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There might be nothing a more prestigious accomplishment for a professional athlete than being able to represent their nation in an international tournament. Thus, it’s understandable why New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz celebrated with all his might following Puerto Rico’s 5-2 victory over Dominican Republic to knock out one of the most stacked teams […]

The New York Mets may have a huge void to fill in the bullpen before their season begins on March 30. The Mets’ best bullpen arm, Edwin Diaz, could be in danger of missing a considerable amount of time after he appeared to suffer a lower-body injury while celebrating Puerto Rico’s 5-2 victory over Dominican […]

“When you try your best but you don’t succeed.” Perhaps that is what’s running through Stephen Curry’s mind right now after he saw his Golden State Warriors falter once more on the road, this time suffering a 134-126 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers despite a 50-point performance from him. Nonetheless, as crucial as this […]

With around four minutes left in the fourth quarter of the Philadelphia 76ers’ Wednesday night tilt against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Joel Embiid found himself isolated on Evan Mobley in the high post. Mobley seemed to play good defense on the Sixers star, even drawing a charge that wiped away Embiid’s bucket, keeping the Cavs’ deficit […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have been playing some uninspiring basketball as of late. Thus, it’s not too difficult to understand why, on Wednesday night, the Celtics had no time for such petty antics from Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, who saw it fit to swing his feet recklessly towards the vicinity of Derrick […]

De’Aaron Fox has taken his game to another level during the 2022-23 campaign. And his development into arguably the best player for the league’s most exciting team, the Sacramento Kings, all starts with his ability to end games on his terms. In fact, Fox added yet another feather to his clutch cap for this season […]

Orlando Brown Jr. finally has a new home. Brown has reportedly agreed to a four year, $64 million deal with the Cincinnati Bengals – and it seems like he will be playing his preferred position of left tackle at his new destination. Thus, it’s no surprise that Brown is looking forward to the upcoming season […]

For much of the second half of their Wednesday night matchup, the Sacramento Kings and Chicago Bulls engaged in a high-octane offensive slugfest. In particular, De’Aaron Fox and DeMar DeRozan attempted to will their respective teams to victory with incredible fourth-quarter efforts befitting of a performance ending in a win. However, only one can come […]

Patrick Beverley, who currently plays for his hometown team Chicago Bulls, has made a living off of giving it his all on the court. He may not put up the most eye-popping numbers and he might not generate much buzz with his scoring totals, given his limited offensive game. However, everyone can count on Beverley […]

Dillon Brooks has been an especially prickly thorn in the side of Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors, especially after the tenacious Memphis Grizzlies wing “broke the code” by crashing recklessly into Gary Payton II in their playoff matchup last year. Since then, Brooks hasn’t let his foot off the gas pedal, continuing to […]

Darius Slay was an instrumental part of the Philadelphia Eagles’ defense as they came ever so close to winning Super Bowl LVII. However, the offseason is a time for teams to make some tough roster decisions as they try to build a sustainable contending outfit. With the Eagles needing to make some roster cuts to […]

Coming out of Georgia, Jalen Carter possessed all the tools and talent that would make him the deserving number one overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft. However, Carter found himself in the middle of a major off-field controversy following his involvement in the fatal crash that resulted in the deaths of Bulldogs player Devin […]

For the greater part of the 2022-23 campaign, one of the biggest subplots in the Phoenix Suns’ season was the inevitable departure of Jae Crowder. Before the season even began, Crowder and the Suns mutually agreed to part ways, with Phoenix looking for the best possible deal for the 3 and D forward. After months […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are back from the dead. After starting the season 0-5, the Lakers now have a 34-35 record and they sit only two games behind the Los Angeles Clippers for the sixth and final outright playoff berth. The Lakers have managed to rescue their season thanks in large part to Anthony Davis’ […]

With the Charlotte Hornets’ season from hell nearing its anticlimactic end, developing their young prospects to see who could be part of the next great iteration of this team now becomes a priority. However, one of their most promising prospects, 21-year old center Mark Williams, may not be present for the Hornets as they try […]

Jalen Williams was not a highly-touted prospect coming out of Santa Clara. There were questions about the legitimacy of his collegiate performance, given the less-than-stellar competition he had to face. Moreover, it’s unclear whether his incredible measurements – the reason behind the incredible rise in his draft stock – would translate to the professional level. […]

There’s no question that offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. played a huge part in helping Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs vanquish the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. However, Brown and the Chiefs have remained far apart in contract negotiation talks since last offseason. As a result, the reigning Super Bowl champion decided […]

Steph Curry wasn’t content with merely nabbing his 31st victory against Chris Paul all-time (regular season and playoffs combined) on Monday night when the Golden State Warriors brought home a 123-112 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Curry also wanted to twist the knife on Paul’s wounds over the years after screaming out loud that it’s […]

It seems like no other MVP candidate has been put under a microscope much like Nikola Jokic has been in recent weeks. Some pundits have even wondered whether race plays a huge part in the Denver Nuggets star’s MVP candidacy. Amid all the noise, however, there are some legitimate concerns regarding the merits of making […]

