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The past few weeks have not been easy for the Philadelphia 76ers. Between health and safety protocols and injuries, they were forced to play with a depleted roster. Their fortunes have changed recently, as players have made their return to action. Monday’s matchup against the Orlando Magic was the first time in nearly a month […]

Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers thought Stephen Curry’s “T” celebration after draining a three-pointer on the Los Angeles Clippers was hilarious. It can be recalled that the Warriors thumped the Clippers 105-90 on Saturday and the biggest story was how Steph Curry used the technical foul in the fourth quarter as motivation. With […]

We are slightly over a month into the NBA season, and the end of the Ben Simmons saga is still nowhere in sight. The 25-year-old has been at shootarounds recently but remains mentally unprepared to rejoin his Philadelphia 76ers teammates in games. There is still no guessing what the final result of this situation will […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar James Harden might have gotten his swagger back after an insane first two quarters at the Barclays Center. The Brooklyn Nets are currently taking on their cross-town rival, the New York Knicks, in a highly anticipated matchup. At halftime, James Harden was able to put in an incredible 28 points for the […]

LeBron James: 4x NBA Champion, 4x MVP, 4x Finals MVP, 17x All-Star and so on. These are not exactly shocking LeBron James facts, but we’re about to get there. The accolades just go on and on and on. The current Los Angeles Laker is a Hall-of-Fame lock and is arguably the greatest player of all […]

Orlando Magic rookie Jalen Suggs won’t need surgery for his injured right thumb. However, he will still miss some time to heal the injury. Suggs injured his right thumb in the fourth quarter of Monday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. After assessing the injury, the Magic announced that the 20-year-old guard will be out for […]

In the latest unexpected curve on the roller-coaster ride that is the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers season, LeBron James has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 and will enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols. He’s expected to miss several games. Per @TMZ_Sports, LeBron tested positive and is asymptomatic https://t.co/g2g5hMtffs — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) December 1, […]

Anthony Edwards has exploded onto the scene in his second year in the league. The 20-year-old is the second-leading scorer on the Minnesota Timberwolves with 22.0 points per game. His improvements in his scoring efficiency have helped the Wolves look like dark-horse playoff contenders. Unfortunately for Minnesota, Edwards may face his first roadblock of the […]

After signing free agent big man DeMarcus Cousins over the weekend, the Milwaukee Bucks are not wasting time getting him acclimated to the team. According to Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer, he expects Cousins to be ready to play and make his 2021-22 season debut on Wednesday when they play the Charlotte Hornets, per Eric […]

The Detroit Pistons will face the Portland Trail Blazers in an interconference battle on Tuesday night. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pistons-Blazers prediction and pick. These teams couldn’t be in more different places right now. The Pistons are one of the worst teams in the league […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James looked like he was about to pull off Michael Jordan’s infamous closed-eyes free throw on Sunday against the Detroit Pistons. Unfortunately for LeBron, it ended in disaster. LeBron appeared to have said he was going to close his eyes as he was about to take a free throw in […]

The Brooklyn Nets are a bit shorthanded these days. But still, at 14-6, they find themselves in first place of the Eastern Conference ahead of a divisional showdown with the New York Knicks. They won’t be at full strength ahead of this battle of the boroughs, though. Steve Nash’s squad is down a few players […]

Out of nowhere, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that LeBron James will miss Tuesday night’s visit to Golden 1 Center to face the Sacramento Kings and has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. LeBron had not been listed on the injury report the Lakers released on Tuesday morning. Updated Lakers injury report lists Avery […]

Klay Thompson made headlines on Monday after he went through his first full scrimmage session with the Santa Cruz Warriors of the G League. As it turns out, there are even more goodies from where that came from. Thompson looked like his old self again as he hit an epic game-winner during practice. Unsurprisingly, the […]

To the dismay of Los Angeles Lakers fans across the universe, Avery Bradley has started 16 of 22 games this season and has played the fifth-most minutes on the team. This is despite the fact that Bradley, 31, was signed into the Lakers’ 15th and final open roster spot the day before the season opener […]

As it is, it sounds like Goran Dragic has played his last game in a Toronto Raptors uniform. The 35-year-old is currently away from the squad indefinitely as he deals with personal matters in his home country of Slovenia. A trade or a buyout is seemingly looming and right now, the Dallas Mavericks have emerged […]

Gary Payton II is playing some of the best basketball of his career right now with the Golden State Warriors. He’s by no means a superstar but the 6-foot-3 swingman has played a key role off the bench for the league-best Dubs early in the season. At this point, however, Payton is still in a […]

The Milwaukee Bucks signed veteran Center DeMarcus Cousins to a contract on Sunday. It's time to Boogie!! @boogiecousins x #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/8EwM2kh2cw — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 30, 2021 This was a smart move from the Bucks as Brook Lopez is dealing with a back injury. He hasn’t played since the first game of the season. […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers frustrating triple-overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings on Friday, Anthony Davis — who shot 4-of-13, missed all five of his three-point attempts, and made one of 12 jumpers — cited the team’s shot quality as a primary factor in defeat. “I think our shot quality towards the end of the […]

