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Phoenix Suns veteran guard Chris Paul has been in the league for 18 seasons, so he’s seen it all in his long, storied career. Thats why, when All-NBA forward Kevin Durant was ruled out indefinitely after sustaining an ankle injury, the floor general tried to keep it all in perspective. Paul, speaking to Sam Amick […]

Carmelo Anthony remains a free agent this 2022-23 season, but JR Smith feels it shouldn’t have been that way considering how talented his former New York Knicks teammate is. Anthony played for the Los Angeles Lakers alongside LeBron James in the 2021-22 season, but he has since been out of the NBA after that one-year […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered a shock loss against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday on a night that they did not have the services of All-Star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. SGA is currently dealing with an ankle injury, that is apparently significant enough for him to have to miss yet another game for OKC as they […]

The Boston Celtics have clinched a spot in the NBA playoffs for an eighth-straight season, and they’ll be on the hunt again for an elusive 18th championship. However, to get back to the NBA Finals, the Celtics will have to go through the gauntlet that is the Eastern Conference. After Tuesday night’s embarrassing 130-111 loss […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves travel to the desert to take on the Phoenix Suns in a huge Western Conference matchup. Check out our NBA odds series as we hand out a Timberwolves-Suns prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Timberwolves are in seventh place in the division with […]

The Utah Jazz (35-40) visit the San Antonio Spurs (19-56) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Spurs prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Jazz-Spurs NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Jazz-Spurs Odds Utah Jazz: -4 (-110) San Antonio Spurs: […]

UCLA basketball’s Jaylen Clark has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, according to Jeff Goodman of Stadium. He released a statement on Instagram as well. “I’d like to thank everyone that has helped me get this far,” Jaylen Clark said in his statement. “In particular, I’m especially grateful for my coach Tony, Billy, Craig, Mitchell, […]

The Detroit Pistons (16-59) visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (37-39) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-Thunder prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Pistons-Thunder NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Pistons-Thunder Odds Detroit Pistons: +9.5 (-108) Oklahoma City Thunder: […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has set a loose deadline for CBA negotiations, per NBA reporter Mike Vorkunov. The league is currently in the process of working out a new CBA deal, but Silver says the league intends to opt out of the current CBA if no deal is reached by March 31st. “Adam Silver said […]

The Dallas Mavericks take on the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night! This game will continue our NBA odd series with a prediction and pick. We will also tell you how to watch the game. Dallas finds themselves on the outside looking in. With a record of 37-39, the Mavericks sit in 11th place in the Western […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has been the subject of recent speculation that he will be leaving the NBA to succeed Bob Iger at Disney. For now, Silver has no intention of leaving the league and loves his job, reports NBA correspondent Marc Stein. Since becoming commissioner in February of 2014, Silver has made a public […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver spoke on the possibility of Michael Jordan selling his majority share of the Charlotte Hornets. “Yes there are discussions ongoing but nothing has been decided,” Adam Silver said, via Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. Silver said that Michael Jordan will remain an alternate governor in the NBA if he does sell […]

The Phoenix Suns haven’t had quite the start that they wanted to the Kevin Durant era, with the two-time Finals MVP only suiting up for three of Phoenix’s games thus far. Nonetheless, with Suns franchise cornerstone Devin Booker reciprocal to the idea of Phoenix adding a player of KD’s caliber, the organization remains just as […]

Isiah Thomas is still waiting for an apology from Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. The pair were heated rivals during the earlier nineties when Thomas was a Detroit Piston and their beef remains ongoing with the former recently calling on MJ to apologize for comments he made about him. “You got on national television and […]

Al Horford has been a member of the Boston Celtics for five seasons in his so far 16-year career. Unfortunately for him, he was a member of the Celtics 2018 squad that went to the Eastern Conference Finals and had to meet the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James. Horford recently spoke on James’ impact on […]

The Boston Celtics likely squandered their chances at the top spot in the Eastern Conference after an ugly 130-111 loss to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. However, star forward Jayson Tatum doesn’t seem too concerned about Boston’s current rank. After being asked about how worried he was that the Milwaukee Bucks essentially locked up […]

The Miami Heat do battle with the New York Knicks in an important Eastern Conference matchup. Take a look at our NBA odds series as we hand out a Heat-Knicks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch. The Heat are sitting just a half game back of the Brooklyn Nets […]

The Houston Rockets are in the Empire state to take on the Brooklyn Nets. Check out our NBA odds series as we hand out a Rockets-Nets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Rockets are 18-58 on the year and one of the favorites to land the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have clinched a spot in the 2023 NBA playoffs, marking their sixth consecutive postseason berth. It’s a feat that the franchise hasn’t seen since the days of Dr. J and Moses Malone. The mighty efforts of Joel Embiid, James Harden, and company could finally get the Sixers deep into the postseason. Recent […]

The Los Angeles Clippers (40-36) visit the Memphis Grizzlies (48-27) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Grizzlies prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Clippers-Grizzlies NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Clippers-Grizzlies Odds Los Angeles Clippers: +4 (-110) Memphis Grizzlies: […]

