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Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Josh Giddey continues to turn heads in the NBA with his all-around game. He entered the league with little fanfare compared to other newcomers, but he’s clearly making his name known. On Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks, the 19-year-old Thunder guard tallied his first triple-double and became the youngest player in […]

Long before he joined the Los Angeles Lakers, once upon a time LeBron James was arguably the greatest high school basketball prospect of all time. Not only that, but he’s also had a chance to watch his sons Bronny and Brice up close an personal as they forge their own paths on the HS hoops […]

Bradley Beal has begun playing a new role for the Washington Wizards and he has no problem with it at all. The health and safety protocols saw the Wizards missing all three of their natural point guards–Spencer Dinwiddie, Raul Neto and Aaron Holiday. The team brought in Brad Wanamaker via a 10-day hardship exemption contract […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are undergoing a big rebuild this season. They have a bunch of interesting young talent in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luguentz Dort, but the biggest talking point this season is Josh Giddey. The Australian rookie has been highly touted as a long-term project with huge potential, and we got a glimpse of […]

The Indiana Pacers have added three more players to the league’s health and safety protocols, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN: Caris LeVert, Goga Bitadze and TJ Warren. They join five other Indiana players. Indiana Pacers Caris LeVert, Goga Bitadze and TJ Warren have entered the league’s health and safety protocols, sources tell ESPN. — Adrian […]

The line between the NBA and entertainment is more or less gone. Professional athletes have dabbled in crossover entertainment for a while now, starring in movies, making music and featuring in TV shows. Another off-court medium pro athletes love to explore? Wrestling. The WWE, as the premier organization in pro wrestling, has featured countless cameos […]

The NBA has been involved with the WWE for a while now. Many of the NBA players from the past and present were featured in WWE shows. None of them have gone on to perform as full-time professional wrestlers, though. Some players, like Enes Kanter, however, have hinted at a future in the organization. Looking […]

After missing 10 consecutive games, Luka Doncic is back in the fold for the Dallas Mavericks’ Sunday night matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Doncic suffered an ankle injury against the Denver Nuggets and then entered health and safety protocols when he was due to return from the injury. At the beginning of the season, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are poised to get a much-needed boost ahead of this week’s crucial four-game homestand at Moda Center. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has cleared health-and-safety protocols and is set to be on the sidelines on Monday night against the Atlanta Hawks. Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey […]

The NBA and WWE have had various crossovers in the past. Famously, the WWE even had a few weeks-long sketches about the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers. That was back in 2009, and since then, many NBA players have featured in WWE events. Quite infamously, Lonzo and Lamelo Ball featured with their father, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will play the Los Angeles Lakers in a Western Conference matchup on Sunday. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Lakers prediction and pick. The Timberwolves and Lakers play Sunday as LeBron James looks to continue his hot streak. James scored 43 points in 29 minutes in his last game […]

Like most Dubs fans, Golden State Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins is hyped about Klay Thompson’s nearing NBA return. This season, Andrew Wiggins has proven that he can be Steph Curry’s most reliable co-star and he did it once again when dropped 25 points in the Warriors‘ 123-116 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday. Though the […]

The Phoenix Suns are set to take on the Charlotte Hornets in an interconference matchup. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Suns-Hornets prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. The Phoenix Suns pay a visit to Spectrum Center to face the Charlotte Hornets. After […]

The NBA is dealing with a heavy surge in players entering the health and safety protocols. This league-wide outbreak has gutted some teams to the brink. The Los Angeles Lakers have dealt with their share of COVID-19 issues, though they did get lucky with LeBron James and Russell Westbrook testing out of protocols earlier than […]

The Chicago Bulls made an unexpected sign-and-trade move in the offseason by acquiring DeMar DeRozan to form a dynamic scoring duo with Zach LaVine. There were a slew of doubts surrounding the pairing because both are ball-dominant scorers with question marks on defense, but they have shut all the critics down as the Bulls sit […]

It has been a draining season so far for Terance Mann and the Los Angeles Clippers, but they just started the New Year, and ended their road trip, with a big win. If you ask him, it’s just another week in the NBA. Behind 19 points, three rebounds, and a clutch 3-pointer from Mann, the […]

The NBA and its players have gone into the entertainment business many times in the past. NBA players such as Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, and LeBron James have made movies with varied success. Also, guys like Damian Lillard have ventured into music as well. The world of professional wrestling is no exception, as many NBA […]

With a 28-7 record, the Golden State Warriors hope to have not one or two but three players in the All-Star game. The third name popping up in the conversation is their starting forward, Andrew Wiggins. The talk started with Klay Thompson. Then Steve Kerr chimed in, and now Stephen Curry is lobbying for Wiggins. […]

Times Square in New York City is the place to be to celebrate the end and beginning of a new year. If you wanted to see one of the greatest performances of the season that same day, all you had to do was travel down to Brooklyn and watch the LA Clippers defeat Kevin Durant‘s  […]

Much like the rest of the league, the COVID-19 pandemic has largely ravaged the Brooklyn Nets. Along with multiple other Nets, Kevin Durant and James Harden both entered the healthy and safety protocols a couple of weeks ago. Heck, even Kyrie Irving, who has yet to suit up this season due to his vaccination status, […]

