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Damian Lillard was named one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history last year. He’s a six-time All-NBA honoree, seven-time All-Star and universally regarded as among the most clutch players in NBA history. Few stars cross the league command more respect from their peers, and fewer still are more revered by opposing fan bases. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Charlotte Hornets for an interconference battle to start the second half of the season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Hornets-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Hornets ended the first half of the season with the 4th worst record in the NBA. With a (17-43) record, they […]

Hall of Fame forward Grant Hill is personable, charismatic and has a sense of humor. All of which likely helped him land gigs as a basketball analyst for TNT, Turner Sports and CBS following his retirement. But he demonstrated that again on Friday, hysterically replying with Me when answering the question of the first player […]

Tyler Herro was initially listed as probable for the Miami Heat’s Friday night affair versus the Milwaukee Bucks. Herro, who’s been dealing with a knee injury, was recently upgraded to available for the game, per Ira Winderman. Herro has dealt with injuries throughout the year. He’s been pivotal to Miami’s success when healthy this season […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder (28-30) visit the Phoenix Suns (32-28) on Friday night! Action tips off at 10:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Suns prediction, pick, and how to watch. Oklahoma City is coming off an overtime loss to the Jazz last night and sits in 11th in the […]

The Brooklyn Nets (34-24) visit the Chicago Bulls (26-33) on Friday night! Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Bulls prediction, pick, and how to watch. Brooklyn lost two of their last three games heading into the All-Star break but remains in fifth place in the […]

The buyout market has essentially dried up, although there could still be some movement across the NBA. One player drawing some interest is New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose, The veteran point guard has fallen completely out of the rotation in New York, but the Phoenix Suns are one team who are monitoring his availability, […]

Joel Embiid is somehow reaching another level. The Philadelphia 76ers big man is proving to be one of the very best players in recent memory and is making yet another MVP case. Sixers coach Doc Rivers has a front-row seat for it all and it is not lost on him just how special Embiid is. […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t exactly get the season’s stretch run off to an ideal start. Don’t tell a defiant Klay Thompson the defending champions—back under .500 and just a half game above 11th in the Western Conference—won’t finally be able to shake off persistent two-way struggles before it’s too late, though. After the short-handed […]

Chicago Bulls point guard Alex Caruso could join Team USA for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in the fall. Many interpreted a clip between Caruso and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr as the former being recruited to Golden State. However, The Athletic’s Joe Vardon reveals that Kerr was actually attempting to persuade […]

The Miami Heat (32-27) visit the Milwaukee Bucks (41-17) on Friday night! Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Bucks prediction, pick, and how to watch. Miami dropped their last two games heading into the All-Star break but still sits in seventh place in the Eastern […]

The Phoenix Suns saw their NBA Finals odds increase dramatically after trading for Kevin Durant. Phoenix is not only a legitimate contender to come out of the West, but many people around the NBA world believe they can win the championship. However, analyst Kendrick Perkins isn’t so sure. Perkins said on ESPN’s First Take that […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are fresh off one of their best wins of the regular season on Thursday night, a wild double-digit comeback victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Even when all momentum suggests the Sixers have righted the ship after a rough start in 2022-23 to emerge as a true top-tier title contender, though, turmoil is […]

NBA icon Carmelo Anthony has not had an opportunity to suit up and play during the 2022-23 season. However, he has been keeping busy. FIBA has announced that the 10-time All-Star will serve as a Global Ambassador for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Former NBA forward Luis Scola and 2023 Hall of Fame finalist […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers resumed their season with a bang. In a wild, comeback win over the Memphis Grizzlies, James Harden cooked and Joel Embiid made up for his awful shooting with one of his best defensive masterclasses ever. They’re knocking on the door of the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, who they trail […]

Even multi-millionaire, Hall of Fame-level athletes are in need of a favor from time to time. Los Angeles Clippers All-Star guard Paul George had Russell Westrbrook’s back when advocating for the team to sign him. It took convincing, but the Prodigal Son has returned to LA. And Westbrook knows whom he should especially thank. George’s […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers (38-24) visit the Atlanta Hawks (29-30) on Friday night! Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Cavaliers-Hawks prediction, pick, and how to watch. Cleveland will be on short rest tonight after their home loss to Denver last night kept them in third place […]

The Atlanta Hawks are wasting no time in their head coach search after firing Nate McMillan. Former Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder has quickly emerged as a favorite to land the job. Now, it looks like Quin Snyder will officially become the Hawks head coach sometime in the next couple of days, as reported […]

The New York Knicks (33-27) visit the Washington Wizards (28-30) on Friday night! Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Wizards prediction, pick, and how to watch. New York won four of their last five games heading into the All-Star break and sits in sixth place […]

