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The Minnesota Timberwolves will face the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night in the Play-In Tournament, with a berth in the postseason on the line. If they lose, Minny will face the loser of the No. 9 vs No. 10 game later this week. The Timberwolves have been building their roster to finally make the […]

The Brooklyn Nets are set to host the Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday night in their Play-In Tournament matchup. Less than 12 hours before the game, chaos erupted in New York. A gunman on the platform of 36th Street and Fourth Avenue subway station threw smoke grenades into a northbound train before opening fire. The man shot […]

The Rookie of the Year race is still wide open at this point. But Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham feels it should be his to lose. The Pistons rookie spoke candidly about his chances for the ROY award after overcoming a slow start. Via M Live’s Lauren Williams: “I made a pretty good case for […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is eligible to sign a two-year, $97.1 million extension later this summer, but he’s “considering playing out this contract,” according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. James is currently set to make over $44 million in 2022-23 before becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2023. He previously signed a […]

Rudy Gobert could be a fit in Golden State? It seems preposterous to even consider the possibility of Utah trading their star big man to one of their rivals. But an anonymous west exec believes it could happen. “If Rudy Gobert becomes available this summer, I think you’d find a lot of those veterans with […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are finally having a season that will extend into the postseason with hopes of advancing. It has been a very long time since that happened. The last time Minnesota won a playoff round was way back in 2004 when they reached the Western Conference Finals. Ultimately, the Timberwolves lost to the Los […]

The James Harden era with the Brooklyn Nets barely lasted over a year after he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in February. While it was a known fact he had animosity with Kyrie Irving over his vaccine stance and lack of availability for the team, it appears Kevin Durant was also on his back […]

After a slumping start to their 2021-22 campaign, the Atlanta Hawks have turned their season around and will be competing in the play-in tournament. Going up against a high-flying Charlotte Hornets team that’s determined to return to postseason relevance, this will certainly be no easy feat for the Hawks. However, they do possess a ton […]

With their season over and the head-coaching job vacant, the Los Angeles Lakers have, among their chief priorities in the offseason, to look for Frank Vogel’s replacement. If it will come down to the preference of superstar LeBron James, the Lakers should be exploring right away the possibility of getting Mark Jackson to Tinseltown. Via […]

Damian Lillard’s pointed demands for an improved supporting cast have still yet to be addressed. It has been almost a year since the most loyal superstar in basketball threatened to leave Rip City, and all the Portland Trail Blazers have to show for it is the mere possibility of finally meeting his mandate. CJ McCollum […]

The LA Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves are facing off in the NBA’s play-in tournament on Tuesday night. It’ll be a matchup featuring a veteran-laden, experienced team versus one that’s younger and up-and-coming in the ever-competitive Western Conference. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (click for free trial)* Here are three reasons why Paul George, Norman […]

Despite attempting to flip into win-now mode for the past several years, the New Orleans Pelicans have not had a winning record since the 2017-18 season and have had just two in the past 10 years. Even so, the Pelicans managed to sneak into the 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament as the No. 9 seed and […]

Frank Vogel is set to be replaced in Los Angeles. And while Russell Westbrook is still with the Lakers on paper, his future looks as murky as it’s ever been. If you ask Charles Barkley, though, neither of them deserve their fate. According to Check, the Lakers are using both Vogel and Westbrook as scapegoats […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are set to face Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center on Tuesday night. The Clippers have been without superstar forward Kawhi Leonard the entirety of the season as he continues to rehab from a torn right ACL. As the star gets closer and closer to his highly […]

The LA Clippers will take on Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center Tuesday night. The Clippers had been without star forward Paul George since December 26th as he was rehabbing from a torn UCL in his right elbow. Nonetheless, it would not hurt to know: Is Paul George playing vs Timberwolves? Is […]

Paul George, Norman Powell, and the Los Angeles Clippers are preparing to take on Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards, and the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament on Tuesday night. The game will feature the Western Conference’s seventh and eighth seeds, with the winner taking the No. 7 seed. In advance of the West’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers conducted exit interview press conferences on Monday after they wrapped up their disappointing 2021-22 season with a win over the Denver Nuggets the day before, which their fans could enjoy for approximately 30 seconds before ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the firing of Frank Vogel — emblematic of a season of organizational […]

Nothing excites the NBA more than the incessant drama surrounding LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Or so it seems like it. With how the season unfolded for the Purple & Gold, it feels like everyone who’s not part of the team is thoroughly enjoying the trainwreck. Russell Westbrook already called out LeBron James […]

Bam Adebayo is the face of the Miami Heat franchise right now. As it turns out, however, the 24-year-old has much higher hopes than just being this team’s cornerstone superstar. According to Adebayo himself, he wants to be considered as one of the GOATs of the franchise once he decides to call it a career […]

In what has been a rollercoaster season for the Brooklyn Nets, they’ll now have to fight to keep their season alive in the Play-In Tournament. Going up against the upstart Cleveland Cavaliers, the star-studded Nets will surely have their work cut out for them. The Nets have endured their fair share of shortcomings this season. […]

