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Draymond Green has yet to make an appearance for the Golden State Warriors since training camp started on Monday. Dubs head coach Steve Kerr has spoken out about his star’s absence, and at this point, it doesn’t look like the Warriors are overly concerned. According to Kerr, the team is giving Green as much space […]

The rumored demands by Ben Simmons will not stop when the Philadelphia 76ers finally decide to trade him. The burden will only be passed on to the team with enough cajones to give in to the Sixers’ alleged asking price. As Simmons and the Sixers are stuck in a standoff, the pressure of trading away […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is making all the NBA headlines for his will-he, won’t-he Covid-19 vaccination saga. Given the city mandate in Brooklyn, he would be barred from playing in any home games should he refuse to take the shot. With the Nets seen as one of the biggest favorites for the NBA championship, […]

Shaquille O’Neal has been one of the biggest critics of Ben Simmons amid the former Rookie of the Year’s unending drama with the Philadelphia 76ers. Simmons clearly wants out, but the Sixers have been standing their ground. For his part, Shaq has a bit of advice for the All-Star point guard. Shaq was recently on […]

The Los Angeles Lakers officially signed Trevelin Queen to an Exhibit-10 contract on Wednesday, giving the 24-year old wing an exciting opportunity to scrimmage with LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and Anthony Davis in Lakers training camp. OFFICIAL: The Lakers have signed Trevelin Queen to an Exhibit-10 training camp contract. pic.twitter.com/HIL9hmZjJo — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) […]

Kyrie Irving has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, and it’s creating a PR nightmare for the Brooklyn Nets. In fact, according to the latest rumors, it has even affected how Irving is valued and perceived around the NBA. As Chris Mannix of Yahoo Sports indicated in his The Crossover NBA Show podcast, […]

Team USA took care of business during the Tokyo Olympics. But everyone knows there’s even more business dealings going on behind the scenes. Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal was expected to play a key role for Team USA before he tested positive for Covid-19. He would eventually be kept off the roster as they flew […]

There were times last season when Jusuf Nurkic took matters into his own hands defensively for the Portland Trail Blazers. Terry Stotts didn’t outright forbid Nurkic from veering outside Portland’s ultra-conservative defensive scheme, even encouraging his random forays to the perimeter with a simple caveat. “Sometimes Nurk goes rogue,” Stotts said after the Blazers beat […]

It’s no secret that Rachel Nichols will be sitting on the bench for ESPN for the foreseeable future. This development comes after the renowned sports anchor was involved in an all-out scandal that involved some unsavory things Nichols said about ex-ESPN co-worker Maria Taylor. Unsurprisingly, Nichols is now rumored to be eyeing her next major […]

The Golden State Warriors’ No. 7 pick in the 2021 draft, Jonathan Kuminga, might be the most athletic rookie in this year’s class. At 18 years old, however, it was uncertain what position he will play with the Dubs this 2021-22 season. That was until head coach Steve Kerr cleared the air after Wednesday’s practice. […]

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade have been making noise all over the news in recent weeks after the Hollywood actress made some shocking revelations about wade fathering a child with another woman. Union recently guested on Jimmy Kimmel Live to talk about her new memoir, but this time around, the discussions centered around much lighter topics. […]

Chris Paul’s winning mentality is just different, and it’s one of the reasons why the rest of the NBA should keep an eye on the Phoenix Suns. Over the past couple of years, Paul has developed a reputation for being a franchise-altering player for young teams. He showed it with the Oklahoma City Thunder after […]

There are few more violent fouls in the history of the NBA than that of Metta World Peace’s infamous elbow on the side of James Harden’s head during the 2012 NBA Playoffs. Then with the Los Angeles Lakers, MWP (now known as Metta Sandiford-Artest) delivered one of the most brutal elbows you’ll ever see on […]

Kyle Lowry will be wearing jersey No. 7 for the Miami Heat this 2021-22 season. However, as many fans of the South Beach franchise know, that’s the number Goran Dragic used to wear before he was sent to the Toronto Raptors in the Lowry deal. While the number is not retired on the Heat and […]

The 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers have just one practice under their belt, yet Russell Westbrook is already seeing the type of dynamic force Anthony Davis can be in pick-and-roll scenarios. Westbrook and Davis conducted a joint media session following the first practice of Lakers’ training camp. Both players, and head coach Frank Vogel, had positive […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Big Three of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook have themselves a new nickname, and it looks like it’s going to catch on pretty quickly as well. It also seems like the new moniker is pretty official too, considering how it was the Lakers’ own Twitter page that launched the […]

With training camp starting up for all NBA teams, one of the biggest topics that is being brought up is vaccination rates among all the teams. Count Michael Porter Jr. of the Denver Nuggets on the list of players that won’t be receiving the vaccine. Per Mike Singer of the Denver Post, Porter Jr. revealed […]

