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The Oklahoma City Thunder’s rebuild is complete. Five years after tearing it down and building from the ground up, and 13 years after previously making it to the NBA Finals, the Thunder have finally climbed the mountaintop, claiming the Larry O’Brien trophy after warding off the shorthanded Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the 2025 […]

The clock has finally struck midnight on the Indiana Pacers’ Cinderella run in the 2025 NBA playoffs, as they saw their championship dreams come to a bitter end in a gut-wrenching 103-91 Game 7 defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals. They fought tooth and nail even after Tyrese Haliburton went down […]

The strongest likelihood this offseason for the Milwaukee Bucks is that Giannis Antetokounmpo pledges his loyalty to the team amid rumors that he could request a trade in the aftermath of Damian Lillard’s long-term injury that puts such a huge damper on their contending chances over the next few years. Nonetheless, crazier things have happened […]

There are no concrete indications that Giannis Antetokounmpo is going to ask for a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks after a disappointing past two seasons that both culminated in a first-round exit. Damian Lillard’s injury means that the Bucks are even going to fight an uphill battle just to make the playoffs. Even then, rumor […]

All reports are pointing to the strong likelihood that Giannis Antetokounmpo will be staying with the Milwaukee Bucks despite all the rumors suggesting that he could ask for a trade soon after taking into consideration his team’s bleak future outlook. The Bucks are not likely to contend in the next few seasons, especially in the […]

The 2024-25 season did not go according to plan for the Atlanta Hawks. It was a disappointing end to the year for them, as they ended up missing the playoffs entirely after suffering two defeats in the play-in tournament. The Hawks made a name for themselves as the league’s giant slayer this past season, only […]

The Memphis Grizzlies, after three straight disappointing seasons, decided to pivot, trading away Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic for a package consisting of four first-round picks, a pick swap, Cole Anthony, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. This was a gigantic return for someone who hasn’t yet made an All-Star team, and affords the Grizzlies an opportunity […]

Many were wondering as to whether or not there would be wholesale changes for the Memphis Grizzlies after falling short of their lofty goals yet again during the 2024-25 season. It looked as though they were on their way to becoming a championship-caliber team after making it to the second round in 2022, but since […]

The NBA Finals might be ongoing, but that doesn’t mean that the other 28 teams must stop looking for ways to improve their team. For the Orlando Magic, they might be sensing that the they can pry their window of contention wide-open with a single move, as they secured the services of noted marksman Desmond […]

On Sunday night, the Boston Red Sox stunned the entire baseball world when they traded away star slugger Rafael Devers, who was supposed to be the face of the franchise, to the San Francisco Giants for an uninspiring package. Devers needed some time to ramp up his production for the 2025 season, but at the […]

Tyrese Haliburton could not have picked a more inopportune time to have one of the worst games of his career. On Monday night, Haliburton scored just four points without making a single one of his six field-goal attempts on the night as the Pacers suffered a 120-109 defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder. in Game […]

Is the clock finally striking midnight on the Indiana Pacers’ Cinderella run? The Pacers are hoping for one more magical two-game stretch this season, as they will look to defy the odds yet again, this time coming back from down 3-2 in the NBA Finals after losing Game 5 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 120-109. […]

Trade talks involving Kevin Durant are heating up, with the Phoenix Suns trying to recoup as much value as they can after selling the farm for the future Hall of Famer back in 2023. However, the Suns are still trying to do right by Durant, as the 36-year-old star (soon to be 37 years of […]

Jalen Williams powered the Oklahoma City Thunder to a pivotal 120-109 win on Monday night in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers. Long viewed as the Robin to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Batman, Williams busted out from underneath his more ballyhooed teammate’s shadow and carried the baton for the Thunder, scoring 40 […]

Drawing most of the headlines for the Indiana Pacers following their heartbreaking 120-109 defeat in Game 5 on Monday night to the Oklahoma City Thunder is Tyrese Haliburton and his struggles. While fans won’t be cutting someone like Haliburton any slack for the way he struggled in Game 5 (he scored just four points without […]

The Indiana Pacers can never be counted out, especially after what they’ve shown all playoffs long, but momentum is slipping away from their grasp as they fall down 3-2 in the 2025 NBA Finals after suffering a 120-109 defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 on Monday night. Tyrese Haliburton, in particular, will […]

The discourse surrounding the Oklahoma City Thunder all playoffs long has been rather confusing. There are times where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s greatness is questioned, which some critics saying that he has his stacked team to thank for his excellent play and eventual MVP coronation. And then on other times, fans are crying out that Gilgeous-Alexander doesn’t […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have taken control of the 2025 NBA Finals, as they now find themselves up 3-2 against the Indiana Pacers following a 120-109 victory in Game 5 on Monday night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did his thing, as he usually does, but it was Jalen Williams who emerged as the game’s biggest star — […]

On Monday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder come to within one win away of hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy, taking a 120-109 victory in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers. As is always the case against the Pacers, nothing came easy for the Thunder. Instead, they took the game by […]

It’s only a matter of time before the Phoenix Suns trade Kevin Durant away, with the two-time Finals MVP reportedly having the Houston Rockets as one of his three preferred landing spots – the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat being the other two. But it seems as though the Rockets are going to have […]

