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Things got chippy on Wednesday night as the Golden State Warriors tried to close out their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. At one point in the second quarter, Dubs star Draymond Green was seen livid on the sidelines as he called out the referees for failing to act on what he believed to be […]

Luk Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are on the brink of booking their spot in the second round of the playoffs. A win for the Mavs in Game 6 on Thursday night will send the Utah Jazz packing and Dallas facing off against the winner of the Suns-Pelicans series. The Mavs have been doing a […]

The Milwaukee Bucks made easy work of a shorthanded Chicago Bulls team on Wednesday, 116-100. The Bucks closed out the series 4-1 as they now advance to the next round to face off against the mighty Boston Celtics in what should be an epic series. Before turning their focus to Jayson Tatum and Co., however, […]

The Phoenix Suns took care of business on Tuesday, defeating the New Orleans Pelicans, 112-97, to take a 3-2 series lead in this first-round matchup. The Suns could close this series out in Game 6 on Thursday and apparently, they could get a major Devin Booker boost for that contest. Booker has reportedly been progressing […]

The Brooklyn Nets will have a lot on their plate this summer following what turned out to be a highly disappointing 2021-22 campaign that ended with an embarrassing first-round sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics. One of the biggest items on their agenda is the future of Steve Nash as the team’s head […]

HBO’s Winning Time has been quite a hit. The show about the Los Angeles Lakers’ Showtime era has gained quite a following. It’s had a few detractors too, with none bigger than Lakers icon Jerry West, who himself has not been pleased with how he has been portrayed by the show. Shaquille O’Neal has chimed in […]

The future of Ben Simmons with the Brooklyn Nets is now in the balance after the former Sixers star ended up missing the entire 2021-22 season due to a lingering back injury. As it turns out, however, the Nets might not have any other choice but to keep Simmons in Brooklyn for next season. At […]

Ben Simmons has been the talk of the town after the former Rookie of the Year bailed on the Brooklyn Nets in their Game 4 loss to the Boston Celtics on Monday. The general belief was Simmons was finally going to make his Nets debut in that game only for us to realize at the […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics slayed one of the biggest giants in the playoffs on Monday when they took out Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets in a clean 4-0 series sweep. The Celtics are out for more blood and there’s just no way they’re backing down at this point. Boston head coach Ime […]

The Miami Heat took care of business on Tuesday night as they took out Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks in Game 5 of their first-round series to progress to the next round. The Heat won Game 5, 97-94, with both Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry sidelined, and this has the rest of the NBA […]

Whoever ends up becoming Frank Vogel’s successor as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers will clearly have his work cut out for him. Not only will there be a ton of pressure to perform for one of the most storied franchises in the NBA but also, this new coach will be inheriting […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal has come out with his own proposal on how to fix LA’s roster for the 2022-23 campaign. According to Shaq, it would be in the team’s best interest to keep their core intact. O’Neal, however, believes that the other older players on the squad have to go. In his […]

Ja Morant shocked the entire Minnesota Timberwolves fanbase on Tuesday night after he scored the game-winning lay-up in Game 5 of this first-round series. The Memphis Grizzlies superstar had a clear path to the basket after Anthony Edwards failed to execute his attempted steal on the crucial play. After the game, the Timberwolves’ young star […]

There’s just so much going on in the sometimes-bizarre world of TikTok. Even the great Tom Brady has joined in on the action and apparently, there were some contract negotiations that went down between the GOAT and oddly enough, the Mavs. Brady posted a clip of himself hooping and unsurprisingly, a lot of folks on […]

Victor Oladipo was the unlikely hero for a shorthanded Miami Heat team on Tuesday night that had both Kyle Lowry and Jimmy Butler in street clothes as they looked to take out the Atlanta Hawks in Game 5 of this first-round series. It was Oladipo who stepped up for his team, exploding for a team-high […]

Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies took care of business on Tuesday night, coming from behind yet again to steal away Game 5 of their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Grizzlies were down for the most part of this contest and at one point, it looked like Minnesota was going to upset Memphis […]

Ja Morant came up big for the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night, scoring a game-winning bucket to complete his team’s 111-109 comeback victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. After the game, the Grizzlies superstar had a strong message as this series heads back to Minnesota for what could be a season-defining contest Morant and Co. (h/t […]

Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy recently went on vacation in Hawaii. The long-time LA coach decided to take a taxing hike up a popular mountain on the island and it came as a complete shock to Handy when he realized what was in store for him at the peak. The Lakers coach took […]

Tuesday’s contest between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Minnesota Timberwolves went down the wire with Ja Morant and Co. edging out their opponents for a thrilling 111-109 victory in Memphis. This was a big victory for the Grizzlies who are now just one win away from booking their spot in the second round after taking […]

Denver Nuggets big man DeMarcus Cousins had another one of his infamous temper tantrums in Game 4 against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors and it has now been announced that it’s going to cost him big time. Cousins kicked some towels in the direction of the fans as he was making his way […]

