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For the first time in conference finals history, two brothers were pitted against one another: Stephen Curry and his younger brother, Seth. In the end, Steph’s Warriors managed to sweep Seth’s Trail Blazers. As the two brothers battled it out on the court, their parents, Sonya and Dell, watched anxiously from the stands. There were […]

In many inside circles, there is a belief that Kyrie Irving will leave the Boston Celtics this offseason. Exactly which team he would like to join is still up for debate, but his high school coach seems to think the New York Knicks have the best shot at landing the All-Star point guard. Kevin Boyle […]

Magic Johnson isn’t saying Jeanie Buss should sell the Lakers right now. However, if she were to ever consider that option, it sounds like he would be a potential buyer. According to a report from Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times, Johnson would be interested in forming a financial team to purchase the Lakers […]

Sixers swingman James Ennis has decided to decline his $1.8 million player option, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. Ennis was a critical rotation player for Philadelphia and is expected to command a new multiyear deal in July. https://t.co/VynCMoeru5 — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 20, 2019 In declining his player option, […]

NBA legend Magic Johnson made a guest appearance on Monday’s airing of ESPN’s First Take. During the wide-ranging interview, Johnson was asked about the hiring of Frank Vogel, who was named head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers last week. Johnson says he supports Vogel, but it sounds like he was pulling for Tyronn Lue. […]

Magic Johnson stepped down as president of basketball operations with the Los Angeles Lakers right before the conclusion of the 2018-19 regular season. It was a move that caught many by surprise, including LeBron James. Now, a few weeks later, Johnson is opening up about his decision. Johnson played a big role in James’ decision […]

Now that the NBA’s draft lottery is in the rearview mirror, several teams around the league are beginning to plot out ways to bolster their respective rosters. One such team is the Miami Heat, who are rumored to have interest in Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley. Conley, now 31 years of age, has established […]

Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly is set to meet with the Washington Wizards at some point this weekend. According to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Wizards are interested in hiring Connelly as their president of basketball ops. Via ESPN: The Nuggets’ willingness to grant permission for Washington to talk to […]

Thanks in large part to the outstanding second half play of Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors managed to walk away from Thursday night’s Western Conference Finals matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers with a 114-111 victory. As a result, the Dubs are now leading the series, 2-0. The Warriors were trailing the Blazers by […]

Denver Nuggets forward Juancho Hernangomez underwent successfull core surgery on Thursday, according to a report from Mike Singer of the Denver Post. Nuggets announce that Juancho Hernangomez underwent successful surgery to repair a core muscle. He was basically out of the rotation since mid-January after a promising start to his season. — Mike Singer (@msinger) […]

The Boston Celtics saw their 2018-19 season come to an unfortunate end, as they were defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Despite that fact, Celtics playcaller Brad Stevens is still looking for ways to bolster his coaching staff. In fact, Stevens held an interview with former Grizzlies head coach J.B. Bickerstaff […]

Sixers teammates Tobias Harris and Boban Marjanovic saw their 2018-19 season come to a disappointing end, as they were defeated by the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Despite that fact, the two friends came together in Los Angeles this week for the premier of John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parebellum. Tobias Harris joined […]

Thanks in large part to the fourth-quarter play of Brook Lopez, the Milwaukee Bucks walked away from Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals with a 108-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors. The Bucks trailed for much of the game, but a second-half surge led the team to a come-from-behind win. Brook logged 35 minutes […]

Be it by fate or by luck, the Memphis Grizzlies landed the No. 2 overall pick in Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery. At this point, it’s not clear which prospect the team has their eye on, but director of player support Elliot Perry seems to like the idea of pairing Ja Morant with Jaren Jackson. […]

The Chicago Bulls learned which pick they will have in the 2019 NBA Draft during Tuesday night’s lottery. The ping pong balls favored the New Orleans Pelicans this time around, and the Bulls came away with the No. 7 overall selection after falling three spots. Exactly what Chicago plans to do with that pick remains […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard hails from Oakland. Ordinarily, a player’s city of birth has no impact on the ins and outs of an NBA game. However, most of Lillard’s hometown friends are fans of the Golden State Warriors, which causes a conflict of interest when the two teams play at Oracle Arena. Currently, […]

Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby is on the path to recovery, but it sounds like he won’t be available to face the Bucks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Anunoby has been sidelined since mid-April after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. There was some hope within the Raptors organization that he might be able […]

The Toronto Raptors have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they’ll square off against the Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. Most analysts are expecting a physical series, and Raptors head coach Nick Nurse says his guys will be ready for it. In an interview with William Lou of Yahoo Sports Canada, Nurse pointed […]

LeBron James has heard his name tossed about quite a bit in recent days. He and the Lakers finished the 2018-19 season with a 37-45 overall record, leaving the team out of playoff contention. Now, with several other internal issues running rampant, some analysts believe the King might be traded. On Tuesday’s episode of First […]

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier recently sat down for an interview with the analysts of ESPN’s “First Take.” Amid their discussion, the former No. 16 overall pick was asked if he would like to return to Boston next season if the team were to keep the same roster. His reply was straight to the […]

