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Anthony Edwards is making the most of his Team USA team. The young Minnesota Timberwolves star is having an impressive stint with the national team. In fact, his efforts against Spain in their most recent game led to a win. Edwards was active on both ends, showing growth in areas that he previously struggled in. […]

Being above the height of 7-foot-3 makes an NBA player an instant fan favorite. This is exactly how it panned out for Tacko Fall when he received chants to get in the game during his Boston Celtics days. Bol Bol has experienced the same thing with the Orlando Magic. A new generation of insanely tall […]

In the upcoming 2023-24 NBA season, the league is expected to roll out the first-ever In-Season Tournament. It’s an intriguing plan by the league that it will execute behind visions of spicier competition and increased engagement from NBA fans. Sacramento Kings star point guard De’Aaron Fox did not wait for the tournament to actually start […]

The Miami Heat were never going to pick Chris Kaman over Dwyane Wade with the fifth overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, at least not according to franchise president Pat Riley. Though its well-documented that the Heat were looking for a big man at the time — needing to replace two-time Defensive Player of […]

If there’s anybody that understands the position that Chris Paul may soon face himself in, its former Golden State Warriors point guard and three-time NBA champion Shaun Livingston. The No. 4 pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, Livingston’s promising career was curtailed by a major knee that he suffered in just his third season. With […]

The Atlanta Hawks cleared up some of the log-jam in their frontcourt this offseason when they traded John Collins to the Utah Jazz. Collins’ name had been in trade rumors for a while now and Hawks brass must have felt like it was time to pull the trigger. What the trade did was open up […]

File that under ‘7-Footers Shouldn’t Be Able To Do That.’ As the 2023-24 season inches ever closer, Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant and Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren — both cornerstone players for their respective franchises — decided to play some pickup basketball, testing each other’s skills and their own. All that was missing […]

There are only a couple of weeks before the FIBA World Cup kicks off in Manila. A lot of hype has been surrounding the very well-balanced Team USA squad. The team may not be as star-studded compared to the Olympics’ 1992 Dream Team or even the Redeem Team. But, a lot of fans have gotten […]

On Saturday, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum supported Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade during his 2023 Hall of Fame enshrinement. But that doesn’t mean the young Celtic has any interest in heading to South Beach. While walking into Wade’s induction ceremony in Springfield, Massachusetts, Tatum was showered with cheers and comments from fans. One person […]

For NBA fans looking for their basketball fix in the offseason, they have a couple of options. This summer specifically has the FIBA World Cup set to begin at the end of the month with friendly scrimmages leading up to the start of the event. There is of course the NBA Summer League in Las […]

Team USA Basketball got its biggest test so far in a pre-FIBA World Cup matchup with Spain, and Team USA Basketball picked up a 98-88 win. However, fans had some jokes regarding Anthony Edwards going up against Juancho Hernangomez from Spain. Anthony Edwards played Kermit Wilts in the Adam Sandler film called “Hustle,” while Juancho […]

Team USA held off a second half surge to down Spain 98-88 in a back-and-forth exhibition ahead of the FIBA World Cup. USA basketball built a comfortable lead through two quarters, heading into halftime with a 55-45 advantage. But Spain did not go down without a fight, pushing USA to the brink in the second […]

In recent years, the Boston Celtics have gotten the best opportunities to win an NBA championship. Continuity was always their strategy with Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, and Brad Stevens. Although, that has not worked out for them and they switched things up. They acquired Kristaps Porzingis from the Washington Wizards in exchange for […]

Jayson Tatum is absolutely ecstatic to see his good friend and Boston Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown land the biggest NBA contract ever (for now at least). After some time of waiting, Brown finally inked an extension with the Celtics this offseason that would pay him $304 million over five years. As mentioned, it made him […]

Although the Houston Rockets can’t have been too happy when veteran center Brook Lopez spurned them in free agency to rejoin the Milwaukee Bucks, the immediate benefit of a 2023 Defensive Player of the Year finalist choosing against anchoring their defense was that there would be not significant change in the role of 21-year-old center […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are once again the talk of the town (did they ever stop?), as the rising popularity of Austin Reaves continues to enlarge his stature among NBA fans, players and alum. While a bit of the interest in Reaves may be attributed to the sheer fact that he plays for one of the […]

Add another familiar name to the growing list of veterans vying for the Golden State Warriors’ final roster spot. Glenn Robinson III will participate in an upcoming group workout with the Warriors alongside fellow free agents, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Robinson III has been out of the league for over two years, last […]

His induction to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was a family event for Dwyane Wade. After showering his kin with praise during an emotional speech that culminated in a heartwarming, on-stage moment with his once estranged father, the Miami Heat legend made some time for his extended basketball family, too. Future Hall-of-Famers Carmelo […]

Kevin Garnett isn’t one to mince his words. But this wild take from the Hall of Famer on LeBron James and Kevin Durant won’t sit well with Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns fans. On the latest episode of KG Certified, Garnett audaciously suggested that James and Durant should become “spot up” guys at this […]

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga delivered a dunk that will undoubtedly excite fans ahead of the new 2023/24 season. Kuminga is already known for having some of the best highlight-reel dunks in the league over the course of the last two years. He’s showing no signs of slowing down either as further evidenced of […]

