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The Boston Celtics have been so dominant in their NBA Playoffs run that it’s easy to forget that they are missing Kristaps Porzingis. Al Horford, Luke Kornet, and Xavier Tillman have all shared minutes to fill that hole in production. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown along with Jrue Holiday and Derrick White all had to […]

Kyle Filipowski is one of the better NBA Draft prospects. The product coming out of Jon Scheyer’s Duke Blue Devils system has been thriving in college basketball. A lot of it has to do with how he developed his game from his post moves, playmaking, and even developing an outside shot. These developments in his […]

It has not been the best stretch of months for Lamelo Ball or the Charlotte Hornets. They could not make the NBA Playoffs due to a really terrible regular season run. He also lost key pieces in the rotation like Terry Rozier and PJ Washington due to the NBA Trade Deadline. Now, the 22-year-old will […]

No matter how strong any Boston Celtics roster is constructed, there is always one star that shines brighter than others. In this conference-clinching NBA Playoffs series against the Indiana Pacers, Kendrick Perkins posits that there will be certain things expected out of Jayson Tatum. Why? It is largely because this is one of his few […]

The last time the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers faced each other was in 2019. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were already slowly getting acclimated to playing heavy minutes as the franchise’s new duo. However, they weren’t as developed nor was their supporting cast. The team from the basketball state also did not have Tyrese […]

The biggest factor when it comes to improving team chemistry has to be the coach. Head honchos are often serious and give players some tough adversities to bond around. Jim Harbaugh is very different. The Los Angeles Chargers head coach loved to make his athletes laugh even when he was still with the Michigan Wolverines. […]

A huge expectation entering the NBA Draft is that the Los Angeles Lakers are going to get a guard from USC. It’s not Isaiah Collier or Boogie Ellis but instead, it’s Bronny James. A lot of it has to do with LeBron James’ dream of getting to play with his sons in the league. But, […]

There were a lot of college basketball programs interested in bringing Cameron Brink in after high school. She was rapidly growing and her skill set was unmatched for her age group. There were a lot of factors that were considered before she chose Stanford. The biggest one out of all was his closeness to Stephen […]

A heated feud in the NBA isn’t even between players. Whether it’s with the Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, or Golden State Warriors, Scott Foster will always get into it with Chris Paul. These two have gone on to exchange words and then some when the official gets assigned to […]

A big talking point of the Milwaukee Bucks’ collapse had to do with Damian Lillard. After a lot of fans expected him to go to South Beach, he instead ended up pairing up with Giannis Antetokounmpo. While the prospect of being with one of the best players in the world is great, it necessitated him […]

Having Nick Saban as a predecessor is not the easiest thing in the world. Kalen DeBoer will now have to prove that he is worth the hype moving forward. He is going to try and lead the Alabama Crimson Tide to their former glory. There will definitely be a lot of ups and downs in […]

A big part of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ success throughout the regular season and NBA Playoffs was their Defensive Player of the Year. Rudy Gobert made it difficult for opponents to get to the rim which forced them to spread out their offense. This gave players like Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards, and Karl-Anthony Towns an easier […]

Finally, the Conference Finals matchups are set! Out in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics will have to deal with the Indiana Pacers in their search for an 18th banner. In the wild Western Conference, it will be the Dallas Mavericks on the hunt against the Minnesota Timberwolves. There aren’t too many predictions yet, but […]

LeBron James has been everywhere since the Los Angeles Lakers got eliminated from the NBA Playoffs. He was out supporting his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. The King also continually still maintains his physique through exercise and a proper diet. However, there is one thing that he can get more involved in during the offseason, […]

The two best words in sports might no longer be Game 7. It was the New York Knicks getting blown out by the Indiana Pacers earlier and now it’s the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Mike Malone’s championship acumen started kicking as soon as the ball tipped off. Now, it looks like the […]

The Roast of Tom Brady was historically funny. Everyone in the New England Patriots dynasty from the 2000s to the 2010s was present. Whether it was Julian Edelman or Bill Belichick, no one was safe from getting jabbed at. A lot of individuals inside and outside the world of the NFL enjoyed it. But, it […]

It’s over. The New York Knicks’ hopes of hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy had a screeching halt because of injuries and a historic Indiana Pacers offense. While some avid spectators of the league still had to give their flowers to this squad for making it this far in the NBA Playoffs, others still continued to […]

Everything came crumbling down for the New York Knicks once the postseason neared. Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, and Bogdan Bogdanovic all could not contribute to their squad’s NBA Playoffs run. The alums out of Villanova, in effect, had to go all out not just in their execution but also in staying on the floor. Josh […]

The only word to describe the greatness of Manchester City is dynastic. Pep Guardiola has managed to squeeze every last effort out of his team and then some with proper rotations and schemes. Giannis Antetokounmpo saw how great the Phil Foden and Erling Haaland-led team was in their Premier League-clinching win against West Ham, all […]

Game 6 was not even close. It was the momentum shifter that the Minnesota Timberwolves needed to win over Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets. Everyone on Chirs Finch’s squad was executing flawlessly on offense. Their defensive coverages were also extremely tight by the end of this NBA Playoffs clash. While Anthony Edwards got a lot of […]

