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Over the past few seasons, life without Nikola Jokic has been extremely difficult for the Denver Nuggets. But with Jokic out for the third consecutive game due to personal reasons, the Nuggets will have to dig deep within themselves if they were to keep their hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup […]

The Golden State Warriors appear to have discovered their early-season kryptonite, as the Los Angeles Clippers appear to have their number this season. On Monday night, the Warriors’ late rally fell short in a 102-99 defeat on the road, with the Dubs missing two golden opportunities to tie the game in the end after an […]

There should be no question that Juan Soto is the best free agent in this year’s class, and it isn’t particularly close. As has been written about endlessly, there aren’t too many players in MLB history to reach free agency as an in-his-prime 26-year-old outfielder coming off the best season of his career. His franchise-altering […]

The 2024 NL Rookie of the Year award race was very competitive with multiple worthy winners, but in the end, it was Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes who took the acclaim. Skenes was one of the most dynamic pitchers in the MLB despite being just 22 years old, posting an incredible ERA of 1.96 with […]

The New York Yankees’ number one priority this offseason is to keep Juan Soto in the Bronx in what should be a heated competition between high-spending teams for his signature. But this doesn’t mean that the Yankees have to cease all operations until Soto re-signs for the long haul. On Monday, they made a sneaky […]

The Detroit Pistons have been clearly a much-improved team from last season, and better things should be very much in store for them given how young their core players are. One of those core players is Jalen Duren, the double-double machine who had himself a monster night on the glass on the day of his […]

On Monday night, the New York Knicks organization released a statement regarding the NBA’s apparent investigation on the timing of Rick Brunson’s promotion. The Knicks took umbrage to the idea that there was something more sinister going on behind the scenes that led to this career advancement, perhaps alluding to some collusion especially considering that […]

The Milwaukee Bucks need all the wins they can get after starting off the 2024-25 season on the wrong foot. Entering their Monday night clash against the Houston Rockets, the Bucks have a paltry 4-9 record — and what stood in front of them was one of the hottest teams in the association in the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies may have taken a huge win against the Los Angeles Lakers on November 6, but it came at the expense of their best player, star point guard Ja Morant. Morant fell hard to the ground after attempting to throw down an emphatic lob dunk and he had to exit the game as […]

The 2024 season was a major disappointment for the Toronto Blue Jays. After posting a winning season in each of the past four seasons heading into 2024, the Blue Jays fell all the way down to fifth place in the AL East with a subpar 74-88 record. This makes all their whiffs in free agency […]

There was an element of hope present in the hearts of fans as they tuned in to Mike Tyson’s return to the squared circle for his first professional boxing fight in 19 years. Tyson managed to overcome a health scare earlier this year, and it was all systems go for his fight against Jake Paul. […]

The Golden State Warriors may have let their foot off the gas pedal in the end, but they still picked up a comfortable 123-118 win over the Memphis Grizzlies to move to 2-0 in the group stage of the 2024 NBA Cup. The victory, however, did not come without its fair share of drama towards […]

After a medical issue postponed the much-anticipated bout between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, it was a major win for many to see the 58-year-old Tyson, who had his last official bout all the way back in 2005, survive the complete eight rounds of the fight despite being on the losing end via a unanimous […]

The much-anticipated fight between “Iron” Mike Tyson and Jake Paul may not have delivered the fun bout that many had expected, but the event itself still gave birth to an instant classic of a moment. Prior to the main event of the evening, Tyson was interviewed in the locker room regarding his thoughts on the […]

Dyson Daniels continues to be the league’s most annoying defensive pest to deal with on the perimeter. Daniels, the main piece the Hawks received in the Dejounte Murray trade, has been everything the team wanted and more, especially on the defensive end of the floor. In the Hawks’ 129-117 NBA Cup win over the Washington […]

On Friday night, the New York Knicks were in control for much of their NBA Cup contest against the Brooklyn Nets. But the Knicks of all teams would know that there is no such thing as a safe lead in today’s NBA. The Nets managed to overcome a 21-point deficit to take a one-point lead […]

The start of the 2024-25 season hasn’t been kind to Lauri Markkanen. Entering the Utah Jazz’s Thursday night contest against the Dallas Mavericks, he’s averaging just 15 points on 39.4 percent shooting from the field in the three games he’s played in since returning from injury. But making matters worse was the injury he sustained […]

Not too many gave the Utah Jazz a chance as they hosted the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. Even though the Mavericks were without Kyrie Irving, the odds were still stacked against the Jazz on the night. But no one told Jordan Clarkson and John Collins that as they spearheaded Utah’s 115-113 victory that was […]

On Thursday night, it looked as though the Dallas Mavericks were on their way to pulling off an escape act in Salt Lake City as they came from all the way down 16 points to take the lead late in their game against the Utah Jazz. However, the Mavericks lost the plot in crunch time. […]

The Dallas Mavericks let a very winnable game slip from their fingertips on Thursday night after an inexcusable defensive blunder in the penultimate possession of the game gave the Utah Jazz an easy basket to give them a 115-113 win. Losing to the Jazz was already bad enough as it is as it extended their […]