For 29 days, 64 of the highest-caliber international football matches were played during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The biggest tournament in international football certainly brought out some of the most entertaining matchups and some of the most bizarre upsets the sporting world has ever seen. But FIFA wants to make the grandest […]

There is, perhaps, no stronger bond than that of family. While family can come from all sorts of places, nothing seems to compare to the love from one’s own blood. And on Monday night, with the Golden State Warriors taking home a convincing 123-112 wire-to-wire victory against the Phoenix Suns, Steph Curry saw that this […]

Amid the Phoenix Suns’ 123-112 wire-to-wire defeat against the Golden State Warriors, it was Stephen Curry’s trash talk towards Chris Paul that grabbed headlines. After scoring an and-one on the Suns guard along the baseline, Curry yelled out “this ain’t 2014 no more”, which appeared to be a shot at the last time Paul had […]

This isn’t the same old Sacramento Kings that we have grown accustomed to for the past 17 years, their 133-124 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night notwithstanding. The Kings’ moves over the past year or so, including the hiring of head coach Mike Brown, marked a huge culture shift that bodes well for […]

There are a few players in the NBA that you genuinely don’t want to mess with. And Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez is one of them. Late in the Bucks’ rousing win over the nascent Sacramento Kings, Trey Lyles decided to rough up Giannis Antetokounmpo in a meaningless attempt to play defense with the Kings […]

A lot has changed since 2014 – especially for the Golden State Warriors. Nine years ago, the Warriors were a middle-of-the-pack team in the Western Conference, Stephen Curry hasn’t yet won an MVP, and Draymond Green was yet to emerge as the two-way force he grew to become. That was the year the Warriors suffered […]

For much of the 2022-23 season, it looked like the Boston Celtics were playing on cruise control, having sat atop the Eastern Conference standings for a considerable stretch. However, over the past few weeks, it seems like the cracks in the Celtics’ foundation are beginning to show. And their performance on Monday night against the […]

The Houston Rockets are on pace to finish with the worst record in the NBA for the third season in a row. As frustrating as it can be for fans of a franchise that has grown accustomed to winning over the greater part of the last 20 years, bottoming out has helped the Rockets accumulate […]

The Golden State Warriors called the Oakland Arena (more famously known as the Oracle Arena from 2006 to 2019) home from 1971 to 2019; along the way, all-time greats such as Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Rick Barry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Chris Mullin, Tim Hardaway Sr., and Mitch Richmond, among others, have called the arena […]

Retired NBA player and notorious ESPN pundit Kendrick Perkins has found himself in hot water as of late after arguing some controversial takes regarding Nikola Jokic’s MVP candidacy. Not content with the vitriol he’s been on the receiving end of, Perkins yet again spewed off a hot take that should spark some pushback from fans […]

For months, many have speculated as to what tricks New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis has up in his sleeve as he tries to maneuver his way below the $224.8 million salary cap for the 2023 season. At the time of writing, the Saints remain around $26 million over the cap, according to Over […]

Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood, who played in 12 NBA seasons and one ABA season, is a trailblazer. After all, it was Haywood who found a way around the old NBA rule that prevented somebody from being eligible to play in the league unless they were four years removed from high school. Surely enough, Haywood […]

One major silver lining behind the Chicago Bears’ putrid 2022 season that ended with a 3-14 record is that it put the franchise in a major position of leverage, having won the number one overall pick for the 2023 NFL Draft. And make the most out of their leverage, the Bears indeed did after dealing […]

Being on the receiving end of a filthy, poster dunk is one of the occupational hazards of being a center in the NBA. Even the best rim protectors of all time, such as Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, Mark Eaton, and Rudy Gobert, have experienced the sting of getting dunked on. And that’s exactly what Atlanta […]

There are simply some players who seem to elevate their game when the stakes are at their highest. You have probably heard of Game 7 LeBron James or maybe the famous playoff version of Rajon Rondo, who simply becomes much more of an impactful player when his team only needs to win 16 games to […]

There might not be a more embarrassing play to be on the receiving end of than a nasty poster jam. And on Friday night, that’s exactly what happened to San Antonio Spurs center Zach Collins after Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr threw down a filthy off-hand dunk right in Collins’ face. Shortly thereafter, Collins took […]

No one could have expected the San Antonio Spurs, a team that lost 16 straight games at one point during the 2022-23 season, to make much noise against Nikola Jokic and the team with the best record in the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets, let alone claim a victory. After all, with just 17 games […]

For much of the second half, the Minnesota Timberwolves found themselves on the back foot after allowing the Brooklyn Nets, the team that rested some of their most crucial players last night, to outscore them by 17 in the third period. But the Timberwolves do not know when to quit. Minnesota managed to hunker down […]

D’Angelo Russell, the Los Angeles Lakers’ blockbuster trade deadline acquisition, has missed their past six games due to the ankle injury he suffered early on in their February 23 clash against the Golden State Warriors. But on Friday night, Russell will be making his much-anticipated return to the Lakers starting lineup, to give the purple […]

It has been a whirlwind past six months for Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz. Many counted out the Jazz before the season even began after they traded away Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. But here the Jazz are in March, still in the thick of the play-in tournament hunt thanks to a much-needed 131-124 […]