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Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey has won the NBA’s Most Improved Player award for the 2023-24 season. Maxey took home the hardware in his fourth season after becoming an All-Star and the 76ers’ second option behind Joel Embiid. Each season, the 21st overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft continued to improve. Now he has […]

Shocker! The officiating crew in the New York Knicks’ wild 104-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night at Madison Square Garden didn’t get every call or non-call correct in real-time. The NBA released the Last Two Minute Report for Game 2 on Tuesday afternoon, revealing four referee mistakes of omission—three of which benefitted […]

The Phoenix Suns currently trail the Minnesota Timberwolves 1-0 in their playoff series. Phoenix would love nothing more than to even the series at one game apiece on Tuesday night in Minnesota. Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal will lead the way, but Phoenix’s top three-point option Grayson Allen is battling an injury concern. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are expecting frontcourt reinforcements before their must-win Game 3 at Crypto.com Arena. Whether that’ll be enough to solve their lingering issues against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets is another matter. “We’ve shown that we’re more than capable,” Anthony Davis said after the Lakers’ gut-wrenching last-second 101-99 Game 2 loss at […]

Last year, the Milwaukee Bucks had the best record in the NBA, only to lose in the first round of the playoffs to the Miami Heat. The team looked to overcome those postseason woes in 2023-24, acquiring star point guard Damian Lillard and replacing head coach Mike Budenholzer, with Adrian Griffin. The addition of Lillard […]

The Miami Heat look to come in to Game 2 and shock the world against the Boston Celtics after an ugly loss Sunday afternoon as they look to make this competitive, avoiding going down 0-2 in the series. However, if the Heat want to have success Wednesday night in the first round of the NBA […]

Going from the No. 3 seed and a close matchup with a Steph Curry-led Golden State Warriors squad in the Western Conference Playoffs to a spot on the couch and — as the joke goes, Cancun — isn’t a transition any NBA team aspires to experience, especially with a young team. Unfortunately for the Sacramento […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics are currently in the process of gearing up for Game 2 of their first round playoff series vs the Miami Heat, which is slated to take place on Wednesday evening from the TD Garden in Boston. The Celtics got off to a great start to the series on Sunday […]

Fans of the New Orleans Pelicans can be forgiven for getting their hopes up following an under-the-radar injury status update on Zion Williamson. The two-time NBA All-Star spoke a day before facing off against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second game of their first-round NBA Playoffs series. Williamson’s words immediately stoked the fires of […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are not looking for moral victories following a Game 1 road loss to open an NBA Playoffs series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Zion Williamson may be out with an injury and Brandon Ingram is still seemingly shaking off some rust but there are some silver linings to consider. Trey Murphy […]

In an exciting opener to their playoff series, the Minnesota Timberwolves, led by a dominant performance from Anthony Edwards, topped the Phoenix Suns with a decisive 120-95 victory in Game 1. The matchup not only highlighted the young star’s rising prowess but also his spirited trash-talk with NBA star Kevin Durant, a scene that has […]

Luka Doncic is arguably the best player in the NBA right now. He was recently named an MVP finalist, and has led the Dallas Mavericks ever since the team drafted him. Former NBA player Goran Dragic believes in Doncic, but thinks the Mavericks star still needs to make a “change” in order to win a […]

The Milwaukee Bucks enter Tuesday looking to double down on their 1-0 lead in their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers. They took care of business in game 1 at home last Sunday via a 109-94 score, and they did that without superstar forward and two-time league Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo in uniform. But […]

Kyle Lowry’s net worth in 2024 is $100 million. Lowry is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. He is a six time All-Star, an All-NBA team player, and a NBA champion. For this piece, let’s take a closer look at Kyle Lowry’s net worth in 2024. Kyle […]

Despite a long history of success (albeit, without an NBA title), the Indiana Pacers are in search of their first playoff series victory since the 2013-14 season. That year, a squad composed of Paul George, George Hill, and Roy Hibbert reached the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Miami Heat. Since then, Indiana has […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are currently in the process of gearing up for their Game 2 matchup vs the Dallas Mavericks, and will be hoping to have Kawhi Leonard back in the lineup when they hit the hardwood on Tuesday evening at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Oddly enough, the Clippers had no issues […]

The Thunder host the Pelicans in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday! The Thunder were great down the stretch of Game 1 and hung on to win and take a 1-0 lead in the series. The Pelicans have a chance to even the series before heading back to New Orleans for Game 3. We continue our […]

With March Madness complete and all eyes on the transfer portal and coaching carousel, college basketball fans must also pay attention to which players are entering the NBA Draft. Oregon’s N’Faly Dante and Colorado’s KJ Simpson are among the college basketball stars who helped their NBA Draft chances with strong NCAA Tournament performances. But that […]

The Boston Celtics host the Miami Heat for Game 2 after a blowout win in the opener. Let’s continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Celtics prediction and pick for Game 2. The Heat entered this series knowing their chances would be slim without star Jimmy Butler available for the series after hurting his knee […]