All playoffs long, the Indiana Pacers have dealt with plenty of adversity and bounced back even stronger. But after blowing a late lead in Game 4, the Pacers are going to have to dig deep to regain control of the series. But it would be close to impossible for the Pacers to steal Game 5 […]

The San Francisco Giants showed on Sunday that they mean business this season after pulling off a blockbuster trade from out of left field for heavy-hitting lefty Rafael Devers. Devers was just coming off a win with the Boston Red Sox on Sunday in which he hit a home run to power the Sox to […]

From seemingly out of nowhere, the San Francisco Giants managed to bring in one of the best hitters in the league in Rafael Devers via trade. Devers had just come off a solid outing against the New York Yankees, as he hit a home run to help the Boston Red Sox take a 2-0 win […]

The Boston Red Sox managed to shock the entire MLB world with their decision to trade Rafael Devers, their best hitter, to the San Francisco Giants just a short while after Devers hit a home run to help power Boston to a 2-0 victory over their sworn rival, the New York Yankees. Devers may have […]

Caitlin Clark recently returned from a quad injury in an all-important clash for the Indiana Fever against the New York Liberty, and in typical Clark fashion, she did not disappoint. It was as if Clark didn’t miss any time; she put up 32 points, eight rebounds, and nine assists in a 102-88 win over the […]

For most of Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was being held in check by the Indiana Pacers defense, and it looked like the Oklahoma City Thunder were about to go down 3-1 in the series. Gilgeous-Alexander, the 2025 NBA MVP, managed to find a way to unlock himself in the clutch, however. […]

A few months ago, an anonymous poll came out revealing that Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton was deemed to be the most overrated player in the NBA. Now, the sample size of that poll renders that exercise as nothing more than bait, but it revealed just how poorly Haliburton was perceived around the league. Haliburton […]

The Chicago Bulls are currently reportedly in the works on a possible contract extension with head coach Billy Donovan, as per NBA insider Marc Stein. Donovan has been the Bulls’ head coach since the 2020-21 season, and the front office is clearly a strong believer of his coaching acumen that they appear to be ready […]

The Minnesota Twins are looking to keep in step with the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central standings to the best of their ability, and center fielder Byron Buxton is certainly doing his part. On Wednesday, Buxton entered flow state; during the Twins’ 6-2 win over the Texas Rangers, Buxton had a tour de force […]

Fresh off a disheartening 123-107 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2, it looked like the Indiana Pacers were in trouble. It seemed as though OKC has them figured out. But the Pacers have been punching above their weight class all playoffs long, and in Game 3, they were the better team, especially […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been famously active on X (formerly Twitter) ever since the Indiana Pacers knocked the Milwaukee Bucks out of championship contention nearly two months ago. Antetokounmpo has taken his sweet time during his offseason resting and answering fans’ questions. But on Wednesday, the Bucks star seemed to be in a very nostalgic mood, […]

In Game 2, many pundits believed that there was a restoration of order after the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated proceedings against the Indiana Pacers, taking a 123-107 victory. The Thunder have been dominant all season long, and everyone knew that they were going to come out strong after suffering a heartbreaking Game 1 defeat. But […]

On Wednesday night, the Indiana Pacers took a major step towards their push for the 2025 NBA championship. After suffering a difficult 123-107 defeat in Game 2, the Pacers bounced back in a huge way, running away from the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 thanks to an 18-9 run in the final few minutes […]

The Indiana Pacers have now gone up 2-1 in the 2025 NBA Finals — a scenario that not too many expected as they believed that the Oklahoma City Thunder would simply steamroll the opposition en route to winning the NBA championship. In Game 3, many stepped up for the Pacers, with Tyrese Haliburton putting up […]

The Indiana Pacers are already the best story of the 2025 NBA playoffs, and yet they’re not quite done yet writing the ending to what has been a Cinderella-esque run already. In Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the Pacers once again showed that they’re the kings of the clutch, as they pulled away from […]

Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals went back and forth, with the Oklahoma City Thunder preventing the Indiana Pacers from building much of a cushion (and vice versa) heading into the fourth quarter. Late in the proceedings, however, the Pacers managed to pull away as the Thunder’s offense ground to a screeching halt, with […]

Bennedict Mathurin’s first playoff run has had plenty of ups and downs. The third-year guard out of Arizona has not been a prominent member of the Indiana Pacers’ rotation through the first three rounds, with head coach Rick Carlisle typically giving him around 10 to 15 minutes a night. But against the Oklahoma City Thunder, […]

Myles Turner was not having a very good Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals for the Indiana Pacers; he was missing open threes and was even missing bunnies at the rim. He ended up with just nine points on 3-11 shooting; this is the sort of shooting inefficiency that usually spells doom against a […]

Caitlin Clark was in attendance for Game 3 of the Indiana Pacers‘ 2025 NBA Finals clash against the Oklahoma City Thunder and it looks like she has brought them some good luck yet again. The Pacers, after struggling for much of Game 2 en route to a 123-107 defeat, took a 116-107 victory in Game […]