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Jamal Crawford officially made his NBA on TNT debut on Tuesday as the newest addition to the star-studded TNT crew. The three-time Sixth Man of the Year winner joins Shaq, Candace Parker, and host Adam Lefkoe on the Tuesday iterations of TNT’s NBA coverage. One of the biggest questions Crawford faced on his first day […]

The Atlanta Hawks are in need of some reinforcements in their frontcourt. Clint Capela has been out of action for the Hawks in their last seven games with a lingering calf injury, and by the looks of it, the 6-foot-10 center doesn’t seem like he’s going to be back anytime soon. In this respect, the […]

Luka Doncic is a huge Dallas Cowboys fans, and so when asked how far does he think America’s Team will go in the NFL playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks star has one confident answer. “Super Bowl. Easy. Naturally,” Doncic said while grinning, per Dallas Morning News. Doncic is relatively new to the sport of American football, […]

LeBron James is now on the brink of history. He is just a few weeks away from shattering Kareem-Abdul Jabbar’s all-time scoring record. It’s now only a matter of time before the Los Angeles Lakers superstar officially becomes the top scorer in the history of the NBA. By the time he hangs it up, LeBron […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are slated for a marquee matchup on Tuesday night against one of the top teams in the Western Conference in the Dallas Mavericks. Unfortunately for the Clippers, they will be entering that contest shorthanded with Paul George popping up on the injury report yet again. The Clippers have officially tagged George […]

The Miami Heat will be severely shorthanded when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday night in South Beach. Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel has reported that Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry, and Tyler Herro are all out for the said contest due to injuries. Lowry is said to be day-to-day because of a […]

Philadelphia 76ers fans have something to smile about after Sixers head coach Doc Rivers’ most recent injury update on superstar big man Joel Embiid. The five-time All-Star has been sidelined for Philly’s last three games due to a lingering foot injury, but it now appears that Embiid should be back in action on Tuesday night […]

DeMar DeRozan played just 23 minutes in Tuesday’s 107-99 loss to the league-best Boston Celtics. DeRozan was forced to make an early exit from the marquee matchup due to a quad injury. The good news for the Bulls is that the quad strain does not appear to be serious, and he should be back in […]

The Golden State Warriors have already announced that Stephen Curry is set to make his return on Tuesday night against the Phoenix Suns following an extended spell on the sidelines due to a shoulder injury. His backcourt partner-in-crime, Klay Thompson, was a late scratch for Saturday’s loss to the Orlando Magic and has since been […]

Khris Middleton has played in only seven games this season for the Milwaukee Bucks. It wasn’t until December that he was able to make his season debut after undergoing surgery on his wrist during the summer. It wasn’t long until he was out again, this time dealing with a lingering knee problem. Middleton currently has […]

The 2023 NBA Draft boasts one of the most talented and talked-about draft classes in modern NBA history. Two prospects in particular, Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson, stand out as the best in the class. The former is a 7’4″ behemoth with superb shooting touch and ball-handling abilities, while the latter is an explosive three-level […]

The Brooklyn Nets were dealt a brutal blow after it was reported that Kevin Durant is expected to spend some time on the sidelines due to an MCL sprain in his knee. KD suffered the injury during the Nets’ win against the Miami Heat on Sunday night when Jimmy Butler fell on his knee. Right […]

The Phoenix Suns (20-21) visit the Golden State Warriors (20-20) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 10:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Warriors prediction and pick. Phoenix has lost nine of their last ten games and tumbled to eighth place in the Western Conference. The Suns covered 49% […]

Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac has missed over two full seasons with a knee injury. The last time he played for the team was all the way back in August of 2020, when COVID was wreaking havoc. Magic fans have waited a long time to see Isaac return to the court. According to a recent […]

Things have gone from bad to worse for the Toronto Raptors, who will be without Otto Porter Jr. for the rest of the year after he underwent season-ending left foot surgery on Tuesday, according to Marc Stein. The 29-year-old suffered a dislocated toe during a win over the Detroit Pistons on Nov. 14; the original […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic missed Sunday’s game against the Thunder with ankle soreness. Sans their best player, the Mavs lost to the Thunder 120-109, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 33 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Additionally, only three Mavericks finished the game with double-digit points, highlighting the team’s lack of scorers when Doncic is […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has sat out nearly a month with a shoulder injury. The last time he suited up for the Dubs was back on December 14th against the Pacers, a game the Warriors went on to lose by a final score of 125-119. So when Golden State takes its home court […]

A pair of Western Conference foes with lots of history together will go head-to-head on Tuesday night as the Dallas Mavericks battle it out with the Los Angeles Clippers in an attempt to catapult themselves up the respective standings. Let’s check out our NBA odds series where our Mavericks-Clippers prediction and pick will be revealed. After […]

Twin brother basketball prospects Amen and Ausar Thompson, now 19, have drawn social media hype for at least several years now. But the Thompsons have really started to make a name for themselves playing for the Overtime Elite’s City Reapers over the last two seasons. The guards have taken the Overtime Elite league by storm since […]

