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Miami Heat talisman Jimmy Butler was the most heated man on the court after the scuffle between Nikola Jokic and Markieff Morris. Butler was caught on video jawing at Jokic right after the incident and it looked like he really wanted to inflict some pain on the reigning league MVP for his role in the […]

Brooklyn Nets Superstar point guard Kyrie Irving has not played a game yet this season. Irving has been out because he is not vaccinated. He cannot play in New York City without being vaccinated. The Nets decided that they’re not going to let Kyrie play any away games either until he is vaccinated. When Kyrie […]

Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr. received a surprising designation ahead of Wednesday’s game vs Indiana Pacers in Denver. Nuggets head coach Mike Malone said to Harrison Wind that Porter Jr. is probably questionable for the game. Michael Porter Jr’s status for tomorrow will probably be questionable, Malone says. Talks between VP of Sports Medicine […]

Anfernee Simons introduced to himself a global audience at last season’s All-Star Weekend, living up to years of local hype by being crowned champion of the slam dunk contest. But what Portland Trail Blazers fans have always known about Simons was surely surprising to those who’d only grown familiar with him from his stunning aerial […]

The Los Angeles Lakers secured a much-needed win on Monday night against a surging Charlotte Hornets side, and yet again, 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony came up big for LA. This was not the first time Melo saved the day for the struggling Lakers, and for his part, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant just had to […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks had an entertaining contest on Monday night that got a bit out of hand as the game went on. Trae Young and the Hawks led Stephen Curry and the Warriors at halftime, 65-61, but after that point, things went off the rails for Atlanta. After […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson is looking really promising in his workouts. He has missed the last two seasons due to injuries but was one of the best players in the NBA before he went down. Brian Windhorst of ESPN had this to say about Thompson: “The whispers around the league right now about […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Marcus Morris and Nikola Jokic’s brothers have a feud brewing. It spilled onto Twitter. Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was ejected in the Denver Nuggets win over the Miami Heat Monday. Nuggets star Nikola Jokic took a cheap shot at Heat forward Markieff Morris. Jokic came flying from behind Morris and […]

As any basketball fan knows, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant loves his social media. Especially, Twitter. But, he’s also known to be controversial at times when it comes to mingling with fans. Durant recently spoke with Charles Barkley about how his view of social media has changed over the years. Via NBA on TNT: The […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers will play in an inter-conference matchup on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Clippers prediction and pick. The Blazers and Clippers will meet for the third time already this season. The two teams are 1-1 across those two matchups. The […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ roster continues to thin out as yet another player has entered health and safety protocols. Originally out due to rest, reports emerged late Monday that Sixers All-Star Joel Embiid will be out at least 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19. He joined teammates Tobias Harris, Matisse Thybulle, and Isaiah Joe in […]

Chicago Sky’s Candace Parker predicted that Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry would drop 50 points on the Atlanta Hawks; then he did. Steph is gona have 50 tonight…. Anytime you play against a young protégé you gotta let ‘em know 🤷🏽‍♀️ — Candace Parker (@Candace_Parker) November 9, 2021 She brought up a good point. […]

The Bulls’ victory over Brooklyn Monday snapped a five-game winning streak for the Nets. Sitting now at 7-4 overall, in a three-way tie for 5th place in the East (along with the Cavaliers and Knicks) it’s still early but we’re learning some things about this team. Nets Takeaways From Loss To Bulls 1) The Nets […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis is one of the most dominant two-way players in the league when he’s healthy. But that last bit has been the biggest caveat throughout his career. With the fact that Anthony Davis is injury-prone being hard to deny, some naysayers have labeled AD as soft because of his inability […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton didn’t hold back in criticizing his team’s terrible third quarter performance against the Phoenix Suns. What was supposed to be a close second half turned into a disgrace as the Kings were limited by the Suns to just 12 points in the entire third quarter. Evaluating the Kings’ “disgusting” […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic could be facing a suspension from the NBA after his cheap shot of Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris. However, while Jokic’s shove from behind was uncalled for, he was retaliating to a rather dirty play by Morris himself. ESPN NBA analyst Richard Jefferson made sure to point this out in his […]

San Francisco, CA – The Golden State Warriors had their biggest challenge of the season against Trae Young and the visiting Atlanta Hawks. Stephen Curry and his team trailed most of the first half and even went down 15 points which tied their biggest deficit this year. The Chase Center wasn’t as loud as usual, […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz will play in an inter-conference matchup on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hawks-Jazz prediction and pick. The Hawks and Jazz enter play on Tuesday headed in very different directions. Utah has been one of, if not the best team in the […]

On a night when Stephen Curry dropped 50 points, it was the skirmish between Nikola Jokic and Markieff Morris towards the end of Heat-Nuggets that dominated headlines on Tuesday night. With the Heat trailing by 17 points in the final few minutes, Keef dealt a hard foul against the Joker at center court. The Nuggets […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s brothers have come to his defense after an altercation with Miami Heat sharpshooter Markieff Morris. His brother, Marcus, fired a shot at the Joker late on Monday night with a cryptic tweet: Waited till bro turned his back smh. NOTED ✍🏾 — Marcus Morris (@MookMorris2) November 9, 2021 Then the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-76ers prediction and pick. The Bucks and 76ers both enter play on Tuesday with some notable absences. Philadelphia is battling COVID issues, as Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid […]

