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Milwaukee Bucks guard/forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has made his case to be named the league’s MVP on the court this season. But while we’re months away from knowing who was crowned NBA MVP, Bucks general manager Jon Horst thinks the decision is an easy one, citing Antetokounmpo’s overall league domination, his record in head-to-head matchups against […]

The Sacramento Kings defeated the San Antonio Spurs, 113-106, on Sunday night, giving them their third consecutive win over the playoff-bound franchise this season. The Kings made a push for a Western Conference playoff bid in 2018-19, but it was for naught, as the West playoff party once again proved difficult to crash. But if […]

The Detroit Pistons are set for a critical contest Monday against the Indiana Pacers and they’ll be playing for the second straight game without their star Blake Griffin due to left knee soreness, the league’s injury report revealed Sunday. Griffin’s knee is likely giving him significant discomfort for the team to not even leave the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made the phrase “Lob City” a lifestyle during the heyday of Chris Paul tossing the ball up to the rim, just for Blake Griffin or DeAndre Jordan to come crashing down to earth with the ball rocketing through the hoop. Those days are long gone as the trio are now fanned […]

The Golden State Warriors seemingly re-write the record books every time they take the floor. On Sunday, that was the case once again, as they notched a victory over the Charlotte Hornets, giving them 317 wins over the last five years, breaking the record they themselves had previously set for victories in a five-year span, […]

Houston Rockets swingman Iman Shumpert was brought aboard back in February following a trade with the Sacramento Kings. Shumpert’s veteran presence was taken away from the upstart Sacramento group and re-assigned to a Houston side that was in need of his shot-making ability and defensive activity down the stretch run of the season. Now that […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has already established himself as one of the best 3-point shooters in the NBA, and he reaffirmed that status during Sunday’s win over the Charlotte Hornets Thompson moved into 16th place on the NBA’s all-time three-point makes list against the Hornets, passing Rashard Lewis in the process. Congrats to […]

The Dallas Mavericks will be on the sidelines once the postseason starts in less than two weeks, likely watching the Oklahoma City Thunder as they perform during the Western Conference playoffs. Despite that, the Mavs pulled off an upset win Sunday, in which rookie point guard Jalen Brunson showed out. Thunder head coach Billy Donovan […]

Duke Blue Devils freshman RJ Barrett saw his collegiate season come to an end Sunday with a loss to the Michigan State Spartans in the Elite Eight. Many around the country watched as Barrett, who is widely expected to be a top selection in June’s NBA Draft, put his skills on display, especially his godfather, […]

Following the Sacramento Kings’ win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, the Houston Rockets officially clinched the Southwest division title — the first of what the organization hopes will be many clinchers over the coming months. It’s now the third time in the past five years that the Rockets have claimed division superiority, also […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins had his night cut short Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets when he was tossed in the second quarter for what was deemed a Flagrant 2 foul against Hornets center Willy Hernangomez. Cousins was jockeying for position underneath the basket but got his forearm up around the head and neck […]

The Milwaukee Bucks got a bit of early Sunday morning good news with an update on their injured guard Malcolm Brogdon, who has kicked his crutches to the curb and removed the walking boot from his injured right foot, according to Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Brogdon has been sidelined for two weeks […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward has spent the 2018-19 season on the comeback trail. While his numbers are curious for a former All-Star on the surface, his road back from his harrowing leg injury that ended his 2017-18 year just as it began appears to be hitting its apex. Hayward said that he is feeling […]

Atlanta Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon has been shut down for the remainder of the 2018-19 campaign due to left ankle soreness, the team announced Sunday. Dedmon will undergo a non-surgical procedure in an attempt to alleviate the injury, with hopes that he’ll make a full recovery ahead of the 2019-20 year. An updated @emoryhealthcare injury […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has never been afraid to say what’s on his mind. As the 2018-19 NBA regular season winds down and the playoffs approach with multiple teams taking aim at the Warriors as they look for their fourth NBA title in the past five seasons, Kerr spoke on the concept […]

The Orlando Magic have not been to the postseason since the 2011-12 season, sitting on the precipice following Saturday’s win over the Indiana Pacers. They remain half a game behind the Miami Heat for both the No. 8 seed and the Southeast Division lead with five games to play on Orlando’s schedule. Forward Aaron Gordon […]

Philadelphia 76ers wing Jimmy Butler was back in Minnesota on Saturday night, the place where his 2018-19 season began. This time, he arrived as an opponent, one who helped his new squad — which is playoff-bound — pick up a win over his old squad — which is not playoff-bound. Now that he was back […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden is having a season for the record books. After logging his fifth 50-point triple-double of the 2018-19 season alone, Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni was nothing short of stunned by how well his MVP has been playing, via ESPN: “It’s remarkable what he does, and he does it every night. […]

Phoenix Suns guard Jamal Crawford has been getting buckets in the NBA for what seems like decades. That’s likely because since the 2000-01 year, Crawford has not only been racking up points, but doing so in the niche role of coming off the bench. On Saturday night, he passed Dell Curry to move into second […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard/forward Jimmy Butler made his return to Minnesota on Saturday night for the first time since his departure earlier this season in a deal that saw Robert Covington, Dario Saric and Jerryd Bayless going back in exchange. Butler’s last few weeks with the Timberwolves were certainly tumultuous, with fans letting him hear it […]

