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More drama in LaLa land. Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson met with head coach Luke Walton Tuesday. It was a pretty intense meeting between the two, according to reports. Here is what happened in the meeting per Tania Ganguli and Broderick Turner of the LA Times. Johnson, president of basketball operations, […]

The Washington Wizards’ season continues to go downhill. During a timeout in their blowout against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Wizards star Bradley Beal grabbed the clipboard away from head coach Scott Brooks. Beal then proceeded to discuss a play with his teammates during the timeout. Dwight Howard, who made his season debut with the Wizards, […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis once again did not play Thursday due to injury against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Pelicans lost to the Blazers 132-119. After starting 4-0, they have now lost four straight. Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry explained to the media after the game why Davis did not play. https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1058229859875401728 Overall, it […]

Marcus Morris and the Boston Celtics were on fire from three when they played the then-undefeated Milwaukee Bucks Thursday night. Morris himself went 5 for 8 from three point range. The team as a whole went 24 for 55 from three, which is good for 43.6 percent. Morris is wondering if he will get anything […]

Golden State Warriors star DeMarcus Cousins (still feels weird to say that) scrimmaged during practice. He still may be a couple months away from playing in the regular season, but he seems to be right on schedule with his rehab coming back from injury. Here’s a couple possessions of DeMarcus Cousins scrimmaging. One possession he […]

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor joined Darren “Doogie” Wolfson for a segment of “The Scoop!” to discuss multiple things. Taylor had a pretty interesting comment on whether a Jimmy Butler trade will happen, and it seems like he thinks it will. “I don’t want to ever say that you do it because there’s a deadline […]

BetOnline.ag has released the latest odds on the next head coach to be fired in the NBA. Tom Thibodeau — +300 Billy Donovan — +200 Scott Brooks — +250 Fred Hoiberg — +400 Luke Walton — +450 With Tyronn Lue fired by the Cleveland Cavaliers this past weekend, these odds seem to be pretty spot […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley has some thoughts on the new NBA rules. Pretty short, sweet to the point. . @sabreenajm – “Pat, do you feel like you’re getting a better handle on the new rules on the perimeter?”@patbev21 – “No.”#Clippers 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/WhxiVoNTZb — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) October 29, 2018 It is not known […]

The Washington Wizards have made a minor move to their roster. Sources on @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium: The Washington Wizards are planning to sign guard Chasson Randle to a contract. He will be the 14th player on standard roster. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 30, 2018 With this news, the franchise will now only have one roster […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night, 124-120. To no surprise, Lakers superstar LeBron James seems to be in a grumpy mood after the loss. LeBron James on when his patience runs out: "You probably don't want to be around when my patience run out. I'm serious." via @SpectrumSN #Lakers — […]

After the game against the Chicago Bulls where Golden State Warriors superstar Klay Thompson hit an NBA record 14 three-pointers, superstar Stephen Curry reacted to his teammate’s performance on Instagram. https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1057098720062382081 It is pretty amazing all of these talented guys on the Warriors can set their egos aside and play for one another when they […]

When the Golden State Warriors drafted Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, they knew they would be good, but not this dominating and changing the way the game of basketball is played forever. Now, check out these insane stats. NBA teammates w/ 50-point games in same season— 2019 Warriors: Stephen Curry & Klay Thompson— 2018 Blazers: […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Klay Thompson had an NBA record of 14 3-pointers against the Chicago Bulls. Turns out, when Thompson goes nuts, it definitely helps your fantasy basketball team. Infinitely glad I drafted @KlayThompson for fantasy. pic.twitter.com/6jDtqeLC4n — Drew Golla (@DrewGolla) October 30, 2018 https://twitter.com/gharo73/status/1057113254164496384 https://twitter.com/Blankzy_/status/1057107575047680001 I dropped Klay Thompson from my fantasy basketball […]

In what seems like a no-brainer move by the Oklahoma City Thunder, they have exercised the third-year option on guard Terrance Ferguson. Thunder announces it has exercised the third-year option on Terrance Ferguson for 2019-20. — Erik Horne (@ErikkHorne) October 29, 2018 Ferguson was selected by the Thunder with the 21st overall pick in the […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without backup point guard Shaun Livingston against the Chicago Bulls, but veteran Andre Iguodala should be good to go. Injury report for tonight’s game at Chicago: Andre Iguodala (Left Calf Tightness) is probable. Shaun Livingston (Right Foot Soreness) andDeMarcus Cousins (Left Achilles Rehab) are out. — Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) […]

