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Alperen Sengun did not have the best January, as he struggled to find consistency after coming back from a few absences towards the end of December and the start of last month. But the Houston Rockets star seems to have found his footing with a huge game to start the calendar month of February. He […]

The 2025-26 Indiana Pacers may be having a nightmare season, but they have been playing noticeably better basketball as of late even if it hasn’t been resulting in many wins. On Monday night, they pushed a Kevin Durant-less Houston Rockets team to the limit, keeping in step with them all game but losing steam in […]

As far as NBA All-Star snubs go, Alperen Sengun’s exclusion from the 12-man roster that will be taking the court in February is as close to dumbfounding as it can get. Sengun did miss some time earlier in the season, but when healthy, he’s been an unstoppable force for a Houston Rockets team that’s currently […]

Monday night isn’t exactly going according to plan for the Minnesota Timberwolves. After handily taking care of business against the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, 131-114, the Timberwolves had plenty of confidence that they could do it again on Monday in another game against the Grizzlies on the road. Alas, the Grizzlies have seemed to learn […]

Early on during what would eventually be a 102-95 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans for a Charlotte Hornets team that’s been on the upswing over the past month or so, a scary moment unfolded when LaMelo Ball, trying to pull off a hustle play by saving the ball from going out of bounds, collided […]

Expectations weren’t necessarily low for the Boston Celtics heading into the 2025-26 campaign. They may be without Jayson Tatum, who’s still recovering from a ruptured Achilles and may end up missing the entirety of the season, and they traded key members of their championship team in 2024 this past offseason, with Jrue Holiday and Kristaps […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a target on their back as large as the entire land area of the United States of America, and every team is gunning for their crown — the Minnesota Timberwolves included. On Thursday night, the Timberwolves took advantage of the Thunder’s injury woes and blew them out of the building, […]

On the surface, it doesn’t look as though the Philadelphia 76ers pose much of a threat in the title picture. The 76ers needed a late surge to get past the struggling Sacramento Kings at home, 113-111, on Thursday, with Tyrese Maxey making the go-ahead layup. And their record on the season, 26-21, doesn’t inspire much […]

Darker days are coming for a Milwaukee Bucks team that is on the precipice of blowing everything up. With the team going nowhere fast, the Bucks are entertaining trade offers for Giannis Antetokounmpo more seriously than ever. And amid the huge dark cloud the Antetokounmpo trade rumors have cast on the franchise, Milwaukee is losing […]

The old adage in league circles states that teams take after the identity of their best player. While it’s arguable as to who the Charlotte Hornets’ best player is at present, there is no doubting the influence LaMelo Ball holds over the rest of the roster. Ball plays with so much joy and he’s almost […]

The Atlanta Hawks may be coming off a 104-86 loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, but they are well-positioned to make an aggressive move prior to the trade deadline. With Trae Young now gone, the Hawks have considerable cap space moving forward to fit in a game-changing star that can help take this […]

Heading into the 2025-26 season, the Dallas Mavericks’ main pain point was the starting point guard position. Kyrie Irving continues to recover from a torn ACL, and it’s not quite clear when he’d be back from such a serious injury. Moreover, the Mavs traded Luka Doncic away, leaving them with such uninspiring options at the […]

Heading into the 2025-26 season, the Denver Nuggets were among the teams that were being hyped up as a worthy challenger to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the NBA championship. They were meeting the hype towards the start of the season, but they’ve had to weather a few storms over the past few months, with […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ ascent continues, and they’ve now won 16 of their past 19 games, including a 115-103 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. The shorthanded Jazz, playing without Keyonte George and Jusuf Nurkic, gave the Clippers a fight in the first half before they fell off in the third quarter, with […]

With Giannis Antetokounmpo set for a multi-week absence, the Milwaukee Bucks have to play with double the effort and intensity if they were to at least tread water as they wait for their best player to return. But the Bucks didn’t seem to get the memo. They were outplayed by the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are coming off an impressive 139-122 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, and this was quite a satisfying way to make amends after losing by 37 points to the Charlotte Hornets a few days ago. Paul George, in particular, was back in the lineup with a vengeance. He put up 32 points on […]

Late in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 129-118 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night, Jaxson Hayes went for a highlight play, incredibly going for an EastBay dunk in transition after intercepting a pass. This is the kind of dunk that players pull off in Slam Dunk contests, so to see it in a competitive […]

Dillon Brooks has made a name for himself over the past half-decade or so by being one of the most prominent enforcers in the association. Love him or hate him, he’s going to make an impact for his team one way or another. This is why the Phoenix Suns have fallen in love with Brooks […]

There is a sentiment among league circles that the contract Paul George signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in the summer of 2024 is one of the worst in the NBA at present. George signed a max deal worth a total of $212 million over four years, and yet his play has only declined since. In […]

On Tuesday night, things were getting chippy between the Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans, particularly late in the contest. Saddiq Bey and Jaylin Williams got into a shoving match with the game winding down in the Thunder’s favor, and following the final buzzer in a 104-95 win for the reigning champions, the frustrations […]

