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The Washington Wizards acquired Jordan Poole from the Golden State Warriors during the 2023 NBA offseason. Poole is expected to join Kyle Kuzma and help lead Washington during the 2023-24 season. Although some rumors previously stated that Poole is unhappy about joining the Wizards, a recent report from Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of Bally Sports suggests […]

Former ESPN “SportsCenter” host Sage Steele is back in the news after announcing she was leaving the station earlier this week. Most recently, Steele has accused the late Barbara Walters of trying to attack her on set. During an episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show” Thursday, Steele recounts the incident which allegedly took place on […]

The Dallas Mavericks have never been afraid to make internal promotions and give power to those that they believe in. This has been owner Mark Cuban’s philosophy since he bought the team in 2000 and this has remained the idea within the walls of the organization this offseason. On Friday, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder found themselves involved in quite a few offseason transactions this summer. They not only struck a trade on draft night to grab Cason Wallace out of Kentucky with the 10th overall pick, but they also made a trade that landed them TyTy Washington and Usman Garuba, two of the Houston Rockets’ […]

By now, it should be abundantly clear that Luka Doncic is a very skilled basketball player. Doncic is one of the best all-around offensive players in the NBA, despite only being 24 years old, and he only continues to improve. A video of Doncic nailing a shot while sitting down on the sideline during a […]

There’s trouble in Philadelphia! The Philadelphia 76ers are in code red right now. James Harden’s sudden trade request has seemingly put the whole team in disarray. Harden’s malcontent has reached a fever pitch, with the Sixers star even going so far as to publicly call out Daryl Morey. Worse, reigning MVP Joel Embiid seems to […]

James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers remain at a standstill. James Harden still wants to be traded. Sixers President Daryl Morey won’t trade the guard for the offers that Philadelphia has received this summer. Morey isn’t the only member of the Sixers’ organization who is resistant to appeasing Harden’s trade demand. Both Sixers ownership and […]

With the Charlotte Hornets’ schedule being released, the excitement for the NBA season to return is starting to seep out of the masses. Charlotte’s 2023-24 roster has a good group of young and veteran talent that could make the Hornets fun to watch. A key piece returning after taking a year off, is Miles Bridges. […]

The James Harden-Philadelphia 76ers drama has been the primary talking point in the NBA ever since Harden called out Daryl Morey. Harden’s future with the Sixers is certainly in doubt, as a trade is expected to come to fruition. However, will there be any punishment for anything that’s taken place between the Sixers and Harden? […]

To take down the team with the best record in the NBA in the first-round of the playoffs was a big accomplishment for the Miami Heat. Being able to make the NBA Finals as the 8-seed in the Eastern Conference was an even greater accomplishment for this organization. While they came up short of their […]

The NBA released schedules across the league and the Charlotte Hornets open their season on Oct. 25th against the Atlanta Hawks at home. Seems like a solid, winnable season opener for them. Two teams more on the younger side with interesting situations. Star point guards, with a few seasoned veterans on roster, and veteran head […]

“Cleveland! This is for you!” Those words from LeBron James will ring through the minds of Cleveland Cavaliers fans for as long as they can. In case you don’t remember, the 2015-16 Cavs pulled off the biggest upset in NBA Finals history when they took down the 73-9 Golden State Warriors via a historic 3-1 deficit […]

With the NBA offseason in a lull period besides the FIBA World Cup going on for Team USA, the recent feud between James Harden and Daryl Morey is dominating the headlines. Patrick Beverley signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in NBA free agency with the belief that he would be Sixers teammates with Harden, but he […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is the greatest shooter in basketball history, there is simply no denying that. By the time he is ready to retire, Curry may have close to, or even over, 4,000 career made threes, an unthinkable achievement. What he has done to revolutionize the NBA and the game itself is […]

Damian Lillard is more than just a point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers and one of the best players in the NBA. He is also a really good rapper that goes by the moniker “Dame Dolla,” and he just dropped his most recent album, Don Dolla. Obviously, he has gotten the cosign from much […]

Drake has been all over social media this summer thanks to his “It’s All A Blur” tour that is currently underway. However, the most recent headlines involving Drake are surrounding his wild haircut in a picture with Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant, via Through The Lens. Kevin Durant and Drake 🤩 (via @ThroughTheLens) pic.twitter.com/giMiGs6H8j — […]

The Sacramento Kings have gone through perhaps one of their roughest stretches as a franchise before finally breaking the playoff curse this past season. After a 16-year drought, the Kings lit up the beam on their way to the third seed in the Western Conference. Sacramento gave the then-defending champion Golden State Warriors all they […]

Stephen Curry has a lasting passion for golf. It was exemplified this NBA offseason when he competed in various celebrity tournaments and even won the ACC Golf championship. The Golden State Warriors star does not just keep this passion for himself. Rather, he imparts it to an HBCU like Howard University and its golf team. […]

The Golden State Warriors, ever since Stephen Curry burst onto the scene as one of the most electric guards in the league thanks in large part to his game-breaking range from beyond the arc, have become one of the most successful franchises in the league, both on the court and on a commercial level. This […]