Though mostly unchanged, an injury to Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant shifted the outlook of potentially winning the Eastern Conference for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Philadelphia 76ers, according to a Tuesday tweet from the Athletic senior lead NBA Insider Shams Charania. Courtesy of FanDuel, here are the NBA odds. Kevin Durant was diagnosed with […]

The Orlando Magic will look to bounce back after a tough loss as they travel to take on the Western Conference Portland Trail Blazers in the Beaver State. Join us for our NBA odds series where our Magic-Blazers prediction and pick will be revealed. Fresh off of an outing that saw the Magic give up […]

After a 5-9 start to the season that saw Steve Nash fired and Kyrie Irving suspended, the Brooklyn Nets have risen from the depths of the NBA to legitimate contender status. The Nets have won 18 of their last 20 games, the best stretch in franchise history, and now hold the league’s second-best record. However, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers (26-15) visit the Utah Jazz (20-23) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 9:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Cavaliers-Jazz prediction and pick. Cleveland has won four of its last five games and sits firmly in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers covered 53% […]

The Charlotte Hornets (11-30) visit the Toronto Raptors (17-23) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Hornets-Raptors prediction and pick. Charlotte has lost four of their last five games to drop them to 14th in the Eastern Conference. The Hornets covered 46% of […]

CAMDEN, NJ — Halfway through the season, the Philadelphia 76ers are mostly making good on the promise of being an elite defensive team. Although they aren’t the very best, which was this squad’s stated goal in the preseason, the Sixers have ranked as high as second and currently rank fourth in defensive rating. De’Anthony Melton, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder (18-22) visit the Miami Heat (21-20) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 7:30 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Heat prediction and pick. Oklahoma City has won three of its last four games but still sits in 13th place in the Western Conference. The Thunder […]

LeBron James has been doing it all for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. In fact, this has pretty much been the case for him for the past couple of years as LA continues to struggle to build a formidable roster around him. At this point, it’s hard not to ask when enough will be […]

The Miami Heat have gone through a plethora of injury woes throughout the 2022-23 season, and things appear to have taken a turn for the worse in recent days. The Heat, who have already ruled Kyle Lowry and Caleb Martin out ahead of time for their Tuesday night contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder, are […]

The Detroit Pistons (11-32) visit the Philadelphia 76ers (24-15) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-76ers prediction and pick. Detroit has lost three of its last four games and remains in last place in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons covered 48% of […]

The loss of Kobe Bryant continues to sting years after his tragic death, and stories about the late Los Angeles Lakers legend will never get old. One popular story involves the time he and Jimmy Fallon went on a beer run during a 1996 party. Kobe fans who happened to watch his guest appearance on […]

For months, the Detroit Pistons have been in involved in a plethora of trade talks involving their veteran players, the most notable of which is veteran sharpshooter Bojan Bogdanovic. Bogdanovic has drawn strong interest on the trade market from teams with playoff aspirations, with the Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Los Angeles […]

No other team in the NBA seems to be more injury-ravaged at the moment than the Phoenix Suns, and their play has suffered a precipitous drop-off as a result. With Chris Paul joining Devin Booker, who hasn’t played since the Suns’ Christmas Day loss against the Denver Nuggets due to a groin injury, on their […]

Immanuel Quickley may have been hearing his name more often of late in NBA trade rumors, but the New York Knicks don’t seem to be all that interested in parting ways with him anytime soon. For one, the Knicks appear to have rekindled their enthusiasm for the former Kentucky Wildcats due to his recent play. […]

With the trade deadline quickly approaching, rumors are starting to swirl at an all-time high. One player who has been garnering a ton of interest ahead of February 9th in New York Knicks sharpshooter Cam Reddish, who is finding playing time hard to come by after Tom Thibodeau nixed him from the rotation over a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ five-game winning streak ended on Monday in a 122-109 loss to the top-seeded Denver Nuggets. The Lakers (19-22), playing without Western Conference Player of the Week LeBron James (ankle soreness) and a handful of other key contributors, were unsurprisingly outclassed by a full-strength Denver squad. Not a huge deal. “He listens […]

It’s no secret the Golden State Warriors could use some experienced, versatile reinforcements off the bench as their quest for back-to-back titles continues. Maybe that much-needed extra support, though, won’t have to come via trade after all. Andre Iguodala made his long-awaited season debut in Saturday’s ugly loss to the Orlando Magic, going scoreless with […]

The Golden State Warriors initially targeted January 13th for Steph Curry’s highly anticipated return from a left shoulder injury that’s cost him nearly a month of action. That’s why it was such a pleasant surprise on Monday afternoon when the reigning Finals MVP was listed as probable for his team’s Tuesday game against the Phoenix […]

At 38 years old and this late in his career, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is not taking any milestone or accolade for granted. And so when he was named Player of the Week in the Western Conference, he made sure to acknowledge and celebrate it. James got the recognition for games played from […]

For years, Donovan Mitchell and Joe Ingles were two of the Utah Jazz’s most important players. However, the Jazz felt like their core led by Mitchell and Rudy Gobert had already reached its ceiling, and they eventually traded them to the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Minnesota Timberwolves, respectively. In fact, no one might be happier […]