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The Golden State Warriors are into Round 2 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, facing the Los Angeles Lakers. Their rotation will continue to shrink as the playoffs go on. Jonathan Kuminga is one of the players the Warriors are squeezing out despite some improvements in his second season. The Warriors went 10 deep in Game […]

Kobe Bryant was famous for his hard work and being intensely hard on his teammates. After all, nobody wins five NBA championships by accident. If he saw that you weren’t going to work as hard as him, he wouldn’t respect you. While not too many NBA fans will remember Jodie Meeks, he was part of […]

Funnily enough, it looks like what the Los Angeles Clippers need to succeed is to find one of these two things. They must locate a friendly witch who won’t insert pins on the voodoo doll equivalents of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George come postseason time, or replace their two stars’ knees with bionic inserts to […]

Who knew that trading four unprotected first-round picks, in addition to three helpful role players and a high-potential rookie (Walker Kessler), for another center when you already have Karl-Anthony Towns on the roster isn’t the best idea? The Minnesota Timberwolves apparently didn’t. In a league trending towards two-way versatility brought forth by skilled size, pairing […]

Sacramento Kings GM Monte McNair is the 2022-23 NBA Executive of the Year. But while that sounds fancy and all, Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey jokingly warned his fellow exec that it’s not that great considering what he gets moving forward. In a rather cheeky message for McNair, Morey told the Kings executive to be […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is one of the smartest players in the NBA when it comes to basketball. For anyone still doubting that, then look no further than his latest interview where he showcased his insane memory. James went viral on Tuesday following their clutch 117-112 victory over the Golden State Warriors. During […]

Has there been a more unlucky franchise in NBA history than the Los Angeles Clippers? It definitely seems like every time circumstances begin to break right for them, one major development threatens to derail everything they had built to that point, perhaps even for good. And in the 2023 NBA playoffs, it certainly seems like […]

Jayson Tatum scored just seven points in the Boston Celtics’ Game 2 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, which is both a good thing and a bad thing when you ask the Beantown fans. On one hand, Tatum’s poor performance is definitely a cause for concern. After all, how can the superstar of a […]

The Philadelphia 76ers suffered their first loss of the 2023 NBA playoffs in blowout fashion. After stealing Game 1 against the Boston Celtics, the Sixers got smoked in Joel Embiid’s return to action. They lost 121-87, bringing the series to a tie before it heads to Philadelphia. Given the circumstances, Embiid had himself a fine […]

Jayson Tatum is going viral for the wrong reasons following the Boston Celtics’ Game 2 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. Early in the first quarter of the contest, Tatum was spotted pushing a referee who was trying to get a hold of him. In other circumstances, a player would have been issued a […]

After blowing a golden opportunity in Game 1, the Boston Celtics needed a big response in Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers. And instead of shrinking away from the moment, the C’s delivered a blowout 121-87 win to even up the series. Even though 2023 MVP Joel Embiid returned, Boston was dominant. The Green Team […]

Not only were the Boston Celtics down 0-1 to the Philadelphia 76ers in their second round series of the NBA playoffs, they were also facing the prospect of being short-handed. Starting point guard Marcus Smart suffered a chest injury in Game 1 and his status for Game 2 was questionable on the Celtics injury report. […]

Joel Embiid could not pass up the opportunity to suit up for Game 2 of the Philadelphia 76ers’ second-round battle against noted rivals Boston Celtics. After all, he recently just won the 2022-23 NBA Most Valuable Player honors, and he was eager to prove that he, indeed, was deserving of such a prestigious acclaim. However, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers left Game 2 against the Boston Celtics with one good piece of good news: Joel Embiid returned and looked promising. Just about everything else went Boston’s way as the Sixers got smashed by a score of 121-87. The Sixers let the Celtics scorch them from beyond the arc and couldn’t figure out […]

The Boston Celtics left the Philadelphia 76ers absolutely shell-shocked in Game 2. The Celtics were out for some revenge after their shock Game 1 loss against the Sixers, and they responded with a 121-87 shellacking of Philly on the night that Joel Embiid made his return from injury. Marcus Smart played his role in Boston’s […]

In the heat of the ongoing Eastern Conference semifinals between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics, NBA Twitter has found itself preoccupied with something other than the game itself. A drone camera angle deployed by TNT for broadcasting Game 2 has left viewers with a less than favorable impression, as it captures the court from […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid just can’t catch a break. After people questioned his MVP win on Tuesday, he ended up on the receiving end of another backlash following his Game 2 performance against the Boston Celtics. Embiid returned to action after missing Game 1 of the series due to a knee injury. However, […]

There was some doubt creeping up on the Boston Celtics after they allowed a Joel Embiid-less Philadelphia 76ers to steal away their home-court advantage by winning Game 1 of their NBA Playoffs second-round series. Well, Jayson Tatum and Co. blatantly restored any faith that was lost by completely blowing out the Sixers in Game 2 […]

After a tough loss in Game 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the NBA playoffs, the Boston Celtics grabbed a much needed win in Game 2. Facing the prospect of heading to the Sixers homecourt and being down 0-2 in the series, the Celtics responded in impressive fashion with a old […]

