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The NBA has revealed the four contestants in the NBA Slam Dunk contest at All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Jalen Green, Cole Anthony, Juan Toscano-Anderson, and Obi Toppin are the four players chosen. All four of these players have incredible athletic ability, and they’ll be a blast to watch […]

The Chicago Bulls are still in a good spot at 31-18, which is percentage points ahead of the Miami Heat for the top seed in the Eastern Conference. However, key injuries have ailed the Bulls of late, resulting in a dip in their performance after they started 27-11. Lonzo Ball, Alex Caruso, Derrick Jones Jr. […]

LeBron James (left knee soreness/swelling) will formally be listed as “doubtful” for the Los Angeles Lakers contest against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. This comes after The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported LeBron is “expected to miss” the game, and possibly more. Lakers injury report vs. Blazers confirms Vogel's comments: LeBron James is listed as […]

Draymond Green has been out of the Golden State Warriors’ lineup for the past 12 games. The Warriors haven’t played the same kind of basketball since his injury, but they’ve gone 8-2 in their past ten games. Despite their 8-2 record, there are strong signs that the Warriors aren’t the same team when he’s not […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is the top headline of the day following his retirement from the NFL. There have been plenty of reactions to Brady’s retirement across the sports world, including from San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, who knows firsthand just how great Brady is. Shanahan spoke about Brady’s retirement on […]

The Miami Heat got walloped by the Boston Celtics on Monday night, but star Jimmy Butler didn’t play in that game. The Heat are right back in action Tuesday against the Toronto Raptors, so fans are wondering: Is Jimmy Butler playing vs. the Raptors? Is Heat star Jimmy Butler playing vs. Raptors Butler didn’t play […]

Brooklyn Nets star guard James Harden has been dealing with a pesky right hand injury. The right hand strain, which has reportedly been bothering Harden for several days, kept him out of the team’s last contest against the Golden State Warriors. With another game coming up against one of the NBA’s best in the Phoenix […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry went off for 40 points in a 122-108 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday night, with 21 of those points coming in the fourth quarter. The Warriors are right back in action Tuesday against the San Antonio Spurs, so fans want to know: Is Stephen Curry playing vs. […]

The Phoenix Suns host the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday night in what could be a potential NBA Finals preview! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Suns prediction and pick. The Brooklyn Nets come into this matchup after a close loss to the Golden State Warriors last time out. With no James Harden […]

Ben Simmons’ complete list of grievances with the Philadelphia 76ers is no doubt long. Those he and his camp decided to share publicly with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, though, don’t exactly portray Simmons’ superstar teammate and current head coach in as negative a light as they think. In a sprawling feature story on the drama continuing […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry turns 34 next month. The two-time MVP has played in the NBA long enough to be the star kids are asking for advice and being the advisor to the new generation. During his match against the Houston Rockets, he faced Kevin Porter Jr. (21 years old) who asked Curry […]

The 2022 NBA trade deadline is quickly approaching, and the Philadelphia 76ers have yet to make a move regarding Ben Simmons. The point guard hasn’t played for his team since the Sixers’ Eastern Semifinals Game 7 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Refusing to suit up for a single game this season, Simmons has racked up […]

Legendary quarterback Tom Brady officially announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday after 22 seasons. Another sports legend, former Los Angeles Lakers big man Shaquille O’Neal, had a message for Brady upon his announcement. Shaq apparently wants to see Brady come back for another season instead of riding off into the sunset: Is that […]

The San Antonio Spurs host the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Spurs prediction and pick. The Golden State Warriors are coming off a 122-108 win over the Houston Rockets last night. Steph Curry dropped 40 points in the win as the Warriors improve to […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will miss Wednesday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers and could miss several more games because of “irritation” in his left knee, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. LeBron has missed the last three games because of this knee injury, and the Lakers want to be […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Denver Nuggets are coming off their best performance of the season Sunday night in the win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Everything went right for the Nuggets while everything went wrong […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been in the spotlight of 2022 NBA trade deadline news and rumors. Of course, this is because of Ben Simmons, who has sat out the entire season, refusing to play for the team. So far, no trade rumors have come to fruition, and, according to sources, he will never play for […]

Josh Giddey didn’t exactly have the most headline-grabbing stat line on Monday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Oklahoma City Thunder rookie notched a solid double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds with four assists while shooting 5-for-12 from the field. But on the same night, Josh Giddey managed to rewrite history on not […]

February is here and the NBA continues on Tuesday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Wizards-Bucks prediction and pick. The Washington Wizards come into this matchup losing five-straight games. They fell to the Memphis Grizzlies 115-95 last time out. Washington is now (23-26) on the season which puts them 11th […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West is clearly not a fan of his former team, who have made a point of making sure he doesn’t work for the franchise in any shape or form. In 2017, West made it clear he wanted to return to the Lakers in a front-office role, but they showed no […]

