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Stephen A Smith says a lot of crazy things on his show, First Take, which airs weekdays on ESPN. To no one’s surprise, he was back at it again on Friday morning when talking about Golden State Warriors sharpshooting guard Klay Thompson as well as Cleveland Cavaliers all-around star LeBron James. https://streamable.com/locgt “I would not […]

After dealing with blood clots that many believed would end his NBA Career, Chris Bosh was on First Take on Thursday morning and said he was ready to make a comeback. “I’ve been in the gym,” he said. “I can still play basketball. No. I’m not done yet. Yeah, I’m trying to come back. Man, […]

The Rising Stars game will take place on Friday night, and ahead of the game, Kyle Kuzma has called his shot, and he wasn’t shy about his goals. He told reporters he wants payback on Joel Embiid after he missed a dunk on him earlier this year, and that he’s going for 40 points. Kyle […]

If people didn’t think Nikola Jokic was a superstar, after last night’s game, they better. He had his coming out party which was fitting as it was the last night before the All-Star game. Jokic set an NBA record recording the fastest triple-double ever completing it in only 14:55 seconds of court time. That passed […]

Joel Embiid has never been afraid to speak his mind, especially when it came to the woman that he was chasing. During the 2014-15 NBA season, he sent out a tweet talking about a famous girl he was chasing, and many believed he was talking about singer and songwriter Rihanna. This is the truth… I […]

LaVar Ball is back in the United States, presumably for All-Star weekend which is taking place in Los Angeles, and once again he is talking about his son, Lonzo Ball and the Lakers. In an exclusive interview with TMZ, LaVar was asked about all three sons playing on the same team: “Man who don’t want […]

After Derrick Rose was released last week by the Utah Jazz, there was a lot of speculation about where he would end up, and many believed a fit that made sense was the Minnesota Timberwolves. Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau was Rose’s coach in Chicago for a few years, and with Thibodeau’s love to bring […]

In what is becoming an all too familiar scene that continues to play out across the United States, there was another senseless tragedy that involved guns on Wednesday night. Nikolas Cruz opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He left at least 17 dead and much more injured. This one again has […]

Goran Dragic is going to be playing in his first All-Star game this weekend, after being an injury replacement for Kevin Love who is recovering from a broken hand. Leading into the game he did an interview with Mike Schmitz of ESPN about how he is helping mentor one of Europe’s biggest stars, Luka Doncic. […]

When Flip Saunders passed away in 2015, the people of Minnesota and the basketball community mourned as one. Saunders had a new dream for the Timberwolves when he came back to the be the team GM, and he was the one who traded Kevin Love for Andrew Wiggins and drafted Tyus Jones and Karl Anthony-Towns. […]

The NBA All-Star game takes on a whole new format this year with a backyard captains draft with LeBron James and Stephen Curry picking the teams. The draft was done in secret, with the results only coming out after the entire draft was completed. There was a lot of people who were questioning why the […]

Almost every night in the NBA, there is some new weird or obscure stat that is broken, and that was the case on Wednesday night courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards. According to the ESPN Stats and Info Twitter account: The 76ers and Wizards both won last night after trailing by 20-plus points at […]

Nikola Jokic has had a breakout year this season with the Denver Nuggets, leading his team to a 31-26 record just prior to the All-Star break. In the first half of their game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, that breakout continued as he achieved an insane triple double feat. Nikola Jokic records a […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is known for his skills on the basketball court, but evidently, he also has some skills off the court too. In a video posted to his Instagram account, he shows just what kind of skills those are. In the video, he shows a bell that his girlfriend Mariah Riddlesprigger bought for him. It […]

After being drafted as the second overall pick in last June’s draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, Lonzo Ball signed a rookie contract for two years worth $13,748,520. He seems to be really embracing the luxury lifestyle and is buying some really expensive items. For Christmas, he bought his parents a $400,000 convertible Rolls Royce. Now, according to the […]

Rajon Rondo had some choice words earlier in the season when asked about Isaiah Thomas tribute video in Boston. According to Bill Doyle of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, Rondo didn’t like that Thomas wanted a video tribute after a couple seasons with the Celtics. Rajon Rondo was irked to hear that the Celtics would […]

The BIG3 is a 3-on-3 tournament league, that features former NBA players, looking to bring home the title. The league travels across the United States, playing in different locations. With the second season of the BIG3 league kicking off this summer, teams are forming, and players already on teams are trying to recruit players to […]

Five months ago 10 individuals were arrested by the FBI for helping to funnel money from Adidas and agents to players, so they would sign with them after college. As big of news as it was at the time, it sounds like it’s just the beginning of what could really blow up the way everyone […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves face off on Thursday night before each team will start their All-Star break. The Lakers bench will be a little short handed though. According to the Los Angeles Lakers official Twitter account, Channing Frye (personal reasons) is out for the Lakers tonight against Minnesota. Channing Frye (personal […]

The All-Star game is this weekend, and Karl Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves is excited to get his chance to play in the big game on Sunday night. Towns talked with Marc J. Spears of the Undefeated about his thoughts on the big game: “I’ve been involved in Friday and Saturday, but I didn’t […]

