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When the Cleveland Cavaliers made the trade to get Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. from the Los Angeles Lakers they threw in their first-round draft pick to get the deal done. When the Cavaliers made the trade they were hoping that the pick would be for the 31st or 32nd pick in next summer’s […]

The Washington Wizards could get their All-Star point guard in John Wall back sooner than later according to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. After undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery some time ago, Wall returned to practice on Monday, at least for some of the drills.  “Wall did their pre-practice warmup routine and then ran through […]

Chris Bosh might not ever play an NBA game again. And if that happens, then another NBA career would officially be cut short because of sudden medical issues. Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype, though, believes even if Bosh doesn’t play another game in this league, he should still be a lock to make the Hall of Fame. […]

Stephen Curry doesn’t turn 30 until March 14th, but the Golden State Warriors decided to have a party in his honor. Curry is dealing with an ankle injury, but it didn’t stop him from having a good time. Why not? It’s his birthday celebration. Klay Thompson also decided to show off some of his questionable […]

Frank Mason was only a second-round pick out of the University of Kansas in last year’s draft, but he has really given the Sacramento Kings some solid minutes as of late. He is one of the shorter point guards in the league coming in at only 5-foot-11 and he isn’t able to do everything that a […]

The Golden State Warrior’s Nick Young has been a real revelation for the defending champions this year. He doesn’t seem to be as much about the on-court antics anymore and instead focusing on the thing he is really good at — hitting 3-pointers. During the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, he […]

With Stephen Curry out against the Minnesota Timberwolves it was known that Kevin Durant was going to have to take on a bigger role for the Golden State Warriors, and he sure seemed to do that. In the game, Kevin Durant played 39 minutes and he continued to keep jacking up shots. 31 shots for Kevin […]

With the season winding down Mike D’Antoni is deciding to get some of his players rest starting with Sunday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. This is according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. James Harden won’t be playing the game against the Mavericks but will be playing in Monday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs. […]

Mirza Teletovic has claimed his career isn’t over even though he is dealing with serious health issues. Even if he doesn’t think his career is over, though, his time with the Milwaukee Bucks is coming to an end. Bucks Request Waivers On Mirza Teletovic » https://t.co/LRRk8b1HfL pic.twitter.com/BYJ2gYAwq3 — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) March 11, 2018 “The […]

Dwyane Wade is a guy who likes to have fun on the court, but on Saturday night against the Washington Wizards, he took his game a little too far and that led to him picking up one of the weirder technicals of the season. After Wade was elbowed in the face by Kelly Oubre on […]

Jen Selter and Kristaps Porzingis have been rumored to be dating, or at least they are very interested in each other, but now it looks like the New York Knicks’ injured star might be getting some competition from a fellow NBA star. Selter, who is a model, posted a picture on her twitter account of […]

One of the biggest topics around the NBA this season has been the relationship between officials and players — how bad it has been this year. But according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN, Dwane Casey has communicated to his team about not talking to the officials as much. “We talked about it the other night specifically […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been on the right side of a lot of spectacular plays in his young career, but he has also been there for a one of the worst play for the Knicks franchise in recent memory. Antetokounmpo went up to try and block Kristaps Porzingis who was going up for a dunk attempt […]

It’s been almost a week since Kobe Bryant won an Oscar for his short film Dear Basketball, which was based on a short poem he had written during his career and talks about how he has given basketball everything he has and how basketball has done the same. Bryant, however, hasn’t come down from the […]

The Golden State Warriors have had a really impressive season and they look to be a serious contender to win another NBA title, but on Friday night, they will be the underdogs against the Portland Trail Blazers, something they haven’t been all year. https://twitter.com/dkurtenbach/status/972216587301212160 The Warriors are extremely shorthanded coming into this game which could […]

The Golden State Warriors are going to be very shorthanded against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night when they play their second game in as many nights. According to the Warriors PR Twitter account: “Injury report for tonight’s game at Portland: Jordan Bell (right ankle sprain), Stephen Curry (tweaked right ankle), Andre Iguodala (left […]

Paul Millsap came in this off-season to the Denver Nuggets to be a leader for this team as they fought their way to the playoffs. He got injured early on though and he is just now returning to the court. It has led the Nuggets to not really have a true leader early on in […]

When Gordon Hayward went down with his nasty ankle injury on the opening night of the NBA season, most believed the injury would be season-ending, but most Boston Celtics fans are still holding out hope for a possibility that the former Butler Bulldog would return and help the team in the playoffs. Last week, head […]

Since the Kristaps Porzingis injury, the New York Knicks have been playing some really bad basketball. They currently have lost five games straight and have a record of 24-41 which puts them in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. They have moved to play their younger players including shutting down Jarret Jack for the rest […]

