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The Boston Celtics may have been without Jaylen Brown for their Wednesday night contest against the surging Detroit Pistons, but they still had all the tools at their disposal to be the team that puts an end to Detroit’s nirvana. But the Celtics simply could not get much going, playing from behind for most of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers entered the 2024-25 season with such high expectations; after all, they brought in one of the best stars in a supporting role in Paul George via free agency, essentially replacing Tobias Harris who didn’t cover himself in glory in his final game for the team during the 2024 NBA playoffs. But things […]

The Detroit Pistons are firing on all cylinders. Entering their Wednesday night clash against the Boston Celtics, the Pistons were in the middle of a seven-game winning streak. What better way for the Pistons to gauge how they stack up against other teams with playoff aspirations than to face the Celtics? And the Pistons passed […]

The addition of Jimmy Butler via trade has instilled plenty of confidence within the Golden State Warriors that they could, perhaps, make a deep playoff run and even win a championship — which would be Stephen Curry and Draymond Green’s fifth. They have been playing excellent ball since Butler’s arrival, going 5-1 in games with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may be celebrating what a big get Luka Doncic is via trade, but make no mistake about it, they did give up plenty of value to bring in the 25-year-old Slovenian star. They had to relinquish Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks, which is no small deal, considering that Davis is […]

Tuesday night marked the first time that Luka Doncic will be facing the Dallas Mavericks following the blockbuster trade that sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers at the start of the month. Doncic is expected by many to have the biggest of revenge games — especially with perhaps his harshest critic in the entire […]

Expectations were high for Luka Doncic in his Tuesday night revenge game against the Dallas Mavericks — his first meeting against his former team after the blockbuster trade that sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers at the start of the month. Doncic was expected to light it up and play at his best, raring […]

The 2024-25 season was long lost for the New Orleans Pelicans amid their barrage of injury woes. But the Pelicans should still have the pieces moving forward to compete for a playoff spot in the loaded Western Conference as soon as next season. To that end, they have decided to reward one of their players […]

It’s still a heartbreaking sight for fans of the Dallas Mavericks to see Luka Doncic, the homegrown star that they acquired in draft-night trade back in 2018, now ply his trade for the Los Angeles Lakers. In the aftermath of the perplexing trade that sent Doncic from the Mavericks to the Lakers, general manager Nico […]

The Detroit Pistons are back. They have managed to turn things all the way around from a ghastly 14-win season, and they appear to be well on their way towards earning their first playoff berth since the 2018-19 season. On Monday night, they moved to 32-26 on the season, earning their seventh-consecutive victory with a […]

The Indiana Pacers have been able to jolt themselves wide awake after a bit of an uneven start to the 2024-25 season. Entering their Monday night clash against the Denver Nuggets, they have won 16 of their first 21 games in the current calendar year, positioning themselves within the top four in the Western Conference. […]

The Atlanta Hawks are trying their best not to convey a top first-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs, and with Jalen Johnson out for the season, making the playoffs will be an uphill climb yet again for them. Nonetheless, the Hawks are still fighting with everything they’ve got, and on Monday night, they managed […]

Nikola Jokic is truly a one of a kind player. No one in league history has his combination of soft scoring touch around the basket, incredible court vision and the audacity to pull off some unthinkable passes, and his overall knowledge of how to play the game. On Monday night, Jokic was once again a […]

When the Golden State Warriors traded for Jimmy Butler, it seemed like a sense of bravado was restored within a Dubs brass that was being humbled by the past few seasons. Butler was a legitimate superstar, although it did not seem like it considering how badly he burned his bridges with the Miami Heat this […]

There was much concern surrounding the Denver Nuggets when the Los Angeles Lakers, on Saturday night, turned up with a game plan that limited Nikola Jokic and forced his teammates to beat them. Nonetheless, there are only so many things an opposing team can do to slow down Jokic. On Monday night, Jokic was back […]

Justin Verlander is always going to have a place on an MLB roster until it becomes very clear that he can no longer pitch at a big-league level. Heading into the 2025 season, it was the San Francisco Giants that gave Verlander a shot in free agency, signing him to a one-year, $15 million deal […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have endured an abject nightmare of a 2024-25 season, never really finding their footing in more ways than one even after overhauling their roster over this past summer. They simply keep digging too deep of a hole for them to overcome, and at this point, they might be better off having to […]

On Sunday night, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault turned 40 years old. And what better way for Daigneault to celebrate the start of his fifth decade of existence than with a huge victory for the Thunder, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 37 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, three steals, and three blocks propelling OKC to […]

Doris Burke is one of, if not outright the most polarizing commentator working nationally-televised NBA games for ESPN. A good subset of fans believes that Burke provides some very insightful analysis, showing off her immense knowledge of the game, while others don’t necessarily appreciate the way she approaches her commentary gig, thinking that she’s too […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been dealing with a slew of injury woes as of late, and it does not help matters at all that Bobby Portis is out for some time after being suspended for taking a banned substance. With the Bucks still battling for positioning in the Eastern Conference standings, having a healthy Giannis […]

