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Toronto Raptors wing OG Anunoby did not play at all in the team’s run to an NBA championship last season as the result of an emergency appendectomy he underwent in April. Considered one of the best defensive players on the Raptors’ roster, Anunoby is expected to play a rather key role heading into the 2019-20 […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Rodions Kurucs was arrested on domestic violence allegations earlier this month, as he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend in his Brooklyn apartment back in June. Kurucs says he has the full support of his Nets teammates: “Yeah for sure, guys reached out. They were just so supportive. I know they have family [atmosphere] […]

Norman Powell is coming off of a 2018-19 NBA campaign in which he helped the Toronto Raptors win their first championship, but that doesn’t mean he rested on his laurels this summer. Powell spent part of his offseason attending Kobe Bryant’s basketball camp, and the wing says he loved the experience: “It was definitely a […]

LeBron James may be gearing up for the 2019-20 NBA campaign, but that does not mean he is not going to have a little fun in the month leading up to the start of the regular season. With college football season in full swing, James is throwing his support behind his Ohio State Buckeyes, and […]

The Toronto Raptors are coming off of their first NBA championship, but with Kawhi Leonard departing via free agency this summer, a whole lot of the shine has been taken off of the team. However, Raptors big man Marc Gasol still thinks Toronto can accomplish big things this coming season: “We’re a very hungry team,” […]

The Toronto Raptors are coming off of their first NBA championship, but due to the fact that they lost Kawhi Leonard to free agency this summer, people are already counting them out as a contender heading into the 2019-20 campaign. But Kyle Lowry doesn’t care, saying that all that matter is what the Raptors have […]

The New England Patriots are getting set to battle the Buffalo Bills in a showdown of two 3-0 AFC East teams on Sunday, and while the Patriots are obviously the defending Super Bowl champions, the guy everyone wants to see this weekend is Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Allen has thrown for 750 yards, three touchdowns […]

The Phoenix Suns are coming off of a miserable 2018-19 NBA campaign in which they won just 19 games, good for the worst record in the Western Conference. To be fair, pretty much everyone knew the rebuilding Suns wouldn’t be any good, but it’s not the fact that they lost a lot of games: it’s […]

For years now, the Buffalo Bills have been searching for a stable presence at quarterback, and it looks like they may have finally found their guy in Josh Allen, but for the better part of the last two decades, it has been rough for the Bills. So rough, as a matter of fact, that the […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is dedicated to his craft. So dedicated, as a matter of fact, that he actually bought his own Jugs machine to catch footballs at his place. “I bought it online,” said Smith-Schuster, according to Teresa Varley of the Steelers’ team website. “I did it on the rooftop of my […]

Is there a more interesting young team in the NBA than the Sacramento Kings at the moment? The Kings are coming off of a surprising 2018-19 campaign in which they won 39 games and actually contended for a playoff spot in the Western Conference through much of the season before finally fading in March. Now, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are coming off of a 2018-19 NBA campaign in which they won 53 games, nailed down the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference and made it all the way to the conference finals, where they ultimately lost to the Golden State Warriors. Now, the Blazers are entering the 2019-20 NBA […]

When you have something special brewing, you should do everything in your power to preserve it. That’s why the Sacramento Kings should absolutely try and sign Buddy Hield to a contract extension before the deadline on Oct. 21. The Kings have been working on a new deal for Hield, who is entering the final year […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis spent much of his summer filming for Space Jam 2 alongside his teammate, LeBron James. Now that Davis has some movie experience under his belt, is there a chance he does some more Hollywood stuff? Davis says probably not: “That was a one-time thing,” Davis said at Lakers media […]

The Los Angeles Lakers signed DeMarcus Cousins back in July, hoping to reunite him with former New Orleans Pelicans pal Anthony Davis in their frontcourt. However, it doesn’t look like we’ll ever get to see those two play together in Lakers uniforms. Not this year, anyway. Last month, Cousins tore his ACL during an offseason […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a whole lot of players vying for playing time, which is going to make life somewhat difficult for head coach Frank Vogel when it comes to nailing down a rotation. At Lakers media day on Friday, Vogel said he has not made any decisions as far as lineups are concerned, […]

The Toronto Raptors won their first NBA championship back in June. A month later, the core of their team was dismantled, as Kawhi Leonard decided to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers and Danny Green opted to join the Los Angeles Lakers. At Lakers media day on Friday, Green reflected on Leonard’s decision to link […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may have settled on Frank Vogel as their choice for head coach this summer, but not before they showed serious interest in Jason Kidd, whom LeBron James deeply respects. But the Lakers were not about to leave Kidd without a job in the organization, as they proceeded to hire him as […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is entering his third NBA season, and expectations for the youngster are already through the roof. Not only is Kuzma expected to take on more responsibility during the 2018-19 campaign, but the Lakers are viewed as title contenders, meaning that every good thing (and bad thing) Kuzma does will […]

