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Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson is an absolute legend on Twitter. He has no less than 5.1 million followers on his account, which more often than not, marvel at the bizarrely groundbreaking tweets he sends out every now and again. For some reason, the Lakers Hall of Famer often comes out with tweets that […]

It has been seven full seasons since Kevin Durant was named regular season MVP. Of course, the 2014 MVP also boasts two NBA Finals MVPs in back-to-back seasons in 2017 and 2018. With 12 games under his belt, it appears KD has a realistic shot at some more hardware in his trophy collection next spring. […]

Yes, there’s roughly two new developments per week concerning the shaky relationship between Ben Simmons, Rich Paul and the Philadelphia 76ers. While the entire situation is absurd, it has brought an encouraging reality to life for the Sixers–that being they can contend and prosper without Simmons. Ben Simmons’ Absence A Blessing In Disguise? When a […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert got into a tussle with Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner during the Jazz’s 111-100 loss yesterday. Gobert and Turner were ejected along with Utah’s Donovan Mitchell, who chirped at the Indiana bench after the scuffle was broken up. After the game, Gobert told reporters that fights between NBA players are […]

One of the biggest rivalries in today’s NBA is that of Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. While these two may have a buddy-buddy type of relationship, there’s no denying that there’s always that intense competitive spirit between them whenever they face off against each other on […]

The Brooklyn Nets will face off with the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Pelicans prediction and pick. This is one of the most one-sided games of Friday night’s slate. The Nets came into this season with sky-high expectations, and they aren’t falling short […]

The Phoenix Suns will take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Grizzlies prediction and pick. This should be an exciting matchup between two potential playoff teams. The Suns have only lost three contests on the year and are in the middle of a […]

The Sacramento Kings will play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Kings-Thunder prediction and pick. Both of these teams are playing about as expected so far. The Kings are embracing their yearly ritual of hanging around just behind the eighth seed in the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will debut their 2021-22 City Edition uniforms on Friday night at Staples Center. Fittingly, the Lakers are breaking out their latest City Editions— which pay homage to multiple eras of Lakers lore — against the franchise that currently plays where the Lakers were founded: the Minnesota Timberwolves. Unfortunately, we’ll have to […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is never one to shy away from political events. The four-time NBA champ recently weighed in on the Kyle Rittenouse trial as LeBron mocked the 18-year-old for fake crying as he took the witness stand on Wednesday. The Lakers star’s accusation quickly went viral and this was not taken […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will take on the Houston Rockets on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Trail Blazers-Rockets prediction and pick. Both of these teams have had a rough time to start the season. Portland has been one of the streakiest teams in the league so far, […]

The NBA season will continue on Friday night. The Minnesota Timberwolves will hit the road and take on the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Timberwolves-Lakers prediction and pick. These two teams have been having two different seasons. The Minnesota Timberwolves are 3-7 and have lost their […]

Portland Trail Blazers president and CEO Chris McGowan abruptly resigned on Friday, he announced in a statement. “After careful consideration over the summer, I have decided to resign my position as President and CEO of the Portland Trail Blazers organization effective November 26th, 2021,” McGowan said in a statement. Thank you, @ChrisDMcGowan ❤️https://t.co/bc34T3qgH8 pic.twitter.com/7HFW9nwLig — […]

Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala has been making headlines of late, but not for his play on the court. In an interview with Sam Amick of The Athletic, Iguodala pointed out how good he believes Jrue Holiday is defensively. During the interview, Warriors forward Andre Iguodala claims Jrue Holiday is massively underrated and that […]

The NBA season continues on Friday night. The Dallas Mavericks will hit the road and face off against the San Antonio Spurs. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Spurs prediction and pick. These two teams have had different starts to the season. Through 11 games the Mavericks are 7-4 but […]

The Chicago Bulls and Golden State Warriors will play in an inter-conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bulls-Warriors prediction and pick. The Bulls and Warriors enter play Friday as two of the better teams in the NBA so far this season. Golden State is an […]

Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala defended his take recently on his claim that Kyrie Irving is one of the 20 greatest NBA players of all time. Back on October 20th, Iguodala took to Twitter to post his thoughts on Kyrie after he was left off the NBA’s list among the 75 greatest players. Iguodala […]

We are a little over ten games into the regular season, and the Philadelphia 76ers continue to shock the basketball community. Despite being in the middle of a minor losing skid, the Sixers’ play has been one of the more impressive storylines in the league right now.  Between an offseason filled with drama and a […]

The Miami Dolphins shocked the NFL world Thursday night, drubbing the heavily favored Baltimore Ravens 22-10. Not only did the Dolphins pull off one of the bigger upsets this season in the NFL, but it was how they did it that was incredible. Miami dominated defensively, completely shutting down Lamar Jackson and the vaunted Ravens […]

The Detroit Pistons will travel to Ohio to take on their divisional rival, the Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pistons-Cavaliers prediction and pick. The Cavaliers have been impressive to start the season. They are 7-5 and currently are fifth in the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Detroit Pistons […]

