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There have been a number of stats floating around about the New York Knicks’ starting lineup since their loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday. Take your pick: The starting lineup of Kemba Walker, Evan Fournier, RJ Barrett, Julius Randle, and Mitchell Robinson has played the second-most minutes of any five-man unit in the NBA […]

Alex Caruso has been making waves for his new team, the Chicago Bulls, early in the season. So much so, that fans of the Los Angeles Lakers already seem to be regretting the team’s decision to let him walk away as a free agent back in the summer. Caruso recently sat down with The Athletic’s […]

The Alex Rodriguez era with the Minnesota Timberwolves isn’t off to a great start. The team is now facing a major hiccup which comes in the form of a whopping $250,000 fine issued by the NBA for what the league has deemed as illegal offseason workouts that were held outside of the team’s market. According […]

It seems there’s a feud brewing between Kyle Kuzma and the city of Cleveland. The Washington Wizards took down the Cavaliers on Nov. 10, thanks in part to a pair of late threes from Kuzma. In a post-game interview, Kuzma credited his heroics to Cavs fans who had been heckling him all night and even […]

As the New York Knicks prep for their second matchup of the season with the Indiana Pacers on Monday night, apparently a good practice session on Sunday is providing some optimism internally. Take it from Derrick Rose, who spoke to the media after the session. “With the first group, they were doing a lot of […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry returned home to Charlotte to face the Hornets on Sunday. But his homecoming wasn’t the only reunion to take place on this day. NFL star Cam Newton also made his return to the Carolina Panthers to face the Arizona Cardinals. In his season debut with the Panthers, he scored […]

The Brooklyn Nets set sail for a long six-game road trip earlier this month. At the beginning of it, they were 5-3 overall, fifth place in the newly competitive Eastern Conference. There has been a rising middle class in the East with improved play overall. But after going 5-1 away from Brooklyn, the Nets now […]

Alex Caruso will make his shortly-awaited and profoundly bittersweet return to Staples Center on Monday, as his Chicago Bulls face the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers, of course, helped develop Caruso from an undrafted free agent and G-Leaguer into a fan favorite, All-NBA caliber defender, and starter in the title-clinching Game 6 of the NBA […]

Even though the Philadelphia 76ers find themselves on the wrong end of a losing streak right now, there is one glowing positive of their recent stretch: second-year guard Tyrese Maxey continues to flourish in his expanded role. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers gave Maxey a big challenge heading into this year, and he has started […]

The Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies play in a Western Conference matchup on Monday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Rockets-Grizzlies prediction and pick. The Rockets and Grizzlies matchup Monday in a game between a pair of struggling teams. Houston is just 1-12 this season and has lost 11 […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were outclassed in the early going against the lowly Houston Rockets on Friday. Three days earlier, they trailed the LA Clippers by double-digits less than three minutes after tipoff. And on Sunday versus the depleted Denver Nuggets, Portland fell behind 24-8 in the first quarter, never coming closer than nine points […]

The Sacramento Kings are off to a disappointing start to the 2021-22 NBA season. The team has struggled out the gate to the tune of a 5-8 record which already has head coach Luke Walton in danger of losing his job. While no one expected the Kings to be contenders in the loaded Western Conference […]

The Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder play in an inter-conference matchup on Monday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Thunder prediction and pick. The Heat and Thunder matchup on Monday night in a game between two teams on the opposite side of the NBA spectrum. The Thunder and […]

Although the Golden State Warriors’ seven-game winning streak ended on Sunday, there was one positive takeaway from this game against the Charlotte Hornets. That positive was the play of their first lottery pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, Jonathan Kuminga. His defensive abilities were on full display, and Draymond Green noticed some things and made […]

Nine months after his father’s death, DeMar DeRozan returned to Los Angeles with the Chicago Bulls in tow, and he shocked the rolling Clippers with a game-high 35 points en route to the 100-90 win. It was an emotional return for DeRozan, as he has been dealing with the death of his father, yet the […]

The Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves will play in a Western Conference matchup on Monday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Suns and Timberwolves enter Monday’s contest heading in opposite directions. Phoenix is 9-4 and looks primed to be one of the best teams […]

Lonzo Ball is currently happy with the Chicago Bulls but two years ago, it was a different story. In 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers pulled off a blockbuster trade that saw them landing then-New Orleans Pelicans All-Star big man Anthony Davis in exchange for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, the draft rights to De’Andre […]

The Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks will play in a Western Conference matchup on Monday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nuggets-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Nuggets and Mavericks matchup Monday night in what will be a game between two of the better teams in the West so far […]

The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Monday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pacers-Knicks prediction and pick. The Knicks and Pacers will meet on Monday with each team jockeying for position in the Eastern Conference standings. New York comes in […]

