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It had become an annual occurrence in recent years to just pencil in the Golden State Warriors in the NBA playoffs to make the finals. Then LeBron came to the Lakers and they won the whole thing in The Bubble in 2020. Before the Warriors dynasty, the Spurs and those Kobe led Lakers teams reigned […]

The Chicago Bears have had a roller coaster ride of an offseason as it pertains to the quarterback position. It started with trade rumors of a Russell Wilson potential deal between the Seahawks and Bears. It ended up not coming to fruition and Chicago signed Andy Dalton, which put Bears fans into a frenzy. on […]

It was yet another disappointing and early playoff exit for Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers. The Denver Nuggets booted the Blazers from round one in just six games on Thursday night, and it became the fourth time in the last five years that Portland hasn’t been able to make it out of round […]

It was another dominating performance from the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 to eliminate the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Anthony Davis tried to give it a go, lasting all but six minutes. The Suns pounced on the opportunity as Devin Booker lit the nets on fire at Staples Center and Phoenix sent LA […]

After being eliminated in the first round for the first time in his career, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James had the questions rolling in during his post game press conference on Thursday evening. LeBron had been a perfect 14-0 in first round matchups throughout his career before Devin Booker and the Suns decided to […]

Fans of the Portland Trail Blazers don’t want to hear any talks about the offseason and rightfully so. The Denver Nuggets lead the best-of-seven against the Blazers 3-2 entering Game 6 on Thursday evening. But the reality of the situation facing Damian Lillard and the Blazers is that a first round exit via the Denver […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have lost all three games they’ve had at Staples Center in round one against the Dallas Mavericks. In fact, no home team has won a single game as the series heads back to Dallas with the Mavericks leading 3-2. The home court advantage has meant little in this series, apparently, and […]

With the date set for this Sunday, June 6th, the rules have finally been set in place for the Logan Paul – Floyd Mayweather exhibition boxing match. To say some of these rules discredit this fight and make it seem like a joke would be an understatement. According to ESPN Ringside, here are the official […]

While it was a deflating end to the season for the New York Knicks after getting stomped out of the NBA playoffs by the Atlanta Hawks, what they accomplished throughout the year can not go unnoticed. It’d be a hard pressed task to find anyone who thought this Knicks team would win 41 games and […]

After a regular season in which the New York Knicks exceeded all expectations, they fell flat on their faces in Round 1 of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. New York was outmatched by the Atlanta Hawks and dropped the series 4-1. The offense was lethargic and the shots often times didn’t fall for the Knicks. They […]

There are moves in NBA free agency every few years that can totally shift the balance of the league. Sure, there are notable names that jump every summer, but few have the ability to completely turn a franchise around. This is exactly what happened when Kawhi Leonard left the Raptors for the Los Angeles Clippers […]

While one side of the Eastern Conference Semifinals is set, there’s work left to be done on the other end, which includes the Atlanta Hawks. The Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks will square off in the conference semifinals, while Sixers-Wizards and Hawks-Knicks continue on for now. Both the Hawks and Sixers lead their best-of-seven matchups […]

This isn’t the news Philadelphia 76ers fans wanted to see. After exiting Game 4 and not returning in what turned out to be a win for the Washington Wizards, the news didn’t get any better on Thursday for Joel Embiid. Via the 76ers, Embiid is out for Game 5, and listed as day-to-day with a […]

The New York Knicks will be playing to avoid elimination on Wednesday night when they welcome in the Atlanta Hawks to Madison Square Garden. After the series was even at 1-1 heading to Atlanta, the Hawks took both games in rather commanding fashion to take a huge advantage in this best-of-seven matchup. While the Knicks […]

The whispers have become a reality with the Boston Celtics on Wednesday morning. After being eliminated from the NBA playoffs by the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, major overhaul is now happening with the franchise. Via Shams Charania of The Athletic, Brad Stevens is set to replace Danny Ainge. Boston head coach Brad Stevens is planning […]

The 2021 season for the Boston Celtics will go down as one of missed opportunity and head-scratching results. What was thought to be a team that could compete for the Eastern Conference crown instead turned out to be a squad that had to scratch through the play-in tournament just to punch a ticket to the […]

On the floor, Game 5 was an utter disaster for the Los Angeles Lakers. Playing without superstar Anthony Davis, the thought was the deck would be stacked against LA heading into Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns. But not many thought the Lakers would get rolled by 30 points. Phoenix poured it on early and […]

When will we all learn our lesson? The Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns are squared up at 2-2 in their best-of-seven, round one series entering Tuesday night. With Anthony Davis injured, a lot will rest right on the shoulders of LeBron James. James has been good, not great so far in this series for […]

When you’re trailing a series 3-1 like the New York Knicks are in the NBA playoffs, nothing should be off the table in terms of adjustments in laying out a blueprint. The Knicks looked disastrous in the second half of Game 4, as Atlanta took a commanding lead in the series that has pushed the […]

