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The Golden State Warriors will play the Houston Rockets on Monday night in game 2 of the first round of the NBA playoffs, but they may be without their MVP Steph Curry. Curry was sidelined for much of game 1 in the Warriors 104-78 blowout over the Rockets due to an ankle injury sustained during […]

Now that the location of the 2017 All-Star game seems to be up in the air, teams are throwing their name in the hat to try and move the game to their city. With a record-breaking season and the defending champions now on their side, the Warriors have decided to join the fun in an […]

With the NBA regular season officially over, the Los Angeles Lakers now move beyond the Kobe era and set their focus on the draft on May 23. RELATED: Byron Scott: Next Lakers’ Key Player Will Be Free Agent, Not Draft Pick The Lakers have a 55.8 percent chance at obtaining a top 3 protected pick […]

He may not be a member of the Thunder organization, or Kevin Durant’s agent, but Shaq knows where Kevin Durant is going to be playing basketball next season. At least, he thinks he does. The soon-to-be Hall of Famer was asked there he thought the Thunder superstar would end up next season. He had one […]

The New York Knicks missed the playoffs for the third season straight this year and frustrations are mounting. Especially for 31 year-old Knicks’ star, Carmelo Anthony. According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, Melo and Knicks’ President Phil Jackson seem to be on completely different wavelengths. In a recent press conference, Anthony […]

Despite mounting pressure from fans, players, and organizations, Adam Silver announced that there have been no discussions to move the 2017 NBA All-Star game from North Carolina in protest of the recently passed The Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act in the state. “The current state of the law is problematic for the league. But […]

Bad news for Heat fans today as Chris Bosh officially announced to the team on Friday that he will not be able to return to play in the NBA playoffs. Wade just revealed Bosh spoke to the Heat today about the playoffs. "He doesn't have the ability to be in it," Wade said. — Tim […]

Kobe Bryant stepped off the court for the final time in style Wednesday night after posting 60 points in his final NBA game. The Black Mamba will forever be a Lakers‘ legend and one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He’s been the scoring champion, league MVP, All-Star, and NBA champion, but one […]

While the Golden State Warriors were decimating  the Memphis Grizzlies to break the ’95-96 Bulls regular season wins record, Steph Curry was chasing his own milestones. More specifically, making 400 three-pointers in one season. Curry was able to pass the 400 mark while adding on a couple extra just for good measure. In the entire […]

The NBA regular season has officially come to an end. Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in his final game and is now gone from us forever (kind of). The Golden State Warriors broke the wins record but still wouldn’t beat the ’95-96 Bulls. Now we look to the playoffs, which will begin this weekend and […]

Kobe Bryant will retire a Lakers‘ legend Wednesday night after 20 years of playing in the NBA. On his way to becoming an icon during those 20 years, Kobe met with numerous heroes of his that would ultimately become his mentors including, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Bill Russell, just to name a few. This […]

The Memphis Grizzlies play in Oakland on Wednesday night to take on the Golden State Warriors in a historic game. At 72 wins, the Warriors have a chance to stand alone in the record books as the only team to reach 73 wins in an NBA regular season. But Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes has other […]

For all the basketball fans who were lobbying for an NBA 2K cover featuring Kobe Bryant, your prayers have been answered. The creators of NBA 2K have announced the cover of the ‘Legend Edition’ of 2K17 will feature The Black Mamba. RELATED: Kobe Bryant Explains Why He Picked Nike Over Reebok For His Second Shoe […]

All of Los Angeles is honoring Kobe Bryant Wednesday, as we prepare to watch the final game of his career tonight against the Utah Jazz. Numerous players and organizations have come out to show their appreciation for what Bryant has done for both themselves as players and for the game of basketball in general. RELATED: […]

The Los Angeles Angels stopped by the Golden State Warriors practice on Tuesday while in town to play the Oakland Athletics and achieved a feet probably few ever have. Angels reliever Joe Smith took on reigning NBA MVP and Steph Curry in a game of PIG, and won. RELATED: Mike Trout Attends Warriors Practice, Hangs […]

Craig Sager has been named as part of NBC’s Olympic broadcasting crew for this summer’s Games in Rio de Janeiro. RELATED: Michael Jordan, Craig Sager Share Touching Moment During National Title Game Sager will join the NBC broadcasting team on the sidelines along with Marv Albert and Doug Collins for the basketball telecasts. Despite this […]

Greatness met greatness at the Golden State Warriors practice on Tuesday when Mike Trout came to check out the defending champions practice on the eve of their chase for the record 73 wins. Reigning basbeall MVP Trout and other Angels players got the chance to meet and shoot around with Stephen Curry and the rest […]

And so here we are, Kobe Bryant’s final NBA game. We’ve had all year to prepare ourselves, and yet it still seems like its come too fast. Friend’s, former teammates, and legends have all had their chance to congratulate and say farewell to Kobe. Former teammate Pau Gasol recently added himself to the list before […]

