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Friday night was as much of a disaster for the Phoenix Suns as it could have been. Not only did they lose their 14th consecutive game on the road against the Atlanta Hawks, they lost two key guys — their best scorers — in Devin Booker and Jalen Green, both of whom succumbed to injury […]

Jordan Poole and the New Orleans Pelicans, on their off day, took some time to talk to young fans and have them ask about what life in the NBA is like. Little did Poole know that he was about to be reminded of the biggest turning point of his career on a random Thursday afternoon. […]

Family drama never seems to escape the Los Angeles Lakers franchise. The sale of the team to new owner Mark Walter has only brought into light some alleged troubling interactions behind the scenes for the Lakers — with former owner Jeanie Buss’ purported resentment towards LeBron James coming to the forefront. It does not help […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been the hottest team in the NBA over the past month; since the 20th of December, the Clippers have won 14 of their past 17 games, including their Thursday night clash against archrival Los Angeles Lakers. They led by as many as 26 points on Thursday before a late scare […]

Some things just don’t work out in the NBA for whatever reason, and the New York Knicks seem to be coming to that conclusion when it comes to their offseason signing of Guerschon Yabusele. Yabusele was coming off a solid return season after spending some time overseas, but he has not been playing well at […]

The Phoenix Suns have shattered expectations and then some this year; expected to fall off in the aftermath of the Kevin Durant trade, the Suns have embraced being the underdog and have, in turn, become one of the most difficult teams to face on a nightly basis. They currently have a 27-17 record on the […]

There’s some drama surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers franchise at the moment, and their play on the court has not helped matters whatsoever. They continue to play inconsistent basketball; coming off a huge win over the Denver Nuggets earlier this week, the Lakers proceeded to struggle on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, falling […]

On any given night in the NBA, there is plenty of comedy to be had. During the Denver Nuggets’ 117-110 win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night, the basketball gods wasted no time poking fun at the sport, which came at Aaron Gordon’s expense. In the first quarter, with over nine minutes left in […]

The Denver Nuggets have been one of the most injury-ravaged teams this year in the association. They are currently down three starters — Nikola Jokic, Cam Johnson, and Christian Braun — due to injuries, and the likes of Aaron Gordon and Jonas Valanciunas have also missed plenty of time this season with knocks of their […]

On Tuesday night, the Miami Heat faced the Sacramento Kings and won convincingly, 130-117, thanks to a three-point barrage that left head coach Doug Christie scratching his head. In the middle of that game, things got heated between the two sides — with DeMar DeRozan and Bam Adebayo getting into a fiery exchange after the […]

Everything is looking bleak for the Golden State Warriors. This past Monday, the Warriors suffered the devastating blow that is Jimmy Butler’s torn ACL. While a torn ACL is far from a career death sentence, especially considering the advances in modern medicine, Butler is about to be out of action for over a year, and […]

Is it time to sound the panic alarm in New York? Perhaps. The New York Knicks appeared to have figured things out in December, with the Knicks hitting their stride — culminating in their triumph in the NBA Cup. But since then, the Knicks have been in free fall. They have gone just 8-11 since […]

Ever since the NBA underwent the Stephen Curry-fueled three-point revolution in the mid-2010s, basketball became more of a mathematical battle than ever before. And with the game to game variance in three-point shooting, teams can indeed live and die by the three. On Tuesday night, the Sacramento Kings were on the receiving end of a […]

On Tuesday night, the Toronto Raptors rode a hot first quarter to a wire to wire 145-127 victory over a Golden State Warriors team that’s still reeling from the loss of Jimmy Butler to a season-ending torn ACL. The Warriors stood no chance, especially with Immanuel Quickley lighting it up from the field. Quickley put […]

This may be the year where LeBron James’ All-NBA and All-Star streak comes to an end. He’s made both of them for 21 consecutive seasons, but a late start to the 2025-26 season due to sciatica and a decline in his statistics as Luka Doncic seizes control of the Los Angeles Lakers from him mean […]

On Tuesday night, the results for the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame voting came out, with Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones being the only two to receive enshrinement to Cooperstown for this year. But beyond the headlines those two grabbed with their enshrinement, what caught the eye of some fans were the players who picked […]

The older and more experienced he’s become, the more LeBron James has become hilarious. Whether he’s being intentional or not with his hilarious gestures or with the funny faces he tends to make on a nightly basis, no one is certain. But one thing’s for sure: watching James on the court for the Los Angeles […]

Luka Doncic becoming the face of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise was such a perfect storm. Doncic was already one of the most famous and most beloved players in the NBA even when he was still with the Dallas Mavericks, but being with the Lakers has made his star burn that much brighter. There’s no […]

The biggest names in free agency are quickly finding new homes, with Kyle Tucker signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Alex Bregman latching on with the Chicago Cubs and Bo Bichette moving to the Big Apple, agreeing to terms with the New York Mets. As a result, Cody Bellinger has quickly become the best position […]

Austin Reaves has missed the Los Angeles Lakers’ past 13 games, including their clash against the Denver Nuggets on the road on Tuesday night. During his absence due to a calf injury, the Lakers have gone just 6-6, and they’re currently down by double figures against a Nikola Jokic-less Nuggets squad. To say that Reaves’ […]

