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De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings had some really high hopes in the NBA Playoffs this year after finishing the regular season as the No. 3 seed in the West. Unfortunately for them, they were matched up against Stephen Curry and the defending champs Golden State Warriors in the opening round, and ultimately, it was […]

Never count out the champions. Despite being the defending champs, only a handful of people seemed to take the Golden State Warriors seriously. After all, they were extremely inconsistent during the entire season. Despite that, Golden State managed to take out the streaking Sacramento Kings in seven games. Are the Warriors back to being contenders […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have announced they will not be bringing Dillon Brooks back next season, and thus the Grizzlies guard will now be looking for a new team. The Chicago Bulls Bleacher Nation account asked their Twitter followers if they would like Brooks on the Bulls next season, and the replies were unanimous. pic.twitter.com/FgA65FiMV5 — […]

The 2022-23 season thrust Mikal Bridges out of the background and into the spotlight. After joining the Brooklyn Nets in a trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns, Bridges stepped into a lead-scoring role in Brooklyn. Anyone who criticized the Nets’ return for Durant was silenced soon after. In 30 games with the […]

The highly-anticipated Western Conference semifinals showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors tips off tonight at the Chase Center. Between LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, etc. the championship pedigree, Q-rating, and star power is unprecedented for a second-round series. The stars will largely determine who ultimately advances. […]

The Sacramento Kings season came to an end after they lost Game 7 of their first-round series against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The Kings held a two-point lead at the halftime break, but the wheels fell off for Sacramento in the second half, as the Warriors outscored them 64-42 over the final two […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will be starting their highly anticipated 2023 NBA Playoffs series on Tuesday night in San Francisco. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Klay Thompson are entering the series as the only 3 players to have accomplished an incredible NBA Playoffs feat. Players with 400+ playoff 3-pointers: LeBron JamesSteph […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers prepare for Game 1 of their highly anticipated matchup in the 2023 NBA Playoffs vs. the Golden State Warriors, NBA media pundits are having a field day with all of the enticing storylines. In terms of the product on the court, Kendrick Perkins believes LeBron James is going to prioritize […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown revealed the toughest pill to swallow following the Kings’ playoff loss to the Golden State Warriors. “Probably the biggest thing that will haunt me this summer was their ability to offensive rebound,” said Brown, via ESPN 1320 Sacramento Kings Insider James Ham. Mike Brown said you can survive a huge game […]

The recent rumors regarding the Los Angeles Lakers‘ interest, or lack thereof, in Kyrie Irving is surprising. Irving is a controversial figure, frustrating because there’s an obvious sincerity in his desire to understand and be understood. Yet, Irving is often contentious and condescending, exposing himself to the type of media treatment reserved for Kevin Durant […]

Losing in the first round of the playoffs was not what the Memphis Grizzlies envisioned this season, especially after their major growth en route to the Western Conference Semifinals a year ago. Then again, not much has gone right for this organization over the last year other than finishing the regular season with a 51-31 […]

The matchup we all have been waiting for! The Golden State Warriors host the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. LeBron James and Steph Curry headline the stars featured in the same-game parlay for Game 1. This is going to be a fun series to watch. Both Curry and James […]

James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers shocked the NBA world by upsetting the Boston Celtics in Game 1 without Joel Embiid. Harden had a vintage performance, dropping 45 points on 17/30 from the field and 7/14 from the 3-point line. The Sixers beat the Celtics on the same night of the Met Gala, and being […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are just days removed from a playoff loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Since then, they have made plenty of headlines, and DPOY Jaren Jackson Jr. got fans wound up with a cryptic tweet that went viral on Monday. However, Jackson came back a day later and has apparently cleared the air […]

Game 1 between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics looked like a foregone conclusion when Joel Embiid was officially ruled out. James Harden and the Sixers had other plans, stealing the game to go up 1-0 by a final score of 119-115. Harden was just on another level in this one. He found the right […]

The Phoenix Suns face an 0-2 series deficit in the playoffs for the first time in the last three seasons. The Suns let a game go against the Nuggets, who out-scored them 27-14 in the fourth quarter and 36-19 after they led 68-61 with 2:06 left in the third quarter. Phoenix did not have point […]

The Boston Celtics were given a golden opportunity in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers. But instead of seizing it, they squandered it in the worst way. The Sixers were without MVP-hopeful Joel Embiid on Monday night, yet the Celtics weren’t able to fully take advantage of his absence. The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing for a second round matchup against the Golden State Warriors, the most anticipated series of the 2023 NBA Playoffs so far. Ahead of the series, Charles Barkley calls on Anthony Davis to be a big time player consistently for the Lakers if they want to advance to the 2023 […]

The second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs is officially here, and it has already produced some memorable moments. Franchises are now a step closer to taking home the Larry O’Brien Trophy, but there is still a long way to go. With the Boston Celtics set to host the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, it means […]

