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Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar forward LeBron James missed Thursday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks due to an ankle injury. Without their best player, the Lakers lost to the Bucks by a final score of 115-106, thanks largely to a 38-point, ten-rebound performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo. So when the Lakers visit the Chase Center to play […]

The NBA world was rocked on Friday when the news about Gary Payton II’s injury with the Portland Trail Blazers broke out. In a nutshell, it was revealed that Portland did not disclose the guard’s injury to the Golden State Warriors during their trade discussions. All the while, the same team was asking GP2 to […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are continuing to look like a real threat to make the Play-In Tournament in the Western Conference this season, and a big reason why is because of the stellar play from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. SGA was on fire once again on Friday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, as he dropped 44 […]

The NBA trade deadline was surprisingly eventful, and even though there are no more trades that will be made throughout the remainder of the season, that doesn’t mean moves are done being made. Now, the attention will switch to the buyout market, which looks likely to have several big names hitting the market. One of […]

LOS ANGELES – Paul George let it be known very clearly that he wants Russell Westbrook in a Los Angeles Clippers uniform after Friday night’s loss against the Milwaukee Bucks. Speaking with members of the media, George publicly recruited his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate, believing he can help. “I mean if there’s somebody out […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have had their fair share of scoring freaks throughout its brief history. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, and Paul George all got their fair share of buckets in various ways. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has joined those ranks and made sure to set himself apart from his predecessors, too. SGA put up […]

The Atlanta Hawks were in the middle of a plethora of trade rumors. John Collins, De’Andre Hunter, and Bogdan Bogdanovic were some of the names mentioned that piqued the interest of numerous teams. Unfortunately, the Hawks decided to stand pat, and the offers of the opposing teams needed to be more satisfactory for Atlanta. The […]

Detroit Pistons rookie Jalen Duren showed the NBA he could be the next star in Motor City with a LeBron James-like performance on Friday against the San Antonio Spurs. Duren finished with a monster double-double of 30 points and 17 rebounds – both career highs – in their double-overtime victory over the Spurs. Making things […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have all the makings of a contending team. Even those who hate the team can admit that the Grizzlies not only have the ability to challenge for a championship this year, they also have as bright a future as any other team in the NBA. Through shrewd drafting, the Grizzlies were able […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ front office has never been shy of wheeling and dealing. Their courage in making moves is exactly what landed them the superstar duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in the first place. In year four of the superstar duo’s partnership, however, they are still hunting for an elusive championship, necessitating […]

Jayson Tatum is now the youngest player in the NBA to hit 1,000 3-pointers. More than the record, however, the Boston Celtics star is happy with the feat because he surpassed his childhood hero Bradley Beal in the record. Tatum didn’t hide his delight for the record and appreciation for Beal considering how much he […]

Jaylen Brown will be out of commission for the Boston Celtics for at least one week after he suffered a facial fracture during their win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. It was Jayson Tatum who inadvertently elbowed Brown in the face, which forced the latter to exit the game immediately after the nasty hit. […]

Jimmy Butler emerged as the hero of the day yet again for the Miami Heat on Friday night as they edged out the Houston Rockets in a nail-biter, 97-95. Butler ended the contest with a game-winning alley-oop dunk off of an inbound play with just 0.7 seconds remaining. After the victory, you just know that […]

The Portland Trail Blazers appeared to have righted the ship following a down 2021-22 season following Damian Lillard’s season-ending abdominal injury. Adding Jerami Grant to a Lillard, Anfernee Simons, and Jusuf Nurkic-led core looked like a stroke of genius, especially as the Blazers came out of the gates scorching hot. However, the all-too-familiar apparition of […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers returned home and secured a big win over the New York Knicks following two consecutive road losses. Despite the victory, Joel Embiid was critical of the Sixers for their defensive issues. While Embiid led the game with 35 points and Tyrese Maxey had 27 points, Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson each […]

Toronto Raptors team president Masai Ujiri has had his fair share of blockbuster deals throughout his tenure with the organization. After all, Ujiri was the architect behind Toronto’s Kawhi Leonard-led fairy tale title run in 2019. As such, most folks were under the expectation that Masai would work his magic again before the recently concluded […]

Anthony Edwards has been named as an All-Star replacement, and making the news even more beautiful, he got to share it with his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates. On Friday afternoon, the Timberwolves released a video of the exact moment Edwards found out that he made it to the All-Star team. During the team’s practice, head coach […]

There is no question that the Dallas Mavericks acquired the second-biggest name in this year’s trade deadline Kyrie Irving. He was impressive in his first game in a Mavs uniform as he tallied 24 points against the Los Angeles Clippers in a critical victory a couple of days ago. The current players from the roster […]

Draymond Green is liking what he’s seeing from the Los Angeles Lakers and their frenetic NBA trade deadline moves — at least from a perspective of a basketball fan. The Golden State Warriors veteran believes that LeBron James and Co. got a lot better with the addition of a handful of new faces to their […]

Early Thursday morning, the Phoenix Suns pulled off a trade for the ages, acquiring Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for a haul of draft picks, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, and Mikal Bridges. The latter sent his parting message to the Suns on Friday afternoon and shortly after, Johnson followed suit on Instagram: “My […]

