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A little more than 24 hours and five quarters earlier, the San Antonio Spurs enjoyed a double-digit lead and were looking to close out their third straight victory.  Even more impressive when you consider the Spurs picked up two wins against the daunted Phoenix Suns. The nearly 1,200 miles between San Antonio and Indianapolis represented […]

The highly anticipated debut of James Harden as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers took center-stage when the club faced the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. It was the first time Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Russell Westbrook took to the court with Harden, who hadn’t played a game yet this season. […]

Bronny James will have to wait a little longer before he finally makes his highly anticipated debut for USC basketball, with his father, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James providing an update on the status of his eldest son following the Purple & Gold’s loss Monday night to the Miami Heat in South Beach (via […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers fell just short in a 108-107 loss to the Miami Heat, LeBron James and Kevin Love shared an emotional embrace in a mini-reunion on the court: LeBron James and Kevin Love reunited after the Heat’s win over the Lakers 🤝 (via @NBATV)pic.twitter.com/QW2yOorwzI — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 7, 2023 It may […]

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey buried the Washington Wizards to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to their fifth straight win. It took just one play to spark a massive third-quarter run that ignited the Sixers’ 146-128 win. Embiid posted a historic third quarter, scoring 29 points without missing a shot. He’s no stranger to […]

The Miami Heat, fresh off a trip to the 2023 NBA Finals, have looked rather unconvincing to begin the 2023-24 regular season. The Heat’s failure to trade for Damian Lillard has put the team in a tough spot, with their lack of depth hurting them to the tune of a 2-4 start to the season. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers dropped their sixth game of the 2022-23 season to the New York Knicks. The game was James Harden’s debut with the Clippers. Harden had an okay performance, but Skip Bayless made greater implications after the team’s loss to the Knicks. Will the James Harden experiment work out for the Clippers? Bayless […]

The Miami Heat leave Monday night with a statement win as they beat the Los Angeles Lakers in a thriller, 108-107. After the Heat had a monotonous start to the season consisting of a four-game losing stretch, the team now has a two-game winning streak as they defeat LeBron James and the Lakers. The trinity […]

There was considerable hype surrounding the Los Angeles Clippers entering their Monday night contest against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, as James Harden was set to make his LA debut following a drawn-out trade saga with the Philadelphia 76ers. However, the Clippers fell flat on their faces with a lackluster effort that […]

In his return to South Beach, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James showed everyone once again his patented chasedown block. Unfortunately for Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat, they are on the receiving end of it after fans enjoyed it for years. Midway through the fourth quarter, Herro was able to snatch the ball away […]

Chris Paul hasn’t hit the ground running with the Golden State Warriors scoring-wise. Paul, despite shooting 6-9 from the field and scoring 17 points in the Dubs’ 120-109 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night, is still only shooting 36 percent from the floor and 13.8 percent from beyond the arc on the season. […]

Andre Drummond may have fallen out favor in league circles over the past few years, but there’s no denying that the 30-year old big man has been one of the best rebounders over the past decade or so. And on Monday night, with the Chicago Bulls taking on the Utah Jazz, Drummond reached a new […]

Another game, another huge night for Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid, who exploded for nearly 50 points in Monday’s 146-128 Sixers win at home over the visiting Washington Wizards. The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player did damage on the Wizards from beginning to end, but most especially in the third period when he virtually […]

The New Orleans Pelicans received some terrible news on Sunday when reports came out that starting point guard CJ McCollum had suffered a collapsed lung, knocking him out of action for an uncertain amount of time. A collapsed lung is a legitimate issue in and of itself, but the fact that McCollum has suffered the […]

Regardless of which team James Harden is playing for, he will always be known as The Beard. This young fan watching the Los Angeles Clippers’ game against the New York Knicks Monday night at Madison Square Garden surely has that in his heart, as he showed up to the contest with a fake beard. This […]

South Carolina women’s basketball guard MiLaysia Fulwiley’s incredible coast-to-coast play has received rave reviews from several big-name athletes. Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry was one of several NBA stars left slack-jawed watching Fulwiley on Monday. MiLaysis Fulwiley did something few women’s basketball players could do. She dribbled coast-to coast, wrapped the ball around her […]

Anthony Davis has a reputation for going down in the middle of the season because of an injury. This year looks like it is no different. The Los Angeles Lakers star was in apparent pain when they faced off against last year’s runners-up, the Miami Heat. Darvin Ham and LeBron James’ squad looked very concerned […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (5-1) took on the Washington Wizards (1-5) in the second-to-last game of their homestand. The Sixers and Wizards teamed up to kill the concept of defense as Philly took care of business again, winning by a wild score of 146-128. Let’s break down the Sixers’ win over the Wizards. Sixers player notes: […]

The Celtics are enjoying the fruits of what appears to have been an incredible offseason. The northeast basketball powerhouse found itself sitting pretty with five wins and no losses on the season heading into Monday’s tilt with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Recently the current Celtics received praise from Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce regarding their defensive […]

The Golden State Warriors have been spoiled by the presence of superstar Stephen Curry for quite some time. The former Davidson Wildcat is the NBA’s all-time leading 3-point shooter, and he’s still setting records at age 35. The Warriors were awarded a future All-Star Game recently, which has fans talking. Golden State also agreed to […]

