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The Milwaukee Bucks have been desperately searching for some sort of consistency; the Bucks have been playing .500 basketball ever since winning the 2024 NBA Cup, and this is not the level they want to play at considering their lofty championship ambitions. On Tuesday night, the Bucks played host to a surging team in the […]

The vibes surrounding the Oklahoma City Thunder are ever-immaculate, and why wouldn’t they be? The freight train that is the Thunder keeps on rolling along, as they moved to 33-6 on the season after demolishing the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, 118-102. And as is the case after every home win, the Thunder roster […]

There is nearly nothing better for professional athletes than to garner the respect of their peers. The mutual respect between Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard and Sacramento Kings star DeMar DeRozan was ever present even though they were set to line up on opposing teams for their Tuesday night clash against each other, a game […]

Stephen Curry has revolutionized the game of basketball, as his game-breaking range from beyond the arc has ushered in the three-point era — a halcyon period for basketball in which players have more skill expression than ever. The Golden State Warriors star, as a result of his incredibly consistent play over the past decade or […]

The New York Knicks have long been rumored to be a team that would push their chips to the center of the table soon. And the signing of Jalen Brunson all the way back in 2022 has unlocked the Knicks’ willingness to go all-in, for championship windows don’t last as long as one initially anticipates. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have arrived, as if that wasn’t obvious enough already. They are arguably the favorite to win the Larry O’Brien trophy this season, and for good reason; they have a ton of playoff-ready players in the rotation, and their best player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, has only been hardened by their playoff exit to […]

It’s not easy to keep one’s composure in a professional sports setting. In the NBA, the officiating can sometimes push a player past their breaking point. But there are some who can remain calm even in the face of frustrations, with veteran guards Mike Conley and Malcolm Brogdon of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards, […]

The 2024-25 season has been nothing short of trying for the Milwaukee Bucks. Expectations for them were high now that they had a full offseason of work with both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard on the roster under the tutelage of head coach Doc Rivers. However, the Bucks have not been as good as most […]

It’s looking like the 2024-25 season is shaping up to be quite the season for the Cleveland Cavaliers; after two seasons of being a middle of the pack playoff team in the Eastern Conference, the Cavs have blossomed into the league’s preeminent powerhouse, boasting a record of 33-5 record at the time of writing. The […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have drawn a critical eye from the entire NBA fanbase for their ill-advised decision-making over the offseason. In the name of prioritizing the franchise’s long-term financial health, the Timberwolves decided to trade franchise cornerstone Karl-Anthony Towns, whose supermax contract was set to kick in, to the New York Knicks in exchange for […]

The margins are thin when it comes to playoff football; sometimes, one play is all it takes to separate two teams with Super Bowl aspirations. And on Sunday night, an unfortunate execution error beset the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their 23-20 loss to the Washington Commanders in the NFL Wild Card Round. With around 12 […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are now one step closer to their ultimate goal of winning another Super Bowl after securing a 22-10 win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Wild Card Round on Sunday night. The Eagles suffered through a ton of offensive woes for most of the night, so it must have been […]

The Washington Commanders are being pushed to the brink by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and it’s thanks in large part to what an incredible first half wide receiver Mike Evans had. Evans has been one of the most consistent wideouts in the league since he began his career way back in 2014, and it seems […]

The NFL season can end in an instant for any team regardless of how incredible of a regular season they may have had, and for the Green Bay Packers, their 2024 campaign unceremoniously came to an end at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Wild Card Round in a 22-10 loss. The […]

With the Philadelphia Eagles having secured their spot in the playoffs with multiple game weeks to spare, the opportunity was there for them to rest quarterback Jalen Hurts to make sure that he was going to be in tip-top shape for when the postseason came around. Hurts had been nursing a concussion over the past […]

The Baltimore Orioles’ contending window has been pried wide open over the past two seasons, and yet they couldn’t muster a single playoff win during that span. Regardless, even though they’ve lost starting pitcher Corbin Burnes in free agency, the Orioles should be well-positioned to remain competitive in 2025, especially if they manage to add […]

The Indiana Pacers have been steadily righting the ship after a bit of a topsy-turvy start to the 2024-25 season. On Friday night, the Pacers won their fourth game in a row, taking advantage of the shorthanded Golden State Warriors en route to a 108-96 victory — their fifth win in a row. They are […]

The Houston Rockets have arrived. That much is clear. After three years of rebuilding, the Rockets managed to return to relevancy last season, threatening for a play-in spot despite losing Alperen Sengun to an injury. Now, they’ve taken the next step, blossoming into a full-blown contending team as they sit pretty at second in the […]

The Phoenix Suns have been desperately searching for answers as to how to jolt their team out of the rut they’ve been in over the past few weeks. And one such remedy they’ve come up with is to demote Jusuf Nurkic to the bench, giving the center rotation spots to Mason Plumlee and rookie Oso […]