Andrew Wiggins has found a home in Golden State. The Warriors swingman no longer has the weight of an entire franchise or the burden of being a number one overall pick on his broad shoulders. Now he has Stephen Curry and the rest of the Warriors organization treating him like part of the family, something […]

The Chicago Bulls moved to 8-3 on the 2021-22 season after beating the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, 117-107. The Bulls led for most of the game, including the entire second half, and built a lead as big as 18 in the fourth quarter as they looked like a far better team than Dallas. The […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Celtics prediction and pick. The Bucks and Celtics each come into play on Friday missing key contributors. Milwaukee is still without Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez, while the […]

Ex-Chicago Bulls guard Corey Benjamin sincerely apologizes for his daughter’s actions following a sucker-punch incident at an Orange County youth game. Corey Benjamin was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 1998 as the 28th pick of the first round. He played as a guard for the Bulls through seasons 1998 to 2001. Benjamin’s stint with […]

The Chicago Bulls have been one of the NBA’s surprise teams early in the season  – and Lonzo Ball is a huge part of their resurgence. The five-year pro’s biggest leap this season has been most evident in his three-point shooting. Lonzo Ball was already much-improved during his two years with the New Orleans Pelicans, […]

The New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornets will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-Hornets prediction and pick. The Knicks and Hornets will meet on Friday as a pair of teams who are looking to turn things back in the right […]

LOS ANGELES – Paul George vs. Erik Spoelstra has been a matchup to watch for almost a decade now. The Los Angeles Clippers star and Miami Heat coach saw their first big matchup against one another back in George’s second year in the league as a member of the Indiana Pacers and Spoelstra’s fourth year as […]

While there are a handful of superstar pairings in the NBA, very few hold a candle to the tandem on TNT’s Inside the NBA. Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal have become the NBA’s dynamic analyst duo with their hot takes and no-holds-barred commentary. However, Barkley has recently spoken out on the potential expiration date on […]

The Houston Rockets have led at halftime in four out of their last five games. They’ve gone on to lose every single one of these games, including Wednesday night to the Detroit Pistons who are 15th in the Eastern Conference. Digging through the film and confirming it with the numbers, it’s not hard to isolate […]

The Pacers had a message for Rudy Gobert and the Jazz after they came out victorious in a heated battle, 111-100: y’all almost had it pic.twitter.com/Ze7VvrMHFg — Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) November 12, 2021 In Utah’s first home loss of the season, centers Rudy Gobert and Myles Turner had to be separated from a scuffle late […]

Things got real heated between the Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz on Thursday night, with Myles Turner, Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell and Joe Ingles all getting tossed after a kerfuffle that began with Turner and Gobert going at it. Turner called out Gobert for a “dirty” play after the Pacers pulled out an impressive 111-100 […]

Pulling that one NBA card that eclipses every other in the market is a pretty hard feat to accomplish. There’s a chance that you’re going to rip tons of boxes before you even get a whiff of that monster pull that will set the hobby on fire. But once in a while, there will be […]

Enes Kanter has been a powerful voice advocating against China’s alleged maltreatment of Uyghur community, Tibet, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The Boston Celtics center has been been active on social media and in public displays to bring awareness to the issues he feels very strongly about. The Celtics big man recently appeared on CNN in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers finished off their homestand on Thursday with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors. The Sixers once again found themselves in a nail-biter down the stretch and, unfortunately, fell short. The Raptors walked away with a 115-109 victory, extending the Sixers’ losing streak to three games. Here are some observations from the Sixers’ […]

The NBA world hasn’t moved on from the dust-up between Nikola Jokic and Markieff Morris, but everyone was already greeted with a familiar sight during the Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz’s matchup. Myles Turner and Rudy Gobert were at the center of it all as the latter tugged on the former’s shorts after his shot […]

Thursday’s matchup between the Utah Jazz and the Indiana Pacers got ugly midway through the gam. Jazz star Rudy Gobert and Pacers center Myles Turner got into it in the fourth quarter after the two tumbled. Gobert appeared to grab onto Turner’s shorts as he was falling down, which the latter didn’t like. The two […]

In just his third season in the NBA, Ja Morant has been playing at an All-NBA level already. His assists are still at a high number, but his points, steals, and three-point shooting have immensely increased this season. Even with their schedule being one of the toughest to begin the year, the Memphis Grizzlies are […]

The Los Angeles Clippers entered the 2021-2022 NBA season knowing that All Star Kawhi Leonard will be out for at least the majority of the year. Leonard suffered a partial ACL tear in Game 4 vs the Utah Jazz, and had surgery to repair the damage on July 14th. Many people are speculating that this […]

Utah Jazz superstar Donovan Mitchell blasted the officiating during their game against the Indiana Pacers that resulted in three ejections. Mitchell was tossed in the fourth quarter of their home loss against Indiana as a subsequent result of an initially heated scuffle between big men Rudy Gobert and Myles Turner. According to the two-time All-Star, […]