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After a promising first two seasons in the NBA, Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey has emerged as a bonafide star in his third year in the big leagues. Not only is he averaging a career-high 20.5 points per game on excellent efficiency from the field (48.0%) and behind the three-point arc (42.7%), but Maxey […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are 38-38, 8th in the Western Conference standings, after going 4-1 in their last five games. Many will cry wolf, believing that the league is conspiring to get the Lakers in the playoffs. More specifically, they believe that the league is sending referees to Lakers games with a directive to help […]

For true college basketball heads, this Final Four is perfection—all four teams have distinct styles and identities and are packed with intriguing backstories. For NBA Draftniks, though, it’s pretty fallow ground. The cocktail of the transfer portal, NIL and an extra year of post-COVID eligibility have caused the best teams to skew older and load […]

Golden State Warriors star guard Steph Curry made history off the court this week, signing a new long-term extension with Under Armour that will extend long past his NBA playing days, according to ESPN’s Nick DePaula. The deal includes annual base pay, stock equity, royalties on signature products and on-court incentive bonuses, which together could […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant hasn’t quite shaken away his reputation as one of the league’s villains ever since he spurned the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team he spent the first nine years of his career with, for the team that beat them in the 2016 playoffs, the Golden State Warriors, in free agency. Durant’s […]

Damian Lillard has made headlines recently with polarizing comments made regarding his future with the Portland Trail Blazers. Following said remarks, news broke that the organization has shelved the point guard for the rest of the season with a calf injury. The trade rumor mill has been rapidly churning as of late, with the superstar […]

With Kevin Durant back in what is a star-studded Phoenix Suns team, expectations are certainly high ahead of the postseason. It’s even more so the case for Durant — regularly criticized for joining or creating super teams — who is now expected to deliver a first-ever championship for Phoenix. While the Suns’ depth is questionable, […]

Every athlete has an occasional bad game. Kobe Bryant once shot four airballs in five minutes, Jason Kidd committed 14 turnovers, and the list goes on. However, in one NBA game for the Oklahoma City Thunder, almost everyone had an off night. Meanwhile for their opponents, the Memphis Grizzlies, nobody could miss. In today’s NBA, […]

Most great NBA players, past and present, want to be remembered for what they can do on the basketball court. But for Kevin Durant, having a legacy once he stops playing the game is irrelevant. The Phoenix Suns star opened up on how his thinking has changed over the years as he’s switched from team […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker commented on the long-awaited home debut of forward Kevin Durant, ESPN staff writer Nick Friedell wrote in a Thursday article. “The whole city’s been waiting on this,” Booker said. “It’s a really special night and a big night in the history of the organization, and the fans showed the love that was […]

The Sacramento Kings have made the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2005-2006 season, ending the longest playoff drought in sports, and there are a lot of familiar names you might have forgotten about when looking back at the roster from the 2005-2006 team. This year’s team features players like De’Aaron Fox, who […]

The New York Knicks picked up a huge win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night to further aid their playoff push. While the win itself was big, it wasn’t the only thing that fans were talking about in the aftermath. That’s because, once again, Josh Hart found himself getting left hanging when he tried […]

After a 10-game absence following an unfortunate tumble in pre-game warm-ups back on March 8, Kevin Durant made his return to the Phoenix Suns this past Tuesday. Serving as his first home game out in the desert, the superstar came out a bit lethargic early on in the contest, as he dropped just 3 points […]

NBA officiating has been in the spotlight for the 2022-23 season, and Minnesota Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert was the latest player to blast the refs after the team’s 107-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. After the Wolves went to the free throw line just 12 times compared to the Suns 27, with 15 […]

After much suspense, the Sacramento Kings are finally officially playoff-bound following a 120-80 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. This is no small feat, as the last time the Kings played in the postseason (2006), their All-Star duo of Domantas Sabonis and De’Aaron Fox were just nine and eight years old, respectively. […]

The 2023 NBA MVP race is coming down to the wire, with Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid trying to stop Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic from being the first player to three-peat since Larry Bird in the late 1980s. ESPN’s final NBA MVP Straw Poll shows that the race is razor thin, with both […]

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls by the score of 121-110 on Wednesday on the back of Anthony Davis’ 38 points, and Davis spoke about the win after the game. “In all honesty we just came out hungry,” Anthony Davis said, via Spectrum SportsNet. “We know we needed to win obviously, this team […]

The Boston Celtics are going to enter the 2023 NBA Playoffs as one of the favorites to go on a championship run. The C’s have followed up their Finals run from last year by going 52-24, and with six games left on the season, it’s seeming increasingly likely that they will enter the playoffs as […]

The Los Angeles Lakers — back to .500 with six games to play — trotted out their 37th different starting lineup for their short-awaited rematch with the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Wednesday. But unlike on Sunday, when the Bulls spoiled LeBron James’ return, the Lakers deployed their long-awaited ideal starting five: LeBron, […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis put in another monster performance on Wednesday night, leading the Lakers to a 121-110 victory over the Chicago Bulls, and catching the eye of LeBron James, who looked pretty good himself in the victory. James dished on Davis’ dominant performance afterwards. “He always plays like that,” LeBron said, according […]

