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Given that the NBA is the best basketball league in the world, it’s no surprise that it showcases a competitive brand of basketball. Due to its competitive nature, it can’t be avoided that some players find themselves starting beefs with other players. While some players keep their beefs on the basketball court, some have beefs […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been out of the lineup since Feb. 26 with a tendon injury in his right foot, and although the team is “turning over every stone” to get him back in the lineup, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst believes that is still a long way off. The next official update is […]

Making it to the NBA is already a dream realized by many hoopers. However, making an impact in the NBA is a different story altogether. While some NBA players become stars that will stretch as long as their careers, others would only become one for a singular moment. For this piece, let’s take a look […]

The Washington Wizards will travel to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in a Friday night NBA matchup at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Wizards-Cavaliers prediction and pick, laid out below. Washington has gone up and down this season, with a […]

The New York Knicks, by all accounts, have had a successful 2022-23 campaign. With less than a month before the postseason begins, the Knicks sit at fifth in the Eastern Conference with a 41-30 record. As a result, they maintain considerable separation between them and the seventh-seeded Miami Heat at the time of writing. However, […]

If there’s anything that could disrupt the New York Knicks‘ immaculate vibes this season, it’s James Dolan—and, boy howdy, is the owner of the Knicks trying hard to do so. Even as the Knicks have raced to their best season in a decade, Dolan has declared war on the New York State Liquor Authority as […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will travel to take on the Charlotte Hornets in a Friday night NBA matchup at the Spectrum Center in North Carolina. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a 76ers-Hornets prediction and pick, laid out below. The dominant Philadelphia 76ers have gone 46-22, third […]

The Dallas Mavericks will meet the Los Angeles Lakers in Southern California. We’re at Crypto sharing our NBA odds series, making a Mavericks-Lakers prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Mavericks are coming off a 137-128 overtime win over the San Antonio Spurs. Initially, the Mavs took the lead late in the […]

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox reacted to the Kings earning their first winning record in 16 years, ESPN NBA writer Tim Bontemps wrote in a Friday article. “I don’t think anybody on our team was coming into the season like, ‘We want a winning record,’” De’Aaron Fox said. “But I think it’s good. I think it’s good […]

The Golden State Warriors will meet the Atlanta Hawks. We’re in the Dirty South sharing our NBA odds series, making a Warriors-Hawks prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Warriors fell 134-126 to the Los Angeles Clippers in their recent contest. Somehow, they lost despite getting 50 points from Stephen Curry. Klay […]

Every NBA Championship contender needs at least one player who can do the dirty work. A guy who will embrace the challenge of defending the star player on the opposing team. There is no room for timidity and hesitation in this role. Despite the recent Kevin Durant setbacks, the Phoenix Suns can take solace knowing […]

Michael Jordan, according to an overwhelming number of fans and pundits, is the greatest basketball player of all time. After all, it’s hard to dispute his sterling resume: two three-peats, a 6-0 NBA Finals record, and five MVP awards to his name. However, his record as an executive, especially as the majority owner of the […]

Fans have plenty of reasons to follow the NBA religiously. Not only do they get to witness the best professional basketball players duke it out against each other, the league also provides its own kind of soap opera, what with the endless beef and the politics involved in roster moves. However, as the old adage […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn set a challenge for his team when speaking about their main focus coming out of the All-Star break: “We have to be the hardest-playing team in the league,” he said. “When you look at us on film, when you look at us live, when you look at the first […]

The Phoenix Suns had to really tough out a win versus the Orlando Magic, 116-113, Thursday night at the Footprint Center. Their scrappy opponent did not relent, pulling every trick out of the book to try to steal the game. Markelle Fultz even untied former teammate Terrence Ross’ shoe, via Bally Sports. The bizarre incident […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ season is hanging by the slimmest of threads. Despite acquiring Kyrie Irving at the trade deadline to give Luka Doncic a co-star, the Mavs have fallen off the pace, falling to the eighth spot in the Western Conference amid a plethora of injury woes to their best players. In particular, Doncic has […]

Thursday was a bittersweet one for Mike Brown and the Sacramento Kings. On one hand, the Kings have won their 42nd game of the 2022-23 NBA season. On the other hand, Sacramento saw shooting guard Kevin Huerter go down with a lower-body injury during their 101-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on the road. Kevin […]

Domantas Sabonis has become the first Sacramento Kings player since Tiny Archibald in 1972-73 to secure 56 double-doubles in a season. Sabonis achieved the feat during the Kings’ five-point win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. He was enormous in the victory, compiling 24 points, 21 rebounds (seven of which were offensive), five assists and […]

People are fuming after it was announced that the Golden State Warriors will be giving Anthony Lamb, who was accused of committing rape in 2019, a standard NBA contract for the remainder of the season, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Former Vermont swimmer Kendall Ware filed a lawsuit against the University for deliberately mishandling […]

Even the NBA saw a big upset amid March Madness. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks tasted a stunning 139-123 loss at home Thursday night against the Indiana Pacers, who were missing a number of key players, including All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton. The Bucks simply could not stop the barrage of 3-pointers from the […]

