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With the Philadelphia 76ers reportedly hiring a new head coach in Nick Nurse, attention immediately turned to how the hiring would be received by superstar Joel Embiid. Embiid previously told Nurse, who used to coach the Toronto Raptors, to “stop b**ching about calls” during the 76ers-Raptors 2022 playoff series. The good news for Philadelphia is […]

15 years ago, Kevin Garnett led the Boston Celtics to their first championship in over two decades. During the immediate aftermath of their unforgettable title win against the Los Angeles Lakers, KG gave birth to a quote that has since lived in Celtics folklore — one that Jayson Tatum decided to pay tribute to on […]

The Boston Celtics are a win away from being the only team to complete a reverse sweep. Jayson Tatum and co. are more than expected to eliminate Jimmy Butler and Co. from title contention. However, hustle and schematics are not the only factors they are banking on. Coach Joe Mazzulla’s players enter Game 7 against […]

The Oakland Athletics seemingly have no interest in winning, on pace for the worst record in MLB history. That doesn’t mean ownership will look to sell the team anytime soon. Just ask Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Owners who control losing MLB franchises have little incentive to sell their clubs because of how much money […]

Marcus Smart has played in a lot of Game 7s. In fact, so have most of the Boston Celtics starting lineup. Of all active players in the NBA, Al Horford has the most Game 7 wins with seven, while Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart sit in a tie for second with LeBron James with six. […]

The Boston Celtics face the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night. The Celtics have a chance to make NBA history. They can become the first team to come back from an 0-3 playoff series deficit in NBA history with a win in Game 7. Ahead of the game, […]

It didn’t take long for one of Nick Nurse’s former players with the Toronto Raptors to react to him becoming the next Philadelphia 76ers head coach. Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet quote tweeted the breaking news that the Sixers were hiring Nurse, clearly congratulating his former head coach with the Toronto. After the Raptors’ season […]

Nick Nurse was on the running to become the head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks or Phoenix Suns as well, but he ultimately chose to take the job with the Philadelphia 76ers. And for good reason. Apparently, Nurse couldn’t refuse the opportunity to coach the reigning MVP in Joel Embiid, despite the fact that he […]

It goes without saying that a lot will be on the line for both the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat on Monday night. After all, whoever wins Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals will punch their ticket to the NBA Finals against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. The loser, however, will have […]

In just his fourth season in the NBA, Michael Porter Jr. has already reached the pinnacle of the sport by playing in the NBA Finals. He has yet to play his first game, though, as the Denver Nuggets await the winners of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and the […]

It looks like Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid will now have more chances to tell Nick Nurse to “stop b**ching” … or not. After the Sixers decided to hire Nurse to be Doc Rivers’ replacement as their head coach, an old video of Embiid quickly went viral. In the said clip, Embiid was recalling […]

Former Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse had agreed to a deal to become the new head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. Nurse replaces Doc Rivers as the team’s new coach, and hopes to provide more postseason success for a team that has been aspiring to win an NBA championship for the last several seasons. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have made a decision for their next head coach: Nick Nurse. After a long search that included five other candidates, the Sixers have decided to hire the former Toronto Raptors head coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Nurse will be the 26th head coach in Sixers franchise history, taking over for […]

In an appearance on the Tennis Channel at the French Open, Novak Djokovic sang the praises of fellow Serbian Nikola Jokic as the Denver Nuggets prepare to play in the NBA Finals. “I don’t think anyone can do what he’s doing at the moment,” Novak Djokovic said on the Tennis Channel. “Definitely the best basketball […]

The NBA Finals is the brightest stage of the NBA postseason. With two of the best teams that made it out of the grueling playoffs, the stakes are high and teams are looking to outduel their last foe that stands in the way to the coveted NBA title. Although there’s immense pressure in the NBA […]

Former Boston Red Sox star outfielder Johnny Damon, who was on the team during their historic 3-0 comeback versus the New York Yankees in 2004, is pulling for the Boston Celtics to complete a historic comeback of their own in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals versus the Miami Heat. #Celticsin7 #BleedGreen #dirtywater pic.twitter.com/mgI1T0mW7t […]

History could be in the making when the Boston Celtics take on the Miami Heat in game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. No team has ever come down from 3-0 to storm back and make the NBA finals in the history of the sport. Fanduel is running a same-game parlay that’s paying out over […]

The Charlotte Hornets own five picks throughout the 2023 NBA Draft. They were unfortunate to come up just short of the No. 1 overall pick and miss out on the consensus top pick Victor Wembanyama, which apparently also cost Hornets owner Michael Jordan half a million bucks. But still, they were fortunate enough in getting […]

The energy levels in the TD Garden will be at an absurd level Monday night for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics. But so too will the ticket prices. The opportunity to witness up-close a potential historic comeback and collapse, or the culmination of one of the […]

