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The Golden State Warriors have been hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak, with multiple key players sidelined while in the NBA’s health and safety protocols. While the team is down a few vital pieces, one member of the rotation is nearly ready to make his return to the floor. According to Shams Charania, Jordan Poole […]

Jimmy Butler made his much-awaited return to action on Sunday against the Orlando Magic following a two-week layoff due to a tailbone injury. Butler looked good in his comeback as he helped Miami to a 10-point win over the Magic. Heat swingman Max Strus was more than happy to get his teammate back. After the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns fired back at Draymond Green after the Golden State Warriors forward slammed him for his controversial Russell Westbrook take. To recall, Towns made headlines recently after he said that Westbrook is chasing stats to get his triple-doubles. This didn’t sit well with Dray, who called out the Timberwolves big man […]

After teasing on Twitter that he is close to returning, Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young has officially been listed as available for Monday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. The Hawks confirmed the development on Twitter, though the likes of John Collins, Danilo Gallinari, Kevin Huerter and more are listed as out. An updated @emoryhealthcare injury […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns made headlines on Monday after he decided to call out the Los Angeles Lakers’ Russell Westbrook for allegedly being a stat-chaser. Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors has already fired his shot at Towns over his Russ dig, and now, a comment from Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has […]

The Phoenix Suns have been very careful when it comes to handling COVID-19, which is why they were one of a few teams who have a fully healthy roster … that is until Monday. Now, they even lost Deandre Ayton to the health and safety protocols. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Ayton has joined […]

There appears to be some brewing beef between Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green and Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves. KAT recently took a random shot at Los Angeles Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook and apparently, Green did not like it at all. The Dubs star caught wind of Towns’ rather unsavory comments about […]

The NBA has been making some changes to their health and safety protocols, and the league decided to make more changes on Monday. Vaccinated NBA players and coaches can now clear quarantine after six days if COVID-19 testing shows that they are no longer at risk to be infectious. The NBA and National Basketball Players […]

As morbid as it may seem, Kemba Walker has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the full-blown COVID-19 outbreak that has plagued the league over the past few weeks. The 31-year-old veteran has been nothing short of amazing since being reinserted into the lineup of the New York Knicks. This has resulted in a […]

The Chicago Bulls have been playing like one of the best teams in all of basketball throughout the season when they are healthy and a big reason for that is because of just how good DeMar DeRozan has been. On the season, DeRozan is putting up video game type of numbers for the Bulls as […]

Los Angeles Lakers star point guard Russell Westbrook knows he’s faced the brunt of criticism for his performance this season, as they sit two games below .500 and amidst a five-game losing streak. He’s used to it. Westbrook is coming off a Christmas Day performance in which he missed 16 of his 20 field goal […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been a fun team to watch in the 2021-22 season as they vie for a postseason berth. LaMelo Ball has been playing at an All-Star level since the start of the season, but so has Miles Bridges. Bridges cemented his status as one of the  NBA’s best dunkers a while ago, […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Monday. The Brooklyn Nets will hit the road and take on the Los Angeles Clippers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Clippers prediction and pick. These two teams have been having different seasons. The Brooklyn Nets are 22-9 and are coming off […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Nic Claxton hasn’t been in the NBA all that long, but he’s done one thing that many never have: Dunk on The King, LeBron James. On Christmas Day, Claxton rose above to slam an alley-oop from James Harden that sealed the deal for the Nets in a crucial win over the […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been without superstar forward Kevin Durant since Dec. 18 after he was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols. Durant is among a handful of Nets players sidelined while in health and safety protocols, including Kyrie Irving. Head coach Steve Nash has offered an update Durant’s status, suggesting a return for the […]

Since returning to the lineup after being in health and safety protocols, Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has put together a dominant stretch of performances. The All-Star center continues to do all he can to get the Sixers’ season back on track. In his latest showing, Embiid posted 36 points and 13 rebounds en route […]

The NBA season continues with games on Monday. The Dallas Mavericks will travel to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Blazers prediction and pick. These two teams have had somewhat similar seasons thus far. The Dallas Mavericks come into this game 15-17 and have […]

COVID-19 continues to rip its way across the NBA and now, even head coaches are testing positive. Rick Carlisle and Alvin Gentry have spent time in protocols, while Billy Donovan and Frank Vogel remain sidelined due to the virus. Well, you can now add Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams and Portland Trail Blazers boss Chauncey […]

The NBA regular season continues on Monday. The Utah Jazz will hit the road  and take on the San Antonio Spurs. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Jazz-Spurs prediction and pick. These two teams have had very different seasons. The Utah Jazz are 23-9 coming into this game and have […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been without star point guard Trae Young since Dec. 19 after the 23-year-old was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Young has missed the team’s past three games while in the league’s protocols, but his latest Twitter activity suggests he could be ready to make his return to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will play the Phoenix Suns in a Western Conference matchup on Monday. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Suns prediction and pick. The Grizzlies and Suns will play on Monday as two of the lesser impacted teams by the current surge in players being added to the NBA’s health […]

