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The NBA season continues with games on Friday. The San Antonio Spurs will travel to take on the Utah Jazz. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Spurs-Jazz prediction and pick. These two teams have been having very different seasons. The San Antonio Spurs are 10-17 and are coming off an […]

The New York Knicks received some tough news amid a COVID-19 outbreak in the NBA. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Knicks G Immanuel Quickley has entered COVID-19 protocols. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 17, 2021 That’s bad news for a struggling Knicks […]

Chicago Bulls guard DeMar DeRozan has been in the NBA’s health and safety protocols for about a week after testing positive for the virus. The NBA requires players like DeRozan, who have tested positive, to remain in the protocols for at least 10 days. With the 10-day mark approaching, the Bulls star teased his return […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday in a Western Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Lakers and Timberwolves will play on Friday night as the Lakers continue to look for momentum this season. As we reach the one-third point […]

The NBA has seen a spike in COVID related cases in recent days, causing disruption to team’s normal routines. It was announced Friday morning that the Boston Celtics have canceled their morning shoot around ahead of tonight’s game against the Golden State Warriors. On Thursday, the Celtics placed forward Jabari Parker into the league’s health […]

The NBA season continues on Friday. The Denver Nuggets will hit the road and face off against the Atlanta Hawks. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nuggets-Hawks prediction and pick. These two teams have been having very similar seasons. Both the Denver Nuggets and the Atlanta Hawks are dead even […]

The Boston Celtics have underperformed this season as they are 14-14 and 10th place in the Eastern Conference. The tandem of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown has not been enough to get the Celtics over the hump. Boston is one of the most historic franchises in the NBA, and their fans not only expect to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the latest team to suffer from a ton of positive COVID-19 cases. This has caused multiple players to be in and out of the rotation, which has affected the team’s depth. But on Wednesday, the Lakers’ lack of guard depth might have been a blessing in disguise. Frank Vogel decided […]

The Golden State Warriors will play the Boston Celtics on Friday in an inter-conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Celtics prediction and pick. The Warriors and Celtics are set for battle on Friday night as Stephen Curry has been officially minted as the NBA’s three-point king. Curry broke Ray […]

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Los Angeles Chargers in dramatic fashion on a game-winning touchdown by tight end Travis Kelce in overtime. Kelce’s heroics caught the attention of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who took to Twitter to commend Kelce for his performance in hilarious fashion. Well, Kelce tweeted back at The King […]

The Boston Celtics reached the Eastern Conference Finals in 2017, 2018, and 2020, but last season was a massive disappointment and this season is off to a sluggish 14-14 start. There has been some buzz around the NBA about the Celtics shaking things up in a big way by trading Jaylen Brown and breaking up […]

Joel Embiid and Doc Rivers of the Philadelphia Sixers call out the officials after a tough loss against Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets. Seth Curry and Joel Embiid carried the load last night, scoring 29 and 32 points, respectively. However, the Sixers failed to stop Durant, who garnered 34 points, 11 rebounds, and eight […]

The Los Angeles Lakers acquired superstar point guard Russell Westbrook in the offseason, thus raising the championship expectations for this prominent franchise. The star trio of Westbrook, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis has been an unfortunate disappointment because they are still searching for team chemistry and rhythm along with their plethora of offseason acquisitions. Still, […]

Given this past week’s schedule for the Houston Rockets and their current batch of injuries, Thursday night was a predictable outcome, even with the Knicks in the midst of a rut. The Rockets actually managed to keep this entertaining for the middle portion of the game, but New York ran away with it in the […]

Following a tough loss at the hands of the Miami Heat Wednesday, the Philadelphia 76ers headed to Brooklyn Thursday for the second leg of a back-to-back. They once again found themselves facing off against a shorthanded squad as Brooklyn’s roster was hit hard by health and safety protocol.  Similar to their matchup with the Heat, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves is having another up-and-down season, which has been a trend already for several years. It’s actually put a spotlight in and around Karl-Anthony Towns. The disappointment and uncertainty continues to grow for their organization because of the constant losing seasons, along with problems that continually arise, such as their lack of leadership […]

As the Houston Rockets traded James Harden and Russell Westbrook two seasons ago, their franchise decided to rebuild the composition of their roster and acquire young talent through the draft. 2021 NBA draftees Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun are still continuing to find their niche as the main rookies of this squad, while Kevin Porter […]

Thursday night produced arguably the best game of the entire NFL season as the Kansas City Chiefs took down the Los Angeles Chargers in overtime, 34-28. Lakers superstar LeBron James was an avid spectator of the high-octane game and at one point, The King decided to showcase his reporter skills. The Lakers star caught wind […]

Marcus Morris had one of his best games of the season on Wednesday as the Los Angeles Clippers took on the Utah Jazz. Morris’ team-high 24-point effort was not enough, though, as the Jazz made easy work of a shorthanded Clippers side, 124-103. After the game, Morris had a bit of an unsavory message for […]

Over the last month of the NBA season, over 50 players have been placed into the league’s COVID health and safety protocols. The Chicago Bulls have had to have two of their games postponed because they did not have enough players. Typically games can only be postponed if a team has less than eight players […]

