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At one point in December, the Orlando Magic had won eight of nine games. That gave us a glimpse of how good this team could be in the near future. Since then, however, the Magic have gone 6-10 to continue lounging near the cellar of the Eastern Conference. Making the play-in is mathematically within reach, […]

The lead official of the Los Angeles Lakers’ controversial loss to the Boston Celtics and the NBA admitted that LeBron James was fouled by Jayson Tatum on a layup attempt that would have sealed victory for the Lakers. Instead, Los Angeles fell in overtime on Saturday night at TD Garden, 125-121. Add it to the […]

Rui Hachimura has been with the Los Angeles Lakers for barely a couple of days, and he’s already experienced so much drama. The age-old Celtics-Lakers rivalry game was marred by controversy after a blatant missed call on a LeBron James game-winner attempt. Almost everyone sided with LA, as it was painfully clear that they were […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Denver Nuggets in one of the biggest battles of the NBA season to date. Joel Embiid played an outstanding game against Nikola Jokic and was the key force for the Sixers. One of Philly’s other heroes of the afternoon contest was P.J. Tucker for his pivotal defense against […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans are outraged after LeBron James wasn’t given the call to end regulation against the Boston Celtics on Saturday. The man himself isn’t happy, either. The Lakers star sent out a tweet shortly after the game, letting out his disbelief and frustration for his nearly 53 million followers to see. That one […]

Jayson Tatum is staying mum on the blown no-call on his foul on LeBron James that allowed the Boston Celtics to force overtime against the Los Angeles Lakers and win. To recall, Tatum fouled James with less than a second left on the clock as the Lakers star was attacking the basket for the potential […]

LeBron James’ decision to join different teams throughout his legendary career may have been used against him when debating about the NBA GOAT. Despite that, however, the Los Angeles Lakers star always delivers for his teams. Saturday’s performance against the Boston Celtics is another proof of that, as LeBron finished with 41 points, nine rebounds […]

Lakers head coach Darvin Ham isn’t letting the referees off the hook after Los Angeles was robbed of a couple of game-winning free throws on Saturday. LeBron James was clearly fouled on the final play of regulation but didn’t get the call, which even the NBA has already admitted not long after the game had […]

Joel Embiid wasn’t trying to make a statement. Whether he intended to or not, the Philadelphia 76ers center let his play do the talking during the team’s 126-119 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Embiid, who finished as the MVP runner-up to Nikola Jokic the last two seasons, was the clear victor in their […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers blasted the officials for missing a foul on Jayson Tatum on LeBron James’ potential buzzer-beating layup. The Lakers lost in overtime to the Boston Celtics, 125-121. Was LeBron James fouled on the final play here by Jayson Tatum? 🤔pic.twitter.com/y8P0LT0hZb — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January 29, 2023 “It was bulls–t, […]

The Atlanta Hawks lost to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, but it isn’t without any positives. For one, Trae Young had a big game that propelled him to history books. Young finished the game with 31 points, 10 assists, five rebounds and one steal. While he didn’t make a triple–and he didn’t attempt a […]

LeBron James absolutely lost it after the referees missed an obvious foul from Jayson Tatum that would have given the Los Angeles Lakers the chance to win against the Boston Celtics at the death of time. With the scores tied at 105-105 with less than five seconds remaining in the game, James took matters into […]

Patrick Beverley, just like the rest of the NBA world, couldn’t believe that Jayson Tatum’s clear foul on LeBron James in the final seconds of the Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics game was not called. In fact, he even brought a professional camera to show the obvious hit. With the game tied at 105-105 and with […]

Saturday’s edition of the NBA’s rivalry week pitted arguably the two top big men in the league today when Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets took on Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers were able to score a 126-119 victory at home, and at least for this particular battle, it was clear which […]

As expected, Saturday’s marquee matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics produced an instant classic. What not too many fans saw coming was the fact that Patrick Beverley was going to play a major role in the final outcome of the game. Beverley came up clutch for the Lakers as they nearly […]

LeBron James absolutely loved Patrick Beverley’s clutch basket in the fourth quarter that almost gave the Los Angeles Lakers the win against the Boston Celtics. After Anthony Davis bricked his 3-point shot in the closing seconds, Beverley literally rose up to the occasion and rebounded the ball for the epic putback slam. He couldn’t come […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns joined the wave of athletes condemning the police brutality that Tyre Nichols experienced at the hands of Memphis police officers in light of the release of the videos of his arrest. On Friday, two videos–a body cam footage and traffic surveillance clip–were released to the public. It showed how […]

The Orlando Magic haven’t had much to smile about the past couple of seasons. They’ve missed the playoffs in nine of the last 11 seasons and are fully on track to make that ten of the last 12 seasons. They have been assembling a roster of some intriguing talent though headlined by Paolo Banchero who […]

At the moment, the Boston Celtics are still sitting on the best record in the entire league with 35 wins against just 15 losses. Despite their supremacy, however, Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens refuses to rest on his laurels. The 46-year-old remains optimistic that this is going to be Boston’s year, and he’s […]

A basketball controversy recently broke out in Memphis, particularly involving an alleged stat-padding by Memphis Grizzlies scorekeepers when it comes to the tracking of shots swatted away by big man Jaren Jackson Jr. The NBA has already shot down the idea of someone purposely inflating Jackson’s blocks and steals numbers in home games, though, you […]