On the brink of winning a record 73 wins in an NBA season, the NBA championship is the Golden State Warriors to lose. With the number one overall seed and only nine losses for the entire season (so far), it looks like there’s not much that can stop the defending champions. Taking into consideration everything […]

NBA TV took full advantage of what was probably the most highly anticipated game and offered viewing of the game for free to the public. According to Associated Press, Sunday’s game between the Warriors and Spurs averaged nearly 2.6 million viewers, 78 percent higher than the previous record for the network. That includes playoff games. […]

According to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, Jimmy Butler wants to play in the Olympics this summer, despite playing through an knee injury the last couple months of the NBA season. There had been previous rumors circulating that Butler may need surgery on the knee. RELATED: Jimmy Butler Is Angry That People Keep Asking […]

Draymond Green and the Warriors tied the Bulls’ record on Sunday night and now only need one more win to hold outright the record for most wins in a single regular NBA season. RELATED: Steph Curry Stops On A Dime, Sends Parker Flying While many Bulls’ legends and current players have publicly stated that they […]

Steph Curry and the Warriors made history Sunday night after their win over the Spurs in San Antonio to tie the Bulls’ record 72 wins in a regular season. Steph had another solid night scoring 37 points on 13 of 22 shooting while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out five assists. But, while there were […]

Though they were able to come out on top, the Golden State Warriors fought a frustrating uphill battle for much of Sunday night’s game against the Spurs. Equally as frustrated was Warriors play-by-play announcer Bob Fitzgerald, who had some not-so-kind words for a particular Spurs fan. “You even have some jerk off fans trying to […]

Kobe’s final game is just days away and everyone is trying to get their last glimpse of the Black Mamba before he leaves us for good. This includes Pelicans fans who were so excited to see Kobe at his final game in New Orleans, that they started cheering for him to come back into the […]

Fortunately for professional basketball, the Brooklyn Swamp Dragons never became a thing. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun imagining what it would be like. Which is why we have NBA 2K and its avid fans. RELATED: Nets Nearly Changed Name To Swamp Dragons That’s right. Robin Lopez’s dream can finally come true because […]

Kobe Bryant is rapidly on his way out. By this time next week, he’ll have finished his NBA career and probably be in Newport working on his next venture. But not before Nike dedicates a day to him. RELATED: Kobe Bryant Praises Phil Jackson For Drafting Kristaps Porzingis That’s right. To properly send off the […]

Kobe’s farewell tour is quickly coming to an end and all the Lakers want to do at this point is give him the proper send off and let him do his thing. Even if they can’t actually win a game. RELATED: Lakers’ Game Plan For The Rest Of The Year: ‘Give Kobe The Ball’ Well, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers played the Utah Jazz on Friday night in a game with major playoff implications for the Jazz. RELATED: D.J. Augustin Drains An Insane 75-Foot Buzzer Beater Against The Thunder Unfortunately for the Jazz, Jamal Crawford exists, and drained this clutch three-pointer with just .2-seconds left on the clock. ICYMI: @JCrossover with […]

Last month we received the news that longtime sideline reporter and notable fashion trend-setter Craig Sager was diagnosed with leukemia for the third time. In response, the entire NBA including players, legends, fans, coaches, and even other sideline reporters have all come out to show their support in some way. RELATED: Craig Sager To Continue […]

Someone needs to tell Knicks teammates Kristaps Porzingis and Jerian Grant not to quit their day-job. Not that they would. They have pretty awesome jobs. Porzingis and Grant helped Robin Lopez celebrate his birthday by bringing him a cake and “singing” their interpretation of  “Happy Birthday.” Unfortunately, the best gift the rookies could have brought […]

For all the talk over the past few weeks about how coach Popovich would sit his players and the last couple games between the Spurs and Warriors might not be as competitive as we would’ve hoped, Thursday nights’ game certainly got competitive. Just ask Steve Kerr… Steve Kerr is angry pic.twitter.com/uIchnQew2M — Gifdsports (@gifdsports) April […]

That Golden State Warriors played the San Antonio Spurs Thursday night in a highly anticipated matchup that we’ll get to see again soon when the two teams play each other on Sunday in San Antonio. Golden State came out on top 112-101, clinching the 1-seed in the Western Conference and becoming the second NBA team […]

The NBA has decided to do its fans a solid and air what is probably the most anticipated game of the season for free. The Warriors will travel to San Antonio on Sunday to face the Spurs, a matchup most expect to see in the Western Conference finals. According to the following media release, the […]

Kobe Bryant is a legend revered by many. All over the world you can mention the Lakers‘ star and most likely more than a few people will know who you are talking about. This is especially true in China, where Nike created an ad for The Black Mamba in the way that only Nike can. […]

The Dallas Mavericks played the Houston Rockets Wednesday night in a game with major playoff implications as three teams (Dallas, Houston, Utah) battle for the last spot in the Western Conference. The Mavericks were able to win 88-86 and hold on to their seventh seed for now, as they move two games ahead of the […]