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Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards recently made headlines for revealing a rather contentious confrontation with Steve Kerr during his pre-draft workout with the Golden State Warriors back in 2020. In his version of the story, he spoke about the Warriors coach demanding more of him during a drill that’s normally run by Stephen Curry, with […]

The Golden State Warriors added another championship under their belt in the 2021-22 NBA season. It’s further vindication of the new age that Stephen Curry brought on the league at large, empowering players to shoot the three-ball knowing that it’s statistically a good shot to take – and more importantly, a shot that champions can […]

Stephen Curry is living his best life. While other teams are toiling away wondering about the next big move they need to make to get over the hump, the Golden State Warriors are sitting pretty with an offseason to relish their most recent championship. Curry was the embodiment of being carefree as he took in […]

The Phoenix Suns seemed to grab pole position in the chase for Kevin Durant. The Brooklyn Nets star listed them as one of his ideal destinations and one that has several assets it could exchange for the former NBA MVP. However, even with pieces such as Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, and a Deandre Ayton sign-and-trade, […]

With Kevin Durant asking out of Brooklyn, there’s no use hiding anything anymore. The Nets are now actively engaging in Kyrie Irving trade talks with the Los Angeles Lakers involving Russell Westbrook. There’s optimism that a deal will be consummated between both sides, but there are still a few kinks to work out in any […]

The Kevin Durant bombshell that dropped on the NBA offseason could upend the hierarchy of the entire league if it pushes through. The news has sent the rest of the league scrambling to figure out their best trade offer for the Brooklyn Nets superstar. After seeing the gargantuan trade package it took to trade for […]

The Golden State Warriors were able to retain a key piece of their championship puzzle in Kevon Looney. But they couldn’t do the same with another fan favorite in Gary Payton II. GPII is headed to the Portland Trail Blazers on a three-year, $28 million deal which was much more in annual salary than the […]

Kevin Durant just requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. But Kyrie Irving beat him to it, and likely triggered it in the first place. Western Conference teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers were rumored as potential destinations. But there was supposedly one Eastern Conference rival willing to take on the mercurial point […]

The New York Knicks kept their checkbook out after their $104 million Jalen Brunson signing. This time, the locked up starting center Mitchell Robinson. The news was broken by ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski via his agents: Free agent center Mitchell Robinson has agreed on a new four-year, $60 million contract to stay with the New […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was recently arrested over a felony domestic violences warrant after a reported altercation with his wife Mychelle Johnson. Now, Johnson has come forward to break her silence on the alleged abuse that she suffered at the hands of Miles Bridges that has left their children “traumatized”. In a shocking Instagram […]

Even before Kevin Durant put in a trade request with the Brooklyn Nets front office, the Portland Trail Blazers were already trying to convince him to come over. Both Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic took to social media like your run-of-the-mill fan and posted KD photoshopped in Blazers gear. Now with the trade request made […]

After reports indicating that the Portland Trail Blazers were the biggest threat for the services of Golden State Warriors free agent Gary Payton II, it didn’t take long for them to turn the rumors into reality. According to NBA insider Shams Charania, GPII is headed to the Warriors’ West-Coast rival Blazers on a deal that […]

The biggest news of the NBA offseason has arrived in the form of Kevin Durant wanting out of the Brooklyn Nets. While the Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly out of the running for his services, it does open the door once again for a potential Kyrie Irving trade. But what would a Kyrie Irving trade […]

Ja Morant isn’t going anywhere, folks. In no surprise to anyone who’s seen a Memphis Grizzlies game of late, the front office has come to terms with their star point guard for as much money as they could possibly offer. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news on the Grizzlies star signing his extension to stay […]

Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, leaving every other fan base in the league to fantasize about him joining their squad. Los Angeles Lakers fans would be lying if they didn’t daydream about KD teaming up with LeBron James in purple and gold at least for a split second. But according […]

The Washington Wizards came into the offseason with a clear goal in mind – get a point guard to pair next to Bradley Beal. They first swung a move to acquire Monte Morris via trade with the Denver Nuggets. Now they’ve made the move to sign another in veteran Delon Wright. NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski […]

After weeks of headlines linking Dallas Mavericks free agent guard Jalen Brunson to the New York Knicks, the deed has finally been done. NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski has reported that Jalen Brunson has officially agreed to leave the Mavs to sign a gargantuan $104 million contract with the Knicks: Free agent guard Jalen Brunson has […]

The Draymond Green media tour is in full swing after the Golden State Warriors championship run, leaving hot takes and spicy barbs in its wake. The Warriors may have beaten the Boston Celtics to raise the Larry O’Brien trophy, but it’s their lingering beef against Ja Morant’s Memphis Grizzlies that seems to be simmering throughout […]

The Golden State Warriors proved they were still had enough to outlast the rest of the league and win the NBA title this past season. The fact that they did it with their prized prospect in James Wiseman playing zero minutes this season makes next year even more exciting as they bid for a repeat. […]

The Golden State Warriors are in the midst of trying to lock up their role players. Kevon Looney, Gary Payton II, and Otto Porter Jr. are chief concern for GSW right now. But that leaves Juan Toscano-Anderson as an odd man out with the team scrambling to make their financials work. The writing seemed to […]

