bulls were unable to make it any further in the Play-In than they did in the […]

Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers are currently taking part in summer practices in preparation for the upcoming 2024-25 NFL season, which will see them try to rebound from their painful loss in Super Bowl 58 to the Kansas City Chiefs. While several key 49ers players, including Purdy himself, are under contract for the […]

Head coach Ime Udoka and the Houston Rockets have a lot to be excited about this offseason after what was a relatively successful 2023-24 season as compared to expectations entering the year. While the Rockets narrowly missed out on a postseason berth in the vaunted Western Conference playoff picture, Udoka showed a lot of poise […]

Star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise following what was an up and down 2023-24 NFL season. The Dolphins got out to a red hot start last year and Tagovailoa helped author […]

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 […]