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The Russell Westbrook experience in Hollywood hasn’t gone as smoothly as many Los Angeles Lakers fans hoped. Brodie was brought to L.A. to remove the load off LeBron James and make the Lakers look unbeatable, but this hasn’t really happened nearly halfway into this 2021-22 season. Granted, Westbrook often starts slow, so the Lakers can […]

Andrew Wiggins is no longer considered a complete draft bust. Under the guidance of the Golden State Warriors, Wiggins has become an impactful player on both ends of the floor for a very good team. Baxter Holmes of ESPN broke down Wiggins’ ascent with the Warriors and included a tidbit from Kevin Garnett, who shared […]

Wednesday night in the Association will showcase a great Eastern Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Pacers prediction and pick. The Brooklyn Nets continue to be the talk of the Eastern Conference at this stage of the season. The Nets are 23-12 on the year and are in second […]

Alvin Gentry had a blunt reaction to the way the Sacramento Kings lost Tuesday night on the road to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Needless to say, the Kings head coach was not happy at all with how his team found itself on the wrong side of a rule, and he made his […]

Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins hasn’t exactly turned into the star that everyone expected him to be after being a first overall pick. But, he’s found his niche in the Bay Area alongside Steph Curry and the Dubs, who are looking like a legitimate title contender this season. Kevin Garnett meanwhile, who played with […]

Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins is enjoying a career renaissance in the Bay Area after being a disappointment with the Minnesota Timberwolves to start his career. While the former No. 1 pick put up decent numbers with the Timberwolves, he never blossomed into the true franchise cornerstone they were hoping to get after acquiring […]

Few athletes matter as much to one team as Dirk Nowitzki does to the Dallas Mavericks. The German-born power forward poured his heart out for the team and led the Mavs to their first-ever (and currently only) championship. Dallas will immortalize him tonight by retiring his jersey number, 41. Nowitzki got emotional when discussing his […]

Wednesday night in the NBA will showcase this Eastern Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a 76ers-Magic prediction and pick. The Philadelphia 76ers continue to be right in the middle of the pack in the Eastern Conference. Their 19-16 record is good for sixth place in the East. The Orlando […]

There’s a lot of entertaining players to watch in the NBA. LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Ja Morant, and Stephen Curry, to name a few. But there’s another member of the Golden State Warriors who is very fun to watch, and no, it isn’t Klay Thompson. It’s Draymond Green. People might love to poke fun at […]

The LA Clippers have struggled to put together wins on a consistent basis, in large part due to all the injuries and health and safety protocols. Reggie Jackson, Nicolas Batum, Marcus Morris, Luke Kennard, and Ivica Zubac are the latest to be forced to miss time due to health and safety protocols. The only positive […]

RJ Barrett is one of the New York Knicks’ young core that will guide them into the future. While his basketball career has been on the rise, Barrett’s romantic life has been just as great and stable. Although Barrett isn’t happily married yet, he is currently in a relationship with fellow basketball player Hailey Brown. […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Malik Monk recently revealed how Nick Young influenced his choice of tattoos. Young said he only got tattoos on his left arm because his right arm was “strictly for buckets,” and a 17-year-old Monk adopted that mantra as well by only getting tattoos on his left arm. Well, obviously, Young became […]

It’s so secret this season has not been kind to Philadelphia 76ers talent Tobias Harris. Between injuries and health and safety protocol, he struggled to get in any rhythm on the court. Constantly being in-and-out of the Sixers lineup has taken a hit on his production as well. After having a career year where many […]

In the end, it was LeBron James who dominated in the fourth quarter, propelling the Los Angeles Lakers (20-19) to a 122-114 victory over the Sacramento Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday. However, before LeBron got going, the Lakers were buoyed by four of his teammates — in, arguably, surprising fashion. https://open.spotify.com/episode/46nIk4TxVUchFDsZgQ07xl?si=51e99303eae44828 1) Responsible Russell […]

The Los Angeles Lakers gave the Sacramento Kings a rude welcome inside Crypto.com Arena Tuesday night. It was the Lakers’ third-straight victory, but the spotlight shone on Russell Westbrook for breaking one unflattering streak. Westbrook was flawless against the Kings in the turnover department, snapping his streak of 407-straight games with at least one miscue, […]

The Sacramento Kings gave it everything they had against their division rival Los Angeles Lakers. But LeBron James was not going to be denied on Tuesday night. King James poured in 31 points on the evening, including 14 huge points to key LA’s victory over the Kings. The Lakers star’s last bucket stuck the proverbial […]

LeBron James has completely bought into the game plan as the Los Angeles Lakers’ starting center. While King James is willing to do most duties asked of him at the five, not included on the list is winning the opening tip. The Lakers star was matched up against Sacramento Kings center Damian Jones, a legit […]

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet is playing at an All-Star level. That much is undeniable, and his red-hot play continued on Tuesday night against the San Antonio Spurs to the tune of 33 points, seven assists, two steals and zero turnover on a 69.1 true shooting percentage in 32 minutes. He’s just in another world […]

It will be a thrilling matchup of two of the NBA’s biggest stars on Wednesday as Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic face off. The Dallas Mavericks will host the Golden State Warriors at the American Airlines Center in what should be a very memorable evening. For sure, Mavericks fans will especially remember the night, because […]

