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The Charlotte Hornets look solid throughout their first six games of the season, sitting at 4-2 in the Eastern Conference. They’re doing all of this without one of their leaders in Terry Rozier, who has only played one game so far this season due to an ankle injury. The load has been carried by LaMelo […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have already been dealing with the injury bug early on in the season. In fact, a few of their key contributors haven’t even touched the floor yet this season. Trevor Ariza was ruled out for 1-2 months prior to season start due to necessary ankle surgery. Kendrick Nunn […]

The defending NBA champions, Milwaukee Bucks, have planned their White House visit to be honored by President Joe Biden on November 8th. Via Tim Bontemps: The Milwaukee Bucks are scheduled to make their trip to the White House to celebrate winning the 2021 NBA title on Nov. 8, sources told ESPN. The Bucks will be […]

Kyrie Irving still probably holds the crown for most enigmatic superstar in the NBA. But Ben Simmons certainly comes in as a close second this offseason amid his whole trade saga with the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s been well-documented that Simmons is now back in Philadelphia, at least physically, and has been cooperating with the Sixers […]

Through their first five games of the season, the Philadelphia 76ers sit at a record of 3-2. At this stage, there is no reason to rush to the panic button. That said, here are three way-too-early overreactions from the Sixers this season.  1) Danny Green struggling on both ends  When the Sixers re-signed Danny Green […]

The Toronto Raptors had offseason acquisition Goran Dragic as one of their opening day starters. Now the 14-year NBA veteran has been glued to the bench in the team’s last two contests. Dragic registered back-to-back DNPs for Toronto after he seemed poised to be a fixture in the team’s rotation. Raptors coach Nick Nurse spoke […]

Following a couple of poor outings, Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard bounced back on Friday night in a big win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Dame dropped 25 points and dished out six assists while draining 5 of 7 attempts from downtown. Lillard had the perfect reaction to his performance post-game. Via Sean Highkin: […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James welcomed his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, at Staples Center on Oct. 29. James didn’t welcome them too kindly, though, as he dropped 26 points and eight assists in their 113-101 win over Cleveland. Be it as a member of the Miami Heat, or donning the Purple and Gold, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have not had the greatest of starts this year. They won three games and lost the same amount. In the three losses, they lost to the poor Oklahoma City Thunder after a huge lead in the first half. Clearly, the roster is still settling in. Additionally, their offseason acquisitions have not […]

The New York Knicks are off to a flying 4-1 start this season and are proving exactly why they’re a legitimate Finals contender. Following a productive offseason where they added key pieces around the likes of Julius Randle and RJ Barrett, there is one player who could be the most important addition of them all: […]

Maybe well documented, but yet another gander at the Anthony Davis injury history might be needed, especially given recent happenings involving the Los Angeles Lakers superstar. Anthony Davis gave Los Angeles Lakers fans quite the scare when he came down screaming in agony and grabbing his right knee during the fourth quarter of their overtime […]

The Boston Celtics have had two days to sit on their home court loss to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. That gave them extra time to study film on what caused their demise in the 116-107 affair. While containing Bradley Beal will still be key to avenging their defeat, Celtics coach Ime Udoka revealed […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are off to a 3-2 start after a victory over the winless Detroit Pistons on Thursday. But, it took a valiant effort from Sixers star Joel Embiid, who had to drop 30 points for his team. The big man revealed earlier this week however that he’s been playing through significant knee soreness […]

If the LA Clippers are going to make a push for a playoff spot, with or without Kawhi Leonard, Paul George is going to need some help. The Clippers dropped their fourth game in five contests on Friday night to the Portland Trail Blazers, 111-92. The game featured another spectacular performance by George, who finished […]

In his postgame press conference, Frank Vogel’s talked about the Los Angeles Lakers‘ progress in terms of home construction. “We’re like building a house,” he said. “You know, you’re building a house or you’re putting on an addition, you got all these construction workers in your house and it’s a pain … and there’s plastic […]

The Brooklyn Nets pulled off a gritty victory against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, 105-98. Kevin Durant, as per usual, stuffed the stat sheet to get the W, posting 22 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists to help their cause. But according to the NBA crew chief officiating for the evening, Durant shouldn’t have […]

The funniest part of the NBA season occurs in the first two weeks. We have a very limited amount of data to work with, but people feel the need to start drawing conclusions from it. This applies to the Houston Rockets; though we’ll get there in a minute. For example about early season overreactions, James […]

The Atlanta Hawks suffered two early-season losses to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards, but they are oozing with confidence entering their first matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. In this specific post, we’ll be making our Hawks predictions for their game against the 76ers. Despite being the underdog in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, they toppled […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been all over the news in the offseason because of the Ben Simmons shenanigans that have continued for several months already. Their Saturday night matchup will be against the Atlanta Hawks, who beat them in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals in seven games. Their Game 7 loss to the Hawks was a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers put forth another stellar team-wide effort on Friday night at Moda Center, defeating the LA Clippers 111-92 despite Paul George going off for a typically smooth 42 points. Not bad for a Portland team that fell to the Clippers by 30 points earlier this week in a performance that Chauncey Billups […]

