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Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are gearing up for their play-in game against the Memphis Grizzlies after a heartbreaking loss to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. However, the Warriors have a lot to be excited about, mainly due to this huge advantage that Steph has over the entire Grizzlies roster. Steph […]

The Washington Wizards started the 2020-2021 NBA season with much disappointment. The Wizards started off the season with a 6-17 mark before somehow turning it around. Then, after a disheartening loss to the Boston Celtics in the first play-in game, they responded with a 142-115 thrashing of the Indiana Pacers to snag the 8-seed in […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were struck with a tragic turn of events in their playoff match against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Team captain John Tavares had to leave the ice on a stretcher after taking an inadvertent knee to the head during the game and was sent to the hospital. The team has issued […]

The New England Patriots selected Alabama quarterback Mac Jones at number 15 overall in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. In a somewhat unprecedented move for head coach Bill Belichick – who had never drafted a quarterback in the first round – the expectations for Jones should be lofty heading into his rookie […]

The Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers are fighting for their lives in the final game of the Eastern Conference side of the play-in tournament. The winner goes on to face the Philadelphia 76ers and the loser goes home and prepares for the long offseason.  The Wizards don’t seem to be wanting to go anywhere, as […]

The NBA has officially released the list of award finalists for the 2020-2021 season, including Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, among others. After the reveal, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo didn’t appear to be too please with one of the ballots that were released. Bam immediately took […]

Good news! The Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury fight is officially scheduled for July 24th and will take place in Las Vegas. Bob Arum says the Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder trilogy fight will happen on July 24 🍿 It’s going to be in Las Vegas pic.twitter.com/cJoffhoNdP — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 20, 2021 It’s […]

The Golden State Warriors came ever-so-close to defeating LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the play-in game on Wednesday night. It took an improbably LeBron three-pointer to lift the Lakers over the Warriors. However, one bright spot was the impressive play of Andrew Wiggins, who was given the tough task of guarding LeBron […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors played a nail-biting, thrilling game in the play-in tournament as LeBron James and company walked away with a hard-fought win to snag the 7-seed in the Western Conference. As it turns out, the game between Stephen Curry and LeBron James reached new heights that ESPN hadn’t seen […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are gearing up for their first-round battle in the Eastern Conference playoffs against the New York Knicks. Unfortunately, they were hit with some bad news as they aim to topple the Knicks and go to the second round. An @emoryhealthcare injury report: Cam Reddish (right Achilles soreness) has progressed […]

The much-anticipated battle between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors just took a major shift in the direction of the home squad. LeBron James and Stephen Curry are fighting for a spot as the 7th seed in the Western Conference. However, Staples Center will be filled to the largest capacity since fans were […]

The Brooklyn Nets have their first-round opponent in the Boston Celtics. Jayson Tatum went beast mode and dropped a 50-piece in the play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets to earn a date with the Nets. As Brooklyn gears up for the series, the talented Big Three is set to embark on their trip for an […]

The Golden State Warriors are gearing up for their playoff run as they look to sneak a victory in the play-in tournament. On another note, a former member of the Warriors championship teams has signed a deal with the Big 3. According to Marc Spears of ESPN, Warriors mentor and former NBA champ Leandro Barbosa […]

The Utah Jazz are set to embark on their playoff journey as the top seed in the Western Conference. More than that, they also finished the regular season with the best record in the NBA at 52-20. After a promise from owner Ryan Smith earlier in the season that the franchise would give a scholarship […]

The San Diego Padres were given fantastic news after the team reinstated both Eric Hosmer and Fernando Tatis Jr. ahead of Wednesday’s game versus the Colorado Rockies, according to AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Eric Hosmer are back. They were activated before today's game, with John Andreoli and Tucupita Marcano optioned. — […]

The NBA has instituted the play-in tournament, much to the disapproval of many NBA stars including LeBron James and Luka Doncic, among others. However, the real reason the NBA had decided to push forth with the play-in was in an effort to limit tanking, with the Philadelphia 76ers being one of the key contributors in […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were Super Bowl picks at one point during the 2020 season before tripping and stumbling down the stretch in a season that eventually resulted in a playoff loss to the Cleveland Browns. In turn, they loaded up on offense in the 2021 NFL Draft, with Alabama running back Najee Harris being the […]

The Indiana Pacers were hit with some terrible news mere hours before the play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets. With injuries surrounding the team already, it was announced that Caris LeVert would be out for Tuesday’s game due to health and safety protocols, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.  LeVert will miss tonight’s game, […]

The Washington Nationals made their way to Wrigley Field to take on the Chicago Cubs. A pair of former Cubs greats- Jon Lester and Kyle Schwarber- made their long-awaited return and were embraced by Cubs fans. Schwarber received a nice standing ovation on his first trip to the plate. Cubs fans give Kyle Schwarber a […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks in LA and their newest acquisition, Albert Pujols, will make his debut. The future Hall of Famer will start at first base and bat cleanup for the Dodgers on Monday night, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Albert Pujols is in the #Dodgers starting […]

