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The Brooklyn Nets are slated to face the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day, but the team got some tough news ahead of the holiday showcase. According to Shams Charania, Kevin Durant is still in the NBA’s health and safety protocols and will not be playing on Saturday. Nets list Kevin Durant (protocols) out for […]

As one of the greatest players in NBA history, Kobe Bryant set a standard for winning that is yet to be matched by any players of this era. His commitment to championship glory was always what set him apart from the competition. Even if there winds up being another player in this era that wins […]

The NBA has recently been hit hard by a COVID-19 outbreak. Many teams have been down as many as 10 players and have been forced to utilize the league’s hardship exception to replace some of their role players, and even stars. Both Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young have […]

The Dallas Mavericks will take on the Utah Jazz on Christmas Day. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Jazz prediction and pick. Both of these teams are legitimate playoff squads in the crowded Western Conference, but there’s still a clear divide between the two. Dallas currently owns a poor 15-16 […]

One of the best days of basketball is fast approaching, NBA Christmas! The Brooklyn Nets will hit the road and take on the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Lakers prediction and pick. These two teams have had different starts to the season. The Brooklyn Nets come […]

The Golden State Warriors will play the Phoenix Suns in a Western Conference matchup on Christmas Day. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Suns prediction and pick. The Warriors and Suns will meet on Christmas Day in what will be a matchup between the NBA’s top two teams so far this season. […]

The holiday season is in full swing, but the Portland Trail Blazers haven’t exactly enjoyed much good cheer. They’re 13-19 over the first nine weeks of the regular season, tumbling to 11th in the Western Conference after losing 11 of the last 14 games. Even Portland’s recent hopes of a quick turnaround proved short-lived. Chauncey […]

The Boston Celtics will play the Milwaukee Bucks in an Eastern Conference matchup on Christmas Day. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Bucks prediction and pick. The Celtics and Bucks will play on Christmas Day. Boston may be quite shorthanded as they still have quite a few players in health and safety […]

This is a pretty hairy time for the NBA, its players, and staff. The Brooklyn Nets are certainly not immune. No pun intended. On Friday, we got an update on the much-discussed star-studded team. But aside from headlines that Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are in health and safety protocols and should be available to […]

The Atlanta Hawks will play the New York Knicks in an Eastern Conference matchup on Christmas Day. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Hawks-Knicks prediction and pick. The Hawks and Knicks will matchup on Christmas Day, but there might be a little bit of rain at the parade. Atlanta is likely going […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James took a moment out of his Christmas Eve morning to seemingly downplay the affects of COVID-19 using the famous Spider-Man meme. Classic! This is not a useful post from LeBron James pic.twitter.com/tHU8v8BpmK — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) December 24, 2021 LeBron has been unable to cloak his exasperation about the […]

Recently, the Brooklyn Nets have been ravaged by a wave of positive Covid tests, and some injuries. Heading into a Christmas Day tilt against the Los Angeles Lakers, what originally projected as a headline game is now significantly less star studded. As teams around the NBA scramble to fill out rosters with replacement players, what […]

The New York Knicks have a key matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on the slate for Christmas Day, and the team just got a big boost ahead of the holiday showdown. The Knicks’ PR team announced that young guard Immanuel Quickley is set to be cleared from the NBA’s health and safety protocols and rejoin […]

It’s finally happening: Darren Collison is a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. On Friday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the Lakers announced two more signings via hardship exception as they continue to be depleted by the COVID-19 health and safety protocols: Collison and Stanley Johnson. According to Woj, the Lakers hope both players are available […]

The Philadelphia 76ers found themselves with a golden chance to keep their momentum rolling Thursday night. Following an impressive win over the Boston Celtics Monday, the Sixers were back on their home floor for a matchup with the Atlanta Hawks. Similar to most of the NBA right now, the Hawks were without multiple key players, […]

The Chicago Bulls got Zach LaVine and a host of other players back from the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Thursday, and it seemed as if they were in the clear for COVID-19. But Friday, the Bulls announced that Billy Donovan got a lump of coal in his Christmas stocking, entering the protocols himself. […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has exited the NBA’s health and safety protocols ahead of the Christmas Day showdown against the Boston Celtics, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe and Adrian Wojnarowski. This doesn’t necessarily mean The Greek Freak will play on Christmas, though, as the report states he will get on the court Friday and […]

San Francisco, CA – The biggest matchup on Christmas day is the Golden State Warriors against the Phoenix Suns. Stephen Curry matched paired against Chris Paul is always a treat. Playing on this special holiday makes it even better. After taking down the Memphis Grizzlies at home, Curry talked about what the Warriors needed to […]

The Atlanta Hawks are one of the many teams around the NBA to be hit hard with COVID-19. All-Star point guard Trae Young was placed in the COVID-19 health and safety protocols Sunday morning. He was next in the long line of NBA superstars to enter the league’s protocols. He is joined by Nets’ James […]

San Francisco, CA – Christmas day fills most people with excitement and joy. Kids want to open their gifts, and most adults look forward to visiting with family or friends. Some NBA players don’t get that same thrill, and one of those players is Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green. He’s had his fill of […]