It’s normally Houston Rockets point guard James Harden who is known for driving the lane and tossing the lob to center Clint Capela for the jam. But on Saturday, Rockets point guard Chris Paul gave a fair reminder that Harden isn’t the only assist man in town, as Paul got into the lane and dished […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden had it all working from the floor during Saturday’s win over the Sacramento Kings, ultimately finishing with his fifth 50-point triple-double of the 2018-19 campaign. Unfortunately for Kings wing Bogdan Bogdanovic, who has his own savvy array of moves in his arsenal, he was merely caught up in the rapture […]

Kelly Olynyk is in the midst of his sixth NBA campaign, having started a career-high 29 of the 72 games that he has appeared in this year. It’s just his second season as a member of the Miami Heat, and while it may not be classified as the South Beach diet per se, Olynyk has […]

The NBA regular season provides nearly endless intriguing on a nightly basis of players visiting old friends, enemies or in the case of Jimmy Butler and his return to Minnesota, visiting both. There’s little way to know the reaction that Butler will get from Timberwolves fans ahead of time, but after openly requesting a trade […]

New York Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2018-19 season, the team announced Friday. Ntilikina ends the year having appeared in just two games since Jan. 27 due to a groin muscle injury. Frank Ntilikina re-aggravated his strained groin muscle during the March 24 game vs the Clippers. […]

As the 2018-19 postseason nears, the Minnesota Timberwolves are on the outside looking in. There was simply too much firepower up and down the Western Conference throughout the year, leaving a group that fired their head coach midseason in too much disarray to recover in time and snatch up a spot. They, like nearly everyone […]

It wasn’t long ago that Deyonta Davis roamed the court for the Michigan State Spartans and appeared as if he could be a lottery pick in the NBA Draft. Davis spent just one season under the tutelage of head coach Tom Izzo before declaring for the 2016 NBA Draft, where he was taken in the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are heading to the postseason this year with one of the league’s most fascinating rosters. Their leading scorer, Lou Williams, hasn’t started a single game all year, and if he doesn’t win the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award, his teammate, Montrezl Harrell is likely right behind him. Williams acknowledged […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love made another bit of history during Thursday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs, recording the 12,000th point of his career. He has now amassed better than 12,000 points, 7,000 rebounds and 1,000 made three-pointers, making him just one of eight players in NBA history to accomplish the feat. Love is […]

San Antonio Spurs southpaw Manu Ginobili had his No. 20 jersey lifted to the rafters following the team’s victory Thursday over the Cleveland Cavaliers. There were tears, jokes and a whole lot of Spurs legends on the floor during the jersey retirement ceremony, which concluded with no San Antonio Spur ever again rocking the 2-0: […]

Luka Doncic and Trae Young. Trae Young and Luka Doncic. If you’ve tuned into NBA League Pass at all during the 2018-19 season, odds are you have those two 1-2 in your personal NBA Rookie of the Year voting ballot in some capacity. The two dazzling rookie guards have become households names not a full […]

Los Angeles Lakers swingman Lance Stephenson sent throes of the NBA internet into a frenzy during Tuesday’s win over the Washington Wizards, with a dazzling array of moves that sent Jeff Green sprawling during the first half (even though Stephenson did in fact step on Green’s foot, to surely aid the tumble). But Lakers head […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee is invoking the ghosts of the franchise’s storied past with his most recent three-game stretch. The Lakers big man has reeled off three consecutive double-doubles, becoming the only player in the NBA in the past 35 years to average better than 20 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks per […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic continued to place his name alongside legends during Tuesday’s contest against the Sacramento Kings. While racking up his seventh triple-double of the season, the Mavs star has now moved into third-place on the all-time list for rookies, tying Magic Johnson and the mark that he set with the Los Angeles […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul got Milwaukee Bucks forward D.J. Wilson with simply one of the nastiest crossovers that an NBA game has seen in quite some time during Tuesday’s contest. Paul seems destined to take Wilson to the basket, just to stop and reverse course, giving a whole new meaning to putting the […]

New York Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina missed nearly two months due to a groin strain, making his way back onto the floor March 20. In just his second game back Sunday versus the Los Angeles Clippers, Ntilikina aggravated the injury again, which led Knicks head coach David Fizdale to say this concerning his status moving […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have made the playoffs once since the start of the 2004-05 season. That one came last year before a succinct first-round exit at the hands of the Houston Rockets. Entering the year, there was optimism about a return to the postseason, but that quickly dissipated with the team just hoping for a […]

Missing the 2018-19 postseason certainly does not bode well for the job security of current Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton. As speculation has swirled concerning his job status beyond this year, candidates have already been mentioned left and right about who could be the man to try and right the Lakers’ ship. As […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger has his players’ backs, that’s for sure. Prior to Tuesday’s contest against the Dallas Mavericks and rookie phenom Luka Doncic, Joerger won’t have any of the noise surrounding Doncic and the league’s Rookie of the Year Award, instead choosing Marvin Bagley III, via Dwain Price of Mavs.com. “I have […]