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The 2022-2023 NBA MVP will be crowned soon and it’ll likely either come down to the Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic or the Sixers’ Joel Embiid. Oddsmakers seem to believe it’ll be Jokic, but some observers argue he doesn’t deserve to win the award for the third straight year. Whether it’s voter fatigue or the fact that […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves (34-34) visit the Atlanta Hawks (34-34) on Monday night! Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Hawks prediction, pick, and how to watch. Minnesota has lost two straight games and sits in seventh place in the Western Conference. The Timberwolves covered 47% of […]

The Golden State Warriors called the Oakland Arena (more famously known as the Oracle Arena from 2006 to 2019) home from 1971 to 2019; along the way, all-time greats such as Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Rick Barry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Chris Mullin, Tim Hardaway Sr., and Mitch Richmond, among others, have called the arena […]

The Indiana Pacers (31-37) visit the Detroit Pistons (15-53) in a game at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Catch our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Pistons prediction and pick prepared for you. The Pacers have shown some signs of life as of late. They have won six of their last nine games, and they […]

We continue our NBA odds and pick series by covering the second part of tonight’s ESPN NBA Double-Header. The new-look Phoenix Suns (37-30) will face off against the Golden State Warriors (35-33) as both teams look to gain an edge over each other before possibly meeting in the playoffs. Check out our NBA odds series […]

Retired NBA player and notorious ESPN pundit Kendrick Perkins has found himself in hot water as of late after arguing some controversial takes regarding Nikola Jokic’s MVP candidacy. Not content with the vitriol he’s been on the receiving end of, Perkins yet again spewed off a hot take that should spark some pushback from fans […]

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets were in search of a new man to handle the team from the sidelines after announcing the firing of head coach Josh Pastner last Friday, and it looks like they got their guy. Jeff Goodman of Stadium reported Monday that Boston Celtics assistant Damon Stoudamire had emerged as a strong […]

Awards season seems to be on the verge of enduring a major restructure as the NBA and NBPA are “in advanced discussions” regarding a player’s eligibility to take home the league’s most highly coveted individual honors, per a March 13 report by The Athletic’s Zach Harper and Shams Charania. It was noted in the report that […]

Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood, who played in 12 NBA seasons and one ABA season, is a trailblazer. After all, it was Haywood who found a way around the old NBA rule that prevented somebody from being eligible to play in the league unless they were four years removed from high school. Surely enough, Haywood […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is on the shelf with a left thigh strain, but he got a positive update from Shams Charania on Monday morning. “This is more short term, he’s going to be day-to-day with this left thigh injury, he’s out again so he’s going to miss a second straight game tonight, but […]

The regular season of the 2022-23 NBA is entering its 22nd week, and the postseason race is heating up even more. We are seeing some strong teams faltering and some erstwhile middling teams moving up with urgency. Of course, they will continue to compete for position with only 12-15 games remaining per club. It goes […]

Phoenix Suns fans can breathe an even greater sigh of relief as far as the severity of Kevin Durant’s injury goes. Durant rolled his left ankle after slipping during pre-game warmups last week in a setback that delayed his Suns home debut. Given KD’s injury history just this season alone, fans feared the worst only […]

Anthony Davis, when healthy, has been mostly awesome for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. He has carried the team through stretches without LeBron James, including over the past few weeks, during which he has shifted from MVP-caliber dominance to laudatory unselfishness. On Sunday, the former would have been useful. AD personally shouldered the blame for […]

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid is unlike any player the NBA has ever seen. The Philadelphia 76ers big man has coordination and shooting touch that is usually only seen from the best guards and wings, making him every defense’s nightmare. Not even Sixers head coach Doc Rivers has seen anything like him. When asked after the […]

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid’s two-way dominance continues to make things easy for the Philadelphia 76ers. To win their fifth straight game, the Sixers easily dispatched the Washington Wizards behind a dominant effort from the big man. Embiid was dominant on both sides of the ball against the Wizards. He scored 34 points on 12-21 shooting […]

Sunday’s matchup between the New York Knicks presented itself as an opportunity to rekindle an old flame for D’Angelo Russell as he faced off against former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Julius Randle. This was a sub-narrative to what was already a high-stakes game, but apparently, this just wasn’t the case at all for D-Lo. After […]

Trey Murphy III just reached Giannis Antetokounmpo and Devin Booker’s territory with his epic performance on Sunday for the New Orleans Pelicans. Murphy exploded for a new season-high and career-high 41 points in the contest to lead the Pelicans to a blowout 127-110 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Making the display even more incredible, […]

D’Angelo Russell came up with another impressive performance for the Los Angeles Lakers following a six-game injury absence. In just his second game back since recovering from an ankle injury, the one-time All-Star dropped 33 points on 13-of-19 shooting, to go along with five boards, eight assists and six triples in 35 minutes of action. […]

Tom Thibodeau made sure to call out all the Julius Randle haters after the New York Knicks big man exploded for 33 points to take down D’Angelo Russell and the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Randle had a horrible performance for the Knicks on Saturday against the Clippers, making just 19 points on 5-of-24 shooting […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a tough loss on Sunday night, with the New York Knicks snapping their three-game winning streak, 112-108. After the brutal defeat, Anthony Davis stepped up to take full blame for the loss, saying that it was his fault that LA was unable to come up with a win on their home […]

