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NBA legend Tracy McGrady was forced to defend his name on Sunday night after both Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith and Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier decided to give their opinions on who would win in a McGrady-Kevin Durant matchup. Don't mess with T-Mac bruh pic.twitter.com/8udGLwvvxT — Thomas Carannante (@TOMMYS_TAKES) December 10, 2018 While Tracy […]

While things aren’t exactly going great for the Chicago Bulls right now, new information has recently developed that reveals things could be a lot worse. Per Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic, the Bulls came extremely close to having their player mutiny against their coach. After the worst loss in franchise history on Saturday to the […]

The Golden State Warriors, despite their early struggle, are still considered the best team in the league, and they’ll soon have added reinforcement. Center DeMarcus Cousins, acquired by the Dubs this offseason, is recovering from a torn Achilles but hopes to return soon. However, he will be making a pit-stop before donning the Golden State jersey. […]

The Chicago Bulls are currently enduring a nightmare of a season. Faced with the firing of their former head coach, multiple injuries, and plenty of underwhelming performances from the roster, the team has dropped to 6-21. After the latest blowout loss to the Boston Celtics, guards Zach LaVine and Justin Holiday have reportedly tried to […]

Just 24 games into the 2018-19 season, Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein has met the requirements needed to acquire a bigger qualifying offer. Per ESPN’s Bobby Marks, Cauley-Stein has just met the criteria set forth by the league, explaining; “Willie Cauley-Stein has now met the starter criteria for his 2019 Qualifying Offer. The criteria is […]

Scottie Pippen Jr., son of Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen, has received an offer from Vanderbilt University to come play for them next season. Blessed to receive an offer from Vanderbilt University🙌 pic.twitter.com/Cxu4lZUvWM — Scotty Pippen Jr (@spippenjr) December 8, 2018 The six-foot, 160 pound point guard out of Sierra Canyon high school is currently ranked […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is usually regarded as a nice guy. He recently built a school in Akron, consistently donates to charities, and is a great father to his three children. Turns out his kindness extends to fans that sit courtside as well. With 4:32 left in the first quarter of the Lakers’ […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic has already impressed many NBA fans with his scoring ability and on-court maturity. On Saturday night against the Houston Rockets, both of these talents were on display as the Mavs wonderboy lit up the Rockets down the stretch. With the Mavs down five and only two minutes remaining in the […]

Boston Celtics forward Al Horford will be held out of Saturday’s game against the Chicago Bulls due to a sore knee. Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald announced the news via Twitter. Al Horford says he won't play tonight. — Mark Murphy (@Murf56) December 9, 2018 The talented big man’s production on both ends of the […]

Even though Philadelphia 76ers guard and former number one pick Markelle Fultz hasn’t been the prodigy he was expected to be, Sixers head coach Brett Brown still misses the sophomore’s presence around the team. Keith Pompey of philly.com reported that while Brown admitted Fultz’s absence will not affect the team’s performance, Fultz is missed as a […]

Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka has been one of the more entertaining players in the league for years now. Aside for consistently putting up solid numbers for any team he’s on, Ibaka always provides a lighthearted interview and a good sense of humor. The Congolese native is certainly not camera shy, as he told Raptors […]

The Chicago Bulls will be getting reinforcements soon from the injured reserve, as both forward Bobby Portis and guard Kris Dunn participated in full practice and continue recovering from knee injuries. Quick updates on Kris Dunn and Bobby Portis: Both Kris and Bobby went through full practices today. No target dates on returns. — Chicago […]

Fortnite has become one of the most popular games in the world. Millions of people log on to the addictive battle royale-style game and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic is one of them. In fact, the Mavs rookie revealed that he was actually playing Fortnite when it was announced that he had won Rookie of […]

The Utah Jazz soundly defeated the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night by a score of 139-105, improving their record to 12-13. The Jazz obviously played an excellent all-around game, one that turned out to be historic. ESPN Stats and Info announced that for only the second time in NBA history, every single one of […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the most storied franchises in the NBA. They have appeared in the playoffs a record 21 straight times from 1998-2018 and captured five championships along the way. However, the team has been downright terrible in three of their last four games. The Spurs lost by more than 30 […]

The Sacramento Kings continued their solid start to the season on Tuesday night against the Phoenix Suns, outscoring their opponent 36-9 in the first quarter. It turned out to be a quarter for the record books, as it was the best opening quarter in Sacramento’s franchise history. The Kings have a 36-9 over the Suns after […]

Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside was once again benched in the fourth quarter, this time during the team’s 105-90 loss to the Orlando Magic. However, instead of just sitting on the bench, he was absent when the final buzzer sounded. Hassan Whiteside didn't play in the 4th quarter tonight so he decided to head to […]

The NBA has seen plenty of technicals in the last few nights, from Patrick Beverley getting ejected after tossing the ball in the stands to Nick Nurse losing his cool over a foul call. However, the prize for the strangest technical foul call came in a matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets. The Timberwolves […]

The Washington Wizards and New York Knicks faced off Monday night in New York City, and the Wizards barely eked out a 110-107 victory thanks in large part to their excellent backcourt. Bradley Beal scored 27 points, while John Wall recorded a double-double with 18 points and 15 assists. Unfortunately for Wall, his night didn’t consist […]