The Boston Celtics may be flying under the radar this season, but make no mistake about it, they should still be the favorite to win the 2025 Larry O’Brien trophy. On Sunday night, the Celtics certainly showed how brilliant of a team they can be on both ends of the court as they took a […]

One of the best ways for an aspiring contending team to gauge their chances of winning it all is to see how they stack up against other legitimate title-contending outfits. But the New York Knicks may want to avert their gaze from their record against the two top teams in the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland […]

When the Milwaukee Bucks decided to trade Jrue Holiday away for Damian Lillard prior to the start of the 2023-24 season, it showed that the front office had little room for sentiment amid their ongoing quest to surround Giannis Antetokounmpo with the best possible roster. And with the Bucks struggling a bit to start the […]

The Detroit Pistons have been one of the biggest surprises in the league thus far in the 2024-25 season. Not much was expected out of them especially after all they could muster last season was a pitiful 14-68 record that involved the longest single-season losing streak in NBA history. But that level of putridity is […]

Sunday night was quite the good one for the Golden State Warriors. Not only did they move to 5-1 in the Jimmy Butler era by defeating the Dallas Mavericks, 126-102, they also honored one of the pillars of their near-decade-long dynasty in Andre Iguodala, retiring his jersey number nine and hanging it on the Chase […]

As the old adage in sports goes, circumstances may change, but flags fly forever. For the Golden State Warriors, they have been in a state of transition over the past few years, and this past offseason, they most notably lost Klay Thompson in free agency to the Dallas Mavericks — officially ending the Splash Brothers […]

The Golden State Warriors, prior to the trade deadline, decided to take a risk. They stepped up to the plate and decided that taking a chance on a disgruntled Jimmy Butler, who’s done nothing but frustrate the Miami Heat brass, was worth it. After all, Butler has proven in the past that he can show […]

On Friday night, the Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves faced off yet again; two of their first three meetings went down to the wire, and they did not disappoint in the entertainment department in their fourth and final matchup of the season. In the end, it was the Rockets that came out on top, 121-115, […]

This offseason, the Houston Astros lost a key long-term part of their infield when third baseman Alex Bregman decided to sign with the Boston Red Sox in free agency. The Astros are a proud franchise that’s looking to continue in their winning ways despite undergoing a few roster transitions, most notably losing Bregman and Kyle […]

The Dallas Mavericks have become the laughingstock of the NBA world following their controversial decision to trade away Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 2029 first-round pick. To make matters worse, Davis has only played in one game for the Mavericks as he succumbed to […]

There is plenty of uncertainty regarding Anthony Rizzo’s future, and whether or not he still has staying power in the big leagues. Rizzo has already accomplished a lot in his career, but with him not being able to secure a home for the 2025 season just yet, one would have to wonder whether or not […]

The Charlotte Hornets can’t seem to get out of gear one in their ongoing rebuild. They are on track once again to finish with one of the worst records in the association, and the injury bug hasn’t been helping matters for them whatsoever. LaMelo Ball has missed his fair share of games, while Brandon Miller, […]

The Houston Rockets are in the middle of a revival, with their young core blossoming to the point of leading the team to the top of the Western Conference standings. For a while, the Rockets sat at second place in the conference, although some struggles in recent weeks, coinciding with Fred VanVleet’s injury, have knocked […]

Nikola Jokic isn’t exactly someone who gives it his all during the All-Star Weekend. His consistent excellence on the hardwood may make him a worthy inclusion on the All-Star Game roster, but the Denver Nuggets star rarely takes the game itself seriously. Jokic prefers to have fun during the season’s annual hiatus, and for good […]

On Feb. 1, no one could have predicted that the entire landscape of the NBA was going to change. That was when Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the Los Angeles Lakers had pulled off a trade for Luka Doncic, with the Dallas Mavericks inexplicably giving up on the 25-year-old star that led them to […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers, the richest team in the MLB both literally and figuratively, only got richer this past offseason. The Dodgers secured the services of burgeoning Japanese international Roki Sasaki, a 23-year-old flamethrower who’s expected to emerge as a quality rotation piece for years to come. It has to be said, however, that transitioning […]

The Toronto Blue Jays appear to be in grave danger of losing one of their best players, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., after the 2025 season. Guerrero and the Blue Jays were unable to come to terms on a new contract on Tuesday night, the star first baseman’s deadline to reach a new deal, and considering […]

Manny Machado has built for himself a reputation as a troublemaker. This past postseason alone, during the San Diego Padres’ NLDS clash against the Los Angeles Dodgers, he made waves when he threw a ball towards the Dodgers dugout, nearly hitting manager Dave Roberts in the process. This triggered a bit of a skirmish between […]

The new NBA All-Star Game format may not have been to everyone’s liking, with Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green being one of its harshest critics, but Stephen Curry still had plenty of fun, as he always does, in the process of entertaining millions around the globe. In the end, it was Curry who dazzled […]