The Los Angeles Lakers stunned the Chase Center crowd in San Francisco on Tuesday with a 117-112 series opening win over the Golden State Warriors. What made it even more incredible is the manner in which the Lakers were able to pull it out. The Lakers outshot the Warriors from the field by a total […]

After their Game 1 disaster, the Boston Celtics bounced back in Game 2 and destroyed the Philadelphia 76ers to tie the series. It was an absolutely convincing win for the Beantown team, and Jaylen Brown admitted it’s all thanks to their defense and aggressiveness. With Joel Embiid returning for the Sixers, everyone thought it would […]

Zion Williamson took a lot of flack for not being able to suit up for the New Orleans Pelicans‘ last stretch due to injury (again). Apart from missing the latter part of the season, the young superstar was also forced to sit out his team’s Play-In tournament loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, which officially […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the real deal. If you still had any doubt with regard to the title credentials of this team then their huge Game 1 win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night should serve as a clear testament to this fact. LeBron James and Co. came into their NBA Playoffs […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves didn’t exactly take the step forward they were hoping to this year, winning four less games in the regular season than they did last year and then being demolished by the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. That was after they traded a whole lot of draft picks […]

The Los Angeles Lakers struck first in their second round series against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA playoffs. Stealing homecourt and taking a 1-0 series lead, the Lakers put themselves in good position as this series gets underway. Helping lead the way for the Lakers in Game 1 was Anthony Davis. Davis finished […]

The Boston Celtics had the strongest response possible to their incredibly disappointing Game 1 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, as they punished Joel Embiid and company at home Wednesday night in a 121-87 victory. And you bet, Celtics fans are all over their team’s statement win over the Sixers to level this second-round series at […]

Joel Embiid made his return to the lineup as the Philadelphia 76ers looked to build on their series lead against the Boston Celtics. In Game 2, the Sixers got a solid performance from Embiid but also got buried under a mountain of triples, losing by a score of 121-87. Let’s break down Game 2 between […]

Now that the MVP debate has already been settled in the NBA — with Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers winning the award — it becomes obvious that now is also the perfect time to gather in a room and dissect one of the most important subjects related to basketball today: Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola […]

Los Angeles Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka did not garner a ton of respect from his peers in the voting for 2022-23 NBA Executive of the Year. You could even say he was … robbed. Pelinka received zero first-place votes, one second-place vote, and one third-place vote and finished […]

Milwaukee Bucks fans aren’t the happiest bunch right now. After all, the last thing they expected was an early first-round exit at the hands of the No. 8 seed Miami Heat. To make matters worse, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the rest of the squad apparently decided not to do their annual exit interviews with the press. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are three games away from a trip to the Western Conference finals. Anthony Davis knows he and LeBron James may not get too many more chances to compete for an NBA championship as teammates. Speaking at the Lakers’ team hotel in San Francisco on Wednesday after the Lakers’ Game 1 victory […]

Nic Claxton didn’t mince words when looking back on his 2022-23 campaign: “This year I kinda kicked the door down,” Claxton said. “Just showed everybody that I’m here and put my name on the map.” The 23-year-old’s numbers back up that assessment. Claxton averaged 12.6 points, 9.2 rebounds 1.9 assists and 2.5 blocks, all career-highs. […]

We’re all lucky to witness another epic battle between LeBron James and Stephen Curry. LeBron may be with a different team right now, and it has been five years since these two last battled it out at the grandest stage. However, this does not take away from the fact that the NBA Playoffs second-round series […]

Clippers star Paul George has commented on his development as a player over his career to date, comparing PG-24 to PG-13 on his podcast. PG-24, of course, refers to George during the early days of his career, when he wore that jersey number while playing for the Indiana Pacers. Four seasons into his NBA life, […]

Mike George, the agent representing Memphis Grizzlies‘ star Dillon Brooks, took to Twitter to deliver a knockout blow to Shams Charania for spreading false information about the player. George’s tweet came in response to Charania’s report claiming the Grizzlies had decided not to re-sign Brooks under any circumstances. @ShamsCharania the leader of spreading false news […]

Don’t count Steve Kerr among the many, many Golden State Warriors partisans incensed by their team’s massive free throw discrepancy in Tuesday’s Game 1 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Just because he understands why the Dubs were so egregiously out-shot at the charity stripe, though, doesn’t mean Kerr is satisfied with that losing numbers […]

NBA legend Magic Johnson knows exactly what made the difference for the Los Angeles Lakers in their Game 1 win over the Golden State Warriors. Defense. According to Johnson, the Lakers’ ability to make key stops allowed them to edge the Warriors in crunch time and eventually take the 117-112 win. “The key to last […]

The Golden State Warriors came extremely close to defending their home court on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their NBA Playoffs second-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James and Co. established a big lead in the fourth quarter only for Stephen Curry to lead a 14-0 run to tie the game up at 112-112 […]

Anything is possible amid day-to-day variability of the postseason microscope. As the Golden State Warriors’ playoff run continues with Thursday’s crucial Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers, though, it still seems like Jonathan Kuminga is on the outside looking in at playing time. The sophomore forward didn’t play in the Warriors’ series-opening loss to […]