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Detroit Pistons frontcourt player Thon Maker jumped over Bojan Bogdanovic of the Indiana Pacers after biting on the latter’s shot fake. In the clip posted by Bleacher Report, look at how Maker cleared all of Bogdanovic’s 6-foot-8 frame. Thon cleared him 🤯 pic.twitter.com/s25zbrYmnA — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 2, 2019 This could have been an […]

According to Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson, the NBA Coach of the Year Award ought to belong to Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer. Per Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, Atkinson — Budenholzer’s former assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks — commended Budenholzer for the impressive job the Bucks coach has […]

In 2012, the NBA removed the starting center spot from the All-Star balloting and replaced it with three “frontcourt” players. Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins — tagged as a pure center back then — was pissed at the ruling. According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Cousins found the new rule “disrespectful” but at the same […]

Who says that Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks is old and should retire? The German himself proved he can still lift up his seven-foot frame and slam it down. Per the Dallas Mavericks on Twitter, Nowitzki proved he can still get up during pregame warmups ahead of a game with the Philadelphia 76ers. No […]

Thanks to the hustle of Kyrie Irving, Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward got a two-handed flush. Midway through the first quarter against the Miami Heat, Irving pulled off a hustle play when he jumped for the ball and saved it from going out of bounds. Jayson Tatum then connected with Hayward to pave the way for […]

For Los Angeles Lakers president and Michigan State product Magic Johnson, ‘college basketball’ won after his alma mater’s upset victory over Duke. Michigan — a team filled with junior and senior players who are not expected to head on to the NBA after their college career — beat a star-studded Duke team filled with five-star NBA […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has forged his way beside Pat Riley as the only coaches to win a division title in each of their first five seasons as a head coach. Per Elias Sports via Warriors PR, Kerr clinched the division after their dominant 137-90 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr praised his team after a dominant win over the Charlotte Hornets, tagging their play as a “complete game.” Per Mark Medina of The Mercury News, Kerr commented about the Warriors’ total of 41 assists. He also praised Kevin Durant for setting the tone early in the first quarter […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins was ejected after being tagged with a Flagrant 2 foul in their game against the Charlotte Hornets. After the game, Cousins vented out his feelings on the call. Per Marc J. Spears of ESPN, Cousins implied that the reason the foul was tagged as Flagrant 2 resulting to his […]

With the playoffs just around the corner, Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni is excited to have veteran Iman Shumpert back and healthy. In an interview with Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, D’Antoni shared Shumpert’s health condition and how much of an asset he is to the team. “He’s been getting more in shape,” Rockets […]

Stephen Curry’s son, Canon, was hanging out with Dell Curry before the Golden State Warriors took on the Charlotte Hornets. And the two-time MVP shared a tender moment with them. Peep the GIF below posted by the NBA featuring Curry eliciting a high-five from his son. Steph shares a moment with his son and father […]

The woman who accused Kristaps Porzingis of rape reportedly had a “consensual, sexual ongoing relationship” with the Dallas Mavericks star. Per Mike Fisher of 247Sports, Daily Mail NYPD source tagged the rape claim as a ‘ridiculous accusation without merit.’ It added that the accuser had a ‘consensual, sexual ongoing relationship’. Daily Mail NYPD source calls […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was asked about the league’s last two minute (L2M) report on the controversial ending of their overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. The 53-year-old refused to comment but slipped in some sarcastic remarks. Per Mark Medina of The Mercury News, Kerr was asked the L2m report […]

In their dominant win over the Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets got a boost from an unlikely source: Guard Austin Rivers logged a plus-minus of 34 in 29 minutes. Most of it was due to good defense. Per Jonathan Feigen of the Houston, Rivers shared his thoughts on what they did right in the 112-85 win […]

In their 115-98 win over the Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey admitted that he didn’t run a single play for Andre Drummond. Yet, the center still notched a monster double-double. Per the Associated Press via ESPN, Casey praised Drummond for creating his own results on the court. Casey confessed that he didn’t […]

After their duel on Thursday, Goran Dragic of the Miami Heat and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks met at center court to swap jerseys. The Slovenians also had a quick chat before going their separate ways. Per NBA TV, Dragic shared what he told the Dallas Mavericks rookie — who, as it turned out, […]

In their final game against each other, Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade edged out Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki, 18-17 in their career head-to-head matchup. Per NBA TV, peep Wade and Nowitzki’s head-to-head record. They’re knotted at six games apiece in playoff wins. They’ve won one NBA Finals over each other and both have one […]

De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings just ran the length of the court in four seconds to beat the clock. Per Dime on UPROXX, peep the clip below as the speedy Fox beat the New Orleans Pelicans defense to beat the buzzer. All he needed was 4.3 seconds to go full court. De'Aaron Fox goes […]

James Harden of the Houston Rockets has moved to ninth place on the all-time 3-pointers made list. Per the NBA, Harden has made 1,989 3-pointers in his career. He achieved the feat in the first quarter of their game against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. Congrats to @JHarden13 of the @HoustonRockets for moving up to […]

Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors is one of the best scorers in the league. However, behind this tag is a meticulous process which he’s been doing for a decade. After notching the most efficient shooting night of his career by going 12-of-13 from the field en route to 28 points against the Memphis […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker joins Houston Rockets superstar James Harden as the only active players with back-to-back 50 point games. According to Sports Illustrated, only seven players have recorded back-to-back 50-point games since the NBA-ABA merger. In the list, Harden and Booker are the only active players. Back-to-back 50 point games since the NBA-ABA […]

Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors will likely sit out on Thursday’s game against the New York Knicks. Per Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports, the Raptors have listed the 27-year-old as ‘out.’ Looks like Kawhi Leonard will get a load management night against the 14-win Knicks in New York tomorrow. The Raptors have already listed […]

Mike Conley, who is now the all-time leading scorer in Memphis Grizzlies history, said that it’s an honor to pass former teammate Marc Gasol. In a postgame interview, Conley shared his thoughts on surpassing Gasol — whom he tagged as one of his closest friends. He also gave a shoutout to former teammates Tony Allen […]

In their win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant dropped 28 points on 12-of-13 shooting, making it the most efficient game of his career. Per Warriors PR, Durant set a new career record with his 12-of-13 shooting or 92.3 percent. His previous best was against the Phoenix Suns on […]

Draymond Green connected with Golden State Warriors teammate Kevin Durant to beat the first-half buzzer. With only two seconds left and the Dubs inbounding the ball, Green made a perfect full-court pass to Durant. KD, who effectively sealed his man, fumbled with the pass but had the presence of mind to toss it up just […]

Tyronn Lue has reportedly called Luke Walton to assure the Los Angeles Lakers head coach that the team hasn’t spoken to him about a possible coaching job. In a report by Bill Oram of The Athletic, a source close to the situation revealed that Lue assured Walton that the Lakers haven’t contacted him. The two never […]

Mike Conley has passed Marc Gasol to become the Memphis Grizzlies’ all-time scoring leader. Conley, who was the fourth overall pick by Memphis in the 2007 NBA Draft, achieved the milestone on Wednesday against the Golden State Warriors. Peep the record-breaking basket below: Mike Conley drills a 3-pointer to become the @memgrizz all-time leading scorer! […]

On Tuesday, Chris Paul of the Houston Rockets and Eric Bledsoe of the Milwaukee Bucks were matched up against each other. In the battle of the guards and former teammates, it was Bledsoe who came out on top. After the game, Paul had nothing but praises for his former back-up guard. To recall, Bledsoe spent […]

For those wondering why Lauri Markkanen of the Chicago Bulls did not play in the second half of Tuesday’s loss to the Toronto Raptors, here is head coach Jim Boylen’s explanation. According to Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune, Boylen said that the second-year man felt some fatigue. Thus, Boylen and his coaching staff decided […]

Milwaukee Bucks guard Donte DiVicenzo will miss the remainder of the season due to a foot injury. According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews of ESPN, DiVicenzo — the 17th overall pick by the Bucks in the 2018 NBA Draft — has been diagnosed with a bilateral heel bursitis in his left foot. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1110745751066419200 Apart from the regular […]

The Chicago Bulls have a lot to work on as evidenced by their performance this year, but not so more on defense where they rank in the bottom five. Head coach Jim Boylen, however, knows exactly what to o to help his team improve on that end. Out of 30 NBA teams, the Bulls are […]

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets got a shot off with just one second left to beat the halftime buzzer. In their game against the Detroit Pistons, the Nuggets ran a baseline inbound pass for Jokic. His defender was draped all over him but the big man managed to create some space, catch the ball […]

In his jersey retirement ceremony, Miami Heat icon Chris Bosh brought along some jokes for former teammate and good friend Dwayne Wade. Bosh shared a story involving him and Heat team president Pat Riley. Bosh recalled that he met Riley way back when he was 19-years-old. Later on, in the 2003 NBA Draft, Bosh was […]

Chris Bosh’s No.1 jersey was retired by the Miami Heat organization on Tuesday. In the ceremony, they honored him with a heartfelt tribute video. Peep the tribute video below. https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1110701991129477125 Bosh joined the Heat in 2010 and formed the big three with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Right from the get-go, they transformed the Heat […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had high hopes this season. With LeBron James and a new and improved roster, fans expected the playoff curse to be broken. But injuries coupled with poor play prevented them from accomplishing their set goals. And for second-year man Kyle Kuzma, it has taken a toll on him both physically and […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker proved once again that he’s a profoundly prolific scorer — and he’s just 22 years old. In the Suns’ loss to the Utah Jazz, Booker dropped 59 points and became just the fourth player in NBA history with multiple 50-point games before turning 23 years old. The other guys on […]

The injury to Kevin Knox came at a time when he had seemingly adjusted to the NBA level of play. New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale knows this and is frustrated by the way things have turned out. In the final seconds of the first half against the L.A. Clippers on Sunday, Knox rolled […]

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic had nothing but words of praise for Michael Carter-Williams and Khem Birch after their upset win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Per Josh Robbins of the Athletic, Vucevic praised Carter-Williams’ defensive presence as well as Birch’s competitive spirit. “MCW, since he’s been here, every game he’s brought energy, especially on the […]

The Orlando Magic are half-a-game behind the eighth-seeded Miami Heat. The two teams will meet on Tuesday and Magic guard Evan Fournier expects a dogfight. Per Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel, Fournier expects both teams to battle with all their might. Magic use 41-11 run to race past 76ers in 119-98 victory, now within half […]