As the Kansas City Chiefs get set to embark on another season, they will be attempting to make their third straight Super Bowl appearance in 2021. Looking around their division in the AFC West, the Chargers are on the rise and appear to have a franchise quarterback in Justin Herbert. The Raiders are still stuck […]

The Jake Paul – Tyron Woodley whispers and rumors have become a reality and the two are set to finally square off in the ring. On Monday it appeared a deal had been reached or at least very close to it. Now on Tuesday, a date and more details have been cemented in. It was […]

The NBA playoffs have provided endless entertainment already and it is still only round one. Some first time playoff experience has provided a grand stage for players like Ja Morant and Trae Young while the regulars like LeBron James and Kevin Durant try to carve out their path as well. On the flip side, there […]

It’s almost impossible to fathom that after a week in which multiple fans were banned from NBA arenas for acts of stupidity, that it would continue to happen. Yet, here we are after a Boston Celtics fan decided to launch a water bottle at Kyrie Irving after the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Celtics in Game […]

Despite being down only 2-1 in the series, it has been a fairly dreadful showing so far for the New York Knicks in the NBA playoffs. Julius Randle has been abysmal, RJ Barrett has stopped making three’s, and the defense has had a couple of head-scratching lapses at inopportune times. Yet, a win on Sunday […]

The NBA playoffs carry on Friday with a trio of Game 3’s. The Knicks will take on the Hawks in Atlanta, the Nets are in Boston against the Celtics and the Clippers crawl into Dallas down 2-0 against the Mavericks. All three road teams have different scenarios in front of them. The Knicks are deadlocked […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver, in accordance with the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers, took quick and abrupt action to separate incidents that occurred during both Game 2’s on Wednesday Night. On Friday, Silver reacted to both. The stories are well known by now unless you’ve been living under a rock. Russell Westbrook was exiting […]

The Boston Celtics will be back home for Game 3 in their first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets. It’s been a series dominated by Brooklyn so far as they lead the best-of-seven bout 2-0. In another Eastern Conference series, the Knicks and Hawks are deadlocked at 1-1. In the final seconds of Game 2 at […]

Game 3 between the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks is set to tipoff on Friday night in “The A.” After splitting the first two games of the series, Game 3 has the expectations to be every bit as thrilling as the first two contests. For the Knicks to come out on top, it’s time […]

After the Phoenix Suns lost Game 3 in deflating fashion to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, Chris Paul went into full troll mode in a hilarious manner during his press conference. CP3 has been dealing with a shoulder injury since he suffered the “stinger” in Game 1, and it’s clearly limited his play […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have put on a clinic against the Miami Heat in their first-round series in the NBA Playoffs. After Game 1 was a nail-biter that went to overtime (the Bucks won), Milwaukee has blown Miami out of the water in the most recent two games. In Game 2, it was a 132-98 victory […]

It’s never a great spot to be in when you’re down in the NBA Playoffs. A one game deficit feels manageable to comeback from, but if the hole is 0-2, the chips start to stack ever more so against you. This is what is facing the Clippers, Celtics, Wizards and Heat right now. All four […]

Chicago Cubs star Javy Baez is used to providing thrilling plays. He has done it all throughout his career in all phases of his game. He can flash the leather in the field and has some eye-popping snap tags on his resume. At the dish, Baez has provided moonshot home runs and has some otherworldly […]

The headlines were supposed to be all about the New York Knicks massive comeback victory in Game 2 against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Instead, some moron decided to spit towards Trae Young while he awaited to inbound the ball late in the 4th quarter. As a result, the Knicks and Madison Square Garden […]

While the end of the season didn’t hold much weight for the Milwaukee Bucks, it certainly did for the teams around them in the NBA playoff picture. It had become clear that the Bucks would be the No. 3 seed with a little over a week to go in the regular season. Right below Milwaukee […]

The Philadelphia 76ers taking a 2-0 lead on the Washington Wizards was supposed to be the main takeaway from the game on Wednesday night. But when Russell Westbrook was leaving the floor after sustaining an ankle injury, all hell almost broke loose. Westbrook was exiting the court and in the tunnel area when popcorn was […]

As a No. 8 seed in the NBA Playoffs, usually the expectations aren’t too high entering a postseason. For the Memphis Grizzlies, they have looked everything but a No. 8 seed so far. The Grizzlies had to take out the Spurs and the Warriors in back-to-back games just to get to the dance. They did […]

It was rocking at Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks climbed back from a 13 point halftime deficit to take out the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 on Wednesday night. The Knicks outscored the Hawks 57-35 in the second half as they went on to win 101-92. The win evened the series up […]

The Green Bay Packers ongoing dilemma with Aaron Rodgers has yet to reach its conclusion one way or another. Many have stated their own thoughts on the matter in an effort to determine who is right, who is wrong, or if the blame lands somewhere in the middle. Alex Smith, a now former NFL quarterback […]

What started as a simple announcement involving Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady on Wednesday morning has now exploded into full blown chaos on social media. The announcement was simple: Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady vs. Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers in another edition of “The Match” scheduled for July 6th on […]