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The Los Angeles Clippers’ ascent continues, and they’ve now won 16 of their past 19 games, including a 115-103 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. The shorthanded Jazz, playing without Keyonte George and Jusuf Nurkic, gave the Clippers a fight in the first half before they fell off in the third quarter, with […]

With Giannis Antetokounmpo set for a multi-week absence, the Milwaukee Bucks have to play with double the effort and intensity if they were to at least tread water as they wait for their best player to return. But the Bucks didn’t seem to get the memo. They were outplayed by the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are coming off an impressive 139-122 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, and this was quite a satisfying way to make amends after losing by 37 points to the Charlotte Hornets a few days ago. Paul George, in particular, was back in the lineup with a vengeance. He put up 32 points on […]

Late in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 129-118 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night, Jaxson Hayes went for a highlight play, incredibly going for an EastBay dunk in transition after intercepting a pass. This is the kind of dunk that players pull off in Slam Dunk contests, so to see it in a competitive […]

Dillon Brooks has made a name for himself over the past half-decade or so by being one of the most prominent enforcers in the association. Love him or hate him, he’s going to make an impact for his team one way or another. This is why the Phoenix Suns have fallen in love with Brooks […]

There is a sentiment among league circles that the contract Paul George signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in the summer of 2024 is one of the worst in the NBA at present. George signed a max deal worth a total of $212 million over four years, and yet his play has only declined since. In […]

On Tuesday night, things were getting chippy between the Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans, particularly late in the contest. Saddiq Bey and Jaylin Williams got into a shoving match with the game winding down in the Thunder’s favor, and following the final buzzer in a 104-95 win for the reigning champions, the frustrations […]

There’s been plenty of reported activity from the New York Knicks on the trade market, as their front office has been very busy in searching far and wide for ways to improve the team. The Knicks have not met expectations this season, struggling ever since hoisting the NBA Cup trophy in mid-December, and major changes […]

The New Orleans Pelicans may have picked one of the worst years possible to have a poor season. After all, they did fork over their unprotected first-round pick in the deal that netted them Derik Queen on draft night, which will force them to miss out on prospects such as Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, and […]

With most of the big free agents having already found their new homes for the 2026 season (and beyond), the MLB offseason is grinding to a halt. Teams are already agreeing to arbitration numbers with a few of their players as well, and with Spring Training still a few weeks away, now seems to be […]

On Saturday night, the Chicago Bulls immortalized Derrick Rose’s contributions for the franchise during his time with the team from 2008 to 2016. The Bulls franchise gave him one of the greatest tributes one can get, a jersey retirement ceremony that ensures that no one on the team from here on out can ever wear […]

On Monday night, the Golden State Warriors fielded a heavily depleted team against the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road on the second night of a back-to-back. With Stephen Curry, De’Anthony Melton, Draymond Green, and Al Horford out in addition to Jimmy Butler being on the mend, the burden to carry the team on offense fell […]

Donovan Mitchell has been called upon by the Cleveland Cavaliers to carry them over and over again, especially amid the team’s ongoing injury woes, particularly to Darius Garland. Garland being out means that Mitchell has the ball a whole lot more, and on Monday night, Spida made his touches count for sure. He finished with […]

Houston Rockets star Alperen Sengun was a man on a mission all Monday night long. He torched the Memphis Grizzlies defense to the tune of 33 points in a 108-99 victory to move them to 28-16 on the season, and he did so with such loud buckets that they surely demoralized the Grizzlies, crushing their […]

Many NBA players have already spoken up about the killings that occurred in the city of Minneapolis at the hands of federal agents. These killings have spurred city-wide protests that thousands have participated in, with the sport of basketball taking a backseat to the bigger and more pressing issue at hand. Count New York Knicks […]

Once upon a time during the 2025-26 season, the Los Angeles Clippers had six wins against 21 losses. But then a switch flipped for the Clippers just before Christmas, and they haven’t looked back since. Following their 126-89 demolition of the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night, the Clippers have now won 15 of their past […]

There is so much unrest going on in the state of Minnesota right now that basketball has taken a backseat for them, understandably so. Some things are simply bigger than basketball, and the ongoing protests in the city of Minneapolis are going to be taking center stage, especially over the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 111-85 defeat to […]

The Chicago Bulls are on track to make it to the play-in tournament yet again, as their latest win, a 114-111 victory over the Boston Celtics on Derrick Rose’s jersey retirement ceremony, has them at 23-22 on the year, which is good for ninth in the Eastern Conference. They have been stuck in the middle […]

If there’s any team that should be looking to pull off a trade or two (perhaps even three), it’s the Sacramento Kings. They currently have a pitiful 12-35 record, and they’re in the middle of a five-game losing streak. Simply put, this roster is not working, and even the return of Domantas Sabonis from injury […]

The New York Knicks may have won two games in a row, but there is an overall sense of discontent among both the fanbase and the members of the team. After all, this was supposed to be the year the Knicks dominate the Eastern Conference amid the projected drop-off of some of their contending peers. […]