The Dallas Mavericks are slipping further and further away from a shot at the playoffs, which would be a catastrophic end result after taking the risk to acquire Kyrie Irving. After yet another loss on Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers, thy find themselves a game back (virtually two because of the tie-breaker) of the Oklahoma […]

A foot issue has caused Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso to miss games of late, and it appears that he is far from over it despite playing Wednesday night at home against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers. Caruso, who returned from an absence last Tuesday to the Los Angeles Clippers, saw his night against the […]

Patrick Beverley certainly leaves a lasting impression on every NBA team he plays for. But on Wednesday night, his previous antics appeared to have backfired on him. After Beverley hit former teammate LeBron James with the “too small” taunt during the Chicago Bulls’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night, it was Austin […]

NBA fans may be tired of the banality of the Most Valuable Player discussion, and rightfully so. However, a much more interesting race is being held between the leagues new blood, as the Rookie of the Year award race is becoming as hotly debated as it was last season. In fact, in 2021-22, the ROY […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves ended their three-game road trip Wednesday night in a bitter 107-100 loss to Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns, which also left T’wolves head coach Chris Finch lamenting the officiating of the contest. After the game, Finch criticized the disparity in free-throw chances between his Timberwolves and the Suns, whose coach, Monty […]

The Sacramento Kings are officially heading to the playoffs after 16 long years, and while the players and coaches deserve the credit, Domantas Sabonis didn’t forget the 16th member of the team that made it possible: the fans. After their 120-80 demolition of the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday to book their ticket to the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are getting healthy just in time for the final stretch of the regular season. LeBron James has finally made his much-awaited return from a foot injury after consulting with the “LeBron James of feet”, and Anthony Davis has managed to stave off the injury bug. And to make things better for […]

It’s official. After 16 long years of heartbreaks and frustrations, the Sacramento Kings are finally going back to the NBA playoffs. Sure enough, the whole fanbase and all of NBA Twitter got emotional as the longest postseason drought in NBA history has come to an end. De’Aaron Fox and the Kings punched their ticket to […]

PHILADELPHIA — James Harden returned to the court after a four-game absence caused by Achilles soreness. The Philadelphia 76ers picked up a win over the Dallas Mavericks but the Sixers’ floor general didn’t have a very smooth return overall. Fortunately, he played well enough to help Philly snap a three-game skid. Harden said he felt […]

Patrick Beverley punctuated the Chicago Bulls win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday by converting a hook shot over LeBron James and then, predictably, hitting his former, taller teammate with a “too small” celebration. Pat Bev going with the "too-small" on LeBron: pic.twitter.com/kTL1zV21N5 https://t.co/mN5HsZ1sYb — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) March 26, 2023 In the rematch […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are currently out of the playoff picture, but they could have easily been the top team in the West if not for their defense and penchant for blowing double-digit leads. A lot has been said about the Mavs’ poor defense, and while it seems to be repetitive now, it’s […]

“It’s a make-or-miss league.” The phrase so commonly used by Kevin Durant this season has routinely doomed the Brooklyn Nets late in games since trading the all-time great scorer. The new-look Nets held the NBA’s 23rd-ranked 4th-quarter offense over 20 games heading into Wednesday’s matchup vs. the Houston Rockets. However, in a game where Brooklyn […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are in danger of missing the playoffs, and for Kendrick Perkins, there is no more hope for the team this 2022-23 season. With the Mavs’ loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday–coupled with a win by the Oklahoma City Thunder–Doncic and co. are now stuck at the 11th seed […]

Rarely does a rookie fit in so seamlessly into a playoff-caliber team, but that’s exactly what Keegan Murray, the fourth overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft, has done for the Sacramento Kings. In a league that can never have enough shooting, Murray has stepped in and become one of the most dangerous floor-spacers in […]

PHILADELPHIA — Even as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Dallas Mavericks to snap their losing streak, a lot of the discussion surrounding Joel Embiid was about his decision to sit out against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Monday. The Sixers superstar’s calf injury caught up to him after three games in four days […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves sit as the 7th seed in the Western Conference at 39-37. Minnesota is a half-game back of the 6th-seed Golden State Warriors, which would give them a confirmed playoff spot. The Timberwolves made an aggressive trade this offseason, acquiring Rudy Gobert in a trade. It was an odd pairing, as they already […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ playoff hopes are in serious jeopardy, but Luka Doncic is not losing hope. After the Mavs failed to string wins together and lost to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, the find themselves stuck at the 11th seed and one game behind the 10th-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. Making matters worse, they have only […]

In what surely would be a heated battle for playoff positioning, there’s no better time for Kevin Durant to return to action for the Phoenix Suns. However, the Minnesota Timberwolves, particularly Jaden McDaniels, don’t seem to be fazed at all despite going up against one of the greatest scorers the league has ever seen at […]

Jalen Williams not only saved the Oklahoma City Thunder from the verge of defeat against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. He also made history in the process. Williams, who drained the game-winning putback with 0.5 second left to power the Thunder to the 107-106 win, finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and six assists. It’s […]