Kyrie Irving recently put on a show at his ‘More Than A Run’ pickup event in his native New Jersey, dazzling a crowd full of young hoopers with his signature shooting and dribbling flair. Once the run was finished, trophy and microphone in hand, the Dallas Mavericks superstar used his platform to address a crisis […]

Kostas Antetokounmpo, the youngest brother of Giannis Antetokounmpo, will reportedly not suit up for Greece during the 2023 FIBA World Cup due to injury. He joins his older brother Giannis in supporting his country on the sidelines. The Milwaukee Bucks superstar announced on Friday his decision to forgo this year’s tournament, citing that he is […]

The Boston Celtics are looking to the future to do something that they haven’t done in more than 50 years. Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck recently confirmed that he’s going all in to bring the NBA All-Star Game to Boston in 2026, per Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. Beantown hasn’t hosted the star-studded event since […]

After his induction into the 2023 Hall of Fame, Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade threw an epic afterparty that saw award-winning rapper Lil Wayne bless the festivities with a sick performance. The two stars danced and chopped it up on stage after Wade’s official enshrinement to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday […]

Is Philadelphia 76ers star guard James Harden about to have one of the best seasons of his career? If you let his agent, Troy Payne, tell the story? The answer is a resounding yes. “He’s been doing two-a-days the last three weeks,” Payne says of Harden’s offseason workout regimen. “Like James has a crazy hunger […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich gave a special shoutout to Jerry Colangelo during his NBA Hall of Fame induction speech for fulfilling a lifetime dream of coaching Team USA during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. "Jerry Colangelo fulfilled a lifetime dream of mine by having to trust in me to coach the [USA] Olympic […]

Dwyane Wade is officially a Hall of Famer. During his fantastic, heartfelt speech at his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, he saluted plenty of key figures who helped him become the most iconic player in Miami Heat history, including Udonis Haslem. Wade showed a massive amount of appreciation for his family […]

Whether it’s because the initial expectations are truly far too grand, his initial showing was far too underwhelming, or because the league is still too far away from the tip-off of the 2023-24 season, the hype around San Antonio Spurs rookie power forward Victor Wembanyama seems to have subsided a little bit in recent weeks. […]

For nearly two decades, Hall of Fame guard Dwyane Wade (it feels good to officially write that) has been among the most popular basketball players in the world. Whether you were a Chicago native, Marquette alum, Miami Heat fan or just a general hoops head, the way that Wade played — the Way of Wade […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki sent a rather hilarious but brutally honest message to his fellow 2023 Hall of Famers, admitting to Dwyane Wade, Pau Gasol and Tony Parker that he “didn’t always like” them. Nowitzki, however, said that not out of hate for his peers but rather as a competitor who had the desire […]

After a few weeks of pomp and circumstance, Miami Heat legend and former NBA superstar Dwyane Wade is now officially in the Hall of Fame. A 13-time All-Star and 3-time NBA champion whose unique play style is seared into the memories of not just only Heat fans but basketball fans worldwide, the 41-year-old’s induction is […]

Former Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade made the decision to bring Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson with him to Springfield, Massachusetts for his Hall-of-Fame induction ceremony on Saturday night. Wade and Iverson together represented two of the top scoring guards of a generation, and they went about it in different ways. Iverson strolled into the […]

Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash may have failed to win a championship together with the Dallas Mavericks, but they definitely formed a bond and friendship that is unbreakable. Nowitzki showed exactly that on Saturday as he shared a tribute for Nash during his Hall of Fame speech. He reflected on their journey together in the […]

The bulk of Portland Trail Blazers fans’ attention this offseason has been siphoned to the Damian Lillard saga amid the star guard’s trade request, and understandably so given what Lillard has meant to the organization and community since being drafted in 2012. However, while appreciating the past and navigating through pressing concerns in the present, […]

Dirk Nowitzki and Mark Cuban were just two members of a Dallas Mavs franchise that took home the NBA title in 2011. The Mavs got it done by knocking off the Dwyane Wade-Chris Bosh-LeBron James super team that was the Miami Heat. With Nowitzki entering the Hall-of-Fame on Saturday night, Steve Nash, his former point […]

Tim Duncan and Tony Parker spent many years playing together in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs, and they became great friends while enjoying a lot of success. Tim Duncan played in San Antonio from 1997-2016 and Tony Parker was there from 2001-2018. The two were part of the Spurs’ ‘big three’ that also […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have made their decision on James Harden’s trade demand: they have ended the talks to move the star guard and plan to bring him to training camp. However, it’s worth noting that it’s only the Sixers’ stance. As for Harden himself, he reportedly remains firm on leaving the City of Brotherly Love. […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons was once thought to be on track to play for the Australian men’s national basketball team, commonly called the Boomers, as they gear up for the FIBA World Cup later this month. Simmons hasn’t played for the Boomers since the 2013, when he came off the bench in two […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has a reputation for being tough on his players. No one’s questioning the effectiveness of his style, though. After all, he is now a Hall of Famer on top of being a multi-titled head coach in the hardest, most talented professional basketball league in the world. You can […]