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Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker has missed three of the last five games due to injury. First, Booker’s hamstring was giving him trouble, but more recently, it’s been his groin, as he sat Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers due to groin soreness. So when the Suns take their home court to play the […]

Miami Heat point guard Kyle Lowry has sat out the last two games with left knee soreness. The Heat played the Rockets and Spurs in the games Lowry missed and won both on the road.  Miami will return home Tuesday night for a showdown against the reeling Chicago Bulls, though a recent report indicates that […]

Monday’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers went down to the wire. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a baseline jumper as the final buzzer sounded to give the Thunder a 123-121 victory. This buzzer-beater shot by Gilgeous-Alexander put him in the history books and in some esteemed company. Gilgeous-Alexander’s game-winner versus the Blazers […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert has sat out the last two games with an ankle injury. The Wolves won both games without their center and even dropped 150 points on the Chicago Bulls Sunday. When the Wolves host Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks Monday night, Timberwolves fans will want to know for certain: […]

Phoenix Suns superstar guard Devin Booker has missed two out of the last four games due to injury. With this in mind, when the Suns take the court to host the Lakers in Phoenix Monday night, Suns fans surely will want to know: Is Devin Booker playing tonight vs. the Lakers? Is Suns’ Devin Booker […]

Toronto Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby has missed the last four games with a hip injury — not coincidentally, the Raptors lost all of them. The team is reeling at this juncture, so when Toronto takes the court in Philadelphia to play the 76ers on Monday night, every Raptors fan will want to know: Is O.G. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are fresh off their worst loss of the season. The team got pummeled for 41 points by the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday. After a poor showing, the Bucks surely want to put together a bounce-back performance in their next game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday. But, according to a recent report, […]

Of course, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is a hoops junkie. But he also holds an appreciation for other sports, with soccer being one of them. With the World Cup Final between Argentina and France set to take place Saturday morning, the media asked James who his pick is to win the World Cup […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Maxi Kleber is essential to the team’s bench unit. He provides spacing behind the three-point arc (36.9% from three this season) and is a smart, versatile defender. But unfortunately, Kleber injured himself during practice on Tuesday and sat out Wednesday’s game against the Cavaliers. And a recent report indicates that Kleber […]

Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon has seen his name in trade rumors for years, even before the team dealt James Harden and entered a total rebuild. Considering Gordon’s prolific shooting ability, it’s easy to see why rival NBA teams have long been interested in him. And a recent report indicates that the Rockets might be […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry banged his knees with Giannis Antetokounmpo on a drive during the team’s loss on Tuesday. With the Dubs set to play a back-to-back against a young yet competitive Indiana Pacers squad, all Golden State fans are dying to know: Is Stephen Curry playing tonight versus the Pacers? Is Warriors’ […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams is widely recognized as one of the strongest and toughest players in the NBA. A huge part of what makes him such an effective man in the middle is that he isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty by setting rugged screens or battling with centers inside for rebounding position.  […]

After a slow start to the season, Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook was relegated to a bench role and has shined ever since. With his albatross contract, it’s still going to be hard for the Lakers to find a trade partner. But Westbrook’s encouraging play lately has reportedly caught the attention of at least […]

Orlando Magic point guard Jalen Suggs has been sidelined since November 25th with right ankle soreness. He exited that game early after logging 19 minutes against the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s been more or less three weeks since the Magic have had their starting point guard, but a recent update indicates that they won’t have to […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox has missed the team’s last two games against the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks with foot soreness, shutting down what could have been must-see matchups between Fox and Garland and Fox and Brunson. Sacramento’s next game is Tuesday versus the Philadelphia 76ers, so with this in mind, every […]

For perhaps the first time all season, the Boston Celtics are facing some adversity. After the team won its first three games of its six-game road trip, the Celtics have dropped their last two to the Clippers and Warriors, each by double digits. Jayson Tatum hasn’t looked like his normal self as of late (averaging […]

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson exited the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Sacramento Kings due to a sprained ankle. Still, the Knicks won the game handily, 112-99, improving them to 14-13 with their fourth-consecutive victory. But with the team set to play the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, the Knicks received a disappointing injury update […]

Toronto Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby played in the team’s first 26 games before missing Sunday’s outing against the Orlando Magic with a hip injury. And a recent update on Anunoby’s injury status indicates that he is set to miss a few more upcoming games.  According to Eric Koreen, a Raptors writer for The Athletic, Anunoby will […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is unequivocally one of the best basketball players to ever step foot on the hardwood. While James is a worldwide icon primarily because of what he has accomplished on the court, it doesn’t define who he is as a person. Beyond basketball, James is an outspoken activist and, most […]

After a promising start to the 2022-23 campaign, the Washington Wizards are reeling. The team has lost six games in a row (the longest active losing streak in the league) and nine of its last ten. Part of the reason for Washington’s struggles as of late is the absence of shooting guard Bradley Beal, who’s […]