It has all gone downhill for Ja Morant on the Memphis Grizzlies since 2023, and he now finds himself in the center of trade talks aplenty as the Grizzlies scour the market for a potential return on someone they deemed to be their franchise cornerstone after drafting him second overall in 2019. Morant is currently […]

One would think that Giannis Antetokounmpo’s latest calf injury, which would keep him out for at least a month, would keep him with the Milwaukee Bucks for the rest of the season automatically. After all, if one team were to acquire Antetokounmpo in a blockbuster trade, it’s reasonable enough to expect at least a few […]

The Houston Rockets fanbase isn’t going to complain too much about the fact that they won a big game against the Detroit Pistons, 111-104, with Kevin Durant leading the way once more. Durant had 32 points on the night, and despite being 37 years of age, he continues to show that he’s capable of handling […]

There may not be another team in the NBA with a bleaker outlook than the Milwaukee Bucks do. Not only is Giannis Antetokounmpo set to undergo an MRI that he believes would bring some bad injury news, they also lost to a shorthanded Denver Nuggets team, 102-100, that was without Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and […]

To say that the 2025-26 season hasn’t gone anywhere according to plan for the Indiana Pacers would be the understatement of the century. It’s tempting to think how differently things would have gone for them this year if they didn’t lose Tyrese Haliburton to a ruptured Achilles in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. They […]

The hits keep on coming for the Milwaukee Bucks. They have struggled for most of the 2025-26 season, thanks in large part to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s injury problems. And on Friday night, in a 102-100 loss to the extremely shorthanded Denver Nuggets, that reared its ugly head once more, with Antetokounmpo re-aggravating the calf injury that’s […]

The Boston Celtics, on Friday night, were on the first night of a back-to-back set, and as such, decided to rest Derrick White for what looked like the easier matchup on paper, a tussle against the Brooklyn Nets. However, the Nets gave the Celtics a scare, and they in fact almost handed Boston a devastating […]

Friday night was as much of a disaster for the Phoenix Suns as it could have been. Not only did they lose their 14th consecutive game on the road against the Atlanta Hawks, they lost two key guys — their best scorers — in Devin Booker and Jalen Green, both of whom succumbed to injury […]

Jordan Poole and the New Orleans Pelicans, on their off day, took some time to talk to young fans and have them ask about what life in the NBA is like. Little did Poole know that he was about to be reminded of the biggest turning point of his career on a random Thursday afternoon. […]

Family drama never seems to escape the Los Angeles Lakers franchise. The sale of the team to new owner Mark Walter has only brought into light some alleged troubling interactions behind the scenes for the Lakers — with former owner Jeanie Buss’ purported resentment towards LeBron James coming to the forefront. It does not help […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been the hottest team in the NBA over the past month; since the 20th of December, the Clippers have won 14 of their past 17 games, including their Thursday night clash against archrival Los Angeles Lakers. They led by as many as 26 points on Thursday before a late scare […]

Some things just don’t work out in the NBA for whatever reason, and the New York Knicks seem to be coming to that conclusion when it comes to their offseason signing of Guerschon Yabusele. Yabusele was coming off a solid return season after spending some time overseas, but he has not been playing well at […]

The Phoenix Suns have shattered expectations and then some this year; expected to fall off in the aftermath of the Kevin Durant trade, the Suns have embraced being the underdog and have, in turn, become one of the most difficult teams to face on a nightly basis. They currently have a 27-17 record on the […]

There’s some drama surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers franchise at the moment, and their play on the court has not helped matters whatsoever. They continue to play inconsistent basketball; coming off a huge win over the Denver Nuggets earlier this week, the Lakers proceeded to struggle on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, falling […]

On any given night in the NBA, there is plenty of comedy to be had. During the Denver Nuggets’ 117-110 win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night, the basketball gods wasted no time poking fun at the sport, which came at Aaron Gordon’s expense. In the first quarter, with over nine minutes left in […]

The Denver Nuggets have been one of the most injury-ravaged teams this year in the association. They are currently down three starters — Nikola Jokic, Cam Johnson, and Christian Braun — due to injuries, and the likes of Aaron Gordon and Jonas Valanciunas have also missed plenty of time this season with knocks of their […]

On Tuesday night, the Miami Heat faced the Sacramento Kings and won convincingly, 130-117, thanks to a three-point barrage that left head coach Doug Christie scratching his head. In the middle of that game, things got heated between the two sides — with DeMar DeRozan and Bam Adebayo getting into a fiery exchange after the […]

Everything is looking bleak for the Golden State Warriors. This past Monday, the Warriors suffered the devastating blow that is Jimmy Butler’s torn ACL. While a torn ACL is far from a career death sentence, especially considering the advances in modern medicine, Butler is about to be out of action for over a year, and […]

Is it time to sound the panic alarm in New York? Perhaps. The New York Knicks appeared to have figured things out in December, with the Knicks hitting their stride — culminating in their triumph in the NBA Cup. But since then, the Knicks have been in free fall. They have gone just 8-11 since […]