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The Rising Stars event over NBA All-Star Weekend gives fans a chance to see some of the top young players in the league from star rookies to standout second-year players. The event has evolved to include standouts from the G League as well, but it’s always two-way contract players and assignment players. This season, Sean […]

The Prime docuseries Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association has reinvigorated interest in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Allowing a younger generation to learn from players who radically transformed the game. Among those was Artis Gilmore. Gilmore played for the Kentucky Colonels from 1971 to 1976. His 7-foot-2 stature, trademark afro, and […]

ATLANTA, GA – It’s bigger than basketball for Andre Drummond. As a two-time NBA All-Star and four-time rebounding leader, the Philadelphia 76ers’ center has accomplished several accolades throughout his career. In 2014, he signed an endorsement deal with Jordan Brand and nearly stayed with the company for a decade. Throughout that time, he didn’t have […]

During his NBA career, Joakim Noah was the quintessential fan favorite. He played 13 seasons with sheer fire and passion, naturally earning him overwhelming admiration from the paying customers. That was certainly the case during his nine years with the Chicago Bulls (2007-2016). He became a two-time NBA All-Star (2013, 2014) and was the 2014 […]

Adrian Amos knows Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love about as well as anyone. The former longtime NFL safety starred for the Green Bay Packers from 2019 until 2022, starting all 66 of the games he appeared in during that time frame. Amos helped lead the Packers to the NFC Championship Game during the 2020 season […]

Every college basketball season, March Madness captures the hearts and minds of fans across the country. And at the end of it all, there is only one team left standing. One team hoisting the trophy, one team basking in the glory of ‘One Shining Moment.’ For Rashad McCants, he got to know that feeling well […]

While some may find Seth MacFarlane’s Ted series offensive, its lead actor, Max Burkholder, isn’t one of them. The new season of Ted is here, and it ups the ante from the last. However, Burkholder still doesn’t think they go too far, as he told ClutchPoints ahead of Ted Season 2’s premiere on Peacock on […]

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — From the league’s investigation to start the 2025-26 regular season to the shocking trades of James Harden and Ivica Zubac at the NBA trade deadline, this LA Clippers season has felt like two or three whole seasons lumped into one. Somewhere along the line, the Clippers parted ways with the future Hall-of-Famer […]

INGLEWOOD, Calif — The LA Clippers are preparing for the debut of Darius Garland on Monday night, nearly a month after he was acquired by the franchise in a blockbuster trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Garland and his family came over to Los Angeles when the trade was made official, with his parents getting to […]

The start of the 2025-26 season was anything but stable for Atlanta Hawks guard RayJ Dennis. After beginning the year with the Indiana Pacers, he was cut at the end of the November when the team signed Ethan Thompson. Shortly thereafter, he was picked up by the LA Clippers. He spent about one month with […]

Pretty soon, HBO will be rebooting Harry Potter with a new series, featuring Dominic McLaughlin as the title character, and former actor Daniel Radcliffe is rooting for them. Speaking to ClutchPoints about The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, Radcliffe acknowledged that he has “no advice for anybody” working on the show. However, he did […]

The Miami Heat front office has a penchant for finding undrafted players and developing them into solid NBA contributors. Among their latest development projects is Keshad Johnson who was recently selected to represent the Heat during All-Star Weekend. Johnson was among the headliners for the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest, emerging victorious in the final round […]

If the creators of NBC’s The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins are lucky enough to have a Season 2 green-lit, they would love to work with legendary NFL running back Marshawn Lynch. The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins is a mockumentary about a washed-up NFL player (played by SNL alum Tracy Morgan) who’s […]

After a series of trades that left the Chicago Bulls unrecognizable, second-year guard Matas Buzelis is one of the last remaining familiar faces. Buzelis is carrying much of the load for the Bulls in terms of offense and presence. Overall, he has demonstrated consistency throughout a very hectic transition period. Buzelis is averaging 15.0 points […]

With the NBA regularly staging regular-season games in cities like Paris, London, Mexico City, and Berlin now, the conversation around a potential European league or internationally-based expansion franchise is gaining momentum. Specifically, the NBA’s ongoing push to bring regular-season basketball to international arenas can count on Dyson Daniels and the Atlanta Hawks for support. The […]

The beat-up New Orleans Pelicans have a decision to make down the stretch of what has been a chaotic, transitional season. Fortunately for the fans looking for silver linings, interim head coach James Borrego may have already tipped the franchise’s hand. While the wins have been hard to come by, everyone in the Crescent City […]

When Zion Williamson’s overly optimistic New Orleans Pelicans opened the season, Karlo Matkovic was not penciled in as a key rotational piece. However, through sheer effort, physicality, and an infectious team-first mentality, the young big man has forced James Borrego into a welcome dilemma. Matkovic’s steady rise from a fringe option to a trusted contributor […]

Like him or not, Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe was the key to making NBC’s new sitcom, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, work. This is something the creators, Robert Carlock and Sam Means, were not shy about while speaking to ClutchPoints during the junket for The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins. In […]

Pregame routine logistics like shooting groups, meals, and training table times are pretty set in stone at this point in the season. The NBA Trade Deadline has passed, rosters are pretty much set, and young players on lottery-bound teams have found their way around each arena. Cody Williams is starting to settle in as one […]

The San Antonio Spurs were well-represented over All-Star Weekend. Victor Wembanyama was voted in as a starter to the All-Star Game. Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper took part in the Rising Stars competition, with Harper also a part of the return of the Shooting Stars event. And rookie Carter Bryant, who only recently has begun […]

