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The New York Knicks (21-18) visit the Toronto Raptors (16-22) on Friday night. Action tips off at ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Raptors prediction. New York has won three consecutive games to bump them into sixth place in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks have covered 54% of their games while […]

With the 2022-23 season close to its halfway mark, the 2023 NBA All-Star Game is almost here. On Thursday, the league released its initial returns of fan voting. While there is still plenty of time for players to move up and down on the lists, the voting showed some intriguing names, whether they are from […]

Kevin Durant’s trade request dominated the NBA offseason. Fast forward four months and Durant has led the red-hot Brooklyn Nets to the league’s second-best record. After a dysfunctional 2-6 start to the season that saw Steve Nash fired and Kyrie Irving suspended, Brooklyn was left for dead. Since then, the Nets have posted a 23-7 […]

The Portland Trail Blazers (19-18) visit the Indiana Pacers (21-18) on Friday night. Action tips off at 7:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Blazers-Pacers prediction. Portland has lost three of their last five games to drop them to seventh place in the Western Conference. The Blazers have covered 60% […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are on a roll and will look to continue their winning ways against the Chicago Bulls. The Sixers will face DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine’s squad with a three-game winning streak on the line. Before the 7:00 PM tip-off, though, there is a key question on the Philadelphia side: Is Joel Embiid […]

The NBA trade deadline is just about a month away, and the Dallas Mavericks need to be one of the more active teams before the trade window closes. The Mavs trade deadline strategy has to be a combination of buying and selling. They need to get guys who aren’t working out (like Christian Wood) and […]

That looks like it hurts. During the New York Knicks’ last game, RJ Barrett exited the game with an apparent hand injury. Many fans wondered what was up with the star forward. As it turns out, that injury was a gruesome one, per Fred Katz. “Spoke with Knicks star RJ Barrett this morning in Toronto. […]

Kemba Walker hasn’t been the same since leaving Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. Walker’s lone season with the New York Knicks ended up being a disaster, so the Knicks subsequently cut him loose in a trade with the Detroit Pistons this past offseason. The rebuilding Pistons then bought Walker out, but to the former […]

The Dallas Mavericks are reportedly waiving veteran Kemba Walker, per Tim MacMahon. MacMahon also reports that Walker’s salary for the season would have become guaranteed on Saturday. UPDATE: The Mavs officially announced their Kemba Walker decision, per Mavs PR on Twitter. The Dallas Mavericks have waived guard Kemba Walker. pic.twitter.com/d75Mx2wDmd — Mavs PR (@MavsPR) January […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been sitting on an open roster spot since waiving Matt Ryan in late November. With a razor-thin squad around LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers need every bit of help they can get. Thus, it’s no surprise that the Lakers are throwing darts on the 10-day contract wall to […]

The Golden State Warriors have had a tumultuous season thus far. But all things considered, the fact that the focus has been on the shaky basketball product and not chemistry issues has been a huge win given the team was rocked by a punch – one thrown by Draymond Green on Jordan Poole. While the […]

The Chicago Bulls will travel to “the city of brotherly love’ to battle the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bulls-76ers prediction and pick. On Wednesday, the Bulls defeated the Brooklyn Nets 121-112 at the United Center. DeMar DeRozan and Patrick […]

From the get-go, the Los Angeles Clippers just didn’t have it against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. They played uninspired basketball, settling for one contested jumpshot after another as they scuffled to a 34-point halftime deficit. Simply put, that was not a performance befitting of a team led by two bonafide […]

It’s quite hard to describe the kind of team the Miami Heat has been this season. On one hand, they currently have a winning record (20-19) and are in first place in the Southeast Division. On the other hand, their record is good enough for just eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Despite that, for […]

Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets have been the talk of the league for the last several weeks. Fresh off a 12-game winning streak, they’ve emerged as one of the rising contenders of the season close to the halfway point. But to several teams, it’s not the Larry O’Brien trophy they’re eyeing. It’s Victor Wembanyama. […]

It’s no secret that Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant hasn’t had the smoothest-sailing of relationships with fans, especially after his much-maligned move to the Golden State Warriors in 2016. But this time, Durant may have a strong point following his latest comments regarding the discourse surrounding the NBA and its fans. Speaking like his ever-candid […]

Ja Morant was the Memphis Grizzlies’ leading scorer against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday – but it was Jaren Jackson Jr. who stole the show. JJJ finished just a point off Morant’s total with a season-high 31 points on an extremely efficient 12 of 14 shooting. He also added 10 rebounds and a trio of […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are currently on the up and up. In fact, they have won five games in a row bridging 2022 and 2023. As such, they have shot up to a tie with the Denver Nuggets for No. 1 overall in the Western Conference with a 25-13 win-loss record. They are a game ahead […]

The Indiana Pacers played a nip-and-tuck game against the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night, but ultimately came up short in a 129-126 overtime loss. Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton had 16 points and 12 assists in the game, but it’s his response to the NBA’s two-minute report that’s making news more than his performance on the court. […]

The Toronto Raptors aren’t a very good team right now. They aren’t exactly out of the playoff race out in the East, but there’s no denying that this team has failed to live up to the expectations most folks had on them entering the season — at least not yet. It seems that there is […]

