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Our coverage of Friday’s NBA slate will continue with a prediction and pick for this Western Conference matchup. The San Antonio Spurs (19-57) will travel to take on the Golden State Warriors (40-37). Check out our NBA odds series for our Spurs-Warriors prediction and pick. The San Antonio Spurs are in 14th-place in the West […]

7-time NBA All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge announced his retirement on Friday. Aldridge, who played for the Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, and Brooklyn Nets during his career, shared his retirement message on Twitter. “In the words of TB12, you only get one big, emotional retirement… so, on that note…I’m thankful for all the memories, family […]

The NBA and NBPA are quickly approaching the Friday night opt-out deadline for a new CBA set by Adam Silver, and details surrounding the deal are starting to emerge. A new CBA would not include an end to the “One-and-Done” era, as high school players would still need to wait a full year after graduating to […]

The Sacramento Kings will look to continue to light up the beam as they square off with the Portland Trail Blazers in the City of Roses. Join us for our NBA odds series to kick off the weekend where our Kings-Trail Blazers prediction and pick will be made. Entering this Friday night clash as heavy favorites, […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James may be the richest player in the NBA but hes notoriously known as one of the most frugal players as well. So, when eccentric billionaire slash Twitter overlord Elon Musk announced that he would be removing legacy verified checks beginning on Apr. 1, many took to Twitter to denounce […]

Our NBA odds series will continue with an Eastern Conference matchup from our nation’s capital in Washington, DC. The Orlando Magic (32-44) will face off against the Washington Wizards (34-42) in an exciting matchup between young teams. Check out our NBA odds series for our Magic-Wizards prediction and pick. The Orlando Magic are in 13th-place […]

With the second-worst record in the league at 18-59, the Houston Rockets are out of position to make the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Subsequently, the focus on the front office should be the upcoming offseason, if it already hasn’t been. Aside from questions about Rockets head coach Stephen Silas and his future with the team, Houston […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant has been on the receiving end of such cacophonously negative discourse from relentless pundits ever since he decided to move to the Golden State Warriors in free agency seven years ago. As a result of that move, many pundits believe that Durant’s accolades (two championships and two finals MVPs) are […]

The Sacramento Kings have already shocked the world by (soon) clinching a top-three seed heading into the 2023 NBA playoffs. Now, as the Kings playoffs get underway, the young team will be looking to silence their doubters even more with a Kings NBA Finals run. Is it possible that a franchise that hasn’t made the […]

The Boston Celtics did something last night against the Milwaukee Bucks that few teams have been able to do: they made Giannis Antetokounmpo look human. In what was nothing short of an absolute drubbing, the Celtics crushed the Bucks 140-99 on Thursday night. Boston’s offense was firing on all cylinders, as Jaylen Brown and Jayson […]

Friday’s NBA slate will be a wild one as we continue our NBA odds series with a prediction for this Eastern Conference matchup between two hot teams. The Toronto Raptors (38-38) will travel to take on the Philadelphia 76ers (50-26). Check out our NBA odds series for our Raptors-76ers prediction and pick. The Toronto Raptors […]

Indiana freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino will forgo his remaining college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski wrote in a Friday tweet. “For me, the time is now,” he told ESPN. A former five-star recruit and a projected lottery pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Hood-Schifino first committed to the Hoosiers for the […]

With the New Orleans Pelicans not yet in the clear for the playoffs, Pelicans star forward Brandon Ingram is aware of the mindset that his team has with their backs against the wall. “Everyone has one goal,” Ingram says, per Christian Clark of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. “Championship. Playoffs. Just coming in with our heads […]

Currently positioned as the seventh seed in the Western Conference standings, the New Orleans Pelicans are looking to capitalize on these final five games of the regular season and lock up a spot for a play-in appearance or, better yet, a playoff position. Brandon Ingram‘s latest showing against the Nuggets helped inch the club closer […]

After playing power forward during the closing minutes of their victory over the Miami Heat, New York Knicks small forward RJ Barrett may see himself slotted down to power forward more given Julius Randle‘s injury. Randle, who sprained his ankle in the first half of the game, will be re-evaluated in two weeks. At 44-33, […]

Thursday night’s highly touted matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics turned out to be an absolute snooze fest. The visiting C’s demolished the Bucks on their home floor and forced head coach Mike Budenholzer to pull Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, and the rest of his key starters well before the start of the […]

The Atlanta Hawks will travel to take on the Brooklyn Nets in a Friday night NBA matchup at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Hawks-Nets prediction and pick, laid out below. Atlanta’s up-and-down season has culminated in a 38-38 record, eighth place […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will battle the Minnesota Timberwolves, with both battling for playoff position. We’re in Minnesota sharing our NBA odds series, making a Lakers-Timberwolves prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lakers are coming off a 121-110 victory over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Initially, they led 31-20 […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder look to hold onto the final spot in the play-in tournament as they head to visit the Indiana Pacers tonight. We continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder- Pacers prediction, pick, and how-to watch The Thunder are 6-4 in their last ten games and currently sit a game up on […]