The Los Angeles Clippers brought in Russell Westbrook after he reached a buyout with the Utah Jazz. It turns out Clippers head coach Ty Lue is wasting no time getting Westbrook on the court. The veteran point guard will be inserted into the starting lineup on Friday night against the Sacramento Kings, according to Law […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are approaching the point of their season where they have to decide to try to win or bottom out for better draft lottery luck. Victor Wembanyama is the ultimate prize for the lucky team that lands the first overall pick. Portland has the ninth-best odds to land that pick but Damian […]

The Atlanta Hawks made the decision to move on from head coach Nate McMillan after months of rumors and speculation. Former Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder has emerged as a legitimate possibility to take the job, and the Hawks are doing all of this while being right in the middle of a run for […]

NBA player turned media rising star JJ Redick was caught in a firestorm after his recent take on Larry Bird that drew the ire of Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins. The Atlanta Hawks icon was asked about Redick allegedly claiming that the physicality Larry Bird endured during his era may be overstated. However, the point […]

The Miami Heat were pretty quiet during the trade deadline, something that irked some fans. With the team sitting in limbo, many felt that this team needed a massive shakeup. Trading Dewayne Dedmon to save money was not the right move, according to many. Little did everyone know, Pat Riley’s plans was never to trade […]

Former fifth overall pick Kris Dunn made his 2022-23 debut with the Utah Jazz on Thursday, tallying 11 points (on 50.0 percent shooting) and two steals in 17 minutes. Signed to a 10-day contract along with fellow veteran guard Frank Jackson, the 28-year-old impressed on both ends, making an early impression on a franchise that […]

The Sacramento Kings will head down the 5-freeway to take on the Los Angeles Clippers in Southern California. We’re in LA as we share our NBA odds series, make a Kings-Clippers prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Kings enter this game leading the Pacific Division, as they have been a pleasant […]

Before the trade deadline, the idea of the Los Angeles Lakers winning a game in which LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined for 25 points on 8-of-25 shooting would have been inconceivable. And yet, not only was that the case in the Lakers’ spirited victory over the Golden State Warriors (albeit without Stephen Curry and […]

PLAYA VISTA, CA – The Los Angeles Clippers acquired Russell Westbrook on the buyout market following a busy trade deadline. While many people want to focus on what Westbrook can’t do, the Clippers are trying to focus on the things he does well. A nine-time NBA All-Star, Russell Westbrook’s greatest attributes are his downhill attacks, […]

The Houston Rockets are not going to make the NBA Playoffs this season. They’re currently dead last in the entire league with a horrendous 13-45 win-loss record. This is what we call playing the long game, which means they’re not playing for this season. The Rockets are playing for contention two to three seasons from […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is content with the state of the National Basketball Association today. He spoke about the challenges faced by the league at an NBRPA event at NBA All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City last weekend. The NBA legend believes the game needs to remain authentic to continue drawing interest and talent from around the […]

Are the Los Angeles Lakers officially back? After a half-season full of disappointments and heartbreak, the team made some sweeping changes during the trade deadline. The massive overhaul saw players like Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley be traded for role players like Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt. The results have been pretty good so far […]

The NBA that we know and love today was a much, much different scene a few decades ago. Today, players like LeBron James and Kevin Durant enjoy the perks of being “employees” of a multi-billion company. They fly to their games on team-owned planes and have the luxury of resting their injuries when they need. […]

Despite their rich history and prestige, the New York Knicks have a knack for missing out on top talent. Stephen Curry, Donovan Mitchell and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are just a few stars the team has seen slip through their fingers. Though, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar could be the biggest one of them all. The Los Angeles Lakers legend […]

The Charlotte Hornets are not going to make the NBA Playoffs this season. They’re currently in 14th place in the Eastern Conference with a paltry 17-43 win-loss record. It goes without saying that this team is in full tank mode and is already looking ahead to the 2023-24 season. now, Charlotte has just 22 games […]

It has already been over two weeks since LeBron James made history by becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. It was truly a momentous occasion, and it was only fitting that Los Angeles Lakers icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was in attendance to pass the baton to the new scoring champion after LeBron broke Kareem’s long-standing record. […]

If you told a Los Angeles Lakers fan that neither LeBron James nor Anthony Davis would score more than 13 points against the Golden State Warriors and D’Angelo Russell wouldn’t play more than nine minutes, they’d ask by how many LA lost by. Instead, Malik Beasley led the charge as the Lakers’ newfound depth flexed […]

SALT LAKE CITY — The NBA continues to be one of the most entertaining leagues in the entire world and is one of the rare sports in the news cycle for all 12 months a year. Kevin Durant has been a major contributor to that, but Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar […]

SALT LAKE CITY — LeBron James surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record was a night for the history books. Not only did James make history, but the advancements in technology and social media allowed fans to see countless angles of the shot and the James family celebrating. One underrated part of the night was the […]

Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis had a modest reaction to earning the most single-season triple-doubles since the Kings moved to Sacramento in the 1985-86 season. “It’s awesome to get these little things,” Sabonis said. “It just shows how hard we’re working as a team. “That has nothing to do with me. My teammates gotta make shots. […]