Juan Soto is the undisputed best free agent of this year’s class. Not only is he coming off a season in which he tallied 41 home runs and 109 runs batted in on an elite slash line of .288/.419/.569, his age of 26 years old also makes him a rarity on the free-agent market — […]

On Thursday night, it looked as though the stars had aligned for the Dallas Mavericks in their bid to put an end to their three-game losing streak. Even with Kyrie Irving having to miss out due to a shoulder injury, the Mavericks still had Luka Doncic around to lead the way in a contest against […]

Even without Kyrie Irving, the Dallas Mavericks were favored to take the win in their Thursday night contest against the Utah Jazz despite being on the road. Luka Doncic was still around anyway to lead the way. But the 2-8 Jazz managed to play above expectations all night long despite the absence of Walker Kessler […]

On the second night of a back-to-back, the New York Knicks did not come out with much energy against a Chicago Bulls team that had a rest advantage. But in the second half, the Knicks caught their second wind, flipping the game on its head by coming back from 22 down to put themselves in […]

On Wednesday, it was revealed that the “serious” health issue that has sidelined Gregg Popovich from the San Antonio Spurs bench over the past two weeks was a “mild stroke”, eliciting much concern over the long-term health of the 75-year-old coaching legend. In fact, the Spurs players who witnessed the moment when Popovich experienced the […]

On Wednesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks escaped another would-be defeat thanks in large part to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s continued stellar play on the season. Antetokounmpo put up 59 points on stellar shooting to lead the Bucks to a 127-120 victory over the Detroit Pistons in overtime. In the aftermath of that performance, the Nike social media […]

The clock is ticking on LeBron James’ professional basketball career. It’s already a huge miracle that he’s still playing in the NBA even though he’s about to turn 40 years old in a little over a month, but it’s downright unbelievable that he’s still playing at a superstar level in the 22nd year of his […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been the lone consistent bright spot for the Milwaukee Bucks amid their challenging start to the 2024-25 season. And on Wednesday night, Antetokounmpo took it upon himself to bring the Bucks all the way back from an 18-point deficit against the Detroit Pistons. He scored 59 points to lead the way for […]

Victor Wembanyama’s slow start to the season invited plenty of concerns from fans; on social media, they were directing plenty of criticisms towards the San Antonio Spurs star, saying that he’s spending way too much time on the perimeter while being a wannabe Kevin Durant instead of making the most out of his size. But […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves haven’t quite hit the ground running to start the 2024-25 season, and their uneven play continued on Tuesday night to open the 2024 NBA Cup. Despite facing one of the worst teams in the association, the Portland Trail Blazers, who are coming off a three-game stretch in which they lost all games […]

The circumstances surrounding the Atlanta Hawks’ NBA Cup group stage opener against the Boston Celtics weren’t ideal. Already shorthanded while dealing with the absences of De’Andre Hunter and Bogdan Bogdanovic, among others, the Hawks were also without their best player in Trae Young, as he has to miss play due to an Achilles injury. Despite […]

It was the perfect night for fans of the Golden State Warriors. Not only did they give franchise legend Klay Thompson an incredibly warm reception upon his return to Chase Center for the first time as a member of the Dallas Mavericks, they also saw their team come out on top in a thrilling contest, […]

In what was an incredible game befitting of the 2024 NBA Cup’s group of death, it was the Golden State Warriors that came out on top against the Dallas Mavericks, 120-117, as Klay Thompson faced his former team for the first time since joining the Mavs this past offseason. Stephen Curry proved that he truly […]

With Kevin Durant already out of action for multiple weeks due to a calf injury, the last thing the Phoenix Suns need is another injury to a key player. However, during the Suns’ 120-112 win over the Utah Jazz to begin group stage play in the 2024 NBA Cup on Tuesday night, Bradley Beal had […]

In a moment that still feels very surreal, Klay Thompson will be stepping foot on an NBA court for the first time as a member of the Golden State Warriors’ opposition. And on Tuesday night, the basketball gods wasted no time in giving fans something jarring to look at with Stephen Curry being tasked to […]

Joel Embiid may have made his season debut for the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, but it was not enough to give the 76ers a victory as they fell to the New York Knicks, 111-99, to begin their life in the 2024 NBA Cup. This defeat is the 76ers’ eighth in the first 10 games […]

The past few games have been rough for the Portland Trail Blazers, and it doesn’t seem like there’s much light at the end of the tunnel for arguably the league’s worst team. On Tuesday night, the Blazers, who were already missing Deandre Ayton in their NBA Cup opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, also saw Anfernee […]

In what was a hard-fought NBA Cup group stage opening game, the Detroit Pistons outlasted the Miami Heat in overtime, 123-121, despite relinquishing a nine-point lead late in regulation. For a second, it looked as though the Pistons were going to suffer yet another loss in a close game, but somehow, it was the veteran […]

In what will be an undoubtedly jarring sight for fans, Klay Thompson will be heading into Chase Center for the first time as a member of the Golden State Warriors’ opposition, as he decided to join the Dallas Mavericks this past offseason following an incredibly fruitful 13-year stint in the Bay Area. Thompson has given […]