Over three years have passed since the New York Knicks have beaten the Brooklyn Nets. New York City’s quote-on-quote “little brother” had won eight straight dating back to January 2020 heading into the latest matchup of the crosstown rivalry. That streak is alive and well after the Nets took down the Knicks 122-115 before a […]

Kyrie Irving had the basketball world buzzing after another eye-popping performance on Saturday as the Brooklyn Nets took down their bitter cross-town rivals, the New York Knicks, 122-115. Irving went off again with another heroic fourth-quarter performance, scoring 21 out of his 32 points in the fourth quarter. That’s now nine straight victories for the […]

The Boston Celtics are arguably the most storied franchise in NBA history with a legacy of championships and Hall of Fame players. From Bill Russell to Larry Bird to Paul Pierce, the Celtics have had no shortage of MVP-level players don the green and white. The present day incarnation of the Celtics have a star […]

Despite the fact that LeBron James is on the wrong side of his 30s, there’s no denying that the Los Angeles Lakers superstar still remains to be one of the top players in the game today. Well, not for Stephen Jackson, though. The 44-year-old former NBA journeyman recently named the best five players in the […]

Kyrie Irving got the whole NBA Twitterverse going crazy after his fourth quarter eruption powered the Brooklyn Nets to victory over their hometown rivals, New York Knicks. When it looked like the Knicks were on the verge of making a comeback after erasing a 19-point deficit in the game, Irving took over and completely erased […]

It has been a minute since James Harden got himself featured on Shaqtin’ a Fool. Well, count on the Philadelphia 76ers superstar to come out with a Shaqtin’-worthy play when we need it the most. This was exactly the case for the former league MVP on Saturday as the Sixers took on the Denver Nuggets […]

The Philadelphia 76ers got a big win on Saturday against the Denver Nuggets in a game that saw Joel Embiid outduel fellow center Nikola Jokic. Although the Sixers were able to pull off the win, they fell behind by double digits in the first half and by halftime they trailed by 15 points. The Sixers […]

The Brooklyn Nets are currently trying to weather the storm amid Kevin Durant’s knee injury that has him sidelined. Luckily for them, they still have a guy named Kyrie Irving on the team. While Durant was putting together an MVP caliber season prior to his injury, Irving was having a strong season of his own. […]

Despite popping up on the Milwaukee Bucks’ official injury report over the past few games, Giannis Antetokounmpo has been able to play through a knee injury. The former back-to-back MVP has now suited up for three straight contests after being sidelined for five games because of the injury. At this point, all signs are pointing […]

It’s a well-known fact that Jayson Tatum is one of the biggest Kobe Bryant fans out there today. On Saturday night, the Boston Celtics superstar used his fandom to take a jab at none other than the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of their much-anticipated rivalry showdown at the TD Garden. Tatum probably thought it was […]

It has now been a month since Lonnie Walker IV last suited up for the Los Angeles Lakers. The 24-year-old appears to be making significant progress on his road to recovery from a knee injury of late, and there was initially a slim chance that he was going to be able to suit up on […]

At least by his standards, Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James had a hard time finding the bottom of the net against the Spurs on Wednesday. He scored just 20 points on 8-for-20 shooting from the field in the 113-104 Lakers win, his lowest point total since November 4th, when he finished with a […]

Joel Embiid made headlines this week when he was snubbed as a starter for the NBA All-Star game. Embiid has been turning in an MVP caliber season and has emerged as one of the most dominant forces in today’s game. His omission from the All-Star starting lineup caused plenty of reactions from fellow players to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves welcome the Sacramento Kings to Target Center on Saturday for the second half of a tough back-to-back. Chris Finch’s team already dispatched of the slumping Memphis Grizzlies 111-100 on Friday night, Anthony Edwards continuing his outstanding recent play with 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. The Wolves’ young star, however, was […]

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid knew what was at stake against fellow superstar center Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. The Philadelphia 76ers superstar put up a monster performance against Jokic, rising to the occasion in one of the Sixers’ best victories of the season. In the Sixers’ comeback win over the Nuggets, in which they […]

Make no mistake, Joel Embiid is an All-Star this 2022-23 and is sure to make it to the All-Star Game this coming February. However, the Philadelphia 76ers center certainly didn’t appreciate the fact that he’s not voted as a starter from the East. Embiid is definitely one of the biggest snubs in the voting for […]

Heading into Saturday’s marquee matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Denver Nuggets, both Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic popped up on the injury report. Thankfully, both players were able to take the court, and boy were we treated to an epic duel. In the end, it was Joel Embiid who won the battle, as […]

Duke basketball legend Coach K and former star player Kyrie Irving shared a heartwarming reunion on Saturday ahead of the Brooklyn Nets-New York Knicks game, per Jomboy Media. Kyrie and Coach K pre game 💙 pic.twitter.com/tflNSFzquN — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) January 28, 2023 Coach K is one of the greatest college basketball head coaches of […]

Saturday night is set to produce one heck of a ballgame between two of the biggest rivals in the history of the game when the Boston Celtics host the Los Angeles Lakers at the TD Garden. Unfortunately for the Cs, Robert Williams popped up on the injury report as a late addition with an ankle […]