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We hear how players have their ways of preparing for games. Some don’t eat much, or maybe they have a rule against drinking alcohol the night before. Leave it up to Chicago Bulls guard Patrick Beverley to take it to another level. Beverley has never been one to hold back on his opinions or ways […]

UConn Huskies guard Jordan Hawkins is a little light but has ideal length for a shooting guard 6-foot-5, and 185 pounds. 21-years-old in April, the sophomore has had another strong season for the Huskies, being named to the All-Big East first team after being named to the Big East All-Freshman team just a season ago. […]

March Madness isn’t just a competition for the college basketball national title, but also a chance for top NBA Draft prospects to show what they’ve got for a national audience. One of the top prospects still in the tournament is Houston star freshman Jarace Walker. Averaging 11.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game with amazing […]

If the NBA stars of the 90s built their brand through pop culture crossovers and the NBA stars of the 2010s made their name through fashion world connections, 2023 is the NBA’s year of the social media sound byte. With traditional media access curtailed by COVID precautions over the previous few seasons, players like Draymond […]

The Houston Rockets square off with the Memphis Grizzlies and a returning Ja Morant Wednesday night! This game will continue our NBA odds series with a Rockets-Grizzlies prediction, pick and we will tell you how to watch as well. The Houston Rockets are at the bottom of the NBA and have been eliminated from the […]

Chicago Bulls point guard Patrick Beverley’s spell on the Los Angeles Lakers was frustrating to say the least. The former Los Angeles Clippers guard signed to play alongside LeBron James and company this past summer, but was ultimately part of a Lakers team that endured one of the worst starts to the regular season. He […]

Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green stuffed the stat sheet in Monday’s contest against the Houston Rockets. He scored 8 points — on 4-for-4 shooting from the field — grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out seven assists in a game the Warriors went on to win by a final score of 121-108. So when […]

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma has had a career season in D.C., averaging a career-high 21.2 points per game on a 54.4 true shooting percentage. Clearly developing as a scorer and playmaker since being traded to the Wizards in a five-team deal back in 2021, the Michigan native’s fit with Washington isn’t perfect but it […]

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal has been ruled out for tonight’s game against the Denver Nuggets with left knee soreness, via the team. The Wizards will be very undermanned here. Kyle Kuzma has already been ruled out for the game with an ankle injury. The Wizards need every win they can get at this point […]

The Philadelphia 76ers travel to the United Center to take on the Chicago Bulls in this Eastern Conference matchup. This game continues our NBA odds series with a 76ers-Bulls prediction and pick. The 76ers have a record of 48-23 and have already clinched a playoff spot. They have the third seed as of now, but […]

The Los Angeles Clippers and their fans held their breath after seeing Paul George go down with a frightening leg injury during Tuesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, they can breathe a sigh of relief after the latest update from Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. “MRI results on Paul George’s knee revealed a sprained […]

The San Antonio Spurs (19-53) visit the Milwaukee Bucks (51-20) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Bucks prediction, pick, and how to watch. San Antonio has lost three of four games and sits in 14th place in the Western Conference The Spurs […]

New Orleans Pelicans’ star Zion Williamson is going to be reevaluated in two weeks as he continues to deal with a hamstring injury, per Chris Haynes. Head coach Willie Green said there’s a “possibility” that Zion could return to action immediately depending on the results of the reevaluation in two weeks, per Marc J. Spears. […]

The Golden State Warriors end their five-game road trip in Dallas as they take on the Mavericks in a pivotal Western Conference matchup. This game continues our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Mavericks prediction, pick and we will tell you how to watch as well. The Warriors have a record of 37-36 and are currently […]

Utah Jazz star forward Lauri Markkanen missed Monday’s game against the Sacramento Kings due to a back injury. The Jazz fared well without Markkanen in the lineup, as they managed to beat the Kings by a final score of 128-120 behind 27 points from Ochai Agbaji. Still, when Cam Reddish, Jusuf Nurkic, and the Portland […]

As the Philadelphia 76ers prepare to make a playoff run, Joel Embiid is putting the finishing touches on a masterful season. Could it finally be the one that earns the Sixers star the MVP award? Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine thinks so. LaVine is the latest player to publicly support Embiid’s MVP case as he looks […]

The Chicago Bulls have played themselves back into a play-in spot recently, and Zach LaVine spoke about what has caused the recent stretch of good play from the team, via Annie Costabile of Chicago Sun-Times. “Playing hard and being very detailed,” Zach LaVine said, via Costabile. “We haven’t been perfect with anything but we’re playing […]

The New York Knicks (42-31) visit the Miami Heat (39-34) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Heat prediction, pick, and how to watch. New York has won three of their last four games and sits in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers came up just short against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, losing by a final score of 101-100. If that wasn’t crushing enough, the team also lost Paul George during the game after he suffered what appeared to be a serious leg injury. There’s fear that George’s season could be […]

