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Having lost two games in a row, the Boston Celtics will be raring to get back to winning ways when they take on the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night to start their NBA In-Season Tournament journey. But, as Jaylen Brown said, it’s not like the Celtics are treating this game any differently than to an […]

To say that the Milwaukee Bucks have been lackluster on the defensive end to begin the 2023-24 season would be an understatement. The Bucks, in the aftermath of trading away defensive ace Jrue Holiday, have been starting two below-average defenders in their backcourt, with Damian Lillard and Malik Beasley both struggling to contain dribble penetration. […]

Discussing the best NBA players of all time is always a fun activity for fans who religiously follow the game. Of course, the weight of one’s opinion varies based on their credibility, with the musings of those who play or have played in the league bearing more weight. Thus, it became a huge point of […]

The Edmonton Oilers may not have had much postseason success in recent years despite having two of the best players in the NHL in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, but they have at least been one of the best regular season teams for the past four seasons. That alone gives them something to hang their […]

The careers of Trae Young and Luka Doncic will forever be intertwined. After all, the Atlanta Hawks made the bombshell decision during the 2018 NBA Draft to draft Doncic and then trade down to get Young from the Dallas Mavericks, along with the 2019 first round pick that became Cam Reddish. And on Thursday night, […]

Playing in front of a raucous Mexico City crowd appears to have brought out the best in Trae Young, who had a stellar night on Thursday night for the Atlanta Hawks. Entering their matchup against the Orlando Magic, Young was shooting a paltry 33.6 percent from the field and 27.3 percent from beyond the arc. […]

Raring to go after an inexplicable ejection ended his night early against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated the Indiana Pacers in the paint on Thursday night. Without the services of Damian Lillard, who’s out due to a precautionary measure due to it being the second night of a […]

The Carolina Panthers, after finishing 7-10 last season, even nearly making it to the playoffs thanks to the overall mediocrity of the NFC South, appeared to have a bright long-term outlook especially after trading for the first overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft so they could draft blue-chip quarterback prospect Bryce Young. Young was […]

Locked in a tight contest with the Orlando Magic in their Mexico City game, Trae Young was doing his best to prop up the Atlanta Hawks in the first half. Young was on point, drawing plenty of fouls as he got to the paint at will in the screen-and-roll game, all the while being the […]

Playing in the second night of a back-to-back is never an easy task, no matter how good the collective conditioning of a team is. And the Indiana Pacers learned this the hard way when they faced the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. With Damian Lillard not available to play, the Bucks turned over the offense […]

Despite winning 92 games and the NL Central crown last season, the Milwaukee Brewers are reportedly open to a fire sale. This inclination towards selling isn’t because of the front office’s lack of belief in its current players’ abilities. Rather, the Brewers are looking to maximize the value of their players as trade assets, as […]

In a two-game slate on Thursday night, the Orlando Magic will be taking on the Atlanta Hawks in a battle of two Eastern Conference teams looking to burst onto the upper-echelon of playoff-contending teams. The Magic will already be entering the night shorthanded, with Wendell Carter Jr. continuing to recover from his fractured third metacarpal. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have looked incredible to begin the 2023-24 season. Marred by injury woes and fit issues during the 2022-23 campaign, the Timberwolves have been a revelation, putting together the league’s best defense through eight games while slaying excellent teams such as the Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics along the way. The Timberwolves, in […]

The Los Angeles Clippers haven’t exactly found integrating James Harden into a team with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to be an easy task. Harden was supposed to elevate the Clippers’ offense into unstoppable mode, but instead, the Clippers’ scoring attack has devolved into a turnover party and an overall lack of cohesion, marked by […]

Bradley Beal finally made his much-anticipated regular season debut for the Phoenix Suns, immediately slotting into the starting lineup in place of Eric Gordon to give Kevin Durant a bonafide co-star in the midst of Devin Booker’s lower-body injury-related absence. Beal, however, did not have the best of nights in his return to the hardwood. […]

James Harden, over the years, has gotten accustomed to being the lead guy on his own team. And in the process of being the guy for the Houston Rockets from 2013 to 2020, Harden has built some habits that he’ll be having difficulties getting out of his system now that he’s a member of the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers, in one last-ditch effort to bolster the team’s championship hopes in the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George era, swung for the fences, trading away their few remaining draft assets, along with four versatile forwards, in exchange for James Harden. Harden, for all his shortcomings as a player, remains an All-Star caliber […]

In the aftermath of the Miami Heat’s failed trade pursuit of Damian Lillard, Tyler Herro has assumed a bigger role in the team’s offense — to positive results. Entering the Heat’s Wednesday night game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Herro was averaging 25.3 points per game to go along with 5.3 rebounds and 5.6 assists, emerging […]

The Milwaukee Brewers, by all accounts, had a successful 2023 season even if it didn’t result in a deep playoff run. After all, they managed to win the NL Central with a 92-70 record, and with most of their core talent still on the roster, there’s no reason that the Brewers won’t be able to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, after a strong finish to last season that ended with an unlikely trip to the Western Conference Finals, have endured some growing pains to begin the 2023-24 campaign. LeBron James even compared the Lakers to the Pittsburgh Steelers, which may be a rare self-burn. And after the Lakers’ unseemly 128-94 blowout […]

On Wednesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder continued their winning ways, thanks in large part to yet another outstanding performance from 2023 First Team All-NBA member Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Gilgeous-Alexander, never in a hurry and ever in control of his movements on the court, simply had his way against an overmatched Cleveland Cavaliers defense, dropping 41 […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, in addition to being an incredible two-way talent, seems to be such a joy to be around in the locker room, with his love for the game being extremely contagious not to mention the fact that he has such a positive outlook in life that he couldn’t help but lift […]

Locked in a tightly-contested affair against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors know the value of every point they put up on the board. Thus, it became all the more heartbreaking for them when referees failed to credit Stephen Curry for a made basket after a blatant goaltending violation […]

Victor Wembanyama has been as good as advertised for the San Antonio Spurs to begin his NBA career. Wembanyama has flashed some incredible shot-creation skill for someone who stands at 7’4, he can get a shot up anytime as he can simply shoot over the top of any defender, and he has also been a […]

The Milwaukee Bucks haven’t found integrating Damian Lillard into the team to be a seamless task. In the early goings of the 2023-24 season, the Bucks have posted the worst defensive rating in the league despite having two of the best defensive players in the league in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez. And on Wednesday […]

With Bradley Beal back from injury, the Phoenix Suns were better equipped to take care of business easily against the Chicago Bulls, especially when Kevin Durant has been playing at such a high level. However, in the NBA, there is no such thing as an easy game. The Bulls stuck the course for the entire […]

There appears to be no stopping the ascent of the young Oklahoma City Thunder squad. Entering the 2023-24 season with higher expectations brought forth by a better-than-expected 2022-23 season, the Thunder have looked scary to begin the year, especially with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continuing to play at the All-NBA First-Team level he was at last year. […]

James Harden who? That will certainly be the war cry of the Philadelphia 76ers this point forward, especially when they’ve been exceptional to begin the year even after losing the services of the 10-time All-Star. Thanks to continued dominance from reigning league MVP Joel Embiid, the Sixers have been humming on both ends of the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks almost slipped on a banana peel on Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons when Giannis Antetokounmpo was ejected from the game early on in the third quarter of what ended up being a 120-118 win for them. Antetokounmpo was, at least in the eyes of many, unfairly penalized for a vicious staredown […]

With a chance to go above .500 for the first time in two years and nine months, the Houston Rockets faced no shortage of motivation heading into their Wednesday night matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. However, head coach Ime Udoka saw it fit to light an even greater fire underneath third-year guard Jalen Green, […]

The much-awaited return of Bradley Beal to the lineup against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night did not go as seamlessly as the Phoenix Suns had planned. Beal struggled, shooting just 3-12 from the field in 24 minutes of play, and the Bulls kept on knocking on the Suns’ door, even forcing overtime via a […]

Two of the biggest sports personalities came together in the lead-up to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs’ Wednesday night matchup against the New York Knicks in the Mecca of Basketball. Wembanyama was able to meet up with Tom Brady, arguably the greatest quarterback the NFL has ever seen, causing much fanfare for, primarily, […]

The Boston Celtics found themselves in another tight contest on Wednesday night, this time bumping heads against old nemesis Philadelphia 76ers. Down by six with 34 seconds to go, Jaylen Brown nailed a triple to pull within three, and then the Celtics pulled off a strong defensive stop in the subsequent possession, with Brown swatting […]

During the Milwaukee Bucks’ Wednesday night tussle against the Detroit Pistons, Giannis Antetokounmpo became the subject of a controversial call early on in the third quarter. Rampaging in transition, Antetokounmpo hammered down an incredible one-handed poster jam over Isaiah Stewart and proceeded to (justifiably) flex his muscles right in front of the Pistons big man. […]

Anthony Davis has landed on the injury report for the Los Angeles Lakers heading into their Wednesday night matchup against the Houston Rockets, winners of three games in a row. Davis had a rough go during the Lakers’ Monday night game vs. the Miami Heat, so fans will be patiently tuning into his injury status […]

Bradley Beal has yet to suit up for the Phoenix Suns during the 2023-24 regular season due to back injuries that have been plaguing him dating back to the preseason. Beal has missed the first seven games of the Suns’ season, so fans of the team will be raring to know what the answer is […]

Talent always reigns supreme in the NBA. Whenever there’s an opportunity to trade for a multiple-time All-Star for a bargain price, teams must always take it. This is exactly what the Los Angeles Clippers did when they pulled the trigger on the trade that brought James Harden to town alongside Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. […]

The Golden State Warriors began the 2023-24 season without the services of Draymond Green, who needed more time to recover from the ankle injury he sustained during preseason. However, Green ended up missing just the first two games of the Warriors’ season, playing well since returning to action. However, listed on the injury report heading […]

With a matchup against the Golden State Warriors looming, the Denver Nuggets can ill afford an absence from reigning Finals MVP Nikola Jokic, especially in light of Jamal Murray’s injury that may keep him out for longer than expected. Thus, fans will be at the edge of their seats, awaiting the answer to the question […]