Atlanta Hawks superstar Trae Young has played in 25 of the team’s 27 games thus far this season. He hasn’t sat a game since December 2nd, when the Hawks beat the Denver Nuggets at home. But a recent injury update hints that Young is in jeopardy of missing more time, including Monday’s much-anticipated matchup versus the […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic missed Saturday’s game against the Chicago Bulls with a right quadricep strain. Without Doncic, the Mavericks got pummeled, as the team gave up a season-high 144 points and lost by 29 in Chicago. So when Dallas returns to its home floor on Monday to face the Oklahoma City Thunder, every […]

The New York Knicks have been the definition of an average team this season. At 13-13, the team owns the eighth-best record in the Eastern Conference. They’re not quite bad enough to have a shot at landing a top prospect, but they’re not good enough to win a playoff series at this juncture, either. Because […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder continue to exceed expectations this season. Before the 2022-23 campaign began, many assumed that the team would be in the running for generational 2023 prospect Victor Wembanyama. However, this has not been the case more than one-quarter of the way through the regular season. The Thunder, led by guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander […]

There’s some history between Suns guard Chris Paul and New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado. Last year, New Orleans and Phoenix faced off against each other in a tightly contested playoff series during the first round of the postseason. The Suns won the series in six games, but Alvarado guarded Paul for much of the […]

Last month, the Washington Post released a 1957 photo of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones standing alongside a group of white students seemingly trying to block black students from entering North Little Rock High School. The photo was released around the time that the Kyrie Iring controversy was the most talked-about topic in the NBA.  Irving’s name was […]

In the early morning of November 19, New Mexico State Aggies forward Mike Peake got into a deadly shootout with a University of New Mexico student at UNM’s main campus. Several UNM students were reportedly trying to fight Peake due to an incident that occurred during a football game between NMS and UNM back in […]

New York Knicks forward Cam Reddish has had a turbulent past week or so. After a solid start to the season, Tom Thibodeau removed Reddish from the team’s rotation entirely once Quentin Grimes returned from injury. Reddish has accumulated two consecutive healthy DNPs in New York’s two most recent outings against the Atlanta Hawks and […]

The Utah Jazz won a nailbiter of a game against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday by a final score of 124-123. Late in the fourth quarter, Jordan Clarkson fouled Jonathan Kuminga hard after the latter pulled down a rebound, and a near-fight broke out between the two. Despite being far smaller than Kuminga, Clarkson […]

After a blazing hot start (pun intended) to the 2022-23 season, the Portland Trail Blazers have struggled the past few weeks. The team owns just a 3-7 record over its last 10 games and has dropped to the eighth seed in the Western Conference at 13-11. In a matter of weeks, the Blazers went from […]

Wednesday night’s matchup between the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns will be must-see television. It’s a face-off between the top teams in each conference, as the Celtics are 20-5 and the Suns are 16-8. Plus, Suns point guard Chris Paul is expected to return to the lineup after missing a month with a heel injury. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are continuing to surprise folks this season. After a rough 1-6 stretch in late November, the team has bounced back in a major way by winning its last three, one of those wins even coming without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder’s undisputed best player. At 11-13, Oklahoma City is still in the […]

The San Antonio Spurs are a mess at the moment. The team has the longest active losing streak in the league at 11 games and the second-worst record (6-18), behind only the lowly Orlando Magic.  It’s evident at this juncture that the Spurs won’t be competing for anything significant this season. Thus, according to SpursTalks’ LJ Ellis, […]

It’s been a long road to recovery for Orland Magic forward Jonathan Isaac. The last time he appeared in an NBA game was on August 2nd, 2020, versus the Sacramento Kings, when the league played in the Orlando bubble. In that game, Isaac suffered an ACL injury that would cause him to miss the entirety […]

The Washington Wizards are reeling. After starting the 2022-23 season off auspiciously with a 10-7 record, the team has lost six of its last seven games. Now 11-13, the Wizards own just the 11th-best record in the Eastern Conference — they wouldn’t even qualify for a spot in the play-in tournament if the regular season […]

The Connecticut women’s basketball team is dealing with a dastardly case of the injury bug, as its players are dropping like flies. The college basketball season began just a month ago, and the Huskies have already lost two more of its top players to injury.  UConn headed into the season without Paige Bueckers (torn ACL) […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is one of the most must-see talents in the NBA. His superhuman athleticism and leaping ability at his size are unparalleled by any other guard today and make him more or less a walking highlight reel. With this in mind, Grizzlies fans and Heat fans alike want to know: […]

After a red-hot start to the new NBA season, the Utah Jazz have plummeted back to earth. The team has lost six of its last eight games and is now outside the top eight in the Western Conference at 14-12. One of the best feel-good stories in the entire league has been served loss after […]

The Atlanta Hawks have found themselves in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. During shootaround on Friday before the team’s game against the Denver Nuggets, Hawks superstar Trae Young got into a tense verbal exchange with head coach Nate McMillan. As a result, Young chose not to play in the home win or […]