Zach Edey, the towering center from Purdue University who has captivated the college basketball world with his commanding performances, has officially declared for the 2024 NBA Draft. Standing at 7-foot-4, Edey has been a dominant force in college basketball, recently earning the title of the consensus national player of the year. His decision to move […]

The Miami Heat had some representation when the NBA released the three finalists for various awards, including the honors of Defensive Player of the Year. For the first time in his career, Heat star Bam Adebayo is a finalist for the award as himself and head coach Erik Spoelstra talk about the big-man getting recognition. […]

The Boston Celtics dominated the league this regular season, yet they’ll have no NBA accolades to show for it. The NBA announced the finalists for its most prestigious awards on Sunday night and no Celtic could be found on any of the shortlists. Complete list of 2023-24 awards finalists pic.twitter.com/ao7xOdZpwg — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April […]

Earlier this week, the NBA finalists for several awards were announced, including the Sixth Man of the Year, and to the surprise of many, one name that was not one of the three candidates was Los Angeles Clippers guard Normal Powell. Instead, the three finalists chosen were Naz Reid of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Malik Monk […]

Before Game 2 of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets playoff series on Monday, Anthony Davis expressed frustration on not being included as one of the three NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award finalists. And after Davis and the Lakers lost to the Nuggets on a Jamal Murray game-winner over Davis, former NBA […]

On Monday evening, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers suffered their tenth (!) straight loss to the Denver Nuggets and went down 0-2 in their current first round playoff series vs the reigning NBA champions by blowing a 20-point second half lead and ultimately falling victim to a fallaway jump shot from Jamal Murray […]

Over the last few years, former MLB superstar Alex Rodriguez and businessman Marc Lore have been gathering equity in order to slowly take over ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves from long-time owner Glen Taylor. While the new ownership group was set to make their final payment in order to become the majority owners at the […]

Miami Heat forward Caleb Martin has been under fire for a play with around a minute left in the fourth quarter where in a bang-bang play, he collided with Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum where he fell awkwardly. The immediate response from fans and some viewers were that it was a “dirty” play in an […]

Rudy Gobert has found himself in some peculiar situations during his NBA career. In addition to most notably being the first NBA player to test positive for COVID-19 back in March 2020, the Minnesota Timberwolves big man has since drawn the ire of numerous fellow players and fans, an issue that was highlighted again recently […]

Former NBA player JJ Redick has emerged as a candidate for the Charlotte Hornets head coaching job. Redick played 15 years in the league and has been with ESPN as an analyst and color commentator during marquee matchups. He’s also a cohost on two popular podcasts, one of them which happen to be with Los […]

Remember when NFL superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers isolated himself not just from the football world but from everyone in 2023 to think about his future? It apparently inspired the Minnesota Timberwolves star big man Rudy Gobert to the point that he reached out to the future football Hall of Famer, according to Tim McMahon of […]

NBA players are highly paid for their talents. As a result, they are expected to see action on a nightly basis given that fans are paying big money to watch them play. While injuries play a role in the NBA season, there have been incidents in the past when players miss games for odd reasons. […]

In the postseason for the first time since 2020, the Orlando Magic are a young and hungry team that is looking to prove that they can be one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference. After losing 96-86 to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night, the Magic have now dug themselves into a 0-2 […]

Despite trailing by five in the final minute of Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers, the New York Knicks hit back-to-back threes and scored eight unanswered points in total to take a 2-0 series lead with a 104-101 victory. But the come-from-behind victory did not come without controversy; the 76ers are reportedly expected to file […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were left deflated again by the Denver Nuggets after getting punched in the mouth by Nikola Jokic and the reigning NBA champions in Game 2 Monday night. Also getting socked in the face during the game, this time without being metaphorical, was a fan in the stands, who caught the fist […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are looking to take a 2-0 series lead in the NBA playoffs over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. Minnesota has one player listed on the injury report, though, as Kyle Anderson is battling a hip injury. Anderson suffered the injury in Game 1. The Timberwolves still earned a convincing 120-95 victory over […]

Athletes often say the greatest respect they earn comes from their peers. That then says a lot about San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama. In yet another tell that the generational talent continues to live up to that description, the 7-foot-4 rookie topped two categories as decided by fellow NBA players: “Who’s the best defender?” […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are having a very special season. Not only is the team pushing forward in the NBA Playoffs, but their star player is getting some very special praise. NBA legend Michael Jordan is giving praise to Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, per Stephen A. Smith. "That brother is special."@stephenasmith on what Michael Jordan told […]

When The Athletic asked anonymous NBA players to name their favorite athletes outside of the league, most of the answers were rather unsurprising, with WNBA No. 1 overall pick Caitlin Clark, a few NFL players, and various soccer players being mentioned. But apparently, one NBA player is a big, big fan of new Atlanta Falcons […]

The Denver Nuggets erased a 20-point deficit in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, ultimately winning 101-99 thanks to an epic game-winner from guard Jamal Murray. Up until the fourth quarter though, it was a quiet contest for the defending champions and especially Murray. The Canadian scored 14 of his 20 […]