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With the return of the Brooklyn Nets’ rotation — including Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving — now on the horizon, they have survived a stretch which might well be looked back upon as the most difficult portion of their regular season when all is said and done. They’ve pieced together an identity as a scrappy, […]

LOS ANGELES – Isaiah Hartenstein‘s left ankle injury is just the latest in a long line of injuries that have piled up for the LA Clippers. The team has continued to battle this season despite losing multiple players due to injury and/or NBA health and safety protocols. The team has played without Kawhi Leonard all […]

Kemba Walker did not get off to a great start with the New York Knicks, with coach Tom Thibodeau going as far as to bench the veteran point guard for a brief stint. Walker returned to the rotation following an injury to Derrick Rose, and the difference in his play ever since has been night […]

Despite a rather productive offseason where they brought in the likes of Dennis Schroder and Josh Richardson, the Boston Celtics are looking very poor early in the 2021/22 campaign. They’re just 3-7 in their last 10 games and sit at 16-18, which currently puts them in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. One night, this […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are one of the bigger surprises in the NBA this season. They won again on Monday night, defeating the Phoenix Suns 114-113 to improve to 21-14 on the young season. In the win, rising star, Ja Morant, hit the game-winning shot with less than a second remaining in the game. The Grizzlies […]

There wasn’t much to take away from the Toronto Raptors’ 45-point thrashing to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. Indeed, there hasn’t been much to take away from a number of games this season—when they’ve even been played at all. A brutal combination of injuries and mounting COVID-19 infections has made pertinent macro analysis on […]

The Brooklyn Nets are in first place in the Eastern Conference. At 23-9, they have a 1.5-game lead over the rival Chicago Bulls, who have swept that season series so far two games to nil. Brooklyn actually has the fourth-best record in the entire NBA, behind a few Western Conference powerhouses in the Golden State […]

There were a lot of positive takeaways from the Philadelphia 76ers’ 117-96 win over the Washington Wizards Sunday. Many will focus on Joel Embiid, who turned in another dominant performance, but others deserve applause as well. Among the standouts from this blowout was Furkan Korkmaz. The month of December has not been kind to Korkmaz, […]

The New York Knicks will play the Minnesota Timberwolves in an inter-conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Knicks and Timberwolves will play on Tuesday as Minnesota continues to be ravaged by absences due to having players in the NBA’s health and safety […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards hasn’t played since December 15th, but that’s about to change. On Tuesday, the former first overall pick cleared COVID-19 protocols. Via Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN: Minnesota's Anthony Edwards and Naz Reid have cleared Covid protocols too, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/hFBdXlgv4f — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 28, 2021 This is huge […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ skeleton crew of healthy players and coaches fell to the Dallas Mavericks 132-117 on Monday night at Moda Center. With seven players plus head coach Chauncey Billups in health-and-safety protocols, the Blazers fielded a team of just eight full-time players plus three recent G-League call-ups in Cameron McGriff, Brandon Williams and […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s COVID-19 situation has hit another level on Tuesday as rookie guard Josh Giddey and head coach Mark Daigneault entered the league’s health and safety protocols. Via Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania: Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Josh Giddey has entered Covid protocols, according to the league portal. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will play the Orlando Magic in an Eastern Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Bucks-Magic prediction and pick. The Bucks and Magic will play on Tuesday as Orlando continues to have several guys out. Milwaukee comes into this matchup healthy other than Brook Lopez […]

The Washington Wizards have been dealing with a bad COVID-19 outbreak lately. Wizards’ COVID situation aside, the team was set to have forward Rui Hachimura, who has yet to play this season due to personal reasons. However, Hachimura hit an unfortunate setback right before making his debut. On the cusp of his season debut, Washington […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash is still unsure about when can Kyrie Irving make his much-awaited return. The Nets are now seeing a glimmer of hope with three of the team’s key players LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have cleared NBA health and safety protocols, per Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes. Despite the […]

The Brooklyn Nets have received a huge boost to their rotation on Tuesday as Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and LaMarcus Aldridge have all cleared COVID-19 protocols. Via Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports: Brooklyn’s Nets say LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have cleared NBA Health and Safety Protocols. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) December 28, […]

The Washington Wizards will play the Miami Heat in an Eastern Conference matchup on Tuesday. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Wizards-Heat prediction and pick. The Wizards and Heat will play on Tuesday as two teams who have handled adversity in different ways of late. As both teams have been hit with […]

Zach LaVine has been the face of the Chicago Bulls for a while now, piling up monster scoring performances on a near-nightly basis. But to say he’s still a ways away from Michael Jordan would be the understatement of the century. That fact was made abundantly clear with Zach LaVine’s latest milestone in his first […]

New York Knicks fans had high expectations for their beloved squad when they made the NBA playoffs in 2021. However, Julius Randle, RJ Barrett and crew have come out slow this season and hold just a 15-18 record. Their current standing at 11th place in the East standings isn’t even good enough to book them […]

