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The Los Angeles Clippers have managed to sort themselves out after a rough post-All-Star break stretch, but that aforementioned brutal stretch where they played mediocre basketball courtesy of a soft defense took them out of the running for the first three seeds in the Western Conference. As a result, what awaits them is another date […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have reached 50 wins in a single season for the first time in the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George era, but to put into perspective how unforgiving the Western Conference is, all that earned them was a first-round matchup against a familiar opponent in the Dallas Mavericks. Clippers fans, of all […]

Luka Doncic has been playing at such a high level throughout the 2023-24 NBA season, and the Dallas Mavericks, as a result, have put their disappointing 2022-23 campaign completely in the rearview mirror. Following the Mavericks’ 111-92 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night that clinched the second 50-win campaign of Doncic’s career, the […]

Kyrie Irving went through a 2022-23 season full of tumult. His stint with the Brooklyn Nets, already filled to the brim with controversy, ended rather infuriatingly after Irving requested a trade. The Dallas Mavericks then took Irving in, betting on his talent shining through as he works to figure out his off-court troubles. Now, it’s […]

Dirk Nowitzki is good friends with Luka Doncic, that much we all know. Since the Dallas Mavericks traded for Doncic on draft night in 2018, Nowitzki has made it a point to strike up a rapport with the player who would take on the mantle of face of the franchise following his retirement. But now, […]

The Phoenix Suns entered the 2023-24 season as one of the most hyped-up teams in the association after they traded for Bradley Beal, giving the team yet another high-level shot creator. They already had Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, so adding Beal seemed as if it was a move that could push them over the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are heading into the playoffs in the worst shape imaginable. April has been a month straight out of their nightmares; they have lost all four of their games in the month, including losses to three of the worst teams in the NBA. This stretch forced them to hold a […]

On April 3, it was reported to the public that Chauncey Billups (along with Vince Carter) will be headlining the 2024 class of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees. The current Portland Trail Blazers head coach, however, learned of this good news on the 1st of April. Naturally, this gave Billups some pause, since […]

The Golden State Warriors’ contending days with their Hall of Fame core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green are numbered. It’s unlikely for the Warriors, despite their 118-110 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday, to move higher than 10th in the Western Conference standings, as it has been a rather tumultuous season […]

The UConn Huskies program may be the most successful in the entire history of NCAA-sponsored women’s college basketball. However, over the past six years, they have experienced an unprecedented drought, failing to win a national championship marking their longest drought since the late 1990s. Paige Bueckers was looking to lead UConn back to its usual […]

Caitlin Clark has been the talk of the town, and for good reason. Clark has done nothing but impress in her four seasons in Iowa, although she still has one more goal in her sights so she could truly say that she achieved everything there is to achieve in college basketball — the national championship. […]

Paige Bueckers and the UConn women’s basketball team may have held Caitlin Clark to an uncharacteristically poor first half, but the Iowa women’s basketball squad had no quit in them. With around five seconds to go, UConn had possession with a chance to regain the lead while down one, 70-69. They ran a curl for […]

Caitlin Clark has done nothing but set the entire sports world on fire with her record-setting 2024 season. The Iowa Hawkeyes standout is as big of a ratings draw as the sport has ever seen, and it’s thanks in large part to her stellar offensive game that makes her such a treat to watch. But […]

The Golden State Warriors have struggled to find the right starting lineup combination all throughout the 2023-24 season. They have shuffled through a few lineups amid Draymond Green’s battle with on-court troubles, Klay Thompson’s inconsistency, and the up-and-down play of the Dubs’ veteran big men (Kevon Looney and Dario Saric). Even Andrew Wiggins has been […]

The Golden State Warriors, after much drama surrounding the race for the 10th spot in the Western Conference standings, took care of business on Thursday night against the Houston Rockets. They took home a 133-110 victory to extend their lead in the win-loss column to four games, virtually sealing their place in the play-in tournament. […]

The New York Yankees had the difficult task of starting their first seven games of the 2024 season on the road. But that wasn’t the only difficult part of the Yankees’ start to their 2024 campaign. They had to face the Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks, two teams that made their respective league’s championship series. […]

The Houston Rockets’ 2023-24 season looked dead in the water when they lost Alperen Sengun to a serious knee injury in early March. But the Rockets had no quit in them; they rattled off 10 straight victories to come to within one game of the Golden State Warriors for the 10th spot in the Western […]

The Miami Heat may be coming off a dispiriting 109-105 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night that knocks them out of the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference standings for the time being, but help in the form of Tyler Herro could soon come. According to Zachary Weinberger, Heat beat reporter for ClutchPoints, […]

It was a sad start to the day for the New York Knicks and their fans after it came out that Julius Randle will miss the rest of the season after deciding to undergo surgery to repair his injured shoulder. And then the Knicks’ day was seemingly only getting worse after the Sacramento Kings took […]

For a while in late March, it seemed as though the Golden State Warriors were going to fall out of the playoff picture entirely amid the Houston Rockets’ hot streak. But on Thursday night, the Warriors showed that they are still a class above the Rockets, securing a 133-110 victory on the road that extends […]