As much as the game of basketball is decided by scoring, it isn’t the only requirement to win games. To succeed in the NBA, a player must not only have the ability to score but to also contribute in other departments of the game such as rebounding, defense, and facilitating. As a result, some of […]

The top three seeds in the Western Conference standings are all but set in stone. The 4-through-10 spots, however, remain completely fluid with every seed held by a different owner on a day-to-day basis. The New Orleans Pelicans find themselves right in the thick of things in the wild West, sporting an even 38-38 record […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (37-38) visit the Chicago Bulls (36-39) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Bulls prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Lakers-Bulls NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Lakers-Bulls Odds Los Angeles Lakers: -2.5 (-110) Chicago Bulls: […]

The Milwaukee Bucks travel to Indianapolis to square off with the Indiana Pacers in this Eastern Conference matchup. This game will continue our NBA odds series with a Bucks-Pacers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch. With seven games remaining, the Bucks are holding strong at the top of the […]

The Phoenix Suns’ trade for Kevin Durant will go down as one of the biggest trades in NBA history. Although Durant is dealing with an injury, his arrival to the desert could bring the Suns back to championship contention. Phoenix paid a huge price to get him — one that Devin Booker was willing to […]

Larry Bird’s will to win helped him become the legend he is today. But on one night in a Boston bar, his competitiveness got the better of him, eventually costing the Celtics a championship. In the 1984-1985 season, Bird and the Celtics were set to defend their title after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in […]

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest has been in a slow, steady decline since its Zach LaVine-Aaron Gordon peak in 2016, but Mac McClung, an unheralded savior all the way from the Philadelphia 76ers’ G-League affiliate Delaware Blue Coats, has breathed new life into one of the most-awaited competitions during the All-Star weekend. And it doesn’t […]

The titans of the Eastern Conference – the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, and Philadelphia 76ers, occupy its top three seeds. Nobody would be surprised if any of those teams emerge as the representative for the NBA Finals. It’s more complicated in the West, with its biggest names and championship owners in LeBron James, Stephen Curry, […]

It hasn’t been the easiest season for Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins to say the least. The breakout star of the 2022 playoffs for his stifling perimeter defense and timely shot-making, many expected Wiggins to continue making the jump, especially after earning a four-year, $109 million contract extension from the Dubs. However, a plethora […]

The Denver Nuggets are undoubtedly one of the most formidable teams that will be in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. At 50-24, the Nuggets have the best record in the Western Conference and the third-best record in the league, only behind the Milwaukee Bucks (52-21) and Boston Celtics (51-23). With two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic having […]

The Utah Jazz have been one of the more impressive teams this season. Unfortunately for them, after a hot start, injuries have diminished their ability to win games and reach the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Although forward Lauri Markkanen, a first-time All-Star in 2022-23 has returned, guards Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton remain out for the […]

The Washington Wizards may currently have more pressing matters to attend to at the moment, given that they’re on the outside looking in at the play-in tournament at the moment, but it’s never too early to start planning for the future. With Bradley Beal locked up to a supermax deal until at least the end […]

Dariq Whitehead came to Duke as a five-star recruit loaded with upside. Following Duke’s loss in the NCAA Tournament, Whitehead has made his final decision on the 2023 NBA Draft. Whitehead will be entering the draft, the freshman announced. As he prepares to leave the Blue Devils, Whitehead had a final message on the lessons […]

The Washington Wizards have their sights set on keeping Kyle Kuzma. The 27-year-old forward does have a year left on his deal, but also has an opt-out clause that he’s all but surely going to execute to secure himself a bigger deal. Wizards GM Tommy Sheppard is reportedly angling to be the team that gives […]

The 2023 NBA MVP race is heating up in a hurry, with Joel Embiid the current frontrunner ahead of reigning winner Nikola Jokic. While there are a variety of opinions from analysts on who should win the coveted award, Tracy McGrady is on The Joker train. The seven-time All-Star explained on NBA on TNT Tuesday […]

Unless an NBA team is looking to add another backup center at the last minute, DeMarcus Cousins will not be playing in the 2022-23 season. The 32-year-old former All-Star has bounced around from team to team in the past few seasons in search of a role. Now, he can’t find one. Cousins, who played with […]

The 2023 NBA Playoffs is less than a month away, so it’s high time to think about which postseason matchups will be the best possible ones. For Tracy McGrady, the potential of the Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies facing off right off the bat is tantalizing because of a simple reason. “If you’re […]

The big question mark surrounding the Golden State Warriors and their postseason hopes centers around Andrew Wiggins and whether he can rejoin Stephen Curry and the rest of his teammates. Wiggins hasn’t played for a month and a half now and is running out of regular season games to ramp himself up for any potential […]

The Golden State Warriors are at their best when Draymond Green is their emotional fuel. Their defensive leader is also arguably the heart and soul of this NBA dynasty. Head coach Steve Kerr knows this too, and showered him with praise after an exhilarating 120-109 comeback win over the New Orleans Pelicans in the Chase […]