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Trading Dennis Schröder to the Golden State Warriors for an injured player, an undrafted rookie, and draft capital is a loud way to signal that you’re ready to sell what you’ve built for parts. The Brooklyn Nets are 11-16 and 5-14 against other Eastern Conference opponents. The playoffs were certainly not a guarantee and the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ season has been impeded by several misfortunes. But rookie Jared McCain was shining so bright that he became the odds-on favorite to win the rookie of the year. When McCain suffered a knee injury and was ruled out indefinitely, the market responded. The award’s odds-leaderboard looks completely different. And the draft’s #4 […]

The Atlanta Hawks have Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Zaccharie Risacher, and Dyson Daniels on their roster. After extending Johnson this past offseason, all four players are signed at least through the 2025-26 campaign. That qualifies them as a core in my books. The talented group of four is generally unproven but has shown clear potential. […]

Soon after the 2023-24 Milwaukee Bucks’ playoff run came to its disappointing end, Thanasis Antetokounmpo received terrible news. The brother of Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered what was revealed to be an Achilles injury during a workout. And with his contract having ended at the end of the season, the elder Antetokounmpo has yet to […]

The NBA’s most famous commercial amongst younger fans is “Jingle Hoops” from 2013. On Tuesday, the league unveiled its first official recreation of the hit advertisement. The original “Jingle Hoops” commercial famously starts with the Bulls’ Derrick Rose telling the Thunder’s Kevin Durant to “tune it up,” referring to making a shot and ringing the […]

The Indiana Pacers are 10-15 and tied for the eighth seed in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. The team definitely did not dream of a start like this. But with December 15 marking the day that the league’s recently-signed restriction lifts, dozens of players are about to be eligible to be dealt to new teams. Indiana’s […]

The start to the Philadelphia 76ers’ season has been newsworthy, if nothing else. The emergence of rookie Jared McCain has been impactful. But Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, and Joel Embiid having missed a combined 32 games when the team has only played 20 has too. The team signed Guerschon Yabusele to a one-year “prove-it” deal […]

The Houston Rockets visit the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. Tari Eason, Cam Whitmore, and several other Rockets players are listed as “out” on the official NBA injury report. Point guard Fred VanVleet is the only Houston player with a designation of “questionable.” Here’s everything we know about Fred VanVleet’s injury and his playing […]

The Brooklyn Nets are tied with the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers for the Eastern Conference’s eighth seed. All three teams have records of 9-13. But the Pacers are fresh off of an appearance in the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals. And the Bulls and Nets were discussed all offseason in conjunction with Cooper Flagg. Cam […]

The NBA’s investigation into the New York Knicks’ promotion of assistant coach Rick Brunson has ended, per SNY’s Ian Begley. Begley reported the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, Wednesday morning. “Heard NBA inquiry/investigation into NYK promotion of assistant coach Rick Brunson has closed,” Begley wrote. “NYK previously denounced NBA’s questioning as ‘harassment.’ NBA […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ injury woes are lightening up. This leaves the team with decisions to make regarding the players that stepped up in the absence of guards CJ McCollum and Dejounte Murray. And in the case of Elfrid Payton, the decision from the team on Tuesday was to waive the veteran guard, per ESPN’s […]

After the Sacramento Kings’ 115-106 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on November 29, head coach Mike Brown did not hold back in his postgame press conference. He told reporters that he was disappointed in the Kings’ lack of mental focus and cited the team’s 14 first-half turnovers as proof. The game against the Blazers […]

The New York Knicks bested the Denver Nuggets on the road Monday night, 145-118. Denver could not keep up with New York’s offensive onslaught. OG Anunoby was the best Knicks player on Monday. He tallied 40 points, a career-high, along with five rebounds and four assists. He made 16 out of his 23 shot attempts. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks host the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the injury report alongside Khris Middleton, Ryan Rollins, AJ Johnson, and several other members of Milwaukee’s team. Antetokounmpo is listed as probable with right patella tendinopathy, also known as jumper’s knee. So, is Giannis Antetokounmpo playing against the Hornets with this injury? […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson and his agency, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), have split up, as first reported by Sam Amick and Joe Vardon of The Athletic. This agency represents a variety of NBA stars like New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, as well as other All-Stars like Donovan Mitchell and Devin […]

Tim Hardaway Sr. joined The Mark Jackson Show to talk about his son, Don Nelson, Pat Riley, and more. Hardaway Sr. spoke on the situation unfolding with the Philadelphia 76ers involving the recent players-only meeting in which Tyrese Maxey confronted Joel Embiid. The NBA Hall of Famer had plenty to say on the topic, including […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen joined the Young Man and the Three podcast Friday to talk all things Cavs and more.  Allen’s appearance involved discourse surrounding everything from playing a team coached by the show’s lead host emeritus in Redick to The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. But the most interesting portion of the […]

Nikola Jokic was not in attendance at the Denver Nuggets’ Thursday practice. He’s still with his family and the team does not know if he’ll play in Friday’s NBA Cup action against Dallas, via Katy Winge of AltitudeTV. “Nikola Jokić was not at Nuggets practice today (he remains with his family) and his status is […]

After the Knicks’ 138-122 Wednesday road win over the Phoenix Suns, Josh Hart told reporters that he’s feeling confident in his shot. And that they can roll with narratives about his hesitation to if they want, but he’s the person in charge of the shots that Josh Hart takes. “I’m confident in my shot right […]

