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Stephen A Smith was not going to let Shaq and Charles Barkley get away with the clowning he got from the two basketball legends Tuesday evening. The ESPN personality had his name dragged into a hilarious back-and-forth between Shaq and Chuck when he was compared by the Inside the NBA duo to Boston Celtics Derrick […]

Shaq and Charles Barkley are gifts that keep on giving, and they do it so effortlessly. Just take for example their supposed postgame breakdown of Game 2 for TNT between the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics that somehow turned into a mockery of Derrick White’s hairline. Oh, poor Derrick. “Is that Derrick White or […]

After a resounding Game 1 win punctuated by a Russell Westbrook block on Devin Booker, it seemed like the momentum of the first-round NBA playoff series was strongly in the Los Angeles Clippers’ favor.  Scott Foster’s involvement as the officiating crew chief only fanned that flame even further. And for the first 18 minutes of […]

The Phoenix Suns came out victorious in Game 2 of their first round series with the Los Angeles Clippers. But the win also marked the end of an historically funny streak: Chris Paul’s 13-game losing streak when Scott Foster officiates. Entering Tuesday night’s game, Chris Paul had lost 13 consecutive playoff games when Scott Foster […]

The New York Knicks had the opportunity to seize a convincing 2-0 lead with the series shifting back to Madison Square Garden, but they simply could not keep up with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ firepower. After a solid performance that led to a back-and-forth first quarter affair, the Knicks simply ran out of gas in the […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is now the sole member of a modern day NBA club that no one would want to be part of. After the NBA announced Green’s suspension for Game 3 of their playoffs series against the Sacramento Kings, the Warriors vet has now become the only player in the last […]

Draymond Green will probably not be found on most of his fellow NBA players’ Christmas lists, but that does not mean they won’t defend him when it’s warranted. The NBA suspended the four-time champion one game for stomping on Domantas Sabonis Monday night. Green will miss Game 3 of the first-round playoff series between the […]

Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul has the whole NBA Twitterverse celebrating alongside him after he broke his Scott Foster curse. Prior to Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs series with the Los Angeles Clippers, Paul was on a 13-game losing streak in playoff match-ups that Foster officiated. The beef between the two and Paul’s frustrations […]

Chris Paul has long had a monkey on his back, and its name is Scott Foster. The Phoenix Suns point guard had been unable to win a game with Foster officiating a playoff game in a long, long time. That streak ended Tuesday in the Suns’ Game 2 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Nobody’s […]

The NBA announced Tuesday night that Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended for Game 3, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The discipline comes after Green appeared to stomp on the chest of the Kings’ Domantas Sabonis. The incident occurred early in the fourth quarter of a close game Monday night. Sabonis […]

Home-court advantage is a valuable thing in the NBA playoffs, and the Boston Celtics have protected it with ease in the first round. The C’s downed the Hawks 119-106 to take a commanding 2-0 series lead before they head down to Atlanta for Game 3. Both wins for the Celtics have featured large leads that […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are now looking to bounce back from their Game 1 humiliation at the hands of the Denver Nuggets. The Wolves just had no answer to Nikola Jokic and Co. on Sunday, with the Nuggets cruising to a wire-to-wire victory that ended with a final score of 109-80. Unfortunately for Minnesota, they could […]

Julius Randle has been an iron man for the New York Knicks during the 2022-23 season. Randle may have missed the last five games of the regular season due to an ankle injury, but he played in 77 consecutive games before that and he surely wouldn’t miss any playoff action for the world. However, in […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has been suspended for Game 3 of their NBA Playoffs series against the Sacramento Kings following his stomping incident with Domantas Sabonis. While there have been reports that it’s unlikely Green would be suspended for his actions in Game 2, the NBA ultimately decided to punish him for it. […]

Jayson Tatum balled out yet again on Tuesday night as he led the Boston Celtics to a comfortable 119-106 win over the Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics are now 2-0 against the Hawks and they head on over to Atlanta for Games 3 and 4 with a significant advantage over their opponents. Despite Tatum’s noteworthy performance, […]

De’Aaron Fox may have won the inaugural Clutch Player of the Year award, but the Sacramento Kings guard knows very well he didn’t do it alone. After he was officially named the recipient of the Clutch Player of the Year trophy–a new award given to the player “who best comes through for his teammates in […]

It has not been the easiest 2022-23 season for OG Anunoby and the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors dealt with a slew of problems on the court as they scuffled to a 41-win season. But that has not precluded Anunoby from making massive money moves off the court as he aids in the growth of basketball […]

The saying goes that in the NBA Playoffs, it’s never really a series unless a team wins a road game. This is what Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are hoping for right now after suffering another lopsided defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics on Tuesday to go down 0-2 in this first-round […]

After Tuesday night’s road loss to the Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young was not going to let himself get lured into answering a question with verbiage that might put him in hot water. When asked by a reporter during the postgame press conference about his thoughts on the officiating, Trae Young jokingly […]

