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On Wednesday, Marc Gasol announced his official retirement from the game of basketball. Gasol spent 13 seasons in the NBA, including 10-and-a half memorable seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, and now, he is receiving his due flowers as one of the greatest players in Grizzlies franchise history. The official Grizzlies Twitter (X) account recently announced […]

Many thought that the Atlanta Hawks, with a full offseason of head coach Quin Snyder’s teaching, would be playing at a level more reminiscent of their form during the 2020-21 season. If there’s a coach who knows how to make a partnership between two ball-dominant guards work, it’s Snyder. However, the Hawks have fallen way […]

It’s clear that the Washington Wizards, as presently constructed, are going nowhere fast. With a 9-38 record at present and the trade deadline only a week away, it’s looking rather likely that the Wizards sell off some of their veteran pieces, including Kyle Kuzma, Tyus Jones, and Daniel Gafford, as all of them can help […]

The Milwaukee Bucks shocked the entire NBA world when they decided to change head coaches in the middle of the season, firing Adrian Griffin, who had steered the Bucks to a 30-11 start, and replacing him with the polarizing Doc Rivers. One of the reasons behind this seismic decision is that the Bucks wanted a […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been through an exhausting month of January. They played 17 games, 11 of which came away from home, and to top it all off, they went through five back-to-backs. And yet here the Thunder stand tall. After their 105-100 win over the Nikola Jokic-less Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night thanks […]

On Tuesday, the rosters for the 2024 Rising Stars Challenge for the All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis was released. The names that many expect would be included mostly made the cut, with the likes of San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, Oklahoma City Thunder stud Chet Holmgren, and reigning Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero all […]

Russell Westbrook, despite all the criticisms he has received throughout his career, almost always tends to make a positive impact on his teammates. Throughout his stops with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Clippers, his teammates have had nothing but good things to say. Included among those […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, on Tuesday night, suffered a 138-122 defeat to the Atlanta Hawks in one of their most lackluster efforts of the season. They may have been without Anthony Davis, who missed the game due to a hip injury, but their loss to the Hawks could not have encapsulated better what has gone […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had, by and large, a successful season that many other NFL franchises would gladly take. Despite all their offensive struggles, coaching changes, and injury problems, the Steelers made it to the playoffs and put up a bit of an admirable fight in their Wild Card Round defeat to the Buffalo Bills. But […]

Heading into the Philadelphia 76ers’ Tuesday night clash against the Golden State Warriors, it wasn’t clear whether or not Joel Embiid would be healthy enough to suit up. Thus, it was a welcome sight to see Embiid return to the hardwood after two controversy-filled absences this past weekend. Alas, a physical matchup against Draymond Green […]

The past week for the NBA has been filled with historic high-octane scoring performances, with four players, namely Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, Devin Booker, and Karl-Anthony Towns, all crossing the 60-point barrier. In fact, Doncic and Embiid both scored 70+, with the former dropping 73 points on unprecedented efficiency. However, while most fans enjoyed those […]

A rousing third quarter effort from the Dallas Mavericks turned a potential blowout at the hands of the Orlando Magic into a dogfight. The Mavericks and Magic exchanged blows in the fourth quarter in a teeter-totter affair that ended in a 131-129 win for Dallas, but that exchange became literal deep in the final frame […]

Dillon Brooks has made a living off constantly being a thorn in LeBron James’ side. On Monday night, with the Houston Rockets hosting a Los Angeles Lakers team coming off an emotional victory on Saturday night against the Golden State Warriors, Brooks had yet another opportunity to annoy James and the Lakers into submission, which […]

Ben Simmons garnered much hype heading into the 2023-24 campaign after resembling more of his younger self in preseason. However, that didn’t last too long. Simmons only played in six of the Brooklyn Nets’ first seven games of the season before heading towards the injured list after his back issues flared up. After a long […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors were locked in a nip-and-tuck affair on Sunday night, and the topsy-turvy nature of that contest could not have been encapsulated in a better way by the final sequence that defined the game. In the end, however, the Hawks, despite Trae Young’s late-game turnover that nearly cost them the […]

The Detroit Lions pushed the San Francisco 49ers to the limit during their much-anticipated NFC Championship Game, but in the end, it was the number one seed in the conference that prevailed, 34-31, to book a trip to Allegiant Stadium to face the Kansas City Chiefs in the 58th edition of the Super Bowl. The […]

On Friday night, Luka Doncic had his best game as an NBA player, dropping 73 points on unprecedented efficiency numbers to lead the way for the Dallas Mavericks in a 148-143 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. This may seem like an ordinary day to some, but today marks the fourth year since the legendary Los […]

The Indiana Pacers, a team with a bottom-five defense, were always going to have their hands full with Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. The Pacers were already without Tyrese Haliburton, who continues to recover from a hamstring injury, and their perimeter defense isn’t already the best in the first place. This […]

Coming off a 46-point outing in the Phoenix Suns’ blowout win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, Devin Booker kept the show rolling on Friday night. Facing a team with a bottom-five defense in the Indiana Pacers, Booker scored 29 points in the first quarter alone en route to a 62-point night — the second-best […]