The NBA will make history tonight as two of the top Eastern Conference teams will go head-to-head tonight. Per @EliasSports: Tonight’s match up between the Bucks (6-0) and Raptors (6-0) will mark the first time in NBA history that two teams enter with a record of 6-0 or better. I’ll be covering the game for […]

Chicago Bulls rookie Wendell Carter Jr. recently talked with SLAM Online about his unique fashion sense. “This is a sneak attack. They’re not going to see me coming,” said Carter Jr. He wants to show off his swag all the time. “Oh, yeah, for sure. I’m definitely coming with the heat every single time, from pre-game on. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are off to one of their best starts in franchise history, and Elfrid Payton is playing through the pain to keep their streak alive. However, he should be fine when the Pelicans take on the Utah Jazz tonight. Elfrid Payton said he had muscle cramping (he played 31 minutes). Sounds like […]

As the Phoenix Suns prepare to take on the Memphis Grizzlies tonight, the Suns will be making some lineup changes with star Devin Booker out. Second year man out of Kansas, forward Josh Jackson will most likely start tonight, per Gina Mizell of The Athletic (Arizona). Update: Ayton and Anderson have both been upgraded to […]

The Brooklyn Nets will honor rapper Biggie Smalls with their new city edition jerseys. According to a report, the Nets city edition jersey is designed after Smalls famous sweaters — Coogi sweaters. The trim on the jersey is the same design as his sweatshirts. The Notorious B.I.G. jerseys will officially be revealed in November. Told these […]

In the second post-LeBron James era, Cleveland Cavaliers ticket prices have hit an all-time low. Not exactly a stunning NBA development. According to Bleacher Report, TMZ Sports captured an image of tickets going as low as $2 on Flash Seats. This was to enter Wednesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. The Cavs would eventually lose […]

Another Jimmy Butler rumor has surfaced, this time involving the Houston Rockets. However, the Timberwolves do not plan on trading Butler for now, per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Still no indication wolves are close to saying yes to any offers. Things can change quickly, of course. But wolves have been holding firm and that […]

The Houston Rockets have made a new offer to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Jimmy Butler, which includes four first round picks, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. ESPN’s Zach Lowe explains why Butler could be traded to Houston on Halloween. A key date in Houston’s pursuit of Butler could be next Wednesday, Oct. 31, league sources […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will be without veteran forward Chandler Parsons for Wednesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings due to a knee injury. According to Michael Wallace of Grind City Media, Chandler Parsons will be out for the team’s visit to Golden 1 Center after initially being listed as day-to-day because of right knee soreness. Parsons’ […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard came into the team’s game against the Washington Wizards in a Stone Cold Steve Austin costume. The man himself, Stone Cold, responded on Twitter. Oh Hell Yeah!!! RT @BleacherReport: Dame pulled up to the game as Stone Cold 🍻 (via @trailblazers) pic.twitter.com/yfhbeLIRlE — Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) October 23, 2018 […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma has taken more shots tonight against the San Antonio Spurs than Brandon Ingram has in the last 23 games. This is thanks to Reddit. That is a pretty staggering stat, as one would figure would be Ingram, but that has not been the case so far. With Ingram suspended, […]

With Lakers starting center JaVale McGee on the bench, backup center Ivica Zubac picks up five personal fouls in four minutes of play — and gave Johnathan Williams a chance to shine on the floor. According to Reddit user K-LAWN, he fell short of an NBA record. Former Dallas Mavericks forward Bubba Wells fouled out in […]

Back-to-back NBA Champions Golden State Warriors have updated the progress on their superstar center, DeMarcus Cousins. DeMarcus Cousins Injury Update: pic.twitter.com/O1ya7nzVWK — Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) October 23, 2018 Per the release: “DeMarcus continues to make good progress with his rehabilitation program. After spending the last few weeks doing various individual on-court activities and drills, he […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is in talks to produce a “Friday the 13th” reboot, according to horror movie news site Bloody Disgusting. According to the report, James’ SpringHill Entertainment is currently in discussions with Vertigo Entertainment to produce the reboot of the popular film. The 33-year-old star is known to be a horror fan, […]