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LeBron James is about to make a major decision this coming summer – again. With his current deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers set to expire, the King could soon be a former Cav for the second time in his NBA career. LeBron may leave Cleveland for another team, but it won’t be as painful for […]

Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Jimmy Butler is a fearless man on the court. Off of it, he’s afraid of at least one thing: heights. We discovered that one out when someone uploaded an Instagram video showing the 6’8” Butler finding comfort from a tree during a hike at Chiefs Mountain in Montana. Watch the hilarious […]

By and large, the Golden State Warriors are coasting in these playoffs. They have only lost two games so far in the postseason and remain as the top favorite to win in the NBA Finals this June. In 2015, however, the Warriors found their backs against the wall as early as the second round when […]

As it seems, there is some substance to Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris’ bold statement. When Morris said just before the Eastern Conference finals that he is the best player not named Kawhi Leonard when it comes to guarding Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, not a few people laughed it off as just another careless […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has all the time in the world to watch the NBA these days. After all, his team has been eliminated by the Houston Rockets from title contention after beating the Jazz in the Western Conference semifinals, four games to one. And when Mitchell kicked back to relax Sunday and turned […]

Last year, the Boston Celtics made it all the way into the Eastern Conference finals where they were obliterated by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Boston lost that series four games to one. The Celtics find themselves in the same round against the same opponent, but this time around, Marcus Smart does not believe […]

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris lived up to the hype he made for himself ahead of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. After saying that he’s the best LeBron James stopper not named Kawhi Leonard, Morris went out in the series opener and backed up his own boast by helping limit LeBron James to […]

Despite having the home-court advantage, the Boston Celtics were installed as the underdogs to win their Eastern Conference series matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. That remains to be the case even after Boston bludgeoned LeBron James and the Cavs in Game 1 on Sunday, 108-83, though, the Celtics now have shorter odds to win the […]

The idea that somebody could stop LeBron James on single coverage is a concept that should have been buried a long time ago. While James has looked unstoppable for most of his career – most especially, over the past few seasons – it has not stopped many to continue believing that someone could actually put […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are searching for a new bench boss after getting eliminated from playoff contention in the first round. And if they are looking towards Rick Carlisle’s way, the Dallas Mavericks head coach wants them to know that he doesn’t want any part of that head coaching gig in Milwaukee, per Marc Stein of […]

The Phoenix Suns are cooking up some plans this offseason. In need of a shot in the arm to turn their fate around, the Suns are looking to make a splash in the upcoming free agency period, and one player that they have been reportedly targeting is Houston Rockets center Clint Capela. This according to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers saw their season end on Wednesday after absorbing a 114-112 loss at the hands of the Boston Celtics. The series lasted for just five games, quicker than what most people expected prior to the second round, but it was entertaining nonetheless. Despite the Sixers’ exit from title contention, Joel Embiid proved that […]

After downing the Philadelphia 76ers in five games in the second round of the playoffs, the Boston Celtics brace themselves for a different challenge in the conference finals. That would be the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers, the same Cavs team Brad Stevens and the Celtics lost to in last year’s edition of the Eastern Conference […]

Well, it looks like there would not be a fun Instagram post coming up any time soon from Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid. Embiid looked crestfallen as he walked off the floor and straight into the locker room after the final buzzer of Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series with the Boston […]

Finally, the Eastern Conference finals matchup is set and it’s going to be a rematch of last year’s showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics. Following their 114-112 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday at home, the Celtics booked a ticket to their second conference finals in a row, and they will […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were in Boston on Wednesday night, looking to extend their stay in the playoffs for at least another game against the Celtics. Such high-stakes came with crazy emotions, as Joel Embiid and Aron Baynes appears to get a little after it. In one play during the third quarter of Game 5 of […]

Tracy McGrady did not back when letting out his frustration in today’s generation of NBA big men, who could not find a way to dominate smaller defenders at the post. During an episode of ESPN’s The Jump, the former NBA scoring champion singled out Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert for not having the skill or […]

The Philadelphia 76ers could no longer afford to lose in their second-round series with the Boston Celtics. Down 3-1 in the series, the Sixers need to execute well on as many plays as possible, but that was not the case during one offensive set late in the first quarter of Game 5 when J.J. Redick was […]

A Sacramento Kings legend is the team’s new assistant general manager. That’s former Kings sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic, who has been promoted to said position according to a statement released by the team’s website on Wednesday. The Sacramento Kings today announced that Peja Stojakovic will serve as Assistant General Manager, according to General Manager Vlade Divac. […]

The Boston Celtics are up 3-1 in their Eastern Conference finals matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, but for Hall of Famer and current TNT personality Charles Barkley, Game 5 of the series is a do-or-die game of sorts for the Celtics. "If the @celtics do not win this game tonight, they're not going to win […]

