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Minnesota Timberwolves stars Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert are currently preparing for the FIBA World Cup with their respective countries. Gobert made headlines after hitting a three for France and comparing it to losing his virginity, and Edwards was asked about these comments at Team USA training camp, reports The Washington Post’s Ben Tolliver. Timberwolves’ […]

A video surfaced on Thursday of Indiana Pacers center participating in a game and dominating at a kids camp. The team he started playing for, the blue team, was down by 35 points, but Turner was quite the mismatch, and helped fuel the comeback for his squad. However, after the video surfaced, Turner posted on […]

The Dallas Mavericks and the Slovenia national team dodged a bullet after it appeared that Luka Doncic suffered an injury. Luka Doncic left Slovenia’s game with Greece in the FIBA World Cup early after he banged knees with an opposing player. The Mavs star appeared to be in pain, but multiple reports indicate that he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis agreed to the richest annual max contract extension in NBA history on Friday — the first day the two sides became eligible to negotiate. Davis, 30, will earn a 3-year, $186 million extension on top of the two years and $84 million he had left on his deal. […]

Taylor Swift is currently touring across the country for her Eras Tour and is making her most recent stop in Los Angeles. During her last concert in LA, she shared an amazing moment with Los Lakers Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s daughter, Bianka, via Brian Floyd. kobe’s daughter bianca got the taylor swift 22 hat tonight […]

Aside from a lull these last few years, the San Antonio Spurs have been regarded as one of the best basketball organizations since the turn of the century. They draft superstars and build around them by looking for hidden gems that fit their system in the draft and international talent pool. With the front-office and […]

One of the hottest topics in L.A. right now is who the Los Angeles Lakers’ starting point guard will be in 2023-24 after they signed Miami Heat standout Gabe Vincent in free agency and brought back former second overall pick D’Angelo Russell while letting veteran guard Dennis Schroder head to the Toronto Raptors. As of […]

The infamous GOAT debate was a topic of a recent North Carolina A&T football TikTok video. Posted on the NCATFootball Twitter page, the players were asked who they thought was better. LeBron won the informal poll 10-4 based on the 14 players that were asked. One player choose PJ Tucker as their GOAT but his […]

This has been the greatest NBA offseason in Denver Nuggets history simply because they are two months removed from their first championship in franchise history. Despite losing Bruce Brown and Jeff Green in free agency, Denver still has their championship core together and led by Nikola Jokic, they will be the team to beat entering […]

Hailing from Germany, Dennis Schroder is one of the best European basketball players playing in the NBA today. Throughout his NBA career, the German national team captain is a reliable point guard off the bench. Given Schroder’s impact in the NBA, have you ever wondered how a guy like him lives? Well, wonder no more. […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to an absolutely massive $186 million contract extension. In response to reports of the contract extension, Twitter is going nuts. pic.twitter.com/qwXUPRYVxg — Daily Grind Fantasy Sports (@DGFantasy) August 4, 2023 AD stay healthy challenge — ClipShowYo (@CIipShowYo) August 4, 2023 All of this just for him […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and All-Star big man Anthony Davis have come to an agreement on a three-year, $186 million contract extension that will keep Davis in L.A. through 2028, first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. 🚨 BREAKING: Anthony Davis and the Lakers have agreed to a 3-year, $186 million contract extension, per @wojespn. AD […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been pretty quiet for the most part this offseason. Other than agreeing to a max extension with All-Star LaMelo Ball and bringing back Miles Bridges, after he sat out the entirety of the 2022-23 season due to domestic violence charges, the Hornets have not made many moves in NBA free agency. […]

The FIBA World Cup is back this summer and many stars from the NBA are preparing to represent their country on the world’s stage. There are a handful of top talents who elect not to play in such international events due to concerns of injury, but these thoughts have not stopped Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka […]

Very few teams in league history have been able to accomplish what the Golden State Warriors have over the last decade. This is because their future Hall of Fame core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green changed the way the game of basketball is played in this era. With four titles over the […]

The Phoenix Suns needed to upgrade their depth following a 2023 playoff run in which they were exposed by the NBA champion Denver Nuggets. The Suns did so with several shooters and players with upside, including former Brooklyn Nets wing Yuta Watanabe. Watanabe played the start of last season with Suns forward Kevin Durant and […]

It’s Friday, Aug. 4, which means Anthony Davis is officially eligible to begin negotiating with the Los Angeles Lakers on a contract extension. Davis, 30, can receive a 3-year, $169 million max deal, on top of the two years and nearly $84 million remaining on his current deal (he has an early termination option for […]

The Boston Celtics came up one game short of making it to the NBA Finals in back-to-back seasons. With Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown as their All-Star leaders, the Celtics are once again going to be a force in the Eastern Conference and they will finish the 2023-24 season with one of the best records […]

Donte DiVicenzo’s net worth in 2023 is $5 million. DiVicenzo is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks in the NBA. He is an NBA champion and a two-time NCAA national champion. For this piece, let’s take a closer look at Donte DiVicenzo’s net worth in 2023. Donte DiVicenzo’s net […]

