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Shots are not falling from downtown for Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon to start the season, so he decided to vent his ire on Memphis Grizzlies big man Jonas Valanciunas. The Rockets’ 30-year-old sniper dished out quite the highlight in the team’s away game versus the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. Around the eight-minute mark of […]

Jimmy Butler threw shade at Lance Stephenson in a recent interview, and all fans knew it was only a matter of time before “Born Ready” clapped back. The outspoken Miami Heat forward recently claimed that he knew he could cut it in the NBA after seeing a guy like Stephenson make it. Stephenson, who now […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans have every reason to rejoice, as the team have won five straight games and have zoomed to the top of the Western Conference standings with a 5-1 record. One of the reasons behind their early success is the prolific play of superstar LeBron James, who has emerged as one of the […]

Opposing NBA teams won’t like De’Aaron Fox when he’s angry — or at least that’s what his Sacramento Kings teammate Buddy Hield says. “He plays better when he’s pissed, you gotta’ piss him off. Don’t piss him off or (he’ll) dunk on you!” Hield described his backcourt mate, via Kings’ reporter Sean Cunningham. Hield was […]

More and more NBA players are starting to take notice of Luka Doncic’s greatness at such a young age. After getting validation from LeBron James and earning the admiration of former Dallas Mavericks teammate Dirk Nowitzki, last season’s NBA Rookie of The Year and Mavs rising star also received some praise from Cleveland Cavaliers star […]

There’s no doubt that Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook brings big numbers across the board, but inefficiency has plagued him for most of his career. Westbrook hit a new personal low on Sunday, as the team suffered its second straight defeat after getting blown out by the Miami Heat, 129-100. According to StatMuse, Westbrook recorded […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are clicking on all cylinders right now and are riding the high of a five-game winning streak since losing their opening game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Aside from the prolific play of the team’s new deadly one-two punch of Anthony Davis and LeBron James,  the Lakers’ early success can also […]

Sensational sophomores Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks and the Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young have a rivalry going on, but they still hold each other in high regard. The 2019 Rookie of the Year runner-up displayed his admiration for the Slovenian sensation on Sunday after Doncic recorded his second straight triple-double of the season in […]

Luka Doncic continues to dazzle in just his second year as an NBA player. His brilliance at the start of the 2019-20 NBA regular season has certainly caught everyone’s attention — including the greatest player to ever don the Dallas Mavericks uniform. Dirk Nowitzki was in awe after the 20-year-old Mavs prodigy dropped yet another […]

The stars are back in LaLa Land, especially now that the Los Angeles Lakers are looking like world beaters once again. Among those in attendance to see the retooled Lakers team at Staples was hiphop star Snoop Dogg, who even provided some commentary on the side as the team hosted the San Antonio Spurs on […]

Three years removed from his last stint with the  Chicago Bulls and the whole Windy City still has nothing but love for Derrick Rose. The hometown hero returned to the United Center on Friday, bringing up a lot of nostalgia as he scored 23 points to go along with seven assists and three steals in […]

The Dallas Mavericks boast one of the most talented young cores this year, pairing up their sophomore extraordinaire Luka Doncic with another European star in Kristaps Porzingis in the offseason. The duo did most of the damage for the Mavs in their 110-119 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, as Doncic dazzled with […]

Jason Kidd certainly knows a good floor general when he sees one. One of the best point guards the NBA has ever seen during his 19-year career, the now Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach had high praises for Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic prior to their respective teams’ match-up on Friday. Kidd, who won a […]

The Dallas Mavericks are not happy after the referees missed a game-changing call in their 119-110 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Danny Green sent the game to overtime with a buzzer-beating corner 3-pointer. However, video replays of the play showed that Seth Curry could have made it in time to guard Green had […]

With the amount of talent in the Western Conference this year, it will be quite a challenge for young teams to break into one of those eight postseason slots. But as far as Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel is concerned, he believes the Luka Doncic-Kristaps Porzingis duo will be enough to get the […]

James Harden continues to set records for three pointers, but I doubt he will be proud of his latest one. The bearded Houston Rockets guard has become the first player in NBA history to reach 50 3-pointers missed in his first five games of a season, per statistician Justin Kubatko. In a span of less […]

For the last five seasons, the Golden State Warriors epitomized what it’s like to have “superteam” in today’s modern era of basketball. Brimming with talent from all five positions and bolstered by a mix of youth and experienced role players, the Dubs went on to claim three Larry O’Brien trophies in a five-year span. However, […]

Another game, another game-winner. The clutch shots keep on pouring at the start of the 2019-20 NBA regular season, as Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is the latest player to put on his cape and carry his team to victory. With the game between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks knotted at 102 apiece […]

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the Golden State Warriors right now — it just did. After losing three of its first four games of the year in lopsided fashion, the depleted San Francisco-based squad faces another dilemma in their hands, as superstar Stephen Curry will miss three months after undergoing […]

Count Jerry West to the list of people that believes Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is already Hall of Fame worthy. A discussion whether or not the two-time NBA MVP has reached that level yet opened up last month, when Michael Jordan publicly claimed that Curry “is not a Hall of Famer yet”. West […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is not a fan of sugarcoating things. Spurs sophomore guard Lonnie Walker IV learned that the hard way on Thursday, earning the ire of his head coach following the Spurs’ 103-97 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Pop lambasted the 20-year-old guard out of the […]