Charles Barkley is not backing down. After Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant clapped back at him for his criticism, the Hall of Famer decided to respond with a bit of name-calling during Tuesday’s NBA on TNT broadcast. Barkley claimed that he isn’t at all troubled by KD’s retort, before labeling the Nets superstar as “sensitive […]

James Harden has been quite pedestrian for the Sixers throughout their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors. It was more of the same from the former MVP on Monday in Game 5 as Philly suffered their second consecutive loss in the series, 103-88. After the game, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers admitted that his team […]

The Sixers fell short on Monday night as they failed to close out their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors. Philly conceded a 103-88 loss to the Raptors who have now won back-to-back do-or-die games. After the loss, Sixers superstar Joel Embiid had a strong message amid his team’s two-game losing streak: “We’re good,” Embiid […]

Jerry West has made it no secret that he’s extremely unhappy with how he has been portrayed in HBO’s Winning Time. The show’s plot centers around the Los Angeles Lakers franchise during the 1980s with West being one of the most prominent figures in the narrative. The Lakers legend has now taken his condemnation of […]

Just minutes after the Brooklyn Nets suffered a deflating 0-4 sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, basketball Hall of Famer turned NBA on TNT analyst Charles Barkley is already asking the tough questions. As the TNT crew dissected the Nets’ season-ending loss to Boston in Game […]

Jayson Tatum just led the Boston Celtics to a highly improbable first-round sweep of the Brooklyn Nets. This team was supposed to be one of the favorites to go all the way this season, but Tatum was clearly having none of that. After the game, Tatum shared an endearing moment on the floor with Kevin […]

After the Brooklyn Nets were swept by the Boston Celtics on Monday night, Hall of Fame point guard Isiah Thomas believes that we should start thinking about the top dogs in the league. The two-time NBA champ posted a very interesting question about whether or not LeBron James and Kevin Durant should still be considered […]

Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets are now headed to an early summer vacation after they were sensationally swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. The Celtics defeated the Nets on Monday night, 116-112, to complete a clean four-game sweep on the supposedly mighty Nets. After the game, Durant shared […]

Things got a little bit testy late in the game as the Mavs blew out the Jazz in Game 5 of their first-round matchup. Hassan Whiteside was ejected with five minutes remaining in the contest after a hard hit on Mavs superstar Luka Doncic. Doncic tried to throw one down but Whiteside was there to […]

Ben Simmons wasn’t even on the bench on Monday night as the Brooklyn Nets battled for their lives against a powerhouse Boston Celtics side. Brooklyn lost, 116-112, as their season officially came to an end following an embarrassing sweep at the hands of the Celtics. In spite of rumors emerging about Simmons potentially making his […]

The Toronto Raptors just starved off elimination yet again on Monday night after defeating the Sixers on their own home floor in Game 5, 103-88. That’s now back-to-back wins for the Raptors after going down 0-3 in the series. After the game, Toronto star Pascal Siakam had an inspiring message as his team hopes to […]

The Boston Celtics just humiliated the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night after completing a clean sweep in their first-round matchup. The Nets tried to come back late in the contest but in the end, they fell in Game 4, 116-112. Towards the closing moments of the matchup, Kevin Durant pulled up for a triple to […]

The unthinkable just happened. Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets just got swept in the first round by the Boston Celtics. KD’s good buddy, Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors, couldn’t help but take a jab at the Nets after their humiliating series defeat. Green quickly took to Twitter to share his not-so-cryptic reaction […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Nic Claxton shot a lot of free throws on Monday night as they suffered a deflating sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics. For his part, the Nets big man was on the wrong end of an embarrassing playoff record after his atrocious night at the free-throw line. Claxton just […]

The first-round series between the Utah Jazz and the Dallas Mavericks has turned out to be one of the most exciting matchups in the opening round of the playoffs. So much so, that it has Jazz part-owner and Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade itching to return to the basketball court. After his Jazz went 1-2 […]

It was announced on Monday that, as expected, Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant has been named as the 2021-22 Most Improved Player of the Year. Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks was one of the first to react on Twitter as he gave Morant his flowers for this epic win. Trae had nothing but praise […]

It was officially announced on Monday that Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant bagged this year’s Most Improved Player award. He was the clear frontrunner for the title and there was little doubt about this win. However, it didn’t make the actual announcement any less endearing for Morant and the rest of his teammates. Towards the […]

LeBron James recently made a bold guarantee about his future with the Los Angeles Lakers. The four-time NBA champion vowed that he’s no longer going to miss the playoffs ever again after LA’s forgettable 2021-22 campaign. Clippers superfan Clipper Darrell caught wind of LeBron’s promis and he just could not let it pass without firing […]

Right now, many consider their 2027 and 2029 first-round picks as the best assets the Los Angeles Lakers currently have in terms of navigating the trade market in the offseason. It’s no secret that LeBron James and the Lakers will be looking to augment their roster ahead of the 2022-23 campaign and they are expected […]