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In the NBA, it’s never too early to speculate about the future. During this past season alone, even with the Philadelphia 76ers in the midst of a strong midseason run, many credible reporters, such as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, linked James Harden to a potential return to the Houston Rockets during his expected foray into free […]

Amid an improbable postseason run that started in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament, the Miami Heat now find themselves in the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. They shocked the world by knocking out the No. 1 overall seed Milwaukee Bucks, and then took care of business against New York Knicks in six games. A rematch of […]

Questions have emerged over the past year in regards to the Golden State Warriors’ star-studded trio of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green. Curry has been expected to remain with the Warriors, but rumors have surfaced about potential Thompson and Green trades/departures. Warriors fans, however, will love the latest update from NBA insider Marc […]

Few fans could have anticipated a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals to take form in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, but the Miami Heat have reminded everyone why they are one of the best-run organizations in the league. They have willed themselves to another battle with the Boston Celtics. Rest assured, head coach Erik […]

The New York Knicks saw their 2022-23 campaign come to an end this past Friday, as they were bested by the surging Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals by a final score of 96-92. Despite the clear disappointment of falling short of ultimate glory, the ball club managed to accomplish quite […]

The Golden State Warriors will not be defending champions this season, and it has many questioning if the dynasty is over in San Francisco. Speculation over the next moves for the Warriors includes what to do with Draymond Green. With that being said, the betting favorite to land Green if he leaves the Warriors is […]

One of the biggest stories to come out of the NBA recently is the shocking firing of Monty Williams as head coach of the Phoenix Suns. The Suns’ decision to part ways with Williams came shortly after their exit from the 2023 NBA Playoffs via a second-round loss to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. […]

After yet another early exit from the postseason, the Phoenix Suns look to be hell-bent on making some serious moves this coming offseason. Already they’ve parted ways with head coach Monty Williams and now, it appears they could be gearing up to move on from both their franchise point guard Chris Paul and fifth-year pivot […]

It certainly was shaping up to be the New York Knicks’ year. They made quick work of series favorite Cleveland Cavaliers, overcoming them in five games during the first round, and then the Miami Heat demolished the Milwaukee Bucks, paving the way for the Knicks’ first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2000 if they took […]

Becky Lynch has had one of the most storied careers in WWE history. She is a former 4-time SmackDown and 2-time Raw Women’s Champion, Women’s Tag Team Champion, 2019 Royal Rumble Winner, and the Sixth Women’s Triple Crown Champion. Honestly, there isn’t a whole lot that Lynch hasn’t accomplished during her wrestling career. Along with […]

Although he wore out his welcome with the new Phoenix Suns regime, Monty Williams remains a highly coveted NBA head coaching candidate. While future employment should be of little concern to the 2022 Coach of the Year, it appears his choices could be very different in terms of the teams’ current trajectories. The championship-or-bust Milwaukee […]

Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue is the “No. 1 option” for the Phoenix Suns in their search for a new head coach, Shams Charania said on FanDuel TV program ‘Run It Back.’ Longtime NBA reporter Marc Stein reported the Suns were “expected to explore the feasibility” of bringing Lue to their team. According to […]

The Milwaukee Bucks squared off against the Phoenix Suns in the 2021 NBA Finals with the Bucks taking the series and winning their first championship since 1971. Flash-forward two years and both Mike Budenholzer and Monty Williams, who coached against one another in this championship series, are free agents and looking for new head coaching […]

The Ja Morant saga apparently has a new chapter. The Memphis Grizzlies star point guard finds himself on the hot seat once again after a video clip of him seemingly showing off a gun (again) has made the rounds on social media. This latest Ja Morant controversy has the NBA world buzzing, with even former […]

New York Knicks shooting guard Evan Fournier knows that his time with the team is coming to an end. At the very least, he expects it to, recently admitting that he doesn’t expect to be back with the Knicks next season. This despite Fournier having two seasons and $37.9 million remaining on his contract. Consequently, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers find their season ending once again in a disappointing fashion. After a loss to the Boston Celtics in seven games, Sixers fans, players, coaches and administration alike search yet again for what will push them over the hump. Albeit the tough loss, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers made sure to give his […]

The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award honors one of the greatest to ever do it who proved to be a pioneer off the court. And in its third year in existence, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul are among the finalists. More info from Chris Haynes: “Warriors star […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are surprisingly still in contention to win the NBA title this season. How the Heat have managed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals is something that can be considered short of a basketball miracle. Even then, the Heat could find the odds to get past the Boston Celtics given […]

The Miami Heat are moving on to the 2023 Eastern Conference amid an improbable postseason run. From starting in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament, to knocking off the No. 1 overall seed Milwaukee Bucks and higher-seeded New York Knicks, the Heat now await the Boston Celtics in a fairytale stretch. Albeit the below average regular […]