Kawhi Leonard did not have an amicable exit with his former team San Antonio Spurs, but he still holds coach Gregg Popovich in high regard. For the first time in a Los Angeles Clippers uniform, the reigning Finals MVP faced the franchise that drafted him 15th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft. He tormented the […]

Kendrick Nunn has found himself joining an elite company in just the first five games of his NBA career. The undrafted Miami Heat rookie has already put up 112 points – making him the first player to reach 100+ PTS in his first five career games since Kevin Durant (113) during the 2007-08 season.  Jerry […]

The San Antonio Spurs displayed how good defense triggers the offense on Thursday in their game against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center. Derrick White sparked the team’s brilliant sequence at the expense of former teammate Kawhi Leonard. The reigning Finals MVP beat White off the dribble and got himself close to the […]

Brandon Ingram continues to ball out in his first season in a New Orleans Pelicans jersey. The 22-year-old lanky forward unleashed a viscous one-handed hammer in the team’s home game versus the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. With the Pelicans up by 10 points with under three minutes left in the third quarter, the Duke product […]

Did JJ Redick just pull off the best Halloween costume of the 2019-20 NBA season? In a night where NBA stars show off their creativity with spooky costumes, the New Orleans Pelicans sharpshooter opted to go with a “kid-friendly” get-up, dressing up as “Emmet” from the Lego movie franchise prior to the team’s away game […]

The San Antonio Spurs’ promising point guard Dejounte Murray just got one hell of a compliment from Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers. Ahead of their respective teams’ match-up at the AT&T Center on Thursday, Rivers was asked what he thinks of  San Antonio’s versatile playmaker. “Westbrook-ish because of his speed. Rondo…probably not the […]

It’s been a rough couple of seasons for Isaiah Thomas. After establishing himself as one of the best players in the league during his tenure with the Boston Celtics, the diminutive guard has only appeared in 44 games in the past three years. Now healthy and enjoying a new lease on life in his basketball […]

The Golden State Warriors will finally get some much-needed reinforcements, as Willie Cauley-Stein and Alec Burks are set to make their 2019-20 NBA regular season debuts versus the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. One of Steve Kerr’s prized offseason acquisitions alongside D’Angelo Russell, Cauley-Stein was expected to take over the Dubs’ starting center spot before hurting […]

Anthony Davis further cemented his claim as the next great big man in LA, recording his fourth career 40-point, 20-rebound outing in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 102-91 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Anthony Davis has his fourth career 40-20 game. No player in a #Lakers uniform has done that since Shaq back in 2003. — […]

To say that Cam Reddish has had a rough start to his NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks would be an understatement. The 10th overall pick of this year’s draft has not lived up to the hype at all in his first four games as a pro, averaging just 4.2 points on a putrid 21.9 […]

The Atlanta Hawks dodged a major bullet on Tuesday, as X-ray results revealed that Trae Young’s injury was not as serious as earlier anticipated. However, that doesn’t mean the young sharpshooter won’t be missing time. The 21-year-old guard was diagnosed with a right ankle sprain, and he could miss up to two weeks due to […]

If Jimmy Butler had his way, he would absolutely suit up in as many NBA games as he could. The Miami Heat’s prized offseason acquisition, however, missed the team’s first three games of the 2019-20 NBA regular season for “personal reasons.” Further reports revealed that 30-year-old superstar had a pretty good reason to sit out […]

Twelve teams have passed on Tyler Herro in this year’s draft, and some may already be rethinking their choices after his impressive start for the Miami Heat in the 2019-20 NBA regular season. The 19-year-old sharpshooter recorded 29 points on an efficient 7-for-9 shooting clip against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. According to ESPN, it […]

We’ve got some rookie-on-rookie crime going on, as this year’s lottery picks Cam Reddish just put on Tyler Herro in a poster with a ferocious one-handed jam. The highlight came early in the fourth quarter of the Atlanta Hawks versus Miami Heat match on Tuesday, when the 20-year-old Duke product blew by Herro and drove […]

The Memphis Grizzlies finally got their first win of the 2019-20 NBA season thanks to a heroic buzzer-beater from Jae Crowder against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. The youth-laden squad will be looking to make it two in a row but will be in for a tough task as they take on LeBron James and […]

The Michigan State basketball program produced several notable NBA stars from the likes of Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Scott Skiles, and Stephen Smith, among others. Apart from having spectacular careers in the pros, these amazing players were also among the select few who got their jerseys retired by the program. Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green […]

After losing their first two games of the 2019-20 NBA regular season in devastating fashion, the Golden State Warriors have been on the receiving end of some brutal assessments from fans and pundits alike. Superstar Stephen Curry has heard them all, but he recently revealed he doesn’t let the negative comments get to his head. […]

The 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers squad is one of the biggest “what if” teams in recent memory. The Mike D’Antoni-coached team, after all, acquired superstars Dwight Howard and Steve Nash in the offseason and formed a pretty imposing Big 4 alongside Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. But the star-studded line-up never lived up to its […]