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To say that Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell has been fantastic in this postseason would be a huge understatement. Perhaps calling Mitchell historically spectacular would be a more apt way to describe the 22-year-old spitfire guard, who, according to ESPN Stats & Info, just became the second rookie in half a century to score at […]

The Orlando Magic have just ended the latest of their current string of disappointing seasons, and among those on top of their agenda in the offseason is finding a new bench boss. According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, the Magic have set the gears in motion to search for Frank Vogel’s successor, as they have […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday must be thinking he is a lucky man. That’s not because his team managed to make it to the playoffs despite losing DeMarcus Cousins or because the Pellies beat the odds and swept the favored Portland Trail Blazers in the first round. Rather, that’s due to the fact that […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2017-18 season crashed and burned Friday night in Salt Lake City, as they were eliminated from title contention after losing in Game 6 of their series with the Utah Jazz, 96-91. The ending to the game was particularly brutal to Paul George, as the game’s official appeared to have failed to […]

In case you forgot, Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell is a rookie. It almost feels like we have to always be reminded that Mitchell is just 21 and is playing in only his first season as a pro because with the way he’s playing, he could easily be mistaken for a veteran. Mitchell is showing […]

The going gets a little tougher for the Utah Jazz as Ricky Rubio has been declared out for the rest of Friday night’s Game 6 matchup with the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder in Salt Lake City because of soreness in his left hamstring, per the Jazz’s official Twitter account and Royce Young of ESPN. Ricky […]

This time, Victor Oladipo made sure LeBron James will not have a chance of blocking his shot. In the middle of what is looking like a lopsided victory for the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of their series with the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night, Oladipo shredded the Cavs’ defense and embarrassed LeBron James all in […]

The San Antonio Spurs are now out of title contention after getting eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs. It took the defending champions just five games to take care of business in the series. With the Spurs now officially in offseason mode, veteran guard Manu Ginobili resurfaced on […]

It’s only a matter of time before former Oklahoma Sooners guard Trae Young invades the shore of the NBA with the 2018 NBA Draft only less than two months away from happening. For now, though, Young is content getting gifts like this one from no other than Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant himself. This […]

The Golden State Warriors are less than 24 hours away from resuming their postseason campaign, as they are set to face the New Orleans Pelicans this Saturday at home for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals series. But up to this point, Warriors point guard Stephen Curry’ availability is still up in the air. […]

The 2018 NBA Draft is less than two months away, and by now, we are all familiar with names like Trae Young, DeAndre Ayton, Marvin Bagley, and Mo Bamba to name a few top prospects. But how about the other guys, the players with considerable potentials but are being given little to zero buzz at […]

Villanova Wildcats head coach Jay Wright has no plans of following in the footsteps of Rick Pitino, Billy Donovan and Brad Stevens – at least for now. Having steered the Villanova Wildcats to the program’s second national title in three years just last April, it’s possible that Wright is receiving some coaching job overtures from […]

Top NBA prospect Mo Bamba believes that turning pro right after high school would have been better for his development as a basketball player. Bamba, of course, was not able to take that route, as the NBA is currently not accepting players younger than 19. Instead, he had to play one year in college under […]

The Indiana Pacers and probably the entire population of Indianapolis were all up in arms after Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James was not called for a goaltending violation when he laid a huge block on Victor Oladipo late in the proceedings of Game 5 of the first round series between the two teams Wednesday night. […]

The Indiana Pacers failed to get the series lead back against the Cleveland Cavaliers, as they lost to LeBron James and company, 98-95, Wednesday. James came through at both ends of the floor late in the game to secure the win for the Cavs, including a monstrous block on Pacers guard Victor Oladipo’s layup attempt […]

Former US President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized and taken to the Intensive Care Unit last Sunday because of an infection that affected his blood. It came a day after his wife of 73 years, former First Lady Barbara Bush, was buried. It’s truly a sorrowful time for the Bush family, but at least, it […]

For the first time in these playoffs, the Indiana Pacers find themselves trailing in the series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. That’s after Lance Stephenson and company absorbed a 98-95 road loss against LeBron James and the Cavs in Game 5 on Wednesday. The Pacers could have actually ended the game on top had Victor Oladipo’s […]

Add the Atlanta Hawks to the official list of teams currently looking for a new head coach. This is after a report from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN on Wednesday that the Hawks and Mike Budenholzer have both agreed to go their separate ways. The Atlanta Hawks and coach Mike Budenholzer have mutually agreed to part […]

Game 5 of the first-round series between the Washington Wizards and the Toronto Raptors went just as it was expected: tight and hotly contested. Despite the uber-competitive nature of the game, Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. still managed to find an opportunity to show how flashy of a player he is when he followed up […]

