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Los Angeles Lakers fan favorites Alex Caruso and Talen Horton-Tucker linked up for an impressive highlight against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Sunday. Turning defense into offense, the crowd darlings pestered Rockets’ guard Eric Gordon en-route to an easy fastbreak jam for THT. not that Lakers fans need another reason to be crazy […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ stifling defense was in full display against John Wall and the Houston Rockets on Sunday. In the second quarter of their match at the Toyota Center, Wall got denied thrice in one possession by the Lakers’ trifecta of Anthony Davis, LeBron James, and Marc Gasol. Swattin’ on a Sunday (📺: @SpectrumSN) […]

DeMarcus Cousins just can’t catch a break. After escaping ejection in the first quarter of the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers matchup on Sunday, Boogie somehow still got kicked out of the ball game minutes later. The Rockets center got called for a Flagrant 1 after trying to swipe the ball away from a […]

Tempers flared early in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets game at the Toyota Center on Sunday. The team’s two respective temperamental players, Markieff Morris and DeMarcus Cousins, got into a heated shoving match that almost turned ugly. With under three minutes left in the opening period, Morris sent Rockets winger Jae’Sean […]

The Atlanta Hawks will have to soldier on without shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic for a while after an MRI revealed that he fractured his right knee against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN revealed on Sunday the extent of the Serbian’s injury, which the team noted as “an avulsion fracture with associated […]

Donovan Mitchell is usually the first option on offense for the Utah Jazz. But when it comes to playing Call of Duty with his teammates, The Spidah is actually last in the pecking order. That hilarious fact was revealed by the All-Star guard himself on Twitter, as he called out his teammates/gaming buddies for purposely reviving […]

Phoenix Suns swingman Mikal Bridges had himself a game on Saturday, erupting for a career-high 34 points in the team’s 125-117 win over the Indiana Pacers. His teammates were pretty hyped about his breakout game and decided to give him an early bath before he hit the showers. Post-match, Bridges entered the locker room greeted […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball had a historic night in Spectrum Center at the expense of Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. Still, Young made sure to congratulate the promising guard once the final horn sounded. The 19-year-old Ball became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double, scattering 22 points, 12 rebounds […]

The dreaded injury bug has claimed another victim as San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White recently suffered a non-displaced fracture of the proximal phalanx of his left second toe. On Saturday, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich revealed the extent of White’s injury and revealed the long timetable for his recovery, per San Antonio Express-News’ Jeff […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball is the real deal. The 19-year-old phenom notched history on Saturday, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double. Ball achieved the remarkable feat in the Hornets’ match against the Atlanta Hawks at Spectrum Center. The 6-foot-8 playmaker tallied 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists in […]

Bogdan Bogdanovic exited the Atlanta Hawks’ game against the Charlotte Hornets early after suffering a rather nasty-looking knee injury. Atlanta Hawks’ Bogdan Bogdanovic suffered a right knee injury and is ruled out of tonight’s game against the Charlotte Hornets. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) January 10, 2021 The Serbian sharpshooter crashed hard on his knee right […]

Finally, there’s some good news for the Brooklyn Nets as superstar Kevin Durant is expected to be available against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. However, it’s still unclear if the other half of the 7-11 duo, Kyrie Irving, will also return from his mysterious hiatus. Per ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, the one-time NBA MVP is […]

The Golden State Warriors always look out for their own people. Shortly after the Dubs smashed the Los Angeles Clippers, 115-105, at Chase Center, the players honored the loyalty of their long-time scorekeeper Fred Kast. As it turns out, the Dubs employee has logged in his final shift on Friday and is retiring after 58 […]

For a quick second, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James thought he could pull off a Damian Lillard-type of long-range to finish the Chicago Bulls at Staples Center on Friday. With the Purple and Gold up by one, 116-115, with 23 seconds left in regulation, The King tried to put away the pesky visitors once […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder literally ran away with the victory against the Chicago Bulls at Staples Center on Friday. Down by just one with 4.6 ticks left in the fourth quarter, the Bulls had a shot to get another possession and possibly tie or take the lead if they could just commit a […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has gone el Fuego against the Los Angeles Clippers at Chase Center on Friday. After that injury scare in their previous match against the Clips, Chef Curry waxed hot from the 3-point area and registered eight 3-pointers in three quarters. Here’s Curry’s eight 3-pointer of the game to close […]

Despite detractors continuing to question James Harden’s commitment with the Houston Rockets, head coach Stephen Silas is actually pretty happy with what he’s seeing from his superstar. When asked what he thinks about critics claiming The Beard is not playing hard enough in H-Town’s 3-4 start to the 2020-21 season, Silas simply shut down all […]

Bradley Beal’s wife Kamiah Adams-Beal posted the perfect photo to sum up the Washington Wizards’ misfortunes right now. Despite her husband’s virtuoso scoring outburst for the second game in a row, the Wizards came out on the losing end of a 107-116 outcome to the Boston Celtics on Friday. Mrs. Beal took to Twitter to […]

Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles is considered as the NBA’s Iron Man after playing 418 games straight games over the last five years. But that impressive record came to a halt on Friday after Ingles sat out their game against the Milwaukee Bucks due to a right Achilles soreness, putting an end to the longest […]

