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In a Tuesday morning surprise, Anthony Davis was downgraded from probable to questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden (a game that will be missing LeBron James, too). Davis’ status changed, as was the cited ailment. Instead of a “right thigh contusion”, Davis was listed with […]

The number-one overall pick in the NBA draft, Detroit Pistons rookie Cade Cunningham entered the league with some lofty expectations, but got off to a slow start. However, Cunningham has started to pick up his level of play- and he has something to say to those who were doubting him early on. https://twitter.com/MarcJSpears/status/1463229660146417665?s=20 Cade Cunningham […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took the floor in Sacramento on Monday night, looking to bounce back from their loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Getting back on track would not be easy, as Tobias Harris and Seth Curry were late scratches for the Sixers due to injury. Despite being without four of their five starters, the […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers canceled a scheduled shootaround on Tuesday morning due to precautionary reasons related to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. This comes after Nicolas Batum was a late scratch from Sunday afternoon’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. The Clippers forward was initially ruled out 30 minutes before tipoff due to […]

NBA Twitter absolutely erupted on Monday night when a picture went viral of Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant’s ashy-looking ankle that appeared to really need some lotion. KD fired back at the haters, but now his good friend and former Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green is also joining in on the roasting. Just take […]

Dallas Mavs center Kristaps Porzingis has enjoyed a strong start to the 2021-22 campaign. Porzingis seems to enjoy playing for new head coach Jason Kidd, as he spoke to NBA reporter Mark Medina about a variety of topics, mentioning his love for playing under Kidd, though he also subtly threw shade at former head coach […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis struggled to produce and stay healthy through his first two seasons with the team, which had many believing the Mavs could potentially trade the Latvian. However, Mark Cuban recently spoke on that matter amid Porzingis’s tremendous start to the 2021/22 campaign and quickly set the record straight. Via NBA.com: […]

It had been reported in the past that Dallas Mavericks stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis didn’t have the best relationship. Even if “beef” was too strong a word to use in this situation, it’s clear they weren’t always on the same page. Now, though, Porzingis says the Mavs stars have been big strides when […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is known for having a passionate and expressive personality. Sometimes it rubs NBA teammates or opponents the wrong way but it can also work in the favor of the Warriors. Head coach Steve Kerr explained why it’s actually a good thing that Green ‘rips into guys.’ Steve Kerr: "You […]

The NBA has changed so much over the last 15 years, especially when shooting the basketball. What was once a bad shot is considered a great shot in today’s NBA game. Mainly because of the success and admiration teams, players and fans have for Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry. No player has impacted how […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers play in a Western Conference battle on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Clippers prediction and pick. The Mavericks and Clippers will play Tuesday in what will be a rematch of their first-round postseason series earlier this year. The Clippers won that […]

Once upon a time a two-time MVP point guard named Steve Nash spearheaded a frenetically efficient offensive attack that came to be known as “7 seconds or less.” A book was written about the approach (former Nets’ assistant) then head coach of the Suns Mike D’Antoni devised; a reference to how quickly into the 24 […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has refused to explain what his team would look like once Klay Thompson returns. Despite not having their second best player this season, the Warriors still managed to outperform their opponents and are now the best team in the league. Undeniably, the second unit, which is led by […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got LeBron James back on Friday vs. the Boston Celtics after he missed eight games with an abdominal strain. One blowout loss and ugly first half later, LeBron was out of action again — ejected from the Lakers clash with the Detroit Pistons for a flagrant-2 foul on Isaiah Stewart early […]

The Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers play in a Western Conference battle on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nuggets-Blazers prediction and pick. The Nuggets and Blazers will play on Tuesday. These teams met last season during the playoffs, so they are quite familiar with one another. The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will already be without LeBron James against the New York Knicks on Tuesday because of his suspension for elbowing Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart over the weekend. The Lakers could also be without fellow superstar Anthony Davis, who’s dealing with flu-like symptoms (non-COVID related). Davis is officially questionable for the […]

The 2021-22 NBA season has been moving past extremely fast and fans have already watched quite a few teams start the season in surprising or disappointing fashion. One of the more pleasant surprises has been the start to the year by Charlotte Hornets second-year point guard LaMelo Ball. His development and the Hornets’ roster itself […]

Draymond Green doesn’t need a lot to get fired up. The Golden State Warriors star was always been the engine that kept the team running during their NBA Finals runs. He may be a step slower now, but the Warriors star is still the same spitfire superstar on the court in his age-31 NBA season. […]

The Sacramento Kings fired Luke Walton on Sunday and promoted Alvin Gentry as interim head coach. Gentry became Sacramento’s 12th head coach in 16 seasons and Walton became the latest casualty after starting out 6-11 on the new campaign. Walton actually ended his tenure as the second winningest coach in franchise history, with a 68-93 […]

