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The Portland Trail Blazers officially clinched the eighth seed in the West on Thursday following a tightly contested victory over the Brooklyn Nets. As expected, Damian Lillard carried the Blazers to victory with yet another amazing performance. After Caris LeVert’s game-winning attempt bounced off the rim, Lillard just put his hands on his knees and […]

The Houston Rockets were dealt a significant blow recently when they learned that superstar point guard Russell Westbrook is set to miss a couple of games of their first-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to a strained quad. For his part, James Harden talked about how he plays when he doesn’t have […]

After what felt like an eternity, the Chicago Bulls finally gave now-former head coach Jim Boylen the ax, officially terminating his contract with the organization. As it turns out, however, this decision might just not be all about his sub-par performance as a coach. According to reports, Boylen’s HR file has been troublesome, to say […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant has been keeping himself busy over the past few months as he continues to recover from an Achilles injury that has kept him on the sidelines throughout the season. Most recently, the 31-year-old made a rather significant appearance on Drake’s new music video for his latest track entitled “Laugh Now […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are the talk of the town following Thursday’s victory over the Brooklyn Nets, which allowed them to secure the eighth seed in the West. For Blazers guard CJ McCollum, this recent turn of events presents itself as a more significant opportunity to carry on with the fight against systemic racism. As […]

The Phoenix Suns and the Portland Trail Blazers had a bit of a social media bromance of late, with the two teams exchanging pleasantries on the mean streets of Twitter. It all started with a congratulatory tweet from the Suns, to which the Blazers responded with their own compliment for their Western Conference foes. Portland’s […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard was once again an unstoppable force on Thursday, and the Brooklyn Nets could do little to prevent him from leading his side to a hard-fought 134-133 victory. At one point, Nets forward Joe Harris’ NSFW reaction to one of many near-impossible shots from Lillard was captured by […]

Damian Lillard made another miraculous shot for the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, draining a half-court heave against the Brooklyn Nets early in the fourth period. However, if you were to ask Blazers head coach Terry Stotts, that amazing 3-pointer was not the most important play of the game that led to Portland securing the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be boosted by the return of veteran point guard Rajon Rondo, who just recently entered the bubble after undergoing surgery on his injured thumb in mid-July. This report comes via Lakers insider Harrison Faigen of Silver Screen & Roll: https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1293938385967431681 To be clear, Rondo has not yet been cleared for […]

The Phoenix Suns have been the hottest team in the entire NBA bubble since the restart, and it has been thanks in large part to the tremendous play of Devin Booker. As it turns out, the young Suns guard was already mentally prepared for the challenge ahead as soon as he found out that the […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has done a tremendous job in ensuring the the 2019-20 season sees out its conclusion despite the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. However, even the commissioner himself admits that he has some regrets about how the season restart has played out. According to Silver, his biggest disappointment in all this is how they […]

The Denver Nuggets learned on Wednesday that their first-round opponent in the playoffs is going to be the Utah Jazz. Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic seems to be excited about their upcoming battle, and the All-Star center did his bit to hype up the matchup. Jokic pointed out that they have had more than a […]

If you thought that they play soft basketball out in China then you are absolutely mistaken. Just ask former NBA guard Jeremy Lin, who has recently called out the Chinese Basketball Association for what he deems to be a lack of protection for players during games. Jeremy Lin, who recently plies his trade with Chinese […]

Following the results of Wednesday’s games, the Philadelphia 76ers are now set to face off against the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. For his part, Sixers forward Tobias Harris had a very straightforward response when asked about what he thinks about this potentially fiery first-round matchup. For Tobias Harris, it’s just […]

ESPN has had their say on the much-talked about NBA bubble awards. According to their expert panel of voters, they’ve narrowed down their Top 3 picks for the seeding games MVP race to Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers, Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns, and TJ Warren of the Indiana Pacers. Below are […]

Nike has just announced that they intend to make a huge donation to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation in honor of the legacy of the late, great Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. Nike provided a statement about their donation on their website: As a part of championing Kobe’s legacy, […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley took advantage of being mic’d up during the broadcast of his team’s matchup against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. Beverley literally announced that he had a broadcast mic on him, which resulted in a hilariously staged exchange about teammate Kawhi Leonard. Here’s the clip of Beverley’s conversation with one […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ own production firm, SpringHill Company, has just bagged a Sports Emmy for its wonderful work on the Muhammad Ali documentary, “What’s My Name.” James himself took to Twitter to congratulate his team during this defining moment: Yessir!!!!!!! @mavcarter @TheSpringHillCo. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾. Congrats to the whole team! Love this project from […]

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley briefly left the Disney World bubble in late July, and as it turns out, it was to attend a funeral of a close childhood friend from Chicago. The 32-year-old recently opened up about the death of his buddy, Davaris Davis, who was shot and killed in their home […]

Some light has been shed on how the format of the 2020-21 NBA campaign might look. Clearly, the coronavirus pandemic is not going away anytime soon, and the league is already kicking around bold ideas for next season. According to a report published by David Aldridge and John Hollinger for The Athletic, it appears that […]