The Memphis Grizzlies’ $94-million man continues to have the time of his life. That’s pretty boy small forward Chandler Parsons, who, instead of training and preparing early for the next NBA season, is busy reminding regular folks that he has a lot of money and a girlfriend. In a recent Instagram post, Chandler further made […]

Earlier, it was reported that Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George underwent a procedure, but the nature of which was inconclusive. Marc J. Spears of ESPN, meanwhile, has gotten confirmation that George di go under the knife. The Thunder say forward Paul George had left knee scope today and will be able to return to […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a problem—a Le’Veon Bell problem. The star running back previously pulled out the retirement card in hopes of forcing the hand of the franchise to show him the money. Bell wants a long-term contract, which he’s been openly campaigning for quite some time now. Instead, the Steelers franchise tagged him for […]

The Utah Jazz did their part to make this year’s playoffs fun, thanks in large part to the on-court exploits of rookie Donovan Mitchell, who was undeniably amazing in the first two rounds of the postseason. Unfortunately, Mitchell and the Jazz have been sent home after just five games in the Western Conference semifinals, as […]

Drake loves his Toronto Raptors — like he loves the other 97 (and counting) other teams he cheers for — so just imagine the degree of pain he had to go through watching LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers subject the Raptors to four games of medieval-style torture in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The torment […]

Gilbert Arenas played several seasons in the NBA, so you would at least expect to hear some smart insights from him with regards to why the Philadelphia 76ers lost three consecutive games to the Boston Celtics to start their Eastern Conference semifinals series. Unfortunately, that’s not how Arenas broke the series down during an episode […]

The Toronto Raptors were supposed to be a better team ahead of a playoffs rematch with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers this year, but nothing in their Eastern Conference Finals supported that type of expectation. Just like last year, the Raptors were mercilessly swept by Cleveland in the second round even though the Raptors […]

What now for the Toronto Raptors? After the Cleveland Cavaliers dropped the guillotine on the Raps on Monday night to sweep the team from north of the border, Toronto is now left with many questions to answer in the offseason. For Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, among the uncertainties the team would tackle is whether […]

The Philadelphia 76ers successfully averted a sweep in the second round after eking out a 103-92 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of their series at home Monday night. That despite the fact that Joel Embiid churned out a subpar performance, scoring just 15 points along with 13 rebounds. Speaking of Embiid, the […]

With the Toronto Raptors a loss away from another playoff exit at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dwane Casey’s days as head coach of the team appear to be numbered. The Raptors ended the regular season as the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference but is having a difficult time winning games in […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard T.J. McConnell got a surprise start in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Boston Celtics. The Sixers entered the game on Monday in a 0-3 playoffs series ditch. Their unenviable position called for them to try an unusual scheme such as starting McConnell. As it turned out, it […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid know that it would take a tremendous effort and some luck for the Sixers to win the second-round matchup opposite the Boston Celtics, who own the 3-0 series advantage. He also now knows that Celtics forward Marcus Morris is not that easy to troll. During one moment of Game 4 […]

The Eastern Conference semifinals series between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers is not exactly a David vs. Goliath affair. For those looking for such a fight, Celtics guard Terry Rozier and Sixers big man Joel Embiid nearly provided one in the second period of Game 4 of the series Monday night. After Rozier […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are a loss away from getting eliminated from the playoffs. Worse, a loss Monday night to the Boston Celtics would result in a disappointing sweep. The Sixers are going to need all hands on deck and all the support they can have from their fans in order for them to avoid such […]

New Orleans Pelicans Rajon Rondo has been involved in a lot of playoffs wars in his career, but this second-round series with the Golden State Warriors could end up as among the most memorable ones he’s been part of – especially if he and Draymond Green continue their antics. In Game 3 of the series, […]

The Golden State Warriors lost the chance of burying the New Orleans Pelicans under a 3-0 series lead, as they suffered their first defeat of the second round on Friday, 119-100. There are a number of reasons why the Warriors succumbed to the Pelicans, but it definitely does not include the fact that JaVale McGee […]

The deeper the series between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Golden State Warriors gets, the more entertaining the rift between Rajon Rondo and Draymond Green becomes. Rondo and Green appear to be playing a game within a game in this Western Conference semifinals matchup, as both have been seemingly trying to get underneath each […]

Finally, New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry has a reason to smile. That’s after his Pelicans took down the Golden State Warriors for the first time in the series with a 119-100 victory on Friday at home to cut down the Warriors’ series lead in half. Interestingly enough, even Warriors mentor Steve Kerr sounded […]

The New Orleans Pelicans made sure that the Golden State Warriors are not going up 3-0 in the two teams’ Western Conference semifinals series by scoring a 119-100 win over the defending champions Friday night. Rajon Rondo played his part in that, thanks to putting up the most Rondo-like stat sheet in the history of […]