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The WNBA season has arrived. This means that the Phoenix Mercury needs to get back into postseason contention after a disastrous 2023 campaign. Coach Nate Tibbetts still has a lot of work to do and the first order of business will be to show out against the Las Vegas Aces. While the defending champions might […]

The Utah Jazz have not been quite the same since Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell left. There have been flashes of possible glory with the rise of guys like Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson, and Keyonte George. But, having a play-in tournament ceiling is not quite what most teams in the league are gunning for. This […]

In the NBA Playoffs, the expectation is always that the star players are going to pop off. Teams are separated by the contributions of their bench and how good the unit is at executing schemes as a whole. This is exactly what defined Game 4 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets. Everyone knew […]

Jamal Murray may not have stuffed the stat sheet in the Denver Nuggets’ series-stying Game 4 win but he sure made an impact. He was still the primary playmaker and executed well in his two-man game with Nikola Jokic. He was hounded a lot by the Minnesota Timberwolves but this meant that his gravity is […]

X-factors are the ones who often dictate how good teams will be in their NBA Playoffs run. Stars are always expected to pop off but someone who is barely a scoring option doing good makes it difficult for coverages to work. Aaron Gordon is exactly that for the Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray-led Denver Nuggets. […]

Rick Carlisle knows how to extract the best outputs from everyone in his Indiana Pacers squad. Offensively, they were a force to be reckoned with, and not a lot of squads have learned to figure out their schemes. Coach Tom Thibodeau got a hold of them early in their NBA Playoffs clash against the New […]

The New York Knicks have been doing well in their NBA Playoffs run despite missing guys like Mitchell Robinson, Julius Randle, and OG Anunoby among others. But, all these personnel offer a great deal of defensive versatility. All of these are needed to guard a generational offense just like the one that the Indiana Pacers […]

Game 4 was not even close. Coach Tom Thibodeau could now quite find the balance between picking apart the Indiana Pacers defense while also making the New York Knicks streaky. Obviously, there are a lot of factors that go into an NBA Playoffs loss. One could be that Jalen Brunson is enduring an injury and […]

The Caitlin Clark effect posits that the Indiana Fever star always brings an audience to a stadium. Whether it’s back at Iowa, any venue in March Madness, at the WNBA Draft, or even at her away games in the coming season, everybody loves seeing her thrive along with the swag she brings to the game. […]

The MLS might be in big trouble. Lionel Messi, the face of the league and of the best players in all of football, got visibly angry at the sidelines. The incident happened during Inter Miami’s win against Montreal. A lot of it has to do with the rules concerning injuries and being required to head […]

Any decision that a Coach of the Year winner makes in an NBA Playoffs series clearly has some rationale to it. Coach Mark Daigneault faced some tough rotations and schemes coming from Jason Kidd. His Oklahoma City Thunder needed to find some momentum on offense against the Dallas Mavericks. This is why he fielded a […]

This NBA Playoffs showdown between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic is getting more interesting. It is all tied up with both squads notching one win apiece. The Oklahoma City Thunder just could not find the momentum to get any of their guys on a consistent rhythm. Their offense looked heliocentric at times with the Most […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are trying to take full control of this NBA Playoffs series against the Dallas Mavericks. Both teams are making big runs and continually executing big efforts to notch the lead. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his squad might be lagging behind at the moment. But, it looks like one guy who goes by […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are hoping to compete again in the coming season. Antonio Pierce already has the full support of the coaching staff and stars like Maxx Crosby. They still need to patch up their woes on offense and it all started this offseason. The front office landed some good talent in free agency […]

The Las Vegas Aces are nearing the start of their WNBA Preseason campaign. Their first matchup will be against the Phoenix Mercury. Before all of that happened, they had one crucial stop and it was the annual visit to the White House. Joe Biden greeted the women with much glee and elation. While they may […]

Mat Ishbia and James Jones have a lot to patch up in the offseason. With another disappointing performance in the NBA Playoffs by the Phoenix Suns, changes were bound to happen. Frank Vogel was the first domino to fall. Now, the organization is on the hunt to find someone who can lead the core of […]

The San Francisco 49ers have lost one of their all-time greats. Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Jimmy Johnson, one of the best defensive backs and American college athletes, has passed at the age of 86, per ESPN. This man ravaged offenses from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s. Up to this day, his impact is […]

Being down two to nothing in the NBA Playoffs can surely be frustrating. What adds to those feelings could be the erroneous calls made by the officials too. Coach Rick Carlisle strongly feels this way during his Indiana Pacers’ series against the Jalen Brunson-led New York Knicks. The head honcho had his temper flare up […]

The injury bug kept biting the New York Knicks but they pulled off the win. Coach Tom Thibodeau had to make a lot of in-game adjustments after Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby went down. Now, they are up two games to nothing against the Indiana Pacers led by Tyrese Haliburton. It was not the prettiest […]

