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On Monday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder handily took care of business against a Sacramento Kings team that was on the second night of a back-to-back, taking a 130-109 win away from home. But the win did not come without a casualty for a Thunder team that’s currently weathering injuries to two crucial rotation players […]

As if the already-dominant Boston Celtics needed to improve their roster even further, on Monday night, they saw the earlier-than-anticipated return of Kristaps Porzingis after the 7’3″ Latvian big man underwent surgery to address his “rare” leg injury after Boston won the championship back in June. And Porzingis’ impact was already apparent as the Celtics made […]

The Golden State Warriors appear to have hit a brick wall over their past two games. After losing steam on Saturday night in a 104-94 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, the Dubs were once again beset by late-game woes as they let a Brooklyn Nets team that was on the second night of a […]

The Denver Nuggets may have been laughed off the court by the New York Knicks on Monday night in a 145-118 defeat, but one of, if not the only silver lining of this crushing loss was the performance of veteran point guard Russell Westbrook. Westbrook started off slowly, much like the entire Nuggets team, but […]

Suffice to say, the start of the 2024-25 season has not gone according to plan for Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton. Haliburton has struggled out of the gates, averaging 15.8 points and 8.5 assists on poor shooting splits of 38/31/83 entering their Monday night matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans. It is getting to the […]

The injury luck of a few teams may be beginning to turn, but the Portland Trail Blazers are yet to experience a positive development in this regard. They entered their 123-98 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night already down five players in Deandre Ayton, Donovan Clingan, Scoot Henderson, Kris Murray, and Matisse Thybulle, […]

In a major surprise development for the reigning champion Boston Celtics’ season, Kristaps Porzingis made his season debut on Monday night as they hosted a Los Angeles Clippers team that was on the second night of a back-to-back. Back in June, Porzingis underwent surgery to repair the leg injury that bothered him in the NBA […]

Reports of the Los Angeles Clippers’ demise have been greatly exaggerated. Despite losing Paul George in free agency this past offseason as well as facing the seemingly never-ending Kawhi Leonard injury rollercoaster, the Clippers have gotten off to a strong start to the 2024-25 season, improving to 11-7 on the year after making quick work […]

The Boston Red Sox have been signaling their grand free agency ambitions all offseason long, as they have emerged as one of the few legitimate contenders to acquire Juan Soto’s services. But the Red Sox know that the potential addition of Soto may not be enough to make them a genuine World Series contender especially […]

The New York Yankees have historically been the MLB’s biggest spender, but as of late, other teams such as the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, just to name a few, have been matching their financial might. And it looks as though this is going to cost them in the Juan Soto free agency […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have been among the league’s best over the past three seasons, but thus far, it has not resulted in a World Series breakthrough. In fact, the Phillies have gone backwards since making the World Series in 2022, falling short in the NLCS and NLDS, respectively, in 2023 and 2024. Thus, they are […]

With the annual December Winter Meetings almost upon us, there is an expectation that the Juan Soto free-agent sweepstakes is just about to heat up. Soto is the undisputed best free agent on the market, and it will be very difficult for the New York Yankees to keep him despite all the success they had […]

It’s never a good thing when a team’s best player falls prey to the injury bug. But thus far, amid Luka Doncic’s absence due to a wrist injury, the Dallas Mavericks have done a great job in holding the fort. On Friday night, they survived an avalanche from the Denver Nuggets to take a 123-120 […]

There were already warning signs that Tyrese Haliburton’s production for the Indiana Pacers was declining at the start of the 2024 calendar year. From January 1 until the end of the regular season, Haliburton averaged 17.2 points and 9.5 assists on 45/33/86 splits — solid numbers, but not at the 20 and 10 level everyone […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are once again expected to be among the favorites to bag home the World Series in 2025; they are a well-oiled machine that is poised to be major players in free agency once again, as they are expected to throw their hat into the ring that is the Juan Soto sweepstakes, […]

The only saving grace of the Philadelphia 76ers’ nightmare start to the 2024-25 season has been the stellar play of rookie point guard Jared McCain. McCain has strung together quite a nice stretch; heading into their Friday night NBA Cup game against the Brooklyn Nets, the 20-year-old guard has scored 20 or more points in […]

The Boston Celtics, after suffering a gut-wrenching loss to the Atlanta Hawks in their NBA Cup group-stage opener, needed to be perfect from here on out to advance to the tournament’s quarterfinals. On Friday night, they handily took care of the hapless Washington Wizards, 108-96, as they met a familiar face in former Celtics guard […]

The Golden State Warriors have plenty of reasons to be happy for how they have started the 2024-25 season. After losing Klay Thompson in free agency, the Warriors have reloaded their depth, with Buddy Hield doing his very best Thompson impersonation, while the team’s defense is back to being one of the most suffocating in […]

From the moment the San Antonio Spurs secured the services of Chris Paul this past offseason, many regarded Paul as being the perfect fit for helming the offense of a very youthful Spurs team. But Paul’s contributions go beyond his incredible knowledge of the game as well as his considerable experience. He remains a productive […]

