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After the first half of Tuesday night’s Play-in Tournament showdown between the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat, it was clear which of those teams came into the matchup much readier than the other. The Hawks established a considerable lead over the first 24 minutes of the contest, as they were ahead by 15 points, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ decision to suspend Rudy Gobert for their Play-In game against the Los Angeles Lakers came as a shock to many, especially considering how crucial the game is. However, head coach Chris Finch pointed out that it wasn’t a hard decision to make since the team has a set of rules in place. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. D’Angelo Russell is on the injury report alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis, with all players listed as probable. Russell is dealing with left foot soreness, while LeBron is dealing with right foot soreness and Davis has a right foot stress injury. The question […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will begin their pursuit of making the playoffs on Tuesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament. With a win, they advance to the first round but if LA loses, they get another chance to stay alive against the winner of Pelicans vs Thunder. That being said, […]

Jaylen Brown has had an objectively impressive season. He is an integral player on one of the best teams in the NBA in the Boston Celtics and has scored a career-high 26.6 points per game on a highly efficient 49 percent shooting from the floor. He is a good rebounder and reliable defender. Simply put, […]

The Atlanta Hawks stunned the Miami Heat in the first two quarters of their 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament game, taking a 65-50 lead into halftime. Heat veteran Udonis Haslem was seen speaking passionately to his teammates during a timeout in the second quarter as Miami’s playoff hopes started to slip away. Haslem and the Heat […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves are gearing up to play each other in Game 1 of Tuesday’s Play-In Tournament. A win for either party would officially clinch a postseason berth while a loss would have them suit up for one final try against the winner of the OKC Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are in an all-out battle Tuesday night against the Miami Heat in South Beach and it appears that the intensity of the contest has, at least during one point in the first half, spilled into Atlanta’s sidelines. At the end of the first quarter of the game, Trae Young […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks were given a proper scare after Khris Middleton re-aggravated his knee injury earlier this month. This was the same knee issue that kept Middleton sidelined for a significant chunk of the regular season, and he has been dealing with this same injury for pretty much the entire year. The […]

There is still a lot of uncertainty surrounding Zion Williamson and his status for the NBA Play-In Tournament as he continues to nurse a nagging hamstring injury. The New Orleans Pelicans superstar has already been ruled out for Wednesday’s clash against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and it doesn’t sound likely that he will be available […]

The Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat are facing off Tuesday in the first 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament game. Before the tilt, Charles Barkley gave a scorching take on Trae Young and the Hawks that will agitate the Atlanta faithful. Charles Barkley is willing to put a BILLION on the Heat to win tonight 🤣💰 Chuck: […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be without one of their most important players on Tuesday when they battle LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament. This is after the three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert got himself suspended by the Timberwolves following an in-game altercation with teammate Kyle […]

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma made headlines on Tuesday when he shared his belief that LeBron James and his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, can make it to the NBA Finals. While some are shocked to see him drop the bold take, the Purple and Gold faithful are just ecstatic to see him support […]

Life as the Los Angeles Lakers and forward LeBron James doesn’t come without its share of pressure, but in this particular case, pressure might be looked at as a privilege. As late as the NBA trade deadline, it didn’t appear the Lakers and James would be a topic for the Western Conference Play-In Tournament, but […]

Sacramento Kings big man Chimezie Metu is a relatively unheralded talent. However, after spending his first five seasons with the Kings, he knows all about the hurdles the franchise has had to leap to reach the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Sacramento’s loyal fans, who are as familiar with Metu as anyone, know as well. After all, […]

The Sacramento Kings 2023 NBA Playoffs matchup with the Golden State Warriors might be the most intriguing series in the entire first round. Ahead of the Kings-Warriors series, we’ll be making our Kings NBA playoff predictions. The Kings are the decided underdogs in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs, even though they are […]

The incredibly frustrating 2022-23 NBA season of the Dallas Mavericks can’t happen again. To that end, the Mavs have some moves to make and tough decisions to deal with in the offseason, and that includes the future of Christian Wood in Dallas. Whether Woods ultimately stays in Dallas or lands somewhere else in free agency, […]

There has been a lot of talk surrounding Draymond Green and his future with the Golden State Warriors beyond this season. There’s no denying that Green has been integral to the Dubs’ four championships in the last eight years and that he remains to be one of the most important players on the squad. However, […]

The Phoenix Suns are entering the 2023 NBA Playoffs as the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference and are preparing for a first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. They finished the season at 45-37, however they are 8-0 in games that newly acquired star Kevin Durant has played in. The Suns traded for Durant […]

The Los Angeles Clippers ended their regular season on a bit of a sour note after two of its key players ended up having an altercation during their last game against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. During a timeout, Bones Hyland and Mason Plumlee were seen jawing at each other in an intense moment that […]

The 2022-23 NBA season for the Dallas Mavericks will go down as one of the most disappointing ever in franchise history. After reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2022, the Mavs took a huge step back, ultimately falling short of even reserving a spot in the Play-in Tournament. The Mavs, including Luka Doncic, of course, […]

Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn is no stranger to strategy meetings ahead of a playoff series. Brooklyn’s first-round matchup with Philadelphia will mark the team’s fifth consecutive year in the postseason. Vaughn, who spent six years with the Nets as an assistant before being promoted this season, has played a role in the preparation for […]

The Dallas Mavericks don’t plan to break up the Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving duo this offseason. However, the players behind them is a whole different story. Mavs GM Nico Harrison revealed as much as he shared to the media what Dallas now plans to do after missing the playoffs and Play-In altogether. The exec shared his […]

The Los Angeles Clippers and the Phoenix Suns will face off in what is without a doubt going to be one of the most entertaining first-round matchups in the NBA Playoffs. The Clippers will have their title aspirations put to an extremely tough test from the get-go as they look to take down Kevin Durant […]

The Miami Heat are scheduled to host Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday night in the Play-in Tournament over in the Eastern Conference. However, the Heat will not be at 100 percent with at least one Miami player (Nikola Jovic) already being declared out for the contest. Meanwhile, veteran point guard Kyle Lowry also […]

The Charlotte Hornets may be under new ownership by the end of the 2023 offseason but their plan for how to build their roster in the immediate future will be mostly unchanged. At least so says Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak, per the Associated Press: “Typically, the basketball operations [such as] players, contracts, who you […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing for a Tuesday night showdown in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Before the game, D’Angelo Russell took some time to himself and enjoyed a special cup of coffee. D'Angelo Russell getting custom latte art at Polo Lounge before playing in a Lakers postseason game. Doing […]

After a disastrous season that ended with them missing the playoffs and Play-In altogether, the Dallas Mavericks now head to the offseason with plenty of uncertainties. One of the biggest questions they are facing is with regards to Kyrie Irving’s future and whether the veteran guard will opt to stay with the Mavs or leave. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had to navigate their last two regular-season games without the services of Dennis Schroder, who was nursing a lingering neck injury. It was deemed serious enough for him to miss two crucial games for LA to end the season, which is why at this point, the fans want to know: Is […]

Let’s go back to March 6, when the Boston Celtics were involved in a close game with the Cleveland Cavaliers. With the score tied at 109 and the clock having under one second remaining, Celtics forward Grant Williams had an opportunity to put the game on ice with two free throws. Before stepping to the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently preparing to square off against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA Play-In Tournament. If the Lakers are able to advance to the NBA playoffs, Dillon Brooks of the Memphis Grizzlies said he wouldn’t mind facing LeBron James and the Lakers, per Mark Giannotto. “I wouldn’t mind playing LeBron in a […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers returned to the practice court together as they gear up for the 2023 NBA playoffs, starting with a matchup against the Brooklyn Nets. Legacies are on the line for Joel Embiid and James Harden, as is the future of the team itself. The two stars will obviously have to […]

The Detroit Pistons are looking to fill a head coaching vacancy after soon-to-be 66-year-old Dwane Casey was moved into a front office role. Looking for a fresh voice and new leader for their young club, expect the Pistons to do their due diligence, especially with such high odds to land the first overall pick in […]

The Phoenix Suns enter the 2023 NBA Playoffs as the fourth seed in the Western Conference and are preparing for a first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. They finished the season at 45-37, however numbers lie here in terms of how dangerous this team can be. Ever since acquiring Kevin Durant, they look like […]

The Miami Heat (44-38) host the Atlanta Hawks (41-41) in the first play-in game of the postseason. Tip-off is set for 7:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with the top prop picks for the Hawks-Heat. It’s a highly-anticipated rematch of last year’s first-round playoff series. The winner will advance as the […]

Rudy Gobert isn’t playing in Tuesday’s crucial play-in tournament opener against the Los Angeles Lakers, suspended one game by the Minnesota Timberwolves. As the dust continues clearing from his sideline fracas with Kyle Anderson during Sunday’s regular-season finale, though, both parties appear ready to move forward. After Gobert apologized to his teammates and Anderson specifically […]

Play-in tournament action in the NBA starts on Tuesday, and two games are set to take place. First, the Miami Heat will play the Atlanta Hawks, and then, most importantly to this article, the Minnesota Timberwolves will play the Los Angeles Lakers. While the Lakers are certainly the favorites heading into tonight’s matchup — particularly […]

The 2022-23 NBA regular season is officially over, and all eyes are now on the Play-In Tournament and playoffs. Unfortunately for the Dallas Mavericks, they failed to qualify for the postseason despite making it to the Western Conference Finals last season. Dallas opened the year as one of the main frontrunners for the title and […]

Both the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies have some work to do before resuming basketball’s most heated rivalry under the playoff spotlight. The reigning champs are heavy favorites in the first round against the upstart Sacramento Kings, but hardly incapable of falling to DeAaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis and company in a battle for Northern […]