Watching the Golden State Warriors offense is a thing of beauty when the team is healthy. The free-flowing offensive sets open up plenty of catch and shoot three-pointers and alley-oops, thoroughly frustrating even the most talented defensive teams at times. However, when star guard Stephen Curry is taken out of the equation, the Dubs’ offense can quickly […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard has been regarded as one of the best defensive players in the league for several years. The quiet but deadly forward has racked up defensive awards, winning Defensive Player of the Year twice (2015, 2016), appearing three times on the All-Defensive First Team(2015-17) and once on the All-Defensive Second Team […]

NBA fans were treated to one of the best games of the season and some late-game drama on Monday night when the Denver Nuggets and Toronto Raptors clashed in Canada. The Nuggets entered the night as the second seed in the Western Conference while the Raptors held the first seed in the East. The game […]

The triple-double is one of the most impressive feats to achieve in the NBA. Most players go their entire career without ever getting one, as it requires extreme versatility. Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is one of these versatile players that might be seven feet tall, but still has the passing ability of a […]

As soon as then-Oklahoma Sooner guard Trae Young started lighting up college basketball teams with 30-foot rainbows, the comparisons started rolling in. Pundits were calling the Texas native the next coming of Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry, and Young impressed so much in his freshman season that he was selected fifth overall in the 2018 […]

Tempers flared on the bench during a Monday night matchup between two of the best teams in the league, the Toronto Raptors and the Denver Nuggets. It was expected to be an exciting and close game, and it is not uncommon in the NBA to see raw emotion displayed on the floor in these scenarios. Sure enough, […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Kenneth Faried is known for his passionate style of play. Apparently, he is also passionate about getting enough playing time. Sharp-eyed NBA writer Jac Manuell spotted an interesting string of Instagram likes from Faried’s account. All of them were related to The Manimal’s lack of playing time and his worth to the team: […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jaren Jackson Jr. has made a great impression on the league in his first 21 games, and no one is more impressed than his head coach, JB Bickerstaff. Per Grizzlies beat reporter Omari Sankofa II, Bickerstaff is reminded of a certain basketball legend when he watches Jackson take the floor. JB Bickerstaff's […]

The Utah Jazz lost a close game to the Miami Heat by the score of 102-100 on Sunday night after center Rudy Gobert was whistled for fouling a driving Dwayne Wade with the score tied and only 3.2 seconds left in the game. Wade went on to drain both free throws and Donovan Mitchell missed […]

The L.A Clippers and Dallas Mavericks faced off on Sunday night in a game that had plenty of drama. On a night that had an ejection and a tooth knocked out, Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell provided one of the many highlights after throwing down a poster slam and staring DeAndre Jordan down. Montrezl Harrell […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers traded for the rights to select Kyle Kuzma on draft night in 2017, the team didn’t know that it would be getting one of the biggest steals of the draft. Kuzma was known as an athletic scorer who could stretch the floor and provide an offensive spark. He was not […]

L.A. Clippers guard Patrick Beverly is known to be a bulldog defensively, hounding opposing guards from end to end and constantly applying intense ball pressure. On Sunday night, this intensity ended up with Beverly inadvertently causing Dallas Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr. to lose a tooth. Patrick Beverly and Dennis Smith Jr. were scrapping over […]

Since he made numerous eyebrow-raising statements last season, LaVar Ball had been suspiciously quiet during the 2018-19 campaign. On Monday night, the eldest Ball broke this streak and supplied yet another questionable line for the media to eat up. When a reporter from TMZ Sports questioned LaVar Ball on who was better as a teenager, […]

NBA fans who tuned in to watch the final minutes of Monday night’ game between the Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks witnessed a sloppy and frenzied 43-second span that included two turnovers and four missed shots. The chaos began with a Kemba Walker turnover near the 3-point line when his pass was deflected by the Bucks’ […]

Houston Rockets star guard James Harden certainly filled up the box score on Monday night against the Washington Wizards. The Beard dropped 54 points and 13 dimes but also turned the ball over a team-high 11 times. According to samfisher83 on Reddit, the unfortunate triple-double was the first of its kind in NBA history. The only other player to have 50 […]

Nike, Concept, and Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving have joined together to create the new “Ikhet” Nike Kyrie 5, which draws heavily on Ancient Egyptian themes. Via slamoinline.com, Concepts Creative Director Deon Point described the influences behind the shoe. “I found out the mortar used remains a mystery to scientists — they still can’t figure […]

Any casual San Antonio Spurs fan knows that forward LaMarcus Aldridge is a key component of the current Spurs squad. One eagle-eyed Redditor spotted an interesting factoid that shows just how important Aldridge is. The Redditor, who goes by the screen name “mw734“, pointed out that the Spurs have not lost a single game in […]

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine has come under fire for questionable decision making in a late-game loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. The dynamic guard decided to wave off teammate Wendell Carter Jr. from setting a screen in the waning seconds of the game, and instead opted to launch a deep, contested […]

Usually, the most interesting debates revolve around the best teams in the NBA. Who has the best shot of winning the NBA Finals? Who has the best players and deepest lineups? One Redditor by the name of “DionWaiteress” decided to go the completely opposite direction and pose a question few NBA fans have really thought […]

Ever since Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz entered the league, his shot form has come under fire. The dynamic guard out of the University of Washington came out of college with a seemingly stellar jump shot. He eased into 3-point shots with confidence and had no problem shooting step-back jumpers over longer opponents: Fultz passes the […]