On Thursday night, it looked as though the Los Angeles Lakers were well on their way to victory lane against the Orlando Magic. With 19 seconds left, the Lakers were up by two, 118-116, and they had possession of the basketball. All they needed was to ice the game with two free throws. But then […]

The conditions surrounding the past few games for the San Antonio Spurs haven’t been ideal. For the past three contests, they have been without two of their best players, Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell, as the two have been dealing with knee injuries. But the Spurs have been doing their best to stem the tide […]

There’s nothing that quite gets LeBron James’ competitive juices flowing than by witnessing his opponent pull off a highlight. During the Los Angeles Lakers’ Thursday night contest against the Orlando Magic, James wasn’t about to let himself get overshadowed by a mean dunk from Moe Wagner, as he came straight down the other end and […]

The Toronto Raptors have experienced injury woes of their own to begin the 2024-25 season; most notably, Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley have missed plenty of games. In turn, RJ Barrett has been thrust into a larger role — and he has been delivering monster stat lines on a regular basis. On Thursday night, Barrett […]

The hiring of Charles Lee as the team’s head coach has done wonders for the Charlotte Hornets; they’re a much more competitive team night in and night out, and they seem to be getting the best out of the team’s burgeoning stars. On Thursday night, LaMelo Ball managed to bounce back after he was benched […]

Thursday night just went from bad to worse for the Minnesota Timberwolves in their 110-105 road defeat to the Toronto Raptors. With the Timberwolves chasing the game while down by four with 11.4 seconds left, Naz Reid ended up banging knees with the returning Scottie Barnes and immediately crumpled to the ground in pain. Naz […]

The Toronto Raptors have been very entertaining to start the 2024-25 season regardless of what their 3-12 record may show. It’s quite a testament to their young core that they’ve been semi-competitive despite missing the services of star player Scottie Barnes for the past 11 games. The good news is that Barnes appears to be […]

The Memphis Grizzlies, like all the other teams in the NBA, are experiencing considerable injury problems. For the past two weeks, the Grizzlies have been without star point guard Ja Morant, as he has had to miss time due to multiple hip injuries and is considered week-to-week as a result. Morant, however, has been teasing […]

The New York Knicks may not have hit the ground running like many envisioned they would following their blockbuster offseason acquisitions of Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges, but they are starting to put it together. On Wednesday night, the star tandem of Towns and Jalen Brunson at the Knicks’ point of attack was firing on […]

The Golden State Warriors may have been met with some unfortunate news regarding De’Anthony Melton and his season-ending surgery to repair his injured ACL but they still managed to pull out a dominant 120-97 win over the Atlanta Hawks at home on Wednesday night. The Dubs continue to click, as a unit, and tonight, it […]

In a neat twist to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2024 World Series triumph, it was Walker Buehler who shut the door in the bottom of the ninth inning of their decisive 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5. Buehler has had his fair share of struggles throughout the season, and he’s endured […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder, like every other NBA team, has had their fair share of injury woes to start the 2024-25 season. Chet Holmgren, who will be out until at least the All-Star break with a hip fracture, is their biggest loss, and for a while, the Thunder had no choice but to go small […]

The Houston Rockets have built upon their return to relevancy during the 2023-24 season quite well, as they are blossoming into a playoff-caliber team right before our very eyes. Their strong start to the 2024-25 campaign continued on Wednesday when they took a dominant 130-113 win over the Indiana Pacers at home to move to […]

Despite the Milwaukee Bucks’ flimsy start to the season, Giannis Antetokounmpo has been very consistent, putting up monster stat lines on a nightly basis to at least keep the team competitive. And as of late, the Bucks’ fortunes have been changing for the better — with Antetokounmpo continuing his dominant ways with a 41-point, nine-rebound, […]

Injuries may be very prevalent across the entire association through the first month of the season, but it feels as though no other team has been rocked by the injury bug more than the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans are currently missing six rotation players, with Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum, Dejounte Murray, Herb Jones, Jordan […]

On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers looked towards Dalton Knecht to fill the fifth starting spot once again amid the ongoing injury woes of Rui Hachimura. Knecht has been phenomenal in his three previous games prior to their NBA Cup clash against the Utah Jazz, and with each passing game, he is cementing himself […]

With the Utah Jazz already facing a talent deficit on most nights, the last thing they would want is to enter games with poor preparedness and a distinct lack of energy. But on Tuesday night, and in an NBA Cup game against the Los Angeles Lakers, no less, the Jazz were simply outplayed on both […]

With Rui Hachimura out due to an ankle injury, the Los Angeles Lakers called upon Dalton Knecht to replace his spot in the starting lineup for their Tuesday night NBA Cup battle against the Utah Jazz. Knecht has earned it anyway; he’s coming off a solid three-game stretch in which he averaged 20 points per […]

Draymond Green has made plenty of enemies throughout the course of his career, and as long as he’s active, his physicality on the court and combative nature off of it will continue to draw the ire of his opponents. Most recently, Green landed on hot water with the Memphis Grizzlies after he was (belatedly) called […]

With Victor Wembanyama out for a second consecutive game due to a knee injury, the San Antonio Spurs weren’t expected to put up much of a fight against the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder in their Tuesday night NBA Cup tussle. Devin Vassell was also out, which would make life even more difficult for the […]