James Harden last won the NBA MVP in 2018 when he was suiting up for the Houston Rockets. However, his chances of replicating such success has been slowed down by the NBA’s new foul-baiting rules. Expectations were high on Harden to compete for MVP. After all, with Kyrie Irving still refusing to get vaccinated and […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is the gift that keeps on giving. When he’s not cussing out his agent—jokingly, of course—on social media, Butler can be seen poking fun at teammates in every way imaginable. After the Heat’s Friday night victory over the Charlotte Hornets, it was Duncan Robinson’s turn to be the apple of […]

The Charlotte Hornets split their Florida road trip games after losing to the Miami Heat on Friday night. Charlotte got off to a sluggish start against the South Beach franchise, finding themselves down by 18 points going into halftime. For his part, Hornets head coach James Borrego said that they need to just get off […]

There was no better way to end a Los Angeles Lakers win than this. With under a minute remaining and the game out of hand against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dwight Howard  squared up from the top of the key for a straight-line triple. Splash. Check out LeBron James and Russell Westbrook go nuts on the […]

It wasn’t easy, but the Toronto Raptors survived Friday night against the Orlando Magic to eke out a 110-109 victory and regain a .500 record. For a game that would appear on the surface to not be particularly exciting, this one had plenty: a highly anticipated rookie-on-rookie matchup, another test against a team with size, […]

Just a few nights after Joe Harris broke the Brooklyn Nets’ franchise record for triples made, we had another milestone on Friday. This time, it’s courtesy of LaMarcus Aldridge. Aldridge has had quite the journey. The seven-time All-Star joined the Nets last season but only appeared in five games as he had to suddenly retire […]

Heat veteran PJ Tucker reveals the harsh reality of defending one of the NBA’s greatest scoring machines, Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets. On the latest episode of JJ Redick’s podcast, The Old Man & the Three, Tucker shares what it’s like to have the constant assignment of shadowing one of the game’s greatest scorers. […]

LeBron James continues to amaze in his age-36 season. The Los Angeles Lakers star took a page out of Stephen Curry’s book to drain a near half-court three-pointer with ease. Check out LeBron effortlessly drill a triple from the Lakers logo: LOGO LEBRON🎯 Lakers are in a close game vs the Cavaliers!pic.twitter.com/fjAbIy0sAC — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) […]

The Toronto Raptors have made a move regarding Pascal Siakam’s injury, hinting at added on-court work and, ultimately, a return. Siakam suffered a shoulder injury last May, requiring him to miss the remainder of the 2020-21 NBA season. Nevertheless, the Raptors missed the playoffs last season, failing to bag a slot among the lower seeds. […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has been linked to several trade rumors this past 2021 offseason. At one point, it even looked like he’s done with the team and was instead aiming to join a franchise like the Los Angeles Lakers where he has the best chance to win a title. Obviously, he stayed […]

San Francisco, CA – The last two games haven’t been kind to Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole. He scored under his current season average of 14.0 points in both games. He had 9 points in the Memphis Grizzlies game and 10 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. After consecutive games of not playing up to his […]

The James Harden haters were getting a little too comfy recently. One of the biggest storylines during the early portion of the 2021-22 NBA season has been league officials cracking down on “non-basketball” moves.  The Brooklyn Nets superstar, who holds the reputation as a player with all of the tricks of the trade in his bag, became […]

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens has been through a lot during his time with the C’s. He’s faced all sorts of problems and controversies throughout his tenure as a head coach and now, as a top-level executive. Amid the myriad of rumors and speculation, the one allegation the 45-year-old has faced with […]

Joe Tsai, the billionaire owner of the Brooklyn Nets, recently spoke out on Kyrie Irving and how he feels about the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drama. The Nets owner also took aim at the droves of fans who protested outside of Barclays Center in support of Irving’s stance prior to the team’s home opener. Supporters of […]

Brooklyn Nets star LaMarcus Aldridge is now a proud member of the 20,000 points club alongside his teammates Kevin Durant and James Harden. Entering Friday’s contest with the Indiana Pacers, Aldridge needed just 10 points to reach the landmark feat. He finished with 21 points to help the Nets repel Rick Carlisle and Co. in […]

The Phoenix Suns made a historic run all the way to the NBA Finals last season and had the entire state of Arizona rooting for them. But none were on their side more than the Suns in 4 guy, who went viral after almost getting into a scrap with a Denver Nuggets fan then flashing […]

It’s now been 18 years since LeBron James made his debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers. So much has happened from that time and LeBron, who is now with the Los Angeles Lakers, recently looked back at the journey he’s taken. James took to Instagram to send a heartfelt message of appreciation, which also happens to […]

The Chicago Bulls had one of the best off-seasons as they signed DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball, and Alex Caruso to complement the current core of their squad. Moreover, an integral piece of their first unit is Patrick Williams because of his defensive prowess and decent jump shot. The No. 4 pick in last year’s draft […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has a message to the NBA: enjoy Damian Lillard’s struggles while he’s on it. … Well, sort of. Lillard has been on a rut since the start of the 2021-22 season, averaging just 17.8 points on 33.3 percent shooting from the field–including a horrendous 17.1 percent from deep. […]