Gilbert Arenas is sick and tired of the double standard some members of the media have in evaluating the impact Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum have for the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics, their respective teams. Speaking on his Gil’s Arena Podcast, Arenas blasted the media’s purported over-exaggeration of Doncic’s superstar status, as he doesn’t […]

The Atlanta Hawks looked as if they were going to build off a respectable showing against the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. Alas, the 2023-24 season has been an overall disappointment for them. Following the Hawks’ 121-113 win over the Detroit Pistons despite Malachi Flynn’s 50-point outing, Atlanta has […]

Houston Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez is one of the best sluggers as well as the arguable best left fielder in the league. His excellence at the plate knows little bounds; a left-handed hitter, he barely suffers any drop-off against same-sided pitching (.946 career OPS) all the while being a monster against right-handers (.992). But […]

The Milwaukee Bucks haven’t been the world-beating team everyone expected them to be when they traded for Damian Lillard this past offseason. And over the past few days, the atmosphere surrounding the Bucks has only gotten worse. Giannis Antetokounmpo and company have endured plenty of inexcusable losses as of late, the latest of which was […]

The Los Angeles Lakers continued their winning ways on Wednesday night, with LeBron James and Anthony Davis putting on a superstar clinic to seal a 125-120 win over the Washington Wizards. As a result of this win, the Lakers went 5-1 in their road trip, which was crucial as it keeps their hopes of making […]

The 2024 March Madness has belonged to the women thanks to the sheer star power on display in the festivities. In the Elite Eight alone, fans were able to witness the heavyweight clash between Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and LSU’s Angel Reese as well as a passing of the torch of sorts between UConn’s Paige Bueckers […]

All the New Orleans Pelicans are begging for is one chance at making a deep playoff run with a full-strength squad. Alas, the basketball gods keep frowning on the Pelicans. Not only did the Pelicans fall to seventh in the Western Conference standings after suffering a 117-108 loss to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night […]

It’s not too often that the New York Yankees strike a trade with the Boston Red Sox, but back in December, the Yankees traded for Alex Verdugo in their continued remodeling of the outfield. This trade is already starting to pay dividends after Verdugo emerged as one of the heroes in the Yankees’ thrilling 6-5 […]

On Wednesday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that both Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups will be elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, with the two highlighting the 2024 class of inductees. The two are well-deserving of the honor — and Magic Johnson certainly agrees. Posting on his official Twitter (X) account, […]

Malachi Flynn has played for three different NBA teams this season. The Toronto Raptors traded away the former first-round pick in the trade that sent OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks, and the Knicks, despite their lackluster depth at point guard, decided to deal Flynn to the Detroit Pistons in the Bojan Bogdanovic trade. […]

In 2010, LeBron James became the NBA’s ultimate villain when he decided to take his talents to the Miami Heat in a drawn-out free agency process, announcing his departure from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a controversial manner when he appeared on ESPN to make his decision. James and Chris Bosh both took less than the […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is as tough of a cover as there is in the NBA. There simply isn’t a way to slow him down completely. Load up on him, and he finds an open shooter across the court. Leave him one on one and he feasts in the post. However, on Tuesday night, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are still within striking distance of the number one seed in the Western Conference. After a huge 113-106 win over the much-improved Houston Rockets on Tuesday night, the Timberwolves sit just half a game behind the Denver Nuggets in the win-loss column. That is incredible news, especially with Anthony Edwards not being […]

On Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors faced a Dallas Mavericks team that had won seven straight games in a game that could have major implications on the playoff picture in the Western Conference. The Warriors played as well of a game as they’ve had in the 2023-24 season, with Draymond Green spearheading a spirited […]

Bryce Harper continues to be the man for the Philadelphia Phillies. On Tuesday, Harper had himself quite a night in a 9-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. In four at-bats on the night, Harper went yard three times, driving in six runs on his own with an epic superstar performance. This is only the second […]

On Tuesday night, fans were treated to a heavyweight clash between two of the best centers in the NBA today, Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama. Wembanyama is becoming the rare player whom opposing fans flock in droves to see, and even though the San Antonio Spurs were shorthanded, they still put up a strong fight. […]

On Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks were expected to take care of business against the moribund Washington Wizards. Sure, the Bucks may have been without Damian Lillard, but the Wizards have been plain bad this season, so the expectation was that Giannis Antetokounmpo and company were not going to have any problems taking home a […]

On Tuesday, Rajon Rondo officially announced his retirement from the NBA, marking an end to what was a successful career for the genius floor general. Rondo has long been revered in NBA circles for his knowledge of the game, and one of his smartest teammates ever, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, gave him his […]

A bit of an uproar broke out, on April Fools’ Day no less, when rumors came out that Bronny James, who didn’t exactly meet expectations in his freshman season at USC (it’s important to note that the mere fact that he was able to return to the hardwood following a cardiac arrest is a huge […]