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New York Knicks fans are having all sorts of fun at the expense of Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers following their team’s first-round win over the Cavs. Mitchell has a large target on his back for Knicks fans, thanks to his forgettable overall performance in the series. It’s not helping Mitchell’s reputation that Jalen […]

Game 5 of the first-round series between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat got so intense that Bobby Portis and Udonis Haslem got into each other’s faces in the first half. It’s indeed playoff time. Udonis Haslem and Bobby Portis exchange some words 👀pic.twitter.com/zMidoq9cLI — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 27, 2023 It appeared as though […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is keeping in mind the relatively short amount of rest between the next game of their first-round series against the Sacramento Kings, as it’s a factor in how he would distribute the minutes of his players, especially the most important of them all,  superstar guard Stephen Curry. Ahead […]

LeBron James can still touch the moon even at 38 years old. Austin Reaves is clearly very much aware of the King’s ageless hops so he decided to put that to the test in the first half of Game 5 between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday night. Austin Reaves finds LeBron […]

In the eyes of Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, the lore of ‘Playoff Jimmy’ is true regardless of what’s on the line. For Spoelstra, Jimmy Butler keeps the same energy all the time, regardless if it’s the regular season or the NBA Playoffs. “He is us. We are him. He is everything about what […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are not going to make an adjustment to what’s been working for the team of late. Even though Michael Bunting is now eligible to play following a three-game suspension, the Maple Leafs will continue to roll without him on the ice, at least in this coming Thursday’s Game 5 at home […]

Legendary college basketball head coach Jim Boeheim and Syracuse University and the family of the man killed when he got struck by a car driven by the former Syracuse basketball mentor in 2019 have reportedly settled a lawsuit, per Karen Matthews of the Associated Press. Jim Boeheim was driving home following a game when he […]

The Indiana Hoosiers will get to have Xavier Johnson playing for another year. That’s after the NCAA has ruled in favor of giving the Indiana basketball point guard sixth year of eligibility, thanks to his medical hardship waiver, per Jeff Goodman of Stadium. “HUGE news for Indiana: Xavier Johnson has been granted an extra year […]

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst was recently asked about his thoughts on that time when he tried to get ahold of quarterback Aaron Rodgers via FaceTime last season, and it appears that he’s no longer interested in dealing with that topic — ever. Via Ryan Wood of USA TODAY: “Asked #Packers GM Brian […]

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns are dancing their way to the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, as they took care of business in the first round with a gentleman’s sweep of Russell Westbrook and the banged-up Los Angeles Clippers. Booker was fantastic from the beginning to the end of the series versus […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns didn’t waste much time in joining Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Shortly after the Nuggets sent the Minnesota Timberwolves to an early vacation with a Game 5 win Tuesday night, the Suns did their job and finished off the […]

With Kawhi Leonard and Paul George sidelined still in Game 5, the Los Angeles Clippers hoped that Russell Westbrook would be able to sustain the form he had going into Tuesday night’s contest against the Phoenix Suns. Prior to that meeting, Westbrook scored 67 points on 53.8 percent shooting from the field in Games 3 […]

The Cincinnati Reds pulled off a baseball miracle Tuesday night at home against the Texas Rangers. Down by as many as six runs, the Reds woke up and turned things around to erase the huge deficit and escape with a 7-6 victory. It’s the first time in over a decade that Cincy successfully overcame at […]

The first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs is teeming with drama, which is mostly supplied by LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers and Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in their respective series. Neither the Lakers nor the Heat have homecourt advantage in the first round, as they entered the playoffs seeded No. […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers remain without an opponent in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, thanks to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks making sure that another game will be played between them and the Boston Celtics in the opening round. The Hawks beat Boston on the road Tuesday night, 119-117, […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are not yet ready for vacation. They extended their first-round series against the Boston Celtics with a thrilling 119-117 win at TD Garden Tuesday night, thanks in large part to the heroics of Young (and some boneheaded plays by Marcus Smart and the Celtics). Trae Young, playing without his […]

Game 5 was for the Boston Celtics to lose, and they indeed wasted that golden opportunity to close out their series against the Atlanta Hawks at home, as they let Trae Young and company escape  TD Garden with a series-extending 119-117 win Tuesday night. The social media blame game for the Celtics’ loss has already […]

A fractured left index finger is not going to stop Sacramento Kings star point guard De’Aaron Fox from playing in Game 5 of their first-round series against the Golden State Warriors this coming Wednesday at home. Fox was even captured on video practicing his shooting during Tuesday’s Sacramento shootaround, though, he missed plenty of them, […]

Ime Udoka is now the Houston Rockets’ newest head coach amid some criticisms about how fast it was for him to land a major gig in the NBA despite the controversial nature of his departure from the Boston Celtics. Rockets general manager Rafael Stone welcomed Udoka to the franchise via a statement. “We are excited […]

Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno got thrown out so early in Tuesday night’s Game 5 against the Dallas Stars after he got slapped with a game misconduct plus a five-minute major penalty just two minutes into the contest. That was after he had a knee-on-knee collision with  Dallas center Radek Faksa. The Stars forward was […]

The Michigan Wolverines scored another big win on the recruitment front, with Michigan football securing the commitment of four-star tight end Brady Prieskorn on Tuesday, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3. Prieskorn doe seem elated by his decision to take his talent and get it polished in Ann Arbor. “It’s close to home and also […]

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes just recently lost a big talent from 2022, with wide receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig deciding to enter the transfer portal just after a fantastic performance in an ESPN-televised Spring Game. Lemonious-Craig’s decision has turned a lot of heads, with even Colorado football quarterback Shedeur Sanders — also the son of […]

One of the running themes during Aaron Rodgers‘ long tenure as the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers was that the defense often struggled to be on par with the offense. That’s unlikely to be an issue in Rodgers’ first season with the New York Jets, considering that his new team had one of the […]

A great quarterback like Aaron Rodgers doesn’t come with a cheap price tag. However, the New York Jets managed to create over $40 million of cap space even after the trade with the Green Bay Packers that landed them the future Hall of Famer. Via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network: “For his 2023 salary, […]

Aaron Rodgers is now a Jet. It might take some time to get used to the fact that Rodgers is the new starting quarterback of the New York Jets but it’s a reality that the team’s fans will be glad to wake up to every single day. And on the first morning since the trade, […]

LeBron James has left countless NBA fans speechless following his memorable performance in Game 4 of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies Game 4 showdown Monday night. Even his teammates couldn’t find the words to describe the four-time league MVP’s heroics, including Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell. No words. pic.twitter.com/b9fANVM2AH — D'Angelo Russell (@Dloading) April […]

Dillon Brooks escaped suspension for his flagrant foul on LeBron James in Game 3, but he and the Memphis Grizzlies couldn’t avoid the wrath of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar Monday night in Game 4 of this first-round series. LeBron James used Game 4 as the backdrop of yet another statistical masterpiece, as he muscled […]

LeBron James is an ageless wonder. The Los Angeles Lakers forward came up huge for his team in Game 4 of their first-round series against the Memphis Grizzlies at home Tuesday night, as he detonated for a monster stat line of 22 points and 20 rebounds in 45 minutes of all-around brilliance to lead the […]

LeBron James has made a ton of buckets in his NBA career. After all, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar is the all-time leader in points in the league. But he nearly sank the greatest of them all (probably) during the end of regulation of Game 4 of the first-round series against the Memphis Grizzlies. Following […]

He may be approaching 40, but Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James can still get up and reject layups from behind just like he’s always done. His latest victim with his patented block was Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Desmond Bane, who dared try to finish a layup despite seemingly being aware that the four-time league […]

A game after Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James got hit by Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks in a place where no man would ever wish to get struck, big man Anthony Davis got the same treatment from the Grizz Tuesday night — this time from Desmond Bane. While challenging the defense of Anthony Davis […]

There are not a lot of things that put Los Angeles Lakers fans on the edge of their seats more than seeing Anthony Davis wince in pain. The Lakers big man gave Los Angeles supporters another scare Tuesday night during the second quarter of Game 4 between the Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies when Davis […]

There’s no sugarcoating the loss of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 to Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat on the road. The Bucks are in deep trouble after choking a big lead in the fourth quarter of that contest and suffering a 119-114 defeat. That puts Milwaukee in a 3-1 series […]

Jimmy Butler was a man possessed Tuesday night for the Miami Heat in Game 4 of their first-round series against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. The Heat looked as though they were circling down the drain, as they were down by 10 points with just a little over five minutes remaining in regulation. But […]

The St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong has finally made his debut in the 2023 MLB season and it did not take him much time before making his presence felt on offense. DeJong went 3-for-4 with a home run against the Seattle Mariners on Monday in his first game back from a back injury to […]

Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider had a blazing performance Tuesday night against the Miami Marlins at home. The 24-year-old right-hander has continued his incredible start to the 2023 MLB regular season, having collected a total of at least nine strikeouts in each of his first five starts of the season. Against the Marlins, Strider pitched […]

The Houston Rockets have seemingly found a new head coach to run the team after the franchise reportedly agreed on a deal with former Boston Celtics mentor Ime Udoka. Reactions to the Rockets’ hiring of Ime Udoka came not a year after he was suspended and eventually fired by the Boston Celtics for an improper […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be without one of their more reliable forwards for Game 5 of their first-round series against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on the road. According to the latest injury report released by the NBA, Timberwolves power forward Kyle Anderson is out for Tuesday night’s game at Ball Arena because of […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are trailing Auston Matthews and the Tampa Bay Lightning in their first-round series of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, two games to one. The Bolts won Game 1, 7-3, but have lost Game 2 (7-2) and Game 3 (4-3 via OT) at home and on the road, respectively. Tampa Bay’s loss […]