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The Boston Celtics’ loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday marks the team’s fourth straight defeat. Despite this, veterans Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart remain optimistic. After the game, Smart admitted that the team is still figuring out how where everyone on their roster excels. Nonetheless, he believes that once they find it, it’s […]

Sacramento Kings swingman Bogdan Bogdanovic displayed his offensive abilities via a sky-high lay-up over LeBron James’ outstretched arms. Midway through the final period of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Bogdanovic totally owned the four-time MVP as he escaped LeBron and attacked the basket. https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1110024803346313216 The Kings eventually lost to the Lakers 111-106, but […]

In their embarrassing loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics star guard Kyrie Irving claimed that his team’s ‘energy just wasn’t right.’ Per Tim Bontemps of ESPN, Irving blamed their 115-96 loss to the Spurs on his team’s lack of energy. “Our energy wasn’t right. Simple as that. We’ve just got to move forward […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has made another promise. He vowed that the Purple and Gold’s playoff drought ‘won’t last much longer.’ On Instagram, James posted a photo of him featuring his promise to all the Lakers fans who saw the team miss the playoffs for the sixth year in a row. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvZziwJglYI/ The […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James showed off his vision via a no-look pass to JaVale McGee who went up for the easy slam dunk. In the clip posted by NBA TV, James led fastbreak opportunity against the Sacramento Kings. Like he’s done many times, the 34-year-old outran and outmuscled his foes. Instead of finished […]

Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry showed Baron Davis some love by donning his jersey as he entered Oracle Arena on Sunday. To recall, Davis spent four seasons with the Warriors from 2004 to 2008. Steph arrives rockin’ some 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/c5tc70wbEk — Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) March 24, 2019 Particularly in the 2006-2007 season, […]

Is James Harden the greatest player in Houston Rockets history? It has yet to be decided, but his 17 50-point games create a strong case. According to Yahoo Sports NBA, Harden has the most 50-point games in franchise history. The next on the list? Elvin Hayes, Moses Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon with two 50-point games each. […]

New York Knicks fans need not worry. A recent ankle injury to Kevin Knox isn’t as serious as the previous one, according to head coach David Fizdale. Per Ian Begley of ESPN, the ankle injury which forced Knox to leave his game with the L.A. Clippers on Sunday isn’t as serious as the 19-year-old’s injury […]

Boston Celtics star guard Kyrie Irving had quick realizations after their loss to the Charlotte Hornets — a game where Kemba Walker dropped 36 points on him. Per A. Sherrod Blakely of NBC Sports Boston, Irving realized that they should’ve trapped Walker more, just like what any other team does to the Hornets All-Star. Apart […]

In just his first year in basketball’s biggest stage, Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks already has a deadly signature move. His latest victim? DeMarcus Cousins of the Golden State Warriors. In their game on Saturday, the Mavs rookie slowly sized up Cousins after the two were matched up. When Doncic saw Cousins’ defense was […]

Second-year man Jordan Bell of the Golden State Warriors proved to Tyreke Evans of the Indiana Pacers that easy baskets are not allowed. In their 112-92 win over the Pacers, Bell sent Evans’ layup attempt to the front row: "JORDAN BELL SAYS NO!" #DubNation 📱💻: https://t.co/cb8TXz4PiE pic.twitter.com/AG0eYG6zyM — NBA (@NBA) March 22, 2019 Bell has […]

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is not known for step back threes. But when he does the move, he drains it over two defenders. In their 112-89 beatdown on the Indiana Pacers, Curry ended the third quarter with a stepback 3-pointer over the outstretched arms of two defenders. Bucket #BeforeTheLight pic.twitter.com/Y44E5CncwE — Golden […]

Former NBA player and ex-Nets coach Avery Johnson is reportedly negotiating a buyout with Alabama — where he’s been the head coach since 2015. Per Jeff Goodman of Stadium, the 53-year-old is being bought out of his contract. All signs pointing to Avery Johnson being bought out of his contact, source told @stadium. One name […]

Wesley Matthews may no longer be a member of the Dallas Mavericks but he still sent his congratulations to Dirk Nowitzki for becoming the sixth all-time scorer in league history. Super rookie Luka Doncic saw his hilarious post and reacted accordingly. Via Instagram, Matthews — now a member of the Indiana Pacers uploaded a funny […]

Dennis Smith Jr. was shown an edited photo featuring Zion Williamson, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving donning the New York Knicks jersey. His reaction was priceless. Peep the clip below posted by the House of Highlights. Notice how Smith Jr.’s mood quickly shifted upon seeing the edited photo. He even said… “Tell KD and tell Kyrie […]

Veteran forward Nicolas Batum of the Charlotte Hornets turned back the clock by spiking one over Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves. In the clip below posted by NBA on Twitter, the Frenchman caught everyone by surprise by driving to the hoop and unleashing a slam over Towns. The 23-year-old probably thought that he could […]

Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz showed off his athleticism by throwing down a couple of dunks in transition. In two fastbreak opportunities against the Atlanta Hawks, the Jazz quickly found Mitchell to finish the payoff. Peep Mitchell’s two dunks below per NBA: Spida Mitchell with a pair of emphatic jams in transition!#TeamIsEverything 66#TrueToAtlanta 70 […]