Kevin Durant is, finally, back. The Phoenix Suns forward had a few setbacks early in his career in Arizona, but is now healthy and taking the court with Chris Paul and Devin Booker. He finally made his Suns home debut on Wednesday night, but it wasn’t exactly a performance to remember. KD finished with just […]

The team with the longest current win streak in the NBA, the Charlotte Hornets, hosts the Chicago Bulls in an Eastern Conference battle. We continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Hornets pick, prediction, and how to watch Yes, the longest win streak in the NBA right now is three games, and three teams currently […]

The New York Knicks have had a wildly successful 2022-23 campaign. After missing the playoffs last season despite a strong Bing Bong fueled start, the Knicks have managed to surpass the expectations of many fans and pundits alike, as they need only one more win to clinch a playoff berth. However, an inopportune injury to […]

You couldn’t pick two more drastically different NBA superstars than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Stephen Curry. One is a 7-foot-2 center with an unblockable sky hook who towered over his opponents in the paint at a time when center play was at its height. The other thrives on the three-point shot, draining the most amount of […]

There are probably still more than a few Washington Wizards fans out there that have not thrown in the towel just yet. After all, the Wizards are currently just two games outside the Play-In picture in the East following their totally unexpected win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. The Wizards have another game […]

For a worrying stretch of time, the New Orleans Pelicans looked dead in the water without the services of their best player, Zion Williamson, who has missed their last 39 games, including their Thursday night tilt against the Denver Nuggets. In fact, they even lost 10 straight games at one point, almost knocking them off […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are looking to hold off LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers when they face each other on the basketball court on Friday night. LA is currently just a half-game behind the Wolves, with Minnesota occupying the seventh seed in the West. Unfortunately for the Wolves, they have been dealt a brutal […]

There may have been plenty of concerns regarding their level of play in recent weeks, but Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics put those worries to rest, at least for one night, with such a resounding performance against the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference, the Milwaukee Bucks. They ended up destroying […]

Thursday night’s Eastern Conference matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics was supposed to be a showdown between two of the top teams in the NBA. Instead, the Celtics decided to disrespectfully flex their muscles all over Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. as Boston completely blew the Bucks out, 140-99. As expected, Giannis was […]

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown put on a show Thursday night to send a strong reminder to the rest of the NBA that the Boston Celtics are a top contender for the league title. That was after the Celtics decimated Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on the road in a 140-99 victory. However, Jayson […]

It’s been quite a long time since we’ve seen Zion Williamson take the court for the New Orleans Pelicans. As a matter of fact, the 22-year-old has not played since January 2nd as he continues to rehab a nagging hamstring injury. Well, Zion gave Pelicans fans quite a treat on Thursday night ahead of their […]

It’s no secret the internet can be a safe haven for everything bad about humanity, and people in the public eye can find themselves on the receiving end of disgusting messages. Toronto Raptors forward Chris Boucher is the latest of NBA players who experienced the wrath of salty fans via the internet. With fantasy sports […]

The New York Knicks suffered a huge blow after learning about the severity of Julius Randle’s ankle injury. It was reported on Thursday that the two-time All-Star is going to be sidelined for at least two weeks after being diagnosed with a sprained left ankle. At this point, the Knicks have no other choice but […]

A fight nearly broke out between Boston Celtics veteran Blake Griffin and Milwaukee Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo, however, a beatdown had already occurred during the game. The Celtics annihilated the Bucks in a 140-99 blowout, so when Griffin and Antetokounmpo went head-to-head in the fourth quarter the competition was in garbage time. Antetokounmpo took exception […]

The Boston Celtics delivered a massive statement Thursday night by destroying Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on the road to the tune of a 140-99 score. The pair of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown did not show any mercy at all at the Bucks, as they played with all the fire they could muster. […]

Jaylen Brown has offered up a hilarious reaction to Boston Celtics’ teammate Blake Griffin being headbutted by Thanasis Antetokounmpo in their dominant win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The incident, which came with 1:25 to go in the match, saw Antetokounmpo ejected after Griffin was given a flagrant-type-1 personal foul. But that wasn’t the only thing […]

It wasn’t quite the Milwaukee Bucks night. Thursday’s clash against the Boston Celtics was supposed to be an epic showdown but instead it turned out to be a dud basketball-wise. The Celtics thrashed the Bucks on the court and it’s possible that Khris Middleton’s status for the immediate future is in question. But just because […]

Anthony Davis is coming off a monster game for the Los Angeles Lakers in their 121-110 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. LA is back in action on Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and with AD popping up on the injury report again, Lakers fans want to know if Davis will be able to […]

Thursday night’s showdown between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks was expected to be a back-and-forth battle. However, it’s turned out to be the complete opposite of that, as the Celtics made the game an absolute one-sided affair. Boston had an eight-point lead at the end of the first quarter and that ballooned to […]

Denver Nuggets superstar big man Nikola Jokic stuffed the stat sheet in Monday’s contest against the Philadelphia 76ers. He scored 25 points — on 8-for-11 shooting from the field — grabbed 17 rebounds, and dished out 12 assists in a game the Nuggets went on to win by a final score of 116-111. So when […]