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PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers and Minnesota Timberwolves are set to square off in a battle of conference heavyweights on Wednesday night. There’s a strong sense of admiration between the Sixers and the Wolves thanks in part to the links offered by Patrick Beverley, who played for the Wolves two seasons ago, and Shake Milton, […]

How many times have you seen people talking down on the Golden State Warriors and claiming that they are not going anywhere this season? It seems like people are claiming that the Warriors’ dynasty is over each and every day, yet Stephen Curry and his team continue to search for ways to better themselves. Recently, […]

As Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant came back from his 25-game suspension and delivered an excellent performance against the New Orleans Pelicans Tuesday night, there’s no doubt that he has immense confidence. What’s also important for him is to have a support system after being suspended twice for flashing a gun on camera and it […]

When the news broke that the Cleveland Cavaliers would be without Darius Garland and Evan Mobley until early 2024, the immediate reaction was that their season was over. Cleveland was already on a three-game losing skid and looked lost on the court. So when it was announced that Mobley’s knee and Garland’s jaw would keep […]

As the Miami Heat prepare to avenge the loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves as they travel just a little bit North to take on the Orlando Magic. However, the team is not without their injury problems as Kevin Love is the next to be on the injury report as he’s dealing with an illness. The […]

Should your favorite team sign John Wall or Austin Rivers? Both guards are reportedly attempting to return to the NBA through free agency. According to NBA insider Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report and TNT, 10-15 teams attended a Reaves and Wall workout in Orlando. Haynes also shared videos of the workout. Video footage obtained by […]

Not too many people remember the first time LeBron James and Michael Jordan were teammates on the basketball court. While some think it was the time he attended Jordan’s summer camp as a rookie at Santa Barbara, their first encounter on the basketball court actually happened two years earlier. As much as Jordan stans hate […]

Victor Wembanyama is the San Antonio Spurs’ biggest star. Devin Vassell may have the most offensive versatility. Jeremy Sochan may be their best perimeter defender. Keldon Johnson? Well…he’s there. Seemingly in the best possible way. In his fifth year with the  Spurs, J0hnon is the elder statesman of the team’s young core. Even though he’s […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are reportedly going to get guard Marcus Smart back in the lineup either on Thursday against the Indiana Pacers or on Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks, according to Shams Charania of Stadium. Marcus Smart has been out for the Grizzlies since Nov. 14 due to a foot sprain. After Ja Morant’s triumphant […]

The Golden State Warriors picked up a big 132-126 victory over the Boston Celtics in overtime on Tuesday night, and while everyone is going to pay attention to Stephen Curry’s late game heroics, there was an under-the-radar performance from Trayce Jackson-Davis that may have been even more important for the Warriors along the way. Jackson-Davis […]

The Boston Celtics were on a five-game winning streak entering their 2022 NBA Finals rematch with the Golden State Warriors. On the other hand, Golden State was 12-14 and not even in contention for a play-in spot in the Western Conference. However, the dynastic team turned back the clock and looked like the Warriors of […]

The Boston Celtics’ NBA Finals rematch with the Golden State Warriors was historic, yet for all the wrong reasons. On Tuesday night, the Celtics fell 132-126 to the Dubs in overtime. Boston led by as much as 17 points, but it couldn’t stop Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson from hitting big shots down the stretch. […]

Shaquille O’Neal responded to Zion Williamson’s comments on the criticisms the New Orleans Pelicans star has received from Shaq and Charles Barkley, via NBA on TNT. “I’m the president when it comes to being a dominant big man,” Shaq said. “When it comes to being a dominant big man, I am the authority… I sat […]

Ja Morant returned following his suspension Tuesday. The Memphis Grizzlies guard not only scored the game-winner for Memphis versus the New Orleans Pelicans, but he also recorded a total of 34 points, eight assists, and six rebounds. Morant appeared to be in mid-season form despite playing in his first contest of the 2023-24 season. Many […]

The Golden State Warriors were pretty excited to pick up a 132-126 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night, and it was a rowdy environment given the history between these two squads. In a sense, some folks may be curious if head coach Steve Kerr believed that the environment resembled the “South Beach club” […]

Ja Morant’s return game against the New Orleans Pelicans was something out of a movie. The returning superstar had 34 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists in 35 minutes of play and led his team back into the game after being down by 24 points in the first half. Morant even hit the game-winner, putting […]

A little more than halfway through the first quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks, the San Antonio Spurs found themselves down 21-3. The deficit reached 20 late in the period before it topped out at 22 early in the second quarter. The Bucks, led by Damian Lillard’s season-high 40 points, then outscored the Victor Wembanyama-less road […]

For years, one criticism of Stephen Curry is that he disappears in clutch moments, or that he took a backseat to Kevin Durant during the 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals, failing to win Finals MVP honors. Curry, however, is rewriting that part of his story. In fact, the Boston Celtics know firsthand not to underestimate […]

The Memphis Grizzlies waited 25 games to see their superstar point guard in Ja Morant take the floor this season, and it certainly was worth the wait. Morant’s big night in his season debut (34 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 12-24 FGM) saw him power Memphis to victory over the New Orleans Pelicans with a […]

Ja Morant made his triumphant return to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night, dropping 34 points and hitting a buzzer-beating floater to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-113. It was a huge night for the struggling 7-19 Grizzlies, but now that they have their superstar back, things feel “different,” as Desmond Bane rightly put it. […]