To preserve his family’s legacy, Allen Crabbe of the Brooklyn Nets saved his high school and will be rightfully honored for his efforts. Crabbe’s family founded the Frederick K.C. Price III Christian Schools — a school on the campus of Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles. Due to lack of funds, the school was close […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. will be shut down for the remainder of the season due to an injury. Per Dwain Price of mavs.com, Hardaway Jr. suffered a stress fracture. He won’t play in the Mavs’ remaining 11 games in the regular season. As of this writing, the Mavs have a 28-43 record for […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid did not let Terry Rozier of the Boston Celtics get away with an insult. In a previous interview, Rozier hit on Embiid by calling the Cameroonian “lame.” And right after their 118-115 win over the Celtics, Embiid clapped back at Rozier. As observed by Rachel Nichols of ESPN,  Embiid used […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas spoiled the Houston Rockets’ comeback by nailing the game-winning free throw in overtime. The Grizzlies entered the fourth quarter with a 19-point lead over the Rockets. But they very well knew that a comeback led by James Harden was about to ensue. The reigning MVP drained 3-pointer after 3-pointer. Gerald Green, […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant traveled all the way back to Oklahoma City to attend fulfill his promise to attend Nick Collison’s Thunder jersey retirement. Durant can be seen interacting with some of his former teammates with the Thunder. Durant became teammates with Collison upon the latter’s entry to the NBA. He spent one year […]

Memphis Grizzlies head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who was an assistant for the Houston Rockets from 2011 to 2015, believes that James Harden can absolutely do anything on offense. Prior to being the Grizzlies head coach, Bickerstaff spent some time with the Rockets’ coaching staff and even became the team’s interim coach back in the 2015-16 […]

A year ago, Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni heralded James Harden as the best offensive player he’s ever seen. Now, the head coach hasn’t changed his mind and shared more tangible proof to defend his claims. Per Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, D’Antoni shared that Harden is even better this season. A good […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has had his fair share of great battles with Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade. Prior to their last duel on Wednesday, Popovich shared what exactly made Wade an iconic player. For Popovich, who entered the NBA as an assistant coach in 1988, what made Wade an iconic player […]

For those who tuned into the Los Angeles Lakers’ duel with the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, you might have noticed that LeBron James was neither on the court or on the bench. That’s because he was out receiving treatment for a sore groin. Per Tania Ganguli, the Lakers missed the game due to a sore […]

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson of the Brooklyn Nets converted on a tough layup over Marvin Bagley III of the Sacramento Kings to complete the comeback and win the game. In the clip posted by NBA, it looked like all-star D’Angelo Russell was tasked to run the final play of the game. But De’Aaron Fox denied the possible […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr revealed some interesting details about his team’s mindset this year. For the Warriors, the last few games of this regular season hold a bit more weight as compared to last year. Per Nick Friedell of ESPN, Kerr admitted might have implied that they’re chasing for the number one […]

Sharpshooting guard Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors was delighted about his team’s assists-to-turnover ratio in their win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Per Mark Medina of the Mercury News, Thompson tagged his team’s assists-to-turnover ratio as “phenomenal, adding that if they maintain this type of performance, then they’ll definitely be in the NBA Finals. […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart had a Shaqtin’ A Fool moment during their game against the Milwaukee Bucks. In the clip below, Hart was undecided if he was going for the layup or drop it off to his teammate Jonathan Williams. Instead, Hart ended up wildly throwing the ball into the crowd. "Where's that […]

J.J. Redick of the Philadelphia 76ers just notched the first double-double of his career — both as a pro and college. Redick finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds to help the Sixers beat the Charlotte Hornets, 118-114. Remarkably, the 34-year-old sharpshooter was also two rebounds shy for his first-ever triple-double. JJ Redick didn't have […]

Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks received cheers from the home crowd after he dislodged the ball which was stuck on top of the backboard. In the clip posted by NBA TV, notice how the referee called on Lopez to get the ball out of the backboard.  It was an easy task for the big […]

Portland Trail Blazers swingman Moe Harkless did not want Indiana Pacers big man Domantas Sabonis to gain some sort of confidence by trying to swish the net in a dead-ball situation. Sabonis took a warm-up shot while Harkless was hanging right under the ring, perhaps wanting to test his shooting arm and see if he […]

In their loss to the Toronto Raptors on Monday, New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale called a timeout just over a minute into the third quarter. The timeout served two purposes: to pacify the red-hot shooting from the Raptors and for Fizdale to pull out all of his starters. After the game, Fizdale explained […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert takes great pride in working hard every week after winning his first Player of the Week honor. Gobert shared his thoughts on winning the award for the first time in his six-year professional career, per Eric Woodyard of the Deseret News. “It’s a great honor. It’s a little something that […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone is fully aware of Isaiah Thomas’ feelings towards him after cutting the guard from his rotation, and he’s completely fine with . Malone admitted that it’s not a big issue that Thomas is pissed at him, saying that the reason behind it is not personal, per A. Sherrod Blakely […]

Dallas Mavericks players knew that NBA icon Dirk Nowitzki was just a few points shy of passing Wilt Chamberlain on the all-time scoring list. Yet, head coach Rick Carlisle shared that there wasn’t much hype in the Mavericks’ locker room in the days leading up to the milestone. Per Dwain Price of mavs.com, this didn’t […]

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder unleashed on Donovan Mitchell after the guard allowed three straight 3-pointers in a recent game. Instead of taking it personally, Mitchell took it in stride and even tagged Snyder’s scolding as a “teaching moment.” Per Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune, the second-year pro shared his thoughts on […]

Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors left Monday’s game against the New York Knicks after Mitchell Robinson got tangled up with his ankle. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Lowry’s ankle underwent some testing. However, the belief among the medical staff is the injury isn’t serious. Raptors guard Kyle Lowry is undergoing testing on right […]