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There was once a time when Hall of Famer and former Seattle Supersonics star point guard Gary Payton was just a young rookie in the NBA. That was during the 1990-91 season, when a 22-year-old out of Oregon State kicked off what would become an illustrious NBA career. As traditions in the NBA go, Payton […]

Earlier, it was revealed that former Los Angeles Lakers general manager Jerry West once tried to put Tracy McGrady on the same Lakers team that already had Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. Just imagine what could have been if that plan pushed through. On one hand, the Lakers had one guy who once exploded for […]

Despite a depleted roster, the Golden State Warriors continue to find ways to win. After beating the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, 97-84, the Warriors managed to extend their win streak to 10 games. A feat they have accomplished with a number of players on the sidelines, including two-time league MVP Stephen Curry. Curry injured his […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder aren’t in a friendly mood tonight. They dominated the Utah Jazz as though Ricky Rubio and company hurt their dog. The angriest play of the night, however, came from – you guessed it – Russell Westbrook, who once again attacked the rim and dunked on it so hard it probably registered […]

Utah Jazz big man Derrick Favors must have been wishing that he didn’t make his first game back from an eye injury and concussion today against the Oklahoma City Thunder because Paul George appeared to have injured Favors’ ego this time around. During the third quarter of Wednesday’s contest between the two Western Conference squads, […]

Danilo Gallinari’s first season with the L.A. Clippers continues to be a struggle for the forward because of his health. According to ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly, the sweet-shooting 6-foot-10 Gallinari remains out indefinitely with a glute injury, and that he’d be up for re-evaluation in January. #Clippers announce Danilo Gallinari will miss an extended period of […]

Chris Bosh’s mother is hugging the headlines again – and still for bad reasons. Freida Bosh, who recently made news for being discovered in a house in DeSoto owned by his 11-time NBA All-Star son suspected for being a drug trafficking den, has been arrested by DeSoto police for charges of exploitation of a disabled […]

The Denver Broncos are out of playoff contention, but their fans are still being kept interested in the team mostly because of a late-season quarterback quandary. The Broncos have two quarterbacks to choose from: Brock Osweiler, and Paxton Lynch. Trevor Siemian is out of the picture for the meantime after landing on the injured reserve […]

The New York Jets are yearning to have one of their former defensive tackles back in Sheldon Richardson. Currently with the Seattle Seahawks, Richardson feels the same way, according to Manish Mehta of The New York Daily News. The Daily News has learned that Gang Green would to like reunite with former Pro Bowler Sheldon Richardson […]

The NFL’s injury bug has now extended to one of the league’s best kickers. Los Angeles Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein was placed on season-ending injured reserve by the team on Wednesday afternoon due to a back injury, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported. Surprise setback for Super Bowl contender: Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein – aka “Legatron” – […]

Excuse me, do you have time? We just want to ask if you happen to know where the heck is Charlie Villanueva’s toilet? No, seriously. In case you haven’t heard, let us break to you perhaps one of the most unfortunate news to come out of this very slow news day: Former NBA player Charlie […]

The Atlanta Hawks are arguably the worst team in the NBA right now. But are they really that bad to make fans lose their lunch? Because that’s what actually happened just behind the Hawks’ bench during Monday’s game against the Miami Heat at Philips Arena. watching the Hawks has not been easy this season pic.twitter.com/6A2TZ0kP9z […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has missed the team’s last three games with a shoulder injury, and it sounds like he’s about to miss another one. According to the Warriors’ official Twitter account, Green and a number of other Golden State players are deemed questionable for Wednesdays’ home game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Injury […]

The Milwaukee Bucks snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers’ five-game win streak Tuesday, as they took down LeBron James and company at home, 119-116. It didn’t come easy for the Bucks, however. Milwaukee looked poised to get a convincing victory, as it held a 15-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter, but James and the […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie hybrid guard Ben Simmons can do almost any conceivable thing on the basketball court. That’s why the Sixers selected No. 1 overall in last year’s NBA Draft. So far in his first season in the pros, Simmons has been nothing but money for the up-and-coming and young Philly team. Whether it ends […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are up against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday, looking to keep their five-game win streak going. It’s been a tight one so far for the defending Eastern Conference champs, though, because the Bucks are matching Cleveland’s outside-shooting proficiency — and also because of plays like this from Milwaukee guard Eric Bledsoe. Eric Bledsoe… […]

Philadelphia 76ers sharpshooter J.J. Redick had an abrupt ending to his night during the Sixers’ home game against the Sacramento Kings due to tightness in his right hamstring, according to Jessica Camerato of NBC Sports Philadelphia. JJ Redick (right hamstring tightness) is out for the game. — Jessica Camerato (@JessicaCamerato) December 20, 2017 Redick started […]

Tributes for Los Angeles Lakers legendary shooting guard Kobe Bryant during his jersey numbers retirement on Monday came in different forms. For one Lakers and Kobe superfan, it’s literally his physical form that served as his way of honoring the Black Mamba. Chris Huerta had weight issues just over a year ago, but after watching […]

Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis got some degree of a break, as the NFL has decided to cut down his suspension to one game. This is according to NFL Vice President of Football Communications Michael Signora. Appeals officer James Thrash, jointly appointed by NFL & NFLPA, has reduced 2-game suspension of Thomas Davis to 1 […]

