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Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves is the latest high-profile player to be placed in the league’s health and safety protocols. This development comes just a few hours prior to the Wolves’ Thursday night matchup against the Utah Jazz. Towns clearly isn’t happy with this unexpected turn of events and he has since taken to […]

Several key players from the Minnesota Timberwolves have entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Now, Minnesota’s franchise star will head to the list. Karl-Anthony Towns becomes the team’s seventh player to enter health and safety protocols. Towns enters protocols for Minnesota https://t.co/8xXCIhlZBV — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 23, 2021 Towns had previously missed just […]

The Washington Wizards are just 3-7 in their past ten games after a 13-8 start that had them as one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. Now sitting as the six-seed in the East, the Wizards are reeling a bit and won’t be let off the hook at all by Thursday’s news that […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is arguably the biggest name in the NBA that has recently been added to the league’s rapidly growing list of players under the health and safety protocols. KD has been playing some of the best basketball of his career this season but right now, he’s in line to miss Brooklyn’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took out a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday and penned an ode to Staples Center prior to the final game before their home venue since 1999 is renamed the Crypto.com Arena. The name change will formally go into effect on Christmas Day. The poem reads: There aren’t […]

Damian Lillard is finally playing at his typical All-NBA level. Now that C.J. McCollum is closer to taking the floor again, perhaps it’s only a matter of time until the Portland Trail Blazers turn around their season. During media availability at Thursday’s practice, Chauncey Billups told reporters that though there’s still no concrete timetable for […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been ravaged by COVID-19 recently, even if you wouldn’t know it from their first-place record. Sitting at 21-9, Brooklyn is a game and a half ahead of the second-place Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference. Let’s get you the absurd recap of how things have gone recently: The Nets have a […]

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball is one of the more flashy players in the NBA and you can thank his father LaVar Ball for that. As many fans have probably noticed as well, Ball is extremely gifted when it comes to using both hands, whether he’s finishing at the rim or dishing out a dime. […]

Trevor Ariza has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols and will miss the Los Angeles Lakers matchup with the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday at Staples Center, the team announced. Updated Lakers status report for Spurs game includes Trevor Ariza in health and safety protocols. In positive news, LeBron James is not listed with […]

Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson has been one of the best wide receivers in the NFL this season, and he caught a touchdown pass against the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football. Jefferson’s exploits caught the attention of one LeBron James, who took to Twitter to praise the Vikings wideout: Justin Jefferson is so TOUGH!!!! […]

In high school, Golden State Warriors rookie Moses Moody played for Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal’s AAU team. During his time on that team, a video of Beal surfaced of him giving the young group of teenagers a motivating speech. Moody was one of the kids in the video. https://youtu.be/GAMJG3z4S20 During an interview on the […]

The Chicago Bulls are moving past their massive COVID-19 outbreak, with All-Star Zach LaVine now out of the NBA’s health and safety protocols. LaVine returned to practice on Thursday, though the Bulls don’t play again until Sunday. Chicago recently had 10 players in COVID protocols, sparking the postponement of two games last week. The Bulls […]

One of the biggest moments in every NBA player’s career is hearing their name called on draft night. The two Golden State Warriors rookies got to experience that in this year’s draft. Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody shared this special moment as lottery picks. The Dubs picked Kuminga 7th, and everything went as they usually […]

The Golden State Warriors are one of the best teams in the NBA. Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are playing at an elite level, and the rest of the team is following in their footsteps. No matter if it’s a game or at practice, the high level of play continues. The Warriors’ no. 14 pick […]

As NBA trade season marches along, so does the Ben Simmons mock trades. The basketball community continues to whip up frameworks to give the former no. 1 pick a change of scenery. In their latest trade idea, the people at Bleacher Report came up with a scenario that lands Simmons in Portland as part of […]

The San Antonio Spurs will play the Los Angeles Lakers in a Western Conference matchup on Thursday night. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Lakers prediction and pick. The Spurs and Lakers will play on Thursday night as Los Angeles continues to play shorthanded due to players in the NBA’s health and […]

The Boston Celtics have been one of several NBA teams to deal with the recent COVID-19 outbreak. Well, center Enes Kanter Freedom is the latest Celtics player to enter the health and safety protocols, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom has entered COVID-19 health and safety protocols, sources tell […]

Joe Johnson officially returned to the NBA for the first time since 2018 on Wednesday night as he made his second debut for the Boston Celtics, the same team that drafted him 20 years ago. While Iso-Joe didn’t play a lot of minutes and only had two points, he made history in the process, joining […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will play the Golden State Warriors in a Western Conference matchup on Thursday night. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Warriors prediction and pick. The Grizzlies and Warriors will play on Thursday as each side looks to stay hot. This matchups features two of the best teams in the […]

COVID-19 has been spreading rapidly throughout the NBA, but the New Orleans Pelicans had been one of the few teams to avoid it. That is, until now, as youngster Nickeil Alexander-Walker has just become the Pelicans’ first player to enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This comes after NAW […]