Damian Lillard has been out of commission for a while now as he nurses a serious abdominal injury. But that hasn’t kept the Portland Trail Blazers point guard away from trade rumors. On the contrary, another down season for the Blazers undoubtedly has had Philadelphia 76ers Daryl Morey salivating in trying to make a deal […]

Lessons were learned as the Golden State Warriors visited the Houston Rockets on Monday night. Stephen Curry reminded everyone, especially Kevin Porter Jr., not to poke at a sleeping giant. Stephen Curry has been slumping for the better part of this season but flexed his proverbial muscles for the Warriors with 40 points on 13-for-23 […]

It was recently reported that the New Orleans Pelicans have interest in trading for Portland Trail Blazers star shooting guard CJ McCollum. Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus has more details on the Pelicans’ desire to pull off such a trade: According to sources close to the Pelicans, the team is heading into the deadline as a […]

Golden State Warriors rookie Moses Moody is soaking up information from everywhere in his first year. He’s able to learn from some of the best basketball minds in the world, playing alongside Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and it doesn’t stop with only his teammates. After scoring 11 points and a career-high 3 three-pointers […]

Finding credible trade rumors around the Brooklyn Nets these days is like mining for diamonds. GM Sean Marks comes from the Gregg Popovich Spurs tree, as he keeps things under wraps. There simply aren’t many leaks coming out of Brooklyn. However, we can look at what the Nets need and then try to guess what […]

Trash talk has been a part of any and every professional sport, and it’s one of the most exciting things for a fan to witness. It can hype up the crowd and give your team some momentum, or throw your opponent off his game. Sometimes it can even backfire on you. That’s exactly what happened […]

Did the entire galaxy conspire to make this season the worst campaign for the Los Angeles Lakers? That must be the question lingering in the minds of Lakers fans as the team just couldn’t catch a break. Just when Anthony Davis made his return after an extended absence, LeBron James has suddenly been sidelined due […]

Odell Beckham Jr. and the Rams are on their way to the Super Bowl after taking down the San Francisco 49ers in an epic NFC Championship showdown on Sunday. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has come out to congratulate his buddy for the epic win. Well, sort of. LeBron took to Twitter to shout […]

Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles reportedly suffered a torn left ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season. The veteran is definitely a huge loss for a team looking to go deep in the playoffs. With Ingles done for the year, it’s worth wondering what Utah will do to compensate for his absence. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers found themselves with a daunting task Monday night. Not only did they have to take on a young and hungry Grizzlies team, but they were also without the services of Joel Embiid. Despite being without the MVP candidate, the Sixers managed to keep things interesting. After some late-game heroics from Ja Morant, […]

The Utah Jazz suffered a significant loss with Joe Ingles suffering a season-ending torn ACL. Ingles is an integral part of the Jazz and his absence will be felt. They are 30-21 on the season, which places them in the fourth spot in the Western Conference. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert have played well and […]

On the court, the Phoenix Suns are currently riding high on the backs of a ten-game winning streak and just one loss in this calendar year. Their 40-9 record so far in 2021-22 leads the entire NBA by four whole games, are third in the league in total defense are doing plenty of scoring on […]

The Portland Trail Blazers brought the early energy they needed to make up for a massive rest deficit against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Once the jumpers stopped falling and the clock started winding, though, they looked every bit a depleted, veteran team playing a much younger, fresher foe on the back half of a road […]

Ja Morant had another strong performance on Monday night in an overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Memphis Grizzlies star dropped 37 points in what turned out to be a tightly-contested overtime loss to a Joel Embiid-less Sixers side. Morant’s 37-point effort should have been the highlight of the evening, but as it turns […]

The Memphis Grizzlies had a strong chance of beating the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, with MVP contender Joel Embiid sitting out the contest. The Grizzlies, however, failed to capitalize on the advantage and suffered a tough loss in overtime, 122-119. Ja Morant had another signature game for the Grizzlies, finishing with 37 points on […]

The Houston Rockets hosted the Golden State Warriors on Monday night and it was a tough battle for the most part of the evening. Rockets youngster Kevin Porter Jr. knew that he was facing off against one of the best point guards this game has ever seen in Stephen Curry and it is clear that […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the most intriguing teams in the NBA since they haven’t performed well this season and there are numerous uncertainties about their future. Many reports have circulated that this may be Head Coach Gregg Popovich’s final season, and if that is the case, San Antonio will be in an […]

Philadelphia 76ers icon Allen Iverson is one of the biggest Kobe Bryant fans in and around the NBA. AI recently came across an unexpected surprise involving the Black Mamba and the Sixers legend’s wholesome reaction brings all the feels. Iverson was recently signing autographs for some fans and he was startled when a supporter asked […]

Despite some of the challenges the Toronto Raptors have faced this season, they’re still playing like an Eastern Conference team that deserves to be respected. They’ve proven that they can compete with the best teams in the Eastern Conference, and they’re a squad that no competing team will want to face in the playoffs. They […]