The injuries are starting to stack up for the Portland Trail Blazers early in the 2023-24 season. After losing star guard Anfernee Simons for 4-6 weeks due to a torn thumb ligament, and Scoot Henderson for an unknown timeframe to a sprained ankle, Blazers center Robert Williams III will require surgery after suffering a right […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic was forced to exit Monday’s game against the Orlando Magic due to a head injury. Doncic was hurt after he hit his head on the knee of a Magic defender after falling backward midway through the third quarter of the contest. He was taken out of the game due to […]

Basing off on Michael Malone’s latest update, Denver Nuggets fans might have to wait for some time to see Jamal Murray back in action. Murray has been ruled out of the Nuggets’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday due to a right hamstring strain. Denver hasn’t provided a definite recovery timeline for their […]

James Harden is now a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, and while it took two quarters, he made it official with his first bucket with the team. It couldn’t be more Harden-like, though. The veteran guard is considered one of the best scorers not only of his generation, but also in the history of […]

Isiah Thomas is widely considered to be the best player in Detroit Pistons history. Michael Jordan is considered to be the best Chicago Bull, and in many if not most circles the greatest NBA player of all-time. A native of the rough and tumble west side of Chicago, Thomas and Jordan were among the fiercest […]

The Brooklyn Nets have fallen victim to the injury bug during each of their last three seasons. Less than one game into 2023-24, they appeared to be trending in a similar direction, with Nic Claxton and Cam Johnson exiting during the season opener. Claxton (6-foot-11) and Johnson’s (6-foot-8) injuries presented a significant blow to Brooklyn’s […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are 1-6 so far on the young NBA season, and Ja Morant’s absence due to suspension has become even more noticeable. A disastrous start to a game vs. the Blazers was aided by a crucial officiating mistake recently. The Grizzlies are hoping to turn things around during the in-season tournament, which began […]

With the NBA season kicked off, the league’s special events and festivities are fast approaching. The All-Star game is one of the NBA’s marquee events hosted every February. The 2024 event will be hosted by the Pacers in Indianapolis. Nevertheless, Adam Silver and the league have already named a host for the 2025 NBA All-Star […]

As the NBA experiments with novel formats like the Play-In Tournament, this season introduces the inaugural In-Season Tournament. The Orlando Magic kicks things off Tuesday, November 14 against the Brooklyn Nets. Let’s delve into the tournament’s structure, the Magic’s schedule, and bold predictions for their final record. NBA In-Season Tournament Format The 2022-23 NBA In-Season […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke before the big matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers and spent his pre-game availability talking about current players on the opposing team. The Heat is trying to build off their home win to the Washington Wizards last Friday night as they finally broke their four-game losing streak. Big […]

The Phoenix Suns have one of their best teams in franchise history on the floor this season. 41 point masterclass from Kevin Durant. #Washed pic.twitter.com/XA9GinrDdw — LEEZUS (@AndrewLeezus) November 6, 2023 Unfortunately for them, they have not been able to play at full strength to date. The Suns have Kevin Durant, who is averaging the […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Friday showdown with the Golden State Warriors due to a knee injury. Fortunately for the team, though, his absence doesn’t extend beyond that. While there were initial concerns about Gilgeous-Alexander’s status for Monday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, he has since been given the greenlight to play. Shai […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are in a good position with a winning record in the Western Conference. The Clippers bolstered their star power after their trade for James Harden. The team has to make sacrifices for the lineup of Harden, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, and Russell Westbrook to work. Nevertheless, George believes Harden can help […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were able to do well for themselves after trading Damian Lillard, as they ended up with Malcolm Brogdon, Deandre Ayton, and Robert Williams III, among other assets. However, the Blazers have been hit hard by injuries early on this season and they will again have to navigate a major injury to […]

The Los Angeles Clippers acquired James Harden in a trade in the early hours of the morning, and Paul George was surprised to wake up the news. Paul George described how he found out that James Harden was going to join him on the Clippers on Podcast P presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment. “Actually […]

Last season, the Cleveland Cavaliers were seemingly the perfect team on either end of the floor. They had the No. 1 overall defense in the NBA and were boasting a top-ten offense too. When the playoffs opened up, it felt like the Cavs had an easy track to reach the conference finals, especially after splitting […]

The biggest surprise of the 2023-24 season from a standings perspective has to be the Dallas Mavericks and their 5-1 record after the first two weeks of play. Luka Doncic is looking like a man on a mission to win his first MVP award and he has been the sole reason why the Mavs find […]

The Golden State Warriors have started the 2023-24 NBA season with a 5-2 record and have been looking like championship contenders once more. Stephen Curry is currently playing like a real MVP candidate early on and Golden State has been receiving a handful of production from their bench thanks to future Hall of Fame point […]

A premier Western Conference battle in the thin air of the Mile High City will be on tap this Monday evening as the New Orleans Pelicans tip-off with the Denver Nuggets. Let’s check out our NBA odds series where we make our Pelicans-Nuggets prediction and pick. Finally healthy for the first time in what seems […]