When Andre Roberson went down with injury it had a huge effect on the Oklahoma City Thunder’s play and it is still having some effect. When the Los Angeles Lakers reached a buyout with Corey Brewer, the Thunder jumped all over the opportunity to sign him because they felt he could bring some of the […]

As the NBA regular season winds down there is quite the battle taking place for the number one seed in the Western Conference. After Thursday nights games the Golden State Warriors kept pace with the Houston Rockets and they sit a half game behind them for first place in the Western Conference standings. As much […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves signed former top overall pick Andrew Wiggins to a max contract a few months ago, but just a couple months before they made the trade to get All-Star guard Jimmy Butler, head coach Thom Thibodeau was actually open to moving Wiggins instead of the high-flying Zach LaVine. Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN […]

The Sacramento Kings will face off with the Orlando Magic on Friday night, but they could be a little short-handed, per James Ham of NBC Sports California. Willie Cauley-Stein (lower back strain) and De’Aaron Fox (lower back strain) are both listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game against Orlando. Willie Cauley-Stein has been dealing with the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking for guys to fill out some bench depth and maybe looking for players who can inject some energy into the team. The Lakers are playing some really good basketball right now, but they have lost Brandon Ingram for at least a week with a groin strain so they added […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had their way on Thursday night with the Phoenix Suns. Russell Westbrook led the way putting up 27 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists on the way to a 115-87 victory. With the game well in hand it let some of the subs, like Nick Collison some run in the game. […]

The Orlando Magic lost their last game on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers in controversial fashion but that wasn’t their biggest loss of the game. Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier were injured in the game and will both be out for Friday nights game against the Sacramento Kings. The Magic have placed Aaron […]

In 2016 the Golden State Warriors were up 3-1 over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals and most thought the series was over, and that the Warriors had the title virtually in their bag. Evidently, that wasn’t just the fans who thought that though, even some players like Klay Thompson thought that was how […]

The Golden State Warriors with the run they have had have put themselves up there with some of the best teams of all time. One thing is usually common about good teams as they are all confident in their skills and what they can do. That isn’t any different with the Warriors, and Steve Kerr […]

Everyone knows Mike D’Antoni’s basic philosophy as a coach is pretty simple. Play an up and down pace and shoot as many threes as possible. When he took over the Houston Rockets, it was a perfect team to implement his philosophy with as they are a group that loves to shoot the three ball. For the Rockets, though, […]

Jimmy Butler is still out for at least a couple weeks with an MCL injury, but he is usually an upbeat guy, and that doesn’t seem to have changed since the injury. Butler went to the doctor to have a checkup and to get his stitches out, and he was having a good time with […]

Usually, leadership is something very important coming from the point guard position on a winning team, and that is something that Kris Dunn is trying to develop. Even Dunn admits he isn’t a natural born leader, but being the point guard for the Chicago Bulls he has accepted that is a role that he needs […]

Lance Stephenson has always been a good NBA talent, but he has been known for his antics on the court that he uses to try and get under the opponent’s skin. Some of the Indiana Pacers guard’s antics are just fun humor, but at times he is taking it too far. According to Gery Woelfel […]

The Orlando Magic lost a heartbreaking game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, but that wasn’t the only thing they lost at least for the time being. An MRI has determined Evan Fournier has a sprained left MCL and will not play Friday night in Sacramento, a Magic official said. — Josh Robbins […]

Russell Westbrook is having another really good season, but as he creeps closer to that 16th technical he needs to be more careful with his behavior on the court. He got a good break on Thursday afternoon though when his latest technical foul that he picked up against the Portland Trail Blazers was rescinded. Russell Westbrook’s […]

Michael Jordan isn’t just the best NBA player of all time, he also completely changed the way the shoe game was looked at across the league. He started the Jordan Brand and he has had some of the most famous players in all sports under him. The former Chicago Bulls superstar has also made Nike the […]

Donovan Mitchell has become quite the story this year, and he looks like a guy who can be a star in this league for the Utah Jazz. He has racked up a lot of rookie records and according to the Utah Jazz broadcast, he is on track to wrap up another one. He is averaging […]

The Dallas Mavericks are not having a great year on or off the court, but it appears they have still done enough to secure a sponsorship on their jerseys. This is according to Bobby Karalla of Mavs.com. The Mavs have reached a jersey patch sponsorship agreement with Dallas-based @5milesapp. More too with it, including crypto […]

The Western Conference has been the stronger conference of the two for a long time, and that seems to be the case again this year. Western Conference teams have a record of 194-167 in games versus Eastern Conference teams this season. If that holds, it would be the 18th time in the last 19 seasons […]

A little over a week ago Klay Thompson talked about how he believed the Golden State Warriors could run the table, and how it was important that they did. “We’re really trying to win every game going into the playoffs. And it might be unrealistic, but it’d be nice to do that, We’re right on […]