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There was tons of online chatter yesterday as it was centered around former long-time Miami Heat player Udonis Haslem on his podcast “The OGs” with Mike Miller where they had star Bam Adebayo on. The big-man told a story about Haslem giving a pre-game speech on the night where the league retired Boston Celtics icon […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will face the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, but they may be without Giannis Antetokounmpo. The superstar is listed as questionable due to calf injury management, via the NBA’s official injury report. The Greek Freak has managed to stay relatively healthy and last missed a game on November 15th against the Toronto […]

The Detroit Pistons lost their 27th straight game on Tuesday night against the Brooklyn Nets, 118-112. Their record for the year is 2-28, and Monty Williams’ first season with this young roster is definitely not going as expected. As a result, there are plenty of trade rumors circulating across the NBA, and the Pistons are […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were down starters Shaedon Sharpe and Deandre Ayton against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. It hardly mattered, as the Blazers walloped the Kings 130-113 behind the bench unit’s stellar play. Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups opted to give Moses Brown the start in Ayton’s place, pointing to the team being […]

If I could take a time machine back to when I was eight years old to tell eight-year-old Sonny that I would someday be writing a story about a meeting between the Indiana Pacers point guard and world heavyweight champion pro wrestler, I can’t even tell you how excited that little fella would’ve been. And […]

The Brooklyn Nets made history Tuesday, handing the Detroit Pistons an NBA single-season record 27th straight loss, 118-112, at Little Caesars Arena. However, one of the top Nets storylines wasn’t what was happening on the floor but rather who Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn decided to have off of it (Cam Thomas) in the game’s […]

Who knew Andre Drummond still had it in him? The 30-year-old NBA veteran got the call for his first start of the season on Tuesday for the Chicago Bulls. After 98 games off the bench for the Bulls, Drummond finally got his shot in the starting lineup and did not disappoint. Drummond dropped 24 points […]

After the Portland Trail Blazers 130-113 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night, Scoot Henderson couldn’t help but smile. After an up-and-down start to the season, the third-overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft had just put in his best game as a pro and was reflecting on how much fun he was having […]

Ja Morant is once again being criticized and thrown under the microscope by the NBA community for what he did in the Memphis Grizzlies’ recent victory. Since returning from his 25-game suspension for flashing a gun at a camera, Morant has led the Grizzlies to a 4-0 record, including an overtime win against the New […]

The NBA is the sports soap opera that keeps adding twists as the writers run out of ways to make it normal. Nothing has made that more apparent than James Harden calling out his current General Manager, Daryl Morey, while on tour in China to request a trade from the Philadelphia 76ers, which led to […]

It was previously announced that Mark Cuban would be selling his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks. On Tuesday, NBA insider Mark Stein revealed that Cuban’s sale was approved by the other 29 teams in the league. “Mark Cuban’s sale of his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to the Adelson and Dumont families of […]

The Chicago Bulls have started to turn things around as of late, winning five of their last seven games. Zach LaVine being sidelined due to injury has not seemed to negatively impact the Bulls, but the team is going to be dealing with yet another key injury concern over their next handful of games. Nikola […]

In four games back since his 25-game suspension to begin the season ended, Ja Morant has practically single-handedly turned the Memphis Grizzlies season around. In his absence, the Grizzlies were 6-19, rudderless and hopeless. Now, the Grizzlies are in the midst of a four-game winning streak, up to 10-19 for the season, and suddenly full […]

There is no denying that the Boston Celtics are the early favorites to win the 2024 NBA Finals. Following their Christmas Day victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, the Celtics are now 23-6 on the season, dominating virtually every single team they have faced. Although they have the best starting group in the NBA, Boston’s […]

Tuesday was not the Minnesota Timberwolves’ night as the Oklahoma City Thunder controlled the game from start to finish. While the Timberwolves suffered a 129-106 loss to a very good Thunder team, Anthony Edwards flashed his talent yet again. Edwards closed the game with an impressive 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Posting career-highs […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been in the headlines a lot recently, most of it surrounding Zion Williamson’s weight. Tuesday night they were in the news again, this time after losing in overtime to the Memphis Grizzlies following a 13-point lead to start the fourth quarter. The Pelicans were outscored 49-35 in the fourth quarter […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are turning things around, and all it took was the returns of Ja Morant and Marcus Smart to jolt some life back into a flatlining franchise. One underrated impact of Morant’s return is that it reduced the burden Jaren Jackson Jr. carried in terms of creating offense. On Tuesday night, in a […]

As the saying goes, teamwork makes the dream work, and it’s emblematic of the Cleveland Cavaliers stealing a 109-95 win on the road against the Chicago Bulls. How Cleveland snuck into Chicago and won without Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Caris LeVert, Donovan Mitchell and Sam Merrill is impressive. But it’s the perfect example of how […]

The Detroit Pistons made history on Tuesday night, but not the kind of history that anyone wants to be a part of. The Pistons lost their record-setting 27th game in a row on Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets, and they now hold the record for the longest NBA losing streak in a single season. Detroit […]

