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LeBron James’ streak of 10 consecutive games played for the Los Angeles Lakers came to an end on Monday after he was surprisingly ruled out just moments before their matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. Apparently, LeBron was dealing with “significant” soreness on his left knee, which forced him to sit out LA’s 117-110 loss […]

It seems like Magic Johnson has made a complete u-turn with regard to his opinion on Los Angeles Lakers All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook. After practically lambasting him on live TVjust a few days ago, Johnson is now rallying the troops to get behind both Westbrook and the Lakers. On Tuesday, Magic sent out a […]

Victor Oladipo finally made his season debut for the Miami Heat on Monday after sitting on the shelf for nearly a full year. The 29-year-old returned after an 11-month layoff rehabbing a quad injury that prevented him from playing the role Miami expected him to when they traded for him around this time last year. […]

Luka Doncic came back from a two-game absence on Monday as he led the Mavs to a 111-103 win over the Utah Jazz. The All-Star point guard was coming off a brief layoff due to a toe injury and he quickly made up for lost time on Monday. Doncic looked really good against the Jazz […]

Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks are seen by many as one of the last non-superteams that went all the way to win an NBA championship. This was in 2011 when Dirk sensationally led the Mavs to an unlikely title win over the Miami Heat Big 3 of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. […]

Zach LaVine has been a key cog for the Chicago Bulls this season as this team looks to make an extended run in the playoffs. The 26-year-old has been dealing with a myriad of injuries throughout the course of the season and just recently, LaVine missed three games right before the All-Star break due to […]

The Denver Nuggets are set to host the struggling Golden State Warriors, who are coming off a disappointing loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. In a rather surprising move, the Dubs decided to give Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Andrew Wiggins the night off, making the Nuggets the firm favorites to mark […]

Skip Bayless is without a doubt one of, if not the biggest LeBron James hater of all time. However, Russell Westbrook has been so bad for the Los Angeles Lakers this season that even Skip himself has somewhat turned down the LeBron slander of late to set his sights on Russ. On a recent episode […]

Frank Vogel has not done a very good job for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. Unfortunately, there are just no two ways of putting it. Frank Vogel is an NBA champion coach. He won the chip with LA in his first season with the squad, and he will forever be honored for this amazing […]

With how bad things have been going for the Los Angeles Lakers this season, it’s not hard to see why the blame game has long been going on in LA. Right now, it’s team general manager and vice president for basketball operations Rob Pelinka that has been unceremoniously placed on the hot seat. Previous reports […]

At this point, it sounds like Aaron Donald is going to be running it back with the Super Bowl champions Los Angeles Rams this coming season. Earlier reports suggested that the 30-year-old could decide to retire after winning it all with the Rams in 2021, but right now, it seems like Donald is going to […]

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has spoken out after it was announced on Monday that he has been suspended by the league for the entire 2022 season. The 27-year-old was slapped by the league with a potentially career-changing penalty after it was revealed that Ridley bet on NFL games last season. The Falcons star […]

LeBron James just put on a show for the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night as he led his team to a huge win over Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, 124-116. The King came out with one of his best performances in a Laker uniform in a must-win game for a struggling LA […]

The stars were in the building for Saturday’s marquee matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. One of them happened to be Rams Super Bowl-winning quarterback Matthew Stafford who was sitting courtside as LeBron James put on an epic show for Laker nation. At one crucial juncture in the ballgame, LeBron […]

Spencer Diniwwide just played his best game in a Mavs jersey on Saturday as he helped a Luka Doncic-less Dallas side overcome the Sacramento Kings, 114-113. The 28-year-old dropped a season-high 36 points for the Mavericks as he continued to build on his momentum since his mid-season move from the Washington Wizards. Dinwiddie joined the […]

It’s no secret that Magic Johnson is not happy about the current state his Los Angeles Lakers are currently in. He’s been critical of this team this season but on Saturday night, the Lakers icon absolutely went off. Magic was part of ESPN’s crew during Saturday’s pre-game show as the Lakers hosted Stephen Curry and […]

North Carolina just handed Mike Krzyzewski quite a farewell. UNC defeated Coach K’s Duke Blue Devils on their own home floor, 94-81, in what was Krzyzewski’s final home game. Unsurprisingly, Twitter has exploded over this unexpected development and Washington Wizards stud Kyle Kuzma just had to chime in. Kuz got brutally honest on Twitter as […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are in a brutal stretch right now. This team has lost all four games since returning from the All-Star break, which was recently compounded by their embarrassing loss to cross-town rivals, the Clippers, on Thursday, 132-111. The Lakers face another tough test on Saturday in Stephen Curry and […]

The Brooklyn Nets lost head coach Steve Nash on Monday after the 48-year-old shot-caller was forced to enter the league’s health and safety protocols.  Brooklyn has lost all three games in Nash’s absence and it is clear at this point that they need him back on the sidelines as soon as possible. The Nets have […]