The Brooklyn Nets, along with the rest of the NBA, have been ravaged by COVID-19. Their once-vaunted depth was suddenly trimmed down, as multiple players (including star James Harden) went to the dreaded health and safety protocols. They’ve done well surviving for now due to Kevin Durant being himself, but help is on the way […]

John Wall is done. This is the narrative we’ve all heard too many times these past few years. Things escalated to a whole new level after it was revealed earlier in the season that the former All-Star point guard was set to sit out the entire season for the Houston Rockets. The good news is […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been playing short-handed lately. James Harden entered the league’s health and safety protocols on Tuesday. Kyrie Irving is still not with the team. That has put more of the onus on Nets super star Kevin Durant to carry the team offensively. He does not appear to have a problem doing that. […]

Fred VanVleet is the ultimate underdog career story in the NBA. After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors took a flier on the 6’1 point guard. After a few years, VanVleet started making a name for himself as a solid point guard. His ascent came at a head in the 2019 […]

With how things are shaping up with the New York Knicks right now, it would not be surprising if this team ends up making some major moves prior to the trade deadline. It’s no secret that the Knicks are trying to find an exit strategy for their botched Kemba Walker experiment and at this point, […]

The Brooklyn Nets are not the only sports team to have some major challenges during the ongoing pandemic, now impacting its third NBA season. While fans of all sports get inundated with hourly updates about their favorite athletes, many of them double-vaccinated, entering health and safety protocols following positive COVID tests, these are truly unprecedented […]

The NBA is seeing a massive spike in COVID-19 related cases. NBA Super stars Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden and Russell Westbrook are among some of the names recently placed in the league’s health and safety protocols. On Thursday, it was announced that Sacramento Kings star guard De’Aaron Fox is the next player to join that […]

On Wednesday night at the American Airlines Center, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 107-104, in thrilling fashion. Lakers undrafted rookie Austin Reaves capped off a wild final few minutes with a game-icing three-pointer with 0.9 seconds remaining. Afterward, Reaves — already sounding like a veteran — said he thought he should have […]

It was reported earlier on Thursday that Klay Thompson’s much-anticipated return to action has been slightly delayed. The Golden State Warriors no longer expect Thompson to make his season debut prior to Christmas — as originally anticipated — with December 28th penciled in as a new potential target date for the All-Star shooting guard. There […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ early season struggles have led to a lot of talk of a possible shake-up within the squad. Russell Westbrook has seen his name thrown around in trade rumors of late, with the Lakers reportedly looking to part ways with the former league MVP. Moving Westbrook and his gargantuan deal will be […]

Austin Reaves was the hero for the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. The undrafted rookie sank a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds to go in overtime to cap off a stellar 15-point showing. Reaves nailed five of his six three-point attempts in 32 minutes and added seven rebounds — career-highs across the board. https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1471320178088558592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1471320178088558592%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Flakers-news-rookie-austin-reaves-reacts-to-game-winner-vs-mavs%2F […]

According to multiple reports, the Indiana Pacers are on the brink of a major squad overhaul. The team is reportedly open to the prospect of parting ways with their star players, with Domantas Sabonis now emerging as a trade target for multiple teams. Sabonis, who has been with the Pacers for the past four years, […]

Russell Westbrook and Avery Bradley entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Thursday, joining their Los Angeles Lakers teammates Dwight Howard, Malik Monk, and Talen Horton-Tucker. Horton-Tucker entered protocols on Tuesday, while Howard and Monk were placed in protocols on Wednesday. The Lakers are currently on a three-game road swing through the midwest. They […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are planning on signing two-time All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas. The news was first reported by Marc Stein. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Thomas will be added on a 10-day contract via the “hardship exemption,” should the Lakers be granted the exemption. Per Larry Coon’s invaluable guide to the NBA’s collective […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant put on a show a few nights ago, scoring 34 points to lead his shorthanded squad past the Toronto Raptors in overtime. Durant’s performance prompted a tweet from FS1 debate show co-host Skip Bayless, who claimed that the Nets star was the best player on the planet, insulting LeBron James […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has lots of admirers but he also receives his fair share of hate, specifically on social media. Well, on Friday morning, KD took to Twitter and sent a rather interesting message to his followers: Knew I needed love but I think I value the hate more…. — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson will not be back by Christmas, according to Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of The Athletic. There had previously been rumblings that Thompson could return the week of Christmas, but the Warriors don’t have plans for Thompson to debut at home on either Dec. 20 or Dec. 23. There […]

The Philadelphia 76ers fell just short against the shorthanded Miami Heat on Wednesday night, but there were still some positives to take away from the nail-biting loss. One of the biggest takeaways for the Sixers was the play of Tyrese Maxey, who came up big for the second straight game. Maxey’s scoring took a slight […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has been dealing with pain after undergoing foot surgery. With his recovery not exactly going to plan, the big man has just had another special procedure to help with the pain: Zion Williamson Medical Update: Following a consultation and further evaluation with Dr. Richard Ferkel of the Southern California […]