Basketball and thrash talk seem to go hand-in-hand, especially in the NBA. Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum, however, is one of the rare ones who do not like playing mind games and prefers to let his game do the talking. But the 22-year-old swingman admitted to breaking his rule on Friday, as he engaged in […]

It’s every basketball players’ dream to dunk over a seven-footer. That probably was the same thing going through Bradley Beal’s mind when he met Boston Celtics’ 7-foot-5 beanpole Tacko Fall at the rim. In the Washington Wizards‘ road game against the C’s at TD Garden on Friday, Beal had every intention to posterize the Sengalese […]

By now, it’s no secret that New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson can dunk. Still, it’s hard not to be in awe each time he throws one down hard against the teeth of the defense. The 6-foot-6 athletic wonder put on another aerial assault on Friday, punishing the Charlotte Hornets’ defense with impunity. Around the […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball will certainly have some fun at the expense of his older brother, Lonzo Ball, after draining a step-back 3-pointer over his face on Friday. In the closing seconds of the third period of the tightly contested match between the New Orleans Pelicans and Hornets at the Smoothie King Center, LaMelo […]

Looks like the Curry household does believe in the value of starting them young. Following the footsteps of his Warriors superstar father Stephen Curry, little Canon Curry is already polishing his handles at the ripe age of two years old. In a clip shared by Steph’s better half Ayesha Curry on Instagram, the adorable toddler […]

The Ball brothers’ first NBA head-to-head match is off to a fine start after Lonzo Ball and LaMelo Ball traded buckets at the beginning of the Charlotte Hornets versus New Orleans Pelicans game on Friday at the Smoothie King Center. The two siblings went right at each other from the get-go, as LaMelo got the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are in danger of being seriously undermanned when they take on the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Sixers starters Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, and Danny Green, as well as reserves Shake Milton, Mattise Thybulle, Vincent Poirier, and Paul Reed could be sidelined due to health and safety […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis was a late-scratch against his hometown team Chicago Bulls at Staples Center on Friday. The Brow won’t be able to go due to a right adductor strain, according to Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet. Anthony Davis is out tonight with a right adductor strain. — Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) January […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving continues to remain mum on why he opted not to play against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Judging by his head coach Steve Nash’s latest comments about the whole fiasco looks like the star-studded group still needs to work on communicating better with one another. Per USA Today’s Michael Scotto, Nash […]

Outgoing United States President Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been permanently suspended on Friday for fear that it would incite more violence following the riot at US Capitol. The NBA world, of course, had a field day. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently […]

If everything surrounding Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving wasn’t already strange enough, the man who is as polarizing as he is talented left even more for the basketball community to talk about after Thursday night. More on that in a second, though. As much as we want to see our favorite NBA players play every […]

UFC bantamweight fighter Irwin Rivera was apprehended by Boynton Beach Police Department on Thursday after being accused of stabbing his two sisters. The 31-year-old Rivera was charged with two counts of attempted murder and is currently held without bail, according to Mark Raimondi of ESPN. The two victims, aged 22 and 33, were found with […]

Nikola Jokic’s heroics once again saved the day for the Denver Nuggets as he singlehandedly forced overtime against the Dallas Mavericks at the Ball Arena on Thursday. With the home team down by two with last than three ticks left in regulation, The Joker took the matters into his own hands. Denver had a hard […]

If Los Angeles Clippers forward Marcus Morris had his way, he wouldn’t have played against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday in the wake of the shocking riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Several teams performed acts of solidarity before their respective games by kneeling to denounce the violent acts of Donald Trump […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert has shut down notions that Kyrie Irving left everyone in the dark with his sudden decision to sit out the team’s match against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Per The Athletic’s Joe Vardon, LeVert revealed that the controversial Nets superstar actually informed his teammates in advance. Caris LeVert said Kyrie […]

Being the straight-shooter that he is, Jimmy Butler called out the entire Miami Heat following the team’s 107-105 defeat against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. The loss dropped their record to 3-4 in the new season, which isn’t exactly the blazing hot start expected from last year’s runners-up. Butler preached accountability after that two-point letdown […]

It wasn’t that long ago when the thought of Golden State Warriors trading away Draymond Green would be considered an absurd idea. After all, while he wasn’t the most talented guy on the squad during its dynasty days, he was considered the heart and soul and the engine that kept the Warriors going. The three-time […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is a big believer of LeBron James’ stature as one of the true all-time greats of the sport. On Thursday, the 71-year-old tactician bared his admiration for the Los Angeles Lakers star’s impact outside the hardwood, particularly his bravery for taking a stand regarding social issues. While we […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Memphis Grizzlies displayed a true act of solidarity before engaging in a competitive basketball game on Thursday. Acknowledging that the social issues happening in the US are bigger than basketball, the Cavs and Grizz took a stand to denounce the violence sparked by Donald Trump supporters’ attack at the US […]

Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz will face another tough test in his young NBA career after he tore his ACL on Wednesday. The injury-riddled 22-year-old guard will miss the remainder of the 2020-21 season. It truly is a shame that Fultz will once again have to work his way back to health after overcoming serious […]