The 144th staging of The Run for the Roses will not feature the horse named after New England Patriots tight end, Rob Gronkowski. Unfortunately, Gronkowski, the three-year-old colt has been pulled out from the list of Kentucky Derby entries after it reportedly fell ill. Gronkowski’s withdrawal from the event saddened the Patriots tight end, who […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had to pass through the eye of the needle just to earn a slot in these playoffs. Unfortunately for Minnesota, it looks like their stay in the postseason is going to be way shorter than what most people believed when the team assembled a shiny new roster prior to the 2017-18 campaign. […]

Kanye West is on the loose on Twitter. The rapper-producer ignited a wildfire online Wednesday when he ripped former United States President Barak Obama before lauding President Donald Trump. Again, welcome to 2018, where everything you know and understand suddenly all falls down. But even before he caused Twitter hysteria by showing his support for […]

Anyone who’s been paying attention to the entertaining first-round series between the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder has jotted down plenty of mental notes about the matchup: Rudy Gobert is a crippling defensive menace; Ricky Rubio is playing like he’s totally forgotten who Ricky Rubio is; Russell Westbrook is confounded by Utah’s defense; […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are a loss away from a catastrophic and embarrassing first-round exit against the Utah Jazz. In case that the Thunder would strike out in the series, they will immediately have some urgent matters to deal with in the offseason, which would include Carmelo Anthony’s situation on the team. Anthony was traded […]

The 2018 NFL Draft list of applicants is stacked with quality quarterback talents, including Louisville Cardinals product Lamar Jackson. Jackson, however, appears to be the odd man out among top-tier signal-callers prospects, as he is expected by experts and fans alike to get his name called once Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold and Josh […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are not part of this year’s playoffs so their players have a lot of time on their hands to burn. For Channing Frye and Josh Hart, they appeared to have spent some of that free time on Monday watching the thrilling Game 4 matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the […]

By and large, Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside was a non-factor all throughout the first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers. He even saved his worst performance of the series and showed it in the last game on Tuesday, when he pumped out a mere total of two points to go with a solitary block and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are moving on to the Eastern Conference semifinals after booting out the Miami Heat in the first round with a 104-91 win at home Tuesday night. The game was more intense than what the score suggests, however. It was a physical contest that saw both teams combine for 52 personal fouls. The […]

Isaiah Thomas’ NBA story started as a feel-good one.  Selected last by the Sacramento Kings in the 2011 NBA Draft, Thomas worked his way through a number of challenges to prove his critics wrong. He has become a two-time All-Star, and just a year ago, was an MVP candidate and a playoff hero for the […]

After conquering Coachella, Mason Ramsey, who became famous online with his yodeling act inside a Walmart branch, now wants to have a singing showdown with Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving. Welcome to the year of our Lord, 2018. With his newfound fame, Ramsey was invited to a Cracker Barrel store along with a group […]

After giving the Minnesota Timberwolves a bad beating during Monday’s 119-100 win in Game 4 of their first-round series, Houston Rockets hotshot James Harden gave a fan something he’ll remember for the rest of his life: a pair of game-worn shoes. According to Jerome Solomon of the Houston Chronicle, a Rockets fan made a trip […]

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio put the entire NBA universe on notice after he churned out a triple-double performance in Game 3 of their first-round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Rubio posted 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists in 37 minutes. Rubio also embarrassed Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, who melted in the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are facing an uphill climb in their first-round series with the Utah Jazz. They also found themselves dealing with a hilarious troll job from former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who reminded Russell Westbrook that he already has four fouls in just the second quarter of the game. Of all figures […]

Game 4 of the first-round series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Utah Jazz 2 was as colorful as it was action-packed. With the Thunder down big in the fourth quarter of the contest, Oklahoma City was understandably getting more and more upset, as the Thunder just can’t seem to get their rhythm in […]

Being heckled at games is part of an NBA player’s life, so when a reporter asked Houston Rockets guard James Harden whether he was affected at all by Minnesota Timberwolves fans chanting “Harden sucks” during Game 4 of the series on Monday, this year’s leading MVP candidate answered it with as cool a demeanor as […]

Any amount of confidence the Minnesota Timberwolves was able to take with them following a 121-105 win in Game 3 of their first-round series with the Houston Rockets, James Harden and company mercilessly snuffed this Monday, particularly during the third quarter of Game 4. The Rockets put Minnesota’s defense in a dumpster and set it […]

Former first-overall pick Andrew Bogut has apparently shut the door for a possible return to the NBA. This is after Bogut recently signed a deal with Australia’s National Basketball League franchise, Sydney Kings. According to Fox Sports Australia’s Olgun Uluc, Bogut’s contract with the Kings does not have an option for Bogut to leave Sydney […]

Green Bay Packers signal-caller Aaron Rodgers has recently been installed as a part-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, and so far, he is being treated to a different brand of playoff thrill than the one he’s used to in the NFL. After seeing the Bucks take down the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the two […]

The Boston Celtics lost their 2-0 series lead against the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round after falling prey to the Bucks in Games 3 and 4. The Celtics have every reason to feel bitter about their recent struggles to win, especially after the NBA released its Last 2 Minutes report for Game 4 of […]