The Golden State Warriors are back in the NBA Playoffs after a two-year absence. But it won’t be easy cherry-picking for them in the first round, as they face reigning MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. But for what it’s worth, according to a story by NBC Sports Bay Area, the Warriors avoided a […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will visit Target Center and take on the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 7-8 play-in game out in the Western Conference on Tuesday. The winner of the contest will book a ticket to the 2022 NBA playoffs as the no. 7 seed and will face the no. 2 seed Memphis Grizzlies in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers confirmed the inevitable on Monday after they announced the firing of Frank Vogel as the team’s head coach. Several names have already emerged as his potential successor but one candidate appears to already be out of the running even before it has officially started. According to Broderick Turner of the Los […]

Even before the Los Angeles Lakers officially announced Frank Vogel’s firing on Monday, Juwan Howard already emerged as a potential candidate as his successor. It has now been revealed, however, that the Lakers might need to look elsewhere with Howard virtually taking himself out of the race. In an article for the Los Angeles Times, […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant wants the NBA to know that he’s not slowing down any time soon. As he and the Grit-and-Grind squad continue their ascent in the NBA, the young superstar vowed they are not going back. Morant made that extremely clear in his latest tweet as the Grizzlies prepare for the 2022 […]

Marvin Bagley III had a strong finish to the season after being shipped by the Sacramento Kings to the Detroit Pistons at the trade deadline. One could argue that it was the best stretch of his injury-plagued NBA career since his rookie campaign. While Bagley remains a solid player with versatility and athleticism, his largely […]

Kyle Kuzma had a memorable first season with the Washington Wizards following his summer move from the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the Wizards with the team missing out on the postseason yet again for the third time in four years. For his part, though, Kuzma knows that the future […]

The Los Angeles Lakers officially put an end to their misery on Monday after they held the exit interviews for their players. It was an opportunity for them to talk about what went wrong these past several months, which at this point, feels like everything. Dwight Howard spent his time in the media discussing the […]

Things could’ve gone better for Jamahl Mosley in his first season as coach of the Orlando Magic. They finished with a measly 22-60 record, second-worst in the NBA behind the Houston Rockets. Still, Mosley should be proud. He has truly come a long way since being an unknown journeyman player, suiting up for obscure teams […]

Austin Reaves was one of the few bright spots in what was a horrible Los Angeles Lakers 2021-22 season. While his averages might not pop out, he certainly had a solid rookie season that he can use to build on as he progresses in his career. Even though there is not much to remember about […]

With the Brooklyn Nets scheduled to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the play-in, many will tune in to see how Kevin Durant and co. performs. Ahead of the Nets-Cavs game, we’ll be making our Nets Play-In Tournament predictions. The Nets came into the season among the favorites to win the title. Many things have changed […]

One of the biggest disappointments of the season for the Los Angeles Lakers is the fact that they never got the chance to see Kendrick Nunn take the floor. The 26-year-old ended up sitting out the entire 2021-22 campaign after failing to recover from a lingering knee injury. Well, it looks like the Lakers will […]

The MRI on Luka Doncic confirmed a left calf strain. However, the Dallas Mavericks’ refusal to reveal the severity of the injury is a concerning sight for Mavs fans. On Monday afternoon as the results of the MRI were revealed, Tim MacMahon of ESPN noted that the Mavs didn’t give a specific timetable for the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers entered the season with a star-studded roster that landed on many people’s lists as one of the top contenders in the league. Unfortunately, the roster proved to be a winner on paper only, as Los Angeles finished 33-49 and missed the playoffs. Sound familiar, Lakers fans? The 2012 Lakers, who did […]

To say that Russell Westbrook’s exit interview on Monday was controversial would be an understatement. Russ had more than a few things to say about his forgettable first season with the Los Angeles Lakers and surely, this will be a talking point for the media in the coming days. One of the most intriguing aspects […]

Back in January, after Russell Westbrook’s first benching, a barrage of reports hit our timelines that painted a confusing picture of who is actually running the Los Angeles Lakers, leading to this apt meme: https://t.co/PZHP0WUsYt pic.twitter.com/mQMGbtghPN — Jabari Ali Davis (@JabariADavis) January 20, 2022 Recently, I ranked the 10 people who seem to wield a degree […]

While he is no longer with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kyle Kuzma showed his love and appreciation for Frank Vogel, who was relieved of his duties as LA head coach. The Lakers officially parted ways with Vogel on Monday after a disastrous 2021-22 season that saw the team miss the playoffs, finishing 11th in the […]

It’s been a long road back from multiple injuries for Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson. After missing over 900 days, the sharpshooter made a full recovery in the 2021-22 season. It started with a 17-point performance in January in his season debut and ended with a season-high 41 points in April in the Dubs’ […]

Malik Monk was one of the few bright spots in what turned out to be a horrendous season for the Los Angeles Lakers. The 24-year-old’s current deal is set to end this summer and it seems that this should be one of the front office’s top priorities during the offseason. In his exit interview on […]