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In a massive injury boost to the Miami Heat, both Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro are now set to return when they play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. However, that doesn’t mean the team’s injury woes are over, with Kyle Lowry heading to the sidelines this time. Adebayo has missed the Heat’s last seven games […]

As the Orlando Magic get set for their Sunday game against the Boston Celtics, updates on their injured players have become a focal point. Jalen Suggs, who suffered a left wrist sprain in the team’s recent 128-111 loss to the Celtics, will return to the court. This news offers a ray of hope for the […]

It’s safe to say there’s nothing better than personally experiencing the joyful adrenaline rush of hitting a game-winning buzzer-beater in the NBA. The next best thing for a fan? Watching that drama unfold from a courtside seat, as evidenced by Jimmy Butler’s Instagram post highlighting his game-winning jumper over the Chicago Bulls as time expired […]

Ja Morant is set to return from suspension soon. The Memphis Grizzlies will receive a massive boost in production once he’s back on the floor. But to make room for him on the roster, the front office must release someone. With that said, the Grizzlies will be cutting Kenneth Lofton Jr., per team writer Damichael […]

Karl-Anthony Towns  exploded for a season-high 40 points in his team’s impressive 127-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Even more impressive than that gaudy point total is the efficiency with which the Minnesota Timberwolves star accomplished it. Towns went 15-of-25 from the field, 2-of-3 from deep and a perfect 8-of-8 at the […]

New San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee took in the Golden State Warriors’ thrilling win over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night at Chase Center. When he was introduced on the arena jumbotron to a fawning reaction from Warriors faithful, the former KBO superstar reacted like any typical fan. New Giants outfielder Jung Hoo […]

The Utah Jazz were a surprise team to start last season and one main reason for their success was Finnish forward Lauri Markkanen. He had an impressive 2022-23 campaign as he was selected as an All-Star starter in his home city of Salt Lake. Looking to build off his spectacular year, Markkanen has been terrific, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell 131-120 to Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in Rip City on Saturday, losing their sixth straight game. The defeat moves Chauncey Billups’ team to 6-18 on the season, tied with the Memphis Grizzlies for the second-worst record in the Western Conference. No one expected Portland to compete for a […]

The Miami Heat once again have a very impressive rookie on their hands in Jaime Jaquez Jr., the 18th overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft. He’s not far off from breaking a franchise rookie record previously set by Dwyane Wade. Jaquez is already someone who closes games and plays a lot of minutes for […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas had struggled to replicate his early-season brilliance in seven games since returning from an ankle injury entering Saturday’s matchup with the Golden State Warriors. Thomas shook off the rust at Chase Center, scoring a game-high 41 points on 15-of-24 shooting in a last-second 124-120 loss. Cam Thomas broke out of […]

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 131-120 Saturday night, but they did take a big loss as well after rookie center Dereck Lively II left the game with an ankle injury. The good news is, after the game, the Mavs got a best-they-could-hope injury update on Lively that has to make Mavs superstar […]

The Chicago Bulls suffered a crushing loss to the Miami Heat on Saturday night, watching a fourth quarter rally fall short after Jimmy Butler nailed a game-winning buzzer-beater to give the Heat a 118-116 victory. The Bulls had a win in their grasp, but some late game miscues led to the Heat snatching victory from […]

The Brooklyn Nets dropped a thriller 124-120 to the Golden State Warriors Saturday at Chase Center. The Nets dug themselves a 16-point hole at halftime, and despite a valiant second-half effort, Stephen Curry refused to let them climb out of it. After Brooklyn came back to take the lead with six minutes remaining, Curry scored […]

A certain phrase in relation to a key aspect of basketball pops up when San Antonio Spurs players talked about improvement after breaking a 18-game losing streak. “Defensively, we’ve stepped up, staying locked in,” star rookie Victor Wembanyama says. “Even when we couldn’t hit shots, we stuck together and locked in on defense,” forward Keldon […]

The Detroit Pistons have managed to capture the national spotlight after just a few years of rebuilding. But it’s not because they’re showing signs of growth and laying a successful foundation to build upon. The losing ways of Cade Cunningham and his young supporting cast are approaching historic levels. While teams like the Oklahoma City […]

Golden State Warriors forward Klay Thompson is one of the best shooters to ever live and the stats reflect just that. In Saturday’s win over the Brooklyn Nets, Klay moved to ninth all-time in the most three-pointers list and now sits just seven triples back of Vince Carter. Via NBA: Congrats to @KlayThompson of the […]

In the wake of the news that Evan Mobley and Darius Garland would be sidelined until early 2024, vultures began to circle the Cleveland Cavaliers. Losing Mobley and Garland is a huge blow for Cleveland and will impact their style of play and whether they can keep winning without either player. If the losses pile […]

The Milwaukee Bucks picked up their fifth win in their past six contests on Saturday night by absolutely throttling the Detroit Pistons 146-114, and unsurprisingly, it was due in large part to another strong performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo. While winning is always fun, Antetokounmpo probably enjoyed a moment later in the game when he was […]

It felt like the season was over when the news broke that the Cleveland Cavaliers would be without Evan Mobley and Darius Garland until at least early 2024. Garland is vital for everything Cleveland does on offense while Mobley is critical for the Cavs to match the Minnesota Timberwolves in terms of defensive prowess. In […]

