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In the 2021 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors had two first-round lottery picks. Their first selection was the super talented Jonathan Kuminga, who they chose with the 7th pick, then their 14th pick was one of the best shooters in the draft class, Moses Moody. Steve Kerr is satisfied with the progression of both […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry struggled shooting the ball once again, this time against Rudy Gobert and the Utah Jazz. While the Warriors squeaked out a 94-92 win, Curry finished the game with just 13 points on 5-of-20 shooting from the field and showed clear frustration. In his postgame interview, he […]

LeBron James scored 33 points on 12-of-22 shooting in 40 minutes on Sunday. It wasn’t enough, as the Los Angeles Lakers lost 113-107 to the Miami Heat at FTX Arena. This has been a subplot of the Lakers season: LeBron puts the team on his back, and the Lakers lose. By his own admission, this […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been looking for ways to stack wins in the absence of their lethal scorer, Kevin Durant. Without KD, still nursing a sprained knee, Steve Nash’s team went to Target Center to take on Anthony Edwards, D’Angelo Russell, Karl-Anthony Towns and the rest of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Since it was a road […]

This just in: Stephen Curry is still human. The uncharacteristic shooting slump of the Golden State Warriors star continued on Sunday night. Luckily for him, they hacked out a 94-92 win over the Utah Jazz. Curry was again a counterfeit version of himself, finishing with only 13 points on a ghastly 5-of-20 shooting from the […]

The Charlotte Hornets got punched in the mouth by the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night, 113-91. It was just one of the nights for the Hornets. Shots weren’t falling for them. They shot a putrid 4-of-36 from deep for only 11%. Everyone just had an off night tonight. Hornets coach James Borrego had very […]

The top of the Eastern Conference is fairly open this season. Right now, the difference between the first seed Brooklyn Nets and seven seed Charlotte Hornets is 3.5 games. There are a ton of contenders for the first spot in the conference. The presumption before the season was that the Nets and the Bucks were […]

It was simply not meant to be for the Toronto Raptors. In one of the most demoralizing halves of basketball the Raptors have played this season, they came out completely discombobulated against the Portland Trail Blazers at home on Sunday night, languid on defense and stagnant on offense. They only managed 34 points through those […]

The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Toronto Raptors 114-105 at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday, closing out a long, arduous road trip by building a 30-point lead and almost squandering it before the final buzzer. The victory moves the Blazers 20-26 on the season, including a stunning 4-2 since they last took the floor in Rip […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are having a relatively good season, all things considered. Despite having a young roster and low expectations, they are in the middle of a fierce playoff race for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. Key to their run has been Anthony Edwards and his electric scoring performances. However, the Timberwolves were […]

It was a game that did not want to end. Truth be told, no one in the entire Milky Way wanted to either, including NBA players. Just in case you’re still wondering, it’s the epic skirmish between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. The game needed an extra period to decide […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are having a good season by their standards. With only one playoff appearance in the last 19 years, they do not have high standards, but the Timberwolves have been doing well. After 45 games, the squad is 22-23, which is good enough for the ninth spot in the Western Conference. Of course, […]

San Francisco, CA – The Golden State Warriors were going through their gameday workout routines when they received some unexpected news about star Klay Thompson. Steve Kerr explained to the media during his pregame interview what he was told regarding the setback. “We just had a walkthrough and he was planning on playing, and Rick […]

Utah Jazz superstar Donovan Mitchell couldn’t help but be amazed by Jayson Tatum’s performance on Sunday, exploding for 51 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a huge 116-87 victory over the Washington Wizards. Tatum got off to a hot start and never cooled down, scoring 31 points in the first half alone to give […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum exploded for 51 points on Sunday, snapping a recent run of poor outings in an emphatic way. Tatum was unstoppable on Sunday, having his way against the Washington Wizards. The 23-year-old shot 18-for-28 from the field, en route to his 51 points and the Celtics’ 116-87 win. With Sunday’s outing […]

Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls recently had a knee injury, but thankfully for Chicago, it was not too serious. LaVine only had to miss a few games, which was good news for the Bulls since they need him if they are to keep playing at this level for the rest of the season. It […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been without Anthony Davis since mid-December as he continues to nurse a knee injury that’s forced him to miss more than a month of action. The Lakers were hoping to get Davis back during the early part of their six-game road trip, but it looks as if they’ll have to […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and the Chicago Bulls recently matched up on Friday. During the game, there was a play between Alex Caruso and Grayson Allen that saw Caruso hurt his wrist, which will require surgery. Adrian Wojnarowski, of ESPN, has announced at the NBA is suspending Grayson Allen for one game over the flagrant-2 on […]

Julius Randle’s 2021-22 season has been a poor one due to him and the New York Knicks not living up to their expectations. But it took a weird turn when the team stopped making Randle available to the media for a few weeks. New York got fined after Randle was held out from press conferences. After the […]

