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The Atlanta Hawks aren’t expected to be very active at the trade deadline, but there is one player on the roster garnering a ton of interest from the rest of the league: Sharpshooter Bogdan Bogdanovic, who has a player option worth $18 million next season. However, the Hawks aren’t exactly looking to move him. Via […]

Meyers Leonard hasn’t played an NBA game in over two years. His exile from the league came swiftly after uttering an anti-semitic slur during a video game live stream when he was still a member of the Miami Heat. Fast-forward to 2023 and Leonard is vying for another shot at playing in the NBA. His […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will once again face the Orlando Magic at home. Following a disappointing defeat at the hands of Markelle Fultz and Paolo Banchero, the Sixers are looking to start a new win streak before hitting the road. But, before tonight’s tip-off, there is a key question to ask: Is Joel Embiid playing tonight […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will travel to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Blazers-Grizzlies prediction and pick, laid out below. Portland has endured an up-and-down season, going 24-26, […]

What an eventful past year or so it has been for the Brooklyn Nets. They have had to weather a ton of off-court drama, including, but not limited to, Kevin Durant’s trade request, Kyrie Irving’s vaccination and anti-Semitic tweet saga, and Ben Simmons’ uneven play. However, all things considered the Nets have landed safely on […]

The Denver Nuggets are rolling at the moment, and they look every bit the part of a championship contender. With Nikola Jokic leading the way with his nightly dominance and Jamal Murray looking more like his pre-injury self with each passing game, the Nuggets have the requisite star power to compete with the best teams […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has had perhaps the most storied career of any NBA player. Selected with the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, James has spent the last 20 seasons breaking, setting and compiling records that will have his name etched into the very fabric of basketball history. Currently chasing […]

Kawhi Leonard and Paul George suited up for the LA Clippers once again on Tuesday, and it resulted in another win. The Clippers defeated the Chicago Bulls, 108-103, giving them their sixth win in the last seven games. All six wins have come when Leonard and George were active. Slowly but surely, it appears the […]

The Orlando Magic will travel to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Magic-76ers prediction and pick, laid out below. Orlando has struggled, as expected in the rebuild, […]

The Brooklyn Nets (31-19) visit the Boston Celtics (36-15) on Wednesday night. Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Celtics prediction, pick, and how to watch. Brooklyn has won two in a row and sits in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Nets covered 51% […]

The Washington Wizards will travel to take on the Detroit Pistons in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Wizards-Pistons prediction and pick, laid out below. Washington has improved lately to a 24-26 record […]

Has the Phoenix Suns’ contending window closed for good? Now that is an interesting question that could take us in plenty of interesting directions. Their crushing loss to the Dallas Mavericks in last year’s playoffs, to go along with choking away a 2-0 NBA Finals lead against the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021, appears to be […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are a franchise on the rise, gradually improving year to year since drafting Ja Morant second overall in the 2019 NBA Draft. With the title race as wide open as it has ever been in quite a while, the Grizzlies have all the looks of a championship team. Armed with suffocating perimeter […]

The NBA trade deadline is just over a week away. The Philadelphia 76ers are one of many teams looking to surround their stars with more talent in the hopes of making a deeper playoff run. Their main goals at the trade deadline are not massive ones, but one of them will make Sixers fans extremely […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will be one of many busy teams at the NBA trade deadline. As they look for upgrades, there are a few players that could be used in trades. One such player is Matisse Thybulle and the Sixers already have one team interested in him. Thybulle has been seen as someone the Sixers […]

With the all-time NBA scoring record in sight, LeBron James made further history by cementing himself as one of the greatest playmakers the game has ever seen. Fittingly, he did it in the electric Madison Square Garden. James leaped over Steve Nash and Mark Jackson for No. 4 on the all-time assists list, en route […]

The NBA announced the roster for the 2023 Rising Stars Game during All-Star Weekend. Golden State Warriors sophomore Jonathan Kuminga did not make the cut. The omission hasn’t sat well with Dub Nation. The list includes 10 sophomores, with a few names that Warriors fans would feel can arguably be bumped in favor of Kuminga. […]

The Chicago Bulls looked as though they were going to demolish Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers at home Tuesday night, as the host team erected a 19-point lead at one point in the second quarter when Zach LaVine buried a two-pointer off of an assist from Alex Caruso with 7:22 left in the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers needed overtime to fend off the New York Knicks on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. LeBron James (and every NBA fan) was just thankful the officials were not the story. “Well, the difference between here and Boston is obviously self-explanatory,” LeBron said about what changed between the Lakers’ win in […]

There was plenty of doom and gloom surrounding the Los Angeles Clippers a few weeks ago, especially after their blowout defeat at the hands of the Denver Nuggets a few weeks ago. For a team with lofty championship aspirations, the Clippers’ performance did not inspire confidence; in fact, with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George still […]

DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls did a lot of things wrong in their 108-103 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. But Deebo believes they still could have won it had the refs made blown the whistle like he thought they would. The Bulls forced a timely stop with under a minute remaining […]

LeBron James, nursing a sore ankle, didn’t have his A-game at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. And yet, he posted a historic triple-double, moved up big-time NBA lists, and led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 129-123 overtime victory over the New York Knicks. LeBron remains one of the best players on the planet at […]

LeBron James may not be thinking too much about individual accolades as he focuses on getting the Los Angeles Lakers to the playoffs. However, the superstar forward is always appreciative whenever he’s mentioned along with the greats of the game. The Lakers leader said as much on Wednesday after he surpassed both Mark Jackson and […]

The Detroit Pistons have a game scheduled on Wednesday against the Washington Wizards. On Tuesday night, however, they are still stranded in Dallas. Texas is currently dealing with a winter storm, affecting air travel in the state. With that said, the Pistons are unable to leave so far, according to James L. Edwards III of […]

Brad Stevens and the Boston Celtics front office are not hesitant to make roster adjustments during a regular season. We saw that in their trade to acquire Derrick White in February of last year. Keep in mind, however, that Boston made that decision when they were at .500 and in need of more shooting. Fast […]

When talking about the most stressed NBA fan base, one would think it would be the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks or Golden State Warriors. After all, these are big teams in big markets where fans have plenty of expectations and any bad move is put under the microscope. However, according to a recent […]

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New York Knicks in overtime, 129-123, Tuesday. LeBron James led all Lakers scorers with 28 points, including a number of clutch baskets to help solidify the win. Any rational basketball fan who watched this game came away thinking to themselves how amazing James is, especially considering he has been […]

The Phoenix Suns appeared to be in a world of trouble following Devin Booker’s Christmas day injury. Booker has now missed 18 straight games, with Phoenix losing nine of their first 11 games without their star man. However, the Suns appear to have turned things around. They have won six of their past seven games, […]

Denver Nuggets backup point guard Bones Hyland has surprisingly found himself in trade rumors as of late. Despite having an extremely bright future ahead of him, what with him being only 22 years old, the Nuggets have reportedly been willing to relinquish him in a trade, perhaps for the defensive-oriented wing that they covet. However, […]

The Boston Celtics boast the best record in the NBA at 36-15 and are in the midst of a season that many consider to be championship-or-bust. This is supposed to be the year Jayson Tatum is formally recognized as one of the game’s true elite talents. The year Marcus Smart follows Dennis Rodman and Draymond […]

NBA superstars in their Year 20 usually have a smaller role and are no longer as dominant as they used to be. However, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is unlike any superstar. He proved that much on Tuesday against the New York Knicks. James powered the Lakers to the 129-123 win over the Knicks […]

The 2023 NBA trade deadline is just around the corner. That doesn’t leave the Chicago Bulls a lot of time to wait. Keep in mind that this is a club that has repeatedly demonstrated its inconsistency to make real progress. However, there might not be many options for them moving forward. Some indications may lead […]

To say that Stephen A Smith is a huge fan of his beloved New York Knicks would be a major understatement. It’s also a known fact that much like the entire Knicks fanbase, the renowned ESPN anchor has also suffered for so long watching his team struggle year after year. On Tuesday, Smith could no […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is arguably the most unstoppable player in the NBA today. Defenders must be shaking in fear every night before facing the Mavs, and that must be especially true for teams in Texas. For one, all of Doncic’s 50-point outbursts so far in his still-young NBA career have happened in The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers figured in yet another controversial late-regulation situation Tuesday night on the road versus the New York Knicks. Less than a week since a missed foul call on a LeBron James layup sent the game to OT in a Lakers-Boston Celtics showdown at TD Garden last Saturday, Anthony Davis got himself called […]

Since the Raptors are no longer in the play-in picture, this season is getting out of control. They could shut it all down and strive for a high lottery pick if they can’t improve matters in the next weeks. There’s a chance they’ll be big sellers or actually be idle at the trade deadline. Recall […]

Russell Westbrook and internet personality and entrepreneur Gary Vee went viral on Tuesday for what appeared to be a heated exchange during the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Westbrook was seen on video exchanging some words with Gary Vee, who was sitting courtside. While it’s unknown what […]

More than a few folks were surprised to see Bones Hyland’s name dragged into trade rumors ahead of the February deadline. The 22-year-old has established himself as a key part of the Denver Nuggets’ rotation in his second year with the team, which is why it’s a bit intriguing that he’s now being linked to […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is really close to surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s all-time scoring record. Before he officially achieves that, however, he hit a different milestone on Tuesday against the New York Knicks. James actually surpassed both Mark Jackson and Steve Nash on the all-time assist list, allowing him to crack […]