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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 […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks have just begun what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise. While it was an upstart season for the Knicks, the team ultimately simply ran out of healthy bodies in their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup vs the Indiana Pacers, with […]

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals are currently in the middle of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise. The Bengals’ 2023 season was derailed when Burrow went down for the year with a wrist injury, but the team still has a relatively young roster and […]

On Sunday evening, Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 20-point comeback win over Nikola Jokic and the reigning-champion Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of their conference semifinals series. The Nuggets controlled this one over the first 2 1/2 quarters before a third-quarter surge by the Timberwolves rapidly […]

Last week, the Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a home win vs the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series. While it should be noted that the Cavaliers were playing without several key pieces including Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen, the Celtics were still likely going to […]

On Saturday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder saw their 2023-24 season come to an end with a 117-116 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on the road in game 6 of their Western Conference semifinals series. The Thunder actually shot out to a 17-point second half lead in this one but ultimately relinquished a massive Dallas […]

On Sunday evening, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets will play host to Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinals series. The Timberwolves are coming off of a Game 6 home win in which they led by 50 (!) at one point in the game, but the Nuggets […]

On Saturday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder officially saw their 2023-24 season come to an end with a 117-116 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on the road in game 6 of their Western Conference semifinals series. The Thunder actually raced out to a 17-point second half lead in this one but ultimately relinquished a massive […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Denver Nuggets for Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Sunday evening. Point guard Mike Conley is on the injury report for Minnesota with a right soleus strain. The point guard is listed as questionable for the contest, while the Nuggets’ injury report is clean in advance of the […]

On Wednesday evening, Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks went on the road and picked up an impressive Game 5 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to take a 3-2 lead in their best of seven Western Conference Semifinals series. Doncic bounced back from a rough game 4 with a great showing in this one, […]

On Wednesday evening, Roger Goodell and the NFL front office officially released the 2024-25 schedule, including marquee matchups galore and a few prime time game surprises. Among the notable developments in the upcoming NFL slate are games in Brazil, on Black Friday, and once again on Christmas Day, including a host of other notable tidbits […]

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors are currently in the midst of what figures to be a crossroads offseason for the future direction of the franchise. The Warriors were unceremoniously sent home in the Play-In game by the Sacramento Kings this year, and Green let his notoriously short temper get the best of him […]

Recently, a report surfaced from Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor stating that Cavs star Mitchell “grew frustrated with some teammates’ lack of maturity, focus, playoff-level readiness and a willingness to listen,” per Bleacher Report, but now Mitchell himself is firing back at those reports on his account on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as […]

On Tuesday evening, Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks advanced to within one game of the Eastern Conference Finals with a dominating 30-point home win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of their conference semifinals series. Brunson was absolutely electric in this one, bouncing back from a rough Game 4 performance to the […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are currently in the midst of a highly important offseason as it pertains to the future direction of the franchise. James played well for the most part in the Lakers’ first round series vs the Denver Nuggets this postseason, but Los Angeles ultimately ended up blowing a double […]