For years, many have been wondering if the New York Knicks will pursue an All-Star player with all of their financial flexibility in NBA free agency. Entering this offseason, the Knicks had the ability to pursue some big names once again and they could have freed up a lot of cap space as well, but […]

It truly is shaping up to be a big season for the Dallas Mavericks in 2023-24, as the team seeks to bounce back from their terrible 38-44 season. And indeed, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving appear to have the reinforcements they will need to lift the Mavs back into playoff contention, given their eventful offseason. […]

One would think that it’d be easier to choose which iterations of the San Antonio Spurs belong in the top 10 greatest teams in franchise history list given how successful they have been in their 56 years of existence to this point. But on the contrary, it makes it more difficult, as there isn’t much […]

After 13 years at the helm, Michael Jordan has finally relinquished majority ownership of the Charlotte Hornets franchise. Just this past Thursday, an announcement was made regarding the sale of Jordan’s majority stakes in the Hornets franchise to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall. With Jordan not having controlling interest in the […]

At the trade deadline last season, the New York Knicks were looking to add a versatile player on the wing who could do a little bit of everything. Their options were limited at first, but when the Portland Trail Blazers made Josh Hart available, the Knicks looked no further than the former Villanova Wildcat as […]

Portland Trailblazer’s first-round pick Scoot Henderson was invited by the NBA 2K24 team to a sit-down where he predicted his rating in the game. While we’re still weeks away from NBA 2K24’s release date, it’s always fun to see the player ratings. The 19-year old Point Guard played high school basketball at Carlton J. Kell […]

It currently may be dark days for the Houston Rockets, as they have won a total of 59 games over the past three seasons. Thus, it may be a useful exercise for Rockets fans to take a trip back memory lane and remind themselves of the franchise’s former glory — a goal upon which to […]

There have been plenty of talented individuals who have donned a Milwaukee Bucks uniform through its 55 years of existence to this point, with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on top of everyone’s list. And with great players come great success, as the Bucks have a record above .500 in the entirety of its existence […]

In Oct. 2022, then rookie Paolo Banchero told former Orlando Magic teammate R.J. Hampton that he was playing for Italy’s men’s national basketball team rather than Team USA on The Young Person Basketball Podcast by Fubo Sports (h/t Joe Vardon of The Athletic). However, if one believes time can be defined as the distance between […]

Regardless of all of Kyrie Irving’s misdoings or controversies, no one can deny the Dallas Mavericks star’s wizardry with the basketball. His elite ball-handling skills are well-documented, but his unique and highly effective finishing skills at the rim deserve a little more shine. Especially in light of what his former teammate Iman Shumpert just revealed. […]

It’s been 30 years since former Los Angeles Laker All-Star Nick Van Exel attended the University of Cincinnati. He didn’t graduate back then, but it’s never too late to finish the job. Van Exel posted a photo on Twitter Thursday on a plane heading to Cincinnati for graduation. He isn’t the only former Lakers star […]

Despite undergoing an MRI on Wednesday that revealed a torn ACL and a medial meniscus tear in his right knee, the Philadelphia 76ers plan on keeping veteran big man Montrezl Harrell on the roster, per Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Harrell, who sustained the injury during an offseason training session, re-signed with the Sixers […]

One of the more infamous stories in NBA lore revolves around Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and three-time Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard. The latter had recently joined the Lakers as part of a four-team trade that involved a series of notable moves, such as the once beloved Andrew Bynum being sent […]

Under the NBA’s new CBA, teams are now allowed to carry up to three two-way contract slots, one more than they’ve been able to in seasons past. Two-way contracts have become a good way for teams to carry their second round picks without them counting against the regular 15-man roster. The Charlotte Hornets did so […]

It’s now been almost a year since Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, started dating Larsa Pippen, ex-wife of NBA legend and teammate of Michael, Scottie Pippen. There is a lot about the situation that could be awkward for a lot of different parties, and Larsa revealed recently on a podcast that that […]

Finding success in the NBA is all about fit and opportunity. Sometimes talent doesn’t matter as much as being able to find the right team. Sometimes players get drafted to the right team from the get-go. Other times it takes a bit longer and several teams later. When the Houston Rockets drafted Josh Christopher in […]

Identifying the 10 greatest teams in franchise history isn’t an easy task with the Los Angeles Clippers, despite years of success with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. Including the Buffalo and San Diego years, the Clippers have had 54 different teams to choose from for this list. But with no title teams to plant at […]

The New York Knicks continued trending upward this season, finishing with a top five spot in the Eastern Conference standings. They knocked off the Cleveland Cavaliers in the playoffs despite not having homecourt advantage in the Semifinals. They were unable to stop the buzz saw that was the Miami Heat though. Nevertheless, the Knicks should […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki is about to get inducted into the Hall of Fame on September 12. When Dirk Nowitzki spoke on his upcoming induction, the Mavs legend got pretty emotional, reports The Dallas Morning News’ Brad Townsend. “I’m going to be nervous, but I’m also going to try to enjoy the stage, looking […]

A saga that’s seen seven-time All-Star Damian Lillard request a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers after several years of resisting the seeming inevitability may be biggest storyline this offseason. Having played for the Blazers for over a decade after they selected him with the No. 6 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, the reactions […]