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LaMelo Ball is one of the up and coming stars in the NBA today. Penciled to be the future of the Charlotte Hornets franchise, Ball has already earned one All-Star appearance and Rookie of the Year honors. With Ball making waves in the NBA, have you ever wondered how a young star like him lives? Well, […]

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the first round and will now face the Phoenix Suns in the second round. It was a five-game series win for both teams and is an intriguing matchup for a second-round series. The Nuggets are the 1-seed in the Western Conference and had a […]

The Atlanta Hawks have an important offseason ahead of them. Falling to the Boston Celtics in the First Round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, just a year after an extremely disappointing showing in the 2022 NBA Playoffs that saw them lose to the Miami Heat in the First Round, many are wondering if the Hawks […]

The Phoenix Suns and Mercury announced Friday morning they are leaving Bally Sports Arizona for a new media rights deal with Gray Television, Inc. and interactive video company Kiswe, which will deliver all of the team’s locally-broadcasted games via over-the-air television and streaming. The partnership with Gray Television, which includes KTVK (Arizona’s Family 3TV), KPHO […]

Kevin Durant keeps winning in life! Just a few days ago, his Phoenix Suns secured a spot in the second-round by taking down the Clippers. Now, Durant is signing a new deal… but it’s not what you think. Kevin Durant is signing a lifetime contract with Nike, and the star reacted to the news on […]

Even with Joel Embiid dealing with a knee injury that may hamper his 2023 postseason performance, the Philadelphia 76ers have a golden opportunity to at least win the Eastern Conference crown if they manage to vanquish the Boston Celtics in their second-round tussle. What the Sixers will be needing to overcome the Celtics, however, is […]

This season definitely isn’t a championship or bust one for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, especially when it hasn’t even been two years since they won a title. But certain expectations come with finishing with the best record in the NBA like the Bucks did during the 2022-23 season. And among those expectations is […]

The Phoenix Suns will face the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semifinals for the second time in three seasons. The Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in their first-round matchup but will have a much tougher test against the Nuggets, the third-best half-court offensive team in the NBA. Denver had the best record in […]

The Milwaukee Bucks cruised through the 2022-23 regular season with the clear expectations that an NBA Championship was the organization’s primary goal. When the Miami Heat toppled the Chicago Bulls in the NBA play-in tournament, NBA fans felt the Bucks-Heat series would be over in a maximum of five games. Giannis Antetokounmpo sustained a lower […]

There were a number of reasons why the Atlanta Hawks ended up losing Game 6 to the Boston Celtics. Not being able to inbound the ball during the dying moments didn’t help their cause one bit. The Hawks threw it off a defender not once, not twice, but three separate times as they couldn’t get […]

The dust hasn’t even settled yet on the Boston Celtics‘ first-round win over the Atlanta Hawks but already, Jaylen Brown is looking ahead. The Celtics star knows that Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have been patiently waiting for them, and now that Boston has booked its place in the second round, the fans are […]

It was July 5, 2019 when the Los Angeles Clippers made arguably their biggest moves in franchise history by trading for Paul George to convince Kawhi Leonard to sign in free agency. Leonard was coming off an impressive 2019 playoff run with the Toronto Raptors which culminated in a championship win. Thus, it definitely made […]

The stage is set. The Boston Celtics have booked their place in the Eastern Conference Semifinals after taking out Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs first-round series on Thursday night. Waiting for them in the next round is the Philadelphia 76ers, who for their part, have a major […]

Al Horford and the Boston Celtics have been through considerable playoff adversity in the past. As one would recall, the Celtics experienced playoff heartbreak at its worst when they lost in the 2022 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. Thus, it’s no surprise that the Celtics are prepared for the worst opposing crowds can […]

By no means was it easy, but the Boston Celtics bounced the Atlanta Hawks from the first round thanks to a clutch fourth quarter. In Game 5, the Celtics suffered a complete collapse late in the contest, yet Game 6 was the total opposite. Boston outscored Atlanta 17-7 in the last five minutes of the […]

Jaylen Brown has come a long way. Sure, this season saw him soar to the upper echelon of NBA talent with 26.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game on 49.1 shooting (all career-highs). But it is more than that for the All-Star guard. Thursday night, after the Boston Celtics’ hard-fought, 128-120 victory versus the Atlanta […]

Trae Young gave it all he had in Game 6 against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. As a matter of fact, this has been the story for the Atlanta Hawks star for pretty much the entire series. Unfortunately for Hawks fans,  Young’s heroics simply weren’t enough to dethrone Jayson Tatum and a powerhouse Celtics […]

In the end, the Boston Celtics were simply too much for Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. Boston clinched a spot in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs after beating the Hawks in Game 6 of their series Thursday night, 128-120. Following the loss to Jayson Tatum and company, Trae Young declared that […]

The Atlanta Hawks may have failed to go past the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, but head coach Quin Snyder doesn’t think it’s a total failure for the team considering what they have done. Snyder–who took over the team in midseason after the firing of Nate McMillan–said as much during his postgame presser […]