Five games in with his new team, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dennis Schroder is undefeated in wine and gold. In an exclusive postgame interview with ClutchPoints after the Cavs’ blowout 112-84 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, Schroder shared that he is not surprised by how quickly the group has adjusted to his addition, as well as […]

As the internationally-infused Atlanta Hawks emerge from the All-Star break clinging to the final Play-In Tournament spot in the Eastern Conference, Dyson Daniels remains laser-focused on making noise in the NBA postseason. The one day at a time cliche is truly this locker room’s mantra, though the time zones for their calls home vary wildly. […]

When the NBA scheduled midseason games in Europe this year, some veterans grumbled about the extra miles and the toll on their bodies during a grueling campaign. Tuomas Iisalo’s unsorted Memphis Grizzlies can be forgiven for being one of the loudest, given their sacrifice to be the first team to land in Berlin. The schedule […]

The Los Angeles Clippers may look like a completely different team than they did prior to the trade deadline, but Brian Shaw believes that’s a good thing. Shaw is best known for his long playing career, which included winning three championships with the Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles Lakers. The 59-year-old has since […]

Matt Hasselbeck is beyond ecstatic that the Seattle Seahawks are America’s team. The Seahawks have become a fan favorite amongst fans after winning Super Bowl LX over the New England Patriots in dominant fashion. They have a young likable franchise quarterback in Sam Darnold, a hungry young head coach in Mike Macdonald and an overall […]

When you mention Los Angeles basketball culture, it’s impossible not to mention Baron Davis. The former NBA All-Star was at the front and center of the league’s marquee midseason event with it happening in his home town. A star at Crossroads High School and in college at UCLA, Davis is one of the best players […]

December 2025 marked the end of the MetroCard in New York City subways, and this definitely would’ve affected Spence (played by Patton Oswalt) in the iconic sitcom The King of Queens. Of course, Spence worked in the subway as a token booth operator. That means he had to deal with the changes of tokens to […]

The ‘flow state,’ when a basketball player gets in the zone and seemingly can’t miss a shot, is a real thing. Just ask RJ Davis. The former North Carolina guard, now in his first professional season in the G League with the South Bay Lakers, reached that pinnacle en route to dropping a career-high 45 […]

If you ask Utah Jazz assistant coach Jason Terry, being part of NBA All-Star Weekend is a great way to keep his name in the general public. “For me, as a guy that retired seven years ago, it keeps you relevant because people recognize you,” Terry laughed during an exclusive interview with ClutchPoints. “They know […]

In the new animated Stephen Curry-produced movie GOAT, former King of Queens star Patton Oswalt voices the coach of the Horns, Dennis Cooper. Over three decades into his career and with countless credits to his name, Oswalt is an established name in Hollywood. The term “GOAT” is an acronym for the “Greatest Of All Time.” […]

Without question, the NBA wouldn’t be what it is had it not been for the American Basketball Association (ABA). A rebellion league that featured some of the most influential ballers, most notably Julius “Dr. J” Erving. A legacy that will be immortalized in the upcoming docuseries “Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association”. […]

Wander into any opposing locker room lately, and Cam Spencer’s name is highlighted on the board. No one on Beale Street should be particularly shocked by the news. Zach Kleiman’s retooling Memphis Grizzlies expected this rise to come eventually. The respect the former UConn champion commands from opponents now represents the culmination of countless early […]

The Memphis Grizzlies had an active NBA trade deadline, headlined by their blockbuster trade sending Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz. In the trade, the Grizzlies also sent out John Konchar, Jock Landale, and Vince Williams Jr. while getting back Walter Clayton Jr., Taylor Hendricks, Kyle Anderson, Georges Niang, and three first round picks. […]

As the G League has grown in stature, the collaboration between NBA teams and their affiliate has grown as well, like it has with the Los Angeles Lakers and their South Bay affiliate. South Bay head coach Zach Guthrie is in his second season on the job, and works in close conjunction with Lakers head […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been active during this 2026 NBA trade deadline in trying to reconfigure the roster and move forward with a younger group of players. The season started with Jaren Jackson Jr. and Ja Morant, and it will all but likely end with both of them off the roster. Memphis traded Desmond Bane […]

Just days before the NBA trade deadline is set to pass, the LA Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers have finalized a trade agreement that will send guard James Harden to the Cavs and guard Darius Garland to the Clippers, league sources tell ClutchPoints. As part of the trade, the Cavs is also sending a 2026 second […]

NBA All-Star Weekend is coming to Los Angeles and the brand new Intuit Dome in Inglewood. From the Rising Stars to the 75th edition of mid-season exhibition, All-Star Weekend will be the place to be if you’re an NBA fan. As usual, the first event of All-Star Weekend will be the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, […]

Throughout his illustrious career in the entertainment industry, Rob Riggle has been an actor, comedian, sports commentator, and now a… a Guac Guru? Earlier this month, Riggle officially partnered with Avocados From Mexico ahead of Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, and has taken on the role of Guac Guru […]

When you see WWE Superstar Lyra Valkyria in the 2026 Women’s Royal Rumble, she will be wearing unique ring gear. However, there are two colors she already ruled out for her gear. Speaking to ClutchPoints, Valkyria remained tight-lipped on her planned ring gear for the 2026 Royal Rumble, stammering, “I don’t know what I can […]