Sacramento Kings center Tristan Thompson successfully got a fan kicked out of a game Sunday night between the Kings and the Memphis Grizzlies. Apparently, the fan had been heckling players all night, and stepped over the line. He brought Thompson’s family into it, with comments about Khloe Kardashian. That prompted Thompson to bring the referee […]

New York Knicks center Nerlens Noel’s lawsuit against his former agent Rich Paul, has turned into something much bigger. The Athletic writer Mike Vorkunov reported that not only is Noel going after his former agent, but the National Basketball Players Association as well. Nerlens Noel initially sued Rich Paul over the summer, trying to recover […]

Due to unfortunate circumstances, the Philadelphia 76ers have played most of this season with a limited roster. Because of this, Doc Rivers has been forced to roll out a plethora of different starting lineups. Monday’s matchup against the Orlando Magic was the first time in close to a month the Sixers had their full rotation […]

In the battle for borough bragging rights, the first-place Brooklyn Nets (14-6) will host the seventh-place New York Knicks (11-9) on Tuesday. A couple of years now removed from the fateful 2019 decision made by Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant to sign with the Nets and not the Knicks in free agency, the big-market teams […]

Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter Freedom recently became a US Citizen and also changed his last name to “Freedom.” The Turkish center, who was actually born in Switzerland, spoke on why he chose this name. Via Chris Forsberg: “I wanted to make that word part of me, because that was the word that I […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings play in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Kings prediction and pick. The Lakers and Kings will play again Tuesday after their crazy triple overtime battle on Friday night. The Kings pulled out that crazy 141-137 victory […]

Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic’s beef with the Miami Heat made headlines earlier this year. In Monday’s highly-anticipated rematch in Miami, Jokic and the Nuggets came out on top, 120-111, with the star center’s fingerprints all over the victory. Jokic and his brothers went out to a Miami nightclub to celebrate and were living […]

The Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns play in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Suns prediction and pick. The Warriors and Suns will battle on Tuesday night as the clear best two teams in the NBA to this point in the season. Golden […]

The Philadelphia 76ers got back in the win column Monday night with a 101-96 victory over the Orlando Magic. While multiple Sixers had a night to forget shooting-wise, one took it upon himself to carry the scoring load. Seth Curry is in the midst of a career year this season, and Monday was his latest […]

The Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors play in an inter-conference matchup on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Grizzlies-Raptors prediction and pick. The Grizzlies and Raptors each enter play on Tuesday needing a win. Each of these teams has lost three of their last five games. Memphis is down […]

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau has made a verdict on Kemba Walker’s standing with the team. Thibs admitted that Walker will be racking up DNP’s for the time being. It’s worth wondering if the former All-NBA point guard is still going to be a part of New York’s plans or rejoin Thibs’ rotation […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were outclassed by another Western Conference contender on Monday night, falling to the Utah Jazz 129-107 at Vivint Arena. An additional defeat on the road moved them to 1-10 outside Moda Center and 10-11 on the regular season overall, good for 10th-best in the Western Conference. Utah was better than Portland […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis has been in the midst of a terrible shooting slump. Davis’ struggles have largely been with his three-point shot, prompting reporters to ask him about his shot selection. Davis had a defiant message about his three-point shooting struggles. Lakers' Anthony Davis explains why he'll continue taking 3-pointers despite poor […]

The Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks play in an Eastern Conference battle on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-Nets prediction and pick. The Knicks and Nets will battle for the crown of New York on Tuesday night from Barclays Center. Kevin Durant and the Nets are off […]

New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas has made a name for himself in the NBA as a bruiser down low in the paint. However, Valanciunas made waves for his historic three-point shooting against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. Valanciunas channeled his inner Dirk Nowitzki with the performance. Quick story on ‘Dirk Valanciunas’ and […]

LOS ANGELES – The 2021-22 season continues to be a roller coaster for Paul George and the LA Clippers. The team lost four of their first five games of the season, but followed it up with seven straight wins. Now, they’ve dropped six of their last nine games since that seven game streak, continuing what’s […]

Enes Kanter Freedom of the Boston Celtics is officially an American, and he loves it—if his new last name wasn’t evidence enough. The Celtics big man recently attained his US citizenship, before eventually legally changing his name from Enes Kanter to Enes Kanter Freedom. In an interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, Kanter expounded on […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took the court Monday night to wrap up a quick two-game homestand. They looked to take advantage of an inexperienced Orlando Magic team and get back on track after a tough loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. It wasn’t a pretty win for the Sixers, but one nonetheless. Behind some big […]

The Houston Rockets are on a three game winning streak. Everyone reading this already knows that, but I had to type it out just to remind myself that it’s actually a thing. For most of this season, this team has been a fledgling mess trying to find an identify on both ends of the floor. […]

Even before he touched down on Canadian soil, Goran Dragic’s days as a member of the Toronto Raptors were numbered. From the kerfuffle around his initial “higher ambitions” comment that was blown out of proportion by the fan base to the Dallas Mavericks expressing obvious interest in pairing him with his Slovenian kinsman Luka Doncic, […]