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Phoenix Suns young stud Deandre Ayton faced off with a bonafide legend in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a friendly game called “Generation Gap” on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The late night talk show host made the two former no. 1 overall picks identify images or questions pertaining to their opponent’s era as a test of knowledge of […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans certainly had their butts clenched down the stretch in Game 5 against the Miami Heat. Down one with 16 seconds remaining, the Purple and Gold had a golden opportunity to clinch the 2020 NBA title with a made bucket in the closing seconds. On the play, LeBron James penetrated to the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers blew a golden opportunity to close out the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. On their most important possession on the season at that point, LeBron James found a wide-open Danny Green at the top of the circle. Green front-rimmed the potential title-clinching triple. A turnover from Markieff […]

Ian Rapoport is one of the more familiar faces you’ll see on the NFL Network. However, it seems like avid viewers might be missing the reporter for the next two weeks. Rapoport has been suspended by the NFL for violating certain league policies on social media. Rapoport himself took to Twitter to announce that he […]

Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey got into a heated brawl with New York Giants receiver Golden Tate after their 17-9 victory in their most recent game. Ramsey spoke with the media for the first time following the physical altercation that almost turned into mayhem. It’s safe to say he didn’t want to talk about […]

The legend of undrafted guard Duncan Robinson continued on Friday night after he dropped 26 points and seven 3-pointers in the Miami Heat’s season-saving Game 5 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Following the greatest game of his career, the sweet shooter spoke about his relationship with Heat superstar leader Jimmy Butler: “After Game 2, […]

Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler turned in another masterful outing in the NBA Finals with a magnificent triple-double performance in their season-saving 111-108 Game 5 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Butler made a little bit of history in doing so, putting him on the shortlist of some elite playoff performances. First, Butler joined Hall […]

With the shot clock running down and Game 4 still hanging in the balance, Anthony Davis jab stepped and sized up Bam Adebayo at the three-point line. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar rose up and launched from beyond the arc over the outstretched arms of the Miami Heat All-Star with a little over 40 ticks […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been searching for that proverbial “third star” to slot alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Alex Caruso just offered the perfect take for who that guy is for the Lakers: Alex Caruso on the supporting cast stepping up to help LeBron James and Anthony Davis: “Our third star or [third] […]

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the New England Patriots 26-10 on Monday night to notch its fourth straight win to start the season. Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes didn’t play quite a good game offensively, but praised the rest of his team for stepping up on the other end. “I didn’t play very good football,” Mahomes […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are just two wins away from capturing the 2020 NBA championship. Should the Purple and Gold franchise capture ring banner no. 17, however, a portion of Laker nation doesn’t believe Kyle Kuzma deserves a ring. A fan created a petition that says if the Los Angeles wins this year’s NBA title, […]

LeBron James revealed he had some trouble getting shuteye on Friday after the Los Angeles Lakers went up 2-0 over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. With Game 3 set to take place on Sunday, The King fired himself up by channeling in his inner Morgan Freeman. James tweeted a Morgan Freeman dialogue from […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat instantly became a match made in heaven when he joined the South Beach squad last summer. The two-way forward embodies every bit of the Heat culture, and it’s hard to picture Butler thriving on any other squad other than Miami right now. However, according to Sam Amick of The […]

While New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, there were no other positive Patriots tests as of Saturday night. New England had a virtual teem meeting and players were told that the current plan is to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night, assuming there are no other positive […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving isn’t exactly the most universally liked personality in the world — he isn’t necessarily everybody’s cup of tea. Some people have criticized Irving in the past, including former NBA center Kendrick Perkins. The unfiltered Nets playmaker recently joined Kevin Durant’s podcast and gave his honest thoughts on the “bird brain” […]

The start of the 2020-21 NBA season is still up in the air. However, it’s possible that the late start would result to the season coinciding with the Tokyo Olympics, which is scheduled to take place in July 2021. Despite that possibility though, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver doesn’t see the league suspending play to make […]

The sons of Jared Dudley, Rajon Rondo and Dion Waiters must be enjoying being inside the NBA bubble and seeing the Los Angeles Lakers dominate the NBA Finals so far. In addition to watching their dads come two wins away from an NBA title, the kids are also receiving a special training from Lakers assistant […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis continued to make history in their 124-114 Game 2 win over the Miami Heat. James scored a game-high 33 points on 14-of-25 shooting, while Davis dropped 32 points on an extremely efficient 15-of-20 night. According to Justin Kubatko of StatMuse, Friday night became the 8th time […]

Just nearly 24 hours since the Tennessee Titans announced two more COVID-19 positive tests, another three members of the organization have been infected with the virus, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Outbreak now official: Three more Titans’ players tested positive today in Tennessee, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 3, 2020 The three positive […]

The New York Knicks, much like the other Delete 8 teams who missed out the season’s resumption in Orlando, are holding their own mini-camp as they look forward to the 2020-21 season, whenever that may be. Last year’s no. 3 overall pick RJ Barrett is reportedly making waves in their practices at the New York […]

