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SAN FRANCISCO — It has been 921 days since Golden State Warriors star shooting guard Klay Thompson last played. It was back when the team had Kevin Durant and was playing the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 NBA Finals. Since then, many NBA rules and protocols have changed for the league. But there is one […]

The Denver Nuggets have won three of his last four games and climbed back into the playoff chase. They are a game over .500 at 15-14 and in 2nd place in the Northwest division, thanks to Nikola Jokic dominating once again. Nuggets guard Austin Rivers has not been very busy this season. He is averaging […]

The Toronto Raptors are in the midst of a full-blown COVID-19 outbreak, with as many as seven players entering the NBA’s protocols over the past couple of days. The latest group of players to enter the league’s protocols includes Scottie Barnes and Precious Achiuwa, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, per Adrian Wojnarowski. The […]

A former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate is blaming LeBron James, now on the Los Angeles Lakers, for ruining basketball. According to ex-Cavs player Iman Shumpert, James “ruined basketball” when he left Cleveland for the Miami Heat. Shumpert shared his opinion on James’ business decision on the Bootleg Kev podcast on Monday: “It was Bron first going […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will play the New Orleans Pelicans in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Blazers-Pelicans prediction and pick. The Blazers and Pelicans have both struggled so far this season. After losing 11 of 12 games, the Blazers have now won two straight. […]

With two games already postponed because of the raging pandemic which has left ten Nets in health and safety protocols, the team will play the waiting game. The Brooklyn Nets will wait for their players to start returning negative Covid-19 tests. Three of those players happen to be superstars. Kevin Durant and James Harden have […]

With NBA rosters ravaged by COVID-19, a number of players are getting major opportunities. That includes Lance Stephenson, who’s set to make his return to the league as a member of the Atlanta Hawks on a 10-day hardship deal, according to Marc Stein. Stephenson had been playing in the G League with the Grand Rapids […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will play the Dallas Mavericks in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Timberwolves and Mavericks will play on Tuesday as Dallas continues to be without star guard Luka Doncic. Minnesota will be without young star Anthony Edwards, […]

The Toronto Raptors are just one of the many NBA teams dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak, and now Fred VanVleet and Malachi Flynn are the latest to enter the league’s health and safety protocols, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. They join Pascal Siakam, Gary Trent Jr. and Dalano Banton as the other Raptors in protocols. Shams […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be having Talen Horton-Tucker and veteran center Dwight Howard back on their squad. After being placed in health and safety protocols last week, Lakers stars Dwight Howard and Talen Horton-Tucker have now been “cleared,” per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. It is yet to be known whether the pair will already be […]

The Indiana Pacers will play the Miami Heat in an Eastern Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Heat prediction and pick. The Pacers and Heat will play on Tuesday as Miami continues to play shorthanded as many teams around the NBA are doing right now. The Heat […]

The Chicago Bulls had two games postponed last week due to a massive COVID-19 outbreak. At one point, the Bulls had 10 players in the NBA’s health and safety protocols, which finally prompted the postponements. Last month, Nikola Vucevic also missed time with COVID. One Bull who hasn’t yet tested positive for the virus is […]

  The Phoenix Suns own the best record in the NBA this season, building off from their NBA Finals appearance just a few months back. They went from perennial cellar dweller to NBA contender in a short span of time, which lessens their shine compared to the similarly-ranked Golden State Warriors. While they don’t have […]

Caesars Sportsbook has already made a few splashes to expand its roster of celebrities and talented content creators, but they’ve landed a big one on Tuesday. Caesars Sportsbook, a part of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. announced today the signing of former NBA 2KTV host Rachel DeMita. A popular former Division I All-American basketball player, TV personality […]

The Phoenix Suns will play the Los Angeles Lakers in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Lakers prediction and pick. The Suns and Lakers will meet on Tuesday in what will be another rematch of their playoff series this past Summer. Chris Paul held the […]

San Francisco, CA – Bringing back Andre Iguodala has been a win for the Golden State Warriors. His leadership on and off the court has been valuable. Igoudala has also been very effective on the court. At 37-years-old, he might still be improving in some areas if you ask Gary Payton II. “I guess his […]

The Boston Celtics crumbled in the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, getting outscored by 10 points in the final frame to suffer a 108-103 loss as Joel Embiid dominated down the stretch. The defeat dropped the Celtics under .500 to 15-16 on the season. While Boston has not been able to […]

Jonathan Kuminga poured in a career-high performance against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. The Golden State Warriors, however, lost that game, 119-100, as they opted to rest their stars on the second night of a back-to-back. Kuminga flashed the potential that enticed the Warriors to select him with their high lottery pick, tallying 26 […]

The Detroit Pistons will play the New York Knicks in an Eastern Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-Knicks prediction and pick. The Pistons and Knicks will battle on Tuesday as two teams who could each really use a win. Detroit snapped a 14-game losing streak with […]

