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The Los Angeles Lakers have dealt with injuries here and there this season, and it’s caused players to miss an extended period of time. The latest to suffer an injury is their rookie after an MCL sprain, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. “Lakers rookie Adou Thiero has been diagnosed with a right MCL sprain […]

ATLANTA, GA – When a new year arrives, everyone wants to break old habits and create better ones that will set the tone moving forward. In all honesty, it’s good to break those habits before the new year arrives so you can come in with a fresh, clean slate. That’s what the Atlanta Hawks did, […]

After a very successful season last year and making it all the way to the NFC Championship Game, the Washington Commanders were not able to get back to that level of play. There were a few factors at play that led to their downfall, most importantly, injuries to their key players, like Jayden Daniels. Outside […]

The Boston Celtics had a 129-119 win against the Utah Jazz in their latest game, and they continue to play well this season, even without their best player in the fold. Everyone has stepped up their level of play on both sides of the ball, and it showed against the Jazz, especially for Derrick White. […]

The Atlanta Hawks are on a seven-game losing streak, and they don’t want to go into the New Year with eight in a row. In order for that to happen, they have to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves on New Year’s Eve, and they’ll have a few players back from injury to help. After missing the […]

The month of December has not been kind to the Atlanta Hawks, as they’ve done a lot of losing over the course of the past few weeks and have fallen to 10th in the Eastern Conference. Even with Trae Young returning from an MCL injury that knocked him out of the rotation for over a […]

The Minnesota Vikings may not reached the standards that they set for themselves on offense this season, but they were pretty close to doing what they wanted on defense. The reason for that was defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who is a mastermind at scheming up his players and putting them in a position to succeed. […]

The Indianapolis Colts will miss the playoffs this season after starting 8-2, and there could be a lot of variables that went into their downfall. One of those things is injuries, and it happened to key players on both sides of the ball. Daniel Jones going down for the season made the Colts pivot to […]

The Denver Broncos are heading to the playoffs, and it’s no surprise after the season they’ve had. The next goal is to make it to the Super Bowl and win, but there are a few things they have to do in order to make that happen. Head coach Sean Payton has won a Super Bowl […]

The Las Vegas Raiders put Maxx Crosby on injured reserve, shutting him down for the rest of the season as the team doesn’t have anything to play for. Though it sounded like a good idea, Crosby was not a fan of the move, and he had let it be known for the past few days, […]

The New England Patriots are AFC East champions, and it’s because of the season they had this year. Another one of those reasons is Drake Maye, who put the team on his back this season and played some of the best football in the league at quarterback. His work did not go unnoticed, and head […]

The New York Giants have not had the season that they wanted, but there are some things they can look forward to in the future. One of the players who will be a bright spot for the future is Jaxson Dart, who has shown he has the skills to be a long-term piece for the […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the hottest teams in the league, and it’s been hard for any team to stop them as of late. Their next opponent will be the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are on a two-game losing streak and are looking to find some momentum before the end of the calendar year. […]

The Atlanta Hawks are on a six-game losing streak, and things have a chance of not getting better as they are set to face the Oklahoma City Thunder. To make things more difficult for the Hawks to get over the hump, they will be without Jalen Johnson, as he’s been ruled out with an illness. […]

The New England Patriots had a chance to clinch the AFC East this week, but a few variables had to happen. The first thing was that they needed to take care of business against the New York Jets, and they did so, winning 42-10. The next step was hoping that the Buffalo Bills would lose […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got back to their winning ways in their latest game, defeating the Sacramento Kings 125-101, and it came with an efficient game from LeBron James. The Lakers’ star had 24 points and shot 11-of-13 from the field, and he’s still showing that he isn’t slowing down anytime soon. With James’ 41st […]

The New York Jets’ season hasn’t gotten better as the year progressed, and it’s safe to say that a week before the end of the regular season, they may have hit rock bottom. In a divisional matchup against the New England Patriots, the Jets looked like they didn’t have any fight to give, and they […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had a chance to clinch the AFC North this week, but they fell to the Cleveland Browns, 13-6. That means that the stage will be set next week as they face the Baltimore Ravens, and whoever wins will be heading to the playoffs. Unfortunately, the Steelers will most likely be without one […]

The Dallas Mavericks have found a groove over the past few weeks, and one of the reasons is Cooper Flagg’s play. The rookie has started to figure things out as the season progresses, which is good news for the Mavericks and their chances for the rest of the year. Unfortunately, they were not able to […]

The New England Patriots are trying to clinch the AFC East this week, and it starts with defeating the New York Jets. They will have to get some more help on the outside, but at this point, it’s obvious that they control their own destiny. With the Patriots knowing that they have to take care […]

