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We’re barely a week into the new season and already, there has been talk of a potential coaching change for the New York Knicks. Despite the squad from The Big Apple logging their first win of the new campaign on Monday against the Chicago Bulls, 105-98, head coach David Fizdale’s job security still appears to […]

The new Los Angeles Lakers duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis seem to be getting along just fine. So much so, that the pair were seen playing football during warm-ups in their matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. AD and Bron were playing football pregame 😂 (via pablo024/IG) pic.twitter.com/QyCX9bqbc1 — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) […]

Jimmy Butler is all set to finally make his debut for the Miami Heat on Tuesday against the Atlanta Hawks. Butler has missed Miami’s first three games of the new season due to the birth of his daughter, and the Heat have confirmed that he’s expected to take the floor on Tuesday. Heat head coach […]

When the Houston Rockets announced that they had successfully acquired the services of former MVP Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for veteran point guard Chris Paul and draft picks, rumors instantly began circling about James Harden’s involvement in the said deal. There were stories that talked about Harden and Paul’s unsavory […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has shed some light on the painstaking effort he and the rest of the Rockets had to endure in order to successfully pull off the Russell Westbrook trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder. According to the high-ranking executive, the deal was always on the edge throughout the entire ordeal. […]

Houston Rockets cornerstone superstar James Harden has not had the best of starts to the new season. In his team’s opening two contests, the former Most Valuable Player winner has been absolutely atrocious from the field, going for a combined 10-of-42 for a miserable 23.8 percent shooting clip. For his part, however, Harden does not […]

Supporters of the Los Angeles Lakers were given a bit of a scare toward the closing moments of Sunday night’s blowout victory against the Charlotte Hornets. With a few minutes remaining in the contest, superstar big man Anthony Davis was seen walking back to the locker room. Following a 120-101 victory, however, Davis was adamant […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale was forced to be on the defensive following his team’s third straight loss on Saturday night. New York suffered another heavy defeat on Saturday — this time against the Boston Celtics, 118-95 — and one man in particular that Fizdale had to fend for was the out-of-form Dennis […]

New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris has recently shed some light on how he did not exactly part in the best of ways with the Boston Celtics this summer. According to the 30-year-old veteran, the Celtics front office did not even give him the courtesy of a phone call to tell him that the team […]

Los Angeles Clippers feisty point guard Patrick Beverley was forced to take an early shower on Saturday, as he fouled out with more than six minutes remaining in the contest against the Phoenix Suns. Beverley’s trademark defense was on full display again on Saturday, but it is without question that Suns superstar Devin Booker emerged […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart gave us the laugh of the evening following his reaction to what Houston Rockets superstar James Harden did on Saturday night. Hart reacted hilariously as Harden hit his face with the ball after the Rockets guard bounced it off the floor out of sheer frustration. This was easily one […]

Houston Rockets point guard Russell Westbrook logged another triple-double on Saturday, as he helped his team to a hard-fought 126-123 victory against the New Orleans Pelicans. Westbrook recorded 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists, en route to his 139th career triple-double, passing the great Magic Johnson for second all-time. Following the historic performance, the […]

The new season has barely even started and already, the Sacramento Kings are looking like a lottery-bound team. The Kings suffered a huge blowout defeat on Saturday, as they were absolutely pummeled by the Utah Jazz, 113-81. Following the contest, new Kings head coach Luke Walton had nothing nice to say about his team. According […]

The Miami Heat were involved in a pretty thrilling contest on Saturday, as they secured a tightl -contested overtime victory against the Milwaukee Bucks, 131-126. There was no shortage of tense moments throughout the contest, and for his part, Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra was so caught up in the moment at one crucial juncture […]

Boston Celtics rookie Tacko Fall finally logged his first few minutes in the NBA against the New York Knicks on Saturday night. The Celtics were blowing out a hapless New York Knicks side, and Fall was able to check in during garbage time, recording four points and three rebounds in four minutes of action. Following […]

The Golden State Warriors had a terrible start to the new campaign, as they suffered a blowout defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, 141-122. It was far from the start Dubs fans had imagined, as they were absolutely pummeled by a Clippers side that was missing the services of summer […]

Anthony Davis is willing to play center for the Los Angeles Lakers — if it makes sense. As the Lakers recorded their first win of the season on Friday night in a convincing victory over the Utah Jazz, 95-86, Davis was relatively quiet. The prized big man produced just 21 points (on 7-of-17 shooting), seven […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had a tremendous bounce-back victory on Friday night, as they secured a 95-86 victory against the Utah Jazz in their first home game of the new campaign. LeBron James led the way for the Lakers, logging a game-high 32 points (on 12-of-22 from the field), one three-pointer, seven rebounds, 10 assists, […]

Kyrie Irving had another remarkable performance on Friday night for the Brooklyn Nets as he led his team to its second consecutive victory to the start the new season in a 113-109 victory against the New York Knicks. Following the game, Irving described the type of atmosphere he experienced during his first taste of the […]