It took Damian Lillard over a full month into 2021-22 to be named Western Conference Player of the Week for the first time. What a slacker. The Portland Trail Blazers superstar earned the honor after leading his team to a perfect 3-0 record last week, averaging 28.1 points and 8.3 assists per game with a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks play in an inter-conference battle on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Knicks prediction and pick. The Lakers and Knicks will play in Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. LeBron James is suspended for one game, so barring an appeal he will […]

The Big Diesel is now a huge problem for his ex-business partners. According to TMZ Sports, Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has filed a lawsuit against a company that allegedly scammed him and another individual five years ago in an investment deal gone wrong. The Big Diesel spelled it all out in a new […]

The Chicago Bulls are on the verge of getting a big boost to their frontcourt. Center Nikola Vucevic, who has been out since November 10th after testing positive for COVID-19, will travel with the team on their upcoming two-game road trip. Via KC Johnson: Nikola Vucevic will travel on Bulls’ two-game trip. Workout scheduled for […]

LeBron James has been getting attacked from all angles as of late. The Los Angeles Lakers star was already facing scrutiny from Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter off the court, but then he had the viral dust-up with Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart. The Pistons beef was settled early with the NBA slapping both […]

Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony shows love to New York before his clash against the Knicks, emphasizing his appreciation for the city. Long ago, the Knicks were blessed by the presence of a scoring champion in the form of Anthony, electrifying Madison Square Garden and New York as a whole. However, the Knicks entered a recession […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are off to a blistering start to the 2021-22 NBA season with a league-best 15-2 record. They are steamrolling through all their opponents. This includes some statement victories over two heavy pre-season favorites the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers. Golden State owns the best defense in […]

The Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons play in an Eastern Conference battle on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Pistons prediction and pick. The Heat and Pistons are set to face off on Monday. After a hot start to the season, the Heat are just 5-5 in their last […]

The Sacramento Kings are in a state of flux. However, that hasn’t really been anything that fans aren’t already used to. The Kings got rid of their head coach in Luke Walton after yet another subpar start to the season. However, the move hasn’t sparked the flame that fans hoped as they fell to a […]

Just under 20 games into the 2021-22 NBA season and the league has already witnessed a few intense altercations that have gotten way out of hand. From the hostile encounter between Nikola Jokic and Markieff Morris to LeBron James and Isaiah Stewart’s mini-scuffle, the young NBA season has already gotten off to a rocking start. […]

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma had an interesting wardrobe choice to combat the chilly D.C. weather on Monday. Kuzma—traded from sunny California and the Los Angeles Lakers—currently has a prominent role on the Wizards’ strong start to the season, and Kuzma showcased his flair with his newest fit. Kuzma strolled down the hallways of Capital […]

After a sluggish start to the season, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has caught fire by going for 30 or more points in four consecutive games. That includes a 30-point effort in Monday’s blowout victory over the lowly Houston Rockets. Celtics legend Bill Russell took notice of Tatum’s hot streak and made sure to show […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took the floor Monday night for the fifth game of their season-long six-game road trip. Next up on their schedule was a matchup with the Sacramento Kings.  Heading into the matchup, the Sixers found themselves heavily depleted once again. With Tobias Harris, Seth Curry, Danny Green, and Joel Embiid all out, Doc […]

The Brooklyn Nets improve to 13-5, and are now in sole possession of first place in the East. Nets head coach Steve Nash has spoken at length this season about the team’s “continuity plan” being disrupted when they learned Kyrie Irving wouldn’t be available to them. Because of that disruption, they’ve needed their stars to […]

The Houston Rockets are 17 games into the season and have not won a road game. More incredibly, they’ve won one basketball game total. This is going to go down as the second consecutive season the Rockets lose at least 15-straight games in a row. Even the worst teams in basketball win a game or […]

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich probably still daydreams about laughing with Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker on the bench. But these days, the Spurs could hardly smile as they’ve stumbled to a lowly 4-12 record. The Spurs have been undergoing a rebuild since their vaunted All-Star trio retired. Nowadays, Popovich is left […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is in the midst of yet another episode of KD vs. the mean streets of Twitter. This time around, the issue revolves around Durant’s ashy legs. A photo of the Nets star’s legs (or at least a tiny bit of it) is making its rounds on social media. The picture […]

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Washington Wizards 109-103, handing the Capital City team their second home loss this season. Charlotte pulled away in the second quarter and pretty much controlled the game from that point on. Their backcourt carried them throughout this game as well. Terry Rozier put up a season-high 32 points. It was […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have been the talk of the town following what turned out to be a testy matchup against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. LA came out on top of the bout, but what made headlines was LeBron’s bloody altercation with Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart. Anthony Davis played […]

Former NBA guard Iman Shumpert was known for his fleet-footedness on the defensive end. He could stay in front of the best offensive guys, usually getting assigned to dance with the likes of Stephen Curry, James Harden, and Chris Paul. But on Monday night, he sure showcased his footwork and other fancy moves as he […]