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The drama between the NBA and China continues, as broadcast of the live game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat last Friday had to be interrupted due to the appearance of a Taiwan flag. Per Kelvin Tan of SportBusiness, cameras caught a spectator seating in the front row of Staples Center wearing a […]

Danilo Gallinari has hit some tough shots over the course of his NBA career, but this one might just be one of the most difficult ones yet. With the Oklahoma City Thunder down by three late in the fourth in their thrilling game versus the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, the Italian forward found himself blanketed […]

Brooklyn Nets’ center DeAndre Jordan made it clear that he is not a fan of Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr.’s antics. The 11-year NBA vet took offense of the young forward’s extracurricular gestures in the Nets’ game versus the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. With under a minute left until the half, Oubre drove hard […]

Los Angeles Clippers fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see Paul George make his season debut. Contrary to earlier reports that the 29-year-old swingman will finally join his new team against the defending champions Toronto Raptors on Monday, Tomer Azarly confirmed that he will stay in the sidelines. George has missed […]

Looks like Croatian sharpshooter Bojan Bogdanovic has found a home with the Utah Jazz. After lifting his new team past the Milwaukee Bucks with a buzzer-beating corner triple on Friday, Bogdanovic received some much-deserved adulation from the Salt Lake City fans. “They talked about this crowd when I signed with the Jazz, but I never […]

After getting himself suspended for one-game at the beginning of the season for conduct detrimental to the team, Miami Heat swingman Dion Waiters was involved in one of the most bizarre health emergencies. Per Andy Slater, Waiters reportedly overdosed on “gummies” during the Heat’s flight from Phoenix to Los Angeles on Friday. The 27-year-old Syracuse […]

LeBron James has teamed up with several talented superstars over the course of his career, but his latest pairing with Anthony Davis on the Los Angeles Lakers seems to be a match made in heaven. James’ former coach Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra certainly thinks so, as he shared his two cents on the AD-LeBron […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ starting center JaVale McGee has added a reliable hook shot to his arsenal, and teammate Dwight Howard seems to have noticed. Although not as majestic as the original “sky hook” of all-time great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, McGee has certainly put up some buckets this season using his own version of the fundamental move. […]

The defending champions Toronto Raptors cruised to 122-104 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, but lost Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka to separate injuries. Lowry was the first one to get hit by the injury bug, as he hurt his thumb after going for a steal against Derrick Favors. He initially managed to […]

Jabari Parker certainly owes Atlanta Hawks teammate Trae Young an apology after messing up what could have been one of the best assists of the season. With 8:25 remaining in the third quarter of the Hawks’ home game against the Sacramento Kings on Friday, Young threw a perfect no-look, behind the back feed to Parker […]

As far as the list of the NBA’s best centers goes, the name of Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic often gets shunted aside. The under-appreciated slotman quietly etched himself in the Magic’s record books once more after producing 23 points, 16 rebounds and six assists in the team’s easy 118-86 win over the Memphis Grizzlies […]

New York Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina tried to put the towering Kristaps Porzingis in a poster, but the Dallas Mavericks center was having none of it. At the four-and-a-half-minute mark of the second quarter, the 21-year-old French guard used a quick first step to blow past Luka Doncic and get to the lane. Instead of cowering […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra might have hit two birds with one stone after complimenting his point guard Goran Dragic and appearing to throw some subtle shade on the disgruntled Dion Waiters. The 33-year-old Slovenian star has fully accepted a reserve role for the Heat this year, paving the way for Justice Winslow to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers versus Washington Wizards match just gave us another “Shaqtin’ a Fool” nominee. Kevin Love didn’t get much love from the officials on Friday night after being on the short end of the stick of a hilarious gaffe at the Capital One Arena. The 31-year old stretch big was due to shoot three […]

Julius Randle didn’t even know what hit him on Friday night. The New York Knicks forward got a dose of some “Luka Magic” in the New York Knicks’ away game versus the Dallas Mavericks, as he tried to defend Luka Doncic dow low. The sophomore sensation unleashed a couple of deceiving fakes to free himself […]

Hassan Whiteside wasn’t too peeved when he heard about TNT analysts Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal criticism of him in the Portland Trailblazers’ 101-107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. The pair of Hall of Famers called out Whiteside during  Inside the NBA’s halftime segment for his supposed lackluster performance in the first […]

The Los Angeles Clippers can always count on “Sweet Lou” Williams when they need buckets in crucial situations, and he delivered once more against the Portland Trail Blazers. With superstar Kawhi Leonard being blanketed closely in the dying seconds of the Clips’ 107-101 home victory against the Blazers on Thursday, Lou Williams decided to take […]

Hassan Whiteside is the latest NBA player to get ridiculed by TNT analyst Charles Barkley. During the Inside the NBA halftime segment of the Portland Trailblazers versus Los Angeles Clippers game on Thursday, fellow analyst Kenny Smith asked the panel if they think Whiteside knows what his strengths are. “Going to the bank twice a […]

Jimmy Butler had one heck of a game against the Phoenix Suns and we can’t blame him if he wanted the spotlight all for himself on Thursday night. Led by Butler’s 34 points, the Miami Heat sent the surging Phoenix Suns back to earth with a 124-108 victory at the Talking Stick Resort Arena. The […]

