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The Orlando Magic (0-4) visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (2-1) on Wednesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Cavaliers prediction and pick. The Cavaliers are 2-1 after a solid opening week which saw them drop the season opener to Toronto but bounce back with wins […]

The Phoenix Suns are off to a strong 3-1 start to the 2022-20223 season. Devin Booker has been especially impressive, averaging 32.5 points per game on 53 percent field goal and 48 percent three-point shooting. Booker’s absurd scoring numbers may not hold up all season, but it is clear he’s on the verge of entering […]

The Atlanta Hawks will travel to take on the Detroit Pistons in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Hawks-Pistons prediction and pick, laid out below. Atlanta has opened their season with a 2-1 […]

Trading away CJ McCollum last season signaled a changing of the guard for Damian Lillard the Portland Trail Blazers. It was a huge shakeup that felt necessary after several years of coming up short. But it was also made easier to stomach thanks to the emergence of rising star Anfernee Simons. With the Blazers starting […]

NBA players usually make sure to get up a little extra against the team that traded them. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did that to a historic extent as his Oklahoma City Thunder took on the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. SGA was a man possessed, posting a dream stat-line for all of his fantasy basketball owners. […]

It’s too early to fairly judge, evaluate or eulogize the 2022-23 Los Angeles Lakers. It has only been three games. As Darvin Ham has accurately pointed out, each of their three losses — while discouraging and frustrating in their own ways (25-0f-118 from 3!) — have produced legitimate reasons for optimism. LeBron James and Anthony […]

It has not been the best couple of days for Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise. Towns, despite having the best game of his season in the last game against the San Antonio Spurs, saw his team get played off the court, going down by as much as 35 points to a team that’s […]

The New Orleans Pelicans picked up a huge win against the Dallas Mavericks despite being severely shorthanded. Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Herb Jones watched as CJ McCollum led a balanced effort to take the win. One key player who stepped up was rookie Dyson Daniels. After getting just three minutes of action in the […]

We are entering Week 8 of the NFL season, and the Denver Broncos seem like they already have a coaching controversy on their hands. Before the start of the 2022 season, the Broncos hired Nathaniel Hackett to be the team’s head coach. Hackett had previously worked with the Green Bay Packers and helped coach Aaron […]

If you did not know what the date was, you’d think that the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns were playing a playoff game Tuesday night in the desert instead of an early-season showdown between two legitimate NBA title contenders. The final score belies how tight and fierce the game was. Suns big man Deandre […]

The first ejection of Klay Thompson’s career is the biggest story from the Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Phoenix Suns. Call it a blessing for the defending champs, whose ongoing defensive struggles would otherwise be the main takeaways from their 134-105 defeat at Footprint Center on Tuesday night. The Warriors surrendered 70 first-half points […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ front office refused to move both their 2027 and 2029 first round picks to trade Russell Westbrook in the offseason, eventually forcing Westbrook to return to a team where he clearly is not wanted. Now, General Manager Rob Pelinka and owner Jeanie Buss are left to conduct damage control, searching around […]

For the third season in a row, Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul has seen his usage rate get lower. But Paul shouldn’t be surprised by that, as he continues to learn how to play more without the ball in his hands as much as he used to during the prime years of his career. […]

Klay Thompson got ejected for the first time in his career on Tuesday night following a heated on-court altercation involving Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker. To make matters worse, the Golden State Warriors ended up on the wrong end of a blowout loss, 134-105. After the game, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr noted that Thompson’s […]

The Golden State Warriors eventually matched the Phoenix Suns’ competitive fire on Tuesday night. In their first road game of the season against another Western Conference power, though, the defending champions’ emotions boiled over, with a mix of continued defensive struggles, a tough whistle from the officials and the Suns’ brash confidence sparking an ugly […]

Russell Westbrook will be traded before the NBA’s trade deadline — it is only a matter of time. Last year, the Westbrook – LeBron James – Anthony Davis failed to produce during their time on the court together; this was not a matter of health or lack of experience playing together. If the Lakers’ 0-3 […]

Tempers were flaring on Tuesday night during an intense marquee matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns. Klay Thompson, in particular, let his emotions get the better of him during a heated exchange with Suns star Devin Booker. Thompson was fuming, and his actions eventually led to the first-ever ejection in his […]

Golden State Warriors franchise icon Stephen Curry is not only the deadliest shooter from beyond the arc the league has ever seen, he is also one of the most reliable hands on the free-throw line. For his career, Curry has shot around 91 percent from the foul line, and he entered the Warriors’ nationally televised […]

Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson got ejected on Tuesday night after beefing with Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker. Naturally, the whole situation sent NBA fans into frenzy. Well who wouldn’t be? First and foremost, it is Thompson’s first career ejection. After 650 regular season games and 145 playoff matches–including 33 Finals contests–it is only […]

This should give the Los Angeles Lakers hope. The Oklahoma City Thunder, despite shooting atrociously from behind the arc in Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers at home still managed to pull off a 108-94 victory  — their first of the 2022-23 NBA season. According to ESPN Stats & Info, that Thunder victory […]

