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The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors are both in the midst of a massive slump in their seasons. For at least one night, Stephen Curry’s men looked to be in even more of a hole than LeBron James and Co. in purple and gold. Steph Curry was vocal after the game about the […]

For one glorious evening of basketball, LeBron James shut up all of his haters. He quieted all of the Los Angeles Lakers’ critics and reminded us all, for at least one night, that he can still be the best player on planet earth when he wants to be. The rest of the NBA world took […]

The Russell Westbrook experiment has all but failed. Barring a miraculous turn of events in the league’s final quarter that sees the team getting in the playoffs by the skin of their teeth and somehow putting it all together, the Los Angeles Lakers are going to fall way short of the expectations many had for […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are in a heated race for the Eastern Conference’s top spot. They could potentially be getting a huge boost with the looming return of Brook Lopez. The Bucks’ lumbering center is now ready for contact and on-court scrimmaging, which is a huge step in his recovery from back surgery […]

Grayson Allen is not a beloved figure in the city of Chicago. Scratch that, safe to say Bulls fans hate his guts. Ever since Grayson Allen decked beloved Bulls veteran Alex Caruso, which forced him to miss several weeks and counting with a wrist injury, he’s become public enemy number one for their fanbase. He […]

The Los Angeles Lakers currently have 27 wins. There have been worse teams in purple in gold in the past. Just in the last eight years, the franchise has had four teams with 27 wins or less for the season. But this current iteration seems to be emanating a different kind of stink. Admittedly, the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are an abomination in a contender’s clothing right now. It’s different when it’s a bad team playing poorly. They’re expected to lose. But the league’s marquee franchise with two former MVPs in LeBron James and Russell Westbrook isn’t supposed to be this bad. That’s why their meltdown has been so highly […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are slowly creeping up the standings of late thanks in large part to the massive contributions of one CJ McCollum. The NBA trade deadline acquisition from the Portland Trail Blazers has played like a man possessed. In nine games with the Pelicans, CJ McCollum is averaging 26.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.8 […]

The Green Bay Packers’ offseason is currently all about Aaron Rodgers. The future of their next biggest star in wide receiver Davante Adams seems very closely tied to the outcome of their negotiations with the Packers QB. But Adams isn’t just sitting around idly while things go in motion. The Packers wideout made a big-time […]

Kristaps Porzingis has been very visible on the Wizards sidelines in his first month in Washington. But D.C.’s hoping his next sighting will no longer be in street clothes. KP has missed all eight games since his trade to the Wizards and whispers emerged about a potential shutdown of the former All-Star. With KP still […]

The return of James Wiseman was one of the more highly anticipated aspects of the Golden State Warriors’ 2021-22 season. But much like Zion Williamson in New Orleans, his debut has been pushed back far enough to the point that he has become a relative afterthought for the Dubs’ current plans. While the talent and […]

Katie Meyer, captain and goalkeeper of the Stanford women’s soccer team, was found dead earlier this week after being found unresponsive in her dorm room. Her tragic passing has been determined to be by suicide. Katie Meyer’s parents, Gina and Steven Meyer, were left stunned given that there seemed to be zero indication of any […]

As the the Los Angeles Lakers continue to tumble down the standings, they’ve become easy pickings for talking heads around the league. Few are bigger, literally and figuratively than Charles Barkley, who let it be known that LA’s veterans are downright “cooked”. Barkley was namedropping vets after the Lakers were manhandled by the Los Angeles […]

It was a Thursday night to forget for Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors as they visited the Mavericks in Dallas as the visitors were beat handily, 122-113. The Warriors star shot poorly from the field, finishing with 16 points on 6-for-17 shooting and 2-for-8 from beyond the arc. His whiffs included a straight […]

The Russell Westbrook era for the Los Angeles Lakers continues to get worse and worse. The losses piling up has understandably made things testy when it comes to media coverage, and Westbrook felt some of that heat after LA’s 132-111 drubbing at the hands of their in-arena rival Clippers. Russell Westbrook was asked a complex […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant may be the NBA’s current darling. But in a heavyweight clash between two of the NBA’s brightest stars, it was Boston Celtics stud Jayson Tatum that came out on top. Jayson Tatum poured in 37 points, including 21 of them in the fourth quarter that helped keep the Grizzlies […]

At this point in the season, it might not even be accurate to describe Russell Westbrook as polarizing to most Los Angeles Lakers fans. It’s gotten to a point where his play has evidently been subpar and it gets harder to deny with each loss that piles on. Westbrook has struggled even more of late. […]

The Washington Wizards shook things up at the NBA trade deadline with a big move for Kristaps Porzingis. But their prized acquisition has yet to take the court due to injury. Porzingis had been dealing with a bone bruise that forced him to miss his last six games as a member of the Dallas Mavericks. […]

The Golden State Warriors are missing Draymond Green bad. The good news is his injury progress seems to be trending in the right direction. The former Defensive Player of the Year was vocal on where he is at with his recovery on Wednesday. Via Josh Schrock of NBC Sports Bay Area: “I am feeling great,” […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered yet another dispiriting defeat, this time against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. LeBron James was seen very visibly deflated during one sequence where nothing was going right for the purple and gold. Check out the Lakers star virtually shut off numerous times during this 25 second […]