The Phoenix Suns entered their Friday night contest against the Indiana Pacers having won their past seven games. After a rough midseason stretch, Kevin Durant and company appear to have figured things out, with the Suns letting Devin Booker cook as the main option. However, on Friday, the Suns ended up losing to the Pacers, […]

Over the past week alone, the NBA world has been treated to a few high-octane scoring performances. On Friday night, it was Luka Doncic’s turn to steal the show. The Dallas Mavericks star, four days after Joel Embiid treated Philadelphia 76ers fans to a 70-point outing, dropped a career-high 73 of his own in a […]

It has been a rough past few days for Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic, after getting a heckling fan ejected in their blowout loss to the Suns, was on the receiving end of plenty of criticism on social media, and the Mavericks star also ended up beefing with a polarizing reporter as a […]

On Thursday, the final results for the NBA’s 2024 All-Star voting came out and one of the biggest winners was rising Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton. Haliburton has been making his ascent atop the NBA’s totem pole for quite some time now, but this time, fans, players, and media members all agreed that the Pacers […]

There is less than a month away before Spring Training begins but teams aren’t even close to being done yet when it comes to adding talent via free agency. Plenty of talented players remain in free agency, with veteran starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard among those who are drawing considerable interest from plenty of teams, one […]

The New York Yankees are trying to assemble a murderer’s row of hitters in their batting order, with the acquisition of the hard-hitting Juan Soto sure to give their lineup more of a punch alongside star slugger Aaron Judge. With there being less than a month away from the start of Spring Training, there is […]

With there only being two weeks away until the NBA trade deadline, it will be interesting to see what moves the Detroit Pistons have in store. As per the rumor mill, the Pistons are looking for trades that improve the roster, although it makes more sense for them to sell off some of their veteran […]

The NBA world received a shock in recent days when the Milwaukee Bucks relieved Adrian Griffin of head coaching duties even though the Bucks had a 30-13 record at the time, which was good for the second-best in the Eastern Conference. This move from the Bucks has meant that every head coach in the NBA, […]

It looked like the end of the 2023 season was Joey Votto’s swan song in the MLB, with the longtime Cincinnati Reds first baseman soaking in all the emotions amid the possibility of his retirement. But Votto is not quite done writing the story of his career in the big leagues just yet, with the […]

The Miami Heat made a widely-acclaimed trade on Tuesday morning when they acquired Terry Rozier from the Charlotte Hornets for the low price of Kyle Lowry’s expiring contract and a protected 2027 first-round pick. Alas, Rozier’s first game with the Heat did not go according to plan. Rozier came off the bench in the Heat’s […]

Ever since their heated 2022 Western Conference Semifinals matchup, things have been chippy between the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks. This has turned into one of the most exciting rivalries in the NBA, although it appears as though Grant Williams crossed a line during the Mavericks’ 132-109 loss to the Suns on Wednesday night. In […]

The Milwaukee Bucks made a seismic change on Tuesday when they relieved Adrian Griffin of head coaching duties. Shortly after, the Bucks finalized the hiring of Doc Rivers in Griffin’s place. And it seems as though getting Rivers’ services has already breathed new life into Giannis Antetokounmpo and company even though the veteran head coach […]

Two months ago, Shaquille O’Neal made waves on social media when he compared San Antonio Spurs rookie and generational prospect Victor Wembanyama to Bol Bol. Both players were blessed with freakish physical dimensions, but fans could not comprehend how Shaq would want to make this comparison especially when Bol has bounced around in the league […]

There may be no better embodiments of where the center position is trending in today’s NBA than Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren. Both Wembanyama and Holmgren are physical marvels who can handle the rock, shoot the ball from distance, and protect the rim while being mobile enough to cover the perimeter in spurts. On Wednesday […]

21 games into the 2005-06 season, Pat Riley stepped in as the Miami Heat’s head coach. Riley felt like the Heat core at the time was racing against time, with aging players such as Shaquille O’Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Jason Williams, Gary Payton, and Antoine Walker all playing crucial roles as the team’s rotation fixtures alongside […]

The Charlotte Hornets may now be open for a fire sale in the aftermath of the trade that sent Terry Rozier, one of their best players, to the Miami Heat for salary filler (Kyle Lowry) and a protected 2027 first-round pick (that becomes unprotected if it doesn’t convey in 2028). To that end, the likes […]

On Tuesday, USA Basketball announced its 41-man player pool for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.  The Los Angeles Clippers are well represented in the player pool, with Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden all being chosen for inclusion. Being selected for the possibility of representing the United States of America in perhaps […]

The Baltimore Ravens are one win away from making it to the Super Bowl and it’s the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs that stand in their way. With the toughest game of the Ravens’ season awaiting them, they will be hoping to have all hands on deck, making the status of tight end Mark Andrews […]

The Brooklyn Nets, coming off a rough choke job on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, played a nip-and-tuck affair on Tuesday against the New York Knicks to kick off Rivals Week. Backup point guard Dennis Smith Jr. played a huge part in giving the Nets some much-needed energy. He was active on defense, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers went toe-to-toe with the Oklahoma City Thunder, a stark contrast from the manner they performed in their prior matchup wherein they took a 62-point drubbing. In fact, in the dying embers of the game, the Blazers were in position to win the game after Anfernee Simons nailed a three-pointer to give […]