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Philadelphia 76ers forward Jimmy Butler appeared to have injured his left ankle, Friday. It came in the fourth quarter of the Sixers’ 121-112 loss to the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers. Fortunately, the results of the x-ray returned negative. It was nothing more than a sprain and Jimmy Butler will be re-evaluated Saturday. Jimmy Butler had his ankle […]

New Orleans Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis once again endured another injury scare. In the third quarter of their matchup against the  New York Knicks, Davis appeared to have hurt his quad after sinking a jumper in the third quarter. https://twitter.com/RPMSports18/status/1066154836557787136 His teammates would then step up to outscore the Knicks on his absence 20-11 to […]

A lot of unlucky plays have occurred in the NBA before and this play from the Charlotte Hornets after Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams’ miss would surely add to this list. As seen in the tweet by Dime, a missed shot by the Adams translated into points off a botched rebound attempt by […]

L.A. Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari surely knows how to find the basket. Considered as one of the most accurate free-throw shooters today, opponents wouldn’t dare send Danilo Gallinari to the charity stripe. A career 87 percent shooter from the free throw line, he stated that he has a great relationship with basket when he’s on […]

In a video posted on Twitter, Boston Celtics All-Star guard Kyrie Irving is shown imitating a familiar move popularized by Michael Jackson. This is the wildest thing I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/RVx1qNOky3 — ⁸𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚 (@33643pts) November 23, 2018 It is the “King of Pop” Michael Jackson’s “Anti-gravity lean” which he used in concerts and music videos. […]

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones claims he had no interest in wanting to start a franchise in Southern California, per Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk. “Several years back, I was approached by several owners that asked if I would consider selling the team, and the team being a more elite team and I take Los Angeles […]

The New Orleans Saints’ offense is a hot commodity this season, so it’s no wonder fantasy owners would be picking their playmakers for their teams. Alvin Kamara and Michael Thomas had combined to receive 12 of Drew Brees’ 25 touchdown passes entering their Week 12 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, and both are destined to […]

LeBron James and the city of Cleveland. Those two entities have been synonymous with each other ever since the Cavs used their first overall pick for James in the 2003 draft. It hasn’t always been a perfect relationship, though it has been mostly fruitful. They’ve had a love-hate relationship from that point. A brief rift […]

Orlando Magic rookie Mo Bamba talked about his brotherly relationship with Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard whom he looked up  to as a big brother. As per John Denton of NBA.com Bamba stated:  “After my brother went away for a while, Kawhi reached out to me. He just kind of stepped up and played the […]

New York Knicks rookie Kevin Knox’s playing career in the NBA is only a month old. But he had already been sidelined for seven games due to an ankle injury. He’s in and out of the starting five as well. The New York Knicks’ first round pick in this year’s draft is still trying to […]

The Detroit Lions added another piece to their backfield Thursday, as they claimed cornerback Marcus Cooper. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported that the Lions quickly claimed Cooper off the wavers after the Chicago Bears released him. The Bears needed space to get Tyler Bray on their 53-man roster in their game against the Lions. […]

Philadelphia  Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson once again jabbed at their Super Bowl 52 opponent, New England Patriots. He stated that there’s no way their team would employ “The Patriot way”. Johnson called the Patriots a “fear-based organization’ as per Logan Mullen of NESN.com. In a recent interview with Tim McManus of ESPN, Johnson was […]

A blatant no-call seemed to cost the Washington Redskins a chance to erase the Dallas Cowboys’ lead Thursday. In a tweet by Mark Bullock of The Athletic, he stated that Redskins tight end Jordan Reed had every reason to get upset after game officials missed a blatant illegal hit on him by Dallas. Jordan Reed […]

Dallas Cowboys rookie Michael Gallup flies back Georgia to attend services for his deceased brother as per David Helman of DallasCowboys.com  With the game over, Jerry Jones is flying Michael Gallup back to Georgia for his brother’s services. He didn’t want to get into specifics, but he said the team embraced Gallup in as emotional a […]

The New Orleans Saints struck first in their Thanksgiving Day showdown against the Atlanta Falcons. The Superdome crowd went wild after Saints quarterback Drew Brees tossed a 28-yard strike to wide receiver Tommy Lee Lewis. .@DrewBrees and the @Saints score quick! 28-yard TD pass to Tommylee Lewis! #GoSaints 📺: #ATLvsNO on NBC https://t.co/WbeIu54qqV — NFL […]

Detroit Lions running back LeGarrette Blount spoke highly of his teammate and starting quarterback Matthew Stafford, per Kyle Meinke of Mlive Media Group. LeGarrette Blount on Matthew Stafford: "Obviously, he’s an elite quarterback. I think he’s one of the best in this league. I don’t think that its fault that we can — I don’t […]

A Washington Redskins fan was spotted in Dallas wearing a jersey with a long list  of surnames. The list contained the surnames of the signal callers that had donned a Redskins uniform since 1999. Redskins quarterback jersey in Dallas tonight pic.twitter.com/kcpFZHZQIb — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 22, 2018 As posted by Darren Rovell of ESPN in his […]

New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram ignited his team’s rivalry with NFC South rivals Atlanta Falcons. In a video posted by the league’s official Twitter account, Ingram trolled the Falcons by dropping a Jamal Anderson reference. Hey @MarkIngram22, what's on the menu tonight?! 😂 📺: #ATLvsNO (8:20pm ET on NBC) https://t.co/JE1C86tYPQ — NFL (@NFL) […]

Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota returned to the practice field Wednesday which is a good sign for the AFC South team. Alhough listed as limited, it appears Mariota’s recovery is taking progress lately. “I think that we’ll see on Friday as he comes back out,” Vrabel said of Mariota per Jim Wyatt of TitansOnline.com. “We’ll […]