Another fine might be coming Marcus Smart’s way as the Boston Celtics’ guard recently claimed that NBA officials treat him differently than other players. The 25-year-old Oklahoma State product has built quite a reputation over the years with his defensive tenacity and sometimes overly physical play. “It’s like they’re on to me. It’s like they’re […]

The Boston Celtics ran away with a 108-87 victory over the Charlotte Hornets in Kemba Walker’s first game against his former team on Thursday. Prior to tip-off, Charlotte honored their franchise’s leading scorer with a touching video tribute that showed his best highlights during his eight-year tenure in the Queen City. Walker talked about what […]

Miami Heat swingman Jimmy Butler is pretty much unstoppable when he gets it going on offense – regardless if he has two shoes on or not. With under two minutes left in the second quarter of the Heat versus Phoenix Suns clash on Thursday, the 30-year-old wing player lost his right shoe after bumping into […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is used to getting more wide open looks since LeBron James joined the team last season. With the team adding a lot of fresh faces this year, the third year player bared that some of his new teammates are still getting used to playing with a superstar of James’ […]

We just got an early candidate for one of the most ridiculous shots of the 2019-20 NBA regular season. A minute into the second quarter of the Oklahoma City Thunder versus San Antonio Spurs match at the AT&T Center on Thursday, Dejounte Murray found himself at the heart of the Thunder defense inside the shaded […]

Most players get showered by boos when they face their former team for the first time, but Kemba Walker certainly felt the love when he returned to “The Hive” on Thursday. The 29-year-old guard Boston Celtics guard was back at the Spectrum Center as he faced the Charlotte Hornets – the team he called home […]

Eric Paschall’s breakout performance for the Golden State Warriors caught a lot of people by surprise. Tracy McGrady, however, claimed that he already saw it coming. The NBA Hall of Famer recently appeared in an episode of ESPN’s The Jump, where he shared that he already saw something special with the Warriors’ late second round […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis caused quite a ruckus when he teased fans about possibly joining the Chicago Bulls next season. Davis, after all, is a Chicago native and will be one of the most coveted free agents after this season. He addressed the lingering issue once more on Tuesday, prior to the Lakers’ […]

The NBA continues to go great lengths to prove that the league is more than just about basketball. Prior to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s hosting of the Orlando Magic at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Tuesday, the home team honored the families of the people killed in the tragic OKC bombing in 1995. Powerful on-court […]

Now on his 17th season in the NBA, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James doesn’t look like he is planning to slow down anytime soon. The four-time MVP, in fact, actually looks sharper than ever in his second season with the Lakers. Retired NBA player turned ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins recently shared a conversation he […]

A lot of previously unheralded players have been introducing themselves big time this season, and Charlotte Hornets guard Devonte Graham has just joined the conversation. The 24-year-old point guard out of Kansas recorded a career-high 35 points in Charlotte’s razor close 122-120 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. Graham came off the bench […]

After going through adversity in the past two seasons, Gordon Hayward finally had his best game as a member of the Boston Celtics. The 29-year-old forward had a magical night in the Celtics’ 119-113 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. Hayward tied his career high with 39 points and set a career-best 17 made […]

San Antonio Spurs center LaMarcus Aldridge might need to ice those ankles after he got crossed twice by the Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young. Young, who missed one game after suffering what appeared to be a serious ankle injury last week, looked like he didn’t miss a beat as he put the Spurs’ big on skates […]

The Chicago Bulls have decided to poke fun at Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ fondness for Taco Tuesdays. During the pre-game introductions of the Bulls’ home game against the Lakers at the United Center on Tuesday, a man dressed in a taco costume was seen gyrating close to the “The King”. Accompanied by the […]

With the Golden State Warriors’ platoon of All-Stars out due to various injuries, it was time for the team to embrace the “Next Man Up” mantra. Eric Paschall heeded that call on his birthday, exploding for a career-high 36 points on 11-for-19 shooting from the field, leading the Warriors to a 127-118 victory over the […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Kevin Durant certainly had some fun at the expense of Garrett Temple’s lack of hops on Monday night. In the first quarter of the Nets’ 135-125 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, Temple had a wide-open lane without a defender in sight – which usually leads to a flashy dunk for […]

The Phoenix Suns gave the Philadelphia 76ers their first defeat of the season, and they made sure everyone knew about it. Shortly after the squad’s stunning 114-109 win over the erstwhile unbeaten Sixers on Monday, the Suns’ social media team went to work and rubbed salt to the wound with a sick burn on Twitter. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ already thin frontline took a hit on Monday, as the team announced that Zach Collins will be sidelined for months for a labral repair in his left shoulder. Per Dwight Jaynes of NBC Sports: League sources have confirmed to NBC Sports that Trail Blazer big man Zach Collins, who is supposed to […]

There’s really not much you can do when a freight train like Giannis Antetokounmpo is coming towards you with a full head of steam. The Minnesota Timberwolves defensive line looked helpless on Monday night, as the Milwaukee Bucks forward came barreling down the lane and threw a one-handed hammer in the third quarter of their […]

James Harden took “nutmegging” to a whole new level in the Houston Rockets versus Memphis Grizzlies match on Monday night. The bearded guard was called for a flagrant foul 1 after hitting Jae Crowder in the groin area with just under two minutes left in regulation. Replays showed that Harden did extend his left arm […]