The last thing the New York Knicks wanted to see while their team was getting blown out of the water by Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 was their stars getting hurt during garbage time. That said, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau stubbornly inserted Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson into the game […]

In Game 1 of the Miami Heat’s playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks, guard Tyler Herro suffered a broken hand. Throughout the regular season, Herro played a crucial role in Miami’s success. Now as he prepares to have surgery on Friday, the earliest that he will be able to return to the court will be […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook is locked in. And Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant learned that the hard way in Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs series. Westbrook didn’t waste time showing Durant that he won’t have it easy scoring in the game. Early in the first quarter, KD tried to escape Russ’ defense […]

The security team at Footprint Center is making sure that the incident involving a fan and Los Angeles Clippers point guard Russell Westbrook won’t have another version Tuesday night when the Phoenix Suns host LA for Game 2 of their first-round series in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, as people have now been assigned to guard […]

Game 1 of the Golden State Warriors-Sacramento Kings NBA Playoffs series didn’t disappoint, and it delivered plenty of eyes for the league. The start of the 2023 NBA Playoffs turned out to be the most-watched opening weekend of the postseason since 2011, with the games garnering an average of 4.15 million viewers across ESPN, ABC […]

Derrick White came up big for the Boston Celtics on Tuesday as they took down the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 of their first-round NBA Playoffs showdown. The Celtics cruised to a 119-106 victory to take a 2-0 advantage in the series, and there’s no denying that White played a key role in the win. […]

The Boston Celtics have taken a 2-0 lead in their opening round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics had the best record in the Eastern Conference for much of the season until a late lull saw the Milwaukee Bucks overtake them. They have looked like the better team, however, and a favorite to […]

Boston Celtics fans are feeling themselves after the team’s 119-106 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs first round series. While it’s exciting for Celtics fans that their team is now in the driver’s seat in the series, it was even better that the Hawks’ best player, Trae Young, was […]

As a former second round pick, Draymond Green has certainly exceeded any expectations when he first came into the NBA. The Golden State Warriors star has long outplayed his second round status and has become one of the best defensive players in the league even now as his overall production has slipped. He has not […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics are just too much to handle for the Atlanta Hawks. For the second game in a row in this Eastern Conference matchup in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the Celtics have defeated the Hawks in dominant fashion. Speaking of Jaylen Brown, he had a highlight defensive play in the fourth […]

A lot was on the line for both teams on Tuesday night when the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the New York Knicks for Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs first-round matchup. Unsurprisingly, this has been a pretty physical series with players on both teams well aware of what’s on the line. What came as a major […]

In a bit of good news for Brooklyn Nets fans, Ben Simmons is progressing well in his recovery from back issues. He also seems to be in a good place mentally, so much so that there are high hopes about his return to his All-Star form. Simmons was shut down for the rest of the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made one of the biggest midseason acquisitions when they signed Russell Westbrook off the buyout market. Westbrook has provided much-needed leadership, playmaking and ball movement to the team. It was considered a risky signing but so far the good has far outweighed the bad. Paul George, who played with Westbrook on […]

Officially, the Memphis Grizzlies have listed Ja Morant as questionable to play in Wednesday’s crucial Game 2 encounter against the Los Angeles Lakers. Morant re-aggravated his hand injury late in Game 1, and with the Grizzlies facing a 0-1 deficit in this first-round NBA Playoffs series, you can be sure that they will do everything […]

The Denver Nuggets didn’t simply beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. The Nuggets punked the Timberwolves in a 109-80 victory. That was the description used by Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, who believes Minnesota must make a serious adjustment in Game 2. “We gotta be physical,” Anthony Edwards told reporters […]

The Miami Heat managed to pull off an impressive Game 1 win on the road against the Milwaukee Bucks in their best of seven opening round playoff series. The Bucks finished with the best record in the NBA this season and have homecourt advantage throughout the entire playoffs. The Heat were the eighth seed after […]

The Chicago Bulls are coming off of another disappointing season. They finished the regular season 40-42, still good enough to earn the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference and a spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament. They had a thrilling comeback to beat the No. 9 seed Toronto Raptors in the first round, but […]

Phoenix Suns point guard Cameron Payne missed Game 1 of the team’s first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers due to a back injury. Without one of their top reserves, the Suns went on to lose by a final score of 115-110 behind 38 points from Kawhi Leonard. So when Leonard, Russell Westbrook, and the […]

Malcolm Brogdon delighted his Boston Celtics teammates and all fans watching in the arena and on TV after he drained a halfcourt buzzer-beater to end the first quarter of Game 2 against the Atlanta Hawks. Brogdon got the ball off a Trae Young turnover, but with less than three seconds left and still half the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers enter Game 2 on Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies looking to secure a 2-0 advantage in their first-round NBA Playoffs series. This was after LA escaped with a 128-112 win over the Grizzlies in Game 1 in what turned out to be a whirlwind of a contest. The Lakers have already […]