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Not even 24 hours after Conor McGregor shockingly shattered his leg in his UFC 264 headline match against Dustin Poirier, the Notorious is already scheduling himself for his comeback trail. McGregor revealed the good news that he got through his surgery without complications, and gave a timeline for his return that seems miraculous to say […]

Stephen Curry just added another award to his trophy case. The Golden State Warriors star was named the ESPYs award winner for Best NBA Player, as voted on by fans. Curry beat out finalists Luka Doncic, Chris Paul, and Nikola Jokic for the award. In a moment of gratitude, the Warriors icon spoke out on […]

The Bradley Beal-Gregg Popovich love fest continues. The San Antonio Spurs coaching icon recently made waves for praising the Washington Wizards guard to the press at the Team USA training camp. But more specifically for calling Beal “thick”. “He’s stronger than I expected. He’s a strong young man. I always used to think of him […]

Addison Rae is taking a few jabs to the chin of the Twitter variety, amid her latest partnership with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The TikTok star in under fire after taking a reporting gig with the UFC, a role many believe should have gone to someone more qualified. It didn’t help that Addison Rae’s tweet […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a ton of question marks heading into the offseason. One of the biggest, quite literally, is their free agent mid-season acquisition Andre Drummond. On a recent appearance on the Pardon My Take podcast, the Lakers big man gave a hilarious hint towards where he was leaning to play next season. […]

Draymond Green has built his reputation as one of the toughest, most versatile defenders in the NBA. But once upon a time, the Golden State Warriors forward was questioned if he could defend anybody at all. That was reportedly the knock on Draymond Green coming into the 2012 NBA Draft. Given that Warriors star was […]

Long before Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks had a dominant inside presence that looked poised for superstardom. Vin Baker was the Bucks’ next big thing, starting off his four years with Milwaukee with three All-Star appearances before being traded away to the Seattle Supersonics. But an extreme addiction to alcohol derailed what was expected to […]

The Phoenix Suns are now just two wins away from winning the NBA championship. Who could have ever predicted that? Well apparently, Kyle Kuzma did. The Los Angeles Lakers forward claims he could sniff their champion DNA as early as last season. Kyle Kuzma recently spoke out via Bleacher Report on his upcoming social media series Hanging […]

The Los Angeles Lakers looked like the clear favorites to win it all before the 2020-21 NBA season started. But things didn’t exactly go according to plan. Lakers super fan Snoop Dogg has made peace with the result for one big reason. The world renowned rapper was asked by TMZ about the ongoing NBA Finals […]

In this day and age of social media, NBA rumors and trade buzz can spread like wildfire. That’s exactly what’s happening with Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard this offseason, with basically every bit of news being reported and distributed like gospel. But not everything is coming straight from Dame’s mouth, which is reason to […]

LeBron James is making a boatload of money. That fact is something that basically everyone knows, given how he’s one of the most famous athletes on planet earth. But sports franchise owners like Steve Ballmer and Jeanie Buss are still richer than King James himself, while also reportedly finding loopholes to pay even less taxes–“legally” […]

With both the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers out of the NBA playoffs, Space Jam 2 has become the biggest hoops event in Hollywood. LeBron James’ starring role in the cult classic film franchise made famous by Michael Jordan has been years in the making, and it’s finally being seen by eyeballs around the world. […]

James Wiseman has been one of the key figures in the offseason for the Golden State Warriors. Whether it’s analysts demanding for him to be traded, or others harping on how important he is to the future, the incoming sophomore has been the subject of debate ever since the Dubs were ousted from making the […]

Zaila Avant-garde just won the 2021 Scripps Spelling Bee, becoming the first African American to win the national competition. While that’s obviously impressive in its own right, what has the entire internet buzzing about her isn’t just her prodigious ability to spell words – it’s because of her nasty handles. Some facts about Zaila Avant-garde: […]

The Phoenix Suns just put on one of the most electrifying NBA Finals performances in history. But if you ask Chris Paul what the most important play of the game was, he’d tell you it wasn’t any of their many, many buckets. The Suns became just the third team ever to make 20 or more […]

Phoenix Suns fans have been quite the spirited bunch throughout these NBA Playoffs. The “Suns in 4” guy who stole the spotlight during their series against the Denver Nuggets has become a minor celebrity for his rather extreme celebration of his rabid fandom. But Suns fans aren’t finished being a hostile fanbase just yet. After […]

Shannon Sharpe has always been respected for knowing how to take care of his body. But his latest take on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s conditioning had Milwaukee Bucks fans livid at the former NFL star. Sharpe tweeted out while watching Bucks-Suns Game 2, criticizing Giannis Antetokounmpo for supposedly playing in just short bursts of action on the […]

LeBron James is in unfamiliar territory as a spectator of the NBA Finals. The Los Angeles Lakers forward has played in all but one Finals series in the previous decade of NBA seasons. But now King James is just like the rest of us – watching Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns try to win […]

Draymond Green is never one to take a slight sitting down. That’s why when the Golden State Warriors star reacted with hostility towards a question about defending Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, you’d definitely hold your breath for a second. Green was asked about how it is trying to guard Lillard, emphasis on “trying”. […]

