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Andrew Wiggins has been ramping up his work in practice of late as he looks to make his highly-anticipated return to action following a two-month-long personal absence from the Golden State Warriors. Despite returning to the team in the final few games of the regular season, Wiggins was unable to suit up as he continued […]

The regular season No. 8 seed Minnesota Timberwolves took the regular season No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers to overtime in the first-round of the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament. Unfortunately for T-Wolves fans, the Lakers pulled away in overtime, relegating Minnesota to the second-round of the play-in. They now have a matchup with the regular […]

Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes has his work cut out for him this summer. Potentially taking on a major offensive role next season with the potential departures of Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, and Gary Trent Jr., the 2022 Rookie of the Year refuses to rest upon his laurels. Consequently, when Barnes posted averages […]

The playoffs are finally here, with the reigning champions rounding into form to mount a legitimate title defense at exactly the right time. But just because the Golden State Warriors finished the regular season playing their best basketball all year, are at last full-strength and drew their ideal postseason path doesn’t mean they’re getting out […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid is basically a lock to win his very first NBA MVP after finishing the regular season in dominant fashion. But after being in the mix for the previous two years as well, he’s just used to the constant talks and criticism at this point. The Sixers big man sat down […]

The Chicago Bulls have moved on in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament after an incredible 19-point comeback against the Toronto Raptors in a 109-105 victory. The regular season No. 10 seed Bulls will now face the regular season No. 7 seed Miami Heat for a spot in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The Heat are coming […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered on Instagram as usual. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points to help the Thunder to a thrilling 123-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans in Wednesday’s Play-In game. And SGA — who has become known for his cold and savage Instagram captions — didn’t disappoint with a Thursday post of […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Friday night as the No. 10 seed Oklahoma City Thunder (40-42) visit the No. 8 seed Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40) in the Western Conference Play-In game. Action tips off at 9:30 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Timberwolves prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are […]

The Toronto Raptors were eliminated in heartbreaking fashion by the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night, and while there will be a lot of question marks this offseason in Canada, re-signing star forward Pascal Siakam before he becomes an unrestricted free agent in 2024 is probably at the top of the list. The 29-year-old confirmed on Thursday […]

The 2023 NBA Playoffs are just around the corner, but some teams still need to battle for the final spots in the postseason. On Friday, the Chicago Bulls will travel to face the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center in Florida. With hopes of clinching the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference, Chicago will […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder tanked the tank. That is to say: the Thunder are on the brink of making the NBA playoffs as they face the Timberwolves in the final round of the play-in tournament. Whereas the Thunder spent most of the last few years greedily hoovering up distant first round picks from desperate and […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has a scintillating skillset but even his above-the-rim antics can no longer mask the growing concerns about his durability and mentality moving forward. A player rumored to weigh up to 330 pounds last year, Williamson’s curious combination of weight, strength, and explosiveness is still a mismatch for whatever player […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown has been voted the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Mike Brown has helped the Kings make one of the most dramatic single-season turnarounds in recent memory. The 2021-2022 Kings went 30-52. This season, they went 48-34 in the regular season […]

The Denver Nuggets enter the NBA Playoffs as the top seed in the Western Conference. However, they are waiting to see whether they will face the Oklahoma City Thunder or Minnesota Timberwolves. Nonetheless, the Nuggets should enter as one of the favorites, especially after the latest update regarding Nikola Jokic’s calf (per Mike Singer of […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Friday night as the No. 10 seed Chicago Bulls (40-42) visit the No. 7 seed Miami Heat (44-38) in the Eastern Conference Play-In tournament! Action tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Heat prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the […]

Dan Snyder is close to a deal to sell the Washington Commanders, but who the team will be sold to is yet to be determined, according to John Keim of ESPN. It was reported earlier on Thursday by Sportico that a group led by Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils co-owner Josh Harris was closing […]

The Chicago Bulls made a miraculous comeback against the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament. Down 19 at one point, they came storming back to win 109-105. They were led by Zach LaVine, who had 39 points, with 30 of those coming in the second half. DeMar DeRozan had […]

The New Orleans Pelicans season came to an end on Wednesday night at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who won their 9-10 seed Western Conference Play-In Tournament game by a score of 123-118. CJ McCollum didn’t have a very good game for New Orleans, but it looks like he may have been playing […]

After a thrilling first round of the play-in tournament, only two more spots remain for the 2023 NBA playoffs. With the Oklahoma City Thunder getting ready to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road this Friday, it is time for some Thunder bold predictions.. Oklahoma City had one of the most surprising campaigns of the […]

UConn Huskies star center Adama Sanogo will enter the 2023 NBA Draft, according to basketball insider Adam Zagoria. Sanogo averaged 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 0.8 blocks, and 0.8 steals per game in the 2022-23 season, shooting 60.6 percent from the field and 36.5 percent from 3. A two-time All-Big East selection, Sanogo was named the […]

