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There’s little doubt that the Golden State Warriors will struggle without Stephen Curry in the picture. At the very least, it’s going to be impossible for them to replace what the GOAT shooter brings to the table. Be that as it may, the Dubs have no other choice but to try and do so now […]

The Golden State Warriors are going to have to navigate the next few weeks without Stephen Curry in the mix. This is after the former back-to-back MVP suffered a devastating shoulder injury that will cost him some time on the sidelines. Steve Kerr is obviously not pleased by the fact that he will need to […]

The NBA is clamping down on teams’ injury reports. On Thursday, the Brooklyn Nets were fined for violating the league’s policy on reporting injuries on their roster. This time around, it’s the Miami Heat who will need to pay the same $25,000 penalty for a similar transgression. The Heat are not taking this one lying down, […]

The biggest “what if” in NBA history. That’s how the Brooklyn Nets’ Big 3 of Kyrie Irving, James Harden and Kevin Durant will be remembered. The historically-efficient offensive trio lasted not even one full season before falling apart when Harden forced his way to the Philadelphia 76ers at last year’s trade deadline. The trade marked […]

Magic Johnson is quite the storyteller. The Los Angeles Lakers icon has made this abundantly clear on more than a few occasions. Just recently, Magic blessed us with his amazing narration skills by telling an epic tale about Michael Jordan. Johnson went all the way back to their Dream Team days as he relived an […]

Just like several other NBA and Los Angeles Clippers fans, Kendrick Perkins is tired of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George sitting out games just to rest, aka the popular load management. Leonard and George missed the Clippers’ showdown with the Phoenix Suns on Thursday due to various reasons. The team cited “right knee injury management” […]

The Denver Nuggets host the LA Lakers for a battle in the West! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Lakers prediction and pick. The Denver Nuggets have turned the corner. They are a half-game behind the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2nd seed in the Western Conference with a (17-10) record. […]

Chris Paul recently graduated from Winston-Salem State. As a result, CP3’s classmates benefited in a major way. Paul is reportedly gifting fellow graduates a starter bank account worth $2,500, per The Sporting News. Chris Paul attended the graduated ceremony after leading the Suns to a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. His degree, a bachelors […]

According to reports, the Los Angeles Lakers are dreaming big. They supposedly want to pair LeBron James with another superstar, which could come in the form of Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, or Damian Lillard. NBA Twitter was not having any of this so-called dream scenario for the Lakers, and the keyboard warriors went in hard […]

The has been a lot of buzz surrounding Kyle Kuzma of late as the 27-year-old ponders his future with the Washington Wizards. Kuz has a player option on his current deal, which simply means that he could walk away as a free agent this offseason if he so chooses. The Wizards are well aware of […]

The Golden State Warriors entered the 2022-23 season full of expectations after winning the title last season, but they are just 14-15 (2-13 on the road) and sitting in 10th in the Western Conference. Now to make matters worse, the Warriors will be without star Stephen Curry for a “few weeks” after he suffered a […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors received some tremendous news on Friday after it was revealed that the four-time NBA champ’s injured shoulder does not require surgery. Going under the knife would mean that Steph will be forced to miss several months, but now that he’s avoided surgery, he should be back on the […]

The Thunder host the Timberwolves for Western Conference action! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Thunder prediction and pick. The Timberwolves are not having the best start to the campaign as everyone hoped. They sit at (13-15) on the year as a majority of the reason is the absence of Karl-Anthony […]

Al Horford will be available for the Boston Celtics’ Friday matchup with the Orlando Magic, per the Celtics Twitter account. However, the Celtics also report that Marcus Smart is questionable due to a non-COVID illness. The Celtics aren’t expected to face much trouble against the underwhelming Magic. Nevertheless, the Al Horford update is important for […]

The New York Knicks (15-13) visit the Chicago Bulls (11-16) on Friday night. Action tips off at 8:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Bulls prediction and pick. New York has won five consecutive games to push them to sixth place in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks are 14-12-2 against […]

The red-hot Brooklyn Nets will put their four-game winning streak on the line as they tip off with an inconsistent Toronto Raptors squad. Join us for our NBA odds series where our Nets-Raptors prediction and pick will be made. Fresh off of a dominating 112-100 win over the Washington Wizards, the Nets are hoping that […]

Joe Ingles is reportedly targeting his Milwaukee Bucks return for Monday against the New Orleans Pelicans, per Adrian Wojnarowski. “ESPN Sources: After nearly 10 months of rehabilitation on a torn left ACL, Milwaukee Bucks forward Joe Ingles is targeting his return vs. New Orleans on Monday. Once Ingles successfully completes a final 5-on-5 workout Saturday, […]

One of the more anticipated matchups taking place on the NBA scheduled slate on Friday is surely generating some buzz as the Golden State Warriors take on the Philadelphia 76ers in an inter-conference showdown. It is time to take a look at our NBA odds series where our Warriors-76ers prediction and pick will be revealed. Clearly, […]

Klay Thompson (knee soreness) and Draymond Green (quad contusion) were both listed as questionable for the Golden State Warriors’ Friday night matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers, per The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, but now Green has officially been ruled out. The Warriors enter play having dropped four of their past five games overall. They have surrendered 124 […]

