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Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic narrowly missed out on his third-consecutive NBA MVP Award this season. He’s not thinking about that though, as he and the Nuggets are preparing for the franchise’s first NBA Finals appearance. Jokic called out those who think Joel Embiid’s performance in the playoffs takes away from the Philadelphia 76ers star’s […]

The Boston Celtics currently find themselves down 3-0 to the Miami Heat and on the brink of being eliminated from the 2023 NBA Playoffs. If they get swept on Tuesday night, no one associated with this Celtics team will hear the end of it, and many will be calling for Boston to blow it up. Kendrick […]

The Phoenix Suns fell short of expectations in the 2022-23 season. The Suns, who advanced to the NBA Finals in 2021 and had a franchise-best 64 wins last season, returned their young corps to begin the season. Phoenix started with a 16-7 record, but injuries to star guards Chris Paul and Devin Booker (groin) had […]

The Miami Heat absolutely demolished the Boston Celtics on their home court Sunday evening, as they breezed by with a final score reading 128-102 and, in turn, now hold a commanding 3-0 series lead heading into Game 4. While excitement may have been running high for the boys from South Beach, star Jimmy Butler opted […]

The Miami Heat may be the lower seed in their Eastern Conference Finals bout against the Boston Celtics but they find themselves in possession of a commanding 3-0 series lead and, heading into Tuesday’s Game 4, are hoping to punch their ticket to their second NBA Finals berth in four years. However, in order for […]

Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that the Boston Celtics never got over the firing of Ime Udoka, and Marcus Smart denied that report when talking to media ahead of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals agains the Miami Heat. “No, no, regardless if Ime was here or not, we’re the ones out there playing,” […]

How close are the Utah Jazz making another hopeful push for the playoffs? The Jazz finished with a record of 37-45 last season, good enough for 12th place in the Western Conference and fourth place in the Northwest Division. Forward Lauri Markkanen and guard Jordan Clarkson led the team in scoring with 25.6 and 20.8 […]

The Boston Celtics are out of room for error. They trail the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals and are looking to avoid a sweep. Now is the time for them to dig as deep as they possibly can in order to keep their season alive. Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown are looking to […]

We have game 4 action in the Eastern Conference Finals between the No. 8 seeded white-hot Miami Heat looking for the sweep of the No. 2 seeded Boston Celtics. Tip-off for tonight’s Eastern Conference Finals is at 8:30 P.M. ET on TNT. We take a look at a same-game parlay promotion from Fanduel to get […]

LeBron James has defied Father Time for years. Focusing on his body and health, James has prolonged what has been one of the greatest careers in all of professional sports, yet injuries have been a problem for him since coming to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018. James has played in more than 60 games […]

The Boston Celtics find themselves in quite a deep hole heading into Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Miami Heat. Down 3-0 in the series, the Celtics have gotten blown out of the water so far by the Miami Heat, and appear to be set to head on vacation sooner rather […]

Carmelo Anthony had a phenomenal career in the National Basketball Association, and although he says that he’s at peace after retiring from the game, he admitted he wished he had listened to Dwyane Wade back in 2006. Anthony retired from the NBA without a ring, and only Karl Malone has scored more career points in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers season has come to a disappointing finish. After a miraculous turnaround to make it into the 2023 NBA Playoffs and a run at the NBA Finals, the Lakers met a buzzsaw in the Denver Nuggets. On Monday night the Nuggets completed a sweep of the Lakers with a 113-111 victory, sending […]

Now that he’s retired from the game of basketball, former Los Angeles Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony can invest more time in his family. That was already his plan long before he officially announced his retirement, but he decided to give it a go for at least one more year in the league with the Lakers, […]

Former Knicks star Carmelo Anthony is relieved not to be the topic of conversation for the New York media anymore. Anthony made headlines yesterday when he officially announced his retirement from the sport of basketball. It brings an end to a 19-year career for one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history as well […]

After 19 seasons in the association, Carmelo Anthony officially called it a career Monday afternoon. Though he never attained that highly coveted NBA Championship, the 38-year-old leaves the professional level with a tremendous amount of accolades which includes 10 All-Star nods, six All-NBA selections, a scoring title, and career averages of 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, […]

The Phoenix Suns are on the hunt for a new head coach after firing Monty Williams following their second-round exit against the Denver Nuggets. While their search has been rather quiet thus far, former Philadelphia 76ers boss Doc Rivers is expected to be one that Matt Ishbia and the front office considers for the job. […]

Making the NBA playoffs is the goal for every team that is serious about winning a championship. But while it may take a season or two to build a playoff team, some franchises needed more time, some as much as over a decade. Nevertheless, despite their long absence from the bright lights of the postseason, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fairytale playoff run came to an end on Monday night, as they were officially swept out of the postseason by the Denver Nuggets after losing Game 4 by a score of 113-111. LeBron James had his best game of the playoffs (40 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 15/25 FGM) but even […]