The Golden State Warriors have excelled under the leadership of head coach Steve Kerr, playing to a 401-177 regular season record while winning three NBA titles. Kerr spoke about Golden State’s attempt to maximize their chances of winning both now and in the future, offering an honest take on the next 15 years for the […]

The New York Knicks have a roster that looks like a hospital ward, with several players currently unavailable to play. But at least one key Knicks piece in the form of RJ Barrett is about to make his return from a five-game absence, as the former Duke Blue Devils star has been activated from the […]

The Charlotte Hornets will play the Denver Nuggets in an inter-conference matchup on Thursday night. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Hornets-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Hornets and Nuggets will meet on Thursday as two of the lesser impacted teams by the recent surge of players entering the NBA’s health and safety […]

The Brooklyn Nets got some good news on Thursday with James Harden, Paul Millsap and Jevon Carter exiting the NBA’s health and safety protocols. This puts them in line to play against the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day. Unfortunately, Nets head coach Steve Nash doesn’t envision Kevin Durant making it out of protocols in […]

The Brooklyn Nets are about to get a massive shot in the arm, with James Harden out of the health and safety protocols, according to Nets head coach Steve Nash, as reported by Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. James Harden and Paul Millsap are out of health and safety protocols according to Steve Nash. — Ohm […]

The Golden State Warriors are trying to straddle the line between winning championships and developing their young talent. Rookies Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody have seen inconsistent playing time as Warriors head coach Steve Kerr juggles a deep rotation that will only get deeper once Klay Thompson and James Wiseman return. Thompson hasn’t played in […]

The Golden State Warriors have enjoyed sustained success in the NBA for the past several years, as they have won 50-plus games in six of their last nine seasons, hoisting up an NBA championship trophy in three of those years. Superstar guard Stephen Curry has been instrumental to the Warriors’ success, both as a sharpshooter […]

Golden State Warriors big man James Wiseman still hasn’t played this season after a lengthy recovery from a meniscus injury. His return is expected sometime in January alongside Klay Thompson, which should give an already solid Dubs team a massive boost. Amid Wiseman’s rehab, Stephen Curry sent him a rather powerful message. Via Sports Illustrated: […]

Denver Nuggets guard Austin Rivers is having none of the conspiracy theories some of his fellow NBA players are slinging around with regards to COVID-19 and the vaccines against it. Rivers, who himself tested positive, revealed that he’s read comments on his Instagram posts about wild COVID-19 theories, though, those are the ones that he […]

The Brooklyn Nets recently announced that they would be bringing Kyrie Irving, who is unvaccinated, back as a part-time player in the midst of injuries, COVID losses and more minutes than desired on the legs of Kevin Durant and James Harden. Irving’s return hit a roadblock when it was reported that he, along with Kevin […]

The Washington Wizards will play the New York Knicks in an Eastern Conference matchup on Thursday night. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Wizards-Knicks prediction and pick. The Wizards and Knicks are set to play on Thursday as New York continues to play shorthanded with six players still in the NBA’s health […]

Kyrie Irving recently returned to the Brooklyn Nets as a part-time participant as they’ve allowed him to play in road games. It quickly came to a halt though as Kyrie instantly tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival. To be honest, the Nets really had no choice but to give the star guard a chance […]

Despite weeks of sitting on the sidelines as a healthy scratch, Los Angeles Clippers big man Serge Ibaka stayed ready in case his name was called upon. During Wednesday night’s matchup against the Sacramento Kings, head coach Tyronn Lue entrusted Ibaka with big second-unit minutes, and he did not disappoint. Ibaka finished with 17 points, […]

Joe Johnson played just two minutes in the Boston Celtics’ 111-101 home win Wednesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but those were two meaningful minutes for the 40-year-old veteran. It’s been 20 years since the Celtics selected Johnson in the 2001 NBA Draft, and he’s somehow found a way back to the league with his […]

The Denver Nuggets lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder by a score of 108-94 Wednesday. The loss came with some fireworks, as Nuggets guard Austin Rivers got into it with some fans, who were chirping at the Denver reserve. Rivers pointed out the fans to an official and they were immediately escorted from the game, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers addition of two-time All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas was met with scrutiny by many. The Lakers are dealing with injuries and players in the health and safety protocols, part of the reason they used the NBA’s hardship exemption to bring Thomas aboard. Los Angeles has continued to struggle since signing Thomas, prompting […]

After missing a month due to injury, Rockets rookie Jalen Green makes his return against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday. It’s incredible how much of the season has passed while Green was recovering. Houston has already finished 15 games of their season since Green went down with his hamstring injury on November 24th. The team […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is known for speaking his mind, no matter the repercussions. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, meanwhile, isn’t one to take any slights sitting down. That’s why when Draymond Green sat down on his podcast with former Warriors player turned podcaster himself Matt Barnes and spoke of a confrontation with […]

Over the years, it’s widely known Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala has some of the best hands in the NBA. Those around him say he’s not shy about letting you know. He believes he’s at least Top 5 all-time when it comes to stripping the ball. “Part of Andre’s brilliance is this amazing combination […]