Things got heated between Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic and Miami Heat veteran Markieff Morris on Monday night, with Jokic delivering a cheap shot to Morris after the Heat veteran gave the Nuggets center an aggressive bump as he dribbled the ball up the court. While Morris’ contact against Jokic was unnecessary, Jokic’s shove of […]

The Memphis Grizzlies started the work week on a high note, as Ja Morant and company rebounded from a road loss to the Washington Wizards last Friday by taking down the Minnesota Timberwolves at home Monday, to the tune of a 125-118 score. The game went to overtime, but when it was all said and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may be forced to operate without their fulcrum, LeBron James, for either a few more games or a few more months, depending who you ask. In his (and other key rotation pieces’) absence, the Lakers will need their current and former All-Stars to lead the charge, build good habits, and deliver […]

Looking at the market right now and you’d end up with a list of underrated players with stocks that can go off at any moment. One of the most popular choices among collectors go for is Shai Gilgeous Alexander cards. Rightfully so because the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s franchise star is starting to turn heads, especially […]

The ten game mark of the NBA is interesting. You’re at that point where you can start glancing at data and make observations, but history tells us that you shouldn’t really draw conclusions until the 20-game mark. However, for some teams, if what we’re seeing matches what we thought would happen before the season, it’s […]

The shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers took the floor Monday night, looking to keep their win streak alive against the New York Knicks. Despite a strong push in the second half, they would come up just short. The Knicks hit just enough shots down the stretch to keep the Sixers at bay and walked away with a […]

The Boston Celtics have expressed their interest in disgruntled Philadephia 76ers star Ben Simmons. From the looks of it, it comes at a perfect time, especially for the Celtics. After all, they have a subpar 4-6 record to start the season off. This suggests that a major tweak is in order before everything goes down […]

The Ben Simmons saga has come alive once again with the Boston Celtics expressing interest in the Philadelphia 76ers guard. As Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey has emphasized at the very beginning, he won’t give up Simmons for chump change. He wants an All-Star caliber player in exchange for the playmaker. This is […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t let the disrespect of one Memphis Grizzlies fan slide. After the Timberwolves lost a close encounter with the Grizzlies in overtime on Monday, a Memphis fan decided to mock Minnesota and Towns while they were exiting the court. The said home supporter waved good bye as the Minnesota players […]

The Brooklyn Nets fell to the Chicago Bulls, 118-95 on Monday. The final score makes it look a little less competitive than it really was. The big story in this one was the Nets’ abysmal fourth quarter where they were outscored, 42-17. It was the team’s second of a back-to-back, following Sunday’s big road victory […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic admitted he feels bad for what he did to Markieff Morris during Monday’s game against the Miami Heat. Late in the fourth quarter of the contest, Jokic shoved Morris with a shoulder into the back, causing the Heat forward to fall in pain. It came after Morris crashed on the […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star center Pascal Siakam has opened up about how his return from a major injury played out. After almost six months, Raptors star Pascal Siakam finally played his first game of the season against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Siakam, who underwent first surgery of his career to repair a torn labrum in […]

Just last week, the camp of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant scored a huge win in their lawsuit against LA County over the leaked photos of Kobe’s helicopter crash site. The presiding judge rejected the county’s demand for a psychiatric exam for Kobe’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, as the county looked to discredit the entire […]

Nikola Jokic getting ejected from a game is as rare as undercooked steak, that’s why it came as a surprise to many that the Denver Nuggets star was tossed out of their match against the Miami Heat on Monday night. Jokic and Heat forward Markieff Morris got entangled late in the fourth quarter as they […]

Jimmy Butler couldn’t care less about the loss to the Denver Nuggets, but he won’t let it slide how Nikola Jokic shoved his Miami Heat teammate Markieff Morris. Late in the fourth quarter and the Nuggets leading by a huge margin, Morris fouled Jokic a bit hard while bringing the ball down to the other […]

The Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets game was headed for a blowout win in favor of the Mile High squad, but a dominant performance turned ugly late in the fourth quarter thanks to Nikola Jokic and Markieff Morris. With a few minutes remaining and the Nuggets leading by 17, Jokic appeared to ward off a […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar James Harden has been hit hard by the NBA’s recent rule change on foul-baiting. As a matter of fact, you could actually make a case that among all the players in the league, it’s Harden that has been most affected by the league clamping down on foul-fishing plays. Despite his struggles, however, […]

Just a game after leading the Philadelphia 76ers over the Chicago Bulls on the road, Joel Embiid was forced to sit out their game against the New York Knicks on Monday night due to COVID-19 protocols. Reports have surfaced that Embiid tested positive for the highly contagious virus. Sixers coach Doc Rivers, however, didn’t confirm […]