Lakers star LeBron James may not have been a participant in the 2019 NBA Playoffs, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t an active viewer. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar says that he watched every single game this past postseason: “You make it sound bad, I enjoyed watching basketball,” James said at media day, via ClutchPoints. […]

With Team USA’s flameout in the FIBA World Cup this summer, many are wondering just which NBA players will head to Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics, as most of the big names decided not to play this year. Naturally, LeBron James is one of the first names to come to mind, but given that he […]

For the first time in basically ever, both Los Angeles NBA teams are viewed as title contenders heading into the same season. The Lakers got the ball rolling by swinging a blockbuster trade to acquire Anthony Davis back in June followed by numerous key signings such as Danny Green, Avery Bradley and Dwight Howard. The […]

LeBron James’ first season with the Los Angeles Lakers was an unmitigated disaster. The superstar suffered a groin injury in December, which knocked him out for over a month and represented the first time in his NBA career that he had been sidelined for an extended period of time. When he came back, the Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers signed DeMarcus Cousins back in July, but after Cousins tore his ACL during an offseason workout in August, the Lakers found themselves very thin up front. To address that problem, Los Angeles decided to bring back an old friend in Dwight Howard, who spent one season with the Lakers in 2012-13 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers signed DeMarcus Cousins in July as a part of their offseason makeover, but just over a month after signing with the club, Cousins tore his ACL in an offseason workout, likely knocking him out for the 2019-20 campaign. Then, shortly after his injury, a video leaked on TMZ that appeared to […]

The NBA rivalry between the two Los Angeles teams has never been greater, as both the Lakers and Clippers are viewed as title contenders heading into the 2019-20 campaign, something that has never happened before. But Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka insists that the rivalry with the Clippers is not that big of a deal: […]

The Cleveland Browns are only carrying two quarterbacks on their 53-man roster, and while a lot of teams go by that method nowadays, you certainly need to have a contingency plan in place in case disaster strikes, and both of your quarterbacks get hurt. So, what is the Browns’ emergency strategy if neither Baker Mayfield […]

Dwayne Haskins was considered by some to be the most talented, NFL-ready quarterback from the 2019 draft class, so you would think it might bother him to see Kyler Murray and Daniel Jones starting for their respective teams while Haskins sits on the Washington Redskins’ bench. But the rookie does not seem to be troubled […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw a game-ending interception from just inside the 3-yard line against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night, putting an end to the Packers’ undefeated start to the season. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, it marked the first time Rodgers threw a pick from the 3-yard line or closer […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw a game-ending interception from just inside the 3-yard line during the Packers’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night, ending Green Bay’s undefeated start to the season. So is Rodgers to blame for the Packers’ loss? Fox Sports analyst and Hall-of-Fame running back Eric Dickerson says absolutely […]

The Green Bay Packers went away from running the football on Thursday night, and it cost them, as they fell to the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 34-27 largely due to being unable to cash in on red zone opportunities. The Packers passed the ball four times from the 1-yard line in the fourth […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ offense has been as one-dimensional as it could be thus far this season. It has basically been giving the ball to Dalvin Cook and let him work. The results have been largely positive through three weeks, as the Vikings have gone 2-1 behind three straight 100-yard performances by Cook, but at some […]

Green Bay Packers running back Jamaal Williams experienced a scary moment on Thursday night, as he took a brutal late hit from Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Derek Barnett on the Packers’ first play of the game and had to be stretchered off the field. It was reported that Williams had movement in his extremities, which was […]

At this point, Marcus Mariota is fighting for his job as the Tennessee Titans’ starting quarterback, as veteran signal-caller Ryan Tannehill is breathing down his neck and the Titans may be running out of patience. Tennessee has gotten off to a 1-2 start this season, largely due to its inability to move the football. Yes, […]

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson has gotten off to a rather inauspicious start to the season, as he has carried the ball 45 times for 158 yards, good for a meager average of 3.5 yards per carry. But the worst part of Carson’s start has been his penchant for losing the football, as he […]

DeMarcus Lawrence may have just given the New Orleans Saints some bulletin board material. The Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman is pumped for his team’s matchup against the Saints this Sunday, and he went as far to kind of guarantee a win this week: “Go to New Orleans and hear the whole crowd talk about some […]

The Indianapolis Colts are looking to pick up their third straight win on Sunday when they host the Oakland Raiders in a game that pretty much everyone is expecting the Colts to win. Including myself. We probably shouldn’t get ahead of ourselves just yet, as the Raiders aren’t the Miami Dolphins and the Colts are […]

The Green Bay Packers suffered their first loss of the season on Thursday night in a nail-biting 34-27 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles that came down to the final seconds and some questionable play-calling from head coach Matt LaFleur. The Packers had four plays inside the Eagles’ 1-yard line in the fourth quarter, but did […]

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Derek Barnett is unlikely to be suspended for his hit that knocked Green Bay Packers running back Jamaal Williams out of the game on Thursday night, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The incident occurred on the Packers’ first play of the game, when Williams caught a pass from Aaron Rodgers and […]