The highly-anticipated fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has been hit with a date. However, now it appears that the fight is back in jeopardy amid an ongoing dispute regarding Deontay Wilder and Fury’s planned fight, according to Chris McKenna of the Daily Star.  The fight between Fury and Joshua was just announced as […]

The injuries keep mounting for the Atlanta Braves as they aim to make another trip to the National League playoffs. Now, hurler Huascar Ynoa will be out for some time due to a punch in the dugout after leaving early from Sunday’s start, according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com.  Ynoa broke his right hand when […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder decided to shutdown veteran Al Horford midseason as the organization made a not-so-secret effort to embrace their tank mode. After the conclusion of the NBA regular season, Horford opened up on the decision between the two sides regarding his healthy scratch. “…understanding that the team also wanted to play younger guys […]

Chris Brown and Tyga wasted no time getting their names out there with a viral highlight reel during the Crew League. Brown fooled Tyga with a nasty crossover, then proceeded to hit the pull-up jumper over him in a pretty nifty sequence. Chris Brown gave Tyga the pull-up. @thecrewleague pic.twitter.com/uyxvkf4t0y — SLAM (@SLAMonline) May 16, […]

The Golden State Warriors clinched the 8 seed in the Western Conference after another huge performance from Stephen Curry. After the game, Steph put on the headset and was mid-interview when he got dumped with water, causing yet another postgame fail. Need ice water to cool Steph Curry off after his 46 PTS! The @warriors […]

The Golden State Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies after Stephen Curry secured his second career scoring title in the first quarter. The Dubs will now officially hold the 8 seed in the Western Conference and could potentially end up playing the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James in what would be an epic play-in game. […]

The Phoenix Suns escaped against the San Antonio Spurs, thanks to a huge, clutch shot by E’Twaun Moore to keep their hopes alive at snagging the number one seed in the Western Conference. Okay, E'Twaun! Came up clutch for the Suns. pic.twitter.com/fc44XXNNKe — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 16, 2021 In a game where Phoenix rested […]

The Washington Wizards have clinched the 8 seed in the Eastern Conference after a last-second victory against the Charlotte Hornets on the final day of the NBA regular season. Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal did just enough to put the game away late, as the Wizards won 115-110 as they continue to keep their momentum […]

After a long wait, Chris Webber has finally been elected into the NBA Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 class. After the induction, he joined ESPN and had a conversation with former Michigan Fab Five teammate Jalen Rose who congratulated him on the greatest honor in basketball lore. Watch the clip and try […]

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge just won’t stop hitting home runs. In fact, on Sunday afternoon the outfielder clobbered his fourth home run of the series against the Baltimore Orioles to tie the MLB lead. Aaron Judge has 4 HR over his last 3 games. 😳 pic.twitter.com/P6dtxEGp0y — MLB Stats (@MLBStats) May 16, 2021 […]

The shooting motions of such players like James Harden of the Brooklyn Nets and Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks have been hot topics of conversation as they continuously make plays that merit fouls. While the state of the NBA has developed into more of an offensive showdown as opposed to lockdown defense, it appears […]

The Brooklyn Nets might be getting their talented Big 3 back on the court for the weekend. As an earlier report surfaced, Steve Nash said he ‘expects’ the trio to suit up for Saturday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. Then a bit later, James Harden sent NBA teams and fans in a frenzy by posting […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown has been in the headlines a lot over the past years. On Friday, the news came out that the truck driver from an incident back in January of 2020 was filing a civil lawsuit. Now, Brown’s representatives released a statement expressing their disappointment, according to Ian Rapoport of […]

The Miami Heat were hit with some unfortunate news when it was reported that Victor Oladipo was set to undergo season-ending surgery ahead of the playoffs. After acquiring Oladipo at the trade deadline, he appeared in just four games and will be out for the entirety of the playoff run. However, various reports have surfaced […]

The Brooklyn Nets have only seen their trio of Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, and James Harden play seven games together on the year. However, Nets head coach Steve Nash said that he expects the trio to all play on Saturday against the Chicago Bulls, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times.  Nets coach […]

The NBA Playoffs are right around the corner and now is the time to get those predictions in. In a recent interview with The Ahtletic, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green gave his thoughts on who is the favorite to take home the NBA title. “Well I think it’s hard to say the Brooklyn Nets […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown is back in the news, and not for a good reason. Brown is facing a civil lawsuit over allegations of assault and battery which come from an incident with a truck driver, according to Matt Baker of the Tampa Bay Times.  The truck driver, Anton Tumanov, has decided […]

The Los Angeles Lakers ran away with the 2020 NBA Championship in the infamous Orlando Bubble playoffs. After acquiring Anthony Davis to pair with LeBron James, the dream finally became reality for the Lakers as they hoisted another Larry O’Brien trophy. Now, as the 2021 playoffs are set to kick-off, the Lakers are gearing up […]

The New York Yankees paid a whole lot of money to bring over Gerrit Cole from the Houston Astros. So far, they are not regretting that in any way, shape, or form. Cole has been off to a blazing hot start and is running away with the Cy Young Award and it’s only been six […]