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The Los Angeles Lakers fought valiantly in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets, but ultimately came up short. From the opening tip-off the Nuggets came out firing and really never looked back, until they almost squandered a 21-point lead in the final minutes. The Lakers cut it to 129-126 with […]

For a few minutes, the Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Charlotte Hornets, and San Antonio Spurs all believed that drafting Victor Wembanyama — essentially guaranteeing a franchise turnaround if he pans out like many think he would — was within their grasp. However, reality quickly struck the Rockets, as deputy commissioner Mark Tatum first pulled […]

In what was the most anticipated NBA Draft Lottery ever, the San Antonio Spurs came out as the ultimate victors on Tuesday night. For the third time in franchise history, the Spurs will own the first overall pick in the NBA Draft and will be taking French big man Victor Wembanyama.  The Spurs have had […]

The San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, earning the right to select Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick. The French star linked up with another French standout in PSG’s Kylian Mbappe at Wembanyama’s final regular season game in France on Tuesday. The 5-foot-10 Mbappe and 7-foot-4 Wembanyama were […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic has his fair share of admirers. After all, he is a two-time NBA MVP who is leading the Nuggets toward an NBA championship as perhaps the most dynamic big man the league has ever seen. The latest praise comes from former No. 2 pick Jay Williams. On his radio show Keyshawn, […]

Being one pick away from a generational talent in Victor Wembanyama does feel like a slap in the face. The San Antonio Spurs cashed out in the NBA Draft Lottery with the number one overall pick and everyone is well aware of who they will select. Meanwhile, Charlotte Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak and company have […]

In 2019, Los Angeles Lakers‘ LeBron James filed to trademark the phrase “Taco Tuesday” with the US Patent and Trademark Office. He was denied the trademark, although fast forward to 2023, and he might be able to use it freely again. On Tuesday, the fast food chain Taco Bell filed to release the trademark from […]

For the past year or so, Victor Wembanyama sat in anticipation regarding his future NBA destination. Surely the team that wins the lottery will end up being the French sensation’s home for years to come. And on Tuesday night, Wembanyama finally had more clarity regarding the matter, as, barring an unforeseen turn of events, he […]

The Denver Nuggets won Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night. Denver, which is yet to lose at home this postseason, won a game it led by double digits in the first quarter but struggled to close in the end. The Lakers did not win a Game 1 […]

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone thought his team did a great job of neutralizing Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell in Tuesday night’s Game 1 win — and he took a subtle shot at the 27-year-old after the game. “I felt we did a great job on D’Angelo Russell,” Malone said afterwards, according to ClutchPoints’ […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lost 132-126 to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night, their first Game 1 loss of the 2023 NBA Playoffs — and the King says his team will be better in Game 2. “They’re up 1-0 and we have to come back with desperation going into Game 2,” James […]

The Dallas Mavericks, in the process of wanting to expedite their contending timeline by trading for Kyrie Irving, shot themselves on the foot. As a result, they embarrassingly had to throw the final few games of the regular season just so they could keep their first-round pick that would have gone to the New York […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are currently at a crossroads; will they pursue a trade for another star to bolster the team’s chances of competing, or will they finally face the music and blow it up, beginning by trading away face of the franchise Damian Lillard? The results of the NBA Draft Lottery certainly clarified the […]

The Orlando Magic went 34-48 in the regular season, a 12-win improvement from the previous season. Still, the Magic were six games away from a Play-In Tournament bid, finishing with the No. 13 seed in the Eastern Conference and putting them in the No. 6 lottery slot. While the season ended early, the Magic had […]

The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in the Western Conference Finals as the seven seed. They also find themselves down one game in that series after a Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic did his thing, notching a triple-double before the third quarter was over. The Lakers stuck around, cutting […]

The Charlotte Hornets entered the NBA Draft Lottery with 12.5 percent odds of winning the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes. While they may have fallen short of that goal, losing out to the San Antonio Spurs, a team that will get yet another chance to draft a generational big man prospect, they still managed to nab the […]

The San Antonio Spurs may have exited the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery as the biggest winners of the night, but the Charlotte Hornets won’t be too far behind with the jubilation they surely felt when they leapt two spots to bring home the second overall pick. It may not net the Hornets Wembanyama, but having […]

Michael Porter Jr. played all but two minutes of the fourth quarter in the Denver Nuggets’ Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone trusted Porter Jr. to close out the game, which got much more interesting towards the end than they would’ve liked. But if Malone […]

While many NBA fans were focused on Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, shortly before the game, the 2023 NBA Draft lottery took place. Everyone was curious to see who would end up landing the right to draft the top prospect available in Victor Wembanyama, and […]

At the conclusion of the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery on May 16, basketball fans across the world went to check out mock drafts and draft simulators in order to see how the chips may fall on Jun. 22., when the 2023 NBA Draft takes place. Even those that didn’t took the time to assess how […]