There’s been plenty of reported activity from the New York Knicks on the trade market, as their front office has been very busy in searching far and wide for ways to improve the team. The Knicks have not met expectations this season, struggling ever since hoisting the NBA Cup trophy in mid-December, and major changes […]

The New Orleans Pelicans may have picked one of the worst years possible to have a poor season. After all, they did fork over their unprotected first-round pick in the deal that netted them Derik Queen on draft night, which will force them to miss out on prospects such as Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, and […]

With most of the big free agents having already found their new homes for the 2026 season (and beyond), the MLB offseason is grinding to a halt. Teams are already agreeing to arbitration numbers with a few of their players as well, and with Spring Training still a few weeks away, now seems to be […]

On Saturday night, the Chicago Bulls immortalized Derrick Rose’s contributions for the franchise during his time with the team from 2008 to 2016. The Bulls franchise gave him one of the greatest tributes one can get, a jersey retirement ceremony that ensures that no one on the team from here on out can ever wear […]

On Monday night, the Golden State Warriors fielded a heavily depleted team against the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road on the second night of a back-to-back. With Stephen Curry, De’Anthony Melton, Draymond Green, and Al Horford out in addition to Jimmy Butler being on the mend, the burden to carry the team on offense fell […]

Donovan Mitchell has been called upon by the Cleveland Cavaliers to carry them over and over again, especially amid the team’s ongoing injury woes, particularly to Darius Garland. Garland being out means that Mitchell has the ball a whole lot more, and on Monday night, Spida made his touches count for sure. He finished with […]

Houston Rockets star Alperen Sengun was a man on a mission all Monday night long. He torched the Memphis Grizzlies defense to the tune of 33 points in a 108-99 victory to move them to 28-16 on the season, and he did so with such loud buckets that they surely demoralized the Grizzlies, crushing their […]

Many NBA players have already spoken up about the killings that occurred in the city of Minneapolis at the hands of federal agents. These killings have spurred city-wide protests that thousands have participated in, with the sport of basketball taking a backseat to the bigger and more pressing issue at hand. Count New York Knicks […]

Once upon a time during the 2025-26 season, the Los Angeles Clippers had six wins against 21 losses. But then a switch flipped for the Clippers just before Christmas, and they haven’t looked back since. Following their 126-89 demolition of the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night, the Clippers have now won 15 of their past […]

There is so much unrest going on in the state of Minnesota right now that basketball has taken a backseat for them, understandably so. Some things are simply bigger than basketball, and the ongoing protests in the city of Minneapolis are going to be taking center stage, especially over the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 111-85 defeat to […]

The Chicago Bulls are on track to make it to the play-in tournament yet again, as their latest win, a 114-111 victory over the Boston Celtics on Derrick Rose’s jersey retirement ceremony, has them at 23-22 on the year, which is good for ninth in the Eastern Conference. They have been stuck in the middle […]

If there’s any team that should be looking to pull off a trade or two (perhaps even three), it’s the Sacramento Kings. They currently have a pitiful 12-35 record, and they’re in the middle of a five-game losing streak. Simply put, this roster is not working, and even the return of Domantas Sabonis from injury […]

The New York Knicks may have won two games in a row, but there is an overall sense of discontent among both the fanbase and the members of the team. After all, this was supposed to be the year the Knicks dominate the Eastern Conference amid the projected drop-off of some of their contending peers. […]

It has all gone downhill for Ja Morant on the Memphis Grizzlies since 2023, and he now finds himself in the center of trade talks aplenty as the Grizzlies scour the market for a potential return on someone they deemed to be their franchise cornerstone after drafting him second overall in 2019. Morant is currently […]

One would think that Giannis Antetokounmpo’s latest calf injury, which would keep him out for at least a month, would keep him with the Milwaukee Bucks for the rest of the season automatically. After all, if one team were to acquire Antetokounmpo in a blockbuster trade, it’s reasonable enough to expect at least a few […]

The Houston Rockets fanbase isn’t going to complain too much about the fact that they won a big game against the Detroit Pistons, 111-104, with Kevin Durant leading the way once more. Durant had 32 points on the night, and despite being 37 years of age, he continues to show that he’s capable of handling […]

There may not be another team in the NBA with a bleaker outlook than the Milwaukee Bucks do. Not only is Giannis Antetokounmpo set to undergo an MRI that he believes would bring some bad injury news, they also lost to a shorthanded Denver Nuggets team, 102-100, that was without Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and […]

To say that the 2025-26 season hasn’t gone anywhere according to plan for the Indiana Pacers would be the understatement of the century. It’s tempting to think how differently things would have gone for them this year if they didn’t lose Tyrese Haliburton to a ruptured Achilles in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. They […]

The hits keep on coming for the Milwaukee Bucks. They have struggled for most of the 2025-26 season, thanks in large part to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s injury problems. And on Friday night, in a 102-100 loss to the extremely shorthanded Denver Nuggets, that reared its ugly head once more, with Antetokounmpo re-aggravating the calf injury that’s […]