Isaiah Thomas was asked to speak out on Jae Crowder’s impact in these NBA Playoffs as his Phoenix Suns compete for an NBA championship. The former Suns guard couldn’t help but react to one of Crowder’s most iconic moments: His salsa dance mockery of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. Via ESPN’s Zach Lowe: “It […]

LeBron James won’t be suiting up for Team USA when they defend their crown at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. But even without the Los Angeles Lakers superstar, the team looks quite formidable when you look through the roster. Apparently, LeBron thinks that way as well. King James gave his seal of approval on the […]

When Tom Brady speaks, we all listen. And boy did he have something to say during his appearance on The Shop, when he threw some major shade at an unsuspecting rival quarterback, which some people have suspected to be the Las Vegas Raiders’ Derek Carr. Brady spoke candidly about his free agency prior to joining […]

Kyle Kuzma, future All-Star? Once upon a time in La La Land, that idea wasn’t all that inconceivable. But ever since LeBron James and Anthony Davis arrived in Los Angeles, the Lakers forward hasn’t exactly lived up to the potential that he flashed earlier in his career. But if you ask Kuz, he’ll tell you […]

Chris Paul is just a few wins away from his first NBA championship. After Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Phoenix Suns point guard made sure to pay homage to one of his greatest sources of inspiration – Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. Paul was asked during the postgame press conference about how he’s […]

There’s been no shortage of superstar names being linked to the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason. One of the more intriguing ideas would be to bring in the talented, yet flawed Ben Simmons. The Philadelphia 76ers point forward has been much maligned for the Sixers’ playoff struggles after being a virtual non-factor offensively when they […]

There’s little doubt on Kevin Durant’s superhuman ability on the basketball court. But it’s his off court behavior that has fans a little perplexed about the Brooklyn Nets superstar. Apparently one hidden aspect to his life is how huge cannabis plays a part in it. Matt Sullivan was recently interviewed on the Dan Le Batard […]

The first game of the NBA Finals started out close, but eventually turned into a one-sided affair. The Phoenix Suns thoroughly dominated the Milwaukee Bucks in the second half. They took a double-digit lead and never looked back. Most of the team stats were pretty much identical, save for one key area that the Bucks […]

There’s obviously a lot on the line in the 2021 NBA Finals as the Phoenix Suns take on the Milwaukee Bucks. One smaller storyline is how Devin Booker is poised to overcome one of the greatest challenges in the NBA today – the infamous Kardashian curse. But DBook and the Suns made it look easy […]

Donovan Mitchell is slowly but surely becoming a household name. The 2-time All-Star led the Utah Jazz to the best record in the NBA during the regular season and has been a proven postseason performer throughout his brief career. But apparently he still needs to win over a few more fans who still aren’t 100% […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant is best known for two things. The first and much more significant trait is the fact that he’s one of the most amazing human beings on planet earth to ever touch a basketball. The second and much less flattering factoid is that he seems to spend an inordinate amount of […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks can’t be happy that they fell short in Game 1 against the Phoenix Suns. But just the fact that the Greek Freak was on the court for them was already a blessing. Giannis spoke candidly about his recovery from the hyperextended knee he suffered against the Atlanta Hawks in […]

Last season, the Los Angeles Lakers were playing their heart out on the court during the NBA Finals. This season, Lakers fans are left to daydream about which star players they can recruit to get back to the Finals again. Add Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray to the list of candidates. The Nuggets guard became […]

The Milwaukee Bucks took a huge haymaker from the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. But it wasn’t all bad, especially considering what Bucks fans saw from franchise player Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks fell behind by double digits early in the second half and never really recovered. A lot of things went […]

LeBron James had been largely silent about the playoff success of his longtime friend Chris Paul ever since his Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated by the Phoenix Suns. But King James had to give it up for his friend as he inches one step closer to his first NBA title. The Lakers star had a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers just concluded a season from hell as they failed to defend their title in the 2021 NBA playoffs. One of the players to take a ton of the blame was forward Kyle Kuzma. Kuz entered the season fresh off signing a 3-year, $40 million extension with the Purple & Gold but […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may have failed to defend their championship this 2020-21 NBA season, but nobody’s salty about winning one out of three seasons in the LeBron James era. While Anthony Davis, Rob Pelinka, and James himself are obviously at the forefront of all the praise for their season of success, one unsung hero […]

Darko Milicic is best known for one thing – being the guy drafted immediately after LeBron James. Not only that, he was also drafted right before three other Hall of Famers in Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. But once upon a time, Darko Milicic was every bit the prospect as his superstar peers […]

Will the Damian Lillard to the Los Angeles Lakers trade rumors ever end? Unless the Portland Trail Blazers star outright says he’s never going to jump ship and join LA, probably not. Lillard stoked the flames even further with his latest cryptic Instagram post. The Blazers guard included a relatively vague caption, but was conspicuously […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was the victim of a horrifying incident last June as he was robbed at gunpoint. Now it appears the Los Angeles Lakers star’s case is being investigated for a possible link to an emerging LA crime syndicate. The Lakers guard was hanging out with friends along his driveway at 4 a.m. when a […]