Trade deadline week’s first move by Sacramento turned out to be the Kings’ only move. They acquired 22-year-old forward Kessler Edwards from the Brooklyn Nets. Other than that, Kings General Manager Monte McNair felt it was necessary to pretty much stand pat and stay the course with their current roster. Was that a good thing? […]

PHILADELPHIA — In the Philadelphia 76ers’ win over the New York Knicks, Tyrese Maxey shined bright. The Sixers shook off some big deficits to get back in the win column and Maxey played a huge part in it. He did two key things to fuel his bounce-back performance. First, Maxey had a very good defensive […]

In his first game with the San Antonio Spurs, Devonte’ Graham showed Gregg Popovich and the rest of the team that they made the right decision of acquiring him from the New Orleans Pelicans. Graham was traded to the Spurs prior to the deadline in exchange for Josh Richardson and four second-round picks. Now in […]

Stephen Curry is without a doubt the greatest shooter of all time. Beyond his awe-inspiring skills on the basketball court, however, the Golden State Warriors superstar is also a real-life MVP. Just as the arena workers around the NBA. League insider Shaun Powell of NBA.com recently dropped some random information he picked up from an […]

Jayson Tatum has been having an MVP-caliber season for the Boston Celtics. He has had multiple explosive scoring games this season and on Friday against the Charlotte Hornets, he dropped 41 points in a win. The game as his eighth game this season scoring at least 40 points and it moved him into a tie […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is currently sidelined with a heel contusion, but he admitted pre-game Friday that it could’ve ended up being a much more serious injury. On February 2nd, Luka took a hard fall in the third quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans after colliding with Jonas Valanciunas while driving to the hoop. […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker sure looks excited to be on the same side as Kevin Durant after years of playing against him in the NBA. Booker has already played alongside Durant as part of Team USA, and so he knows very well what to expect from the veteran forward. With that said, he sees […]

The game of basketball has changed in today’s day and age. ‘Positionless’ basketball has become the norm in that players are becoming more versatile with a higher emphasis on the three-point shot and players not being pigeonholed into one position or another. Players are able to play multiple positions do different things on the court […]

The 2023 NBA trade deadline has passed, and the league’s structure has changed as a result. However, the Boston Celtics made only a single change to try and strengthen their frontcourt. Was it a meaningful enough addition, though? Here we look at the biggest mistake that the Celtics may have committed at the 2023 NBA […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (35-19) got another crack at the New York Knicks (30-27) following the trade deadline. The Sixers bounced back from two tough losses to win 119-108. Let’s break down the Sixers’ win over the Knicks. Sixers player notes: Joel Embiid: 35 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 14-18 FG shooting Once again, Embiid had […]

As if the frenzy brought about by the NBA trade deadline wasn’t enough. Right now, the Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers are in the midst of a real conundrum after news broke that Gary Payton II has failed his physical with the Warriors. Apparently, GP2 has a long-standing injury that the Blazers […]

Despite the off-court issues over the years, there is no denying that Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is a special talent. When he wants to, Kyrie is an absolute killer on the hardwood and one of the toughest players to guard in the Association. And if you’re asking Irving’s former coach in Cleveland Mike Brown, […]

The Boston Celtics did not get a Kevin Durant or a Kyrie Irving during the frenetic NBA trade deadline. They did, however, acquire Mike Muscala from the Oklahoma City Thunder as a bit of an under-the-radar deal amid the craziness of the past couple of days. If you think about it, the Celtics don’t really […]

The Golden State Warriors have until Saturday to decide whether they will push through the Gary Payton II trade or rescind their offer and cancel the whole four-team trade. And sure enough, the team is doing its due diligence to make sure they do the right thing. According to the latest reports, the Warriors will […]

A bombshell was dropped in the NBA world on Friday evening when Shams Charania reported that the four-team trade between the Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks, and Detroit Pistons is in jeopardy. Why you ask? Well, Gary Payton II appeared to fail his Dubs physical and faces up to three more months […]

The big news for the Los Angeles Lakers is that D’Angelo Russell and the rest of their newly-acquired players from their furious NBA trade deadline dealings are all set to make their debuts on Saturday against the Golden State Warriors. Unfortunately, both LeBron James and Anthony Davis have popped up on the injury report ahead […]

Mikal Bridges may be leaving the Phoenix Suns, but he made sure to let the city and the franchise know how much he enjoyed his time with them. Bridges was among the assets that the Suns packaged to pull off a trade for Kevin Durant prior to the February 9 deadline. Everyone was shocked about […]

The NBA Trade Deadline was insane. 24 teams made 12 trades involving 49 players and the Charlotte Hornets were actually in on the fun this year. Unfortunately, no major piece was brought back to Charlotte other than a holster of 2nd round picks. They even lost Mason Plumlee, who was having a career year, and […]

D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt, Malik Beasley, and Davon Reed spoke to the media for the first time since being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Well, for Russell, it’ll be his second go-round in purple-and-gold after spending his rookie season playing alongside Kobe Bryant. Now, he gets to team up with another legend: LeBron James. […]