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The Washington Wizards pulled off one of the bigger upsets of the season so far on Sunday night, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder by a final score of 116-98. In even more surprising news, this was the first time in history that the Wizards won in Oklahoma City. The Wizards beat the Thunder on the […]

After Sunday afternoon’s game between the Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks, superstar guard Dwyane Wade showed the ultimate sign of respect to Trae Young by swapping jerseys with the rookie. The game ended as a blowout, with the Hawks winning by a final score of 106-82. Even though his team took a beating, Dwyane […]

Tempers flared on Sunday afternoon when the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves faced off at Target Center. During the second quarter, Lakers forward Michael Beasley had some choice words for T’Wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns as he walked to the bench. Michael Beasley told Karl-Anthony Towns he wanted to fight him KAT gets the tech […]

Even though the Boston Celtics have underperformed this season, head coach Brad Stevens claims that the team’s offense is performing about as well as he expected. After a Sunday practice session, Stevens told reporters his thoughts on the team’s offensive output, per John Karalis of Masslive.com. “[The offense is] probably not too far from what I […]

The NBA is known for doing excellent Christmas Day commercials, and they did not disappoint this holiday. Budweiser and the NBA teamed up to produce a hilarious commercial that featured some of our favorite players in the league in the role of ‘Elf on a Shelf”. Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, New York Knicks […]

The Sacramento Kings have been a pleasant surprise this campaign. The team has posted a record of 18-15 and is still firmly in the playoff hunt as we approach the midway point of the season. With this success, the Kings are no longer dependent on draft picks and could actually be an enticing free-agent destination this […]

The Golden State Warriors are coming off a Christmas Day beating from the Los Angeles Lakers, losing by a final score of 127-101. The Dubs looked terrible, getting run over by the Lakers on defense and only showing rare flashes of the trademark offense that is a beautiful sight when in full effect. Even after […]

The Los Angeles Lakers destroyed the Golden State Warriors 127-101 on Christmas Day, but there was an injury scare involving LeBron James. Luckily, LeBron’s groin injury isn’t serious, and he isn’t expected to miss too much time. And while James will miss at least one game, Lakers head coach Luke Walton is confident in his […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott got a chance to weigh in on some Hall of Fame candidates while on The Jump on ESPN2. Scott is particularly complimentary of former Sacramento Kings coach Rick Adelman and player Chris Webber. In fact, he believes both should be Hall of Fame locks. Scott was […]

The San Antonio Spurs have recalled rookie guard Lonnie Walker IV from the G League. Lonnie Walker IV has now re-joined the NBA team, at least until the Christmas break. It remains to be seen if he will be re-assigned to the team’s G League affiliate, the Austin Spurs. Walker, the 18th overall pick in […]

Philadelphia 76ers GM Elton Brand is confident about his team and their abilities and expects the Sixers to make a run come playoff time. Elton Brand: "I’m confident and I’m encouraged that we will be right there with these elite teams when it counts in April, May, and hopefully June.” #Sixers — Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) December […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen has been cracking down on his young roster, pushing them harder than ever in an attempt to shape up what has so far been a disappointing team. On Sunday, he focused on pushing this mentality on one player specifically, Jabari Parker. Reporter: "From your seat, is Jabari still connected […]

The Boston Celtics continue to attempt to regroup and band together to reverse what has been a disappointing season so far. Celtics beat writer Tom Westerholm reported that the team held yet another long meeting on Saturday as the team discussed how to bounce back from a three-game losing streak: Brad Stevens says the Celtics held […]

The Boston Celtics have announced that the team will be closer to full strength against the Charlotte Hornets Sunday as both forward Al Horford and Marcus Morris will return: #NEBHInjuryReport Brad Stevens says the latest word is that both Al Horford and Marcus Morris are available to play tonight, although Horford will be on a […]

The New York Knicks will soon be receiving reinforcements. Newsday’s Steve Popper reports that rookie Allonzo Trier is expected to suit up for the team on Christmas Day when they face the Milwaukee Bucks at Madison Square Garden: Allonzo Trier practiced full today – expected to play Christmas day. — Steve Popper (@StevePopper) December 23, 2018 […]

The New York Knicks released some positive news when they announced that rookie Mitchell Robinson has progressed with his rehab. The center is out for at least one more week with an ankle injury, but he’s out of his immobilization boot and into an ankle brace: Mitchell Robinson (sprained left ankle) has progressed in his […]

Stephen Curry is often the voice of reason when the Golden State Warriors are dealing with issues. However, the Warriors superstar was helpless when teammates Kevin Durant and Draymond Green had a very public altercation after a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Curry was injured at the time the team began to go into […]

The Golden State Warriors went through a highly publicized mess in November when All-Star forwards Kevin Durant and Draymond Green got into a shouting match that had to be broken up after a loss. The bitterness between the two continued for a few games, and the Warriors faltered. Rumors spread that this would spell the end […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Jared Dudley took a subtle shot at Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James after the Nets beat the Lakers on Tuesday night. When asked about the Lakers’ small defensive lineups, Dudley got his dig in at James, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. “No bigs in there. LeBron’s probably their 5 and you […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets played an intense game on Tuesday night that contained plenty of highlights. Perhaps the best of the bunch was a nasty Jarret Allen block on a LeBron James dunk attempt, which can be seen below. The block set social media on fire, as it’s not every day that […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic continues to take the league by storm, with his latest victims being some Denver Nuggets fans sitting courtside at Tuesday night’s Mavs-Nuggets game. The Slovenian rookie trash talked the fans after crossing over Mason Plumlee, then splashing in a deep three-pointer. It seemed to be good-natured, as he smiled after […]

