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Kevin Durant already stated that he expects to return from injury shortly after the All-Star break. As it turns out, this could happen as soon as February 24th in the Phoenix Suns’ first game after the break. At this point, it seems like all signs are pointing to KD making his highly-anticipated Suns debut on […]

Love him or hate him, there is no denying that Patrick Beverley played a huge part in turning around the Minnesota Timberwolves’ fortunes during the 2021-22 season. Beverley’s doggedness and willingness to give it his all on the court set the tone and culture for a young Timberwolves team, culminating in a 46-win play-in triumph […]

Charles Barkley remains high on the Los Angeles Clippers. The Hall of Famer picked them as the side that’s going to come out of the Western Conference this season, and at this point, Chuck remains confident in his selection. However, given how inconsistent the Clippers have been this season, it is clear that Barkley’s confidence […]

The free fall continues for the Chicago Bulls, who have left their fans brokenhearted yet again on Thursday night. With their 112-100 home loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, the Bulls barge into the NBA All-Star break unable to break a losing skid that is now six games long. Bulls fans can’t do anything but go […]

Nikola Jokic has reached the level that eye-popping stats are just expected from him. Triple-doubles seem almost routine, with efforts like Wednesday’s home win over the Dallas Mavericks- 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists- seeming like an off game for the Nuggets superstar. Yet, he still finds ways to raise the bar. Jokic went […]

This season, we anticipate a Kevin Love-LeBron James reunion in Los Angeles. It’s kind of ironic since the two players expected to rejoin at the trade deadline were supposed to be Kyrie Irving and James. Now, however, Love appears to have the best chance to join the Los Angeles Lakers. Here we look at the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo lasted just nine minutes in Thursday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. The former back-to-back MVP was forced to exit the game early on after accidentally colliding with a stanchion. The Bucks were quick to rule out their superstar for the rest of the game, which led some to believe that the wrist injury […]

The Chicago Bulls’ 2022-23 campaign appears to have hit its rock bottom. With DeMar DeRozan out due to injury, the odds were already stacked against the Bulls for their Thursday night matchup against the red-hot Milwaukee Bucks. And surely enough, the Bulls proceeded to lose their sixth straight game – and Zach LaVine simply could […]

LeBron James played for the first time on Wednesday since setting a new all-time NBA scoring record. It was also the first time LeBron played alongside his new teammates following the Lakers’ flurry of NBA trade deadline moves. A new-look LA side made easy work of the New Orleans Pelicans, defeating them in a 120-102 […]

Kevin Durant followed Kyrie Irving to Brooklyn in 2019. Three and a half years later, he followed him out the door with both requesting trades in a span of five days. Durant’s Nets tenure was marred by off-court drama and severely underwhelming on-court results. Brooklyn looked poised to make a title run in 2021 before […]

Last week, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made history when he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. Abdul-Jabbar retired with the Lakers but he began his career with the Milwaukee Bucks where he began racking up points. Current Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo surpassed Abdul-Jabbar as the Bucks franchise all-time scoring […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley aren’t exactly the best of friends. These two have butted heads on more than a few occasions, and they’ve definitely had their fair share of on-air squabbles now that they sit across each other as NBA on TNT analysts. Be that as it may, these two Hall of Famers seem […]

There is no doubt that Giannis Antetokounmpo is the face of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks will go as far as where the two-time league MVP takes them and based on what he’s done so far in his tenure with the team, Milwaukee is going places for years to come. Giannis Antetokounmpo added to his […]

The Golden State Warriors are stuck in limbo right now. Sure, it is a fate they have endured before as they weathered injuries to their star players from 2019-21. The end of that waiting game turned out pretty well, with the franchise winning their fourth championship in eight seasons in 2022. The team no longer […]

The NBA All-Star Game is traditionally a high-scoring basketball game, with players barely playing any defense. Although the stakes were raised in the new format, players are still there to reserve their energy for the regular season. Nevertheless, that doesn’t stop players from getting going offensively. In fact, we’ve recently witnessed some of the best […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been playing some solid basketball recently. They knocked off the Eastern Conference leading Boston Celtics on Tuesday, albeit the Celtics being short-handed and they moved to within a half game of the Celtics for first place in the East standings amid an 11-game win streak. But as they looked to increase […]

Not long after it was confirmed that Kevin Love was seeking a contract buyout with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat quickly emerged as the top destination for the former NBA champ once he hits free agency. At this point, however, it seems like the Heat do not have a clear path to signing Love […]

With the NBA trade deadline officially in the rearview mirror, it’s now buyout season. In order for potential free agents to be eligible for the playoffs, they must have been waived or bought out by March 1. Each year, NBA teams, usually teams that aren’t doing so well, come to buyout agreements with veteran players […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert starred on both sides of the ball in Monday’s game against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. He scored 21 points on 9-for-9 shooting from the field and pulled down 14 rebounds in the 124-121 Timberwolves victory. So when Bradley Beal, Kyle Kuzma, and the Washington Wizards visit the […]

There was a lot of talk surrounding Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Lakers when they decided to bring in Patrick Beverley to the squad during the offseason. Concerns were raised about how Russ and Pat Bev would co-exist given their history of having one of the fiercest individual feuds in the history of the […]

