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Following the Lakers’ 125-122 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, Luka Doncic was doing a sideline interview with ESPN. Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley’s birthday was on February 20th, and ESPN made a huge part of the programming around last night to highlight Barkley’s birthday. ESPN sideline reporter Jorge Sedano asked Doncic if Barkley […]

With the Miami Heat looking to make an impact after the All-Star break, the team started explosively with a 128-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, with the return of a crucial piece to the puzzle. As Heat star Tyler Herro returned to practice on Thursday after missing the last 15 games, he came back on […]

Inside The NBA host Charles Barkley wasn’t impressed by the Los Angeles Lakers after their 125-122 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. On the Saturday morning edition of Inside the NBA following the game, Barkley doubled down on his long-standing take that the Lakers are not a championship contender and that they wouldn’t beat the […]

The Chicago Bulls will host the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. Jaden Ivey is listed as questionable on the injury report. He is battling left patellofemoral pain syndrome. On Thursday, Ivey sat out the entire Bulls game against the Toronto Raptors, in which they lost 110-101. Here’s everything we know about Jaden Ivey’s injury and his […]

The Los Angeles Clippers showed plenty of promise during their 125-122 loss against the Los Angeles Lakers despite being on the wrong side of the result. And while Tyronn Lue was perfectly happy with his team’s efforts, he had a clear issue with how the Lakers went about it. Lue accused their opponents of the […]

The Denver Nuggets needed a response after a tough loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. They delivered one in emphatic fashion. On Friday night, the Nuggets obliterated the Portland Trail Blazers 157-103. Nikola Jokic led the charge and delivered one of his best performances since returning from injury. He finished the night […]

LeBron James may no longer be the star man on the Los Angeles Lakers with the advent of a certain Luka Doncic. However, at 41, James is still defying odds, and had plenty to work through in the win as he returned with 13 points and 11 assists. Head coach JJ Redick shared a tidbit […]

The Los Angeles Clippers went down fighting against city rivals the Los Angeles Lakers in a 125-122 loss that saw Kawhi Leonard leave early due to an ankle injury. The Lakers, led by Luka Doncic’s 38 points and 11 assists, fielded all three of Doncic, Austin Reaves and LeBron James in what was one of […]

Reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is widely considered the smoothest player in the NBA, his polished game extending far beyond the court and into his personal style. Naturally, Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the best looking signature sneakers in the game right now, turning heads with recent releases of his Converse SHAI 001. Up next, we’ll see […]

Once again, Luka Doncic delivered a signature superstar performance in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 125-122 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Slovenian guard finished with 38 points, 11 assists, six rebounds, three steals, and eight made three-pointers, and ended up breaking a major record along the way. The performance marked Doncic’s 10th game as […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been rumored to be in the process of being bought by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon, which alongside the Moda Center’s limitations has led to a growing concern that the franchise may be moved out of the city. While the sale is expected to be completed around March 2026, a […]

LOS ANGELES – After a late blunder involving a turnover that gave the LA Clippers a shot at tying the game, the Los Angeles Lakers emerged with a win, 125-122, after Nicolas Batum’s 3-point attempt missed the mark. The game was a high-scoring affair throughout, but the biggest play of the game, according to Lakers […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are stuck in a dogfight in the Western Conference, as even after defeating the Dallas Mavericks quite easily, 122-111, in their first game back since the All-Star break, they are still in sixth in the standings. Moving up is going to be tough, which will in turn force the Timberwolves to raise […]

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks started the second half of the season with a road win, an environment in which they’ve been quite comfortable this year. Coming into Friday, the Hawks were 17-15 on the road. It’s the home games where they tend to slip up (10-16 record), and that was the case in their […]

With the massive influence and reach of global brands like Nike and Jordan Brand, they’ve long planted roots in international markets with a love for the game of basketball. The fans in Asia are some of the most enthusiastic about the sport and every once in a while Air Jordan will pay homage to the […]

Austin Reaves pulled off a ridiculous highlight during the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. Reaves is going through the fifth season of his NBA career with the Lakers. He made his way up the ranks as he became one of the best guards in the league, transforming himself […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards made waves during All-Star Weekend after his conversation with Atlanta Hawks star Jalen Johnson went viral. During their conversation, many gleaned as though Edwards was telling Johnson that he’d take his talents to his hometown city of Atlanta, Georgia — insinuating that he would, in the future, leave the Timberwolves […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Nikola Topic addressed the NBA media for the first time since his cancer diagnosis. Topic made his NBA debut in a 105-86 win against the Milwaukee Bucks before the All-Star break last week. It was an emotional moment for Nikola, who received a standing ovation at the Paycom […]

The hits keep on coming for the Los Angeles Clippers; still without Darius Garland, the main player they got in return for James Harden, they also lost John Collins to a brutal-looking head injury earlier on in their Friday night contest against the Los Angeles Lakers. Making matters worse, the Clippers will now be without […]