The Dallas Mavericks have been without superstar Luka Doncic for nearly two weeks while he nurses an ankle injury, and subsequently entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Mavs fans who were hoping to see him back on the court for the team’s Christmas Day game may want to start wishing for something else, however. […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been throttled lately with COVID cases. Initially All-Star point guard James Harden and Bruce Brown were placed into the league’s COVID health and safety protocols. The team was running short on healthy bodies and there was concern they would not be able to put a full team on the court. That […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash confirmed Friday that James Harden will indeed play against the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas after exiting the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Thursday, per ClutchPoints’ Nets beat reporter David Early. The Nets are also set to have DeAndre’ Bembry available after his exit from protocols, as well […]

Following a valiant 2021 NBA Finals run, the Phoenix Suns are off to a blistering start this 2021-22 season. Phoenix currently holds the best record in the league at 26-5. The Suns even went on a torrid streak that saw them win 18 games in a row. Phoenix will put that top spot to the […]

The Boston Celtics are just one of many NBA teams dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak, with eight players currently in health and safety protocols. The Celtics are set to face the Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas Day, and they’re going to sign two more players with the 10-day hardship exception: Al-Farouq Aminu and Norvel Pelle, per Shams […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have looked lost in their last four contests. While there are a lot of factors at play behind their struggles, it doesn’t help that Talen Horton-Tucker hasn’t looked his best in two games back from health and safety protocols. Russell Westbrook was asked about THT after the Lakers’ latest loss, a […]

The Boston Celtics find themselves once again on the NBA’s Christmas Day slate this 2021-22 season. It wouldn’t be a normal NBA Christmas without including the storied Celtics franchise on the schedule. In the 2021 edition, the Celtics get a crack at the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks. In this specific post, though, we’re looking at […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are preparing for a clash with the Brooklyn Nets on Christmas Day in the NBA. Following Thursday night’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs, LeBron reflected on the best Christmas Day NBA games he’s ever played in and settled on one in particular. Via ClutchPoints Lakers reporter Michael […]

The Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers face off on Christmas day, in what many view as the high profile matchup of the season. All fans want is for the game’s two biggest stars, LeBron James and Kevin Durant, fully healthy for their epic showdown. LeBron, who’s been no stranger to the Lakers injury […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have lost four in a row, after getting blown out of the water by the San Antonio Spurs, 138-110. The losing skid has once again generated concern for the purple and gold, much to the dismay of All-Star guard Russell Westbrook. When asked about it after the game, Westbrook was brutally […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost in disappointing fashion to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night in the last game played at the arena known as the Staples Center. Defense was once again an issue for the Lakers, who allowed 138 points to the Spurs. While the team fell short, Lakers stars LeBron James and […]

It hasn’t been the happiest of holiday nor basketball seasons for the Los Angeles Lakers. After a promising stretch in which the team won five of seven games — including a few rare blowouts — the Lakers (16-17) have been depleted by the Omicron variant and Anthony Davis’ sprained MCL (he’ll be “re-evaluated” in a […]

Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green made his highly anticipated return from injury on Thursday night against the Indiana Pacers. Green had missed nearly a month of play due to his hamstring strain and Houston wisely didn’t rush his rehab. He is a foundational prospect for the Rockets and the 15 games he missed felt significantly […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors got some revenge against a talented young Memphis Grizzlies team. The last two times these teams faced each other, it ended in Ja Morant and the Memphis’ favor. The two-game losing streak started last season when the Grizzlies eliminated the Warriors in the play-in games. The second was […]

LeBron James was peeved for a host of reasons after the Los Angeles Lakers (16-17) lost 138-110 to the San Antonio Spurs (13-18) on Thursday at Staples Center — his team’s fourth straight defeat. LeBron was upset about yet another loss, facing more questions about when the Lakers will figure things out, and a porous […]

LeBron James was noticeably and understandably frustrated after the Los Angeles Lakers (16-17) lost their fourth straight game and gave up 138 points in a 28-point loss at home to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. LeBron’s ire was not solely a reaction to the Lakers’ porous defensive effort in the “final” game at “Staples […]

The basketball world has sorely missed Kawhi Leonard. The Los Angeles Clippers superstar has been out since the start of the season due to a leg injury he suffered in last year’s playoffs. Now, as the year 2021 draws to a close, we learn that the Fun Guy’s return might come sooner than anticipated. According […]

The Golden State Warriors have rarely taken any Ls this season. Jordan Poole has been a huge factor in making that happen, providing the scoring spark alongside Stephen Curry while Klay Thompson remains sidelined. Poole has come a long way since his rookie season. But even back then, Poole showed flashes of the killer instinct […]

Injuries and COVID protocols have left the Los Angeles Lakers without virtually half of their squad. LeBron James has been one of the few remaining players available for LA and at this point, the heavy workload he’s been asked to carry has become quite worrisome. If you ask LeBron, however, the Lakers superstar isn’t at […]