The Denver Nuggets just looked lost and clueless during their tough Game 6 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Offensively, Chris Finch employed the proper switch-heavy coverages to prevent the Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray two-man game from popping off. On defense, not a single person could stop one of Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns, […]

The usual secret to Gregg Popovich starting a dynasty is having two insanely talented big men. Victor Wembanyama is already projected to be one of the greatest players of all time if he continues his upward trajectory. So, who’s next? The 2024 NBA Draft brings the San Antonio Spurs a lot of options. But, another […]

The past NBA Draft classes had a clear-cut star that teams could bank their future on. Victor Wembanyama, Cade Cunningham, Paolo Banchero, and Anthony Edwards were all just recent examples of this. However, analysts and avid spectators of the game alike posit that the incoming players in the 2024 NBA Draft class do not have […]

A key to getting the Minnesota Timberwolves more success was unlocking Rudy Gobert. It seemed a like big problem for Chris Finch at the start. When they brought in Mike Conley, things started to change for the better. However, this would not have been the case if the guard had made a different choice. Where […]

The NFL schedule has arrived for the 2024-25 season. A lot can be expected for the Cincinnati Bengals after their disastrous run last year. Zac Taylor will be getting his star signal caller back in Joe Burrow. Their point of attack and chemistry as a squad may have only gotten better because they’ve been through […]

Carmelo Anthony was on top of the world during his playing days. He won the national championship with Syracuse then headed to be part of arguably the greatest NBA draft class. In the league, he had legendary runs with the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks. He even found his way to the Los Angeles […]

The coaching switch from Adrian Griffin to Doc Rivers was tough. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard could not quite find their groove in terms of schemes due to the changes in scheme philosophy. This, along with the Greek Freak’s injury, meant that the Milwaukee Bucks’ postseason hopes would come crashing down yet again. A lot […]

The NBA Draft Combine is often a good measure of which prospects are rising and are staying stagnant. Bronny James has constantly been in conversations due, in part, to LeBron James. Some analysts have come to realize that Andy Enfield’s former player out of USC may have more to offer than his stat sheets in […]

There is a lot of media attention surrounding Bronny James right now due to the NBA Draft Combine. Avid spectators of the game are observing if the young player out of USC will get to fulfill LeBron James’ dream of playing with his son in the coming season. While there is a lot of vitriol […]

Everything started off close between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks. Jason Kidd against Mark Daigneault was the matchup of the night as both squads started to exchange blows. Then, Luka Doncic started to heat up in the second quarter. There was not much that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s squad could do to prevent that scoring […]

The Tennessee Titans are already getting ready for the coming season. Will Levis is in prime form to be the lead quarterback this season with Mason Rudolph on standby too. DeAndre Hopkins wants to prove that he still has the ability to blaze it up as a receiver. Moreover, guys like Tyler Boyd and Tony […]

Members of the Atlanta Falcons faithful now have something to look forward to. They can either file for absences at work or know how to pace themselves during the week because the schedule has arrived. It was not just a random drop too. The organization is in contention to be one of the best schedule […]

Going deep into the NBA Playoffs has its own downsides. With most teams already out of contention for the Larry O’Brien trophy, their primary goal shifts into re-tooling for the next season. The Los Angeles Lakers are doing exactly this and one of their frontrunners is Sam Cassell. There have been rumors going around about […]

The expectation for Bronny James was to be a one-to-one copy of LeBron James. Avid spectators would grow to realize that players often have different gifts imparted to them that can be used on the court. Coming out of USC, it was very clear that Coach Andy Enfield and the rest of the college basketball […]

If there was one concern for the Boston Celtics entering their matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers, it was their length. Coach Joe Mazzulla has worked around this flaw and some key absences from the Cavs helped. Now, the Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown-led squad is one game away from reaching yet another Eastern Conference Finals […]

The coaching hunt for the Los Angeles Lakers is now in full swing. There have been three names that are the prospective candidates to fill up the position left by Darvin Ham. Two of them are big-time individuals in the coaching world already, Sam Cassell and James Borrego. The other is an individual known for […]

The defending champions have woken up. Jamal Murray unveiled that it was time for the Denver Nuggets to turn the jets on. Nikola Jokic and the rest of the squad torched the Minnesota Timberwolves to even up their NBA Playoffs series at two games apiece. But, a lot of the credit had to go to […]

The injury bug has been costing the Cleveland Cavaliers a supposedly generational NBA Playoffs run. They might have had LeBron James cheering on the sidelines but Jarrett Allen and Donovan Mitchell were missing in action. But, this did not stop Coach JB Bickerstaff from using his squad to launch haymakers against the Boston Celtics. Darius […]

Being the son of a legend makes one want to pursue the same passion. Seeing Randy Moss’ career through the lens of Thaddeus Moss probably filled his childhood with wonder which grew to be pressure at the latter stages of his teenage years. He had a lot of challenges with North Carolina State and LSU. […]