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The Portland Trail Blazers have been hit with injuries to their backcourt to start the season. Scoot Henderson, Anfernee Simons and Malcolm Brogdon have all been sidelined due to various injuries. As a result, the Blazers converted two-way contract guard Skylar Mays to a standard contract. The Blazers made another roster move this weekend by […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns are winless in two games versus LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023 NBA regular season following their 122-119 home loss to the LakeShow Friday night. Making that loss even harder to accept for Phoenix and its fans is the league’s admission following the contest that […]

The San Antonio Spurs are a work in progress so far during the 2023-2024 season, an exciting blend of young stars and a veteran, proven championship coach in Gregg Popovich. Recently one of the Spurs’ most promising young stars, Jeremy Sochan, dropped a NSFW take on his new role with the Spurs. Another Spurs sidekick […]

Kyrie Irving struggled with his shot to open the 2023-24 season despite the Dallas Mavericks’ success. Irving has shot the ball better in recent action though. The Mavs guard revealed advice he received from his father, Drederick, to help break out of his slump, advice that NBA legend Kobe Bryant previously gave Irving as well. […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo did his perfect LeBron James impersonation on Saturday with his very own chasedown block against the Orlando Magic. Sure enough, it sent everyone buzzing. Late in the first quarter, Antetokounmpo turned the ball over after an errant pass was caught by Magic big man Jonathan Isaac. Facing a 1-vs-2 situation, […]

The Chicago Bulls look to add to the Detroit Pistons’ seven-game losing streak in their next Central Division matchup. The Bulls are having a rough start to the season themselves, and the recent injury updates on Alex Caruso and Patrick Williams will make things tougher. Chicago battles injury woes ahead of its Eastern Conference matchup […]

Tyrese Maxey is on his way to being the next Philadelphia 76ers superstar after Joel Embiid. His new Sixers teammate, Robert Covington, is a firm believer of that. Maxey has been sensational since becoming the Sixers’ second option on offense following the James Harden drama and departure. He is a huge reason why Philly is […]

The Dallas Mavericks blew out the Los Angeles Clippers 144-126 on Friday night in an NBA In-Season-Tournament contest that had Mavs coach Jason Kidd smiling. After the game, Kidd explained to reporters why a seemingly mundane Seth Curry shot was actually huge for the Mavs: "Curry made a big shot for us that no one […]

The Los Angeles Clippers lost their fourth game in a row to Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. It was the third consecutive loss where Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook all suited up to play, with the Mavs loss being the biggest loss of the year. The In-Season […]

The San Antonio Spurs are in the midst of major changes after the last few years have seen them rehaul their team’s talent. Victor Wembanyama headlines the Spurs’ lineup of promising young players; however, Jeremy Sochan plays a vital role on the team too. Sochan provided strong insight into Gregg Popovich’s experiment of playing the […]

Health is everything to the Milwaukee Bucks (5-3) this season. First-year head coach Adrian Griffin is confident enough in his experienced roster to not over extend one of his star players in the ninth game of the season. Hence, Damian Lillard is not going to play in Saturday’s matchup with the Orlando Magic, per the […]

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant is having none of the latest criticism thrown at him and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James. As he has done in the past, he took to social media to respond to the naysayers taking issue on everything they do. On Friday, the Suns and Lakers played each other for […]

Grant Williams had some productive years for the Boston Celtics, but when free agency rolled around, he figured his time in Beantown was up. Williams’ assumption was correct, as he never reached a deal with the C’s in the offseason. Instead, he was sent to the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade that included a new […]

James Harden hasn’t gotten off to the best start with the Los Angeles Clippers. After acquiring the disgruntled guard in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers last month, the Clippers have lost four in a row, with Harden playing the last three of those losses. Following the Clippers’ 144-126 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, Harden […]

He picked up right where he left off. For Victor Wembanyama’s sake, it’s a good thing we’re not talking about him. While Wemby was coming off perhaps the worst outing of his young NBA career, Devin Vassell teamed with this past June’s top overall pick to lead the San Antonio Spurs in their hard-fought 117-110 […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are expanding the role of one of their guards following a lingering injury to Scoot Henderson. The Blazers are converting two-way guard Skylar Mays to a standard NBA contract, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski has learned from Priority Sports and Entertainment. Mays has worked his way into the rotation for the Blazers, per […]

Los Angeles Clippers fans’ worst nightmares are coming true through the first few games of the James Harden experiment. They fell 144-128 to the Dallas Mavericks Friday night in what was their first NBA In-Season Tournament game. The Clippers are still looking for their first win since trading for the mercurial guard at the top […]

Washington Wizards guard Delon Wright suffered a knee injury and is expected to miss four-six weeks, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Wright is dealing with an MCL sprain in his right knee, Wojnarowski also reported. The Wizards will miss Wright, as he played a pivotal role in backing Jordan Poole and Tyus Jones up on […]

Maxi Kleber can’t play through his recently dislocated toe after all. The veteran big man missed the Dallas Mavericks’ blowout win over the LA Clippers on Friday night, and Jason Kidd told reporters the following morning that he will be sidelined for at least the next two weeks before being re-evaluated. “He tried to play […]