HOUSTON – Defense is the mindset. Defense is the culture. Following back-to-back wins against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Houston Rockets continue on their five-game winning streak with a 13-9 record in a steady climb up the rankings of the Western Conference. On Sunday, they will take their #2 in defensive rating and #1 in opponent […]

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves welcomed the Indiana Pacers into the Target Center Saturday night. With the Timberwolves looking to add to their lead in the Western Conference, they took on a disadvantaged Pacers team. Indiana had travel issues following their game Friday night in against the Washington Wizards. These travel issues led to the […]

There’s a widely understood concept among basketball fans that goes something like this: if a present-day player is doing something statistically that hasn’t been accomplished since Wilt Chamberlain did it, he’s doing something absolutely outrageous and we need to stop and pause to talk about it. This is where we’ve arrived with Philadelphia 76ers center […]

Like the rest of the basketball world, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is just as surprised after learning what Sacramento Kings youngster Keegan Murray just did against the Utah Jazz. Murray exploded for the Kings during Saturday’s showdown, even going full Curry mode as he drained 12 of his 13 attempts from deep en […]

Stephen Curry rescued the Golden State Warriors from yet another blown double-digit lead on Saturday, scoring 12 straight fourth quarter points to lead his team to a 124-120 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. He finished with 37 points and six triples on 14-of-22 shooting, beating his chest to a fawning Chase Center crowd as the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have finally gotten healthy, or at least as healthy as they are going to be this season. While that’s cause for celebration among Blazers fans, it’s also opened up issues for the team of late. Deandre Ayton, Malcolm Brogdon, and Jerami Grant – the three most veteran starters on Chauncey Billups’ […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder only led once (a three-point advantage early in the first quarter) and even found themselves trailing by as much as 11 points against the Denver Nuggets. In the end, however, they were the ones to come out on top thanks to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s heroics. With just seven seconds remaining and the […]

The Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls Saturday night in thrilling fashion as star Jimmy Butler hit the game-winning shot to put the other team away, 118-116. Butler, Kevin Love, and Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke after the game to talk about the exciting buzzer-beater moment and the drama surrounding around it. JIMMY BUTLER […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted a short-handed Indiana Pacers squad on their second night of a back-to-back. Following the Pacers’ loss to the Washington Wizards on Friday night, there were mechanical issues with their airplane which delayed their flight into the MSP area. With the Indiana players landing in Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon, an irregular schedule […]

The Miami Heat come out of Saturday night’s game with a win over the Chicago Bulls in thrilling fashion, 118-116. As it will for sure become viral on social media, the play of the game was star Jimmy Butler hitting the buzzer-beater game-winning shot to send Chicago packing their bags. Besides Butler and his game-high […]

The Hornets’ Miles Bridges is one of the most athletic and talented players in the Eastern Conference, a former collegiate star at Michigan State University with Coach Tom Izzo. Bridges served a 10-game suspension earlier this year and has come back strong in an effort to help the Hornets climb back into the NBA Playoff […]

The Philadelphia 76ers may not be rolling over the best teams in the NBA right now but they are ROLLING as of late. The Sixers’ 53-point win over the Charlotte Hornets is their sixth consecutive win. Joel Embiid notched 42 points and 15 rebounds on 18-23 shooting from the field in just three quarters in […]

They don’t call him Jimmy Buckets for nothing. Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler delivered the goods again Saturday night, and he did it in epic fashion, as he buried a game-winning stepback jumper to break a tie with the Chicago Bulls and give his team the 118-116 win at home. It was also a sweet […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (15-11) are still a work in progress with some big question marks going into the NBA trade season. Literally big, as in 7-foot-0, 265 pounds worth of Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas big. The pros and cons of moving off or keeping the respected veteran seemingly sway in the balance with every win […]

There really isn’t a debate. Stephen Curry is the greatest shooter in the history of the NBA. Sure, guys like Reggie Miller and Ray Allen are legends in their own right. But Curry has taken three-point shooting to a new level. So much so, that he just hit another career milestone during the Golden State […]

The Charlotte Hornets pretty much had no chance against the Philadelphia 76ers. To make matters worse, Charlotte also lost Terry Rozier to injury early in the third quarter. It’s been an abysmal year for this team and it’s just getting worse. During an inbound play, Rozier chased after his opponent. He attempted to run by […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (18-7) faced the Charlotte Hornets (7-17) on the second night of a back-to-back. The Sixers didn’t play with their food and came out of Buzz City with a huge win to push their winning streak to six. The final score: 135-82. Good lord. Let’s break down the Sixers’ win over the Hornets. […]

The Sacramento Kings have had a solid start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Kings are 14-9 and sit in fifth place in the Western Conference standings. Still, second-year forward Keegan Murray has been mentioned in trade rumors, specifically with the Toronto Raptors. The Kings have come out to dispel rumors of a trade involving […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors were close to reeling even before Draymond Green struck Jusuf Nurkic in the face, drawing an immediate ejection and ultimately an indefinite suspension. Steve Kerr opened the second half of their loss to the Phoenix Suns with Brandin Podziemski and Jonathan Kuminga starting for Andrew Wiggins and Kevon […]

As the Bulls have struggled this season, DeMar DeRozan has been a fixture of several trade rumors as the February deadline looms. DeRozan’s standout play has drawn the interest of championship contenders who want to secure an additional scoring option and wing depth. However, DeRozan has kept himself in the dark on all trade chatter […]