For professional athletes, there’s nothing that quite compares to the feeling of playing in one’s hometown. On Thursday night, Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got as close of a hometown experience as it can get after playing against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena, which is around 70 kilometers away from where he grew […]

Even before the massive trade that sent him to the Brooklyn Nets, many in the hobby thought there is little room for Mikal Bridges’ stock to grow in the NBA card market. Turns out, the Eastern Conference team is the ideal situation for the young wing to thrive in. But as it turns out, he’s […]

Golden State Warriors forward Anthony Lamb has had his two-way contract converted into a standard contract, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Lamb will now be playoff-eligible, as the Warriors prepare themselves for yet another postseason run. The move comes a week after Lamb played his 50th regular season game with the Warriors, the maximum […]

With Michael Jordan in talks to sell a large stake of the Charlotte Hornets to a group led by Hornets minority owner Gabe Plotkin and Atlanta Hawks minority owner Rick Schnall, major changes could be on the way for a franchise that has underwhelmed while headed by the NBA icon. Jordan acquired the Hornets in […]

The Indiana Pacer scored a 139-123 road win over the Milwaukee Bucks Thursday night, but not before Myles Turner put Giannis Antetokoumpo in a brutal facial. MYLES TURNER GOT ONE ON GIANNIS💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/Kq5WUoPM4m — Fastbreak Breakfast (@fastbreakbreak) March 17, 2023 Myles Turner definitely loved that one. His teammates also couldn’t believe what they just saw, […]

Trae Young may be one of the most dynamic players and clutch scorers in the NBA, but when it comes to the NCAA Tournament, he’s just another guy. My bracket terrible already.. 🙄🙄 — Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) March 17, 2023 With a couple of major upsets on the first day of the tournament, Young lamented […]

The Sacramento Kings have been the biggest surprise of the NBA season. They are on the verge of snapping the league’s current active streak of missing the postseason and are currently in second place in the Western Conference standings. A big part of their solid season has been the play of guard Kevin Huerter. However, […]

On Wednesday night, Jayson Tatum put Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert on a nasty poster. The Boston Celtics superstar did not come out of the incident unscathed, however, after Tatum hit the deck hard following a scary fall. Unsurprisingly, the Celtics are now taking the necessary precautions on their star forward ahead of Friday’s […]

The Dallas Mavericks have officially ruled Luka Doncic out of Friday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. The news comes after Mavs head coach Jason Kidd revealed that Doncic had participated fully in Thursday’s practice alongside Kyrie Irving, sparking some optimism that the Slovenian superstar would be able to suit up for what looms as […]

Kings’ coach Mike Brown has made a strong statement about De’Aaron Fox’s potential, suggesting the star point guard is not yet close to reaching his peak. In the wake of yet another terrific performance from Fox, Brown claimed that he’s “barely scratching his potential”. According to Brown, “he’s got a lot of room to grow. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a very disappointing loss on Wednesday night at the hands of the 17-52 Houston Rockets. They have an opportunity to bounce back on Friday in a marquee matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, but the availability of Anthony Davis will be key for LA as they look to secure […]

It has been over a month since Nets big man Ben Simmons has played in a basketball game. During that time, Brooklyn has provided little to no clarity on when the three-time All-Star will return. That uncertainty has been par for the course for Simmons over his last two NBA seasons. He sat out all […]

Denver Nuggets star point guard Jamal Murray didn’t shoot the ball particularly well in Tuesday’s contest against the Toronto Raptors. He scored just 14 points — on 5-for-18 shooting from the field and 1-for-8 from behind the three-point arc — in a game the Nuggets lost by a final score of 125-110. So when the […]

Indiana Pacers star guard Buddy Hield laid an egg in Monday’s contest against the Detroit Pistons. He grabbed eight rebounds but scored just seven points — on 3-for-12 shooting from the field — in a game the Pacers lost by a final score of 117-97. So when the Pacers visit the Fiserv Forum on Thursday […]

Indiana Pacers star center Myles Turner has missed the last two games due to a back injury. Unsurprisingly, without their starting center and one of their best players, the Pacers have done little but tread water in the Eastern Conference standings, as they own a 1-1 record since he’s been out. So when the Pacers […]

Indiana Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton has missed the last two games due to a knee injury. Without their best player and franchise cornerstone, the Pacers have done little but tread water in the Eastern Conference standings, as they own a 1-1 record since he’s been out. So when the Pacers visit the Fiserv […]

Draymond Green earned an automatic suspension after getting called for his 16th technical foul of the season in Thursday night’s disappointing loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers. There was some hope from Golden State Warriors fans that the league would rescind Green’s tech — one that he earned after throwing the ball […]

Very few people, if any, will dispute the fact that Michael Jordan is the greatest to ever do it on the basketball court. MJ’s record as an NBA executive, however, absolutely pales in comparison to his historic achievements while he was still playing. At this point, it sounds like the GOAT is ready to call […]

Milwaukee Bucks star center Brook Lopez put together an impressive all-around performance in Tuesday’s contest against the Phoenix Suns. He scored 20 points — on 10-for-14 shooting from the field — and grabbed ten rebounds in a game the Bucks went on to win by a final score of 116-104. So when Bennedict Mathurin, Aaron […]