The New York Knicks were able to come away with an impressive win against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, 110-102. RJ Barrett had 28 points and Julius Randle had 24 for the Knicks, who had a lot going for them on Sunday. Mitchell Robinson left the game in the third quarter due to an […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have not played as well as they had hoped this season, they currently have a record of 23-23 and hold the seventh seed in the Western Conference. The Lakers were considered a favorite to win the NBA title heading into the season. Unless they can start figuring things out, it is […]

The Washington Wizards were one of the league’s most pleasant early surprises. They started the season 10-3, racing to the top of a crowded Eastern Conference. Washington took a nosedive from there, though, going 13-20 since mid-November. A .500 record at the season’s midway point is plenty respectable for a team that some assumed would […]

The Utah Jazz are one of the most intriguing teams in the NBA because they have their first star in Donovan Mitchell, but they also have several guys that are widely misunderstood and do not receive the love and respect that they plainly deserve across the league. Guys like Rudy Gobert, Jordan Clarkson, Bojan Bogdanovic, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons saga has still not reached a resolution. Sixers president Daryl Morey is holding firm in trade talks involving Simmons, while the disgruntled three-time All-Star appears prepared to sit out the season if he’s not traded. There’s a chance this all goes past the trade deadline and into the offseason, which […]

Last season the Utah Jazz dominated the regular season with a 52-20 record before succumbing to the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the playoffs. They were off to a scorching start 26-9 start in 2021-22, but a rash of injuries and COVID-19 diagnoses have dropped them to fourth in the Western Conference. […]

Milwaukee Bucks guard Grayson Allen has become the NBA’s public enemy No. 1 after his antics resulted in Chicago Bulls fan-favorite guard Alex Caruso sustaining a fractured wrist. After receiving waves upon waves of backlash from fans across the NBA, Allen has finally commented on the incident that occurred between him and Caruso. Allen addressed the […]

The New York Knicks are currently playing the Los Angeles Clippers and have received some bad news throughout the game. Mitchell Robinson is out for the rest of the game after spraining his ankle in the third quarter, according to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. He was spotted walking back to the bench after suffering this injury […]

On Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic, in a good win for this team. LeBron James scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Following the Lakers’ victory over the Magic, LeBron rushed to Instagram to convey his emotions: “Shifting the culture. Mention me with MJ and Brady like you’re ‘posed to. I’m. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were two games away from the NBA Finals last season. Some have suggested that if Kawhi Leonard was there, the Clippers would have outlasted the Phoenix Suns and engaged in a proper battle with the Milwaukee Bucks in the Finals. However, since Leonard wasn’t there, the Clippers fell to the Suns […]

After making the playoffs for the first time in eight years, many expected a lot from the New York Knicks in 2021-22. Knicks fans finally saw some playoff basketball and were not ready to let it go so soon. Unfortunately for them, it seems like they might be in line for another disappointing season, a […]

Anthony Davis has been upgraded to questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers matchup against the Miami Heat on Sunday at FTX Arena. Davis has missed the past five weeks (16 games) with a sprained MCL in his left knee — an injury he suffered against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Dec. 17. A couple of weeks […]

Dejounte Murray of the San Antonio Spurs has been playing like one of the best players in basketball all season. There isn’t much out there on the court that he can’t do and he even has a great chance to be one of the league’s All-Stars. On the season, Murray is averaging 19.3 points per […]

The NBA will feature this elite Western Conference matchup for Sunday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Warriors prediction and pick. the Utah Jazz are in a funk right now but are still one of the top teams in the NBA. Their 30-16 record puts them in fourth place in […]

The NBA will showcase this elite Western Conference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Memphis Grizzlies have turned themselves into contenders this season. They are third in the West with a 32-16 record and do not seem to be slowing down at all. As for […]

The Portland Trail Blazers close out a six-game road trip on Sunday with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors. C.J. McCollum, who missed nearly six weeks due to a collapsed right lung, has played in Portland’s last three games. Will Portland’s star shooting guard be back on the floor up north? Is C.J. McCollum playing […]

The Portland Trail Blazers close out a six-game road trip on Sunday with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors. Damian Lillard hasn’t played in his team’s last 10, a stretch in which Portland has gone a stunning 6-4. Will the Blazers’ superstar point guard be back on the floor up north? Is Damian Lillard playing […]

The Brooklyn Nets will pay a visit to the Target Center to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Nets–Timberwolves prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. The Brooklyn Nets will look to end their current […]

Former Utah Jazz star John Stockton has a history of making contentious statements, but his most recent ones concerning the covid-19 pandemic and vaccination may be his most divisive. During an interview with “COVID and the Vaccine: Truth, Lies and Misconceptions Revealed,” the former Jazz star had some questionable remarks to make, “I think it’s […]

The NBA continues on Sunday with a solid interconference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Blazers-Raptors prediction and pick. Portland is coming off a win over the Boston Celtics last time out and continue their road trip to Toronto. They are 19-26 on the year which puts them at the […]