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Shaq is one of the funniest characters you’ll ever see on TV. He’s also one of the nicest and most generous personalities out there as the Los Angeles Lakers icon has shown on more than a few occasions how he has a genuine desire to help others. As it turns out, however, not even the […]

On Monday, the NBA announced that Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for the 2021-2022 season. After the announcement, Phoenix Suns young defensive stud Mikal Bridges sent a kind message congratulating him on Twitter. In his post, he acknowledged how happy he was to see that […]

How quickly the tide of an NBA playoff series can turn. After beating the Utah Jazz in Game 2, the Dallas Mavericks could soon welcome their franchise player to basketball’s brightest stage. There’s “growing optimism” in Dallas that Luka Doncic will return for either Game 3 or Game 4 of his team’s tied first-round series […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Toronto Raptors in the third game of their first-round matchup on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a 76ers-Raptors prediction and pick.   This series hasn’t been all that competitive. The 76ers dominated the first two contests, winning Game 1 by 20 points […]

The Denver Nuggets got smacked around again by the Golden State Warriors in Monday’s Game 2, falling victim to a 126-106 loss. After losing 123-107 in Game 1, the Nuggets have already been outscored by 36 points in this first-round series and look in danger of a sweep.   When you’re getting destroyed this badly, […]

The Toronto Raptors entered their NBA Playoffs first round series against the Philadelphia 76ers as a team with the potential to pull off an upset. Many thought the Raptors, who were one of the league’s better defensive teams in the regular season, would be able to slow the high-octane Sixers’ offensive attack. That hasn’t been […]

Two-time NBA champion JR Smith recently landed a flashy NIL deal with Lululemon. The former basketball sharpshooter left the game last year to pursue a career in college golf at North Carolina AT&T. He is the first male golfer to sign with Lululemon. He will be featured across Lululemon’s campaign for their apparel, including their […]

The Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics will face off in Game 2 of their first-round series on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Celtics pick. Game 1 of this series was an instant classic. The Celtics maintained a strong lead throughout the contest, but a massive fourth quarter […]

The Golden State Warriors are playing the best basketball we’ve seen from them this season, and at just the right time. Nearly back to full strength for the first time all year, the Warriors have grabbed an early 2-0 lead in their playoff series against the Nuggets. Owner Joe Lacob isn’t surprised by the success […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was just fined $50,000 for flipping off Celtics fans and yelling profanity during and after Game 1 on Sunday. The Boston faithful have absolutely hated him since he jetted for the Big Apple, letting Irving hear it every time he returns to the TD Garden. Kevin Durant meanwhile was asked […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving erupted for 39 points in a Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics and also let the C’s fans hear it, flipping them off on numerous occasions and yelling profanity. In his post-game interview, Kyrie made it clear he wasn’t going to back down and take hate from his former […]

The status of Ben Simmons has been a consistent talking point around the Brooklyn Nets since he was acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers at the trade deadline. Simmons, who has yet to suit up in a game this season, has remained without a timetable for his return and hasn’t been able to do much at […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors wiped the floor with the Denver Nuggets in Game 2. The final score was 126-106, and everything that could go wrong for the visiting Nuggets went wrong. Denver fought everyone besides the five players playing on the court. Nikola Jokic had to be stopped by Stephen Curry and […]

The Boston Celtics Game 1 victory over the Brooklyn Nets put them ahead 1-0 in the Round 1 series. However, the win didn’t come easily for Boston, especially for guard Jaylen Brown. If you watched the showstopping finish, complete with Jayson Tatum’s buzz-beater layup, you likely saw Brown’s brutal nose bleed. Brown and Kyrie Irving […]

With Game 2 of the New Orleans Pelicans’ 2022 NBA Playoffs first round series against the Phoenix Suns scheduled for Tuesday night, all eyes will be on the Western Conference’s no. 1 seed as they attempt to increase their lead over New Orleans to two games. However, the underdog Pelicans, who perhaps advanced further than […]

When the average basketball fan thinks of the current Atlanta Hawks, the one player that comes to mind is Trae Young. And that also happens to be the case for opposing teams. The Miami Heat have displayed a willingness to double-team the superstar point guard. The double-team has become less utilized in the NBA because […]

The Utah Jazz blew a 10-point halftime lead and eventually lost to the Luka Doncic-less Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 on Monday in a rather brutal defensive performance and Stephen A. Smith is not pleased. The ESPN analyst absolutely destroyed the Jazz for allowing Jalen Brunson to go off for 41 points while also taking […]

It’s still unclear when or even if Luka Doncic will return to the Dallas Mavericks in this first-round series against the Utah Jazz thanks to his calf injury. Doncic suffered the injury in the regular-season finale and missed the first two games against the Jazz. The Mavs are apparently still hoping their superstar will be […]

The Golden State Warriors have gotten off to a roaring start in their first-round NBA Playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, and they’ve caught the attention of Magic Johnson. The Lakers legend took to Twitter to boldly claim that the Warriors were his pick to win the West, a declaration that will have Suns fans […]

