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Los Angeles Lakers fans were up in arms over the news that their longtime arena – the Staples Center – was changing its name to the Crypto.com Arena. The name change drew rabid reactions from Lakers fans and former players alike, with most feeling distraught and sentimental. Count former head coach Stan Van Gundy as […]

Bradley Beal has been the most important figure on the Washington Wizards for the past four seasons now. He’s the undisputed face of the franchise and has carried himself like one – both on and off the court. Beal and the Wizards raced off to a dream start this season, going 10-3 through their first […]

The Milwaukee Bucks just got the best Christmas present they could have possibly asked for. Giannis Antetokounmpo is set to be active and available for action as they take on the Boston Celtics. The news was reported by NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, noting that the Bucks star would make his return barring any setbacks. Milwaukee […]

Few people on planet earth have as much insight on Stephen Curry as Draymond Green does. The two have been together ever since the Golden State Warriors drafted Green back in 2012. The Warriors forward was asked about Stephen Curry preparing for a player who potentially “gives him trouble”. Draymond was particularly perplexed at the […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been ravaged by COVID-19 health and safety protocols. But that hasn’t taken away Patty Mills’ sense of humor. The Nets got some good news when James Harden was cleared from the Covid list. But after having three games postponed, the question remained how in-shape the Beard was. Patty Mills was asked […]

LeBron James may be the face of the 2003 NBA Draft, and the entire league for that matter. But Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade will always be remembered as the first star from that vaunted class to win a championship (No, Darko Milicic was not a star.) D-Wade recently guested on Jalen Rose’s Renaissance Man podcast […]

The New York Knicks have looked far from the playoff contender that many expected them to be. Julius Randle’s inability to replicate the magic that he had last season is a big reason why. Knicks fans have let their frustrations out on Randle and the Knicks at Madison Square Garden with a smattering of boos […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are once again on a downward spiral of late, losing their last four games of late by an average margin of defeat of almost 20 points. As with any struggling situation, there have been whispers to shake things up one way or another. With the Lakers’ options fairly limited, former player […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have looked lost in their last four contests. While there are a lot of factors at play behind their struggles, it doesn’t help that Talen Horton-Tucker hasn’t looked his best in two games back from health and safety protocols. Russell Westbrook was asked about THT after the Lakers’ latest loss, a […]

The 2021 NFL Draft was headlined by two very different quarterback prospects in Jacksonville Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence and New York Jets’ Zach Wilson. Lawrence has been seen as a generational talent long before his NFL debut and has been a name familiar to even casual football fans for years now. Wilson wasn’t as heralded before […]

The Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers face off on Christmas day, in what many view as the high profile matchup of the season. All fans want is for the game’s two biggest stars, LeBron James and Kevin Durant, fully healthy for their epic showdown. LeBron, who’s been no stranger to the Lakers injury […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have lost four in a row, after getting blown out of the water by the San Antonio Spurs, 138-110. The losing skid has once again generated concern for the purple and gold, much to the dismay of All-Star guard Russell Westbrook. When asked about it after the game, Westbrook was brutally […]

The Golden State Warriors have rarely taken any Ls this season. Jordan Poole has been a huge factor in making that happen, providing the scoring spark alongside Stephen Curry while Klay Thompson remains sidelined. Poole has come a long way since his rookie season. But even back then, Poole showed flashes of the killer instinct […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is known for speaking his mind, no matter the repercussions. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, meanwhile, isn’t one to take any slights sitting down. That’s why when Draymond Green sat down on his podcast with former Warriors player turned podcaster himself Matt Barnes and spoke of a confrontation with […]

The Thursday night showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns featured a particularly nervous moment for one internet celebrity on the sidelines. YouTube personality and youth icon JoJo Siwa was sitting courtside at the  Crypto.com arena when the ball bounced towards her general direction. Suns forward Jae Crowder, who stands at a hulking […]

Klay Thompson won’t be making the Christmas day return that many Golden State Warriors fans had hoped for. But he’s still right on the cusp of getting back on the court. According to his Warriors teammate Juan Toscano-Anderson, Klay Thompson is looking mighty spry, “explosive” even, behind closed doors. The third-year forward spoke out on […]

The Boston Celtics went old school for their latest move as they signed decorated veteran Joe Johnson. Jayson Tatum certainly isn’t mad about it. Celtics head coach Ime Udoka spoke out on the move prior to their Wednesday night contest against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He shared how Jayson Tatum reacted to the news, which elicited […]

Von Miller is no longer the one-man wrecking crew on defense that he once was for the Denver Broncos. But the Los Angeles Rams’ midseason acquisition still knows a thing or two about sacks. Miller got his first sack as a member of the Rams on Tuesday night, as he brought down Seattle Seahawks quarterback […]

LeBron James’ former teammate Iman Shumpert ruffled some feathers with his rather spicy take on the Los Angeles Lakers forward. In an appearance on the The Bootleg Kev podcast, the Lakers star’s ex-teammate was vocal on how LeBron James “ruined basketball” with his decision to take his talents to the Miami Heat in 2010. Via […]

