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Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns had a lot on his plate during the first half of Tuesday’s contest versus the Denver Nuggets. Towns was essentially a one-man army with the triumvirate of Andrew Wiggins, Jeff Teague and Derrick Rose all having been ruled out due to various ailments. That left Towns to record 18 points […]

After one of the more erratic performances of what has been a dazzling rookie campaign, Dallas Mavericks guard/forward Luka Doncic went back to work. Doncic, who was questionable to even play Tuesday against San Antonio due to a left knee strain, took the court and logged 34 minutes, a decision that head coach Rick Carlisle […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got back forward Kyle Kuzma for Tuesday’s victory over the Chicago Bulls. Kuzma returned to the starting five and went for 21 points, adding in five rebounds and four assists in his return from an ankle injury. After the win, Kuzma opened up, via Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints, about the team’s […]

NBA fans aren’t the only ones envisioning in their heads what it’s going to look like when Kristaps Porzingis takes the floor alongside rookie phenom Luka Doncic. Of course, when that occurs, Doncic will no longer be a rookie, and the Mavs seems committed to their plan of keeping Porzingis sidelined for the remainder of […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie sensation Luka Doncic had a rough shooting night against the San Antonio Spurs, and Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said he might have played the 20-year-old too much. Doncic was questionable to play throughout the day in Tuesday’s contest versus the Spurs due to a left knee strain. Eventually, he got clearance to […]

Utah Jazz guard Grayson Allen is heading back to the G League. Allen will join the Salt Lake City Stars, the team announced, having played eight games for the squad earlier this season. The 23-year-old Allen has started all eight games he has played with the Stars, averaging 15.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis has had a bizarre last few months, but when on the court, everything seems to fall in place. Davis and his minutes total are a headscratcher for one of the league’s top talents with a team currently not interesting in deploying him to his fullest potential. In case those […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has proven himself adept at many facets of the game during his first NBA campaign, and the Mavs rookie showed that once again against the San Antonio Spurs. During the second quarter of the game, Luka fooled the Spurs defenders with an incredible ball fake. Remarkably, the move paved the […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid had an uncharacteristically low-scoring night during Tuesday’s victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. After missing a short look in the fourth quarter that was emblematic of his night as a whole, he recovered in time to pull off one of the most dominating jams of the season, sending the Wells Fargo […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner entered the night as the league’s leading shot blocker at 2.87 shots turned away on a nightly basis. It’s not often that opposing players are able to dunk in his general vicinity, but that’s exactly what New York Knicks center DeAndre Jordan got to do during the second quarter of […]

It was unclear earlier in the day whether or not Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma would be able to suit up for Tuesday’s contest versus the Chicago Bulls due to an ankle injury. He would eventually be given the great light, allowing him to take the floor, which therefore allowed him to unleash this […]

Indiana Pacers power forward/center Domantas Sabonis is a beast. But you’d already know that if you watched Pacers basketball with any type of regularity this season. He is a 6-foot-11 blend of deft passing touch, rebounding dominance and aggression on the offensive end of the court that appears to have been created specifically for the […]

The Golden State Warriors, owners of the best record in the Western Conference, were defeated by the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, owners of the worst record — by a hefty margin — in the Western Conference. No, Klay Thompson can’t figure it out either. Klay Thompson called tonight’s game “the worst loss in the season” […]

Some teams in sports history have taken the symbol of an animal and used it to spur them onward towards achieving a historic goal, thus deifying said animal — think the Los Angeles Angels and the Rally Monkey. Are the San Antonio Spurs and their bats (Rally Bats?) the evolution of that concept? There’s only […]

It’s good to be the Milwaukee Bucks. Despite their defeat at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, the team officially retained their 2019 first-round draft choice. The team is still dealing with the Phoenix Suns over last season’s Eric Bledsoe trade, with another pick still yet to be on the move, with […]

Golden State Warriors players, coaches and fans had their heart skip a beat during Sunday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns when Kevin Durant went down with an ankle injury. Afterwards, however, head coach Steve Kerr expressed optimism that the injury, so close to the postseason, isn’t considered to be serious. During the post-game presser, Kerr […]

Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez believes in superheroes. That can be the only explanation as to why the 7-footer has not only not been scared of the prospect of being bitten by a bat, but it appears that he’s ready to embrace it. Brook Lopez says he’s slightly disappointed the bat didn’t fly closer to him. He […]

Houston Rockets point/shooting guard James Harden entered rarefied air during Sunday’s win over the Dallas Mavericks, knocking down his 300th three-point bucket of the season, putting his name alongside Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry in the record books. In what has already been a historic offensive season for Harden, he further added to […]

Atlanta Hawks power forward/center John Collins has some serious bounce, as was indicated during All-Star weekend in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest last month. So it should come as no surprise that even with a shoddy pass from teammate Kevin Huerter during Sunday’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans, Collins was able to adjust — […]

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley has Lou Williams’ back. Williams took to Twitter on Saturday night to essentially endorse himself for NBA Sixth Man of the Year candidacy before Beverley joined the fray and gave his ringing endorsement: It’s not even a discussion!!!! Give that man what he deserves!!!! #6Man https://t.co/fID1I4n5NY — Patrick […]

