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Russell Westbrook is looking like an entirely different player right now. The former league MVP has embraced his new role coming off the bench for the Los Angeles Lakers, and his recent paradigm shift has worked wonders for him. So much so, that NBA insider Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report has revealed that the opposing […]

The Golden State Warriors have been a perfectly average offensive team through the first 10 games of the regular season. The defending champions’ 112.2 offensive rating ranks 15th in the league, per NBA.com/stats, a standing that’s actually somewhat surprising given the simultaneous struggles of two of their top scoring options. Klay Thompson is shooting 41.5% […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost another game on Wednesday night as they fell to their bitter cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers, 114-101. For his part, LeBron James believes that the defeat had a lot to do with the free-throw shooting disparity between the two sides on the evening. James wasn’t happy about the fact […]

According to Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham, an MRI on Thursday revealed that LeBron James has a strained left adductor. He will be day-to-day moving forward and will be listed as doubtful on the injury report for Friday’s home game against the Sacramento Kings. LeBron left the Lakers’ loss to the Los Angeles […]

There are just no two ways about it: the Los Angeles Lakers are really bad. There has been some encouragement of late, particularly on the Russell Westbrook front and his rather surprising decision to embrace his role as a Sixth Man, but the harsh reality for LeBron James and Co. is that at 2-9, they […]

At media day in September, Los Angeles Lakers general manager and vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka spoke candidly about the organization’s philosophy when it comes to parlaying their two tradable first-round picks (2027, 2029) to upgrade the present team around LeBron James, who had recently signed a two-year extension ahead of his 20th […]

Anthony Davis is off to a great statistical start to the season. However, the Los Angeles Lakers season is teetering on the edge of being over practically before it begins. Los Angeles sits near the bottom of the Western Conference at 2-9. Only the Houston Rockets (2-10) are worse in the NBA. That has prompted […]

The NBA is rallying behind Kyrie Irving right now amid his scandalous antisemitic saga. Los Angeles Lakers superstar and former teammate LeBron James has already called for Kyrie’s reinstatement while the NBPA earlier also offered its support for the embattled Brooklyn Nets guard. This time around, it’s Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown who’s coming to […]

Kyrie Irving missed his fourth-straight game Wednesday amid his suspension by the Brooklyn Nets. The team suspended Irving for a minimum of five games on Nov. 3 following his repeated refusal to apologize for posts of an antisemitic film, saying the guard is “currently unfit to be associated with the Brooklyn Nets.” Irving apologized on […]

With only four total games on the Thursday NBA slate, the surprise Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans will go head-to-head out on the hardwood in what will be one of the top games of the evening. It’s time to check out our NBA odds series where our Trail Blazers-Pelicans prediction and pick will […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (5-6) face off against the Atlanta Hawks (7-4) on Thursday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a 76ers-Hawks prediction and pick. The 76ers are 5-6 following their most recent win over the Suns on Monday. Philly has covered 45% of its games with […]

On Wednesday night, a video obtained by TMZ Sports was released showing Miles Bridges’ ex, Mychelle Johnson, attempting to break into his home. She is seen repeatedly using the nozzle of a hose to break the handle or lock of his door. Bridges and Johnson’s kids are seen alongside her outside the house. After she […]

Happy Thursday basketball fans! A Southeast Divisional matchup is on tap this evening as the Charlotte Hornets tip off with the Miami Heat. Join us for our NBA odds series where our Hornets-Heat prediction and pick will be revealed. Losers of six straight contests, there is no denying that the Hornets are struggling mightily to open […]

As their bench continues to flounder over three weeks removed from tipoff of the regular season, it’s become clear the Golden State Warriors have a much bigger on-court role for Andre Iguodala than initially anticipated. Too bad the four-time champion is still nowhere near ready to make his 2022-23 debut. Steve Kerr on Wednesday updated […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are off to a strong start to the 2022-23 NBA season and managed to stay afloat while Damian Lillard was sidelined with an early injury. Portland heads into Thursday’s matchup vs. the New Orleans Pelicans with an 8-3 record, but it seems they may once again be forced to battle without […]

All 30 NBA teams released their City Edition jerseys for the 2022-23 season. The Philadelphia 76ers revealed their new joints: an all-white uniform with red lettering that is inspired by the city. The Sixers showcased the city of Philadelphia’s iconic nickname, “The City of Brotherly Love,” on the front of the jersey with a cursive script […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was forced to exit Wednesday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers with an apparent groin issue. James appeared to sustain the injury midway through the fourth quarter of the contest. He was spotted holding his groin area while heading to the tunnel and into the locker room. As Dave […]

The story of Delonte West continues to spiral out of control. The former NBA veteran was charged not once, but twice in the span of only two weeks. According to TMZ Sports, West was apprehended by police officers after they received a disturbing call about a drunk man loitering in a residential area. Via TMZ […]

The crosstown New York Knicks-Brooklyn Nets “rivalry” has not lived up to that billing as of late. And that isn’t for lack of interest, but rather the fact that the matchup has been a lopsided affair for nearly three seasons. The Nets dominated New York 112-85 Wednesday for their eighth straight win over the Knicks dating […]

The Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs have been two of the most pleasant surprises to start the 2022-23 NBA season. Perceived initially to be two of the worst teams in the league, they have surpassed expectations. The Jazz are a Western Conference-best 10-3 and while the Spurs are only 5-7, they play hard and […]

The Dallas Mavericks (6-4) face the Washington Wizards (5-6) on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Mavericks-Wizards prediction and pick. The Mavericks are 6-4 and had won four consecutive games before losing to the Magic last night. Dallas has covered just 33% of their […]

The tanking was expected to be gloriously blatant this season. What with Victor Wembanyama as the top prize in next year’s NBA draft, you were supposed to either be contenders or in a race to the bottom. Instead, the teams expected to pace the tanking party have been very visibly trying to win. The Utah […]

Since arriving with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2019, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has improved his output from year to year. In particular, SGA has come out of the gates hot during the 2022-23 season, averaging 31.6 points and 5.6 assists in his first ten games, his latest effort being a 39-point explosion against the Milwaukee Bucks. […]

LOS ANGELES — Another matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers was penciled in as a win for the Los Angeles Clippers, this time, on Wednesday night with no Kawhi Leonard. LeBron James had himself a spectacular offensive performance, but he was outdone by Clippers star Paul George, who led his team to a ninth straight […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox definitely has a lot to prove after the Kings essentially chose him over Tyrese Haliburton. With Haliburton becoming a nightly 20-10 threat with the Indiana Pacers, Fox knows that he has to elevate his game to reward the Kings’ faith in him. And by and large Fox has been […]

Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan just can’t seem to catch a break. An on-and-off night for the 14-year NBA veteran forward almost ended in what he said should have been a foul on New Orleans Pelicans (6-5) forward Zion Williamson in a postgame press conference. DeRozan pulled up for a potential game-tying floater from five […]

The Milwaukee Bucks faced the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night without the services of their big three – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, and Khris Middleton. Middleton, in particular, hasn’t played all year after he had surgery on his wrist. While fans probably scoffed and thought that the Bucks need not take the game as […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker has made himself into one of the best all-around players in the NBA after entering the league being more of a catch-and-shoot, off-ball guy. Scouts pegged the 6’6 shooting guard to be more of a complementary piece, capable of knocking down open looks set up by other ballhandlers, instead of […]

Paul George has been in an offensive groove over the last week-and-a-half, winning Player of the Week last week. When the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers took center-stage in LA, not even the pesky defender in Patrick Beverley could slow him down. George finished Wednesday’s win over the Lakers with 29 points on 10-of-17 shooting […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are riding high after a close win over the San Antonio Spurs. Ja Morant put on a strong performance to lift the Grizzlies to a 124-122 win, putting them an 8-4 on the season. Morant, as he typically does, took to social media to respond to prop up himself and his Grizzlies […]

LeBron James would like the referees to start backing up their words with their whistles. Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ (2-9) 114-101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday — their ninth straight L to their Crypto.com Arena co-tenants — LeBron used his postgame media session to criticize the way he’s being officiated. It […]

As if things couldn’t get any more worrisome for the 2-9 Los Angeles Lakers, the ailments keep racking up for LeBron James. Midway through the fourth quarter of his team’s 114-101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday — the Lakers’ ninth straight loss to the Clips — LeBron aggravated his groin injury and […]

It has been almost a month since the season began and yet the Utah Jazz still continue to surprise people with just how well they’ve played to begin the year. After trading away Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert in the offseason, the Jazz were expected to bottom out in pursuit of Victor Wembanyama, but Jordan […]

The New York Knicks got blown out by the Brooklyn Nets in the Battle of the Boroughs on Wednesday night, and sure enough, Jalen Brunson found nothing to be happy about in their performance. Speaking to reporters after their 112-85 loss to the Nets, Brunson offered a straightforward assessment of their play. He admitted that […]

Nets general manager Sean Marks called newly-hired head coach Jacque Vaughn “a catalyst” for Brooklyn pregame Wednesday. “Personally, I like the way the team’s been playing. They’ve been competing at a high level. They’ve obviously rallied around each other, they’ve rallied around the coaching staff, they’ve rallied around JV,” Marks said of the hire. “He’s […]

It looks like gone are the days of LeBron James’ teams being considered as title contenders, especially with Father Time seemingly catching up with the Los Angeles Lakers star in his 20th season in the NBA. The Lakers dropped to 2-9 on the season after losing the Battle of LA on Wednesday. The Purple and […]

After an extremely successful 2021-22 season, pushing the eventual champion Golden State Warriors to six games in the second round of the postseason, the Memphis Grizzlies look primed to take over the league led by superstar point guard Ja Morant. And in the first 12 games of the season, the Grizzlies have looked every bit […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics reached a new level of scary after destroying the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Tatum and running mate Jaylen Brown scored 31 and 30 points, respectively, to lead the charge for the Celtics. Detroit had no answer for the duo as Boston dominated from start to finish for the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a very eventful offseason, making a big offseason trade for center Rudy Gobert. They traded away a ton of assets to acquire Gobert, including Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Walker Kessler, Leandro Bolmaro, four first-round picks, and a pick swap. Minnesota was looking to enter contention in the Western Conference […]