The Golden State Warriors had already drafted Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson prior to Bob Myers becoming the general manager of the team in 2012. But as soon as Myers took control of the front office, the Warriors became a dynasty.  The former NBA agent controlled the 2012 NBA Draft for the Warriors, a night […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant once again finds himself in a world of trouble with a recently surfaced social media video showing him wielding what appears to be a firearm in a car. The clip rapidly made its way through the grapevine and, unsurprisingly, back to the Grizzlies organization. They have since suspended the point […]

Bobi Klintman, a Swedish power forward by way of Wake Forest, is perhaps the most intriguing sleeper in the 2023 NBA Draft. In a sense, he strains credulity on the court—at 6’10, he’s a way more fluid shooter, ball-handler and all around mover than he has any business being. Even as the NBA gets bigger […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were bested by the Boston Celtics during Sunday’s Game 7 in a rather grueling fashion. In front of a packed and loud TD Garden crowd the C’s were able to take command of the contest by about mid-way through the third period and, in the end, pulled away with a 112-88 win […]

For every contending team, the bill comes due eventually. Such is the life in salary-capped North American professional leagues, and the NBA is no exception. Thus, every aspiring championship team must make the most out of their stint on the NBA’s mountaintop, and to their credit, the Golden State Warriors — winner of four championships […]

Basketball historians will look back at the 2022-23 NBA season and see that the best player during that span was Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid. That being said, they would also discover that Embiid flamed out when his team needed him the most, as he was nearly a no-show in the Sixers’ most important […]

With the conference finals matchups set in both the West and East, there is the widespread belief that the league is drooling over the potential NBA Finals showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. The sport’s two most prestigious franchises battling for supremacy seems like a huge difference in dollars compared to the […]

James Harden might have to go undercover for a little while if you ask ESPN personality, Stephen A. Smith. Following an embarrassing performance in the final two games of the Philadelphia 76ers’ second-round series against the Boston Celtics, Harden has been getting serious flak from all corners. Stephen A. Smith was pretty direct in his […]

For the second straight year, the Boston Celtics managed to overcome a 3-2 deficit in the Eastern Conference semifinals to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. The script was fairly similar as last year for the most part; the C’s threw away Game 5, won a tough Game 6 […]

Julius Randle’s wife, Kendra Randle, didn’t hold back as she responded to Kenyon Martin and the haters who were criticizing her husband’s act after the New York Knicks’ Game 6 defeat to the Miami Heat on Friday. For those who missed it, after New York’s brutal 96-92 loss to the Heat, Randle proceeded to kiss […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid should be careful with his words next time. After all, he never knows when it will come back to haunt him. Embiid learned that lesson on Sunday after the Sixers lost to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of their playoff series. Following Philly’s brutal 112-88 defeat, the big man’s […]

A lot of things went wrong for the Philadelphia 76ers in their Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Their third quarter display, however, might just be the biggest culprit for their brutal defeat. The Sixers got absolutely destroyed by the Celtics in the contest, 112-88, but it didn’t start that way. It […]

Ja Morant just doesn’t learn, with his latest IG Live gun incident prompting NBA fans to criticize him once again. Now, more punishment could be heading his way after the Memphis Grizzlies already suspended him from all team activities pending an investigation from the NBA. For those who missed it, Morant made headlines on Sunday […]

BOSTON — Joel Embiid had the chance to deliver a statement win to the Philadelphia 76ers and get them into the Eastern Conference Finals. Instead, the greatest chapter of his career ended with a pitiful passage as he shrunk in the moment against the Boston Celtics, losing in blowout fashion in Game 7 as the […]

The hopes of the Philadelphia 76ers to capture the NBA title in the 2022-23 season went up in flames on Sunday when they got booted out of the playoffs by Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. The 112-88 loss to the Celtics in Game 7 of that second-round series was enough to be viewed by […]

NBA legend Magic Johnson had a great weekend, as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors to advance to the Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the San Diego Padres, and he became an owner of the Washington Commanders. He took to Twitter to celebrate. “God really blessed me with such […]

It’s tough to win the respect of a Boston crowd, but Celtics star Jayson Tatum did so with ease during a blowout Game 7 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The four-time All-Star put on a historic performance that got the TD Garden rocking and sent the Sixers packing. Tatum put up an insane 51 points, […]

When the Philadelphia 76ers acquired James Harden at the 2021-22 trade deadline, the team had high hopes that his partnership with Joel Embiid would result to an NBA Championship. Unfortunately, one and half season and two tries later, Philly still couldn’t get past the second round of the postseason. The disappointment of their first playoff […]

What exactly does Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid mean when he says that he and James Harden can’t win alone? While far and wide are debating that on social media, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard couldn’t help but chime in himself. However, though the athlete-slash-rapper isn’t necessarily a man of few words, just one […]

Three years on from their Conference Finals matchup in the bubble, the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers are once again set to fight it out for a spot in the NBA Finals. But while the matchup might elicit a strong sense of déjà vu, the Nuggets will certainly be hoping the result doesn’t. […]