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The San Antonio Spurs, quite simply, have been poor for the past few weeks. In fact, at the time of writing, they have not won for nearly four weeks now, suffering their 12th straight defeat on Sunday night in a 132-120 loss to the reigning champion Denver Nuggets. The Spurs’ overall putrid play has put […]

The Phoenix Suns, despite not having Kevin Durant (and Grayson Allen) on the road against the New York Knicks, put up one of their most spirited efforts this season, taking home a 116-113 victory to move to 11-6 on the season. This win for the Suns came thanks in large part to the heroics of […]

The Cleveland Browns, despite their crushing 29-12 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 12, remain squarely in the hunt for a spot in the playoffs, and the play of defensive end Myles Garrett has been a huge reason as to why. Garrett has been one of the best defensive players in the league, which […]

It is going from bad to worse for the Chicago Bulls. Amid all the speculation regarding the futures of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic in the Windy City, the Bulls have been playing disjointed basketball, and now, frustrations are mounting yet again after they suffered another blowout loss, a 121-108 defeat to the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers front office has built itself a nice, playoff-caliber core, with the acquisition of Donovan Mitchell during the 2022 offseason proving to be the move that helped take the Cavs to the next level. But it’s evident that the Cavs may be in need of more if they were to take the next […]

DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls were on the receiving end of yet another crushing loss, this time a 121-108 defeat at the hands of the Toronto Raptors in the NBA In-Season Tournament. But DeRozan found even more reason to be mad late in that contest after the Raptors implored Pascal Siakam to shoot a […]

The Sacramento Kings, after their resounding 124-111 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, are deciding to open up a roster spot. According to James Ham of ESPN 1320 Sacramento, the Kings are waiving Serbian big man Filip Petrusev not even a month after acquiring him from the Los Angeles Clippers in the fallout of the James […]

One of the biggest concerns surrounding the reigning champion Denver Nuggets to enter the 2023-24 season was their lack of proven quality depth. This past offseason, they lost two of their biggest bench contributors during their championship run (Bruce Brown and Jeff Green) but didn’t acquire any free-agent replacements other than Justin Holiday, instead relying […]

The New York Knicks found themselves in a dogfight against the team that eliminated them in the 2023 NBA playoffs, the Miami Heat, with the story of the game looking familiar to those who followed the hard-fought series these two teams had back in May. It was a defensive battle, with the Knicks forcing the […]

To start the fourth quarter, it seemed as though the Miami Heat had their Friday night contest against the New York Knicks won. The Knicks struggled all night long to take care of the basketball, undoing much of their work on the offensive end, as they entered the fourth staring at a 16-point deficit. However, […]

One of the main selling points of Victor Wembanyama is a player is his freakish dimensions that warp the hardwood. Standing at 7’4″ with an 8’0″ wingspan, the San Antonio Spurs rookie is simply one of the most skilled players the league has ever seen relative to his incredible height and length. But Golden State […]

Tyreek Hill continues to be such a dominant force for the Miami Dolphins, with Tua Tagovailoa once again repeatedly going back to that well during their dominant 34-13 win over the New York Jets on Friday night. Hill posted his seventh 100+ yard game of the season, tallying 102 on nine receptions, with one of […]

Due to the sheer accessibility of social media, fans can now interact more easily than ever with professional athletes. This, however, has not necessarily been a good thing. In particular, Minnesota Vikings star wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who has missed the past six games due to a hamstring strain, has been the subject of plenty […]

The road to the Super Bowl is oftentimes one of attrition, and the Miami Dolphins are experiencing that firsthand despite their resounding 34-13 win over the New York Jets on Friday night that gives them a two-game cushion in the AFC East standings. The Dolphins lost linebacker Jaelan Phillips to a non-contact leg injury late […]

The Miami Dolphins have a golden opportunity to extend their lead over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC East standings to two games when they take on the New York Jets on Friday afternoon. With a crucial in-division matchup on the docket, it will be of great interest to the Dolphins to find a clear […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, like in so many other occasions this season, were playing from behind on Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks. In fact, they were down by 20 points to start the fourth quarter, necessitating yet another herculean effort from LeBron James, which, heartbreakingly, came up short after the King faltered in the […]

Something straight out of the WWE happened in the middle of the Los Angeles Clippers’ Wednesday night battle against the San Antonio Spurs when Gregg Popovich unprecedentedly got a hold of the arena microphone and implored the thousands of fans inside Frost Bank Center to stop booing Kawhi Leonard, who was on the free-throw line. […]

The Chris Paul-Scott Foster beef runs deep, and the newest chapter of this odd player-referee rivalry was written on Wednesday night when Paul, after being called for a bump foul on former Phoenix Suns teammate Kevin Durant, was called for two technical fouls in quick succession after running his mouth incessantly at the official. Paul, […]

The Dallas Mavericks were able to hold off the Los Angeles Lakers’ strong comeback charge on Wednesday night, hanging on for the victory after taking a 20-point lead heading into the fourth quarter thanks to some heroics from Kyrie Irving and some crunch-time gaffes from LeBron James. This saved the Mavs from a world of […]