James Harden, on Monday morning, took his trade request to the extreme. During a press tour in China, Harden put Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey on blast, calling him a “liar” and that he will never play for any organization that Morey belongs in. But it appears as though Harden isn’t finished firing some shots […]

The Charlotte Hornets have had plenty of solid teams throughout its 33 years of existence thus far. Even then, the NBA’s schedule-makers have not yet deemed them worthy of a slot in the league’s much-awaited Christmas Day slate of games. That fact won’t be changing in the 2023-24 season, and it’s quite unclear when the […]

James Harden’s relationship with the Philadelphia 76ers has been tumultuous in the past few days. Even Sixers star Joel Embiid got in the action by changing his social media bio. Although, things are turning for the worst for Daryl Morey as The Beard went out with an insane statement during his Houston camp. Many stars […]

Andre Iguodala played alongside Jimmy Butler on the Miami Heat for two seasons from 2020 to 2021, and during that time, he got to see just how similar the forward is to the late, great Kobe Bryant. The Golden State Warriors icon shared as much in a recent appearance on Gilbert Arenas’ show, revealing how […]

Andre Iguodala may not have been a member of the Miami Heat for a long time (he played in just 109 games for the franchise, regular season and playoffs combined). But even he knows just how special the Heat franchise is, especially when it comes to their culture of winning and how it trickles down […]

The Miami Heat announced their 2023-24 NBA regular season schedule on Thursday, and some fans are speculating that they may have dropped a major hint on their jersey wardrobe for the upcoming season in the process. Pointing out a pair of black Heat logos on the bottom of the schedule calendar, some are wondering whether […]

Andre Iguodala became a very unlikely NBA Finals MVP in 2015 when the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers to win their first NBA title since 1975. His teammate, Stephen Curry, was the regular season MVP that year and averaged 26 points per game in the 2015 Finals. Many fans believe the award should […]

Schedule release dates have become national holidays for the folks who run professional sports teams’ social media accounts, and the schedule reveal post made by the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday might just have been the best of any of the 30 teams. Instead of a generic, small-print picture of the Nets’ upcoming 2023-24 slate, or […]

On Thursday, ESPN NBA insider Bobby Marks shared a shocking Finals prediction that would see the Phoenix Suns facing off against the New York Knicks for NBA glory next June. While it wouldn’t be far-fetched to think the Suns, a team that made it to the Finals as recently as 2021, could return there this […]

Former NBA player-turned-analyst Richard Jefferson is calling out Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid for his perceived unwillingness to play in road games versus Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. On ESPN’s NBA Today, Jefferson referenced the fact that Embiid has not suited up for a game in Denver since 2019. He then proclaimed, “From this point […]

The San Antonio Spurs have a long journey ahead of them toward respectability in the NBA’ Western Conference. The Spurs’ roster includes number one overall draft pick Victor Wembanyama, and very few if any recognizable names other than Head Coach Gregg Popovich. The date of Wembanyama’s first showdown against recent top five pick Brandon Miller […]

Domantas Sabonis and the Sacramento Kings haven’t won anything just yet, but recent comments by the star big man suggest that he has an insatiable appetite to fill his trophy cabinet. Not everybody in the NBA world is thrilled about the addition of the recently announced NBA In-Season Tournament to the calendar, but according to […]

There is no doubt that Andre Iguodala played a pivotal role in the Golden State Warriors’ 2015 NBA Finals win, but the fact that he won the Finals MVP Award over teammate Stephen Curry has long been debated. Iguodala himself recently weighed into the argument, suggesting that he wouldn’t have been upset had Curry received […]

At this point in the offseason, most NBA team roster moves are end of the bench signings or training camp invites. Some of these signings though hold some significance as a few of these players may be competing to earn a two-way contract. With the league now allowing teams a maximum of three two-way contracts, […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is putting in work this offseason. Just days after Young was seen playing pickup games with several NBA colleagues including most notably Kevin Durant, he was back in the lab on Thursday, posting pictures of a recent workout featuring himself and future Hall of Fame point guard Stephen Curry. […]

The Golden State Warriors are greatly looking forward to their first season after the Chris Paul trade. Still, much work needs to be done if the team is to compete for another title. The Warriors have a determined mindset toward the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament. Paul, the former Phoenix Suns star, revealed what he’s “most […]

The 2019 draft class is slowly coming to light as one of the more decent groups of talent in recent history. The debate has always been if the New Orleans Pelicans should have selected Ja Morant with their first overall pick. This comes after Zion Williamson got hit with a lot of injury concerns throughout […]

Throughout NBA history, the role of the 6th Man has always been very important. A dependable scoring threat off the bench who often plays starter minutes during some games. One of the best to ever play that role was Lou Williams who recently retired. Williams came off the bench for most of his career and […]

Every year, people complain about the NBA season being too long and that they league should reduce the 82-game schedule. As a result, commissioner Adam Silver finally made a change to the NBA schedule. No, we still have an 82-game schedule, but hey, at least we have a brand-new In-Season Tournament! That’s pretty exciting, right? […]

The Golden State Warriors will head into the 2023-24 season with high hopes and no small amount of pressure, with the careers of their star trio of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green getting nearer and nearer to a close. Having won the championship in 2022 and being just a game away from another […]