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Earlier in this season’s NBA Playoffs, Ja Morant and Giannis Antetokounmpo both suffered series-altering injuries on what turned out to be almost the exact same play. Morant hurt his wrist while Antetokounmpo suffered a back injury after both players were involved in an offensive foul that saw them take the hit after an opposing defender […]

Mo Bamba has missed the last eight games for the Los Angeles Lakers due to a lingering left ankle injury. He won’t be available on Saturday in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets, but Lakers fans can take comfort in the fact that the 25-year-old is now extremely close to […]

The Miami Heat have proven all their doubters wrong yet again. Despite being the No. 8 seed in the East and having gone through seemingly insurmountable odds, this team is now just two wins away from taking down the mighty Boston Celtics, and thereby punching their ticket for the NBA Finals for the second time […]

There were more than a handful of contentious calls during the Denver Nuggets‘ Game 2 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. One of them happened to be a flagrant foul call on D’Angelo Russell for hitting Jamal Murray on the head during a fastbreak play. Initially, it looked like a good solid […]

The last time the San Antonio Spurs picked first overall in the NBA Draft was in 1997. They used that pick to select Wake Forest University standout Tim Duncan, who later on became one of the greatest power forwards of all time. The Spurs are the proud owners of the No. 1 overall pick yet […]

Another day, another Jimmy Butler-Michael Jordan record. It’s beginning to sound like a broken record right now, which obviously speaks volumes of the amazing things the Miami Heat star has been doing in the NBA Playoffs thus far. I mean, you have to be doing something right if you’re constantly joining the GOAT on all […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are now facing seemingly insurmountable odds in the Eastern Conference Finals. This is after they lost Game 2 on Friday night against the Miami Heat, 111-105, thereby allowing Jimmy Butler and Co. to mount a commanding 2-0 series lead with Games 3 and 4 now headed to Miami. Even […]

It’s not as if Jimmy Butler needs any extra motivation to be the dominant force that he is for the Miami Heat. Well, Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams gave him just that in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night. Unfortunately for Williams and the Celtics, it did not work out for […]

Did the Boston Celtics just sign their own death warrant after their shocking Game 2 loss against the Miami Heat on Friday night? Now that the mighty Celtics are down 0-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals after playing the first two games at home, more than a few fans out there would argue that this […]

Grant Williams did not play a single minute in the Boston Celtics‘ Game 1 loss on Wednesday night. Head coach Joe Mazzulla wanted to try something different in Game 2, so he decided to give  Williams the opportunity to help his team on Friday night as Boston entered a must-win contest at the TD Garden. […]

There’s no denying that the Denver Nuggets would not have a commanding 2-0 series lead over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers had it not been for Jamal Murray. The Nuggets star was a man on a mission in their Game 1 victory, and he once again came out as the hero in Denver’s […]

Ja Morant has left more than a few people in and around the NBA enraged by his inexplicable decision to brandish a gun on an IG Live stream. This came just two months after he suffered the dire consequences of being involved in the exact same thing. Needless to say, the Memphis Grizzlies superstar did not learn […]

The Golden State Warriors have a very interesting offseason ahead. Before they are able to make the necessary moves to equip the squad for another title run next year, however, they need to settle a very important matter first. This comes in the form of general manager Bob Myers‘ new deal, with the high-ranking executive’s […]

Jayson Tatum took a lot of stick for his forgettable Game 1 performance against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. After a strong start, the Boston Celtics superstar was pretty much a no-show in the second half for his team as the Celtics shockingly conceded the series opener to Jimmy Butler and Co., 123-116. Boston […]

The Portland Trail Blazers came into the NBA Draft lottery with extremely high hopes. Despite having just a 10.5% chance to win the No. 1 overall pick, the Blazers remained optimistic that they would earn the right to draft French phenom Victor Wembanyama in the upcoming draft. Instead, Portland had to settle for the No. […]

San Antonio Spurs fans have been rejoicing since they won the NBA Draft lottery earlier this week. Lady Luck was smiling on them on that fateful evening and they now have earned the right to draft top prospect Victor Wembanyama as the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. Not so fast, though. […]

LeBron James had a forgettable evening in their Game 2 loss against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar still put forth a commendable performance, but there’s no denying that this was far from his best game in the NBA Playoffs. One LeBron moment during the contest that fans will remember […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in a deep hole right now. This is after they lost Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals to the Denver Nuggets, 108-103, as Nikola Jokic and Co. secured a commanding 2-0 lead in this best-of-7 series. Thankfully for LA, they have former two-time All-Star Isaiah Thomas to lean on […]

After a forgettable first-half performance, Jamal Murray came up big in the clutch for the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night as they took down LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, 108-103, in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. LA simply had no answer for Murray in the fourth quarter as he almost single-handedly […]

