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The Washington Wizards franchise, like most others, isn’t exactly the most attractive destination for top-tier free agents. Nothing beats the glitz and glamour of signing with a big market team based in Los Angeles or New York, after all. But that doesn’t mean that the Wizards franchise hasn’t made its fair share of impressive signings […]

Serbia managed to cruise past Lithuania by a final score of 87-68 to book their spot in the semi-final of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. They were notably without Borisa Simanic, though, after he had to get a kidney removed thanks to an injury he suffered in their bout against South Sudan. According to Bogdan […]

NBA 2K24’s release date drops this week. The latest NBA 2K game features all new improvements for new-gen players while offering some new experiences for current-gen.  Visual Concepts revealed the legendary Kobe Bryant to be the game’s cover athlete. Throughout the course of August, the team shared more info on MyCAREER, MyTEAM, The City, MyNBA, […]

The creative team behind Season 2 of “Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” compiled a companion guide outlining the historical accuracy of each episode, which they provided to ClutchPoints’ Lakers reporter. “We felt it important to show our work out of respect for the many living characters depicted,” the creators wrote. (Episodes begin with […]

Austin Reaves’ ascent into stardom has been nothing short of impressive. From being a plucky undrafted guard who impressed during the 2021 Summer League to someone even the most casual NBA fan recognizes, the Los Angeles Lakers guard’s star has exploded beyond imagination. And it seems like Reaves is only in the infancy stages of […]

The Boston Celtics are one of the most proud and successful franchises in the history of the National Basketball Association. The Celtics once became the home franchise for Atlanta Hawks and NBA basketball legend Dominique Wilkins who described his time in Beantown recently on a famous online talk show. Wilkins was not a key player […]

As one of the smallest market teams in the NBA, the Hornets – or the Bobcats – have not often been the number one choice for free agents. More often they’re forced to develop their own talent through the draft or make savvy moves at the trade table, and this inability to attract free agents […]

Free agency is never easy for small market teams, with most players preferring to sign with the bigger franchises if they have the option. But for a team which falls into that category, the Trail Blazers have done okay over the years in this regard, picking up a handful of players who have made significant […]

Mark Cuban’s love for basketball further exceeds any business venture that he has in his life. One of his most successful investments came in through the Dallas Mavericks. Now, the community is giving back to the Mavs head honcho by placing him in NBA 2k24’s MyPlayer mode where he and Quavo apparently play minor roles […]

Former Dallas Mavericks point guard Jason Terry is in hot water. New York jeweler Eric Mavachev slapped a lawsuit against Mavs great Terry for allegedly refusing to pay for a $25,000 Rolex watch, per the New York Post’s Priscilla DeGregory. Mavachev’s attorney Mark Shirian claims Jason Terry initially rented the diamond-encrusted watch to attend an […]

After the Dallas Mavericks’ disappointing 2022 season, Luka Doncic spent most of the summer back home in Slovenia. He rested and recovered from the strain of the season, but he also used the long offseason to transform his body. Mike Tobey is an American-born naturalized Slovenian who has shared the floor with Doncic on the […]

Another day, another Michael Jordan/LeBron James comparison. This time around it’s from Jordan’s former star sixth man Toni Kukoc, who weighed into the debate with a balanced and relatively reasonable view – not a sentence which is used all that often in these discussions. As part of a broader response, Kukoc said: “It’s hard to […]

The FIBA World Cup has garnered the interest of plenty of basketball fans around the world, but Jimmy Butler is not one of them. The Heat star has been spotted watching on intently at the US Open at Flushing Meadows, but that interest in sports during his offseason doesn’t appear to extend to one of […]

LeBron James is the most scrutinized player in the NBA today, and perhaps in league history. Everything he does makes news, and many fans and pundits are quick to comment on his every move like they are experts and know everything there is to know about the Los Angeles Lakers superstar. With that said, his […]

Many good stories have been embellished over time for the sole purpose of adding some intrigue. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith was guilty of doing just that, according to Klutch Sports Group founder and LeBron James’ agent Rich Paul. Smith and Paul apparently got into a bit of a spat regarding the endless Michael Jordan-LeBron GOAT […]

There were 69 players in the NBA this past season who had at least 3,000 offensive possessions and recorded assists on 20 percent of their individual possessions, according to NBA.com. The Phoenix Suns are the only team to not have any of those players. The Suns do not have a true point guard, but they […]

One day after he teased the release of his signature shoe, Nike’s ‘Book 1,’ Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker released another preview of an orange colorway of the shoe on X and Instagram. COLOR TEST @Nike pic.twitter.com/qATTfOy7fN — Book (@DevinBook) September 4, 2023 The video starts with the revealed black colorway of the shoe before […]

A trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021 has been followed up by two first-round exits from the playoffs for the Atlanta Hawks. The upcoming 2023-24 season proves to be very important for this organization, one that has consistently gone through changes over the years. Trae Young has been the face of the franchise […]

Jonas Valanciunas has established himself as one of the most imposing starting centers in the NBA. But while Valanciunas has been solid in the NBA, it’s safe to say that the Lithuanian big man does more damage on the international stage, especially after leading his country to a major upset over Team USA in the […]