The three-point shot is more prevalent than ever before as the NBA moves further into the age of analytics. That reality has given the term “live and die by the three” a whole new meaning, especially for a team like the Brooklyn Nets. With an influx of three-point shooting wings following the trades of Kevin […]

The Indiana Pacers are on the road to square off with the Toronto Raptors in this Eastern Conference matchup. This game will continue our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Raptors prediction and pick. The Pacers come into this game with a 32-40 record and a 13-23 record on the road. With just 10 games remaining […]

UCF basketball freshman forward Taylor Hendricks will forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, ESPN NBA draft analyst Jonathan Givony wrote in a Wednesday tweet. Hendricks said he signed with attorney Raymond Brothers, president of Roc Nation basketball, Givony continued. According to its website, Roc Nation is a sports and entertainment agency that “works […]

The Golden State Warriors scored a massive win over the Houston Rockets, ending their rough streak of road misery at 11 games. While the win was significant for this season, once upon a time they were playing for much more than regular season stakes. The shift in scale wasn’t lost on Klay Thompson. The Warriors […]

The Dallas Mavericks are getting some good news for Wednesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors. Luka Doncic is returning to the lineup after missing the last five games, according to the Mavs’ official PR. ‘Luka Dončić (left thigh strain) has been upgraded to probable for tonight’s game against the Warriors. Tim Hardaway Jr. (non-Covid […]

The New York Knicks have had a very successful season to this point, they sit in fifth in the Eastern Conference with a 42-31 record, and Brian Windhorst of ESPN believes that the Knicks can add a lot of talent to their roster through trades after this season, via Real GM. “Here’s what I think […]

The Denver Nuggets (48-24) visit the Washington Wizards (32-40) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Wizards prediction, pick, and how to watch. Denver has won two of their last three games and remains in first place in the Western Conference. The Nuggets […]

The discussion surrounding the NBA MVP race has gotten toxic in recent weeks, with pundits and fans throwing inane arguments at the wall for their favored candidate just to see what sticks. Even then, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is trying to swing the pendulum back towards the opposite direction by expressing his opinion […]

Arkansas Razorbacks point guard Anthony Black is one of the most highly prized prospects in the 2023 NBA Draft. A tall lead guard with a high basketball IQ and situational awareness, Black doesn’t project to be an All-Star at the next level because he doesn’t focus on scoring. Nonetheless, Black can play a valuable role […]

LOS ANGELES — Paul George of the Los Angeles Clippers suffered an apparent leg injury during Tuesday night’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. George was carted out of Crypto.com Arena, laying on the back of the cart with his right leg extended out. He also had crutches, which he used to get to his […]

Former NBA coach Stan Van Gundy declared Dwyane Wade the best last shot player in a recent interview with Quentin Richardson, and talked about Wade hitting game-winner in his first playoff game. “I always said, and I would argue this with anybody, I know people will have other guys,” Stan. Van Gundy said. “He’s the […]

For a few weeks to begin March, there was considerable doubt surrounding the Memphis Grizzlies’ chances to make a deep postseason run after Ja Morant found himself in trouble after posting an incriminating video of himself brandishing a gun on Instagram live. However, it seems like Morant has put that drama behind him, as the […]

Despite having an initial injury recovery timeline of four to six weeks after suffering a calf injury in late November, Karl Anthony-Towns has missed the past 51 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves. But as the old adage goes, “it’s better late than never.” After a lengthy rehab process, Towns’ return to the hardwood is imminent. […]

There are few bigger landscape-shifting trades that never happened than that of Chris Paul’s botched move to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011. CP3 would have formed a superteam in LA with Kobe Bryant had it not been for then-commissioner David Stern vetoing the deal at the last minute. As it turns out, former All-Star […]

Like in any sport, weird things are bound to happen in a course of a game. Just take Tim Duncan getting a technical for laughing on the bench for example. Referees tend to lose their patience eventually, especially if a player or coach is yelling in their ear for most of the game. But on […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks has been on a warpath over the past year or so. It seems like he remains hell-bent on either getting underneath the skin of his opponents or, at the very least, annoying the living hell out of them. And it’s looking like his reputation in NBA circles is circling down […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded his 40th game of 30 or more points this season against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. Gilgeous-Alexander leads the league in 30+ point games this season, and displayed his offensive brilliance against Kawhi Leonard, Tyronn Lue, and the rest of the Clippers in the Thunder’s hard-fought […]

Toronto Raptors star Fred VanVleet didn’t hold back earlier this month when referee Ben Taylor gave him a third technical of the season and it appears the guard’s choice words hit home with the NBA. The league has demoted Taylor from his typical crew chief role in nearly every game since the FVV incident. Via […]

The basketball world saw Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George suffer a scary-looking knee injury late in Tuesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is already praying for a speedy recovery. George came down awkwardly while trying to grab a defensive rebound with about 4:38 remaining in the fourth […]

After last season’s riveting NBA Finals run, the Boston Celtics seemed like a team with a championship window as wide open as anybody. They were led by two young superstars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown who are only just beginning to enter their primes. With a Celtics front office that continues to add complementary veteran […]