The Atlanta Hawks have missed Kristaps Porzingis for the past two weeks as the team shut him down due to an illness. The latest update shows that he isn’t making a return yet, but it should be soon, according to ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. “After sitting the last two weeks with illness, Atlanta Hawks big man […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are facing off against the Cleveland Browns, and a win today could go a long way for their playoff chances. Unfortunately, the game didn’t start off the way they may have liked, but they also had an injury to one of their offensive players, according to Steelers director of communications Burt Lauten. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks were able to get Giannis Antetokounmpo back after he was sidelined due to injury, and they came out with a win against the Chicago Bulls. Even after a win, reporters asked Antetokounmpo about trade rumors that had swirling while he was out, but the Bucks’ star was not having it. “I’m here. […]

The Denver Nuggets are once again playing good basketball, and they are once again being led by Nikola Jokic and his strong performances. It feels like Jokic is getting better every year, which is ridiculous, but it could very well be true. Every week, it seems like he’s doing something new and putting himself in […]

The Detroit Pistons have stayed atop the Eastern Conference this season, and it doesn’t look like they’ll be giving up that spot anytime soon. Though they are playing some of the best basketball in the league, doesn’t mean that there isn’t any room for improvement. All the good teams do what they can to become […]

The Toronto Raptors are facing the Golden State Warriors on Sunday and will be getting one of their key players back after a long absence. RJ Barrett is the key player in question, and he hasn’t played since the end of November because of a troublesome knee injury. Before Barrett went down, the Raptors were […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will be facing the Oklahoma City Thunder, and they could be without one of their star players. Joel Embiid has started to come along as the season progresses, but the team is still trying to be cautious with him and his right knee. He’s currently listed on the injury report for right […]

The Atlanta Hawks have not played their best in the month of December, but one constant for the entire season has been the play of Jalen Johnson. The Hawks’ forward has put the team on his back more times than not, and it’s led him to having an All-Star caliber season, as he’s currently averaging […]

ATLANTA, GA – It was the sixth straight loss, but this one felt different than the others. Yes, the Atlanta Hawks found themselves down double digits in the first half and had to fight back in the end. They were once again outrebounded, more specifically on the offensive glass. They had lapses on offense and […]

The Atlanta Hawks were once in the top half of the league in defensive rating, and the eye test showed it. They weren’t allowing easy shots, they were getting back in transition, and they were holding their opponents to low-scoring nights. In the month of December, any resemblance to what their defense was slowly went […]

ATLANTA, GA – Defeated. Deflated. Dejected. That was the vibe of the Atlanta Hawks when the clock hit zero after losing 126-111 to the Miami Heat a day after Christmas. It was the fifth straight loss for the Hawks, and the fifth straight game where their opponent has scored more than 125 points. It’s been […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs recently fired assistant coach Marc Savard after a slow start to the season, and the team is trying to find any way to get better. To fill the void of Savard, the Maple Leafs have looked internally at how they will replace him. They’ve found their guy, as they promoted Steve […]

The Buffalo Bills will be facing the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17, and many have been keeping their eyes on the status of Josh Allen. The quarterback suffered an injury last week against the Cleveland Browns, but he’s let it be known that he expects to play this week. Head coach Sean McDermott seconded that […]

Update: Bam Adebayo has been ruled out for the Miami Heat’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, according to Marc Stein. The Miami Heat will be facing the Atlanta Hawks, and they have a few players on the injury report coming into the matchup. Tyler Herro has already been ruled out because of his toe, but […]

The Las Vegas Raiders were not able to live up to the expectations they had coming into the season, and one of the reasons was their play on offense. Geno Smith was brought in to be an upgrade at the quarterback position, but there was too much inconsistency in the pass and run game for […]

The San Francisco 49ers will be facing the Chicago Bears in Week 17, and it’s still uncertain if they will have one of their pass catchers on the field. George Kittle is dealing with an ankle injury, and he has not stepped on the practice field yet this week. He still has one day to […]

The Kansas City Chiefs took a 20-13 loss to the Denver Broncos on Christmas Day, and it possibly could have been the last time Travis Kelce played in Arrowhead Stadium. With the thought that this could be his last season playing, this was probably not the way Kelce wanted to go out, but he may […]

ESPN and the NBA are back again this year for Dunk the Halls, where a group of Disney players step on the court to play some basketball. This year, they’ll be playing during the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks games, as they try to show the kids their array of skills on the floor. […]

The Golden State Warriors have been under the light this week, and it hasn’t been because they’re winning games. During their game against the Orlando Magic, Draymond Green and head coach Steve Kerr got into it, which led the Warriors’ forward to storm off and go to the locker room. Green didn’t return to the […]