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The NBA’s most recent partnership with Nike has been very fruitful to say the least. This season, Nike agreed to create custom City Edition jerseys for all 30 NBA teams. The results have been inconsistent with some teams have amazing jerseys while others may need to consider a jersey change. One of the fan favorites […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been the bottom feeders of the Eastern Conference all year, and are currently the third worst team in the NBA behind the Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns. With the team fully headed towards a rebuild and one of the top spots in the upcoming NBA Draft, there’s no point in playing […]

LOS ANGELES – Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue got his start in the NBA coaching field as an assistant coach to Doc Rivers with the Boston Celtics. Lue took the advice of Rivers and joined his staff in 2009 and was with him until 2014, when an opportunity to become an associate head coach […]

LOS ANGELES – In recent years, Cleveland Cavaliers’ star LeBron James has begun to use his platform as the best player in the NBA and to speak out on social issues that he finds concerning. No one in the league has been more outspoken about Donald Trump than James, save for possibly San Antonio Spurs […]

The Sacramento Kings are hoping to close out this 2017-18 regular season on a strong note by having their younger players get more playing time to develop. Unfortunately, they can’t do that if guys Keep getting injured. Rookie De’Aaron Fox is having a great first season with Sacramento, but he’s also missed a handful of […]

The Boston Celtics acquired their franchise cornerstone in point guard Kyrie Irving, and they were certainly ecstatic about the addition.But how ecstatic was Kyrie Irving to be joining a storied franchise like the Celtics one year removed from winning an NBA Championship? According to a co-actor of his, he was beyond happy about the trade. […]

The LA Clippers have officially run out days when it comes to both of their two-way players. Combo-guard Tyrone Wallace’s final day of his two-way contract came on Tuesday night when the Clippers mounted a comeback victory over the Denver Nuggets. On Friday night, guard/forward C.J. Williams completed the final day of his two-way deal […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to a buyout with Shabazz Muhammad, and the fifth year forward has agreed to join the Milwaukee Bucks, per Shams Charania of The Vertical. Shabazz Muhammad plans to commit to the Milwaukee Bucks when he clears waivers, league sources tell Yahoo. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 2, 2018 In order to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves haven’t found a solid spot for guard/forward Shabazz Muhammad all season. Even with the injury to All-Star Jimmy Butler, Muhammad has not seen as much action, with head coach Tom Thibodeau instead electing to roll with Serbian forward Nemanja Bjelica. Michael Scott and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic first reported that news […]

The LA Clippers are preparing for the biggest part of their season now as every game becomes more and more important. Unfortunately, they’ve had to play without go-to scoring forward Danilo Gallinari and defensive ace at shooting guard in Avery Bradley. Gallinari has missed the last two games against the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets […]

The LA Clippers are interested in signing point guard Derrick Rose, sources tell ClutchPoints. This comes after G-League stud Tyrone Wallace has completed his allotted time with the Clippers as per his two-way contract. The Clippers could opt to sign Derrick Rose to a 10-day contract, but it’s unclear how significant their interest in him […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are aiming towards their first playoff appearance since 2012 on the backs of Ben Simmons as well as Joel Embiid. While the Sixers had as solid team to start the season, they have been also been extremely active on the buyout market so far as well. Philadelphia agreed to terms on a […]

The NBA All-Star game has officially hit halftime, and while every player that hit the hardwood was out there having fun on both ends of the court, someone seemed to be missing. At the half, Team Stephen had a 78-76 lead over Team LeBron, but Jimmy Butler was the only player not to see any […]

The Golden State Warriors have been lacking some solid play off their bench, but second-year guard Patrick McCaw has shown improvements. Unfortunately, McCaw was dealt a tough blow to his season when X-rays revealed a fracture in his left wrist, per Chris Haynes of ESPN. McCaw is expected to miss approximately four weeks as he […]

The LA Clippers started off the NBA’s trade deadline season this year when they made the shocking move to trade away franchise cornerstone Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, and a first round pick. The move was made as a way for the Clippers to build for a better long-term […]

The Boston Celtics acquired Kyrie Irving from the Cleveland Cavaliers last summer, but he wasn’t the only thing they got back in the deal. His counterpart, Uncle Drew, who makes random appearances on the basketball court and social media, was also a part of the trade to Boston. Uncle Drew has been a part of […]

After being bought out by the Atlanta Hawks immediately following the trade deadline, Marco Belinelli made his signing with the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers official on Monday morning. It's official. Marco Belinelli signs with the #Sixers pic.twitter.com/uV75RafAhS — Dennis Chambers (@DennisChambers_) February 12, 2018 With the signing made official, it appears Belinelli is expected to suit […]

The Atlanta Hawks sat out veteran sharpshooting guard Marco Belinelli over the last couple of days as his name was thrown around in trade rumors. While Atlanta was strongly looking to move the guard prior to the NBA’s trade deadline on Thursday afternoon, the Hawks were unable to find a suitor for the Italian. On […]

