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In the Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, Ky Bowman got a technical foul for staring at Kyle Korver after a slam. Head coach Steve Kerr responded using his trademark uncanny wit to lash at the referee. Per Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Steve Kerr joked that staring at someone already […]

According to the latest rumor involving the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis, some anticipate that the big man will pass on a five-year extension in favor of a shorter three-year deal. According to Bill Oram of The Athletic, some believe that Davis might sign a deal similar to the one that Kawhi Leonard inked […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis is still out due to a leg injury, so Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle believes it’s pointless to talk about someone who’s not playing. Per Callie Caplan of the Dallas Morning News, Carlisle seems to be tired of talking about Porzingis’ injury which has kept him out of action […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens and forward Gordon Hayward chimed in on the drink-throwing incident on Wednesday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, echoing each other’s sentiments that something like that should never happen again. Per Jay King of The Athletic, Hayward said that such behavior is not acceptable no matter what’s happening on […]

For the first time in his career, Kemba Walker of the Boston Celtics was ejected in their game with the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Per Jay King of The Athletic, Walker believed that his ejection might have turned the tide in favor of the Spurs. Kemba Walker thought his ejection helped swing the game […]

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is already shooting without a brace on his left hand, a good sign of an impending return. Per Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Curry worked out with shooting coaches Steve Nash and Bruce Fraser using his left hand without any type of wrap or brace —  the first […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis will go through an MRI but is expected to be out against the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder in their upcoming games. Per Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Davis is set for MRI this Tuesday night, right after the game against the New York Knicks. The Lakers say […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul spoke to Chris Sheridan of Forbes ahead of his meeting with the National Basketball Players Association officials to discuss proposed changes to the NBA schedule, playoff format, among others. Proposed changes include trimming the 82-game regular season to 78 or 79, the reseeding the four conference finalists, and a […]

With Blake Griffin out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair his ailing left knee, Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey admitted that they will miss his scoring and leadership on the floor. Per Rod Beard of The Detroit News, Casey pointed out that it will be difficult — and almost impossible — to fill the […]

Detroit Pistons big man Andre Drummond forged his name alongside several NBA greats with a rare 20-20 milestone. In their 115-113 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, Drummond stuffed the stat sheet with 23 points and 20 rebounds. This marks his sixth 20-20 game of the season — his third season posting such numbers. […]

Carmelo Anthony of the Portland Trail Blazers claims that his one-dribble pull-up jumper is something that he works on every day. And against the Toronto Raptors, Anthony unleashed the shot which proved to be the game-winner. Peep the post-game interview below as Anthony walked us through the play. The future Hall of Famer revealed that […]

Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies unleashed a nasty crossover that put Robert Covington of the Minnesota Timberwolves in skates en route to a smooth layup. Covington, a member of the 2018 NBA All-Defensive First Team, looked silly facing up against the rookie Morant. Ja turned the quickness sliders up against RoCo. Too shifty. pic.twitter.com/Uj4wJoMnAi […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen offered his observation of Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic. For the coach, the Slovenian sensation carrying the Mavs is a football linebacker playing the point guard spot. “They have a dominant ballhandler (in Luka Doncic). To me, he’s a linebacker playing point guard and he’s able to get by […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic let Chicago Bulls swingman Shaq Harrison know how many points he has scored for the Mavs at the end of the third quarter of their Monday night showdown. Harrison looked like he was talking to the referees, complaining about Doncic’s style of play. The Mavs star noticed this and let […]

Dwight Howard, who inked a non-guaranteed deal with the Los Angeles Lakers over the summer, is slated to get his contract guaranteed soon. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, the Lakers have until 2 p.m PT on Tuesday to waive Howard and his contract worth the veteran’s minimum $2.56 million. However, sources say that the […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid is unsure if he’ll suit up on Thursday when they duel the Boston Celtics due to a dislocated finger. Embiid revealed that he wants to play but will listen to the advice of his doctors. Embiid says there's a possibility he won't play Thursday against the Celtics because of […]

In Monday’s win over the Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic became just the third player since the NBA-ABA merger to notch four straight 30-10-5 games. Doncic finished with 38 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. He joins Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant as the only three players to post similar numbers in four […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is having a breakout year, and from Isaiah Thomas’ observation, a notable change can be seen in Brown’s confidence. Sure enough, that change has translated into career-high numbers for the Celtics wing. “I think it’s his confidence. Confidence is what takes you from being good to great, and he’s on […]

In the first half of Monday’s duel between the Denver Nuggets and Atlanta Hawks, Nikola Jokic dropped a career-best half with 27 points. Jokic was waxing hot in the first half., with every shot he heaved seemingly bound to swish the net. Locked in Joker 🃏 Nikola Jokic pours in a career-half high 27 PTS […]

In his first year donning the Purple and Gold, Anthony Davis has already forged himself beside Los Angeles Lakers greats, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal. In their 106-99 win over the Detroit Pistons, Davis became just the third Laker since 1982 to record 24-11, along with eight blocks. Lakers player with 24+ PTS, 11+ REB, […]