Anthony Edwards has surely had a gala time of late. After winning the All-Star tournament and the MVP award, ANT was quick to once again star for the Timberwolves as they produced a commanding 122-11 win over the Dallas Mavericks. And well, in perfectly characteristic fashion, Edwards was seen showing off his MVP trophy to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took on the LA Clippers for the fourth and final time in the 2025-26 regular season, and it was yet another opportunity for Luka Doncic to play against the team he’s battled more than any in his career. In their first game out of the All-Star break, the Lakers got out […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were still without Darius Garland for their Friday night clash against the Los Angeles Lakers. The last thing they needed was to miss another key piece due to injury. In the middle of their contest against the Lakers, John Collins sustained a head injury on a dangerous play in which he […]

After a 2024-25 season that saw the Cleveland Cavaliers finish top of the Western Conference and still end the season with disappointment, the Cavs are once again cooking. James Harden’s arrival and their glut of stars headlined by Donovan Mitchell means that the Cavs are seen by most as genuine title contenders once again. And […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were widely expected to pull off a cost-cutting move prior to the trade deadline, as this is how their front office has operated over the past few seasons. They have shown an aversion to paying the luxury tax, and for better or for worse, they have made sure that they don’t stray […]

Kon Knueppel went off with his performance in the Charlotte Hornets’ clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. Knueppel is halfway through his rookie year in the NBA with the Hornets. He has made remarkable strides as one of the best performing rookies from the 2025 draft class, making a case for Rookie of […]

The Dallas Mavericks were handed their tenth straight loss by the Minnesota Timberwolves, who saw Anthony Edwards star with 40 points and six rebounds in a 122-111 win. Post-game, the All-Star MVP was not just seen in high spirits, but also had a determined declaration for fans. “We got 25 more [games] hopefully we can […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jared McCain scored a season-high 21 points in a 105-86 win against the Brooklyn Nets. In the Thunder’s sixth consecutive game without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, McCain’s 21 points led Oklahoma City in scoring before his team’s initiation. What’s become a tradition for new players over the years, McCain debuted […]

The Denver Nuggets may be missing some key pieces in the frontcourt, but Tim Hardaway Jr. is making sure the perimeter remains dangerous. On Friday night at the Moda Center, the veteran sharpshooter etched his name into the NBA record books, knocking down his 2,000th career three-pointer during the first quarter against the Portland Trail […]

Anthony Edwards is undisputedly one of the best players in the association, and some even believe that he’s the best player in the NBA bar none. Now, it’s hard to crown Edwards as such considering how talented his peers are, but the fact that he’s rubbing elbows with the elite is nothing short of a […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic decided to prepare a surprise for his head coach JJ Redick. Doncic and Redick are going through their second season together. The latter is his sophomore year as a head coach in the NBA, while Doncic goes through his second with the franchise after the Lakers acquired him from […]

The Moda Center felt a little bit like a dream sequence on Friday night as Portland Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen finally came face-to-face with his basketball idol, Nikola Jokic. For Hansen, a 7-foot-1 center often dubbed the “Chinese Jokic” for his elite passing and high basketball IQ, this wasn’t just another game on the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies paid tribute to former star center Jaren Jackson Jr. ahead of their matchup against the Utah Jazz on Friday night. Jackson represented the Grizzlies franchise for eight seasons from 2018 to 2026. He helped lead the squad to four playoff appearances, having won the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year Award and […]

The Golden State Warriors are entering the most critical stretch of their season, but they’ll have to do it without their North Star. Stephen Curry recently met with the media to provide a sobering update on the persistent right knee injury that has kept him sidelined since late January, and while the news isn’t “bad,” […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have a way of making the Target Center feel like a highlight factory, and Friday night was no exception. While the Timberwolves have been rolling lately, sitting comfortably in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race, Naz Reid decided to provide a moment that will be playing on loop for the […]

On Friday, NBA legend Charles Barkley turned 63. The outspoken “Round Mound of Rebound” received plenty of love. Throughout the day, Barkley received many birthday messages. Among the first to celebrate was his 1992 Dream Team teammate, Magic Johnson. “Happy birthday to my good friend and Dream Team teammate Charles Barkley! He’s the funniest man […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — If Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 11 more games, he will be disqualified from the 2025-26 NBA awards. Gilgeous-Alexander remains the odds-on favorite for MVP, according to ESPN’s latest poll, after missing five consecutive matchups, and is on the cusp of making it six. Ahead of facing the Brooklyn Nets, […]

Heading into their most recent game, there were two Western Conference teams the San Antonio Spurs had yet to beat this season. One is the Los Angeles Clippers, whom Devin Vassell and company have yet to play. The other was the Phoenix Suns. “We’re 0-2 against them, so owe them,” Vassell said before their meeting […]

As the Sacramento Kings have lost the last 15 games, the team now experiences more bad news regarding the eye injury to star forward De’Andre Hunter. With Hunter missing time with the Kings with an eye injury, the latest reporting suggests that he will miss significant time. According to NBA insiders Chris Haynes and Marc […]

Whether or not Memphis Grizzlies’ star Ja Morant spends the rest of his career in a Grizzlies’ uniform is still to be determined, but no one has been a bigger ambassador for the city since he landed in 2019. Recently, Morant has been having a field day on social media sharing some leaks of unreleased […]