LeBron James was already doing so well in leading the Los Angeles Lakers all the way back from a 20-point deficit in their Wednesday night game against the Dallas Mavericks. James dropped 16 of his 26 points in the final frame, and in fact, it was him who gave the Lakers a two-point lead with […]

The Orlando Magic put their four-game winning streak on the line against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. On paper, this looked like as difficult a matchup as it can get for the Magic, especially when Nikola Jokic, time and time again, has shown that there are no defensive coverages that he can’t […]

The Dallas Mavericks were on a roll for the first three quarters of their Wednesday night contest against the Los Angeles Lakers. However, that didn’t come without its fair share of heart-in-your-mouth moments, with the Mavs’ prized rookie Dereck Lively II exiting the game prematurely after suffering a concerning back injury. With around seven minutes […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder, after a few years of taking a plunge down the standings, have finally arrived as the league’s pre-eminent up-and-coming team, and it’s thanks in large part to the continued excellence of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. On Wednesday night, with a chance to improve to 11-4, Gilgeous-Alexander was once again at the top of […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is always capable of feats of wizardry on the hardwood. And during the Mavs’ Wednesday night battle against the Los Angeles Lakers, Doncic was once again deep in his bag, pulling out a must be seen to be believed nutmeg pass through the legs of LeBron James. With the Lakers’ […]

The start of Jordan Poole’s life as a member of the Washington Wizards organization hasn’t exactly been smooth-sailing. Pegged by many as a potential breakout candidate now that he doesn’t have to share touches with Stephen Curry on the Golden State Warriors, Poole has fallen way short of expectations. His shot selection has remained questionable, […]

It’s no secret that LeBron James is getting up there in terms of age. In fact, the Los Angeles Lakers star was literally flabbergasted when he realized that he’s older than Will Hardy, the head coach of their opponents on Tuesday night, the Utah Jazz. But time after time, James comes up with feats of […]

The Atlanta Hawks found themselves in a high-octane scoring battle against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night in the NBA In-Season Tournament; Trae Young, in particular, had his best game of the 2023-24 season to this point. Not only did he score 38 points, which is his second-best scoring total of the season, he did […]

The Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks NBA In-Season Tournament clash on Tuesday night had all the makings of an instant classic. Both the Pacers and Hawks benefitted from amazing shot-making, with defense taking a backseat to high-octane scoring outbursts en route to a huge 157-152 win for Indiana that clinched them a spot in the […]

The Indiana Pacers are off to the knockout stage of the NBA In-Season Tournament, and Tyrese Haliburton has been the main reason as to why. Haliburton was already an elite floor general during the 2022-23 season, but he appears to have ascended to another level for this campaign. On Tuesday night, during the Pacers’ group-clinching […]

The Houston Rockets have not seen a third-year leap from athletic shooting guard Jalen Green; to start the 2023-24 season, Green’s scoring numbers have been down, his efficiency metrics have been discouraging, and his overall fit alongside a core of Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet appears to be up in the air. In fact, during […]

The Washington Wizards have been nothing short of a dumpster fire to begin the 2023-24 season. Their offense is all sorts of disjointed, better performances from Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma on Monday night against the Milwaukee Bucks notwithstanding, and the defense is virtually non-existent. The environment the Wizards have at the moment may not […]

Winning on the second night of a back-to-back is always a tough task. Losing that game when you had a golden chance to win the game is even more excruciating to accept. For Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Monday night, they simply could not have lost in a more demoralizing fashion against a […]

It’s been a tough go for Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs as of late. Following a strong start to the season marked by two statement victories over the Phoenix Suns, the Spurs have resembled their 2022-23 version much more closely over the past few games, losing eight straight games entering their Monday night […]

Even though they’ve been without Jamal Murray for the past few weeks due to a hamstring injury, the Denver Nuggets have been finding ways to tally victories, thanks in large part to the MVP-caliber efforts of Nikola Jokic. But on Monday night, with Jokic exiting the game in the first half of the Nuggets’ contest […]

Jordan Poole has been such an easy target for criticism from fans and pundits as of late, and it has clearly been weighing him down. Following an offseason trade to the Washington Wizards, he has declined across multiple levels, suffering drop-offs aplenty in scoring numbers instead of blossoming into an All-Star caliber player in a […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ decision to pair Kyrie Irving with Luka Doncic wasn’t met with universal affirmation among basketball analysts in terms of fit on the hardwood. Both Doncic and Irving need the ball in their hands to flourish; but to start the 2023-24 season, the Mavs, justifiably, have shifted Irving into more of an off-ball […]

LeBron James, as painful as it may be to admit, is creeping ever so closely to his retirement, making every one of his remaining game in the NBA must-see for fans who would want nothing less than to take his greatness for granted. And James continues to be a dominant presence on the hardwood; on […]

There are no easy games moving forward for the struggling Los Angeles Clippers, a team that hasn’t won since trading for James Harden. But on Friday night, Harden showed why the Clippers upended their wing-heavy core and went all-in on his talent. With less than 10 seconds left and the game tied at 100 apiece […]

Ausar Thompson was already highly regarded as a prospect before the Detroit Pistons drafted him with the fifth overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft. But Thompson has done nothing but shatter expectations since then. Thompson is such a live-wire on the court, always jumping for rebounds while being so active on the defensive end […]