Playing alongside rookie point guard Trae Young. Playing in a refurbished arena. Playing for an organization with some gorgeous uniform combinations. Playing in a city like Atlanta. If you were an NBA free agent, how would that sound? According to Young, he thinks it sounds pretty good and is ready to help make Atlanta a […]

The fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils dropped their regular-season finale to the third-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday night, but their spirits were immediately turned around with the announcement that freshman Zion Williamson is expected to return for the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament on Thursday against an opponent still to be determined: Coach K […]

The Boston Celtics were floundering before they left for California. Now that they’ve arrived, the team is in the midst of a three-game winning streak and there is optimism emanating from the organization for the first time in what feels like forever. What changed? Per Jay King of The Athletic, Boston bonded on the flight […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum rattled off his most efficient shooting night of the 2018-19 season when his squad knocked off the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, a team that is 12 games deep in the Western Conference cellar. McCollum, via ESPN, wasn’t worried about where the Suns were situated in the standings, instead […]

The Sacramento Kings have been a surprising inclusion to the 2018-19 NBA playoff race, trading victories with many of the Western Conference’s powerhouse squads throughout the year. Entering Sunday, they sit 3.5 games out of the eighth seed, led primarily by a group of youngsters who are just coming into their own. Head coach Dave […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward has averaged 19 points per game over his last three contests, which have come as a part of Boston’s current West Coast swing. Hayward has shot 70.6 percent from the field overall in that span, but when asked about what’s been helping him click on all cylinders, he had […]

Charlotte Hornets center Cody Zeller is going to take points no matter how you give them to him. That’s why there’s no shame in deking out the Milwaukee Bucks’ potential league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo in order to notch both an additional steal and two points. Cody Zeller saw an opportunity and he took it 🤣 […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns was forced to exit Saturday’s eventual overtime win against the Washington Wizards due to an apparent right knee injury. Towns was visibly upset on the bench, hobbling to the locker room just prior to overtime. While the superstar center will undergo more tests, head coach Ryan Saunders is choosing to […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Joakim Noah was feeling the love on his way out from Friday’s victory over the Utah Jazz, bringing the home crowd to their feet in support of him. Standing ovation for Joakim Noah as he checks out 👏 pic.twitter.com/PcVjt3ZAUp — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 9, 2019 Just seconds prior, Noah unleashed a […]

For the sixth consecutive season, the Toronto Raptors are playoff-bound. Following the team’s 127-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, the squad punched their ticket back to the postseason, even if their eyes are on more than merely a playoff appearance. Of course, advancing deep in the playoffs is why the Raptors’ roster […]

Although Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki has not officially announced his retirement from the NBA, the Mavs legend continues to get ample fan support in opposing arenas that he may be visiting for the last time. Friday night versus the Orlando Magic was no different, as the home crowd gave Dirk a standing O when […]

There was once a time when Danny Green rocked the Cleveland Cavaliers colors proudly. Sure, it may have been for a total of 115 regular-season minutes during his rookie season in 2009-10, appearing in 20 combined games off the bench, but that was the franchise that drafted the Long Island product in the second round […]

Minnesota Timberwolves wing Cameron Reynolds will be back for more with the organization, as he is set to sign a second 10-day contract, per Darren Wolfson of KSTP-Minnesota: Cam Reynolds signing another 10-day with #Twolves, I hear. — Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) March 8, 2019 Reynolds has appeared in two games off the bench, logging a […]

The Atlanta Hawks are 22-44 this season, so they’ll take hope and optimism wherever they can find it. The latest place to search? Free agency. Sam Amick of The Athletic answered that he believes the Hawks are hopeful that they can at least land a meeting this summer with Kevin Durant: Teams from coast-to-coast are […]

New York Knicks center DeAndre Jordan is in the midst of his 11th NBA season, so you wouldn’t be blamed for feeling like he has been around for a while. But ask the Knicks center what it feels like to still be producing at his “advanced” age of 30, and he’ll have a response ready […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond is on pace to lead the league in rebounding this season for the third time in the past four years. While the two-time All-Star has had some strong personal accolades early on in his career, what he really wants is to win, and he wants to do it as a […]

With the NBA Playoffs just over a month away, it’s fair game to begin taking a look to see how the competition from each conference stacks up against the other. If regular-season records against teams currently slated for postseason play is any indicator, a Milwaukee Bucks-Denver Nuggets matchup in the NBA Finals could be upon us: […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George dropped 32 points during Thursday’s win over the Portland Trail Blazers. That in itself may not seem all that noteworthy for a player averaging 28.6 points per game this year, but it’s how he got there that’s relevant: George finished 17-for-20 from the free-throw stripe. In what was a […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George has become a three-point marksman this season, using his newfound elite three-point efforts to carry him toward consideration for the MVP award. From Nov. 30 until Mar. 5, George had knocked down multiple three-pointers in all 40 contests that he played in. Come Thursday in his team’s overtime win […]