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The Golden State Warriors were able to inch by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas Day in a thrilling 99-92 win. A major of part of that was the strong play of All-Star forward Kevin Durant, who put up an all-around performance with 25 points, seven rebounds, five blocks, three assists, and two steals. The win […]

Just because he’s now retired, it doesn’t mean that former NBA star Paul Pierce won’t have the elevated platform to spread some more anti-LeBron James propaganda. Riding an Uber driven by ESPN’s Cari Champion, Pierce was asked by the host about LeBron James. Pierce would mumble his way through saying that he enjoyed his many […]

While it is not the easiest of tasks, Kevin Durant continues asking to defend LeBron James every time their teams meet. That was what head coach Steve Kerr recently revealed, via Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area, as he shared that his star forward is the one who asks him to give the assignment […]

The Christmas Day showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors certainly fit the billing. However, it may have been somewhat spoiled by a few controversial no-calls late in the fourth quarter. Perhaps the most notable came when Cavs superstar LeBron James absorbed plenty of contact from Warriors superstar Kevin Durant on his layup […]

Right after the Christmas Day game between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers, a debate immediately sparked on Twitter on whether or not Kevin Durant fouled LeBron James during the last few plays of the matchup. He admitted that he already knew that will happen whatever the outcome will be, and also had a […]

The Golden State Warriors got their first crack at LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers this season on Christmas Day and didn’t waste time making their presence felt. Near the end of the second quarter, both All-Star forwards Kevin Durant and Draymond Green getting the best of James on the same play. This was quite an […]

It’s no secret that there can be double-standards for the stars in the NBA. That appeared to really be the case today in the first quarter of the Warriors and Cavaliers Christmas Day matchup. After having already been served one technical foul early in the first quarter, Kevin Durant looked like he was going to […]

For the Golden State Warriors today in their NBA Finals rematch on Christmas Day with the Cleveland Cavaliers, they will get back a couple of their key players back on the court. According to Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Warriors have added starting center Zaza Pachulia and backup point guard Shaun Livingston to […]

For the last three years, the Golden State Warriors have battled the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. In 2015, the Warriors demolished an exhausted Cavaliers team in six games. In 2016, the Cavaliers mounted an impossible comeback to gain redemption. This year, the Warriors gained their redemption and defeated the Cavaliers with amazing performances […]

Draymond Green’s Christmas gift for NBA fans comes in the form of a troll. Green will sport Arthur-themed shoes on Christmas Day, a clear reference to LeBron James’ antics earlier this season on Instagram. https://twitter.com/juliephayer/status/945369304018518016 This is an all-time great troll move by Green ahead one of the most anticipated matchups of the regular season. […]

As LeBron James further builds up on his all-time-great-level legacy, Kevin Durant is starting to carve his niche among the NBA’s bests ever. That started with the Golden State Warriors’ conquest over the Cleveland Cavaliers in last season’s Finals — a series win that was perfectly symbolized by Durant’s dagger 3-pointer over James in Game […]

Wearing ugly sweaters has been a part of the Christmas tradition for many people all over the world. Despite the designs that have made them infamous, there are still a lot who continue to wear them, as it completes the Christmas feels for them. Reddit user Swizzay recently came up with NBA jersey designs inspired […]

Kobe Bryant’s jersey retirement ceremony earlier this week has taken the NBA and basketball community by storm. Fans began recalling their fondest memories of the Los Angeles Lakers great and even former and current players he went up against. However, since last year, Kyle Korver, John Wall, and Klay Thompson already shared their most unforgettable […]

Even without the services of superstar point guard Steph Curry, the Golden State Warriors (26-6) continue to win games. With the Warriors currently in the middle of an 11-game winning streak, head coach Steve Kerr and his squad have gone 7-0 in Curry’s absence with a severely sprained right ankle. According to Chris Biderman of USA TODAY […]

The Houston Rockets have constructed one of the league’s most explosive offenses that may be a serious threat to dethrone the Golden State Warriors this season. General manager Darryl Morey may take that a step further next summer as he has plans of pursuing four-time league MVP LeBron James in free agency if he elects […]

At 32 years of age, LeBron James is still the best NBA player in the world. He continually defies Father Time, while posting ground-breaking statistics that boggle the minds of both his peers and the media. Away from the court, however, James has a knack of making league-altering decisions that change the landscape of the […]

Anyone who’s ever owned NBA League Pass has nights where they have to find a game to watch. Their favorite team isn’t playing, and both ESPN and TNT are off for the night. The only hope for them is to search through that night’s game in hopes of coming across some entertainment. When doing so, […]

We all know how the summer trade went out for Boston. It was nothing short of awesome as the arguably best point guard in the league, Kyrie Irving, left LeBron’s shadows to play for the Celtics. Though at first, it was hard for the Celtics fans to see Isaiah Thomas leave, it was still for […]

In the past few weeks, Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan has been a favorite topic in NBA trade rumors. One of the reasons why is the Clippers’ current campaign. The Clippers had an excellent start to the season before they faltered. Until now, Lob City is yet to recover. The team has lost three […]