The NBA season continues on Monday. The Chicago Bulls will hit the road and take on the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bulls-Lakers prediction and pick. Both of these teams have been having good seasons so far. The Chicago Bulls are 9-4 and coming off a […]

The NBA season continues on Monday night. The Toronto Raptors will hit the road and take on the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Trail Blazers prediction and pick. Both of these teams have been having solid seasons. The Toronto Raptors are 7-7 but are coming off […]

The Sacramento Kings and Detroit Pistons will play in an inter-conference matchup on Monday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Kings-Pistons prediction and pick. The Kings and Pistons meet on Monday, and each team could really use a win. The Pistons are 3-9 on the season, and just 1-4 […]

The NBA season is in full swing and games will continue on Monday. The Boston Celtics will hit the road and take on the Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Cavaliers prediction and pick. Both of these teams will be looking for a win on Monday. The Celtics […]

The Golden State Warriors’ seven-game winning streak came to an end on Sunday night against LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets. It was the second and final meeting between the two groups, and it ended with a series split at one apiece. In Sunday’s Hornets victory, Ball finished with 21 points, seven rebounds, five assists, […]

The NBA regular season will continue on Monday. The New Orleans Pelicans will travel and take on the Washington Wizards. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pelicans-Wizards prediction and pick. These two teams have been having very different seasons. The Pelicans are 2-12 having won their second game of the […]

The NBA season continues on Monday night. The Orlando Magic will hit the road and face off against the Atlanta Hawks. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Hawks prediction and pick. Neither of these teams have had a great start to the season. The Magic are 3-10 and are coming […]

LOS ANGELES – Paul George and the LA Clippers‘ seven-game winning streak came to an end on Sunday night at the hands of Lonzo Ball, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and the visiting Chicago Bulls. Sunday marked one the ugliest shooting game of the month for LA, shooting just 35.8 percent from the field and 32.4 […]

The Houston Rockets dropped their 11th straight game in blowout fashion on Sunday night to the Phoenix Suns, 115-89. The Rockets were expected to be a bad team this year, but losing this many consecutive games is always alarming. Even rebuilding teams get occasional victories. This is around the time drastic changes are implemented, either […]

The hunt for the hottest 2021 NBA rookie cards is on right now as the league passed its one-month mark recently. With how things are going on right now, it’s fairly easy to spot which of these young studs can be great investments for collectors and which are not. We take a look down below […]

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers earned their first win in regulation without LeBron James of the season, defeating the San Antonio Spurs 114-106 at Staples Center. Barring a couple of tight moments, it was a relatively comfortable afternoon for Los Angeles. In the short term, that was just what the doctor ordered for a […]

It’s hard to describe how much NBA players hate losing games. They set such high standards for themselves that it’s not in their nature to expect it. It’s tough for everyone, but especially very good players at the tail-end of their primes. They expect to be competing at the highest levels of the playoffs and […]

It’s been a few weeks since Netflix released its insanely popular Korean series Squid Game, but it’s still etched into many people’s minds. That includes a lot of NBA players, and one particular Chicago Bulls guard has an interesting take on a potential “Squid Game” within his team. In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, […]

The Detroit Pistons are still in rebuild mode, and they have reportedly been interested in Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III. Bagley has been unhappy with the Kings, and a trade would make sense for Sacramento and himself. This is where the Pistons come in, as Bagley could be a great fit for them. He […]

The Charlotte Hornets went from losing four straight on the road to now rattling off three straight wins. This time, they were able to take down arguably the best team in the league, the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors only had one loss coming into Spectrum Center. The Hornets stuck to their game plan, slowed […]

The Chicago Bulls are surging right now, much to the surprise of everybody. They have moved up to 9 – 4 after a big 100 – 90 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Led by the dynamic duo of Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan, it seemed like the Clippers just had no answer for the […]

Dell Curry always faces a dilemma whenever the Charlotte Hornets take on the Golden State Warriors. While he played for and serves as broadcaster for the Hornets, his son Stephen Curry stars for the opposing side. However, LaMelo Ball is willing to spend some quality time with Dell if it softens the blow of Steph […]

It’s no secret that LeBron James is a big investor. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar has used the latter half of his career investing into various companies and organization in order to secure his spot at the top. His latest exploits, though, involve two other superstars in their respective crafts. Damon Carr of Sports Illustrated […]

The Brooklyn Nets visited the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. OKC, surprisingly, has rattled off four wins in a row, giving a little added intrigue to this contest–although Brooklyn is still favored to win. The city of Oklahoma will surely bring up some memories for Kevin Durant and James Harden. Both players played their early […]

The Charlotte Hornets pulled off an absolute stunner, slaying Stephen Curry and the formidable Golden State Warriors on Sunday night. But if you asked LaMelo Ball, he’ll tell you he saw this win coming. The Hornets star was vocal after the game about feeling upsets were in the air for the Carolina sports teams. LaMelo […]