There is a reason why Chris Paul is called the Point God, and he showed that once again as he led the Phoenix Suns to a big win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. Chris Paul dissected the Pelicans’ defense like a true maestro en route to 11 points, five rebounds and 15 assists […]

Draymond Green is having an outstanding 2021-22 season so far, helping lead the Golden State Warriors to the best record in the NBA. Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder recently made some out-of-the-ordinary comments regarding Green’s strong campaign. He endorsed the Warriors forward for MVP consideration, reasoning that Green impacts the game in a way no […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a revolving door of rotation players this season, thanks to injuries and the dreaded health and safety protocols. In a Lakers season with few constants thus far, Malik Monk has been a consistent contributor for the purple and gold. But before joining LA, Monk battled frustration with the lack […]

Last September, Kate Scott made history by becoming the first-ever female play-by-play announcer of the Philadelphia 76ers. It was quite the accomplishment for Scott, as the majority of the teams in the NBA still go with an all-male panel to cover games. Sadly, it seems many people are still living in 1827 and throwing a […]

Anthony Edwards is maturing and growing into a leader for the Minnesota Timberwolves right before our eyes. During Monday’s win against the Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Finch pulled Edwards early in the first quarter because of his defensive woes. The explosive scorer admitted he was mad about it, but he knew he couldn’t complain because […]

The Dallas Mavericks are going to have some interesting decisions to make at the NBA trade deadline. They’re clearly not ready at the moment to compete for an NBA title and that is not okay because they have arguably a top-five player in all of basketball in Luka Doncic. Whenever you have a top 5 […]

The red-hot Memphis Grizzlies tallied their sixth consecutive win on Tuesday after taking down the hard-fighting Cleveland Cavaliers, 110-106. Ja Morant had another strong game after finishing with all-around norms of 26 points, five rebounds, six assists, two steals, and two blocks. He was not too efficient though, as he only shot 9-of-21 from the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James surprised a lot of fans with his appearance at Giveon’s concert in LA on Tuesday. While it certainly looked like he had no plans of taking the spotlight in the venue, he just couldn’t say no to the invitation of the R&B singer. Giveon called LeBron on stage, chanting […]

The NBA season is well underway and the Golden State Warriors are the current leaders of the pack. They got off to a fantastic start and haven’t looked back once. Nothing has been able to slow Stephen Curry and the Warriors down. Not even players in and out of the lineup because of health and […]

The Chicago Bulls are going to have some interesting decisions to make at the NBA trade deadline because they have certainly exceeded expectations. They’re currently the number one seed in the Eastern Conference as they sit at an impressive 25-10 and have a two-game lead in front of the defending Champion Milwaukee Bucks and the […]

The Trail Blazers came into the season hoping to prove to Damian Lillard that it was worth it staying in Portland. But after a nightmarish first half of the season, things haven’t gone according to plan. They’ve lost four of their last five games, going just 4-14 in their last 18 games. Portland has tumbled […]

Kemba Walker missed his third straight game Tuesday due to a knee injury, but at least the New York Knicks got some positive news out of it. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, there is nothing structurally wrong with Walker’s knee, which means he wouldn’t need any kind of surgery. While that […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson is nearing his return to the court after a lengthy rehab process. The Warriors have taken a cautious approach with Thompson, though head coach Steve Kerr admitted a few days ago that Golden State wouldn’t hesitate to insert the sharpshooter back into the starting lineup. On Tuesday, Kerr spoke […]

It has been two games since Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole returned from health and safety protocols. He has been one of the team’s top performers all season, but he now has to accept a new role. Poole is currently playing with the second unit as Klay Thompson is nearing his return to the […]

A lot of people are surprised to see DeMar DeRozan playing at an MVP level with the Chicago Bulls, but not San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. Having coached DeRozan for three seasons, Pop knows what the Bulls swingman is capable of. Obviously, everyone is seeing that now as he continues to lead the Bulls […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has been one of the more successful leaders in the NBA since being hired ahead of the 2018-19 season. Nurse has led the Raptors to two 50-win seasons and an NBA championship and currently has this season’s squad in line for an appearance in the play-in tournament despite being […]

The Milwaukee Bucks got some tough news on Tuesday as they have found out that Pat Connaughton and Grayson Allen have both joined the covid protocols. The Bucks have certainly not gotten lucky with the number of players that they have had in the protocols as they have been dealing with this the entire year. […]

The Utah Jazz got some unfortunate news on Tuesday as they have found out that Joe Ingles has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The Jazz had been the only team without a player in the protocols this season before this incident. This is not good news for Utah because as we have seen […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks may be a bit inconsistent this 2021-22, but for Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki, that’s what makes them even more dangerous. Speaking to the media ahead of his jersey retirement on Wednesday, Nowitzki issued a strong reminder about the current Mavs team and why the rest of the NBA should […]

On Tuesday, it was announced that Philadelphia Sixers star center Joel Embiid won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month Award. Chicago Bulls superstar Zach LaVine took to social media to share his thoughts. Wow….😡 — Zach LaVine (@ZachLaVine) January 4, 2022 Clearly, LaVine is not a believer. His teammate, DeMar DeRozan was also one […]