The Golden State Warriors will be looking to make it back-to-back wins on Monday when they return to action against the Phoenix Suns. This is after the Warriors came up with a big win against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday to maintain their hold on the sixth seed in the Western Conference. Unfortunately for the […]

D’Angelo Russell went off against the New York Knicks, sparking plenty of positive reactions from Los Angeles Lakers fans who are definitely thankful he’s back in LA. Russell had a hot start against the Knicks, exploding for 13 points in the first quarter to keep LA within striking distance of the hot-handed New York squad. […]

Tyrese Haliburton was unable to suit up on Saturday as he watched the Indiana Pacers defeat the Detroit Pistons, 121-115. The All-Star point guard was unable to play due to a knee injury, and it has now been confirmed that Haliburton will need to spend more time on the shelf with this issue. Tyrese Haliburton […]

Trey Murphy III is appreciative of his New Orleans Pelicans teammates, who showered him with love and celebrated like crazy for his 40-point explosion on Sunday against the Damian Lillard-less Portland Trail Blazers. Murphy absolutely dominated in the showdown, starting off hot with 15 points in the first quarter en route to his 41-burger. He […]

The New York Knicks have been one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference this season and they’ve rebounded well from a poor start to the season. A big part of that has been the play of Julius Randle. Randle was named to his second All-Star selection this season and is having one of […]

The 95th edition of The Academy Awards are being held in Hollywood, California Sunday night. It is the biggest night of the year for motion pictures and movie fans alike. This year is a bit unprecedented as there are 16 first-time nominations in acting categories alone. As entertaining as it would be to dive into […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been through quite a lot this season. There have been more downs than ups so far, and for their part, the LA faithful have been left with no other choice but to endure the storm. At this point, however, things are finally looking up for the Lakers. Entering Sunday’s matchup […]

Amid the controversies hounding Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant, former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant has come out to be a voice of reason, particularly on why athletes shouldn’t be going to strip clubs. “The strip club got paid for the videos and photos of Ja Morant from the Ny post,” Bryant […]

Michael Porter Jr. has thrown shade at coach Michael Malone in the wake of the Denver Nuggets’ two-point loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Porter Jr. had 23 points on 9-12 shooting in the loss, but despite that he sat for nearly the entire last 16 minutes of the game, with the exception of […]

Nikola Jokic is in the midst of an MVP caliber season even with some recent struggles by the Denver Nuggets. Jokic is on the verge of becoming the first non-guard to average a triple-double over the course of an entire season. The only other players to average a triple-double for a whole season are Oscar […]

The Nets clawed out a 122-120 road win over the Denver Nuggets Sunday, their fifth in six games. Brooklyn led by 14 points with 8:40 remaining before Denver stormed back to cut the lead to one behind MVP-favorite Nikola Jokic. But like Friday’s win at Minnesota, the Nets wouldn’t go away, fighting in the final […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are surprisingly in the middle of a losing skid. They have lost all their last three games following a 122-120 upset defeat at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets at home on Sunday. Prior to that, the Nuggets lost to the San Antonio Spurs on the road, 128-120, and […]

D’Angelo Russell has been making waves since joining the Los Angeles Lakers during the NBA trade deadline. Unsurprisingly, the former All-Star has also left quite an impression on his new teammates. Just as Austin Reaves. Reaves had nothing but high praise for Russell after watching the new Lakers recruit dominate the Toronto Raptors on Sunday […]

Very few people have the privilege of saying that they once played alongside the greatest shooter of all time at one point in their career. This is exactly the case for Donte DiVincenzo, who joined the Golden State Warriors this summer as a free agent. The 26-year-old recently admitted that it was a curse to […]

Anthony Davis had a quiet game on Friday in a crucial 122-112 win over the Toronto Raptors. The Los Angeles Lakers are back in action on Sunday in another important matchup, this time taking on the New York Knicks at the Crypto.com Arena. AD will be looking to bounce back on Sunday night, but with […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is out for multiple weeks due to his bothersome foot injury. Fortunately according to head coach Darvin Ham, the veteran forward is progressing well in his recovery. Speaking to reporters on Sunday before their showdown with the New York Knicks, Ham provided an update on LeBron’s injury and noted […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (45-22) looked to build on their four-game winning streak against the Washington Wizards (31-37), who previously ended their longest winning streak of the season in December. Joel Embiid straight-up dominated and led the Sixers to a 112-93 win. Let’s break down the Sixers’ win over the Wizards. Sixers player notes: Joel Embiid: […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is getting trolled big time after what many assume is his attempt to be like Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid. On Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets, Jokic had the chance to win the game for the Nuggets. With Brooklyn up 121-120 with less than 10 seconds left, the Joker […]

The Denver Nuggets came out on the losing end of a tightly-contested battle on Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets, 122-120. To make matters worse, the Nuggets also lost star guard Jamal Murray in the loss, with the 26-year-old being forced to exit in the fourth quarter due to a concerning knee injury. The official diagnosis […]