The Los Angeles Lakers squandered a chance to close out the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5 on Wednesday — and the chance to earn a few extra days of rest. The Lakers were blown out 116-99 at the FedExForum, giving the Grizzlies life and their swagger back. Understandably, Memphis played like the more desperate ballclub […]

The Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks went to war. In the end, only one team could prevail, and that came in the form of Jayson Tatum and the Celtics. It was a hard-fought battle, though, which is why the Boston superstar just had to give Trae Young some props after the final buzzer of […]

Jimmy Butler’s playoff legend continues to grow with the Miami Heat. He recently added to his exceptional playoff lore with a thorough decimation of the Milwaukee Bucks despite entering the NBA playoffs as the eight seed. Even then, before he became one of the most feared postseason performers in the league, he was already staking […]

After a slight delay, the Boston Celtics were able to finally close out their NBA Playoffs first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 on Thursday night. Jayson Tatum led the way yet again for the Celtics, dropping 30 points on 11-of-20 shooting, to go along with 14 rebounds, seven assists, a steal, two […]

The Boston Celtics are headed to the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs after finally getting the job done in the first round versus the pesky Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks eliminated the Hawks in six games after a 128-120 road win Thursday night, and as expected, Celtics and NBA fans are going bonkers on […]

The fact that Jimmy Butler and the eighth-seeded Miami Heat have beaten the team that finished with the best record in the entire NBA in the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs still seems surreal. After all, the Heat lost one of their best players in Tyler Herro to injury. […]

The Miami Heat first round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks needed to be seen to be believed. After barely qualifying for the playoffs at all, the number eight seed took down the number one seed and one of the title favorites in five games, shocking the NBA world in the process. That set up […]

The Sacramento Kings are facing a must-win situation in Game 6 of their first-round NBA Playoffs series against the Golden State Warriors. The Kings were in control of this series following their home wins in the first two games to take a 2-0 lead. But the Warriors have stormed back to win three straight, including […]

The Phoenix Suns are the odds-on favorite to win the Western Conference. But they are far from a finished product. Phoenix has Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, who have been a terrific in five playoff games together. Booker leads the NBA in postseason points per game (37.2) and Durant averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and […]

Trae Young clearly has no intention of taking his foot off the gas — definitely not in their do-or-die Game 6 showdown against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. Entering this must-win game, the Atlanta Hawks star is averaging 35.0 points over his last three contests, and there’s no denying that Trae came out for […]

The Memphis Grizzlies pulled off a dominating NBA playoffs Game 5 win against the Los Angeles Lakers to keep their season alive. While the Grizzlies still trail 3-2, Ja Morant has arguably been the best player during their NBA playoffs first round series. They’ll need more explosiveness from Morant to stave off elimination again and […]

The Miami Heat pulled off the biggest upset of the first round of the NBA playoffs with their 4-1 series win against the No. 1 seed Milwaukee Bucks. Not only were the Bucks one of the favorites to win the championship, the Heat had to go through two rounds of play-in games to secure the […]

Lance Stephenson was hoping to get back in the NBA this season after finishing the 2021-22 campaign with the Indiana Pacers. unfortunately for the 32-year-old veteran, no team in the league deemed him worthy of a roster spot, which has now prompted Stephenson to take his talents abroad. According to league insider Alberto De Roa […]

Dante Exum has been body slammed by former Boston Celtics first-rounder Guerschon Yabusele in a wild on-court brawl in Spain. Exum, a former number five pick himself who was drafted to the Utah Jazz before being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, had scored 19 points off the bench for Partizan in Game 2 of their […]

Could the Minnesota Timberwolves trade All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks? Considering that KAT prefers to play power forward, the position currently manned in New York by another All-Star in Julius Randle, that may be difficult. However, with both players having experience playing center and the best players opting to sacrifice […]

The Nick Nurse era with the Toronto Raptors is officially over. This is after the organization decided to give the 2019 NBA champion coach the axe after failing to lead the Raptors to a playoff berth this season. At this point, the head office has already started its search for their next head coach, and […]

Jimmy Butler is the man of the moment. He ought to be after his masterful performance in Game 5 of the Miami Heat’s NBA Playoffs first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks. Against all odds, Butler willed his team to a sensational 4-1 series victory against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the league-best Bucks. This was one for […]

Over the past few seasons, the Los Angeles Clippers have overtaken the San Antonio Spurs to become the franchise that’s synonymous with the term “load management.” However, where Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was sitting out his aging stars against lower-level competition in order to preserve them from the playoffs, the Clippers have been sitting […]

Stephen Curry stole the show again on Wednesday night as he led the Golden State Warriors to a massive Game 5 victory over the Sacramento Kings at the Golden 1 Center. It was a series-shifting victory that allowed the defending champs to steal away home-court advantage against the No. 2 seed Kings, with the Warriors […]

The Sacramento Kings’ first round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors could hardly have started better, with back-to-back wins on their home floor opening up a 2-0 lead for the league’s pluckiest young team against the reigning champs. Since then, however, things have taken a dramatic turn for the worse. The Warriors’ two subsequent […]