Lauri Markkanen of the Chicago Bulls has been listed as doubtful in Monday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, per K.C. Johnson of NBCS Chicago. Markkanen suffered the injury late in Saturday night’s 111-104 loss to the Boston Celtics. He left the game 15 points, four rebounds, an assist, a steal, and three 3-pointers in 29 […]

Early in the game, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and LeBron James connected on an inbounds alley-oop which made the Detroit Pistons defense look silly. The Pistons implanted the play on their minds and vowed to avenge themselves. Midway into the third quarter, they succeeded in this campaign as Bruce Brown and Christian Wood teamed up for an […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and teammate LeBron James made the Detroit Pistons’ defense look silly as they teamed up for the inbound alley-oop. Caldwell-Pope had the perfect pass to James, who capped it off with an explosive slam dunk. LEBRON OFF THE INBOUND 👑 The elevation 😱 pic.twitter.com/t0KKpvkRKr — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 6, […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley is in awe of LeBron James’ wisdom, comparing him to an 80-year-old grandfather or grandmother who has grown wiser through the passage of time. In an interview with Bill Oram of The Athletic, Dudley was asked who his favorite teammate to hang out with. For him, LeBron James is […]

Maxi Kleber of the Mavs notched a season-high in their win over the Brooklyn Nets. An unexpected thing happened in the Dallas Mavericks locker room as the big man was surrounded by the media. In response, he asked: Big crowd around Maxi Kleber’s locker after he scores a season 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting. “You […]

Good news for Dallas Mavericks fans. Kristaps Porzingis is expected to miss just one more game and might head back to action next week. I’m told it’s likely that Kristaps Porzingis misses one more game due to his sore right knee, but he’s expected to return next week. — Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 3, 2020 […]

On Thursday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, Paul George of the LA Clippers left the game due to a hamstring injury. In the first half, George was seen heading to the locker room. The team revealed that the swing man is nursing a hamstring issue. Rodney McGruder started in the second half. In 16 minutes […]

Michael Porter Jr. of the Denver Nuggets got a Gatorade bath from his teammates after his career night. In the locker room, Porter Jr.’s teammates gave him one cold Gatorade shower. In the clip below, Porter Jr. could hardly open his eyes but it was evident that he was happy. MPJ got a Gatorade bath […]

The San Antonio Spurs suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. Head coach Gregg Popovich felt that his team dribbled too much while the Thunder were more aggressive, per Tom Orsborn of San Antonio Express-News. “We didn’t move the ball very well…We were on the dribble too much. We didn’t really […]

After their big win over the Toronto Raptors, Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat couldn’t contain his excitement by invading Goran Dragic’s interview with a bunch of hugs. Goran Dragic, who finished with 13 points and was instrumental in the win, was giving a postgame interview. Then, out of the blue, Butler entered the picture […]

The Brooklyn Nets duo of Spencer Dinwiddie and DeAndre Jordan joined forces for a halfcourt alley-oop which ended up in a reverse slam by the big man. Peep the clip below. Right before reaching the halfcourt line, Dinwiddie was already looking and Jordan who was camping deep in the paint. Dinwiddie was pretty confident. All […]

Devonte’ Graham of the Charlotte Hornets hit a cold-blooded 3-pointer which turned out to be the game-winning shot in Thursday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, adding another notable moment in his strong campaign for “Most Improved”. Peep the clip below as Graham casually launched a 3-pointer near the logo to put his team up. The […]

Chris Silva and Goran Dragic of the Miami Heat teamed up for the fastbreak lob. As seen in the clip below, Silva finished the fastbreak opportunity with an and-one spike. The play started with defense. After the stop, the Heat raced to the floor with the intent of scoring even before the opposing defense was […]

NBA teams have constantly tried different ways to contain Houston Rockets star, James Harden. For the past several games, opposing teams have sent aggressive double teams to prevent the former MVP from getting to his spots. Harden is not frustrated at all by this new reality. In fact, he views this as a compliment to […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has promoted Isaiah Hartenstein to a center back-up role after averaging a double-double in the last three games. Isaiah Hartenstein has earned the Rockets’ backup center role by averaging 14.7 points and 11.3 rebounds over the last three games. “For right now, for sure,” Mike D’Antoni said. — Tim […]

Right before tipoff of their New Year’s Eve game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kristaps Porzingis was pulled out of the line up due to right knee soreness. After the game, Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle shared that there is no timetable for the big man’s return per Mavs broadcaster Mark Followill. From Rick […]

Tim Hardaway Jr. of the Dallas Mavericks wants to move on from the past. In an autograph session with some fans, the Mavs guard denied signing some New York Knicks memorabilia. Peep the clip below. Hardaway politely declined to sign anything with the Knicks’ imprint on it. Good thing that the fan quickly understood where […]

After locking in a career-high six blocks against the Charlotte Hornets, Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter feels he should be the league MVP. He’s joking of course. “Give me the MVP, baby!” – Enes Kanter after being asked about his career-high six blocks. — Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 31, 2019 In their 109-92 win, […]

San Antonio Spurs veteran guard Patty Mills took Marquese Chriss of the Golden State Warriors to some dancing lessons en route to a layup finish. Peep the clip below to see how Mills took advantage of the mismatch. From the looks of it, the Spurs point guard was pretty confident that he’ll be able to […]