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers may have gotten Paul George back from injury, but they also frustrated the hell out of head coach Tyronn Lue throughout and following Monday night’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs. The Clippers dropped their first game back following a two-game road trip, 116-92. It wasn’t just that the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies got a huge shot in the arm with Ja Morant finally making his way back to the active status. The Grizzlies’ guard missed a total of 12 games to recuperate from a nasty knee injury he suffered in a game late last November against the Atlanta Hawks. But while Morant is now […]

The Golden State Warriors took care of business against the Sacramento Kings, handily dispatching their division rivals, 113-98. While the result was routine, their sideline servicing was anything but that on Monday night. Draymond Green’s son Dray Jr. was seen doing all he could to provide a helping hand for the Warriors. His efforts went […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors added another victory to their record Monday night against the Sacramento Kings. While winning this game, Draymond Green had one of his best games this season. He recorded a triple-double, scoring 16 points grabbing 11 rebounds, and dishing out 10 assists. The Warriors were without starters Jordan Poole […]

The Golden State Warriors got back to their winning ways on Monday night against the Sacramento Kings. Stephen Curry scored 30 points and Draymond Green dropped a triple-double for the Dubs in their 113-98 victory. However, perhaps the best moment in the game occurred away from the action on the Golden State bench. Warriors star […]

With about 50 games remaining in the season, the Houston Rockets are shaping up to be slightly better than what most people thought they were going to be at the start of the season. After winning just 17 games last season, Houston is on pace for 27 wins right now and they’re about to get […]

Heading into their matchup with the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers found themselves with the deck stacked against them. Between injuries and health and safety protocols, they were once again playing extremely shorthanded. Despite being without a large chunk of his normal rotation, Doc Rivers still had three key players at his disposal. Thanks to […]

After having their matchup with the New Orleans Pelicans postponed Sunday, the Philadelphia 76ers took the floor against the Boston Celtics Monday night. Thanks to multiple G-League players making the trip from Las Vegas, they meet the requirement to resume play. Doc Rivers had ten available guys at his disposal, but they were not the […]

Terry Rozier and the Charlotte Hornets fell short yet again, but this time at the hands of the Utah Jazz on Monday night, 112-102. On the bright side, they outscored the Jazz in the final three quarters of the game to make it competitive in the final minutes of the fourth. However, the Hornets had […]

Klay Thompson will surely hope to avoid getting hurt again in his return and the Golden State Warriors could definitely help him with that. Initial reports stated that the Warriors could have Klay Thompson available around Christmas Day. Now, it is believed that they’re planning to welcome him back in one of their home games […]

It’s clear that no team is immune from the latest COVID-19 transmissions in the NBA. Even the league-leading Golden State Warriors have been hit with starters Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole being among the latest additions to the ever-expanding list of guys under health and safety protocols. Still, even without their two key players, the […]

While many stars have been falling like bowling pins due to the COVID-19 situation, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant made his surprising return on Monday night. His much-anticipated comeback, however, was spoiled by the Oklahoma City Thunder after defeating the Grizzlies, 102-99. Morant, who missed 16 games due to a knee injury and COVID-19 protocols, […]

There are certain issues the New York Knicks must address if they want to become playoff contenders once again. After a hot start, the Knicks eventually declined from great to good, to bad. Surely, there are a lot of contributing factors and New York has got to put an end to all of it. As […]

The Warriors returned home for the first time on Monday following Stephen Curry’s historic evening in Madison Square Garden the previous week. It was the first time the home crowd saw Curry take the floor in their home court after breaking the all-time three-point record and unsurprisingly, Dub Nation welcomed him back in tremendous fashion. […]

NBA legend Grant Hill got honest with Klay Thompson ahead of his highly-anticipated Golden State Warriors return. Warriors fans have been waiting for Thompson to finally step inside the court and reunite with his Splash Brother Stephen Curry. It is yet to be determined when the All-Star shooting guard will officially be back in the […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers getting a day off on Monday, LeBron James was tuned in on the slate of NFL Monday football games. And sure enough, he enjoyed the time off, thanks to Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings. Jefferson, who was recently selected to the 2022 Pro Bowl for his second straight Pro […]

As the Omicron variant takes hold of the NBA, teams are having to navigate their way through the fetters of uncertainty. With the league showing no signs of stopping (for numerous reasons) as it did in March 2020, steadfast leadership within franchises is more valuable than ever, wherever that may come from. For the Toronto […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James took to social media his thoughts on the Cleveland Browns’ devastating loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in NFL Week 15. Daniel Carlson’s field goal in the dying seconds of the game has led the Raiders to a stunning 16-14 win over the Browns Monday. As time expired, Carlson […]

Stephen Curry is a game-changer in every sense of the word. The Golden State Warriors superstar literally revolutionized the game with his unprecedented style of play. For Dubs head coach Steve Kerr, there is not a shadow of doubt in his mind that Steph has changed the game forever. Kerr recently shared one particular moment […]

Jimmy Butler’s absence from Sunday’s 100-90 loss against the Detroit Pistons marked his 13th missed game of the season. Since joining the Heat in 2019, injuries have been an issue for the five-time All-Star, and at this point, some folks have raised questions about Butler’s durability. One such critic is Stan Van Gundy. The coach-turned-analyst […]