Anyone who has been watching the NBA the past 15 years (or sports in general) has noticed LeBron James whether on or off the court. His tantalizing career has been a controversial and dominant spectacle which coincided with the age of social media (age of scrutiny). Ever since he debuted in the NBA on Oct […]

The Milwaukee Bucks snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers’ five-game win streak Tuesday, as they took down LeBron James and company at home, 119-116. It didn’t come easy for the Bucks, however. Milwaukee looked poised to get a convincing victory, as it held a 15-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter, but James and the […]

After spraining his ankle against the New Orleans Pelicans, Stephen Curry has missed the Golden State Warriors’ last five games. However, the Warriors are doing just fine without him, going 5-0 during this stretch. According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Curry will be re-evaluated in a week, which likely rules him out for their Christmas […]

After retiring following the 2015-16 NBA season, Kobe Bryant just had to wait 20 months for the Los Angeles Lakers to retire both of his jersey numbers. As Bryant focuses on building Kobe Inc. and the art of storytelling, he took time to reflect on his future Hall of Fame career. Prior to the team’s […]

Sweet, sweet nostalgia. On the day of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s jersey retirement, Nike posted three new videos of its classic puppet campaign with him and Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James. Back in the 2008-09 NBA season, Nike made an entire campaign with the Kobe and LeBron puppets with the anticipation of the two stars […]

The Boston Celtics may be the best team in the NBA this season, and their current record shows it. The team that got to the Eastern Conference Finals last year as the first seed saw an exit that many predicted, but what happened after is confusing and shocking. That Celtics team all but vanished over […]

Back in July, it came to much of the shock around the league that All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving had requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, that was not the same range of emotions for former Cavaliers head coach David Blatt, who recently voiced to Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald that it […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s absence against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday was due to his compliance with a modified sentence from a misdemeanor offense of allowing someone to operate his vehicle under the influence in March, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reports. Caldwell-Pope must be in California to begin a 25-day program which could potentially […]

The NBA has seen many players come through the ranks. Some have played for one team and one team only. Others have made a few stops during the course of their career. And there are some who seem to be representing a couple squads every couple of years. These travelers can either be remembered or […]

Although it ended in a loss for the Los Angeles Lakers, the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday night was still a memorable one, especially to the young guns of the Purple and Gold. Perhaps even more so for Lakers sophomore forward Brandon Ingram, who had a little tête-à-tête with Cavaliers superstar right following the […]

Despite all the criticism he’s been receiving for not shooting well, Lonzo Ball has shown that he can be effective in other facets of the game like rebounding and dropping dimes to his teammates. His ability to locate the open man and quickly pass is something that many are now admiring, including Cleveland Cavaliers head […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball received some serious praise on Wednesday. Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James said he likes how Ball has been poised throughout the season, and sees parallels between the attention Ball’s gotten this season and the attention he’s had his whole career. When Ball was informed of these words from James, […]

Thursday will a special night for Lonzo Ball, as not only will he play his first game versus the Cleveland Cavaliers, but it will also be the first time he’ll share the court with one of the best, if not the best player in the NBA today, LeBron James. He has made it known in […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie forward John Collins is getting closer to returning to the court. According to Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Collins is targeting the Hawks’ meeting against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday for his return. But if he still can’t go by Tuesday, then his chances of coming back for Thursday’s game against […]

Victor Oladipo was on fire Sunday, with a career game versus the Denver Nuggets. Finishing with 47 points, seven rebounds, six assists, two steals, and one block, Oladipo led the Indiana Pacers to an overtime victory, 126-116, and turned a lot of heads with his stellar play. His effort’s did not go unnoticed as Chris […]

The Houston Rockets are the best team in the NBA at the moment. They are 20-4 and have been dominating teams during a nine-game winning streak. They seemingly have it all. Their defense is markedly improved this season. They also have more than enough star power with the main front-runner for the MVP in James […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will have quite a challenging four-game span coming up. From Dec. 14-22, they’ll play three road games against three of the best teams in the league in the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Houston Rockets, and the Golden State Warriors. Sandwiched in between is a home game, which is also against the Warriors. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers suffered a disappointing loss on Thursday night at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers. However, rookie phenom Ben Simmons managed to record his third triple-double of the 2017-18 NBA season with an impressive line of 12 points, 15 assists, and 12 rebounds. Stat-stuffing performances like these have started to become the norm […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James seems to have had a very lasting effect on Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell very early in life. In an interview with Bleacher Report, Russell game some insight into why he wanted to become an NBA player, his dietary changes, and where the saying “ice in my veins” came from. […]

For someone who got traded away from a situation he loved, Isaiah Thomas certainly has no bad blood. The former point guard of the Boston Celtics, Thomas has been chronicling his experience playing for a new team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, on The Players’ Tribune. It’s a video documentary series, and he recently released Part 4, […]