With only John Wall and Nicolas Batum on the injury report, many expected the Thursday night contest between the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets to be a nip-and-tuck, superstar-laden affair. Both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George were healthy, which meant that at the very least, they could give Nikola Jokic and the Western Conference-leading […]

It seems like reality has finally bitten the Utah Jazz. After a strong start to their 2022-23 NBA campaign, the Jazz now tote a 19-21 win-loss record. Keep in mind that at one point this season, the Jazz were actually the top team in the Western Conference. Now, they have lost five of their last […]

The trade deadline is fast approaching and the rumor mill should heat up even more as February draws closer. One player who many expect to be with a different team after February 9th is Jae Crowder, who himself is currently in the midst of a season-long holdout with the Phoenix Suns. The Milwaukee Bucks have […]

The Atlanta Hawks are treading water right now in the 2022-23 NBA season. At 18-20, they don’t have a winning record as of this writing, but they’re still among the top ten teams in the Eastern Conference. Right now, the Hawks find themselves 1.5 games behind the Miami Heat and a game ahead of the […]

During a loaded Wednesday night NBA slate, the Toronto Raptors and the Milwaukee Bucks were in the middle of, perhaps, the league’s wackiest game this season. A good ol’ slugfest for much of the game, the Bucks were on track to claim a convincing win in regulation, thanks to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s incredible night, as they […]

The Los Angeles Clippers dodged a major bullet when Paul George suited up for their Thursday night matchup against the Denver Nuggets despite his hamstring tweak. Moreover, the Clippers would also have Kawhi Leonard back in action following his absence during their previous game due to a non-COVID illness. The Clippers may have lost three […]

Charles Barkley isn’t exactly known for making the most accurate predictions. In fact, it’s quite the opposite for the outspoken Hall of Fame power forward. This is exactly why Denver Nuggets fans might be worried by Chuck’s latest (semi) guarantee. After seeing Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets destroy the Los Angeles Clippers in the first […]

Tuesday night’s matchup between the Sacramento Kings and the Utah Jazz ended in the most dramatic way possible. With just 0.4 seconds left in the game and the Jazz down by two points, Lauri Markkanen sank a wild buzzer-beater that would have given Utah a one-point win. The shot was eventually waived off, though, which […]

It’s no secret that Lauri Markkanen, the 7’0 sweet shooting forward drafted seventh overall in 2017, could score the basketball. His ability to score the ball from every angle of the court to go along with his incredible size made him such a tantalizing prospect. It may have taken Markkanen a few years, but the […]

The Lauri Markkanen All-Star campaign keeps on rolling along. Many expected the Utah Jazz to crumble after they traded franchise cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert in the offseason. But crumble they haven’t, and it’s all thanks to the Finnisher, whom they acquired in the trade that sent Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lauri Markkanen’s […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have drafted extremely well in recent seasons, and are well on their way to cementing themselves as true championship contenders, if they aren’t already. The selections of Ja Morant and Desmond Bane have given the Grizzlies two offensive foundations to build upon. However, Jaren Jackson Jr. remains the two-way force that takes […]

Lauri Markkanen is quickly making a name for himself among Utah Jazz fans. The 25-year-old came out with another eye-popping performance on Wednesday night, exploding for a career-high 49 points in a 131-114 win against the Houston Rockets. At this point, it’s no surprise that Markkanen is quickly becoming a household name in Utah. Markkanen […]

Paolo Banchero has been etching his name in the NBA’s record books this season as he makes his case for the league’s Rookie of the Year award. The No. 1 overall pick out of Duke University, Banchero showed enough in two summer league games for the Magic to shut him down for the remainder of […]

Jayson Tatum was not going to let the Boston Celtics suffer a third straight loss. With Tatum putting on a show, the Celtics scored the first win of their current road trip Thursday night by downing Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, 124-95. Tatum finished the game with a triple-double, the second of his career, generating […]

The Toronto Raptors are not in a very good spot right now. They presently sit outside the top ten teams in the Eastern Conference. They are, in fact, dead last in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 16-22 win-loss slate. There’s just really no reason why this squad should be performing as badly as they […]

Draymond Green is no stranger to being fined and suspended by the NBA. Earlier this season, Green was fined $25,000 for a verbal spat with a fan during a game against the Dallas Mavericks. He has been fined multiple times throughout his career after criticism of the officiating. Throughout his NBA career, Green has amassed […]

The Los Angeles Lakers posted a lengthy injury report for Friday night’s matchup with the Atlanta Hawks at Crypto.com Arena, which included LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis (duh), Lonnie Walker IV, Troy Brown Jr., Damian Jones, and, in a surprise, Austin Reaves. LeBron (left ankle soreness) and Westbrook (left foot soreness) are probable. LeBron […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are now the winners of three straight games after their 129-126 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. Joel Embiid sat out that matchup with a foot injury, and it has now been revealed that the 28-year-old is expected to be sidelined again on Friday when the Sixers take on the Chicago […]

There is no doubt that Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the most dominant players in the game today. The Milwaukee Bucks superstar is also well on his way to becoming a first-ballot Hall of Famer once his time comes. As it turns out, this man is also in possession of one of the sickest jersey […]