In just his first season at the helm, Joe Mazzulla has led the Boston Celtics all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals. They are now just four wins away from returning to the NBA Finals for the second straight season, and regardless of what people say, you can’t undermine Mazzulla’s role in Boston’s dominant […]

Charles Barkley has always been critical of Zion Williamson, particularly when it comes to the New Orleans Pelicans star’s eating habits. On more than a few occasions, Barkley has come out on TV to publicly call out Williamson by joking about his diet and his weight and how these factor in significantly to his injury […]

The Los Angeles Lakers did a commendable job of holding down Nikola Jokic in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday night. Jokic put up just 23 points on 11-of-24 shooting, to go along with 17 rebounds, 12 assists, and three steals in 42 minutes of action. It was still a stat-stuffing performance from […]

Rui Hachimura had another big game for the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. The 25-year-old exploded in the first half for 17 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting. He did well to keep the Lakers in this one, but ultimately, it was the Denver Nuggets who escaped with another hard-fought victory, 108-103, to secure […]

The Denver Nuggets took a huge step toward their first-ever Western Conference title after defeating LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 on Thursday night. The Nuggets are now up 2-0 and have put LA in a deep hole that they might just not be able to come out of. After the […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers came up short yet again in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets. LA kept themselves in the game until the very end, but ultimately, the hot hand of Jamal Murray proved too much for the Lakers, who are now in a deep 2-0 […]

Rui Hachimura has been making all sorts of headlines of late. He played a key role yet again for the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets. Despite the fact that the Lakers ultimately lost, 108-103, Rui was a bright spot for LA, scoring 21 points off […]

The Miami Heat took the basketball world by storm on Wednesday night when they pulled off a totally unexpected 123-116 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Jimmy Butler led the charge yet again for Miami, but it was a total team effort for the Heat as they drew […]

Rui Hachimura played a key role for the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets. It was when the Lakers decided to match up Hachimura with Nikola Jokic that LA was able to mount a massive comeback to give themselves a chance to steal away Game 1 […]

The old saying goes that in the NBA Playoffs, it’s never really a series until one of the teams win a road game. This is what the Los Angeles Lakers will be gunning for in Game 2 on Thursday night as they look to avenge their disappointing Game 1 loss against Nikola Jokic and the […]

Much has been made about Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham’s key on-the-fly adjustment in Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers decided to put Rui Hachimura on Nikola Jokic in order to free up Anthony Davis as a roamer in the paint, and for the most part, it absolutely paid dividends for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers found a lot of success with Rui Hachimura defending Nikola Jokic in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. With this tactic in place, the Lakers mounted an impressive comeback attempt, only to fall short and lose the series opener, 132-126. Nevertheless, given how […]

In the summer of 2021, DeMar DeRozan was without a doubt one of the biggest names in NBA free agency. The six-time All-Star was linked to a handful of teams, which also included a homecoming to his native of LA to join the Los Angeles Clippers. In the end, though, DeRozan chose to join the […]

Jamal Murray was integral in the Denver Nuggets‘ Game 1 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. The 26-year-old went off for 31 points on 12-of-20 shooting, to go along with four triples, five rebounds, five assists, three steals, and a block, as he helped lead the Nuggets to a 132-126 win over […]

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo has popped up on the injury report ahead of Game 2 against the Boston Celtics on Friday night. The good news for Heat fans is that there appears to be nothing to worry about here despite the fact that Adebayo is currently dealing with a right shoulder injury. Bam Adebayo […]

Perhaps the worst part of Ja Morant‘s most recent gun scandal is that it happened just a couple of months after the exact same incident went down. The first time around, the Memphis Grizzlies superstar had everyone convinced that he regretted his mistake and that he actually got help to make sure that he wouldn’t […]

The Miami Heat had no right to win their NBA Playoffs first-round series against the Boston Celtics. They were also considered the underdogs against the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round. The Heat were also given just a 3% chance by ESPN to get past the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, yet here […]

The Miami Heat just changed the whole complexity of the Eastern Conference Finals after shocking the Boston Celtics with a 123-116 win in Game 1 at the TD Garden. After scoring 18 points in the opening quarter, Jayson Tatum pretty much disappeared for Boston in the second half. He was still able to finish with […]

DeMar DeRozan remains to be one of the top players in the NBA today. The Chicago Bulls star has been around the block for quite a bit too, which means that he’s also earned a whole lot of money through his years in the league. Before he became a self-made millionaire in the NBA, though, […]

The Denver Nuggets are facing a whole different monster in the Western Conference Finals now that they’re matched up against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. This is after the Nuggets took out Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the NBA Playoffs to move one step closer to their goal […]