Tyler Herro has been a revelation for the Miami Heat this season. He’s been an integral part of this team’s success and there’s no denying that Miami likely won’t be where they are right now had it not been for the 22-year-old’s strong play. Many saw Herro taking a leap this season but few were […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered one of, if not the worst loss of their entire season on Thursday against their cross-town rivals in the LA Clippers. I say this with a bit of hesitation given how many gut-wrenching defeats this squad has been subjected to throughout the course of the season. The blowout loss to […]

Isaiah Thomas is officially back in the NBA again. The former two-time All-Star was given another opportunity by the Charlotte Hornets after they decided to sign Thomas to a 10-day contract earlier in the week. Thomas made his Hornets debut on Wednesday and while he didn’t exactly come out with a mind-blowing performance for his […]

For those who were born in the 1980s then the name Macy Gray should, at the very least, ring a bell. As for the younger folks out there who have no idea who she is, Gray is an American R&B star (or maybe she was) who rose to fame in the late 90s. The 54-year-old […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has pretty much done it all throughout what has been an illustrious 18-year career. As a matter of fact, right now, he’s still doing mind-boggling things at the age of 37. So what keeps LeBron James motivated? Well, the Lakers talisman recently came to a confession about using his […]

With how well James Harden has been playing for the Sixers in his first few games for his new team, it’s almost easy to set aside all the drama that led to the former MVP’s shocking move to Philadelphia. It somehow feels like Harden’s decision to force his way out of the Brooklyn Nets happened […]

Back in 2010, LeBron James emerged as the sporting world’s ultimate supervillain after he decided to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers to form an unprecedented Big 3 with the Miami Heat. This is exactly why a lot of folks were happy to see them lose in the NBA Finals in LeBron’s first year with the team. […]

One of the coldest clips you’ll ever see of Kobe Bryant was when Matt Barnes faked a pass right in front of his face during an inbound play. The two players were talking smack at that time and what stood out the most was when the Los Angeles Lakers legend didn’t even flinch as Barnes […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in shambles right now. There’s just no other way to put it. On Thursday, LA suffered their fourth consecutive loss in another blowout against their cross-town rivals in the Clippers, 132-111. At this point, it feels like a squad overhaul in the offseason has become inevitable. The issue with this, […]

As of the moment, LeBron James sits at the third spot in the NBA’s all-time scoring list with 36,664 career points. Above him are two of the greatest players in league history in Karl Malone (36,928) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387). And this point in his career, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has a really good […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors lost again on Thursday night. This time around, they fell to Luka Doncic and Mavs, 122-133, in Dallas. That’s now three straight defeats for coach Steve Kerr’s men, who right now aren’t looking like a championship contender. After the game, Kerr confessed that the Warriors are desperate right […]

Jayson Tatum came up big for the Boston Celtics on Thursday as they held off Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies for a 120-107 victory. Tatum dropped a team-high 37 points against a surging Grizzlies side to secure Boston’s fourth win in their last five games. Tatum scored 19 points in the fourth quarter as […]

As expected, Kevin Durant had a strong performance in his first game back after a month and a half on the sidelines. KD dropped a game-high 31 points on Wednesday, but in spite of his heroics, the Brooklyn Nets were unable to hold off a shorthanded Miami Heat side. Wednesday’s 113-107 loss was the Nets’ […]

The basketball world has long been anticipating Kevin Durant’s return from injury and on Wednesday night, we all got our wish. After nearly seven weeks on the shelf nursing an MCL sprain, KD finally returned to action for the Nets as they faced off against the Miami Heat. Even Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James […]

James Harden made his much-awaited home debut for the Sixers on Wednesday and as expected, there were fireworks. Harden wowed the adoring home crowd with an eye-popping 26-point performance that absolutely lived up to the expectations. Even Sixers superstar teammate Joel Embiid was impressed by Harden’s first game in Philadelphia. When asked to share his […]

In case you missed it, veteran big man Tristan Thompson is now a proud member of the Chicago Bulls. The 30-year-old recently signed with the Bulls after being waived by the Indiana Pacers. This was following Thompson’s trade deadline move from the Sacramento Kings to Indiana as part of the Tyrese Haliburton-Domantas Sabonis swap. A […]

The Brooklyn Nets were recently buoyed by the fact that Kevin Durant is finally available to play for Wednesday’s marquee matchup against the Miami Heat. Unfortunately for the Nets, KD’s return to the lineup was spoiled by news about Joe Harris and his ankle injury. In an official statement by Nets general manager Sean Marks, […]

James Harden finally made his home debut for the Sixers on Wednesday and it was nothing short of spectacular. The former league MVP carried his scorching hot form into the Wells Fargo Center as he helped lead his team to a 123-108 win over the New York Knicks. As expected, Harden was showered with love […]

Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks further added to the misery of the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday after the Mavs took a 109-104 victory over a hapless LA side in their own home court. The Lakers put in a major effort to climb back from a huge deficit in the third quarter — they […]

The Golden State Warriors have not been a very good team of late. After losing four out of their last five games prior to the All-Star break, many believed that the Dubs were going to come back with a vengeance after a brief mid-season hiatus. This hasn’t been the case for Stephen Curry and Co., […]