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If history repeats itself, Jalen Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder should be heading to the NBA Finals in 2025. For the first time since 2012, the Thunder are 5-0 after beating the Portland Trail Blazers 137-114 but will have to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers on the second night of a back-to-back set to […]

The Portland Trail Blazers erased a 17-point deficit to pull even at halftime against head coach Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder. A phenomenal 44-point second quarter pulled the game close, keeping the Trail Blazers in it before the Thunder intensified their league-leading defense. They stopped Portland in its tracks amid a 38-17 third […]

The 2024-25 Oklahoma City Thunder continue rewriting history throughout their first two weeks of the regular season. After the Thunder’s top-ranked defense made franchise history in a 105-93 win against the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City made NBA history after beating the Portland Trail Blazers 137-114 Friday night. The Thunder became the first team to […]

The Cleveland Cavs and the Oklahoma City Thunder are off to historically familiar beginnings in 2024-25. Head coach Kenny Atkinson and the Cavs set the tone in their season opener and haven’t stopped winning since, starting with a 6-0 mark atop the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, coach Mark Daigneault is guiding the NBA’s best defense, devastating […]

In a 119-106 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Memphis Grizzlies guards Marcus Smart and Desmond Bane left the game with injuries and didn’t return. Smart suffered an ankle injury in the 13-point loss, and Bane went down with an oblique injury. On Friday, Memphis released an update on the pair of guards with a week-to-week prognosis, per […]

Sitting atop the Western Conference one week into the 2024-25 regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder cruised to a perfect 4-0 start. Superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren lead the Thunder starting lineup’s production, with Jalen Williams and Lu Dort featured as consistent contributors. However, one rookie, whose teammate Alex Caruso spoke talked about, Oklahoma […]

Hall of Fame forward Kevin Garnett wants to see his former teammate Karl-Anthony Towns reach his full potential with the New York Knicks. After seeing Towns produce a stat line reminiscent of Patrick Ewing, Garnett is eager to see KAT take his game to new heights, similar to the likes of the NBA’s most recent […]

Kike Hernandez and the Los Angeles Dodgers World Series championship parade saw various celebratory moments between fans and players. However, Hernandez calling out rapper and New York Yankees fan Fat Joe was one of the most memorable moments of the day. Hernandez poked fun at the rapper’s performance before Game 3 at Yankee Stadium in […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series championship celebration continued as the Commissioner’s Trophy traveled from New York and paraded through the City of Angels. Amidst the Dodgers’ championship parade, fans rejoiced and gave a special tribute to the late Fernando Valenzuela, who died on October 22 after a long bout with liver cancer, only three […]

The San Antonio Spurs, including Victor Wembanyama, bounced back from losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday with a 106-88 win against the Utah Jazz. Wembanyama became the youngest player to achieve a 5×5 stat line, finishing with 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five steals, and five blocks. Perhaps the historic performance of […]

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Amari Cooper missed practice on Wednesday due to a wrist injury, and fans are concerned about his status for Week 9’s matchup against the Miami Dolphins. The 6-2 Bills are going for their seventh victory of the 2024 NFL season, which could result in them having the second-best record in the AFC, […]

Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic, and the Dallas Mavericks fell to 3-2 after losing to the Houston Rockets 108-102 on Thursday. Less than 48 hours after Irving stated the Mavs have the best rim protection in the NBA following their 120-114 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, the eight-time All-Star was back in front of reporters, reminding them […]

As footage from the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrating their World Series championship continues to flood social media timelines, United States’ track and field Olympian Noah Lyles caught a stray from outfielder Kike Hernandez. Lyles famously made headlines when he questioned the validity of American sports, labeling a team the “world champions” annually in respective leagues […]

The Baltimore Orioles acquired Daz Cameron, the son of three-time Gold Glover Mike Cameron, in a trade with the Oakland Athletics. Following their wild-card playoff exit, the Orioles made wholesale changes to their coaching staff. Baltimore wasted no time changing its roster, adding Cameron less than 24 hours after the Los Angeles Dodgers were crowned […]

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren took responsibility for the team’s elite defense this season. Still, even he would undoubtedly agree that head coach Mark Daigneault deserves all the credit for the stifling defense. In their 105-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, the Thunder not only limited 2024 Rookie of the Year Victor […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder (4-0) are the only undefeated team in the Western Conference after their highly anticipated matchup against the San Antonio Spurs, featuring last year’s Rookie of the Year, Victor Wembanyama. The Thunder defeated the Spurs 105-93, while Chet Holmgren’s emergence continues to reach new heights. He turned in another stellar performance. However, […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder will face the San Antonio Spurs at the Paycom Center on Wednesday with an opportunity to improve to 4-0. After beating the Atlanta Hawks 128-104, the Thunder remain undefeated, which caught the eye of Golden State Warriors’ four-time champion Draymond Green. On a recent episode of The Draymond […]

Stephen A. Smith chimed in on Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla’s desire to see fighting allowed in the NBA. After the champion coach made headlines because of this NHL-inspired take, which also welcomed the idea of inserting power plays, many have spoken out about Mazzulla’s recent comments, including Smith during a segment of ESPN’s First Take. […]

After a fan blatantly interfered with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts in Game 4 of the World Series at Yankees Stadium on Tuesday, Major League Baseball called for a ban from the New York Yankees. Then, MLB and the Yankees reportedly mutually decided to ban two fans before making a public statement, backing up […]