Much has been made about how amazing Damian Lillard has been since the season restart — and rightfully so. To some degree, every other member of the Portland Trail Blazers has been overshadowed, including Lillard’s backcourt partner-in-crime in CJ McCollum. McCollum has been playing through a back injury over the Blazers’ past few games, and […]

Damian Lillard put forth a ridiculous 61-point performance on Tuesday for the Portland Trail Blazers, with the 6-foot-2 point guard capping off his effort with a miraculous 3-pointer late in the game to lead his side to a 134-131 victory against the Dallas Mavericks. For his part, Blazers veteran Carmelo Anthony admitted that he was […]

Trades are a tricky business. It’s often hit-or-miss, with no guarantee whatsoever as to whether or not they player a certain team is trading for will be able to live up to the expectations. As we all know, trades don’t always work out. Then again, there are those select few transactions that end up having […]

The NBA has finalized the schedule for this year’s draft lottery, and the date has been set for August 20th. This report comes straight via renowned NBA insider Shams Charania, who also confirmed that the lottery will adapt a virtual format for the first time in history: The NBA plans to hold the Aug. 20 […]

Much has been made about how the great Michael Jordan would have fared in today’s game. Golden State Warriors head coach and a former teammate of MJ himself, Steve Kerr, has recently weighed in on the debate, and according to him, the GOAT would have dominated in today’s NBA. Speaking on a recent appearance on […]

Los Angeles Lakers stud Kyle Kuzma was in a very confident mood following his game-winner against the Denver Nuggets on Monday, saying that he would have taken the shot even if Jesus was in front of him. “Inside the NBA” host Shaquille O’Neal was a bit taken aback by Kuzma’s odd hyperbole, and the legendary […]

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Darius Bazley has been making waves of late. So much so, that the 6-foot-8 power forward has forced his way into the team’s history books. He joins no less than Russell Westbrook and James Harden with his recent scoring feat. Following Monday night’s scoring outburst against the Phoenix Suns, Bazley now […]

LeBron James has just come out with a rather surprising statement about the Los Angeles Lakers’ current mindset with the playoffs nearing. According to LeBron, while they are getting to the physical conditioning they need for the playoffs, it is a different story about their mental preparation. James made the claim following the Lakers’ Monday […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran swingman JR Smith logged another DNP-CD on Monday, as the Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets 124-121. Nonetheless, this did not stop him from playing the role of the ultimate hype man following teammate Kyle Kuzma’s amazing game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. Here is Smith providing Kuzma with the traditional post-game celebratory […]

Kyle Kuzma got his second start for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA bubble against the Denver Nuggets, and he made sure it was memorable. With 4.5 second left on the clock and the game tied at 121-all, Kuzma freed himself up and connected with Anthony Davis to launch the game-winning 3-pointer. There was […]

One of the most highly anticipated match-ups in the bubble went down on Monday, as the Miami Heat took on the Indiana Pacers. The buildup to the contest stemmed from an altercation between Jimmy Butler and  TJ Warren earlier in the season, with Monday’s rematch serving as an opportunity for both players to settle their […]

At this point, it would be safe to say that the New Orleans Pelicans have proven to be the biggest disappointment in the NBA bubble thus far. The primary reason behind this is the fact that they were so hyped prior to the restart, with pundits and casual fans alike attesting to the Pelicans’ dark-horse […]

Portland Trail Blazers veteran forward Carmelo Anthony achieved a tremendous career milestone on Sunday by moving into the 15th spot on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. This prompted a ton of congratulatory messages for the 10-time All-Star, including a fair amount coming from his peers in the league. Some of the first few NBA personalities […]

The return to form of 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony with the Portland Trail Blazers this season has been one of the best narratives in the NBA. As it turns out, Blazers superstar Damian Lillard had a significant role to play in Anthony’s comeback of sorts. When Anthony signed with the Blazers last November, Lillard went […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard responded to Saturday night’s disappointing loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in the best way possible. This came in the form of an astounding 51-point performance on Sunday, leading his team to a huge victory over the Philadelphia 76ers — something that Portland teammate Carmelo Anthony approves of completely. […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson. Larry Bird and Kevin McHale. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. John Stockton and Karl Malone. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. These are just some of the greatest duos to have ever graced the basketball court. Most fans have fond memories of the respective historic partnerships of these pairings, and as […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star point guard Chris Paul had some time to spare on Sunday, and decided to spend it by watching his former team, the Houston Rockets, as they took on the Sacramento Kings. Paul was caught on video enjoying the contest between two of his current team’s Western Conference foes: CP3 came through […]

Portland Trail Blazers veteran forward Carmelo Anthony achieved a historic milestone on Sunday, as he cracked the Top 15 of the NBA’s all-time scoring list. After the game, the 10-time All-Star was asked to comment about this amazing feat, but Melo admitted that it’s hard to celebrate the same given his team’s current predicament. According […]

De’Aaron Fox and his Sacramento Kings have been officially eliminated from playoff contention in the Western Conference following the Portland Trail Blazers’ victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. Sure enough, Fox was disappointed with the development and expressed why he believes Sacramento has been placed in the said predicament. He admitted that the Kings […]