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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is no longer the 20-year-old player who can run up and down the floor for 40 minutes per game. He is already 36 years old and possesses tons of miles in his body as he plays in Year 19 of his NBA career. With that said, some fans are […]

As of now, there is no bigger name on the NBA trade market than Ben Simmons. The three-time All-Star remains in a stalemate with the Philadelphia 76ers and a change of scenery remains the likely outcome. That being said, general manager Daryl Morey has kept his stance of wanting a high-caliber player in return for […]

The COVID-19 outbreak within the NBA has put the entire season at risk. The NHL has already placed its season on hold until after Christmas and right now, NBA commissioner Adam Silver and the league could also follow suit. The good news is that right now, Silver is adamant that the show will go on […]

Steve Kerr has turned into one of the most well-respected coaching minds in the NBA, leading the Golden State Warriors to three championships and five NBA Finals appearances in his first seven seasons. The Warriors coach attributes part of that to longtime mentor Gregg Popovich. The San Antonio Spurs head coach is considered one of […]

Luka Doncic remains out for the Dallas Mavericks, but expectations are high he can return to the lineup sooner rather than later–hopefully before Christmas. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Mavs are hopeful Doncic will be able to suit up when they play the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. That puts the Slovenian guard well […]

Dallas Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki will return in the frontlines of NBA action, but as much as Mavs fans would want to turn back the clock and see a prime Dirk play for the COVID-ravaged team, he won’t be doing his one-legged fadeaway. Instead, he will be offering some awesome commentary. As Brad Townsend of […]

The story of the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers season has been untimely blows. The latest came in the form of an MCL sprain to Anthony Davis, who will be re-evaluated in four weeks. In the third quarter of Friday’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jaden McDaniels fell backward into AD’s leg, forcing the eight-time All-Star […]

We’ve been keeping tabs on the Brooklyn Nets’ decision to let Kyrie Irving play in games he’s eligible to play in this season. At one point in mid-October, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said that Nets superstars Kevin Durant and James Harden would have a voice in the major decision. Kevin Durant, James Harden, owner Joe Tsai […]

One can make a case about LeBron James being the greatest player of all time. It might be contentious, to say the least, but it’s hard to deny that the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has to at least be in the conversation when talking about the GOAT. For most, however, one of the biggest flaws […]

All season, the Ben Simmons cloud has hung over the head of the Philadelphia 76ers. The team has done a fine job not letting it have a major effect on their campaign, but the elephant in the room has been hard to avoid. A little over two months into the NBA season and there has […]

The Dallas Mavericks were not able to prevent the surge in COVID-19 cases in the organization, with Tim Hardaway Jr. the latest Mavs player to enter the league’s health and safety protocols. That means the Mavs now have four players in their COVID-19 list after Reggie Bullock, Josh Green and Maxi Kleber entered it in […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili has been announced as one of the headliners of first-time candidates for the James Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Ginobili, 44, is widely regarded as one of the most iconic players in Spurs franchise history and he is now closing in on the ultimate basketball […]

The Houston Rockets have been without star rookie Jalen Green for nearly a month as he deals with a hamstring injury, but it looks as if the No. 2 overall pick could be making his way back to action. According to Shams Charania, Green is expected to return to game action on Thursday when the […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is having a fantastic year. He’s playing some of the best basketball of his career, and it could earn him the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year Award at the end of the season. Green is a nightly problem to the opposition, and Steve Kerr explained […]

Amid the vast escalation in positive cases of COVID-19, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has finally broken his silence on the league’s plans for the rest of the season. There had been some question into whether the NBA would pause or cancel the remainder of the season, but during an interview with ESPN’s Malika Andrews on […]

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 […]