Much has been made over the years of the deficiencies in Rudy Gobert’s game. The Minnesota Timberwolves devote such a huge portion of their salary cap to Gobert and yet his offensive flaws couldn’t be any clearer. He cannot space the floor, he cannot make opponents pay for putting a smaller defender against him on […]

On Tuesday night, everything that could go right for the Chicago Bulls went right. Facing an old Los Angeles Clippers team without Kawhi Leonard (who’s nursing a knee injury) on the second night of a back-to-back, at home no less, circumstances scarcely could have been better for the Bulls. And they took advantage of everything […]

Stephon Castle appears to be hitting a sophomore slump over the past few weeks, but that doesn’t mean he can’t break out of it anytime soon. The talented San Antonio Spurs guard’s penchant for the highlight reel isn’t changing even though defenses are loading up on him even more as his game develops further, and […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been without Devin Vassell over the past few weeks and they continue to be without him on Tuesday night in a rivalry clash against the Houston Rockets. But the Spurs seem to not have missed Vassell’s contributions on the court, not even a little bit, with Julian Champagnie stepping into […]

It has been a rough 2025-26 season to this point for Jalen Green; after playing in at least 67 games over the first four seasons of his career, including suiting up in the complete 82-game slate for the Houston Rockets over the past two, he’s been held out of action for all but two games […]

To have come so close and yet finish so far — nothing is more heartbreaking in competitive sports. On Monday night, the Miami football program could scarcely finish with a more devastating outcome than to fall short in the CFP National Championship game, 27-21, after putting up such an excellent fight against college football’s most […]

It wasn’t even that long ago when Indiana football was a forgettable program that collected losses year-in, year-out. They looked so far away from being a consistent winning program, let alone a national championship-winning, 16-0 squad, but here they are, thanks to excellent recruitment from head coach Curt Cignetti and incredible play from quarterback Fernando […]

The New Jersey Devils broke through with a playoff season in 2025, but they seem to have fallen down a level this season. They have emerged as a potential selling team ahead of the March 6 trade deadline. Nonetheless, they keep on grinding out every win they can get, including their Monday night clash against […]

Auston Matthews has been the beating heart of the Toronto Maple Leafs ever since they drafted him first overall in 2016. During Matthews’ stint thus far with the Maple Leafs, the team has not failed to make it to the postseason, although playoff success has been hard to come by for them, failing to make […]

The state of Indiana has to be buzzing after Indiana football broke through with the natty, taking a 27-21 win over Miami in the CFP national championship game on MLK Day. Fernando Mendoza, the potential first overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, took his team to the promised land, and Indiana Pacers star Tyrese […]

With the national title on the line, everyone had to leave everything they had out there on the gridiron. That is certainly what Indiana football star quarterback Fernando Mendoza did. Mendoza knows that nothing will be handed to them, not even to an Indiana Hoosiers side that’s been undefeated in 14 games thus far this […]

On Monday night during MLK Day, the Golden State Warriors hosted Miami Heat in a meeting of familiar faces after the two teams pulled off a blockbuster trade at the deadline last year. Jimmy Butler was set to face his old team once more, with the Warriors welcoming back a friendly face in Andrew Wiggins, […]

If there was ever a team that was good enough to hand Indiana football its first loss of the season, during the CFP National Championship game no less, it was Miami football. Quarterback Carson Beck and wide receiver Malachi Toney have played excellent string music all season long, and at such a crucial juncture, Toney […]

The heartbreak never seems to end for Chicago sports; perhaps this is the price they must pay for having the most dominant run in the NBA in recent memory, with the Chicago Bulls winning six titles in an eight-year span. With the Chicago Bears recently being eliminated from Super Bowl contention with a heartbreaking 20-17 […]

Paige Bueckers has gotten buckets all her life — from Hopkins High School to the University of Connecticut and now to the Dallas Wings of the WNBA. Buckets simply follow her wherever she goes, and she’s one of the most difficult players to stop when she gets on a roll — just ask the Mist […]

The New York Knicks are being put on fraud watch in recent days, but it looked like a home game on MLK Day against a shorthanded Dallas Mavericks team was a perfect way for them to get back on track. What ensued, of course, was a performance straight out of their own nightmares. They sputtered […]

On Monday night in MLK Day, the Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat were set to face one another in Chase Center. Nearly a year has passed since the two teams agreed on a trade that sent Butler to the Warriors, with a package centered around Wiggins heading back to the Heat. This was a […]

Mark Williams was one of the pieces the Phoenix Suns brought in this past offseason to try and solve their woes at the center position that Jusuf Nurkic was no longer equipped to fill. Williams has had his ups and downs, with head coach Jordan Ott opting to roll with Oso Ighodaro over him at […]

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant entered the night trailing Dirk Nowitzki by just 16 points on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, with 31,544 points to his name. Averaging over 26 a night in his 19th season in the league, it was inevitable for Durant to surpass Nowitzki on Sunday night in a clash against the […]