The Brooklyn Nets are on a tear, posting the NBA’s best record (11-3) over their last 14 games. After a 1-5 start that saw head coach Steve Nash fired, Brooklyn now sits just a half-game back of Cleveland for third place in the Eastern Conference. With that, we took some questions from Brooklyn fans in […]

Squaring off for the first time this season, the Indiana Pacers will take on the dangerous Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. Join us for our NBA odds series where our Pacers-Cavaliers prediction and pick will be made. After breaking a two-game skid with a gutsy 125-119 victory over the defending champion Golden State Warriors, the Pacers […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry commented on his shoulder injury, per Anthony Slater. “One thing I did notice is once you hurt something like this, it becomes a little more unstable and there’s nothing you can really do about that unless you are going to get surgery,” Curry said. “So just trying to manage […]

The Orlando Magic (9-20) visit the Boston Celtics (22-7) on Friday night. Action tips off at 7:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Celtics prediction and pick. Orlando has won four straight games but still sits in 13th place in the Eastern Conference. The Magic are 14-14-1 against the spread […]

The Charlotte Hornets finally got LaMelo Ball back on Wednesday after yet another lengthy spell on the sidelines. There’s now more good news on the injury front, with Gordon Hayward set to return Friday against the Atlanta Hawks, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Woj first reported Thursday that Hayward could be back on the court Friday. He […]

The Golden State Warriors lost several guys from their 2022 NBA championship run, including Gary Payton II, Otto Porter Jr., and Nemanja Bjelica. The front office was banking on the younger players stepping up along with some other veteran role players, but they have been underwhelming this season. With Stephen Curry expected to miss several […]

What is going on with this Toronto Raptors team? Heading into the 2022 season, many expected the Raptors to be somewhat active in the trade market to try and make a playoff push. The core of Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, and Scottie Barnes looked like a solid blueprint. They were supposed to build off of […]

The Atlanta Hawks (14-15) visit the Charlotte Hornets (7-21) on Friday night. Action tips off at 7:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Hawks-Hornets prediction and pick. Atlanta has lost five of their last six games to drop them to ninth in the Eastern Conference. The Hawks are 11-17-1 against […]

The Golden State Warriors were expected to raise their play even higher this season after winning the 2021-22 NBA title. Instead, the Warriors have stumbled along to a 14-15 start, placing them in 10th place in the Western Conference. To make matters worse, Stephen Curry is expected to miss several weeks because of a shoulder […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have improved their report card for the 2022-23 season within the last few weeks. After a 2-10 start — defined by historically inept 3-point shooting, trade speculation, a flu bug, and an injury to LeBron James — Darvin Ham’s squad has rebounded. They won seven of nine against a light schedule, […]

Losing takes its toll. It wouldn’t if professional athletes didn’t care about competing, but contrary to fans’ perception, they even have more skin in the game which makes them care with all they have. Such is the case for Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden, who admitted just how heavily the past few years of playoff […]

The Brooklyn Nets may be in a better place now than where they started the season from. However, the Nets endured tons of drama, from Steve Nash’s firing, to Kyrie Irving’s suspension, to questions about Ben Simmons’ commitment, at the start of the season. And it’s not as if the Nets’ offseason was free from […]

Female representation in the NBA is rare to find today. Out of all of the 30 different coaching staffs in the league, only five teams employ a woman amongst their coaching ranks: the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks and and the New Orleans Pelicans. The NBA has made steps to have more […]

It has been a rollercoaster for Evan Fournier since he was traded from the Orlando Magic during the 2021 trade deadline. For six and a half years, Fournier and his All-Star teammate, Nikola Vucevic, led Orlando to some semblance of respectability, nabbing two playoff appearances during that span. This is why Vucevic, now with the […]

The Charlotte Hornets received great news before their matchup with the Detroit Pistons with LaMelo Ball being cleared to return to action from his ankle injury. Ball came to play after missing the last 11 games, finishing with a double-double of 23 points and 11 assists. Ball did not miss a beat after missing all […]

Khris Middleton missed the start of the season for the Milwaukee Bucks after undergoing wrist surgery to repair an injury back in July. The Bucks have remained one of the best teams in the NBA despite his absence, thanks to Giannis Antetokounmpo, but Middleton’s return was expected to put the Bucks over the top. After […]

The Golden State Warriors could use all the help they can get right about now. This is after Stephen Curry suffered a scary-looking injury against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. The Dubs talisman is now expected to miss at least a couple of weeks, and the Warriors will need the rest of the squad to […]

For a variety of reasons, Nickeil Alexander-Walker just failed to carve out a solid role in his three years as a member of the New Orleans Pelicans. Thus, the Pelicans did not hesitate to include Alexander-Walker in a trade that landed them CJ McCollum, with the Jazz buying low on the third-year scoring guard. To […]

On the heels of taking down reigning NBA champions Golden State Warriors, the Milwaukee Bucks looked like they were on their way to at least giving the Memphis Grizzlies a tough fight Thursday night on the road. The complete opposite happened, though, with Ja Morant and the Grizzlies dealing the Bucks a soul-crushing 142-101 loss […]

Jimmy Butler hasn’t had the best of seasons with the Miami Heat. He has missed a considerable amount of time due to knee soreness, and he hasn’t been available in back-to-back sets due to load management. However, with the Heat still looking to gain ground in the standings, every game matters. And Butler returned just […]