December 15th has come and gone, meaning that trade season is officially underway in the NBA. While no major moves have been so far save for the Clippers trading for James Harden earlier this season, trade talks surely will begin to commence amongst teams deemed to be buyers and sellers. One team that looks to […]

This past Thursday, which was the first-ever World Basketball Day, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the nominees for its Class of 2024. At least six of these nominees have ties to the Cleveland Cavaliers in some way or another, whether it’s from their time as a player or a coach. Here are the […]

Down to only ten players, the Cleveland Cavaliers somehow pulled off their most impressive win of the season before Christmas against the Chicago Bulls. It gave Cavs fans plenty of Christmas cheer, and in their upcoming road battle with the Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland fans could be getting an even bigger gift: A Donovan Mitchell return […]

On paper, it was a contest the San Antonio Spurs figured to have a decent chance of winning. Then again, with a 4-24 record heading in, that was tough to tell. The Silver and Black resumed play the night after Christmas with a 130-118 defeat at the hands of the Utah Jazz at the Frost […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves battled the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. In a duel between two of the top teams in the Western Conference, this matchup never disappoints. Two teams built stylistically different pose serious challenges to the other. Minnesota’s immense size, rebounding and defensive prowess control the game in ways Oklahoma City simply cannot. […]

Sparked by a huge fourth quarter run, the Utah Jazz overcame the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, 130-118. One player from the Jazz who made significant contributions was Collin Sexton. The fiery guard, also known by the nickname of “Young Bull,” contributed 20 points on an efficient 9-of-10 from the field. He also added six […]

It’s no secret that Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is one of the most unstoppable players in today’s league. With two regular season MVPs, a championship ring and a finals MVP to boot, Jokic has been a nightmare for opposing teams, particularly the big men who are tasked to guard him. One player who’s been […]

As expected, the Memphis Grizzlies have been a completely different team since Ja Morant returned from his 25-game suspension. Now, they should be even better with Marcus Smart back in the fold. The early results appear to support that assumption. Memphis roared back from a 15-point deficit and outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans in a […]

James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers are back to their winning ways. After a two-game slump, the Clippers restored order and calmed their fans down by taking care of business Tuesday night with a 113-104 victory at home over the visiting Charlotte Hornets. Harden led the way for the Clips with 29 points, and […]

In what can be described as a defensive clinic, the Memphis Grizzlies overcame the New Orleans Pelicans in an overtime thriller, 116-115. Asked about his team’s defensive effort, returning star Ja Morant described the Grizzlies’ performance as “big time” just right after Tuesday night’s game. “Big time! Obviously, defense wins games,” Morant said, as per […]

Udonis Haslem has been synonymous with the Miami Heat system for a long time. He was there when they won their title in 2006 and stuck well into the new era of LeBron James and Jimmy Butler. That also means that he has seen the rivalry between his squad and the Boston Celtics the most. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans lost a heartbreaker in the Smoothie King Center Tuesday night to the Memphis Grizzlies, but because of the unusual nature of the ending, the true agony of defeat has probably not set in for the team just yet. Ja Morant attacked the basket with the Grizzlies trailing by one, and the […]

Over the past few weeks, the sky appears to be falling for the Phoenix Suns. Losers of three straight, which has brought their record down to 14-15, the Suns have grown increasingly frustrated, with Devin Booker even calling out the team in his postgame presser. But the biggest development for the Suns has been Kevin […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are on a tear since Ja Morant came back. Marcus Smart and Desmond Bane had a hard time catching wins before his return but their fears have been thrown out the window. A superstar is back and he has been creating works of art in the stat sheet in the past four […]

The San Antonio Spurs’ hopes of turning things around rest on the broad shoulders of 19-year old rookie Victor Wembanyama, making protecting his health the utmost priority for the franchise at the moment. And in the aftermath of the ankle injury that kept Wembanyama out on Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks and kept him to […]

It is difficult to rebuild a fallen empire. The San Antonio Spurs (4-25) continue to learn this lesson the hard way after losing yet again on Tuesday night to further their cement their place in the nadir of the Western Conference. In what was a winnable matchup at home against the Utah Jazz (13-18), San […]

There seems to be no love lost between former Miami Heat player Udonis Haslem and certain players of the Boston Celtics. During a podcast, the recently retired forward let his thoughts be known, going on a profanity-laced tirade. “In my era, we used to hate the motherf*****s that we had to go against — the […]

Talented San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama was able to suit up for the team during their Tuesday night matchup against the Utah Jazz following a one-game absence due to an ankle injury. In 24 minutes of play, Wembanyama put up 15 points, seven rebounds, and five blocks, an impressive performance all things considered despite […]

This is one of the few times in an NBA player’s career that they have been down tremendously. The Detroit Pistons now have the longest losing streak in an NBA season. After Monty Williams’ team lost to the Brooklyn Nets, morale was not the highest. This prompted Cade Cunningham to step up and give a […]

The Memphis Grizzlies engaged in another heated matchup against Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. The Grizzlies won the game 116-115 for their fourth straight victory. Ja Morant had another masterful performance, and he made his team’s belief mindset clear at the end of the game. Ja Morant’s confidence shines after leading the Grizzlies […]