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The Houston Rockets (20-60) visit the Charlotte Hornets (26-54) on Friday night! Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Rockets-Hornets prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Rockets-Hornets NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Rockets-Hornets Odds Houston Rockets: -4 (-114) Charlotte Hornets: +4 (-106) […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been hanging on a single thread all season long. After a hot start, Zion Williamson’s injury seemingly derailed the team. They went from battling for a top-four spot to a Play-In Tournament seed. Unfortunately for the Pels, Zion isn’t returning anytime soon. The star forward is officially out for the […]

All signs still point to Michael Jordan selling his stake in the Charlotte Hornets. Just because the organization is primed for an ownership change, though, doesn’t mean they’ll be replacing Steve Clifford on the sidelines. Charlotte’s current leadership “has no intention” of making a change at head coach going forward, according to Jake Fischer of […]

There is always something riveting in the unknown. And in the NBA, there are no greater unknowns than rookies, tantalizing as they may be given the players they could become once they flesh out their games. It’s always exciting to watch the best young players figure out the ropes of the professional game, proving to […]

The Utah Jazz have promise, that’s for sure. Led by likely 2023 Most Improved Player of the Year Lauri Markkanen, the Jazz have already identified at least two other franchise building blocks in center Walker Kessler and guard Collin Sexton. Kessler, the best shot-blocker in his class and an impact player on the interior looks […]

Outside of player development, there has been no reason to check in on the Detroit Pistons since essentially Christmas. Even in a year where almost the entire league was in contention for the playoffs or NBA Play-In Tournament, the Little Caesars Arena was routinely a palace of pain. Though, perhaps growing pains is more appropriate. […]

As far as NBA awards go, none are less exact or more backhanded than Most Improved Player. While all NBA awards have an inexact set of criteria, the MIP is particularly confusing, its winners existing in some fuzzy halfspace between mediocrity and greatness. Here’s an award that’s been won by future Hall of Fame caliber […]

Here is everything you need to know about NBA 2K23’s Season 6: Answer the Call to Greatness including its release date, rewards, and patch notes. NBA 2K23 Season 6 Release Date: April 7, 2023 Luka Doncic and Sue Bird will be the lead stars for NBA 2K23 Season 6: Answer the Call to Greatness, when […]

Nick Nurse has seen massive success with the Toronto Raptors, helping lead the organization to its first and only NBA Championship. However, with the end of Nurse’s contract nearing, a potential move to the Houston Rockets could be on the table. The Rockets are widely expected to fire head coach Stephen Silas, via Yahoo’s Jake […]

The Dallas Mavericks, following a late-season collapse, need everything to go their way just so they could make the play-in tournament. Missing the play-in tournament entirely will be such a disastrous outcome for a team that traded for Kyrie Irving two months ago. What the Mavs must do to give themselves a chance at staying […]

The 2022-23 NBA season is coming down to the wire as the playoffs draw near. However, some organizations are likely already thinking about the upcoming offseason after being eliminated from postseason contention. That is the case for the Utah Jazz. After a promising 12-6 start to the season, the Jazz could not maintain the same […]

Regardless of fame and money, life is still about the little things for NBA Hall of Famer and iconic TNT analyst Charles Barkley. The very little things, apparently. While wrapping up a Thursday night double-header of basketball on Inside the NBA, fans and the rest of the panel were treated to a sneak peak of […]

Iowa forward Kris Murray will enter his name into the 2023 NBA Draft, the junior announced via a Friday tweet. “First off, I want to thank Coach (Fran) McCaffery, the coaching staff, my teammates and Hawkeye Nation for an incredible three years,” Murray wrote. “Growing up in Cedar Rapids and getting to wear the black and gold […]

Draymond Green deserves a ton of respect. He was instrumental in all four Golden State Warriors championships over the past eight seasons. It’s gotten to the point that his outspoken personality has made him underrated given that people love to hate on him, sort of like Paul Pierce. But love him or hate him, he’s […]

Though the Atlanta Hawks may have already clinched a position in the 2023 play-in tournament, where they may wind up falling in the standings is still something that is up in the air. With just a couple of games remaining on the docket and one game separating them from the ninth-seeded Toronto Raptors, winning out […]

Bronny James’ college decision could ultimately come down to the USC Trojans, Oregon Ducks, and Ohio State Buckeyes, the heavily-hinted favorites of LeBron James’ eldest son. An athletic combo guard that’s proven to be a strong shooter and decision-maker, the fanfare that surrounds him is as much about his legitimate potential as his parentage. That said, […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are just a game back of the Brooklyn Nets for the final guaranteed seed in the NBA’s Eastern Conference — but the superstar doesn’t care if Miami is destined for the Play-In Tournament in 2023. “I don’t give a damn,” Butler told Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports when asked […]

The Brooklyn Nets converted two-way guard David Duke Jr. to a standard NBA contract Friday ahead of the playoffs. The move comes after the team decided not to re-sign center Moses Brown following the expiration of his second 10-day contract. Duke Jr. signed a two-way deal with Brooklyn after going undrafted out of Providence in […]

What in the world happened to the Dallas Mavericks? Just two months ago, this team was in the running for a top-4 spot in the Western Conference. Fast forward to today, and that same team is in danger of falling out of the playoff picture. Is there still a chance for the Mavs to earn […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will face the Atlanta Hawks today. We’re in Atlanta sharing our NBA odds series, making a 76ers-Hawks prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The 76ers fell 129-101 to the Miami Heat. However, they have clinched the 3-seed regardless, so results do not matter over these final games. The 76ers […]