The Dallas Mavericks entered their nationally televised tilt against the New Orleans Pelicans fresh off a rousing 41-point victory against the Memphis Grizzlies, who were on the second night of a back-to-back. Bouncing back was important for Jason Kidd’s squad after a crushing loss to the Phoenix Suns in their season opener, and the Mavericks […]

The Dallas Mavericks were supposed to win easily on Tuesday against the New Orleans Pelicans. With Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram both out, Luka Doncic and co. shouldn’t have any problem against their Western Conference rivals. However, the Mavs ended up losing 113-111 to the shock of many. Doncic, however, wasn’t surprised that they lost. […]

The Golden State Warriors are facing off with the Phoenix Suns in a battle of NBA super powers Tuesday night. In what has been a physical game, things got a little chippy midway through the third quarter. With just over six minutes remaining and the Warriors trailing 83-77, Draymond Green was called for a foul […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson admits he made one big mistake when he abruptly stepped down as the team’s president back in 2019, and he’s still regretting it up to this day. During his conversation with Shannon Sharpe on Club Shay Shay, Johnson shared that he regrets not calling LeBron James before he went […]

The Los Angeles Clippers held Kawhi Leonard out in their Tuesday night loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder due to stiffness on his recuperating knee. With the season in its early legs, Clippers fans will be especially understanding of just how much the team is being careful with regards to its handling of Leonard’s health, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on a day off Tuesday, so Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has plenty of time to watch some of the games on the schedule. And we know he is tuned in on the marquee battle between two title contenders in the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns, who […]

The NBA’s rookie entry draft is one of the most exciting times for a team hoping to strike gold on the next biggest thing. Solid contributors have emerged from almost every draft spot, making the selection process a crapshoot. But for the Washington Wizards, the early returns on their most recent first round pick, Johnny […]

The Dallas Mavericks entered Tuesday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans looking for their second straight win after destroying the Memphis Grizzlies Saturday. In what turned out to be an extremely entertaining contest, the Mavs ultimately fell 113-111. But one thing is for certain, it wasn’t on Luka Doncic. Doncic scored a game-high 37 […]

Luka Doncic gave Dallas Mavericks fans quite the scare on Tuesday after he appeared to get hurt midway through the third quarter of their game against the New Orleans Pelicans. After getting fouled while attempting to take a shot under the rim, Doncic was unable to maintain his balance and fell hard on the floor. […]

Before suiting up for the Los Angeles Clippers in their season-opening win against intracity rivals Los Angeles Lakers, it had been a long layoff for Kawhi Leonard, having missed the entirety of the 2021-22 season after he injured his knee in the Game 4 of the second round against the Utah Jazz in the 2021 […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown had the whole NBA Twitter buzzing after his decision to terminate his deal with Kanye West’s sports agency Donda Sports. However, the reactions have been mixed. While a lot of fans are saying he made the right decision, some couldn’t help but point out why he was only doing it […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is in danger of missing the remainder of Tuesday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons at home due to a back issue. The Wizards have already labeled Beal questionable to return to the game. Bradley Beal (back tightness) is questionable to return to tonight’s game. — Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) […]

On Tuesday, a Russian court heard Brittney Griner’s appeal for her nine-year prison sentence. Unsurprisingly, the appeal was rejected, and the WNBA star is now headed to a penal colony. That is unless the United States is somehow able to facilitate her release. It’s already been eight months since Griner was imprisoned for the alleged […]

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook haven’t always seen each other eye to eye, but it is nice to see that the former has the latter’s back amid the Los Angeles Lakers point guard’s struggles in the early goings of the 2022-23 NBA season. During the first episode of The Boardroom podcast  The ETC’s With KD and […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard John Wall believes the criticisms and all the negativity directed at Russell Westbrook is taking a toll on the Los Angeles Lakers star. Speaking with Sam Amick of The Athletic, Wall opened up about the Westbrook situation in LA and admitted that “what he’s going through is tough.” The Clippers playmaker then […]

For reasons unknown, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown decided to offer his support to Kanye West amid the rap icon’s antisemitic scandal. Brown even went as far as saying that he intends to provide his “unconditional love” to the embattled hip hop mogul after West came out with some very controversial comments against the Jewish […]

The Sacramento Kings are not off to a good start in the 2022-23 NBA season. They are still without a win after three games and will be facing a rising powerhouse in the form of the Memphis Grizzlies up next at home Thursday. Kings head coach Mike Brown, however, wants people to pump the breaks […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have listed Russell Westbrook as doubtful on the team’s injury report for Wednesday’s road game against the Denver Nuggets, citing “left hamstring soreness.” Here's the Lakers' official status report for the Nuggets game tomorrow. Russell Westbrook is doubtful with "left hamstring soreness." pic.twitter.com/DlgFCE3QYo — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) October 25, 2022 Westbrook […]

The NBA season is underway, and the Portland Trail Blazers have gotten off to a red-hot start. Portland has started the season 4-0, and they look like an extremely competitive team in the Western Conference. They had a very eventful offseason to build an improved roster around star Damian Lillard. The Blazers went out and […]