The Phoenix Suns have been ravaged by injuries to begin the 2023-24 campaign. Kevin Durant has been their only star consistently healthy, with both Bradley Beal and Devin Booker already missing time. That’s a big reason they’re just 4-5 to start the season. Friday’s loss to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers marked another […]

The Miami Heat are not having an ideal start to the their 2023-24 season. After the first eight games, the team sits at a perfectly balanced 4-4 record. That’s not bad at all, but considering their status as title finalists, that feels a bit low. There’s been some struggles with the team as they try […]

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night by a final score of 144-126. The NBA In-Season Tournament victory against LA was a tremendous rebound performance for Dallas after their recent loss at the hands of the Toronto Raptors. It was also a nice response after Kyrie Irving said head coach Jason […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the up-and-coming teams that have all the eyeballs of the NBA fans because of one reason only, and that is the arrival of generational superstar Victor Wembanyama. He has been a phenomenal addition to the Spurs organization, and the hope is that he will develop into someone like […]

The Philadelphia 76ers hot start to the 2023-24 season continued on Friday night with a comeback victory over the Detroit Pistons. After falling behind by as many as 16 points early in the game, the Sixers rallied for a 114-106 victory, which is their seventh straight win after opening the year with a one-point loss […]

The old guard of the NBA is slowly fading away. The last bastions of the NBA during the 2010s are starting to age. Players like LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry are nearing the end of their careers. Because of that, it’s always special to see two such players go up against each other. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will travel to Northern California to face the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Cavaliers-Warriors prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Cavaliers lost 128-120 to the Oklahoma City Thunder in their last game. Initially, it was 70-57 at […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is throwing his support for a political bill in Massachusetts that would raise the age of juvenile crime jurisdiction to 21. Brown wore a shirt Friday night before a game with the Brooklyn Nets expressing his support for the measure, called the Raise the Age bill. This was reported first […]

The Boston Celtics have been rolling this season. At 6-2, the team has been firing on all cylinders to start the year. However, one particular player has been taking some heat this season for the Celtics: Payton Pritchard. The point guard signed a four-year, $30 million contract with the team recently, but he’s been unfortunately […]

The Dallas Mavericks are in one of the toughest in-season tournament groups in the league, but if their performance against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night is anything to go off of, they should be regarded as a serious contender to win their group. The Mavs destroyed the Clippers 144-126 thanks to a 44-point […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis made it safely through the Los Angeles Lakers’ 122-119 win over the Phoenix Suns, though not without momentary hiccups. Davis returned to the Lakers’ lineup for the first time since exiting their loss to the Miami Heat on Monday due to left adductor/hip spasms. Despite his optimism about playing against […]

In an attempt to remedy the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-quarter struggles, Darvin Ham shook things up ahead of Friday’s In-Season Tournament matchup vs. the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center. When the starting fives were unveiled 30 minutes before tip-off, Cam Reddish was listed in place of … Austin Reaves? A lineup change was not […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Cam Reddish knows he has to stay ready whenever he’s on the court with LeBron James, and that’s exactly what he did on Friday as he helped the Purple and Gold stage a comeback win against the Phoenix Suns in their NBA In-Season Tournament showdown. The Lakers trailed by as much […]

Remember when LeBron James had the opportunity to try an awkwardly angled, wildly difficult driving layup over the outstretched arms of both Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, but instead made a pinpoint, cross-court pass to Cam Reddish for a wide-open, would-be game-winning jumper? That was just a few days ago, but the NBA moves fast. […]

On Friday night, the Los Angeles Clippers looked to get back on track in a difficult matchup against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. And for a while, it seemed as though the Clippers were beginning to figure it out. However, Kyrie Irving led the Mavs back from a 12-point first quarter deficit and the […]

Luka Doncic continued his personal domination of the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, dropping 44 points, six rebounds and six assists  in the Dallas Mavericks’ blowout 144-126 in-season tournament victory. Making his epic night even more impressive? Doncic shot a ridiculous 17-of-21 from the field against Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, James Harden and company, and […]

The New Orleans Pelicans entered the 2023-24 season with high hopes. After all, Zion Williamson is back healthy, and as they showed last year, they are one of the best teams in the league whenever the left-handed highflyer isn’t plagued by injury woes. However, the Pelicans have had an uneven start to the new season, […]

Friday night marked the first time two of the best French centers in NBA history would square off against each other, with Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs taking on Rudy Gobert and the Minnesota Timberwolves, owners of the league’s best defense in the early goings of the 2023-24 season, in the NBA In-Season […]

The Los Angeles Clippers, once again, are left scrambling for answers after yet another miserable game on Friday night in a 144-126 loss to the Dallas Mavericks to mark their NBA In-Season Tournament debut in ignominious fashion. There are plenty of factors to blame for the Clippers’ blowout defeat. One, the Clips still seem to […]

The Dallas Mavericks did not get off to strong start during their Friday night battle against old rival Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA In-Season Tournament. They went down by as many as 12 points in the first quarter, with the Clippers looking like they’re putting it together. The Mavs, however, came roaring back in […]