The BIG3 league will tip off once again this summer with some big names traveling across the United States playing three on three in a tournament style play. According to TMZ, another huge name is trying to get on a roster. When TMZ asked Lamar Odom if he would play in the league he had […]

One of the most surprising trades that happened on trade deadline day was the trade that sent Elfrid Payton from the Orlando Magic to the Phoenix Suns. In return for Payton, the Magic received a second round pick, which in a trade for a starting point guard doesn’t seem like a lot. HoopsHype caught up […]

Lonzo Ball has been injured for the last month, but it hasn’t kept his name out of the media almost every day, and it hasn’t been because of anything he has done. His father, LaVar Ball keeps running his mouth, and this time he is talking about Lonzo leaving the Lakers. Per Donatas Urbonas, a Lithuania […]

The Utah Jazz and the San Antonio Spurs played in a really competitive game on Monday night, with the Jazz winning the game 101-99. According to Jazz reporter Andy Larsen, the outcome could have been a little different, with a few more fouls called that were missed. Oh, I missed one: with 1:14 left, NBA […]

It’s a new day, and LaVar Ball is once again talking about the Los Angeles Lakers. He told Donatas Urbonas, a basketball journalist from Lithuania, LaVar Ball on his big plan how he’s going to bring Lonzo, Melo and Gelo to one NBA team: “Lonzo will be on his 3rd year and I want let every […]

The value of all NBA teams has been growing like crazy, over the last five years and for the first time ever, every NBA team is now worth at least $1 billion. According to Kurt Badenhausen of Forbes: “The average team is worth a record $1.65 billion, 22% more than last year, and every team […]

One of the biggest news stories to come out of Paul Pierce’s number retirement on Sunday at TD Garden involved Kevin Garnett and his hoodies. During the game, Garnett’s hood was always on his head, but it would appear in different positions. One of the most mind-boggling of them all though is posted below. Kevin […]

Kevin Durant is going to be the lastest basketball player to have a film created about his childhood and how growing up shaped his NBA career today. According to Joe Otterson of Variety , here’s some news on the series set to be created by Apple: Titled “Swagger,” the series is inspired by Durant’s youth basketball […]

With the NBA All-Star weekend set to kick off on Friday night, the betting websites are starting to release their odds for the various contests. One of the contests to take place on Saturday night is the three-point shooting contest and both SportsBettingDime and Bovada have released their odds. According to Ira Winderman of the Florida Sun […]

Lonzo Ball hasn’t played in a game with the Los Angeles Lakers since January 13th after suffering a knee injury and it doesn’t look like he will be able to play in the Rising Stars game in this weekends All-Star events. According to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints: Luke Walton thinks Lonzo Ball (knee) will probably […]

When the Celtics traded for Kyrie Irving, things changed for the Celtics and all of sudden they looked like a team that could really compete with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference. They got off to such a fast start, even with the injury to Gordon Hayward, and with the Cavaliers struggles, the buzz even […]

Greg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs has always been one of the best for quotes, not just about the game of basketball, but also about important social issues facing the United States. That was the case again on Monday night when he was asked by a reporter why it is important to celebrate Black […]

Victor Oladipo has had an up and down first four years with trade rumors and some widely inconsistent play. But in his fifth year in the league, Oladipo has taken a big step forward and that has resulted in first All-Star game selection. In an exclusive interview with Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports Oladipo gave his […]

There has been a clear disconnect between NBA players and officials this year, and it has gotten so bad that they have set up a meeting between the National Basketball Players Association and the National Basketball Referees Association that will take place on Saturday at the All-Star weekend. In a joint statement released by both associations they […]

It seems like the NBA Rookie of the Year race is probably down to two guys. Donovan Mitchell and Ben Simmons look to be the favorites to land the award, but Mitchell seems to be the guy getting the most praise from other teams. 👀 pic.twitter.com/ODj9JgqJuz — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) February 13, 2018 House of […]

It appears Brandon Jennings has taken one step closer to trying to make an NBA comeback as he has signed a G League contract. According to Adam Johnson of 2Ways10Days, NBA veteran Brandon Jennings has signed a G League contract, league sources tell 2Ways10Days. He will join the Wisconsin Herd. The Wisconsin Herd of the […]

There were a lot of rumors floating around that Isaiah Thomas and LeBron James didn’t really like each other during their time together in Cleveland, and now that seems to be confirmed. Chris Broussard of Fox Sports joined Undisputed on Tuesday morning to talk about the topic. "I was talking to somebody yesterday close to Isaiah, […]

Derrick Rose is looking for a chance to be on his third team of the year, but now it looks like that chance will have to happen after the All-Star Break. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times: With the All-Star break fast approaching, league sources say it’s increasingly possible Derrick Rose’s future won’t […]

Lonzo Ball hasn’t appeared in a game with the Los Angeles Lakers since January 13 but that isn’t stopping him from trying to make some money. The All-Star game is coming to Los Angeles this weekend, and Ball will be hosting an autograph signing. According to Darren Rovell of ESPN: Lonzo Ball having his first […]