The NBA All-Star Game features the best players in the league. Seeing the best players in the world show off their skills with open-court dunks and threes against little to no defense is a sight to behold, but that isn’t always the case. Given that the NBA All-Star Game has no bearing on the regular […]

Given the lofty expectations basketball fans and experts alike had on them when they formed a Big 3 with the Brooklyn Nets, it wouldn’t be so far out to say that the superstar trio of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden was one of the most disappointing Big 3’s in the history of the […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Anfernee Simons won’t be participating in this weekend’s NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest. The league has already announced that he will be replaced by New York Knicks star Julius Randle after Simons sustained an ankle injury during Tuesday’s game against the Washington Wizards. To make matters worse, the Blazers have already […]

The Phoenix Suns unveiled their brand new star, Kevin Durant, in an introductory press conference at the Footprint Center with legions of fans in attendance. Many topics, some juicy ones like his tenure with the Brooklyn Nets, were touched on, but perhaps the most significant one to the team’s championship hopes revolved around Durant’s new […]

Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen has been playing the best basketball of his life. Named to the All-Star Game for the first time in his career, Markkanen has taken the reins of a young and competitive Jazz squad. If somebody would have told an eight-year-old Markkanen that this would be his life present day, he […]

Basketball fans everywhere are looking forward to what should be a fun-filled NBA All-Star weekend in Salt Lake City. As always, Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game is going to be the highlight of the weekend’s festivities. Even Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic himself is feeling excited about the upcoming game, albeit for a whole different reason. […]

When Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry injured his lower-leg against the Dallas Mavericks Feb. 4, the hopes and dreams of every Warriors fan were put in peril. The prognosis of the injury wasn’t the worst, but it wasn’t exactly good either. Curry hasn’t played since the Mavericks game, but the good news is the […]

Kevin Durant has pretty much done it all in what has been a decorated NBA career. Right now, he’s decided to take on a new challenge after joining the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster deal that sent shockwaves throughout the basketball world. KD is well aware of the fact that people expect big things from […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was dominant on both sides of the floor in Tuesday’s game against the Boston Celtics. He scored 36 points on 12-for-26 shooting from the field, grabbed 13 rebounds, dished out nine assists, and blocked two shots in the overtime 131-125 Milwaukee victory. So when the Bucks visit the United […]

In the not so distant past, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were teammates on the Brooklyn Nets. Irving’s trade request eventually blew up the pairing. With Irving now on the Dallas Mavericks and KD on the Phoenix Suns, Durant finally spoke out about how Irving’s public trade request affected the Nets. As he held his […]

2023 NBA-All Star weekend is finally here, and there’s no better time than now to take ClutchPoints’ new NBA All-Star trivia quiz. Test your basketball knowledge out with questions about the history of All-Star weekend, the slam dunk contest, records, and more. Get started below: If you have trouble accessing the quiz, click here.

Kevin Durant pretty much singlehandedly changed the landscape of the NBA when he decided to take his talents to the Phoenix Suns. The manner by which the blockbuster trade was executed made the move even more mind-blowing the moment that it was announced. Right now, basketball fans are eagerly awaiting KD’s return from injury as […]

The Brooklyn Nets officially went in a brand new direction last week, trading Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns for an absolute haul in return, including Cam Johnson and Mikal Bridges. After Kyrie Irving was moved, the writing appeared to be on the wall for KD’s departure, too. On Thursday, Durant spoke to the media […]

The NBA All-Star Game is just around the corner, and all of the various side events are coming with it. While the likes of the Slam Dunk and 3-Point contests have been around forever, other events are much more recent additions. On that note, no addition is more recent than the NBA HBCU Classic, with […]

One of the most exciting times of the NBA season is finally upon us; All-Star Weekend. The All-Star Game itself has been around forever, but the league has continued to add various events on the side to spice up the festivities. One of the most successful events aside from the All-Star Game itself is definitely […]

Terrence Ross did not get traded during what turned out to be a frenetic NBA trade deadline. He did, however, get himself waived by the Orlando Magic after securing a contract buyout with the team. The 32-year-old veteran was a wanted man as soon as he hit free agency, but in the end, he decided […]

While he may not be a household name quite yet, big man Domantas Sabonis is one of the most talented players to wear a Sacramento Kings uniform. Acquired last February in a deal with the Indiana Pacers that saw the Kings send away talented guards Tyrese Haliburton and Buddy Hield, Sabonis has a dynamic skillset at […]

After months of rumors, the Los Angeles Lakers finally traded away Russell Westbrook. Ahead of the Feb. 9 NBA trade deadline, the Lakers sent the 2017 MVP to the Utah Jazz in exchange for a package that included D’Angelo Russell’s return to Los Angeles. According to multiple reports, the Jazz and Westbrook are expected to […]

The Chicago Bulls will go to battle with the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, but superstar DeMar DeRozan won’t be available, via K.C. Johnson. The forward is battling quad soreness and will sit this one out, the team’s final game before the All-Star Break. To make matters worse, the Bulls are also going to be without […]