One of the Los Angeles Lakers’ issues heading into the postseason is how their offense drops off when LeBron James heads to the bench. That hasn’t been the case in the 2020 playoffs, with Anthony Davis’ emerging dominance on that end of the floor. Colin Ward-Henninger of CBS Sports details how Davis’ play has elevated […]

Over a year ago, the Los Angeles Lakers went all in and traded for superstar big man Anthony Davis to pair alongside LeBron James. Fast-forward to today, the storied Purple and Gold franchise will have a chance to raise banner no. 17 in the rafters. Team owner Jeanie Buss spoke with Sam Amick of The […]

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Monday that Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers agreed to part ways. However, according to Dan Woike and Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times, the 58-year old was surprised by his exit, even though the official release stated it was a “mutual decision” by both sides. And Monday, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers head coaching hunt is in full swing. Per Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, it seems like the job is Mike D’Antoni’s to lose. According to the report, D’Antoni, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year, apparently already met with the Sixers ownership group. Rumors suggest that the 69-year old is the […]

Led by LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers are now back in the NBA Finals for the first time in a decade. The King has been a true leader for the Lakers this 2019-20 season and more so in their run to the Finals. Head coach Frank Vogel revealed that the greatest sign of LeBron […]

LeBron James had a monster triple-double performance in Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets to propel the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Finals. Apparently, The King gave a spoiler to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports of what he had in store for the Nuggets on Saturday night. It was minutes before tipoff of Game […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel will make the NBA Finals for the first time in his coaching career. The defensive-minded coach has certainly played a huge part in propelling the Lakers to where they are right now – four wins from capturing the 2020 NBA title. Vogel has transformed this Los Angeles squad […]

10 years after Kobe Bryant won the Los Angeles Lakers their 16th NBA championship, LeBron James has the opportunity to win banner No. 17 for the Purple and Gold. After beating the Denver Nuggets on Saturday to advance to the NBA Finals, James shared one of his biggest Kobe Bryant regrets. According to Chris Haynes of […]

The Denver Nuggets truly had a magical 2020 postseason run that saw them defy expectations and pull out surprises time and time again. Now that the Nuggets’ season is over after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, head coach Michael Malone told his players to use this defeat as fuel to remain hungry […]

Dwyane Wade may be LeBron James’ best friend, but Flash is still in awe of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar. After James booked his 10th trip to the NBA Finals, D-Wade gave this well-deserved congratulatory message to his good buddy on Twitter: Another one! Congrts to my brotha @KingJames on his 10th final appearance. What […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers punched their ticket to the 2020 NBA Finals by defeating the Denver Nuggets in five games. Personally for James, this is a huge milestone for him, as this marks his 10th NBA Finals appearance. However, someone doesn’t seem to be too impressed with The King’s accomplishment, and that […]

Dwight Howard’s Los Angeles Lakers redemption tour now gets to the final stop, in the hopes of reaching the ultimate goal. After 11 years, the 34-year-old is returning to the NBA Finals and will get a second chance at capturing an NBA championship after losing in 2009 against the Lakers as a member of the […]

It was clear from the beginning of Game 5 that something was bothering Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray. The Canadian didn’t seem to have the same kind of explosion he had through the first four games of the Western Conference Finals. After Denver’s 117-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Canadian guard revealed that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers booked a 2020 NBA Finals ticket with a 117-107 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7. LeBron James had a monster triple-double performance on Saturday, dropping 38 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists in the series clincher. While James dominated from the get-go, it was his late 4th quarter explosion […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers advancing to the NBA Finals on Saturday night, this marks Anthony Davis’ first ever trip to the NBA Finals. Speaking after the 117-107 Game 5 win over the Denver Nuggets, Davis relished the moment, but acknowledged that the job isn’t done yet. Watch his post-game interview below: This is certainly […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James got fouled by Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray while driving in the open floor at the start of the fourth quarter of Game 5. While in mid-air, James already called for the and-1 even before converting the layup. Watch the highlight play below: That’s just not fair. James is […]

Denver Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. had bad intentions for the rim, but Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis had other plans. MPJ rose up for a massive dunk attempt in the third quarter of Game 5. Davis, however, met the 22-year old at the cup and emphatically denied him at the apex.     […]

After 10 long years, the Los Angeles Lakers are back in the NBA Finals. The Lakers took care of business and eliminated the feisty Denver Nuggets with a 117-107 victory in Game 5. LeBron James, who is now 15-0 when his teams are up 3-1 in a series, propelled the Purple and Gold to the […]

Dwight Howard and Paul Millsap got into a heated exchange after the Los Angeles Lakers center gave a cheap shot to the Denver Nuggets forward. This came following a made shot from Michael Porter Jr. Howard threw his shoulder into Millsap while fighting for position and this sent the 35-year old to the ground. Millsap […]