One of the loudest voices against the COVID-19 vaccine in Cole Beasley just tested positive for the virus. The Buffalo Bills wide receiver, however, isn’t changing his tune one bit. Beasley received a lot of backlash after he tested positive, but he remains steadfast in his stance nonetheless. He quickly took to Instagram to send […]

Steve Kerr has turned into one of the most well-respected coaching minds in the NBA, leading the Golden State Warriors to three championships and five NBA Finals appearances in his first seven seasons. The Warriors coach attributes part of that to longtime mentor Gregg Popovich. The San Antonio Spurs head coach is considered one of […]

The NFL has faced a surge of positive COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. But instead of heightening its crack down of players infected, a majority of whom are asymptomatic, they’ve decided to go in the other direction. It doesn’t hurt that a certain Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback is in full support of the changes. Buccaneers […]

  The Phoenix Suns own the best record in the NBA this season, building off from their NBA Finals appearance just a few months back. They went from perennial cellar dweller to NBA contender in a short span of time, which lessens their shine compared to the similarly-ranked Golden State Warriors. While they don’t have […]

The Arizona Cardinals are in a tough spot with the recent news on wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. The injury to their All-Pro wideout has raised some speculation that a certain icon might be itching to come back. Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald is no longer on the team after 17 standout seasons in Arizona. He however […]

Jonathan Kuminga poured in a career-high performance against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. The Golden State Warriors, however, lost that game, 119-100, as they opted to rest their stars on the second night of a back-to-back. Kuminga flashed the potential that enticed the Warriors to select him with their high lottery pick, tallying 26 […]

The Golden State Warriors took care of business against the Sacramento Kings, handily dispatching their division rivals, 113-98. While the result was routine, their sideline servicing was anything but that on Monday night. Draymond Green’s son Dray Jr. was seen doing all he could to provide a helping hand for the Warriors. His efforts went […]

The Chicago Bulls have been battered and bruised by the dreaded COVID-19 health and safety protocols as of late, with more than half the roster being forced on the sideline because of it. That didn’t stop DeMar Derozan from leading the men available to a resounding win over the Los Angeles Lakers. After the win, […]

The Dallas Mavericks tasted defeat against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night. But the bigger loss was that of Kristaps Porzingis, who exited the game with injury. The Mavs star dealt with a foot issue hat forced him out of the contest, as reported by Mavs beat reporter Callie Caplan. Porzingis left the game midway […]

The San Francisco 49ers have been on a tear as of late, with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo right at the center of it all. They’re ripped off wins in five of their last six contests, including a textbook beating against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 15. Garoppolo’s performances garnered a strong statement in support from 49ers […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are holding their collective breath over wide receiver Chris Godwin, who may have suffered a knee injury after taking a brutal hit during their Week 15 matchup against the New Orleans Saints. The Buccaneers wide receiver was tackled low by Saints safety PJ Williams, which led to brutal contact on his […]

The hits keep coming for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers as the team got rocked with latest COVID-19 health and safety protocol news. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Lakers head coach Frank Vogel and veteran swingman Kent Bazemore both entered COVID protocol over the weekend. Assistant coach David Fizdale will take the reins […]

The Urban Meyer era has unceremoniously come to an end in Jacksonville. The Jaguars sacked their head coach without even finishing the season, finishing a saga that had much more twists and turns than anyone could have predicted. But coming into the season, there was at least some hope that Urban Meyer could be the […]

The New England Patriots were riding high on their seven-game win streak, but were brought back down to earth in Week 15 showdown against the Indianapolis Colts. The loss was a rare stinker from rookie quarterback Mac Jones, who has been rock solid for the Patriots in his first season of NFL action. Jones went […]

The Baltimore Ravens were reportedly been in danger of having quarterback Lamar Jackson miss the first game of his career due to injury because of an ankle sprain. However, according to NFL insider Adam Schefter, it wasn’t an ankle sprain that the Ravens QB had been dealing with, but rather a bone bruise Via Schefty: Earlier […]

Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars are getting hit hard, both on and off the field. They were utterly demolished in their Week 14 matchup against the Tennessee Titans, 20-0. But the bigger story has been, once again, surrounding head coach Urban Meyer. After the game, a somber Trevor Lawrence was asked about the recent […]

The Formula 1 Driver’s Championship was decided on the very last lap of the very last race as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen overtook Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton to take the title. But to even get to that point, huge decisions from the F1 race stewards had to be made, ones Williams driver and Lewis Hamilton’s future […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid is used to having fans go crazy for his dominant play. For at least one day, the roles were reversed for him as he watched Max Verstappen take the Formula 1 crown away from Lewis Hamilton. Check out the Sixers star going absolutely nuts for Max “Goat”-stappen: GOATSTAPPEN 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 […]

The longstanding rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Football Team gets its latest chapter on Sunday. It’s shaping up to be a titanic matchup given where both teams are in the standings. The Cowboys sit atop the division and looked ready to run away with the automatic postseason berth until the Washington Football […]

The Golden State Warriors got punched in the mouth on Saturday night against the 76ers as the fell flat in Philadelphia, 102-93. Draymond Green was apparently still thinking about it in his dreams. With Warriors on their East coast swing, Draymond Green tweeted out at 5:13 in the morning that he still wasn’t able to […]