Will the Joel Embiid-led Philadelphia 76ers ever get over the hump? It definitely seemed like going up 3-2 against the Boston Celtics in the 2023 NBA playoffs was their best chance to do so, especially when they took a lead heading into fourth quarter of Game 6 while Jayson Tatum was in the middle of […]

When the Phoenix Suns traded the farm, along with Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson, for Kevin Durant, they surely expected to achieve more than a second-round exit. After all, that’s where their season came to an end in 2022, when they suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks. But a year […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant broke his silence on Tuesday, apologizing after flashing a gun on his Instagram for the second time in three months —  but former NBA star Gilbert Arenas doesn’t think it’s enough. The 41-year-old former point guard shared some advice for the young troubled star. “If I’m going to give him […]

Ja Morant has once again found himself in hot water early on in the 2023 NBA offseason after he was seen flashing a gun in another social media clip. Morant hasn’t been able to do much right lately, and he finally offered an apology on social media after receiving widespread criticism for continuing to make […]

The Boston Celtics managed to climb their way out of a 3-2 series deficit against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Their opponent will be a familiar one in the Miami Heat, as this will be the third time in the past four years that these […]

The Los Angeles Lakers ran into a Denver Nuggets buzzsaw at the outset of the 2023 Western Conference Finals. They adjusted and fought back, but it wasn’t quite enough. The Nuggets prevailed, 132-126. For the first time in the NBA Playoffs, the Lakers failed to steal Game 1 on the road. Seeding aside, the Lakers […]

Overtime Elite knew they were getting a special talent in 6-foot-7 point guard Amen Thompson. However, there’s still a lot of people who aren’t aware that he and his brother Ausar may be two of the most exhilarating NBA prospects that there’s ever been. Amen’s live-dribble passing is excellent, with his court vision and passing […]

Nets owner Joe Tsai is under fire from Brooklyn fans after announcing the Barclays Center will host a showing of “38 at the Garden,” a documentary of Jeremy Lin’s breakout 2012 season with the New York Knicks. A film about a thrilling Knicks moment screened in the Nets home? https://t.co/thfNpJdZOn — Stefan Bondy (@SbondyNBA) May […]

As expected, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was a massive headache for the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Western Conference Finals. Jokic nearly got everything he wanted during the game, as he stuffed the stat sheet yet again. His performance in Tuesday’s 132-126 home win over the Lakers had former […]

At first glance, Nikola Jokic and LeBron James could not be more different. Jokic isn’t exactly the athlete James is as the Los Angeles Lakers star has lived above the rim and made a living off putting pressure on the opposing paint. However, as Denver Nuggets wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said, that is the “only” difference […]

Magic Johnson could not help but comment on the Los Angeles Lakers performance after their Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets. In a series of tweets, outlined his frustrations which could also come as constructive criticism. The Nuggets controlled the boards and fast break points. — Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 17, 2023   […]

The Detroit Pistons have been one of the most successful NBA teams on draft day according to many accounts. Detroit selected former Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham with the number one overall pick in 2021, and followed it up with the selections of athletic, promising players Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren last year. Unfortunately for […]

The River Walk has life again. After years of futility and aimlessness, the San Antonio Spurs instantly feel like a prominent sports franchise again. That is the power of Victor Wembanyama. The NBA Draft Lottery always presents hope to which ever team wins it, but this year’s felt extra special. Or perhaps dire is the […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has now played with both Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic in his career, and for him, there’s really not that much of a difference between the two all-time greats. After helping the Nuggets take down his former team on Tuesday, KCP was asked about the similarities […]

Barring any change of heart or bizarre decision-making from the San Antonio Spurs, Victor Wembanyama is going to be a Spur come June. The Spurs won the no. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft lottery and the right to pick Wembanyama, and all signs point that they’ll do just that. After all, there’s no […]

The NBA playoffs is almost always a competition between which team can make the necessary adjustments at the most opportune moments. Talent almost always wins out in the end, but matchups, coverages and rotation choices matter. This means that coaching matters. And it definitely seemed like Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham stumbled upon […]

Nikola Jokic stole the show in the Denver Nuggets Game 1 escape act against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. The former back-to-back MVP stuffed the stat sheet in this one with 34 points on 12-of-17 shooting, 21 rebounds, 14 assists, two blocks, and three triples in 42 minutes of action as Jokic led […]

There is no bigger winner after Tuesday night’s NBA Draft lottery than the San Antonio Spurs, who have virtually assured themselves of landing elite prospect Victor Wembanyama. In the grand scheme of things, that’s just one win of the many to be expected for the Spurs in the coming years. As pointed out by Matthew […]

As the dust settles on the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, attention turns to the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft, where the San Antonio Spurs find themselves in a unique position. Keep in mind that they are coming off a campaign where they finished with the second-worst win-loss record in the league. Now, they have the No. […]