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is ready to move on from questions about his time with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He’s fully embracing his role with the Knicks. Towns spoke at length about the Julius Randle trade. Still, when asked about another of his former teammates, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, he dismissed the questions […]

In a 2024 Western Conference Finals rematch between the Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves, Mavs superstar Luka Doncic left the game with an injury in the first half. He returned in the third quarter unfazed but struggled offensively, missing seven consecutive threes before connecting on the Mavericks’ biggest one of the night. After the […]

De’Aaron Fox made franchise history in the Sacramto Kings’ matchup against the Utah Jazz while helping his team improve to 2-2 in a 113-96 victory on Monday. Fox finished with 19 points, six assists, five rebounds, and one steal, the 671st of his career, putting him in second place over Hall of Fame guard Mitch […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder cruised to a perfect 3-0 record in the opening week of the 2024-25 NBA season. One of only two 3-0 teams in the Western Conference, one ESPN analyst believes the Thunder and champion Celtics are in a league of their own one week into the regular season. In light of ClutchPoints’ […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and the Oklahoma City Thunder are putting the league on notice after going 3-0 in the first week of the 2024-25 campaign. Holmgren takes personal responsibility for Thunder’s elite defense, limiting opponents to 95.3 points per game throughout the first three games, per TeamRankings.com. It’s the kind of production that caught […]

One week into the 2024-25 NBA regular season, Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s defense are two catalysts for their perfect 3-0 start. Opponents are averaging 95.3 points against the Thunder, leading the league in the fewest points allowed, per Teamrankings.com. Holmgren believes he has everything to do with that. He took personal responsibility […]

The Shai Gilgeous-Alexander-led Oklahoma City Thunder, 3-0, are one of only four NBA teams that remain undefeated three games into the regular season. Chet Holmgren is playing like a superstar; the defense has held opponents to fewer than 96 points in two of their three victories, but Gilgeous-Alexander couldn’t care less about the outside noise. […]

The New England Patriots rookie starting quarterback Drake Maye suffered a concussion in Week 8’s 25-22 victory against the New York Jets, as veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett led the Patriots to their second win in the regular season. With a 2-6 record, New England now tied with the Jets for third place in the AFC East, which […]

There’s no love lost between most New England Patriots fans and the New York Yankees. While the NFL’s franchise tied with the Green Bay Packers for the most Super Bowl victories with six titles, the Patriots hosted the New York Jets in Week 8’s matchup, a “Yankees suck” chant broke out at Gillette Stadium. The […]

In the Detroit Lions’ Week 8 matchup against the Tennessee Titans, wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown tied a franchise record set by Hall of Fame receiver Calvin Johnson in 2011. Brown’s touchdown catch in the first half against the Titans stretched his streak of touchdown receptions to five consecutive games, which tied Johnson’s streak of […]

Alex Caruso and the Oklahoma City Thunder took care of business against Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls. They beat the Bulls 114-95 to improve to 2-0 on the young season, and Chet Holmgren finished with a career-high 16 rebounds, drawing comparisons to Caruso’s former All-Star teammate in Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis. A reporter […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder improved to 2-0 after beating their old friend Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls 114-95. After Chet Holmgren made Thunder franchise history in a 102-87 win against the Nuggets in their season opener, he finished with 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds as the second-year big man is off to […]

The Boston Celtics released an aerial view of the 2024 championship banner heading up to the rafters at TD Garden. Before the Celtics handed the Knicks a 132-109 beating in their season opener, they raised the franchise’s 18th title into its rightful home. Now, the NBA’s most winning franchise gives fans unique drone footage of […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr came to Draymond Green’s defense for his first technical foul of the 2024-25 regular season in the Warriors’ 139-104 win against the Portland Trail Blazers. He commended the four-time champion for his tenacity and aggressive approach to the game, and now Green is telling his side of the […]

After the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Cleveland Browns 21-14 in Week 7, they improved to 3-4 nearly halfway through the 2024 NFL season. Before November 5’s trade deadline, Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins was mentioned in trade rumors. However, his name popped up on Cincinnati’s latest injury report, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Higgins […]

The champion Boston Celtics’ 132-109 blowout win against the New York Knicks in their season opener tied the NBA record for most threes in a single game (29). For many, Jayson Tatum and the Celtics’ early three-point shooting dominance signals no championship hangover for the 2024 champions, and the numbers are staggering. During a recent […]

During Game 1 of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s first-round series against the New Orleans Pelicans, veteran center Jonas Valanciunas yelled in forward Jalen Williams’ face. So, Williams barked at Valanciunas in response. Williams is known to bark from time to time. It’s now a part of OKC culture. Then, during Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s walk-off postgame interview following […]

In an effort dominant enough to convince Charles Barkley to crown the Oklahoma City Thunder “World Champions,” the Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 102-87 in their season opener. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the charge, finishing with 28 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, three blocks, and two steals, but Thunder big man Chet Holmgren had a historic […]

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 120-109 in their season opener. Luka Doncic led with 28 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists, and Klay Thompson shined in his Mavericks debut. He finished with 22 points, including six threes, seven rebounds, and three steals, while one of his new teammates thoroughly enjoys the four-time […]

Ahead of the Denver Broncos Week 8 matchup against the Carolina Panthers, the Broncos received frightening news. After reportedly being followed upon leaving a strip club, Broncos wide receiver Josh Reynolds and one unidentified man were injured in a shooting early Friday morning in Denver on October 18. The Broncos stated Reynolds was treated for minor […]