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry reminds Snoop Dogg most of Kobe Bryant, the rapper and actor told Stephen A. Smith on Thursday. “That’s a hard question because I don’t really see nobody with that, you know, killer instinct. The closest that I say would be Steph Curry,” the legendary artist explained. “Because Steph Curry […]

The Boston Celtics are once again in the NBA playoffs for the ninth straight season, but they have some unfinished business. After losing in the NBA Finals last year, the C’s are looking to make another deep playoff run in order to capture an elusive 18th championship. But before any title talk can occur, Boston […]

The Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament. Throughout the 109-105 victory, DeMar DeRozan‘s daughter Diar DeRozan could be heard screaming every time a Raptors’ player was shooting a free throw. Scottie Barnes wasn’t sure if it had an effect, but he gave credit to the daughter of […]

The Chicago Bulls managed to pull off a massive comeback against the Toronto Raptors in the 9-10 seed Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament game, and they will move on to face the Miami Heat on Friday night for a chance to earn the eight seed in the East and a first-round playoff battle with the Milwaukee […]

The Miami Heat will be fighting for a playoff spot against the Chicago Bulls. Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro will get another crack at defending home court against Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic. After a disappointing loss to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks, Miami is preparing for Chicago and has an idea […]

Miami Heat point guards Gabe Vincent and Kyle Lowry are both questionable to play in Friday’s do-or-die play-in tournament game against the Chicago Bulls at American Airlines Center, per Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Vincent is dealing with a hip injury suffered in the Heat’s disappointing loss to the Atlanta Hawks in […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is not happy with his team’s performance against the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Play-In Tournament. So much so, Spoelstra is considering a rotation and lineup change for Friday’s elimination game against the Chicago Bulls, reports Heat beat reporter Ira Winderman. Before the matchup with the Hawks, star Jimmy […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are preparing for a tough Western Conference Playoff series against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. A legal cloud has been swirling over Ja Morant’s head regarding an incident with a teenager that resulted in a lawsuit. However, Morant is now filing a countersuit of his own, per Drew Hill of […]

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith believes the Sixers should replace James Harden with Damian Lillard if that possibility arose. Lillard looks likely to leave the Portland Trail Blazers now more than ever before as speculation continues to heat up about his future following another disappointing season. And although there hasn’t been any buzz about Philadelphia […]

Fans of the New Orleans Pelicans will have to take all of the social media clowning on the chin, especially from the ever-raucous fanbase of the Los Angeles Lakers. After beginning the season as one of the top seeds in the Western Conference, the Pelicans’ season reached its premature end after they failed to overcome […]

The Toronto Raptors season ended disappointingly on Wednesday night. Despite holding a 19-point lead at one point in the contest, the Raptors lost by a final score of 109-105 after the Bulls outscored them 62-47 in the second half. Raptors guard Fred VanVleet finished with 26 points — on 7-for-13 shooting from behind the three-point […]

Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry declined media on Thursday in advance of Friday’s play-in game against the Chicago Bulls and forward DeMar DeRozan, according to a Thursday tweet from South Florida Sun Sentinel senior columnist Ira Winderman. Kyle Lowry, who played in 55 games for the Heat this season, scored 33 points for the Heat during a 116-105 […]

Despite the tremendous efforts put forth by point guard Fred VanVleet, the Toronto Raptors’ up-and-down season came to its bitter end Wednesday evening, as they were bested in a win-or-die Play-In Tournament matchup by the Chicago Bulls. The contest was decided by a mere four points, with a final score reading 109-105. Following the club’s […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart missed a couple of games toward the end of the regular season due to neck spasms. But, it appears he’s extremely close to 100% with the playoffs about to begin. Via Jared Weiss: “Marcus Smart was asked where he’s at physically now that his neck is healing up: “I wouldn’t […]

The NBA Play-In Tournament is coming down to a wire, as there are now only two spots remaining in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The four teams left fighting for those last two spots will have their final chance to officially clinch a spot in the postseason on Friday night. In the Eastern Conference, the Miami […]

The Miami Heat entered the NBA Play-In Tournament as the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference. However, they lost to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks at home, and now they need to win against the Chicago Bulls to make the playoffs. However, Heat star Jimmy Butler got an unfortunate update on Thursday, per Ira […]

There’s a huge chance that the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team that finished with 46 wins during the 2021-22 season, jumped the gun after trading away a good chunk of their future, along with valuable role players, for Rudy Gobert. Last season, the Timberwolves boasted a modern offensive attack while starting five capable shooters from deep. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder pulled out a triumphant 123-118 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday to keep their hopes of clinching a 2023 postseason berth alive. Despite being the less experience and lower seed whilst playing on the road, OKC managed to keep their composure down the stretch of their down-to-the-wire matchup against NOLA […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has faced heavy criticism as of late. No stranger to it, both his weight and injury history have routinely been questioned by fans and the media. However, those questions sprung up rapidly last season, particularly after pictures showed Zion looking heavier than normal. This year has been a little […]