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Dennis Smith Jr. has revealed the Charlotte Hornets’ savage mentality against the Dallas Mavericks following their second consecutive win over the playoff contender. In the wake of the victory, Smith Jr. said, “That’s all we said pregame: ‘Put they ass in the dirt.’ Straight like that, and we came out and executed and got two […]

Brandon Ingram has become just the third player in New Orleans Pelicans’ history to score a 30-point triple-double. In achieving the feat, Ingram joins an exclusive club of Pelicans’ alumni, with the only other two players to put together a statline of this nature being Chris Paul and DeMarcus Cousins. Ingram was dominant in the […]

Kelly Oubre left the Charlotte Hornets’ Thursday night matchup with the New Orleans Pelicans in the second quarter with a shoulder injury. The Hornets’ Twitter account quickly reported that he would not return. The injury was yet another in frustrating period for the Hornets. Of course, Lamelo Ball was ruled out for the season late […]

Terry Rozier has limped out of the Charlotte Hornets’ Thursday night game in New Orleans with a foot injury. The guard was subbed out late in the first quarter after a little over nine minutes of game time. He’d enjoyed a productive first quarter, scoring five points to go with four boards, two assists and […]

Julius Randle has got into it with teammate Immanuel Quickley heading into the half-time break of the New York Knicks’ Thursday night matchup with the Orlando Magic. On the stroke of the main break, Randle became frustrated by a no-call on opponent Franz Wagner as he attempted to bring the ball up the floor in […]

Jimmy Butler’s swag knows no bounds, and he’s reminded us of as much with some gentle trolling of Julius Randle in the Miami Heat’s win over the New York Knicks. With the Heat up 123-113 with just over a minute to go, Randle fouled Butler to send him to the line and was rewarded with […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have inflicted an early blowout on the Chicago Bulls, the likes of which has been seen just once in the past 25 years. Heading into the matchup, which took place at Chicago’s United Center, the Sixers were sitting in third in the Eastern Conference with just 11 games to […]

Ja Morant has marked his return from a nine-game suspension with a resounding dunk over KJ Martin in the Memphis Grizzlies’ matchup with the Houston Rockets. Coming off the bench in his first game since the beginning of the month, the star point guard quickly showed he hasn’t lost a step during his nearly-three-week stint […]

Nick Richards has signed a new deal with the Charlotte Hornets worth $15 million over five years, according to his agent Javon Phillips and Jared Mucha of Excel Basketball. The Hornets big man, who was drafted out of Kentucky with the 42nd overall pick in the 2020 draft, had a slow start to his career […]

Domantas Sabonis has become the first Sacramento Kings player since Tiny Archibald in 1972-73 to secure 56 double-doubles in a season. Sabonis achieved the feat during the Kings’ five-point win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. He was enormous in the victory, compiling 24 points, 21 rebounds (seven of which were offensive), five assists and […]

The Dallas Mavericks have officially ruled Luka Doncic out of Friday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. The news comes after Mavs head coach Jason Kidd revealed that Doncic had participated fully in Thursday’s practice alongside Kyrie Irving, sparking some optimism that the Slovenian superstar would be able to suit up for what looms as […]

Kings’ coach Mike Brown has made a strong statement about De’Aaron Fox’s potential, suggesting the star point guard is not yet close to reaching his peak. In the wake of yet another terrific performance from Fox, Brown claimed that he’s “barely scratching his potential”. According to Brown, “he’s got a lot of room to grow. […]

Jayson Tatum has put Rudy Gobert on a poster in the Boston Celtics’ game against the Minnesota Timberwolves before suffering a scary fall on the way down. JAYSON TATUM DETONATES ON RUDY GOBERT 😱🔨pic.twitter.com/kp59j6VDh1 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 16, 2023 The move came in the early stages of the second half with the Celtics leading […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ load management of Anthony Davis has been vehemently questioned by Richard Jefferson after their star was ruled out of Wednesday’s match-up with the Houston Rockets. Speaking on NBA Today, Jefferson said, “I understand if Anthony Davis is injured…but when a coach says that a player is pain-free, but we’re still going […]

Ja Morant has revealed the role his daughter will play in his mental health recovery in a sit-down interview with Jalen Rose. Morant has been no stranger to the news over the past few weeks, a period which culminated with the star point guard sharing a video on Instagram in which he was holding a […]

Anthony Edwards has sent Twitter into a frenzy with a ferocious slam in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ game against the Atlanta Hawks. The dunk came with a little over a minute to go in the first quarter, with Edwards getting a running start from the top of the key before receiving a hand-off from Luka Garza. […]

Taylor Jenkins has provided an update on Ja Morant’s potential return in the wake of the nightclub saga which has now seen him miss the last five games. When asked if Morant would return on Friday, the Memphis Grizzlies’ coach was non-committal: “There are a lot of internal dialogues going on and obviously there’s still things […]

The timetable surrounding Ben Simmons’ return remains unclear, with Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn providing another cautious update on his status on Sunday. Simmons has been absent since the All-Star break, missing the last 10 games as he continues to manage both back and knee soreness. When asked about the enigmatic Australian, Vaughn said, “He’s […]

Michael Porter Jr. has thrown shade at coach Michael Malone in the wake of the Denver Nuggets’ two-point loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Porter Jr. had 23 points on 9-12 shooting in the loss, but despite that he sat for nearly the entire last 16 minutes of the game, with the exception of […]