The rivalry between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks has been on since the early 1990s. Reggie Miller is the poster boy of the vitriol when it comes to these two teams. He hit shot after shot and sent Patrick Ewing’s squad in tears a lot of times in the NBA Playoffs. Now, this […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves now have the second-highest chance to win the Larry O’Brien trophy at 21.7%, according to ESPN. That number does not come without merit. Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns torched the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets two games in a row. Being able to do all that without their Defensive Player of the Year, […]

JJ Watt is not the only former player joining the fray against Austin Rivers. The son of legendary coach Doc Rivers proclaimed that 30 individuals from the NBA could easily make the transition to the NFL. He also posits that the same cannot happen the other way around. James Jones, most known for his time […]

Pat Riley has been known to continually develop talent despite not being picked in the draft lottery. This is largely where he and Coach Erik Spoelstra have thrived together while working for the Miami Heat. However, it looks like that might not be the case in the Joel Embiid-led Philadelphia 76ers’ plea to trade for […]

It was not an ideal campaign for the Pittsburgh Steelers last season. They had a conundrum about who gets to be their signal caller because there was no one who could constantly keep the offense running. Eventually, this squad still got to compete in the NFL like Mason Rudolph next season.  Now, the option is […]

If there was an X-factor in the Boston Celtics’ NBA Playoffs run to their 18th banner, that guy would be Derrick White. Coach Joe Mazzulla has learned to run his offense through this guard and maximized his potential on defense. Oftentimes, he even gets to shine more than Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. A good […]

She has arrived! Angel Reese is locked in for the Chicago Sky’s WNBA Preseason run. The former LSU star will finally get the opportunity to play in the big leagues and cook some of the biggest names in the world. She started this off by making her name known against the New York Liberty. More […]

The Denver Nuggets’ hopes of bouncing back in Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs clash against the Minnesota Timberwolves were shattered. Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns made their opponents pick their poison every time. In every single instance, the Nikola Jokic-led squad kept choosing the most lethal choice. It’s hard to believe that this squad […]

Coach Tom Thibodeau has a reliable rotation heading into this NBA Playoffs series against the Indiana Pacers. It largely consists of the Villanova alums Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, and Josh Hart. However, there are key pieces that this squad will need to win over the Tyrese Haliburton-led team. One of them is an elite rim […]

A lot of fans were not too sure about the officiating in the first game of the NBA Playoffs clash between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks. There were a lot of moving screens, unnecessary roughness, and some questionable calls made or not called in this matchup. Jalen Brunson and his squad narrowly escaped […]

Emotions are always at an all-time high when it comes to the NBA Playoffs. The Denver Nuggets really needed to get a game on their home floor but just could not get close to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nikola Jokic and Mike Malone could not salvage plays against this tough defense. Moreover, Jamal Murray and the […]

It was a hard-fought battle but a win is a win. The New York Knicks go up one win to none against the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Coach Tom Thibodeau stuck with the squad that worked for him all season long despite having them play for nearly 45 minutes. […]

Expectations were sky-high when Victor Wembanyama was projected to go as the top pick of last year’s draft. It got even higher once it was known that he would be taken care of in the San Antonio Spurs system with Gregg Popovich still leading the way. Now, he has more than surpassed those expectations and […]

It was not even close. The NBA Rookie of the Year award has long been decided but has just been made official. Victor Wembanyama was in a class of his own. Players like Brandon Miller, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and even Chet Holmgren did not stand a chance against the San Antonio Spurs superstar and it […]

Every decade since 1993, the NBA Playoffs is graced with a matchup between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers. It is absolute cinema every time. Legends like Patrick Ewing, Reggie Miller, Rik Smits, Detlef Schrempf, Mark Jackson, Carmelo Anthony, and Paul George had to go through this chapter to cement their legacies within their […]

The first thing teams do when they are eliminated from the playoffs is figure out who will be returning for the next season. For the most part, no one is safe, as guys could hit free agency, get traded, or just get released outright. The Miami Heat are one of those squads charting their course […]

Netflix’s ‘Greatest Roasts of All Time: Tom Brady’ was surely a moment in not just NFL history but in all of sports. It gathered together key pieces of the New England Patriots dynasty along with other prominent names in the industry. One of them was Dana White. The Chief Executive Officer of the UFC was […]

It is still a question to many why one of, if not, the best minds in the NFL did not land a job. Bill Belichick had multiple interviews with franchises like the Atlanta Falcons before officially exiting Robert Kraft’s New England Patriots system. Unfortunately, none of them wanted him enough to even offer him a […]

The offseason has officially started for most teams in the league. After a tough first-round exit in the NBA Playoffs, some are faced with a challenge. They can either go the Kobe Bryant route and give an aging player a proper contract or let them walk to explore their options. Jimmy Butler and the Miami […]

The season is over for this young Orlando Magic squad. It had been a heck of a ride after struggling in the early parts of the season and getting into the groove after finding their identity. There were not a lot of expectations since this was their first time in the NBA Playoffs. However, it […]