Not a day goes by that Kobe Bryant isn’t missed by Los Angeles Lakers fans everywhere. Another Kobe nugget to make fans miss him more surfaced thanks to Charles Barkley. Barkley recently made an appearance on The Draymond Green Show, with Green who is now his colleague at Turner. According to the Hall of Famer […]

The Atlanta Falcons have leaned on Matt Ryan at quarterback for over a decade now. But could there be a chance that he’s already played his last game in an ATL uniform? It’s apparently not outside the realm of possibility based on the latest comments from General Manager Terry Fontenot and coach Arthur Smith. Asked […]

The month of February hasn’t been kind to Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss. First, there was LeBron James voicing out several eyebrow-raising comments during All-Star Weekend. Then there was the embarrassing blowout against the New Orleans Pelicans that saw her exit the game well before it was over. And of course, the Lakers’ season […]

While James Harden has sizzled in his start with the Philadelphia 76ers, Ben Simmons has been bogged down by a bad back which has prevented him from even making his Brooklyn Nets debut. All eyes are on the Nets’ schedule with a March 10 trip to Philadelphia. That Ben Simmons homecoming that may not be […]

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was arrested on Monday night over an attempted murder charge. The Mexican fighter was said to have spent the night in jail and appears to still be in custody of the authorities, according to a report from TMZ. Details surrounding the specifics of his arrest are unclear — though […]

There’s been smoke coming from the Los Angeles Lakers franchise throughout this season and it’s not hard to imagine there have been actual fires. In the middle of the Lakers’ embarrassing blowout loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night, team owner Jeanie Buss was seen very visibly walking out on her team: Jeanie […]

The Boston Celtics suffered their worst loss in over a month as they fell to the Indiana Pacers, 128-107. The affair was testy throughout, with the Cs getting slapped with several technical fouls with their frustrations palpable. Celtics star Jaylen Brown, who had himself a solid outing with 23 points on 10-for-16 shooting, was vocal […]

Jeanie Buss appears to have seen enough. With the Los Angeles Lakers down by 25 points against the New Orleans Pelicans, she was seen walking out from her seat at Crypto.com Arena. Spot the Lakers owner make an abrupt exit with her team down big: Jeanie Buss is fed up (h/t @CantBeatAudel ) pic.twitter.com/Bbzd2xVkkR — […]

The Washington Wizards just dropped their first two games after the All-Star break, but it was by no fault of Kyle Kuzma. The fifth-year forward went off for 70 points and 21 rebounds in those two contests combined. With Bradley Beal out for the season due to wrist surgery and new addition Kristaps Porzingis yet […]

The Boston Celtics have been the hottest team in the NBA since the start of the calendar year. It’s been night and day compared to earlier in the season when the team struggled to stay at .500. The Cs were in the midst of an 11-game winning streak that was shockingly snapped by the lowly […]

The Chicago Bulls tasted defeat for the first time in weeks as they fell to the Memphis Grizzlies, 116-110. Safe to say the team was not happy about it one bit. DeMar DeRozan’s sheen of invincibility seemed to have worn off for this game. While he did manage to pile on 31 points, it took him […]

There’s been a ton of infighting out in the open between members of the Green Bay Packers, both past and present. At the center of it all has been Aaron Rodgers, but he’s had others willing to fight his battles for him. Rodgers’ former teammate in wide receiver Greg Jennings went on the air to […]

With the recent news that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants a deal in the $50 million per year range, the critics are coming out of the woodwork. Aaron Rodgers was recently called out by his former Packers teammate, wide receiver Greg Jennings, over claims that he was “selfish” during their time together. Jennings […]

DeMar DeRozan has drummed out a ton of excitement in Chicago of late. The Bulls star is on an unprecedented run, which you can’t say lightly for someone playing for the same franchise as Michael Jordan. But DeRozan has done exactly that as he’s gone on a legendary streak that eclipsed the previous marks of […]

Even as the NBA trade deadline has come and gone, Zion Williamson exit rumors have been in full swing these past few weeks. Whispers point to the New York Knicks as his possible next destination. But his former New Orleans Pelicans coach in Stan Van Gundy doesn’t think it’s as likely as some outsiders do. […]

As the odds on favorite to have the highest NBA lottery odds for next season, the Orlando Magic are building towards the future. One big piece of that puzzle is set to return in Markelle Fultz. The Magic point guard suffered a torn ACL in his left knee back in January 6, 2021 and has […]

Derrick Rose has been out of action for months now following an injury to his right ankle. It was announced on Friday that the New York Knicks guard underwent yet another procedure, which made the rounds on social media but apparently did not reach Julius Randle. The Knicks big man was candid in his reaction, […]

Say what you will about the Derek Carr from a football perspective, but the man is the heart and soul of the Las Vegas Raiders team. With new decision-makers entering the fold in head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler, the Raiders QB is fully embracing the change. Speaking on his developing relationship […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost in disappointing fashion against their crosstown rival Clippers on Friday night. With the game on the line and LeBron James double-teamed in the closing seconds, Carmelo Anthony took the go-ahead shot that was well short of the rim. NO WAY pic.twitter.com/dfMc8ovGX3 — Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 26, 2022 The Lakers […]