The Phoenix Suns had championship expectations and hired a championship coach to get it done. Twenty-seven games in, the Suns are not a contender and do not look like they will be one. Phoenix lost to the lowly Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday night, 109-104, and fell to 14-13. The Suns are good for 10th place […]

HOUSTON – Following gut-wrenching back-to-back Houston Rockets losses against two Eastern conference teams on the road, the team returns to the Toyota Center where they will play the next three of four at home. Along with the New Orleans Pelicans road game in the mix, the next three teams the Rockets will face with their […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics seem to have suffered from the same recurring ailment. They have once again blown a huge lead in the clutch and failed to take advantage of easy opportunities just like in previous years. This was a huge mistake especially when they were facing Stephen Curry and his Golden State […]

People make bold statements every day. Most are forgotten, many are ruthlessly ridiculed when proven to be false, but some get their day of vindication. While it is a bit too early to call Golden State Warriors rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis a rousing success story, he is making many teams regret passing on him in the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers 109-104 win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night was a tale of two halves. In the first half, the Blazers were lifeless, struggling with turnovers and missing shots at every opportunity. In the second half, Portland tightened up defensively, took care of the ball, and worked the offense inside-out through […]

Kendrick Perkins has been a vocal critic of the Golden State Warriors, but even he can’t help but be amazed by the masterpiece Stephen Curry put up Tuesday night against the visiting Boston Celtics. “I talk a lot s**t about the Warriors, the former NBA big man posted on X (formerly Twitter) following the Celtics […]

Count NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal among those left mesmerized by the performance of Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry Tuesday night versus the Boston Celtics. Shaq even came to a point where he admitted that he is seriously considering Curry as the “best player of all time.” Shaq: "I'm wondering is it time to putting […]

The Portland Trail Blazers shocked the Phoenix Suns 109-104 at Moda Center on Tuesday night to snap a seven-game losing streak. While Blazers fans were thrilled with the win, they were also happy to honor three members of last season’s squad. Jusuf Nurkic, Drew Eubanks, and Nassir Little were all part of the 2022-23 Trail […]

All eyes were on the New Orleans Pelicans as they faced the Memphis Grizzlies. It was not only because Ja Morant was returning nor Brandon Ingram was blazing hot with his shooting stroke. Sneakerheads got a preview of a Jordan brand’s new hoop shoe with Zion Williamson. The young star debuted an insane colorway that […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr isn’t known for his willingness to throw rookies straight into the line of fire. Over the past three seasons, Kerr has brought the likes of Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody along slowly. However, the Warriors’ current roster predicament appears to be forcing Kerr’s hand into giving Trayce Jackson-Davis, […]

Nobody has had more front row seats for Stephen Curry’s most memorable crunch-time heroics in the past decade than Steve Kerr. The Golden State Warriors’ longtime head coach has watched Curry win four championships, two MVPs and one Finals MVP, the latter of which included the signature performance of his legendary career to date. The […]

Steph Curry can somehow still find ways to amaze the basketball world with his unmatched shooting. After starting slow versus the Boston Celtics Tuesday night, he exploded in the fourth quarter and overtime of what is the Golden State Warriors’ best win of the season. Shrouded in adversity and down 24 points to the first-place […]

Stephen Curry always seems to cook whenever the Golden State Warriors come up against the Boston Celtics. During their Tuesday night matchup, Curry bailed the Warriors out over and over in ways reminiscent of his Game 4 masterclass against the Celtics back in the 2022 NBA Finals. Even Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James saw […]

Stephen Curry produced an all-time moment when the Golden State Warriors needed him most in their trilling 132-126 overtime win over the Boston Celtics, and the internet reacted accordingly. Golden State led by one with 16 seconds remaining in the extra session when Curry’s tough, off-balance layup attempt caromed off the backboard. Chris Paul, the […]

Adrian Griffin’s Milwaukee Bucks have been having a historic month. Giannis Antetokounmpo just overtook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the franchise rebound leader. Now, Damian Lillard reached an insane personal milestone by reaching 20,000 points. He now became one of 51 players in NBA history to have accomplished the feat. Obviously, he had to show some gratitude […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were drawing rave reviews for the past few weeks; now that they’re getting their entire roster healthy, the Pelicans are now viewed by some as one of the most legitimate contenders in a stacked Western Conference. This is not wishful thinking; as one would recall, the Pelicans were the first seed […]

Ja Morant was absolutely blazing the New Orleans Pelicans. It looked like the Memphis Grizzlies’ returning star kept his scoring chops sharp despite the suspension. He was going toe-to-toe against hot-handed Brandon Ingram and ended up being triumphant. Even Zion Williamson was caught off-guard with how well his 2019 co-draftee performed, via ClutchPoints. “He was […]

The San Antonio Spurs, despite drafting Victor Wembanyama with the first overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, have been terrible thus far during the 2023-24 season. Wembanyama has shown flashes of being a transcendent two-way star, but the Spurs team, from top to bottom, is clearly lacking in the necessary talent for them to […]

Zion Williamson’s New Orleans Pelicans faced off against the Memphis Grizzlies in Ja Morant’s debut in what has been a much-anticipated matchup since the first two picks of the 2019 NBA Draft knew their professional destinations. Williamson was listed on the injury report as questionable (non-COVID illness) and Morant was coming off of a 25-game […]