Sacramento Kings forward Nemanja Bjelica has been one of several breakout stars for the Kings this year. The 6-foot-10 Serbian spent the first three seasons of his NBA career with the Minnesota Timberwolves. While he was certainly productive for the Timberwolves, he never truly made the impact he was capable of. In an interview with Jace […]

The Phoenix Suns won their third straight game on Monday night after defeating the New York Knicks by a score of 128-110. While it was surprising enough that the Suns actually won three straight, another surprising fact arose after the victory; this was the largest margin of victory that the Suns had won by in […]

The Utah Jazz has struggled to start the 2018-19 season, posting a sub .500 record of 14-16 through the first third of their regular season games. While this is certainly disappointing to Jazz fans, a Redditor with the username “The_Great_Yambino” has pointed out that there could be a factor for why the team has underperformed. […]

A Monday night matchup between the Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz became heated when Rudy Gobert grabbed James Harden as he sprinted the floor to stop the fast break. Harden wanted no part of Gobert's apology 😬 pic.twitter.com/yGgU8IJ555 — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 18, 2018 James Harden did not appreciate the foul which, in Gobert’s […]

Los Angeles Clippers fan favorite Boban Marjanovic is one of the most entertaining players in the league. Whether it be dunking with his feet touching the ground or sharing hilarious statistics, Boban is always making fans gasp and laugh. He did both of these when he shared an interesting statistic on Twitter Monday night Herd […]

Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news that the Phoenix Suns will release guard Austin Rivers, who had just been traded to Phoenix along with Kelly Oubre from the Washington Wizards in the Trevor Ariza trade. After trade with Wizards, Suns agree to part ways with G Austin Rivers, per ESPN sources. Rivers – earning $12.6M in […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose has revived his career after many assumed the youngest MVP in league history had played his last quality ball years ago. Rose once again showed the world that he still has plenty of gas in the tank on Monday night, when it took him just 12 minutes to record a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ roller coaster of a season continued over the weekend, as forward Taj Gibson landed in some hot water after “liking” some Instagram posts that criticized head coach Tom Thibodeau: https://twitter.com/BryanFonsecaNY/status/1074364711666356224 Adding to the intrigue was the fact that Gibson was unavailable to play in the Suns game, and rumors began to stir […]

After a tough loss to the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse was not pleased with the officiating. His star player, Kawhi Leonard, only shot four free throws the entire game, a number that Nurse found to be embarrassingly low for the physicality of the game: Raptors head coach Nick Nurse […]

Washington Wizards guard John Wall joined some elite company after his destruction of the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. Per ESPN Stats & Info, Wall joined Gilbert Arenas as the only players in history to have multiple games with 40 or more points and 10 or more assists in a Washington uniform: With a season-high […]

Even though the Los Angeles Lakers took a tough 128-110 loss against the Washington Wizards on Sunday night, there was a silver lining to the defeat: Michael Beasley was in attendance with his mother and briefly greeted his teammates on the bench. Beasley, a Maryland native, has been absent from the team for 10 games […]

After being thoroughly dismantled by John Wall and the Washington Wizards on Sunday night, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James had a favorable comparison for the lightning-quick guard — Russell Westbrook. LeBron James on John Wall: "He dictated the game. He had energy and we didn't. He kept us on our heels all night. John, […]

When you play for one of the biggest franchises in sports history, every single game is analyzed and broken down to a tee. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James knew this would happen when he signed a deal with the L.A. mega team this offseason. However, he is doing everything in his power to downplay the […]

An excellent game between the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors on Friday night was marred by a violent fight between fans that ended with one man in the hospital. Per Sgt. Vance Chandler of the Sacramento Police Department and Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee, the fight started in the upper bowl of […]

Sacramento Kings sophomore De’Aaron Fox has taken the league by storm after struggling in his rookie season. The point guard out of Kentucky has taken huge strides in developing his game, and big names around the league have started to notice. After Sunday night’s victory against the Dallas Mavericks, Fox was praised by Mavs legend Dirk […]

Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama have been an inspiration to millions of people for their loving relationship, wisdom, and humor. Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and wife Gabrielle Union are some of those who look up to our 44th President and his wife. In an interview with Michelle Darrisaw of […]

Phoenix Suns beat reporter Gina Mizell has revealed that rookie center Deandre Ayton is under the weather and missed Sunday’s practice as a result: Personnel newsy bits from #Suns practice * T.J. Warren is expected to play limited minutes tomorrow vs. Clippers * Deandre Ayton missed practice with flu-like symptoms, Igor said. * Devin Booker […]

Toronto Raptors star forward Kawhi Leonard is not generally known as a funny guy, or even a particularly humorous one. Leonard is infamous for showing little to no emotion on the court. When he does show some emotion, it looks something like this: Regardless, or perhaps because of these factors, the Raptors have decided to put […]