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Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has an undeniably deep love for the Purple & Gold. However, even Shaq has been critical of this current Lakers team and their recent struggles. In a recent episode of his podcast, The Big Podcast with Shaq, the Hall of Fame big man shared his true feelings about LeBron James […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is 10 triples away from breaking Ray Allen’s record for most 3-pointers in NBA history. Sure enough, the Dubs want everything about it to be special–including the venue. With how things currently stand, Curry is well on track to accomplish the feat by Monday when they play the Indiana […]

Things have been somewhat quiet on the Ben Simmons trade front since the regular season tipped off. The three-time All-Star still hasn’t suited up for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, and a trade still appears to be the inevitable outcome. While the rumor mill has been quiet, two factors could cause it to go into […]

The trade market for Ben Simmons is heating up. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Philadelphia 76ers’ conversations surrounding their star are “gathering momentum” and that the Sixers are looking to land a “top-25 player” in a trade. Much of the renewed impetus surrounds Wednesday, when 84 percent of the league's 446 players become eligible […]

Damian Lillard reiterated yet again earlier this week that he’s fully committed to the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite a wholly disappointing start to the regular season and Neil Olshey’s dismissal as general manager, the Blazers are returning that loyalty to the best player in franchise history. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Portland has “no interest” […]

Kendrick Perkins is not exactly the most timid of broadcasters out there. Perk usually speaks his mind freely without really considering the possible effects of his sometimes hurtful criticism. Well, this is exactly what he exhibited when he recently went on a fiery rant against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Perkins, who used […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were getting made fun of for their age before this season began. Now that the season is over a quarter of the way through, there is proof that the old jokes being thrown at the Lakers were accurate. ESPN posted a graphic with three stats from Second Spectrum […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was faced with a tough decision back in 2014 when deciding which NBA team’s sideline he was going to pace. Kerr was reportedly close to signing with the New York Knicks, who were being run by Kerr’s former Chicago Bulls head coach Phil Jackson. Kerr dropped a truth […]

Joe Cronin made it abundantly clear on Thursday during his introductory press conference as the team’s interim general manager: Changes are coming for the Portland Trail Blazers, likely sooner than later. Players who signed new contracts in free agency become eligible to be traded on December 15th. The deadline for in-season trades comes and goes […]

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has become one of the best young players in the NBA in his short time in the league. Ball just so happens to play for the organization, Charlotte, owned by arguably the greatest NBA player of all time, Michael Jordan. LaVar Ball was asked if son LaMelo Ball ever goes […]

The Washington Wizards beat the Detroit Pistons 119-116 in overtime Wednesday night. Despite blowing a 13-point 4th quarter lead, the Wizards pulled the game out thanks to Kyle Kuzma who sank the game winning triple with less than a second left in the game. Kuzma led the Wizards with 26 points in the win, with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have dealt with a number of injuries this season, mostly to stars such as LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Well, the Lakers received a surprising update on Anthony Davis ahead of Friday’s scheduled game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1469383183070236674?s=20 This is surprising for the Lakers. Anthony Davis seems to always […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has been tapped as the next national coach for Team USA, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Kerr will replace Gregg Popovich as Team USA's next coach in the World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics. He was an assistant on Popovich's gold-medal Olympic staff in Tokyo. https://t.co/Dxo8fXMsUT — Adrian […]

The Houston Rockets, winners of their last seven games, currently own the league’s longest active winning streak. This would have made sense with the James Harden-led Hosutons teams of yesteryear but the team is now rebuilding from the ground up. They had a 1-16 record before their historic hot streak. Christian Wood, the Rockets’ leading […]

The Utah Jazz hammered the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier this week, 136-104 on the road. Despite being drubbed at home, that didn’t stop some Wolves players from ripping Rudy Gobert afterward. Wolves guard Patrick Beverley called out Gobert for not guarding their best player. Meanwhile, Anthony Edwards went so far as to say that he is […]

Blake Griffin admitted that he was surprised upon learning he was out of the Brooklyn Nets rotation. He came over from the Detroit Pistons via buyout market in 2021. The six-time All-Star was an important part of why the Nets were clicking defensively once the playoffs rolled around. Much was made of how few slam […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves will play on Friday night in an inter-conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Cavaliers-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Cavaliers and Timberwolves will play on Friday night in matchup between two teams that appear to be on the rise. Each of these teams are […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols Thursday night, with the expectation being that a pending PCR test would provide an update on how long he would be away from the sidelines. Carlisle and the Pacers received his test results on Friday, giving the team and fans an idea […]

The NBA season continues with games on Friday. The Boston Celtics will hit the road and face off against the Phoenix Suns. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Suns prediction and pick. These two teams are having very different seasons. The Boston Celtics are 13-13 and are coming off back […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Friday. The Sacramento Kings will travel to take on the Charlotte Hornets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Kings-Hornets prediction and pick. These two teams have had different levels of success this season. The Sacramento Kings are 11-14, but have managed to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder will play on Friday night in a Western Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Thunder prediction and pick. The Lakers and Thunder will play on Friday night as the Lakers look to keep their momentum rolling. Los Angeles was just looking […]