Retired NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony has accomplished quite a lot on the basketball court. However, as one of the marquee players who ended their career without having won an NBA championship, there are plenty of detractors that will dismiss his greatness because of that. Anthony, a realist, knows that. Nonetheless, he insists that he isn’t […]

Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks had their ups and downs with one another. Anthony, who recently announced his retirement from the NBA, was an All-Star during each year he played in New York. However, the team endured their struggles with multiple different coaches leading the way during his tenure with the Knicks, with […]

Every year, the NBA Playoffs are advertised as a showcase of the best players in the NBA leading their teams in the quest for championship glory. Yet every year, the stars of the playoffs are unexpected figures. Jimmy Butler has willed the Miami Heat to within a game of the NBA Finals. He is backed […]

Two of the biggest names on the free agent market in the NBA’s offseason are Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden and Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving — and according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, they’re both making leverage plays to maximize their contracts in 2023. “Both of them, at $48 to $50-something million, seem like very […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were just officially eliminated from title contention Monday evening, as they were bested in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals by the Denver Nuggets. While there has been significant coverage of LA’s ouster and Denver’s historic NBA Finals berth, easily the biggest storyline to come out of this series is […]

As good of a player as he is on the court, Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry continues to make a difference off the court as well. Not only does Curry do a lot of work in the community with his Eat. Learn. Play. foundations that aids the youth of Oakland, but he has also […]

It is widely-known that the Houston Rockets have their sights set on acquiring James Harden and bringing him back to the franchise, but there are some other veteran players that the Rockets could bring in, and familiar face Chris Paul is one of those names, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic. League sources say […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was eliminated from the 2023 NBA Playoffs after the Denver Nuggets swept his team in the Western Conference Finals. This despite the fact that the 38-year-old averaged 27.8 points, 10.0 assists, 9.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 0.8 blocks per game in the series, shooting 51.9 percent from the field […]

The Denver Nuggets swept the Los Angeles Lakers and booked their ticket to the 2023 NBA Finals. LA had a strong second-half of the year and made an impressive run, but they proved to be no match for Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals. Following their sweep of the Lakers, the […]

LeBron James sent the NBA world into a frenzy after he revealed he was uncertain about his basketball future after the Lakers got swept by the Nuggets last night — but what would happen if he actually did retire while still under contract? While some players retire at the end of their contracts, James still […]

Although it was an incredible year 20, LeBron James saw his and the Los Angeles Lakers season come to an unceremonious end on Monday night. The Denver Nuggets finished off the sweep of the Lakers, advancing into the NBA Finals and sending the Lakers into the postseason. James showed why he will be considered one […]

The Houston Rockets appear ready to dig themselves out of a rebuild this offseason and have a list of names they’re interested in ahead of an important summer for the franchise. Though James Harden is the clear and obvious top free-agent target for the Rockets, Houston is reportedly interested in Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin […]

Just because the Los Angeles Lakers are out of contention for the 2023 NBA title, it doesn’t mean that LeBron James is going to be out of the spotlight, even for just a few days. Shortly after the Denver Nuggets completed their four-game sweep of the Lakers in the 2023 NBA Western Conference Finals, LeBron […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may have just been swept by the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 Western Conference Finals, but the biggest storyline relating to the franchise seems to be in reference to the future of the club’s franchise cornerstone, LeBron James. Following their postseason elimination Monday evening, the superstar forward told reporters that he […]

Kris Jenner came to support her local NBA team, the LA Lakers on Monday night. She was spotted sitting on the court side, of course nothing but the best for her, supporting Tristan Thompson. It must have worked, because the player scored his first points in weeks. Thanks, Kris! Although, it didn’t make much of […]

The wounds from a painful sweep at the hands of the Denver Nuggets are still fresh for Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, and it’s probably a major reason why he sort of flirted with the idea of retiring from playing basketball. LeBron James said after the Lakers lost to the Nuggets in Game 4 […]

How will the Indiana Pacers be able to take the next step forward and make a hopeful push for the NBA Playoffs? Indiana will need to continue building upon a season that ended with 35 wins, their highest amount since the team featured forward Domantas Sabonis and guard Victor Oladipo in the 2019-20 season. Two […]

The Denver Nuggets haven’t generated a ton of fanfare throughout the 2023 NBA Playoffs, but they surely won’t care much given that they have managed to make it all the way to the NBA Finals. Part of that lack of fanfare trickled to Nikola Jokic during his MVP race with Joel Embiid, which is a […]

Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers saw their 2022-23 season come to a bitter end, as they were sent packing in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals by the Denver Nuggets with a final score reading 113-111. Despite the underwhelming sweep, and the disappointment of coming away from the season championship-less, star big man […]

Austin Reaves was quite a revelation for the Los Angeles Lakers during the team’s 2022-23 season. Reaves started the season as someone casual fans had a hard time recognizing but finished the campaign perhaps already a household name, at least among Lakers fans. Although the Lakers got swept by Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, […]