Although the Sixers were eliminated from this season’s playoff race on Sunday night, it sounds like JJ Redick is open to the idea of returning to the team for another run. Redick, who is soon to be a free agent, was asked about the possibility of re-signing with the Sixers during Monday’s exit interviews: “Obviously, […]

The Denver Nuggets knew what they were getting into when they selected Michael Porter Jr. with the 14th overall pick in last year’s draft. He missed this season entirely after undergoing back surgery in July, but it sounds like he’s nearing a return. According to a report from T.J. McBride of MileHighSports, Porter Jr. is […]

Thanks in large part to a last second buzzer-beater from Kawhi Leonard, the Toronto Raptors are on to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in franchise history. Leonard and the Raptors squared off against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday for an epic Game 7 showdown. It was a back-and-forth battle to the end, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Luke Walton decided to part ways shortly after the 2018-19 regular season, leaving the team in search of a new head coach. There have been several candidates listed for the job in recent days, and now former Memphis Grizzlies head coach J.B. Bickerstaff has been added to the discussion. According […]

It’s no secret that the NBA would like to do away with its “one-and-done” rule, as it’s come to be known. Under its current construction, players are forced to play one year in college before declaring for the NBA Draft, no matter their stature. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has a plan to abolish this rule, […]

Ben Simmons has taken quite a bit of flak this season, but Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown thinks it’s unfair to hold the young point guard to such a high standard on a game-by-game basis. The Sixers are currently battling the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Simmons has […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic has been unable to play during this season’s playoff run, as he’s still recovering from season-ending leg surgery. If it were up to him, though, he’d be back on the court with his teammates. In fact, he recently told Damian Lillard that he would play with a broken […]

The Denver Nuggets are set to play in their second seven-game series of this postseason after falling to the Portland Trail Blazers in Thursday night’s Game 6 matchup. According to Basketball-Reference, this marks the first time in Nuggets franchise history that the team will play in consecutive seven-game playoff series’. The San Antonio Spurs took […]

Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart isn’t pointing the finger at anyone in particular for the way his team performed throughout the season, and especially in the postseason against the Milwaukee Bucks: “We all locked in, we were all on the same page and wanted to do it. We just couldn’t find a way to […]

The Rockets are facing elimination after Wednesday night’s Game 5 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Despite that fact, Houston head coach Mike D’Antoni is remaining confident in his team’s chances to advance. D’Antoni spoke with members of the media following Wednesday night’s loss. He knows it’s a do-or-die scenario, and he says the goal […]

Former Celtics forward Paul Pierce was under the impression that Boston would handle the Milwaukee Bucks with relative ease in their Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup. The Celtics won Game 1, and Pierce was already writing Milwaukee off. “Boston is just going to out-talent (Milwaukee),” Pierce said after Boston’s Game 1 victory. “I don’t know where […]

The Boston Celtics saw their 2018-19 season come to a disappointing end on Wednesday night, as they were defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks in their second-round series by a tally of four games to one. And though this campaign didn’t go as planned, Al Horford wanted to thank Celtics fans for their continued support: Sorry […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star Kevin Durant suffered what the team is calling a calf strain in the third quarter of Wednesday’s Game 5 matchup against the Houston Rockets. After coming down from a shot attempt, he took a few steps, then began to look down at his leg as if someone had bumped into it. […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart made his postseason debut in Monday night’s Game 4 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. The former Oklahoma State standout had been suffering from an oblique injury, but he managed to recover enough to take the floor. Smart struggled to find a rhythm in Game 4. As a precautionary measure, his […]

Sixers swingman Jimmy Butler didn’t sugarcoat his answer when asked about his team’s performance in Tuesday night’s Game 5 loss to the Toronto Raptors: “Laying an egg, there’s no other way to put it,” Butler said, per Rich Hofmann of The Athletic.  The Raptors beat the Sixers by a surprisingly wide margin in Game 5 […]

In an official statement released on Wednesday morning, the Chicago Bulls announced that Horace Grant will serve as the team’s representative at the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery. We are excited to announce that Bulls legend Horace Grant will be our 2019 NBA Draft Lottery representative! pic.twitter.com/WGozJtoWW9 — Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) May 8, 2019 Grant, now […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is continuing to establish himself as one of the best big men in today’s NBA. As a result of his outstanding play in Tuesday night’s victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Joker is now the first Nugget to record three straight playoffs games with at least 20 points, 10 […]

Being down 3-1 in any series is not a desirable scenario to be in, but it’s a feeling that Celtics All-Star Kyrie Irving is familiar with. In 2016, Irving and the Cavs found themselves trailing the Golden State Warriors by the same tally. However, that matchup was for all of the marbles, as they say. […]

Kendrick Perkins is less than pleased with the effort put forth by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. As a result of Monday night’s 113-101 loss, the Celtics find themselves trailing in their series against the Milwaukee Bucks, 3-1. For Perkins, it’s about Boston’s effort and “togetherness.” And furthermore, he sees a selfish […]