Basketball Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley chimed in on the whole DeAndre Ayton situation, and how the prized Phoenix Suns big man has recently been suspended for 25 games for violating the league’s anti-doping policy. Barkley, who himself is a Suns legend for the great things he did with the franchise during […]

It wasn’t exactly the start to the new season the Houston Rockets were hoping for, as their opening night contest ended in defeat at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks, 117-111. It was, however, a relatively solid start for Houston’s new dynamic duo of James Harden and Russell Westbrook, who both stuffed the stat sheet […]

Los Angeles Clippers veteran wing Maurice Harkless could not help but take a dig at the Golden State Warriors after his side secured a convincing 141-122 victory against the Dubs on Thursday night. The 6-foot-9 forward took a shot at Golden State’s new home arena, the Chase Center, noting that in his mind, it pales […]

MilwaukeeBucks fans could not have asked for a better start from team cornerstone superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, as the reigning MVP’s defense of his title officially got underway on Thursday night. Giannis led the Bucks to a 117-111 victory against the Houston Rockets, as the 24-year-old logged a highly impressive 30 points (on 11-of-17 shooting), 13 […]

Last season’s top two rookies seem to have picked things up right where they left off last year, as Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young and Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Luka Doncic both impressed in their respective season openers. It was Doncic who eventually emerged as least season’s runaway winner of the Rookie of the […]

With the new season now officially in full swing, the NBA’s all-out spat with China still appears to be a lingering issue, and it certainly does not look like a resolution will be reached anytime soon. In a recent article published by Channel News Asia, the popular website detailed how China-based internet company Tencent opted […]

It was definitely not the start the Golden State Warriors were hoping for on Thursday night, as they suffered an ugly defeat against a surging Los Angeles Clippers side, 141-122. To make matters worse, the Dubs lost starting big man Kevon Looney after the 23-year-old was forced to exit the contest early on with an […]

It was an absolutely horrendous start to the season for the Golden State Warriors, as they suffered an embarrassing blowout defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night, 141-122. For his part, Dubs forward Draymond Green had one of the worst performances of his entire NBA tenure, as the three-time All-Star […]

The love affair between team head coach Jim Boylen and the Chicago Bulls appear to be heading towards the right path. The incoming second-year coach did not exactly have the best of seasons with the Bulls last year, ending the campaign on a 17-41 record. Nonetheless, a very productive summer seems to have turned things […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo opened up earlier this year about what the future holds for him in Milwaukee. In a spring 2019 interview conducted by Harvard Business School professor Anita Elberse for a case study she was working on, the reigning league MVP shared how his team’s success rate — or lack thereof — […]

Sixth-man extraordinaire Jamal Crawford seems to have stumbled upon an opportunity for himself following the Los Angeles Lakers’ opening night defeat at the hands of their cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers. According to the 39-year-old combo guard, who at the moment is still without a team, the Lakers were relatively impressive in their debut. […]

It was the Los Angeles Clippers that emerged victorious on opening night against their cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers. The Clippers, who were without superstar signing Paul George (shoulder injury; expected to miss at least the opening 10 games of the season), were very impressive in this one, as they successfully held off a […]

Things did not exactly go according to plan for Anthony Davis in his much-awaited Los Angeles Lakers debut. The six-time All-Star did put up a pretty decent stat line, but in the end, it was the Los Angeles Clippers who still powered through to the victory, 112-102. In what was the first meeting in this […]

With the Boston Celtics slated to make their season debut on Wednesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, there is certainly a lot of buzz surrounding this early season matchup between these two contending sides. Former Celtics star Antoine Walker is all in on the hype, as he has been all summer long. One thing, in […]

​Los Angeles Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley was very enthusiastic about his team’s opening night win against their cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers. The feisty veteran was so pumped that he decided to blatantly call out ESPN analyst Max Kellerman in the Clippers locker room after the game. Patrick Beverley to ESPN First Take’s […]

Much has been made about the type of role JaVale McGee will be playing for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. Many believe that he will be a key cog in L.A.’s defensive schemes this season, and as it appears, teammate Avery Bradley could not agree more. According to the veteran point guard who joined […]

We’re just two days away before the Detroit Pistons officially kick off their 2019-20 campaign. On Wednesday, the team will be facing the Indiana Pacers in what should be a great matchup between two second-tier contenders in the Eastern Conference. This means that we’re also just a couple of days away form seeing Pistons superstar […]

With just two games slated for NBA Opening Night 2019, there is no doubt that the main event of the evening is the matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. This highly anticipated contest will feature two new-look sides in what should be a great opening salvo with regards to the debate […]

There will be no shortage of superstars on Tuesday night’s opening matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. The main event of the evening will give us a first look at the new dynamic duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis for the Lakers. At the other end of the floor, […]

Opening night is finally upon us, and to kick things off, we shall be treated to a matchup between two teams whose rivalry dates back to several decades. The Los Angeles Clippers will be hosting the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, and this contest will showcase two early-season favorites to go all the way […]