The New York Knicks did not need to be told how important their Friday night clash against the Oklahoma City Thunder was. This was always going to be a good litmus test for how the Knicks measured up to the league’s best teams. However, the Knicks didn’t exactly give a good account of themselves, as […]

The New York Yankees have been doing their best to replace the production they’re about to lose in 2025 with the departure of Juan Soto for in-city rival New York Mets. But they’re far from done with making moves. However, they have some other roster matters to deal with before they can add another hitter […]

The New York Mets have been this offseason’s biggest spender; they threw all caution to the wind and signed Juan Soto to a record-setting 15-year, $765 million contract in their continued bid to take over New York and get over the hump after making it all the way to the NLCS in 2024 and running […]

The Golden State Warriors finally returned to winning ways on Thursday night, taking a hard-fought 107-104 victory over a Detroit Pistons team that was in the middle of a five-game winning streak. The Warriors managed to grab a victory despite getting a rough shooting night from star man Stephen Curry, who, despite finishing with 17 […]

Despite not having the services of Nikola Jokic on the second night of a back-to-back, with the reigning MVP missing time due to illness, the Denver Nuggets defended their home floor with conviction against the Los Angeles Clippers, dominating nearly the entire proceedings en route to a 126-103 victory. Russell Westbrook was once again at […]

The Boston Red Sox have made it clear all offseason long that they intend to rise the ranks in the MLB after a few seasons spent in the middle of the pack. And they certainly have put their money where their mouth is. They decided to part ways with a few of their most highly-regarded […]

For the third consecutive season, the Chicago Bulls are shaping up to have a mediocre season. Despite trading away Alex Caruso and DeMar DeRozan during the offseason, the Bulls are still hovering right around the .500 mark, and Zach LaVine notably said once that as long as he’s in the Windy City, there will be […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been the hottest team in the NBA over the past month or so. They strung together a 15-game winning streak that included huge wins over the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics — flexing their historically great defense in the process. But the Thunder ran into a fellow buzzsaw in […]

The New York Knicks have mostly made good on their promise heading into the 2024-25 season; on Wednesday night, they returned to winning ways with a convincing 112-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors — with OG Anunoby playing a starring role in a matchup against his former team. Anunoby put up a game-high 27 points […]

It may be a regular-season game, but it wasn’t like any other humdrum contest within the context of a grind that consists of a total of 1,230 games across the NBA. On Thursday night, the 31-4 Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the 30-5 Oklahoma City Thunder in a clash between two conference leaders in the middle of […]

On Tuesday night, Trae Young was the talk of the town after he hit one of the most bonkers shots in NBA history. With the Atlanta Hawks conceding a game-tying three to Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton, it was going to be near-impossible for them to seize back control of the game with less than […]

The Milwaukee Bucks caused a bit of a fuss on social media on Wednesday when Chris Haynes of TNT reported that they will be bringing Khris Middleton off the bench during their upcoming contest against the San Antonio Spurs. Taurean Prince will be starting in Middleton’s stead, and this move certainly raised a few eyebrows […]

The biggest free agents in this edition of the offseason are off the board, what with Juan Soto signing a 10-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t any potential game-changers left on the market. One such potential franchise-altering talent is Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old Japanese phenom […]

With Jabari Smith Jr. out with a hand injury, Amen Thompson has a golden opportunity in front of him to cement his place in the Houston Rockets starting lineup — perhaps even for good. Thompson, the fourth overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, has done nothing but impress whenever he gets extended run, and […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been one of the unluckiest teams in the league on the injury front, causing them to fall down the NBA standings. They entered their Tuesday night contest with a 7-27 record, a worrying sign of continued incompetence on the basketball court. But with the Hornets being more and more healthy as […]

The 2024-25 season may be a lost one for the New Orleans Pelicans, and nothing much will change for them after their 104-97 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night, but at the very least, there is reason to be optimistic for them moving forward amid the return of Zion Williamson from a hamstring […]

It’s not an overstatement to say that Stephen Curry revolutionized the game of basketball. Curry ushered in this current era of basketball by spacing the floor to game-breaking heights, and he will be remembered long after the day he calls it quits. His longtime Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green could not have put it […]

The New Orleans Pelicans may be getting Zion Williamson back soon, but it’s hard to envision them achieving much of anything for the rest of the 2024-25 season. At present, they have a 7-29 record which is “good” for the second-worst win-loss tally in the association — with only the Washington Wizards being worse. This […]

The Phoenix Suns are another team that has seen their 2024-25 campaign take turns for the worse with each passing day. Their 8-1 start to the season feels nothing but a distant memory, as they have now fallen all the way down to 12th in the Western Conference with a 15-18 record — a brutal […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, after much ado, finally decided to trade away D’Angelo Russell, sending him to another former team of his in the Brooklyn Nets in a deal that brought them back Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. Russell simply did not fit on the Lakers squad anymore amid Austin Reaves’ continued emergence, which pushed […]