All isn’t well in Beantown. The Boston Celtics have struggled to cope with constant roster turnover as they’ve battled both actual injuries and healthy & safety protocols. Boston has failed to post consecutive victories in their last 12 games, going 4-8 in that span to tumble down the standings in a packed Eastern Conference playoff […]

The Denver Nuggets will play the Golden State Warriors in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Warriors prediction and pick. The Nuggets and Warriors will play on Tuesday as Golden State will look to stay hot despite having a few players tied up in health […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Houston Rockets in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Rockets prediction and pick. The Lakers and Rockets will play on Tuesday as the NBA continues to navigate a Covid outbreak within the league. Several teams are missing multiple […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are riding high on a massive Christmas Day victory over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday. The Warriors look to carry the momentum of their league-leading 27-6 start into 2022. They hope that in six months’ time, they can once again bring home the Larry O’Brien trophy to the […]

The Washington Wizards COVID-19 outbreak has worsened in recent days, as the team has placed as many as five players, including star guard Bradley Beal, in the league’s health and safety protocols. The Wizards’ COVID situation got even worse after Tuesday’s update on center Montrezl Harrell via ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Washington Wizards center Montrezl Harrell […]

A trade for another star could be far-fetched but Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James can do something now to help them win. Stating the obvious, the Lakers are in a terrible situation right now. Anthony Davis is hurt, Russell Westbrook has been off, and the health and safety protocols are costing them to lose […]

The hopes of the entire Philadelphia 76ers franchise rest on the shoulders of their franchise face Joel Embiid. But circle back just a decade ago and the likelihood of that happening seemed non-existent. That’s according to Joel Embiid himself. The Sixers star was vocal on his journey to the league after he matched Philly legend […]

Nikola Vucevic played a key role in the Chicago Bulls’ 130-118 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, pouring in 24 points while also notching 17 rebounds, six assists and four blocks. Vucevic hit four triples as well, making him the first player in NBA history to hit all those benchmarks in a game. […]

Charles Barkley has some competition for the “Who he play for?” contest on Inside the NBA. Returning veteran Greg Monroe was blissfully unaware of his own Minnesota Timberwolves teammate’s existence even as he dropped 29 points in a win over the Boston Celtics. That man was Jaylen Nowell. The veteran Monroe, a former Celtics player […]

The landscape of the NBA is going could impact the entire Ben Simmons trade saga going on with the talent and the Philadelphia 76ers. It is no secret the NBA has been in crisis mode over the last month. Health and safety protocols have run rampant once again, and have left multiple teams with depleted […]

The Boston Celtics lost in disappointing fashion on Monday to a Minnesota Timberwolves team that was without their three best players. It’s the second straight loss for Boston, who needed star Jaylen Brown to step up with fellow forward Jayson Tatum in the health and safety protocols. A quick look at the box score says […]

The Chicago Bulls continue to give their loyal fanbase something to cheer about this season. Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan have been arguably the greatest All-Star duo the franchise has seen since a certain tandem graced their ranks a few decades ago. They’re eons away from being Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, but on certain […]

The Brooklyn Nets made headlines because they were embarking on a road trip with plenty of eyes on them, while being forced to play some big away games incredibly shorthanded. It’s been the theme of the entire NBA recently for teams to not have their full arsenal available. But the Nets took things to another […]

The Golden State Warriors are a mixture of old and new players, and they work perfectly this season. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson are the main reasons the Warriors are relevant. But the new crew, James Wiseman, Jordan Poole, Jonathan Kuminga, and Moses Moody, are making their way to the front of the […]

The Golden State Warriors are one of the latest teams hit hard by COVID-19. Andrew Wiggins, Damion Lee, Jordan Poole, Moses Moody and Draymond Green have all recently entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. But the end of Monday evening’s practice came with some heartwarming news: Wiggins and Poole both got cleared from the […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson was involved in a heated moment with a fan during Monday’s 110-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs. At one point, it seemed like Clarkson was ready to go full Ron Artest during the infamous Malice at the Palace but, thankfully, cooler heads prevailed. After the game, the Jazz stud […]

James Harden isn’t wasting any time after recently returning from COVID-19 protocols. The Brooklyn Nets took on the depleted Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night and Harden achieved another impressive milestone. Harden recorded his 6,000th assist early in the third quarter and joined an exclusive club of elite NBA players. The Nets star became only […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson just poured a bucket of ice-cold water on the highly-anticipated HBO series, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. While most folks are already looking forward to the upcoming drama series that portrays the events surrounding the Lakers dynasty of the 1980s, Magic revealed that he’s not at all […]

The Chicago Bulls notched their fourth straight win on Monday night despite a severely depleted roster as they pummeled an equally shorthanded Atlanta Hawks, 130-118. In what has become a trend, DeMar DeRozan led the way for the Bulls, who improved to 21-10. But DeRozan, who top-scored with 35 points, made sure he also gave […]

Against the Phoenix Suns on Monday, Ja Morant showed everyone why the Memphis Grizzlies need him. While a lot has been said how Memphis has found success without their star guard, Morant let his game do the talking and proved why the Grizzlies are better with him on the floor. With five seconds left on […]