The New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers are officially locked into a first-round playoff matchup, with Game 1 slated to tip-off during the second week of April. While the Knickerbockers handily won the regular season series against their Eastern Conference foe three games to one, shooting guard Quentin Grimes is already scheming up ways to […]

The Indiana Pacers are definitely one team to watch for the 2023-24 campaign. After all, not many pundits expected the Pacers to remain semi-competitive for much of the season, but they did, thanks to the strong play of All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton. Even Myles Turner and Buddy Hield enjoyed plenty of stretches of inspired […]

They call him Jimmy G. Buckets for a reason. Even before joining the Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler has always been one of the most “clutch” players in the league. The star swingman earned a reputation for always coming through for his team in the biggest moments. That clutch-ness (if that’s even a term) made Heat […]

Memphis Grizzlies will meet the Milwaukee Bucks in a potential NBA Finals preview. We’re in the land of cheese, sharing our NBA odds series, making a Grizzlies-Bucks prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Grizzlies lost 138-131 in an overtime thriller to the New Orleans Pelicans. Unfortunately, the loss erased any chance […]

The Utah Jazz will not be clinching a playoff berth in 2022-23, but this outcome certainly isn’t the result of a lack of trying. After losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday evening, Will Hardy’s club shut the door on any possibility of taking part in the upcoming postseason while simultaneously adding ping-pong balls into […]

The 35th-ranked player in the Class of 2023, 6-foot-3 combo guard Bronny James will be taking his talents to…. Eugene, OR, as he commits to the Oregon Ducks. A gifted shooter and passer with the defensive chops to at least play a projectable role at the NBA level, the 18-year-old has had eyes trained on […]

Bronny James is closing in on one of the most important decisions of his basketball career, continuing to ruminate on whether to choose Ohio State, Oregon, or USC as his future school. However, through all the noise is the simple fact that nobody outside of Bronny and his inner circle truly know which way the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks clinched the top seed in the NBA with a few games to spare. Now with the playoffs clearly in their sights, the latest update on All-Star wing Khris Middleton has everything going according to plan. Middleton, who has been dealing with his knee injury throughout the season, is expected to begin rehab […]

The Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics will run it back again as the teams finish their two-game series. We’re in Beantown sharing our NBA odds series, making a Raptors-Celtics prediction and pick while showing you how to  watch. On Wednesday, the Celtics defeated the Raptors 97-93. Significantly, the Celtics built a 12-point halftime lead. […]

Michael Jordan has earned quite a bit of money throughout his life, whether it be through his playing career in the NBA or his iconic Jordan shoe brand. While Jordan certainly isn’t the most public figure for a person of his celebrity status, he has used his money to buy some flashy items, such as […]

It’s quite a great time to be a Boston sports fan currently. With the NBA and NHL playoffs right around the corner, it’s looking like the Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins are both among the favorites to walk away with some hardware this season. And based on what we have seen from both these teams […]

The Phoenix Suns have been red hot as the NBA regular season heads into its final weekend, winning seven straight games to lock up the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference, and superstar Kevin Durant says the team is more than ready to succeed in the postseason. “We have played 80-something games, logged in […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green took a lot of stick for his take on the league’s new 65-game rule. Starting next year, players will have to play at least 65 games in the season in order to qualify for both the All-NBA teams and the individual year-end awards. Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant has […]

The Phoenix Suns stand as one of the favorites to take home the 2023 NBA championship, by virtue of their blockbuster trade deadline move to add Kevin Durant alongside their Devin Booker-Chris Paul core. Nevertheless, the Suns, despite already clinching a playoff berth, aren’t resting on their laurels, playing their stars heavy minutes in a […]

The Denver Nuggets were missing the services of reigning back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic during Thursday’s game, but somehow, they still managed to give the mighty Phoenix Suns a proper scare. Aaron Gordon, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr., and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope were all out of action as well, but for some reason, the Suns barely managed […]

Obviously, NBA fans can be very opinionated. LeBron James versus Michael Jordan GOAT debate. Does Nikola Jokic have enough postseason success to warrant three consecutive regular season MVPs? But maybe the one that evokes the most passion and emotion revolves around the unveiling of new alternate jerseys. The Brooklyn Nets learned that the hard way. […]

PHILADELPHIA — Injury concerns have always been a part of Joel Embiid’s NBA life. The Philadelphia 76ers superstar has always dealt with health issues over the nine years since he was drafted. Although the Sixers superstar works tirelessly to keep his body in shape, each fall he takes leaves fans holding their breaths. In the […]

There weren’t a lot of folks who woke up Thursday and felt excitement over the prospect of watching a duel between Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant and former second-round pick and Denver Nuggets small forward Bruce Brown.  But that’s exactly the individual matchup that gave so much flavor to tonight’s Nuggets-Suns showdown. Twitter was left […]

After the fantastic victory of the Milwaukee Bucks over the Chicago Bulls, the Bucks have clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and the best record in the NBA. Milwaukee will have homecourt advantage for every series in the postseason, which was not the case last year. Giannis Antetokounmpo is back with a […]