The Sacramento Kings and Toronto Raptors have agreed on a trade that would send Malachi Richardson to the Raptors and Bruno Caboclo to the Kings. Toronto is finalizing deal to send Bruno Caboclo to Sacramento for Malachi Richardson, league sources tell Yahoo. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 8, 2018 Richardson is in his second season […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Indiana Pacers were set to take to the court inside the Smoothie King Center on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, the city of New Orleans was doused with rainfall as fans made their way to the arena and it was expected to remain that way until the later parts of the evening. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been playing well over the last couple of weeks without rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, who has been out since early January with a knee sprain. According to ClutchPoints’ Ryan Ward, Ball will continue to be sidelined for Thursday night’s home matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder. ICYMI: Lonzo Ball […]

The Orlando Magic have been active in the trade market over the last couple of days, and with the trade deadline less than 20 hours away, there isn’t much time to get a deal done. Players like Elfrid Payton, Mario Hezonja, and Nikola Vucevic have been involved in trade rumors, but the Magic’s arguably most […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers approached the NBA’s trade deadline with a couple of options in regards to their highly coveted stars DeAndre Jordan and Lou Williams. While Jordan’s status still remains up in the air as of Wednesday afternoon, news surfaced that Williams and the team had come to terms on a three-year […]

The New York Knicks took on the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night, and Kristaps Porzingis went down with a knee injury on a dunk on Bucks’ star Giannis Antetokounmpo. After initially needing help to the locker room and walking it off on his way out of the arena, and MRI has revealed that Porzingis has […]

With the San Antonio Spurs mixing and matching their lineups as the season goes on trying to deal with injuries to key players, they’ve put out some really interesting lineups. In the Spurs’ recent game on Saturday night against the Utah Jazz, head coach Gregg Popovich rolled out a lineup which the team hadn’t used […]

The Boston Celtics took on the Portland Trail Blazers in a matinee contest at home, hours prior to the New England Patriots taking on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. The Celtics’ were shorthanded tonight, taking on the Blazers without Kyrie Irving, Shane Larkin, Marcus Smart, and Marcus Morris in the lineup. That meant […]

The Atlanta Hawks took on the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon ahead of the Super Bowl LII, and it was another game that came down to the wire for the Eastern Conference teams. With just 14 seconds left on the clock down 95-96, the Hawks’ Dennis Schroder drove to the basket with his dominant […]

The LA Clippers acquired a couple of solid pieces in Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, and Boban Marjanović, who have some great personalities, in the deal that sent Blake Griffin, Willie Reed, and Brice Johnson to the Detroit Pistons. When looking at Harris and Marjanović relationship on and off the court over the past couple of […]

The Atlanta Hawks have a stellar young center in John Collins, but the Wake Forest product has had limited opportunities playing alongside Dewayne Dedmon and Mike Muscala. Well, the big man has gotten increased playing time as the season has gone on and the Hawks deciding to develop their young players. Collins came into tonight’s […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder tied the game up with the Denver Nuggets last night at 124 apiece with just 1.4 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for them, the Nuggets were able to find guard Gary Harris for a wide-open, game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to give Denver the win and send the fans […]

The Milwaukee Bucks saw star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo suffer a fairly significant ankle sprain on Thursday night in the team’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. In the fourth quarter of what was a blowout win for the Wolves, Antetokounmpo sprained his left ankle badly. As with any significant ankle sprain, the Greek forward had a […]

The LA Clippers officially acquired forward Tobias Harris, guard Avery Bradley, and center Boban Marjanovic from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Blake Griffin, Willie Reed, and Brice Johnson late Monday night. Now members of the Clippers, both Harris and Bradley are expected to have a significant role on a team that is expected to […]

The LA Clippers made one of the most improbable moves of the NBA season when they traded away franchise cornerstone Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons on Monday afternoon. In exchange for Griffin, the Clippers acquired Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanović, and pair of future draft picks. The nine-year NBA veteran was easily one […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers are in the midst of one of their toughest seasons in recent history, struggling to stay afloat in the Western Conference amid the slew of injuries. While Blake Griffin and Milos Teodosic returned from early-season absences, Danilo Gallinari has been out almost six weeks and Austin Rivers has been […]

LOS ANGELES – Thrust into the starting lineup for most of the season due to injuries throughout the LA Clippers’ roster, veteran guard Austin Rivers has quietly worked his way towards a career-best year while helping his team stay relevant in a tough Western Conference. And yet, what’s garnered most of the attention and storylines […]

The LA Clippers have been without guard Austin Rivers for about two-and-a-half weeks now as he recovers from a right ankle injury suffered against the Los Angeles Lakers at the end of December. He was initially ruled day-to-day following what looked like a possibly severe Achilles injury, and told members of the media on New […]

The Miami Heat have been without shooting guard Dion Waiters for the last nine games of the NBA season after he came down with a left ankle sprain back in mid-December. X-rays came back negative for any fractures, but Waiters had been exploring multiple opinions including offseason ankle surgery after the discomfort did not subside. […]

The LA Clippers went into Oracle Arena on Wednesday night with five starting caliber players out due to injury to take on the defending NBA Champions without Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Without Blake Griffin, Patrick Beverley, Danilo Gallinari, Austin Rivers, and Milos Teodosic out, as well as C.J. Williams leaving the game after 20 […]

The San Antonio Spurs had just started feeling like they were developing a rhythm with Kawhi Leonard back in action. After missing the first 27 games of the season with a quad injury, Leonard returned on December 12th against the Dallas Mavericks and put up 13 points and six rebounds in just 16 minutes of […]