The world of professional wrestling has been incorporating famous stars from other sports for a while now. Most make sporadic appearances, including Shaquille O’Neal, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and many more. However, if some NBA players were to become WWE Superstars, that would be very fun to watch. One of the teams that could produce some WWE […]

The Houston Rockets had a rather eventful halftime break during their Friday night match against the Denver Nuggets. Kevin Porter Jr. reportedly stormed out of the Toyota Center and star big man Christian Wood refused to check in the game after a “heated discussion” among players and coaches. The Rockets just barely made it in […]

Klay Thompson is already impressing Stephen Curry in practice. But the Golden State Warriors point guard isn’t the only one noticing that his sidelined Splash Brother has been firing on all cylinders behind the scenes. Warriors veteran Andre Iguodala gave a sneak peek on what it’s been like with Klay Thompson joining the starters during […]

Covid-19 has brutally impacted the world and the NBA. It currently has Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green sidelined until he clears the NBA’s health and safety protocols. That could be soon. It could maybe be as soon as Monday, according to Steve Kerr. “There’s optimism… We’ll see if he clears protocols tomorrow, and we’re […]

Klay Thompson traveled with the Golden State Warriors and participated in practice while away. That gives the impression that his return date is very soon, and it could be as early as this week. The team hasn’t been clear on when it will be, but teammates and Thompson himself said it’s coming soon. After defeating […]

LeBron James is going to win Western Conference Player of the Month. Yet, the Los Angeles Lakers went 6-8 in December. In those 14 games, LeBron averaged 30.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game. He shot 55.5% from the field and 40.4% from three. He looked as spry as […]

Marv Albert is widely regarded as “the voice of basketball”. The retired sportscaster has been honored as a Hall of Famer by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame, and the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame for his work in the industry for nearly 60 years. In […]

Golden State Warriors small forward Andrew Wiggins received more support from his team about making the All-Star team. This time it was from his head coach Steve Kerr. Before the Dubs game against the Utah Jazz, Kerr said Wiggins deserved to make the team and why he felt that way. “I also believe that the […]

When the Utah Utes took an early 7-0 lead against the Ohio State Buckeyes at the start of the Rose Bowl, Kyle Kuzma immediately went to Twitter to trash talk Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James who is a big supporter of the Buckeyes’ program. After the Utes extended the lead to 14-0 at the […]

The Toronto Raptors are a quietly solid team. Lost in the talks of Scottie Barnes in Rookie of the Year conversations and Pascal Siakam regaining some of his All-Star form is Fred VanVleet. The point guard has been the solid rock of the team, someone the team can rely on in a pinch to bail […]

Let the Klay Thompson updates keep rolling. The sidelined Splash Brother is set to return to the Golden State Warriors lineup sooner rather than later, but for now all we have are first-hand accounts. Stephen Curry was more than willing to talk about what he’s seen from Klay Thompson after the Warriors’ 123-116 win over […]

Houston Rockets center Christian Wood didn’t have the best game on Saturday. Aside from being benched at the start of their showdown with the Denver Nuggets, he was also reprimanded by assistant coach John Lucas II. And the root cause of it all? His effort. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Wood lost his […]

These days it feels like Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry achieves a historic milestone whenever he steps on the court. Well, technically this is true considering how he’s adding to his all-time leading tally of three-pointers made whenever he drains one from distance. This wasn’t the only record Curry broke on Saturday, though, as […]

DeMar DeRozan continued his quest to cement his legacy as an icon for the Chicago Bulls after hitting yet another game-winner for his squad on Saturday night. That’s now back-to-back games wherein DeRozan’s heroics saved the day for the Bulls, and for his part, Zach LaVine could not be any happier. Speaking to the media […]

Kevin Porter Jr. has left the building. The Houston Rockets wing reportedly left the Toyota Center right in the middle of their New Year’s Day bout with the Denver Nuggets. The news on the Rockets youngster was reported by ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, who claims that it was spurred by a “heated halftime discussion”. Rockets point […]

When Stanley Johnson finally got another crack at an NBA job, he entered health and safety protocols instantly. He failed to even play a single second for the Chicago Bulls. But the Los Angeles Lakers gave him another chance to prove himself worthy of a guaranteed NBA deal. Johnson’s first game for the Lakers was […]

It’s a rough day for Washington Wizards fans. The team almost had a huge win over a contender. A Kyle Kuzma dagger with 3.3 seconds left all but ensured the win for the Wiz against the Bulls. However, DeMar DeRozan put on his clutch hat and stole victory from them with another buzzer-beater to win […]

DeMar DeRozan left Chicago Bulls fans speechless on several occasions back in 2021 with a handful of mesmerizing performances early in the season. He started of 2022 with more of the same as he drilled the game-winning three to beat the Washington Wizards on New Year’s Day. Check out the Bulls star’s epic corner triple […]

The Brooklyn Nets had the game in control, but it slipped through their grasp. After the 120-116 home loss to the shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers, the mood from Kevin Durant, James Harden and head coach Steve Nash was one of disappointment, bewilderment and disgust. From one perspective, the Nets deserve a bit of a pass. […]