Scottie Scheffler has moved back into the number one spot in the Official World Golf Rankings following his win at the Players Championship. The 26-year-old was in the top five at the conclusion of each day of the tournament, but it was only after his third round 65 that he jumped to the top of […]

JR Smith has made an honest admission about suiting up alongside Los Angeles Lakers’ star LeBron James, calling it both “a gift and a curse.” The comments came on HBO’s ‘Game Theory with Bomani Jones’ during an extended discussion about playing with the man many believe to be the greatest player of all time. Smith […]

Kyle Lowry is nearing a return to the court, according to the latest update from Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. The Heat guard has been absent for the last 13 games after initially being placed on the injury report with left knee soreness in early February. Lowry’s projected return has been pushed back a number […]

Stephen Curry has been caught pulling off a shot at a Golden State Warriors training session, and it should contain a trigger warning for Oklahoma City Thunder fans. The video shows Curry dribbling left-handed up the floor and then pulling up from logo territory at Chesapeake Arena, draining the long range jumper. The shot was, […]

Joe Mazzulla has admitted that he probably erred in not playing Derrick White in crunch time during the Boston Celtics’ double-overtime loss against the New York Knicks on Sunday. White has been an important player for the Celtics of late and was particularly impactful during the recent absences of Tatum and Brown, but in Sunday’s […]

Collin Sexton is set to miss another week of basketball as the Utah Jazz guard recovers from a left hamstring strain. In his first season in Utah, Sexton has predominantly come off the bench, but prior to his injury he had enjoyed a run of four consecutive starts. During that time, he played some of […]

Luka Doncic has received some relatively unhelpful feedback on his missed three-footer in the dying seconds of the Dallas Mavericks’ loss to the Suns. After Kevin Durant hit a mid-ranger to give Phoenix the lead with just 12 seconds left on the clock, Doncic had a great chance to tie things up with a short […]

Steph Curry has given a strong indication of his Warriors’ mindset following the Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Lakers on Sunday. Following the loss, Curry said, “It’s weird to say it: We’re still trying to win championships, but we’re also trying to stay out of the play-in, too. Both can be true.” The loss, […]

Kevin Durant has given a candid summary of his feelings following the Phoenix Suns’ four-point win over former teammate Kyrie Irving’s Dallas Mavericks side. In the lead-up to the clash, Durant called it “just another game”, and following the tight victory in which he played a pivotal role, he doesn’t appear to have changed his […]

Mark Cuban will go to bed smiling tonight, after Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving became the first Dallas Mavericks duo to each score 40 points in a game in franchise history. The win, which came by seven points over the Philadelphia 76ers, was Irving’s eighth since signing with Dallas and his sixth alongside Doncic, but the […]

Kendrick Perkins has joined Draymond Green in questioning whether European players are held to the same standard as their American counterparts, making particular reference to the empty shelf in Nikola Jokic’s trophy cabinet. Draymond Green first made the claim on his podcast, saying to Gilbert Arenas that “European players [have] not caught the same flak […]

Tyler Herro may have a bigger role than usual to play in the fortunes of the Miami Heat against the Knicks on Friday night, after Jimmy Butler joined Kyle Lowry on the Miami Heat injury list on Thursday. The Heat have lost five of their last six even with Butler in the lineup, and a […]

Jayson Tatum has notched up his 34th 30-point game for the season, making him the first Boston Celtics player to achieve the feat since Larry Bird back in 1987-88. Tatum reached the milestone just a little over halfway through the third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers, in a game which he ended with 41 points, […]

Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins has thrown his support behind Ja Morant in the wake of accusations about violent behavior towards a teen from the franchise star. Morant was accused of separate encounters with a 17-year-old, which included him allegedly punching the boy in the head and revealing a gun to him shortly thereafter. Morant […]

Kobe Bryant’s illustrious career was etched into immortally in 2017, when he became the first player in Los Angeles Lakers history to have two of his playing number retired. The numbers 8 and 24 were raised to the ceiling at half time of the game against Golden State, joining Wilt Chamberlain’s number 13, Magic Johnson’s […]

It’s fair to say that James Harden has had a significant role to play in the Houston Rockets’ success so far this season. He has been comfortably the best offensive player on a team which will win close to 70 games and which has a better offensive rating than the Warriors, widely regarded as the […]

When the Cavs dealt Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, Brooklyn’s 2018 first-round pick and Miami’s 2020 second round pick, the public response was relatively positive. Sure, they gave up their second best player and one of the best in the league, but they appeared to get plenty in return. In Thomas, […]

Blake Griffin is gone, and DeAndre Jordan now appears to be on borrowed time at the Clippers. The Griffin trade indicated a desire to build for the future, and though Jordan is just 29, young players, cap space and picks are likely to take precedence over him. The 7” center has comfortably averaged a double-double […]

Recently, a report from ESPN’s Chris Haynes emerged suggesting that LeBron James would not rule out the possibility of joining the Warriors next season, should they be able to create enough space in their salary cap. Though it was much more a general report than an actual statement of intent, the rumor mills inevitably went […]

After yet another humiliating loss, this time to a Thunder team which scored a season high 148 points, the Cavaliers’ turned their frustrations to Kevin Love. Love left Saturday’s game midway through with an illness before missing Sunday’s practice, allegedly raising the eyebrows of several of his teammates. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, a number […]