Nikola Vucevic is one of the premiere basketball players coming out of Europe, currently playing for the Chicago Bulls. He is a two-time All-Star. Given Vucevic’s rise in the NBA, have you ever wondered how an international basketball star like him lives? Well, wonder no more. This article features Nikola Vucevic’s $4.75 million home in […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young has long been on the Los Angeles Lakers’ radar. But if you’re asking Skip Bayless, he’d be a terrible fit for the Purple and Gold. “Trae is a great young man. I like him, I’d like to hangout with him, go to dinner with him, but I would not want […]

Austin Reaves is having the full experience of being at the center of attention during his current stint with Team USA in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. After being adored for his play in the early goings of the tournament in Manila, Reaves is now getting the wrath of social media following his underwhelming play […]

Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden. These three stars led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA Finals in 2012. Since then, all three superstars have departed Oklahoma City, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is ready to once again make the Thunder real contenders in the Western Conference. The 2022-23 season proved to be a huge […]

Any Italians who were still feeling hurt by Paolo Banchero’s decision to represent the United States in the FIBA World Cup instead of them are unlikely to change their stance after the Orlando Magic forward’s most recent media session. Ahead of Team USA’s upcoming quarterfinal mathcup against Italy, a reporter asked the reigning NBA Rookie […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker is set to have his first signature shoe released by Nike. He previewed the ‘Book 1’ Sunday in videos posted to Instagram and X. WEAR TEST @Nike pic.twitter.com/YMYPRzYiKe — Book (@DevinBook) September 3, 2023 In the video, Booker is seen scrolling on Instagram and liking comments from people who criticized […]

It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors have the biggest fanbases among NBA teams. Such is the life for teams boasting the services of LeBron James and Stephen Curry, respectively. But not all fans have level-headed takes. In fact, the bigger the fanbase is, the more likely it is for […]

It was only a matter of time before that slimy Bob Sugar married his way into the top of the sports world. Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss tied the knot with comedian Jay Mohr in an intimate wedding ceremony on Malibu Beach this past Sunday, via TMZ. The two had been publicly dating since […]

Team USA received a wake-up call on Sunday morning when Lithuania (figuratively) punched them in their collective mouths en route to a 110-104 victory to hand the international powerhouse its first loss of the 2023 FIBA World Cup — the only one they could afford if they were to win the entire competition. The Lithuanians, […]

Who is the best player in the NBA? This is a question basketball fans debate every single year, and it’s one that often has no right answer. MVP candidates such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry and LeBron James are obviously amongst the best of the best, but one player cannot win […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are preparing for the 2023-24 NBA season as title contenders in the Western Conference once again. However, Amir Coffey has provided the organization with a distraction this offseason, as he was recently arrested in July after a loaded gun was found in his vehicle by police. On Monday, TMZ reported that […]

The player who elbowed Serbian power forward Boriša Simanić, during last Wednesday’s FIBA World Cup game between South Sudan and Serbia has already opened up about the unfortunate incident that led to one of Simanić’s kidneys getting removed. “My apologies, I didn’t mean to make no type of a dirty play. I hope you have […]

The New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans franchise hasn’t exactly been a hotbed for blockbuster signings in free agency. That distinction is reserved for the big market teams, which was made crystal clear when Anthony Davis decided that he wanted a trade out of the team back in the 2018-19 season. Nevertheless, the Pelicans franchise has still proven […]

Team USA’s loss to Lithuania in the FIBA World Cup could be chalked up to a couple of reasons. One of the most prominent reasons was their big men’s struggles. Against a more physical Lithuania team, the American centers couldn’t keep up. Jaren Jackson Jr, the team’s starting center, got into early foul trouble and […]

Oklahoma City has never been a particularly attractive free-agent destination, so it wasn’t too easy to conjure up a list of the Thunder franchise’s best signings since 2008. The Thunder also notoriously found it difficult to keep the best free agent in their history, failing to come to terms with a new contract with Kevin […]

Austin Reaves and Team USA are still reeling from their first loss in the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the hands of Lithuania on Sunday. The good news for the Americans is that the loss doesn’t signify the end of their run in Manila. Their fate is still in their hands. Reaves is also not […]

The Boston Celtics are the most-storied franchise in NBA history. Bill Russell, Paul Pierce, Larry Bird, and other legends have paved the way for a team searching for their 18th banner led by Jayson Tatum. The credit does not only go to the star-studded names that are already in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of […]

It was never going to be an easy FIBA World Cup run for Team USA. The team was just formed weeks before the tournament and it showed against a ruthless Lithuania team led by Jonas Valanciunas. Hero ball reigned supreme in the last minutes of the game as the Red, White, and Blue tried to […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers point guard Patrick Beverley is not a fan of the way the team handled the Russell Westbrook fiasco throughout the last two seasons. Beverley was a member of the Lakers for the first half of last season, and he’s addressing some issues he had with the blame that Westbrook received for […]

Atlanta Hawks small forward Jalen Johnson has been putting in work this offseason. Johnson has spent time training with NBA legend LeBron James, and the Hawks forward recently recounted his experience and what he learned from the King. “Before the workout, seeing how he goes about his business,” Johnson said, per the AJC. “Just once […]