Andrew Wiggins of the Golden State Warriors missed two months of the 2022-2023 NBA season for family reasons, and Wiggins spoke about how his teammates supported him during the absence. He also was asked if there was something therapeutic about the game by Sam Amick of The Athletic. “Yeah, because when you’re on the court, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors will be tipping off the most anticipated second round matchup in recent history on Tuesday. A renewed rivalry between LeBron James and Stephen Curry is quickly becoming the biggest story of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, and it is certainly warranted. James and Curry have been two […]

Thanks to some disastrous crunch-time play, the Boston Celtics dropped Game 1 of their second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers. James Harden carried the Sixers to victory as he finished with a playoff career-high 45 points and nailed the game-winning three with mere seconds remaining. But Harden’s game-winner isn’t the only late-game sequence that has […]

The Memphis Grizzlies saw their season end in the first round of the NBA Playoffs at the hands of LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Days later, reports claimed that the Grizzlies would not be bringing Dillon Brooks back “under any circumstances.” This isn’t entirely surprising given Brooks’ troublesome past and drama-filled tenure with […]

Game 2 of the series is tonight! Jalen Brunson and Bam Adebayo are represented in the NBA same-game parlay brought to you by Darius Butler and FanDuel. Who would have thought that the Miami Heat and New York Knicks would be competing for a chance to play in the Eastern Conference Finals? One of those […]

In mid-February, plenty of pundits grew concerned over the Los Angeles Clippers’ interest in Russell Westbrook after such a disappointing tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers. Even then, Paul George, Westbrook’s teammate back with the Oklahoma City Thunder, went to bat for his friend, lobbying for the Clippers front office to add the former MVP […]

We got ourselves one hell of a second-round matchup, ladies and gentlemen! We are getting yet another edition of LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs. The battle sparked countless debates about the two superstars. Ahead of Game 1, Shannon Sharpe had a […]

There was considerable, justifiable doubt surrounding the Denver Nuggets entering the 2023 NBA playoffs. They did not end the 2022-23 regular season on the best foot, with the MVP discourse surrounding Nikola Jokic turning toxic, and as a result, some pundits believed that the Nuggets may end up being the casualty of a first-round upset. […]

Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul arrived for his team’s Game 2 of its Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets in style Monday night. Paul had on a dark sweater with the top of his chest exposed, which is a similar style to that of Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook in his team’s first-round […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may currently be in the midst of their second-round playoff bout against the defending champion Golden State Warriors, but the media already seems to be focusing in on some of their potential offseason plans. Perhaps the biggest rumbling pertaining the LA’s summer agenda seems to be the possibility of a free […]

The Denver Nuggets are a great all-around team, hence why they are the 1-seed in the Western Conference. However, they would not be half the team they are right now without their two-time MVP in Nikola Jokic. What Jokic has been able to accomplish over the last few seasons is simply remarkable. On Monday night […]

The first round is officially in the books, which means the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs is underway. Now, teams are one step closer to hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy. That is the case for both the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers. With the series opener happening on Tuesday in San […]

The New York Knicks are not exactly shooting the air out of the ball in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. In fact, among all teams that made it to the postseason, Immanuel Quickley and the Knicks own the worst 3-point shooting percentage with just a 26.8 percent success rate from behind the arc. Immanuel Quickley is […]

Dillon Brooks will have to take his villain persona somewhere else. That’s after the Memphis Grizzlies communicated to the forward that he’s no longer a part of the future of the team, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. “The Memphis Grizzlies have informed pending free agent Dillon Brooks that he will not be brought […]

The Golden State Warriors vs. the Los Angeles Lakers 2023 NBA Playoffs series is the most anticipated second round series in recent memory. This is in thanks to it being the next installment of the rivalry between LeBron James and Stephen Curry, a rivalry that Stephen A Smith believes the Lakers star truthfully wanted to […]

Game 1 between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics came down to the wire. James Harden‘s masterful performance – and go-ahead three-pointer with less than 10 seconds left in the game – ultimately became the difference as the Sixers struck first in the East Semis series. The Celtics will undoubtedly come out with a sense […]

Nobody outside of the most loyal fans of the Los Angeles Lakers could have thought that the Purple and Gold will be playing at least until the middle of May following their dreadful start to the 2022-23 season, but here we are. The Lakers have emerged as one of the best teams in the association […]

Only some NBA players are lucky enough to make the NBA Finals let alone win the championship. What’s more, that list gets even smaller for players who can do it in year one. But there is one player who was put on this earth to win, and his name is Patrick McCaw. McCaw’s not a […]

Derrick Rose is not in the rotation for the New York Knicks, but he is still making an impact on the roster, and head coach Tom Thibodeau raved about his importance to the team, via Marc J. Spears of Andscape. “Derrick has been great for us. He’s a veteran leader,” Tom Thibodeau said, via Andscape. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have a major choice to make this offseason and its not whether or not they should keep Kyle Anderson or Rudy Gobert. Its whether they should keep Gobert or Karl-Anthony Towns, a player supplanted as face of the franchise by Anthony Edwards and who likely has a much higher trade value than […]