Rumors of Damian Lillard and Mikal Bridges joining forces have gained momentum following the Portland Trail Blazers star’s courtside appearance for Game 3 of Nets-Sixers at Barclays Center. That speculation grew even louder Sunday after Bridges joined Lillard’s Instagram Live session: Mikal Bridges just slid on Dame IG Live just to troll him😭😭🤣 pic.twitter.com/3aNOc81vvd — […]

LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers on an unexpectedly spirited playoff run, but they ended up meeting their match in the Western Conference Finals when they were swept by the Denver Nuggets. After their Game 4 loss to the Nuggets, James offered a hint that he may potentially consider retiring this offseason, sending the […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Monday night as the Miami Heat visit the Boston Celtics for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. With a trip to the Finals on the line, FanDuel has us covered with a featured NBA same-game parlay for Heat-Celtics Game 7. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a […]

Ja Morant has been in the news for all the wrong reasons as of late, and he is currently in the middle of a suspension from all basketball activities for the Memphis Grizzlies after flashing a gun on social media for the second time in a span of months. Many folks took the opportunity to […]

What happened to the Toronto Raptors? Winning their first championship in 2019 with Nick Nurse as a rookie head coach and putting together five consecutive 50-win seasons from 2016-2020, the Raptors were one of the league’s most dominant  teams. Over the last four seasons though, Toronto has won just one playoff series and they have […]

The improbable NBA Playoffs run by the No. 8-seeded Miami Heat will be overshadowed if the Boston Celtics make history and erase an 0-3 deficit in the Eastern Conference Finals. However, one must remember that the team has been without key players in each series. Perhaps none more important than Tyler Herro. The 23-year-old guard […]

As the Miami Heat prepare for Game 7 against the Boston Celtics, Udonis Haslem’s long NBA career will either come to an end on Monday night, or be extended if the Heat win and advance to the NBA Finals. Despite not getting playing time, Haslem is still in it for every game, according to Ira […]

There have been plenty of rumors coming out about the Houston Rockets this offseason, but they all share a common theme: the Rockets want to get better, and quickly. That being said, the Rockets have the No. 4 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, and they could look to move it in an attempt to […]

The 2022-23 Boston Celtics love suspense, so it makes sense that they’re once again playing in a do-or-die Game 7. Although the Eastern Conference Finals have gone the distance, it didn’t seem like this series would last long. The Miami Heat had the C’s on the ropes when they took a 3-0 series lead, but […]

Monday night, the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics are gearing up for what many expect to be an electrifying Game 7. Considering how this year’s Eastern Conference Finals has played out, round three ending in winner-take-all fashion is the perfect way to cap off this highly competitive series, and shooting guard Gabe Vincent understands the […]

The NBA Draft Combine 2023 took place in Chicago from May 16 through May 18, and all 30 teams from around the league have been getting an in-depth look at this year’s draft class. From pro days to individual workouts, a better picture is being painted for how this year’s draft will play out.  There […]

After starting out in an 0-3 hole during this year’s Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics have clawed their way back into the series and, now, are heading into a winner-take-all Game 7 against the Miami Heat Monday evening. Though the shamrocks have exhausted virtually all their energy and efforts to simply stave off elimination […]

The Indiana Pacers’ rebuild is going pretty well with All-Star Tyrese Haliburton and impressive rookie guards Bennedict Mathurin and Andrew Nembhard highlighting the young core. Armed with plenty of draft ammunition, the 2023 NBA Draft is another place where they could take a big step toward returning to the playoffs. Since the Pacers have the […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic is undoubtedly one of the greatest players in the National Basketball Association, and will play in his first championship series later this week — but Dwight Howard thinks he was better in his prime. “Right now, are you going Prime [Nikola] Jokic? Prime Dwight Howard?” Chandler Parsons asked the […]

You read the headline. For Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler, Game 7 will be his legacy-defining game. We’ve seen him smiling on the bench; Butler is still confident that the Heat can get it done. Heck, he even eerily said this last year. JIMMY BUTLER you said this last year.. and you are INDEED in […]

Front office executives are always particularly active around the NBA Draft and this year is no different, as NBA insider Marc Stein reports that “pretty much every team above the [Indiana] Pacers that didn’t win the right to draft Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick like San Antonio is already being mentioned as […]

It is still difficult to believe that Marcus Smart and the Boston Celtics are about to play Game 7 of the 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Finals despite going down 0-3 in the series against the Miami Heat. But that’s where the Celtics are and they definitely are going to go all out as they look […]

There might not be a bigger butterfly out there than the ones inside the stomachs of the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics, as they are just mere hours away from what should be a thrilling Game 7 in the 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Finals. In the words of the great American philosopher Marshall Bruce […]

NBA players are great with their craft. They are arguably the best basketball players in the entire world. Although some people say basketball is in their genes, that isn’t always the case. In fact, some relatives of our favorite basketball players succeeded in areas far from the sport. For this piece, let’s take a look […]

Since the early stages of this year’s Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, history has constantly been on the cusp of being made. From the once very real possibility of things ending in a sweep which, conjoined with the Lakers’ four-game exit against the Nuggets, would have made it the first […]