Rajon Rondo appeared on the latest episode of The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis and shared thoughts on a range of NBA topics. Stories from his championship runs with the Celtics and Lakers were prominent. And memories from playing with Kevin Garnett and LeBron James throughout his career were plentiful. But the perspective Rondo […]

The NBA’s new All-Star Game format seems to be more than just a hypothetical plan for the future. It seems the league is set to move forward with the tournament-style All-Star Game and implement it starting in the 2024-25 season, per Shams Charania. Two semifinal games will be played by four teams with the winner […]

When the New Orleans Pelicans traded for Antonio Reeves on draft night, they were taking a chance on a 24-year old guard who would be the last in a long line of John Calipari-coached Kentucky guards to make it to the NBA. But they may not have expected the rookie to make history so soon. […]

The New York Knicks’ hire of assistant coach Rick Brunson in June of 2022 raised eyebrows at the time. And as of November 2024, the addition is still making headlines. SNY’s Ian Begley reported that the NBA was investigating the timing of the Knicks’ promotion of Brunson. The promotion occurred this offseason when associate head […]

Move aside, NBA bubble jokes. There’s going to be a Mickey Mouse NBA game on Christmas Day. And it won’t be because of where it’ll be played, but rather how it’ll be broadcast. Per The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, the NBA on ESPN will offer an alternate cast of the San Antonio Spurs vs New York […]

The fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul made headlines for myriad reasons. But one of them was streaming giant Netflix’s worst nightmare. Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, among other social media to lodge complaints regarding the buffering, delay, and overall quality issues with the stream. With the NFL set to have […]

Brandin Podziemski has become incredibly important to the Golden State Warriors since being drafted. But his 3-point percentage of 19.1 so far this season is one of several glaring issues with the Warriors’ shooting. The team ruled Podziemski out ahead of Golden State’s game highly-anticipated game against Boston because of a mystery illness. Podziemski told […]

After the Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Golden State Warriors in NBA Cup action on Friday, November 15, several members of the organization spoke out about a third-quarter moment between Draymond Green and rookie Zach Edey. The NBA upgraded the play to a Flagrant 1 after the game. On the latest episode of The Draymond […]

OG Anunoby is having a different kind of start to his season, Hollywood side-quests aside. The stat sheet shows a marked increase in offensive output despite his usage being the lowest it has been since 2022. Anunoby is averaging 17.4 points per game through the Knicks’ first 14 games. That would be his career-high over […]

The San Antonio Spurs are visiting the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night to play the second leg of a back-to-back. Victor Wembanyama is on the injury report alongside Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan, Tre Jones, and Riley Minix. Vassell, Sochan, and Minix are already designated as being out for Saturday’s game but Jones is probable to […]

Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson has made a habit this season of using a towel to perform the recently popular “belt to a**” celebration. Fans have noticed him doing it before games. On Friday, Johnson shared a post to Instagram that showed him doing the celebration. But his choice to mention a Boston Celtics superstar […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are 7-4 to start their season. They have sole possession of sixth place in the NBA’s Western Conference. However, the team is in no rush to make a trade. Several people familiar with the situation and detailed why the Lakers aren’t scrambling to improve their roster, via Jovan Buha The Athletic. […]

WNBA superstars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier’s league, Unrivaled, has already made waves with their announcements regarding participating players and television rights. Marc J. Spears reported for Andscape on Friday that longtime NBA development coach Phil Handy will have a role in the league as well. Handy will reportedly become a first-time head coach for […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has played one game thus far in the 2024-25 NBA season. On the latest Hoop Collective episode with Brian Windhorst, Tim McMahon, and Tim Bontemps of ESPN, the reporters discussed Embiid’s latest comments on how his recovery is going and tried to decipher what exactly Embiid meant. McMahon referenced something […]

Carmelo Anthony told Rudy Gay, The Kid Mero, and Kazeem Famuyide a story about the time Stevie Wonder told Anthony he loves to watch him play, via his podcast 7PM in Brooklyn. The clip is already going viral on social media with over 100,000 views in under two hours. Wonder is widely known for being an American […]

The consistent absences of Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, and Joel Embiid has mired the start of the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2024-25 NBA season. But rookie Jared McCain is making the most of the resulting opportunities. As a result, the 76ers rookie to the top of the NBA’s Rookie of the Year favorites across all major sportsbooks. […]

Donte DiVincenzo is the new kid again. Just one year after joining the New York Knicks, DiVincenzo is starting fresh in another new city. The trade that sent him and Julius Randle from the Knicks to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Karl-Anthony Towns was the fourth change of scenery in DiVincenzo’s seven-year NBA career. […]

Tuesday’s 2024 Emirates NBA Cup action included a win for the New York Knicks over the Philadelphia 76ers, 111-99. Each New York starter played 34 minutes or more, with Deuce McBride leading players off of the bench with almost 26 minutes. Cameron Payne warmed up for the Knicks with the intention of returning from his […]

The New York Knicks routed the Philadelphia 76ers on the opening Cup Night of the first-ever Emirates NBA Cup, 111-99. The story of the night of Joel Embiid’s return and the debut of Philadelphia’s big three was Josh Hart’s triple-double performance of 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists. After the game, Hart joked with […]

In a sit-down interview with Hall of Fame broadcaster Ahmad Rashad, Knicks star center Karl-Anthony Towns revealed which team he supported and made sure to watch on television when he was growing up. When asked if he was a Knicks fan as a child, Towns responded honestly. “I was. I was. I can’t say I […]