The NBA season continues with games on Monday. The Houston Rockets will hit the road and take on the Charlotte Hornets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Rockets-Hornets prediction and pick. These two teams have been having different seasons. The Houston Rockets are 10-23 and have lost their last three […]

The NBA season continues with games on Monday. The Chicago Bulls will hit the road and take on the Atlanta Hawks. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bulls-Hawks prediction and pick. These two teams have had different starts to the season. The Chicago Bulls are 20-10 and have won their […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took to Instagram on Thursday and sparked controversy after he posted a meme of three Spiderman pointing at each other with the words, COVID, flu, and cold. While many NBA players commented and agreed with The King, he’s since deleted the post. Now, Bron is hearing it from Lakers […]

The Boston Celtics will have to play the next couple of games without their All-Star forward Jayson Tatum due to health and safety protocols. The NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols have been playing a major role in the way the season has been playing out. Teams have been forced to devise their own unique […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns is one of the brightest stars in the NBA and he can recognize and acknowledge when another player has game. On a recent Twitch stream with Adin Ross, Towns was asked about his opinon of Russell Westbrook. While many are quick to criticize the Los Angeles Lakers guard, the […]

The Boston Celtics will play the Minnesota Timberwolves in an inter-conference matchup on Monday. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Celtics and Timberwolves will play on Monday as each side is missing key players due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Jayson Tatum is the latest […]

The Utah Jazz will be without their franchise star for the next couple of games at the very least. Donovan Mitchell isn’t traveling with the team on their upcoming road trip due to a back injury. Via Sarah Todd: Donovan Mitchell will not travel on the Jazz’s two game trip to San Antonio and Portland. […]

Los Angeles Clippers youngster Brandon Boston Jr. was just minding his own business trying to tie his shoe while Denver Nuggets guard Davon Reed attempted a free throw. Boston was rudely interrupted mid-shoe tie by the ball careening right over to him, which at least gave him maybe the easiest rebound he’ll ever get in […]

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers will be shorthanded for the next month with both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George shelved. On the bright side, it appears they’ll be getting Marcus Morris and Reggie Jackson back in the lineup very shortly. On Sunday, the Clippers announced that Morris tested out of the NBA’s health […]

LOS ANGELES — Tyronn Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers had learned to live life without Kawhi Leonard, and now they’ll need to do the same without Paul George. George joined Leonard on injured reserve and is expected to miss at least the next three to four weeks with a torn UCL in his right elbow. […]

With how Nikola Jokic played on Sunday against the Los Angeles Clippers, it’s easy to forget that the game started with a hilarious blooper from the Denver Nuggets star. However, we won’t let this gem of a video be easily forgotten. After all, how often do you see the reigning NBA MVP twerk on the […]

Chicago Bulls superstar Zach LaVine is just like the rest of us: he wants the COVID-19 pandemic to end. After falling victim to the dreaded virus not just once but twice already, he knows how difficult it is to deal with it. Not to mention how it affects everyone’s livelihood and cause trouble to a […]

It’s fair to wonder whether the Toronto Raptors who got demolished by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night were truly were the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors that fell 144-99 played with no Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, or OG Anunoby. There was no Scottie Barnes, Precious Achiuwa, or Gary Trent Jr. either. It’s not exactly a […]

Nikola Jokic missed Marcus Morris in the Denver Nuggets’ win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. But he didn’t miss the opportunity to deliver another memorable performance. Jokic led the Nuggets to the close 103-100 victory to improve to 16-16, finishing with monster numbers of 26 points, 22 rebounds, eight assists, two steals, […]

Another year is coming to a close and it’s good to see that some things don’t change. For example, Joel Embiid’s troll jobs. The Philadelphia 76ers came away with a 117-96 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night with Embiid tallying a monster double-double effort of 36 points and 13 rebounds. But perhaps, his […]

If there is one thing Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Josh Giddey proved during their win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, it’s the fact that he doesn’t need to score to impact winning. Giddey, after all, registered zero point in the contest but did finish with a double-double of 10 rebounds and 10 assists. […]

With DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine leading the way, the Chicago Bulls are looking primed for a spectacular season. When DeMar DeRozan joined the Bulls this offseason, many were not convinced that he could make a huge impact in the famed franchise. Atop that, some also doubted that he and Zach LaVine will have good […]

Tempers flared during the Sunday night clash between the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards. Big men Joel Embiid and Montrezl Harrell got tangled up during a heated moment late in the third quarter. Check out the testy Sixers-Wizards scene here below: Things got heated between Joel Embiid and Montrezl Harrell after this play 😳 pic.twitter.com/pbJTzRwrg0 […]