It’s amazing to think that the Oklahoma City Thunder, for all the high caliber players on their roster, have gone over the .500 mark just once so far this season. That was when they beat the Milwaukee Bucks late last October that gave them a 4-3 record. Since then, the Thunder either have a losing […]

Kobe Bryant hung up his sneakers for good over a year ago, but people’s memories of the legendary Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard were brought back on Monday when the team retired both his jersey numbers, No. 8 and No. 24. From now on, no Lakers player will be allowed to sport those numbers. They […]

Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant received the highest honor he could get from the only team he played for in his 20 years in the NBA on Monday. At halftime of the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Lakers yesterday, the storied Purple and Gold franchise retired both numbers that Kobe sported […]

We’re down to the final two weeks of the regular season, and yes, waiver wire pickups still matter. In that span, your fantasy football league’s champion will be decided, the one who will take home The Shiva and earn the rights to brag about his fantasy title for an entire year. If you’re among those […]

Los Angeles Chargers tight end Hunter Henry is in danger of missing this coming Sunday’s date with the New York Jets and the team’s final regular season game against the Oakland Raiders on Dec. 31 because of a small kidney laceration. This news comes by way of Jack Wang of the L.A. Daily News. https://twitter.com/thejackwang/status/942870415881396224 Henry […]

The Arizona Cardinals recently had nothing but praises for quarterback Blaine Gabbert. The team even dropped hints that he could be the team’s starting signal-caller next season. Gabbert, however, won’t even be the Arizona’s starter this Sunday, when the Cardinals host the New York Giants at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. Instead, it’s […]

The New York Jets have released wide receiver Jeremy Kerley, the team has announced Monday. This news comes via Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. The Jets announced on Monday that they have waived Kerley, who had an expiring roster exemption with his suspension ending last week. Kerley was handed a four-game suspension last month for […]

With a bevy of scorers on its roster, the Houston Rockets have a built a powder-keg offense that can explode at any point in the game. Unfortunately for the Utah Jazz, that deadly Rockets offense blew on their faces in the fourth quarter of Monday’s 120-99 loss at Toyota Center. It was the Rockets’ 14th […]

What’s with these players trying to rain on Kobe Bryant’s jersey retirement day? Just after Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki surpassed Kobe for 13th all-time in the NBA’s 3-pointers made list, another player from the Southwest Division leaped over Kobe in a different statistical category. This time, it’s San Antonio Spurs veteran court general Tony […]

The Chicago Bulls are fast becoming the most surprising team this season, thanks to a win streak that few people thought this group was capable of doing after seeing how the team played early this season. The Bulls are currently on a six-game win streak and the impetus of their last success seems to be […]

Boston Celtics rookie forward Jayson Tatum is having quite a start to the work week. The former Duke Blue Devil played as though he’s worth every ounce of the hype he got entering his rookie season in the league Monday, when he scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds, and made four assists to go with […]

Monday is going to be the legendary Kobe Bryant’s day, as the ex-Los Angeles Lakers guard is set to see both his jersey numbers retired in Staples Center later tonight. Thousands of miles away, however, another legendary scorer appeared to have partly stolen the thunder from Kobe. That’s Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki, who […]

The Boston Celtics snatched a win from the jaws of defeat Monday night, escaping with a razor-thin close 112-111 road victory over the Indiana Pacers. The game looked like it was headed the other way, as the Pacers had a four-point lead after Lance Stephenson sank both of his free throws with 27 seconds remaining […]

Indiana Pacers big man Domantas Sabonis won’t be excited to tell his legendary father about at least one play during Monday’s home game against the Boston Celtics. Hall of Famer Arvydas Sabonis is in Hoosier State tonight to watch his son play, but Celtics rookie forward Jayson Tatum ruined the elder Sabonis’ viewing experience by […]

Everyone wants to watch Kobe Bryant’s jersey retirement live at Staples Center, but not everybody has the dough to shell out to pay for seats in the arena when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Golden State Warriors Monday. According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, the average cost of a seat in tonight’s contest is the […]

In a fairly surprising move, the Tampa Buccaneers have deemed running back Doug Martin inactive for Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Per the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Martin’s absence doesn’t have anything to do with an injury but rather a violation of team rules. #Bucs RB Doug Martin is a healthy scratch because of […]

Some fans just like to concoct blockbuster trades in their minds, designed to benefit their own team and their own team only. Just take for example one Denver Nuggets fan who wrote to NBA.com’s David Aldridge and asked the feasibility of a trade that would send Memphis Grizzlies point guard Gary Harris and center Marc […]

The Charlotte Hornets are in a rut right now. Despite the decent collection of talents in their fold, they are way below .500 at this point of season, sporting just a 10-19 record. They are 5.5 games out of the playoff picture, and could absorb more losses if they don’t change some of their ways. […]

Phoenix Suns players seem to love team interim head coach Jay Triano, and if it’s up to them, the 59-year-old mentor would still run the show on the sidelines beyond this season. Among those Suns, who have found Triano as a capable coach worth retaining are shooting guard Devin Booker and center Alex Len. Speaking […]

Golden State Warriors reserve guard Nick Young has been cleared to play again after passing the NBA’s concussion protocol, per Melissa Rohlin of The Mercury News. This means that Young is all set to play Monday on the road against his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, at Staples Center. Nick Young was sidelined for […]