The Miami Heat crushed the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. However, Heat star Bam Adebayo landed on the Game 2 injury report as questionable with a quad contusion. This has fans wondering if Bam Adebayo is playing tonight vs. the Hawks in Game 2. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV […]

San Francisco, CA – Game 2 was just like the first of the series. The Golden State Warriors controlled things for most of the night yet again. The lineup of Stephen Curry, Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, and Draymond Green instantly took over the game in the second quarter. They were led by Curry’s […]

The Denver Nuggets fell to the Golden State Warriors Monday night in the second game of their First Round series. The Nuggets are now 0-2 and have a lot of work to do to get back into the series. However, things don’t seem to be going in Denver’s favor as of recent. A lot of […]

The Utah Jazz had a prime opportunity to take a 2-0 series lead over the Luka Doncic-less Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. After leading for much of the game, the Jazz held a 93-86 lead with just over eight minutes to play. They just needed to buckle down and execute in crunch time to secure […]

The Los Angeles Lakers failed to make it to the playoffs this year. However, fans can still enjoy the franchise’s legacy through the new drama series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” The HBO original, according to its IMDb, encapsulates “The professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers…both on and […]

The Toronto Raptors are in a deep hole after their Game 2 defeat against the Philadelphia 76ers. Fred VanVleet knows he hasn’t played up to standard so far, but sounds far from discouraged. The Raptors All-Star spoke out after their 112-97 loss on Monday night. Via Josh Lewenberg: “This is that time of year. It’s […]

Things are great for Golden State! However, it is looking quite bleak in Denver. Sure, the Broncos acquired Russell Wilson and the Rockies signed Kris Bryant, but the Nuggets are down 2-0 against a scorching hot Warriors team in the postseason. And it is safe to say that superstar and potential back-to-back NBA MVP winner […]

The Utah Jazz looked primed to take advantage of Luka Doncic’s absence yet again in Game 2 against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. The Jazz led for most of the game and took a seven-point lead with just over eight minutes to play after a Donovan Mitchell and-1. The visitors then proceeded to get […]

No Luka Doncic, no problem. The Dallas Mavericks came back from a 10-point halftime deficit to take Game 2 against the Utah Jazz and even up the series at one. This was a massive win for the Mavs, who are simply just trying to stay afloat until their All-Star guard can return to the lineup […]

The Golden State Warriors clowned the Denver Nuggets again on Monday night, taking home a 126-106 victory to go up 2-0 in the first-round series. While the Warriors struggled to start the game with Stephen Curry coming off the bench again, they turned up the jets late in the second quarter and then blew the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took a firm stranglehold on their first-round series with the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, blowing them out for the second straight game. With a 2-0 lead heading up North, the Sixers are in a prime position to keep rolling. While the Raps did come out firing in Game 2, Philly quickly slowed […]

It has to pain Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray to watch from the bench as his team gets demolished by the Golden State Warriors. It happened again on Monday night, with the Warriors running all over the Nuggets in Game 2, 126-106. It was the second consecutive blowout in the series, putting Denver in a […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry looked to be back in top form in Monday’s Game 2 against the Denver Nuggets, shimmying his way to a game-high 34 points on 12-of-17 shooting off the bench in a 126-106 victory. The Warriors outscored the Nuggets by a whopping 32 points in Curry’s 23 minutes. However, the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks took Game 1, 93-86, in their Eastern Conference first round series versus the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. Milwaukee hosts Chicago once again for Game 2 at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday and looks to take a 2-0 lead in the series.   Milwaukee didn’t have the greatest of starts in their quest to […]

After witnessing a complete turnaround this season and coming within one game of making the playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers are ready to begin a new era. Hoping to return to the playoffs sooner than later, the Cavaliers will have some tough decisions to make. In what’s set to be another crazy NBA offseason, the Cavs […]

After suffering a heartbreaking loss in the closing seconds of game 1 to the Boston Celtics, the Brooklyn Nets will be back with a vengeance in game 2. With a series of adjustments in the works and a determined squad at the helm, the Nets will come out of the gates swinging in their second […]

After exploding for 30 points in his playoffs debut in Game 1, Jordan Poole kept it going on Monday night as he helped the Golden State Warriors to a 126-106 Game 2 win over the Denver Nuggets. Poole scored another 29 points in just his second playoff appearance en route to joining the great Wilt […]

Stephen Curry came off the bench for the second straight game, and suddenly, the Golden State Warriors are looking more dangerous than ever. Just ask Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone. Coming off a foot injury that cost him the final 12 games of the regular season, Curry has been moved to a backup role […]

Jordan Poole was absolutely on fire on Monday night as he helped the Golden State Warriors take Game 2 of their first-round matchup against the Denver Nuggets, 126-106. Poole kept his hot streak going and went for 29 points and eight assists. At times, he even looked like Stephen Curry 2.0. After the game, Poole […]

Right before the season started, and even through the first half of it, no one in the hobby would’ve thought that the Minnesota Timberwolves would make it to the playoffs. But after grinding it out, the team has found itself in the seventh seed facing the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round. And while the […]