Back in the 1990s, the Eastern Conference was filled with teams that were ready to dominate. It is a fact that seven of the 10 championship winning teams came from the East during the decade, with the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls winning six of those. The competition was tough then. Michael Jordan had to deal […]

Cleveland sports great LeBron James could potentially buy his former team the Cleveland Cavaliers, per Maverick Carter. LeBron James would ‘definitely’ look at buying Cavs in the future – Maverick Carter | NBA Sound byu/j10kum2 innba Buying the Cavaliers makes sense for the 14-time NBA All-Star because he grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio. . Touted […]

Houston Rockets center Clint Capella became the first player for their franchise to score at least 25 points, grab 15 rebounds, and block four shots in nine years, as per StatMuse. Clint Capela is the first #Rockets player with at least 25p/15r/4b in a game since Yao Ming in 2009. 📊 https://t.co/MGKsAZlTUX pic.twitter.com/xMQlEugSho — StatMuse (@statmuse) […]

Sacramento Kings second year man De’Aaron Fox knew how to pass by obstacles that they put in front of him. He displayed his flying-ability in their Wednesday night matchup at Salt Lake City. Fox went on full speed and seemingly drove in the desert on his way to scoring points with a one-handed jam. Video […]

The Chicago Bulls scorched the visiting Phoenix Suns, 124-116. It was a well fought victory for the currently struggling Bulls who just won their fifth game of the season. What is amazing in this win is they did it in style. Three Bulls players rattled the rim in this matchup, as per the official twitter […]

If you are wondering how strong is the Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo just watch this video shared by the official twitter account by the franchise. The disrespect. 🤨#FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/6bLLbScCZk — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 22, 2018 The 6-11 powerhouse is truly one of the toughest players in the court today. His superb athleticism earned […]

26 years is how long it took for John Starks’ New York Knicks feat to be matched. On Tuesday night, Trey Burke came off the bench and ruled the hardcourt by pouring in 29 points and notching 11 assists: Trey Burke is the first Knicks player with 25 points and 10 assists off the bench […]

Boston Celtics All-Star guard Kyrie Irving is done waiting for the team to find itself, and an ugly loss to the lowly New York Knicks appears to have been the last straw: Kyrie: “We just can’t wait anymore, honestly. From myself, everybody else as a collective, to our coaching staff, we just don’t have time […]

The San Antonio Spurs are having a tough start to their 2018-19 campaign, and Wednesday night they experienced another setback. This time the Spurs’ loss came in controversial fashion as a no-call resulted in their ninth loss of the season against the Memphis Grizzlies: The Grizzlies took over the lead with 0.7 seconds remaining. Marc […]

LeBron James’ return to Cleveland this time was a sweet one. The crowd cheered for him and gave him a warm welcome. The 14-time All-Star and three-time NBA champion was grateful to the Cleveland crowd: James said he really appreciates the fans in Cleveland and all the love they showed him, that he felt the […]

The Boston Celtics are struggling. There is no denying the fact that they play differently from the way they did a season ago. In the 2017-18 season, the Celtics won 55 games and only trailed the Toronto Raptors by four games in the Atlantic Division. The case is different now. They have started the season […]

Who is unhappy right now? The Bostons Celtics fans are. A chorus of boos came from the Boston crowd in the midpoint of the second quarter. The visiting New York Knicks simply dominated the home team. The Celtics’ deficit increased to 16 points, 40-24 with 7:50 to go that prompted head coach Brad Stevens to call a […]

No, there won’t be traded for Philadelphia 76ers’ Markelle Fultz. That is what his agent, Raymond Brothers, emphasized after reports surfaced that they are looking for a trade for the second-year Sixers guard. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Brothers denied the rumors that they asked the Sixers to trade Markelle Fultz. Per the report, […]

LeBron James is back in Cleveland to face the Cavaliers, but he’s once again playing for a different franchise in the Los Angeles Lakers. The crowd that once supported him did not turn their back on him this time. Instead, they were delighted to see him and gave him a standing ovation. LeBron’s return to […]

Questions arise whether staying late at night and using social can have an effect on one’s physical activities the next day. For athletes like NBA players, it seems to be the case. Tweeting late at night and playing basketball the next day is correlated to one another, a recent study shows and it can be […]

Magic center Nikola Vucevic achieved a notable milestone in his seventh year with the team, as he dished out his 1,035th assist to move 10th in the the team’s all-time assists list as per the official twitter account of the Orlando Magic.   Congrats, @NikolaVucevic! 👏 He's passed @Dennis3DScott for 10th on the Magic's all-time […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant expressed his displeasure from the attention he is getting in because of his recent altercation with teammate Draymond Green. In an interview with Yahoo Sports, Durant stated that: “My whole thing is I didn’t create any of this,” he continued. “That’s just my whole thing. I was just playing […]

11-year veteran Jeff Green displayed a high-flying play to remember, Tuesday night. The Washington Wizards forward went on to posterize L.A. Clippers center Boban Marjanovic with a rim-rattling dunk in their team’s 125-118 win. 😧 @unclejeffgreen 😮 https://t.co/AI48m6RG2q — Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) November 21, 2018 Jeff Green’s dunk came in the 11-minute mark of the […]

The New York Knicks once again made adjustments to their starting five, after head coach David Fizdale named Emmanuel Mudiay, Mario Hezonja, Noah Vonleh, Enes Kanter, and Tim Hardaway Jr. as their starters in their Tuesday night showdown against the Blazers. The decision came as Fizdale wanted to turn things around early in the season. […]