The NBA season continues on Friday. The Dallas Mavericks will hit the road and take on the Indiana Pacers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Pacers prediction and pick. These two teams have had similar starts to the season. The Dallas Mavericks are 12-12 and are coming off a solid […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks will play on Friday night in an Eastern Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Hawks prediction and pick. The Nets and Hawks will meet on Friday for the second time this season. Brooklyn hosted the Hawks on Nov. 3, coming out with a […]

The Chicago Bulls have been having a lot of trouble dealing with COVID-19 recently, as multiple members of the team have been placed under the NBA’s health and safety protocols for the virus. So far, five Bulls have been placed under the health and safety protocols, namely: DeMar DeRozan, Matt Thomas, Coby White, Javonte Green, […]

2021 MVP and Nuggets star Nikola Jokic made a pass that was so sick; it triggered an NSFW response from a Spurs veteran. With the absence of Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. from the Nuggets, Jokic has another extraordinary performance this season, averaging over 26 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists per game. This […]

Freedom forced our hand. We’ve finally reached the point where a LeBron James-Enes Freedom beef timeline needs to be injected into our sports discourse. LeBron James is one of the greatest basketball players to ever play in the NBA. Ever since he entered in the NBA, James has taken on the burden of living up […]

The New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors will play on Friday night in an Eastern Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Raptors prediction and pick. The Knicks and Raptors will play on Friday as each team looks for a win. New York has fell to 12-13 after losing four […]

The Indiana Pacers are off to an 11-16 start. Reports surfaced Tuesday that the Pacers were looking to move key players to rebuild the structure of the team. Names like Myles Turner, Domantas Sabonis are rumored to be available for the trade market, and they both seem to be a good fit for the Golden […]

There is no rest for the weary. After another tough matchup against the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday, the Philadelphia 76ers rushed home to face the Utah Jazz in the second leg of a back-to-back. Things were competitive early on, but Utah managed to take complete control in the second half. When all was said and done, […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers had the edge early against the opponents on Thursday night. They raced out to a quick nine-point lead to end the first quarter and looked ready to overmatch a Memphis Grizzlies side playing without Dillon Brooks and star player Ja Morant. But instead of piling it on and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, once again, followed up a potential momentum-building victory with a discouraging dud. Two nights after their most complete performance of the season — a dialed-in and breezy win over the Boston Celtics — they put forth an uninspired performance against a short-handed Memphis Grizzlies bunch, falling 108-95. They’re back to .500 […]

It takes a number of things to make a good general manager in the NBA. Obviously you have to be able to identify talent, you have to be shrewd at deal making, and you have to have extensive knowledge of the CBA. Those are basically the fundamentals that the best GMs in the league possess. […]

When Ja Morant went down with a knee injury against the Atlanta Hawks, the basketball world collectively held their breath. Fans have been fearing for the Grizzlies star’s health because of his high-flying tendencies. Luckily, Morant only ended up with a knee sprain, but it then put another question in the minds of fans. Can […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are dealing with a litany of injuries. Damian Lillard has missed several games after taking a cortisone injection in his abdomen. CJ McCollum has a collapsed lung. Anfernee Simons, Cody Zeller, and Nassir Little have their own health issues. With these bodies out, the Blazers could use every productive minute they […]

Neil Olshey’s unceremonious booting from the Portland Trail Blazers might’ve been a harbinger of change for some. After years of balking from Damian Lillard trade rumors, new management might want to start over anew. Almost immediately, the Lillard trade rumor mill started back up again. If new interim GM Joe Cronin would have his way, […]

After a discouraging defeat to the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers — the preseason favorites to win the Western Conference — dropped back to .500 (13-13) 26 games into the 2021-22 season. More alarmingly, as The Athletic’s Bill Oram noted, they’ve only won two games against teams currently in the top-1o […]

Moses Moody might not be playing with the Golden State Warriors right now, but boy is he showing some promise in the G-League. Playing for the Santa Cruz Warriors, the rookie put on a show, dropping 37 massive points against the Agua Caliente Clippers. No one is happier for Moses Moody than his own coach, […]

Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, and the Los Angeles Lakers were not in good spirits following their deflating 108-95 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, who were playing without Ja Morant, Brandon Clarke, and Dillon Brooks. After a promising and energized first quarter, the Lakers got careless—as in, they didn’t seem to care about protecting the basketball, […]

Playing in the NBA is a grueling grind. Gregg Popovich knows this. He’s been coaching the San Antonio Spurs for more than three decades now. He knows just how big fatigue can affect both teams playing in a game. So when Popovich was asked about the Denver Nuggets’ brutal schedule after the Spurs won against […]