There’s no beating the Los Angeles Lakers when it comes to size of fan base. But Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is doing his part to challenge the hierarchy in LA – and he’s doing it with kindness and generosity. Ballmer has spearheaded an amazing project wherein he’s bankrolled the refurbishment of 350 basketball courts all […]

The Washington Wizards made their move to acquire a point guard, netting Monte Morris in a four-player trade with the Denver Nuggets. It didn’t take long for Kyle Kuzma – who himself had his name in trade rumors – to react on the deal. Kuz gave his well-wishes to longtime teammate Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who has […]

The NBA trade rumors are in full swing as the free agency period looms large on the league. One big name, literally and figuratively that’s likely to change uniforms is Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. The three-time DPOY has been linked to the Chicago Bulls for weeks now based on the rumblings in the NBA […]

Gary Payton II has now made a name for himself in the NBA. After years of toiling away in the G League and bouncing from team to team for short stints, he’s now proven his ability to impact winning at a championship level in the Golden State Warriors’ 2021-22 title run. While he’s seemed to […]

The Formula 1 world has been rocked with controversy over one former F1 world champion calling out another. Mercedes frontman Lewis Hamilton has condemned racing icon Nelson Piquet over a racial slur that he used in an interview from over a year ago. The F1 star took to Twitter to blast Piquet and the “archaic […]

The Golden State Warriors reached summit and will reign atop the NBA until next season. But just as NBA championship team must do, the offseason will be spent trying to keep the roster in place. When your squad just outlasted 29 other teams, abiding “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is definitely an acceptable […]

The Washington Wizards are zoning in on their next starting point guard. With all indications pointing to Bradley Beal signing his super max deal to stay in D.C., getting him a new point guard is the next item on the list. That task hasn’t been an easy one for the Wizards the past couple of […]

When Kevin Durant rumors about leaving the Brooklyn Nets spread across the internet, Jusuf Nurkic was part of the contingent of fans clamoring him to come join his team. He tweeted out a photo of Durant in a Portland Trail Blazers uniform alongside Damian Lillard. Jusuf Nurkic, however, was still a free agent. Technically, he […]

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors are still riding high after their championship win earlier this month. The team that picks up the last win of the season always gets the last laugh. The Warriors star took that quite literally in his recent appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Draymond was asked about […]

With their recent string of moves, the New York Knicks have basically set the table and laid out the red carpet for the arrival of Jalen Brunson. All he has to do is sign the contract once the NBA free agency period opens. But what about the Knicks incumbent All-Star Julius Randle? Randle went from […]

The headline for NBA free agency has been, surprisingly, how the New York Knicks and the Dallas Mavericks are in a full-on war for Jalen Brunson. But apparently it’s gone beyond just a professional battle – there’s personal beef. According to Knicks beat reporter Fred Katz of The Athletic, the Mavs are particularly peeved over a move […]

Draymond Green and Kevin Durant may have had the most infamous clash that led to the latter’s departure from the Golden State Warriors, but that doesn’t mean Dray doesn’t know what KD meant to the team. Draymond recently appeared on a live episode of The Old Man and the Three podcast with JJ Redick. There […]

After an outpouring of questions ahead of NBA free agency, the Brooklyn Nets got their Kyrie Irving answer with the mercurial guard agreeing to opt into the final year of his deal. Kyrie’s intention is to stay on with the Nets and play out the year with the boys in Brooklyn. But that news doesn’t […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are eyeing more than one Kentucky stud this offseason. After the recent news on former All-Star John Wall potentially making the move to LA, now it appears the team wants to swing a trade with the New York Knicks for center Nerlens Noel. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Clippers have […]

Kenny Pickett was seemingly crowned as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ future at quarterback when he was drafted months back. That may still very well be the case. But he may not be their present just yet. Based on the reports coming from Steelers insiders, Kenny Pickett remains a serious longshot at unseating veteran Mitchell Trubisky as […]

The Dallas Mavericks were able to swing big in acquiring Christian Wood to team up with Luka Doncic earlier in the offseason. But they may be on the verge of taking an equally huge loss in Jalen Brunson. With the New York Knicks making it common knowledge that they’re moving heaven and earth to sign […]

Say what you want about Draymond Green, but the man stays consistent to his brand. The Golden State Warriors forward was his ever-vocal self in the latest episode of his podcast. There he criticized media members, both players and non-players alike. The Warriors star particularly singled out Skip Bayless and how he disparages LeBron James to […]

The Golden State Warriors seem set for the next couple of seasons. With Stephen Curry leading a roster filled with established veterans and promising youth, the Dubs are sitting pretty with a recent title already in their trophy case. But that doesn’t mean that the Warriors front office is resting on its laurels. They’re still […]

Juan Toscano-Anderson has turned himself into a fan favorite in Golden State. The Warriors forward has been a key role player for the Dubs in the past two seasons, bringing energy and effort off the bench. That’s why it’s extremely gratifying to see him rewarded with a championship ring after three years in the Warriors […]