San Francisco, CA – When it comes to star power, the Golden State Warriors have plenty. All-Stars Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green make the team’s big three. Then there’s s a multitude of young, big-name lottery picks that could be the stars of the future. There’s also third-year guard Jordan Poole, who Steve […]

Media Day and the first few days of training camp have been some of the more explosive days around the NBA. While the Kawhi Leonard was affirming his decision to stay with the LA Clippers and coach Tyronn Lue was expressing his excitement to be back, players around the league were making all the headlines. […]

Between winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, co-starring in a basketball blockbuster, releasing his fourth studio album and getting married to his longtime girlfriend, Damian Lillard didn’t exactly have much downtime during another shortened offseason. Endless speculation about his suddenly uncertain future with the Portland Trail Blazers only made his summer more hectic. […]

Brooklyn Nets headlines are being dominated by Kyrie Irving’s vaccination status, the NBA’s biggest bombshell story of the season so far. However, there are obviously other big storylines surrounding the 2021-22 title favorite, including another one involving Irving. That would be contract extensions. Kevin Durant has already signed his extension. Will the Big Three stay together […]

The Philadelphia 76ers kicked off training camp Tuesday, and Ben Simmons was nowhere in sight. Following his trade request this summer, the three-time All-Star remains intent on distancing himself from the team until he is moved elsewhere. While Doc Rivers is still hopeful that Simmons will eventually show, he has to prepare for the reality […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the most storied franchises in the NBA. They have been playoff stalwarts for more than 20 years, almost all of them with 50 wins or more. However, the Spurs are now going through a rebuilding process. It was known that the era of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and […]

It’s no secret that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is a phenomenal athlete who could probably succeed in other sports. In fact, he was an absolute beast in high school when it came to football. During the NBA lockout in 2011, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll even […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been in the gutter of the NBA for a couple of seasons now. Aside from one playoff stint in 2018, after the Jimmy Butler trade, the Wolves have not made the postseason in 17 years. Since then, they have had 11 head coaches, a plethora of NBA talent on their rosters, […]

Dub Nation is pumped for this 2021-22 season as the Golden State Warriors attempt to climb back to the top of the NBA and compete for a championship. While some view them as dark-horse contenders, not a lot are convinced that Golden State is in the top-tier of favorite’s for this season’s crown. It’s easy […]

NBA spokesman Mike Bass announced Wednesday that “any player who elects not to comply with local vaccination mandates will not be paid for games that he misses.” New York and San Francisco have local COVID-19 vaccine requirements for Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors players to participate in home games. The Knicks are […]

Although there was a belief that Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart would test the waters in Free Agency next summer, he ultimately signed a four-year, $77 million extension with the team in August. However, Smart had it in his mind that he would get around $90 million in 2022. In the end, though, he weighed […]

The Brooklyn Nets are entering this season in a great place, talent-wise. They kept their big three together and are hoping that they will all sign long-term extensions with the franchise. This is the third season for both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, while this will be the first full season for James Harden. The […]

As if things between Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers weren’t bad enough, another layer has been added to the fiasco. According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Simmons is willing to sit out the entire season for the Sixers to force a trade. Ben Simmons is willing to sit as long as it takes to. […]

Denver Nuggets young rising star Michael Porter Jr. officially signed a five-year max extension with the team on Tuesday. If anything, this further proves that the Nuggs are all in on their core consisting of reigning MVP Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and of course, Porter Jr. This makes the Nuggets also one of […]

Russell Westbrook joined the Los Angeles Lakers this summer as he teamed up with LeBron James and Anthony to make their own Big 3. But, he didn’t necessarily ask for a trade away from the Washington Wizards. Russ voiced his desire to potentially join the Lakers, but he also made it clear to Wizards GM […]

The New York Knicks surprisingly made the postseason last year. After years of drama and tumblings inside the organization, the Knicks finally broke through. Of course, it did not end too well, since they were knocked out in five games versus the Atlanta Hawks. However, the young team led by Julius Randle still had a […]

The San Antonio Spurs have missed the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. Ever since Kawhi Leonard was traded by the team to the Toronto Raptors, San Antonio has not been generally viewed as a serious threat to win the Western Conference title, let alone an NBA championship. For most of the past […]

After coming up short on the playoffs a year ago and then losing DeMar DeRozan in the offseason, expectations on the outside for the San Antonio Spurs entering this year are a bit low. The Western Conference is stacked yet again and Gregg Popovich has a young team with a lot of inexperience. Per Zach […]

The Denver Nuggets and Michael Porter Jr. have agreed to a five-year, $207 million maximum extension. This is the fourth max rookie extension handed out in this offseason alone. MPJ joins the exclusive list which features Luka Doncic, Trae Young, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. As always, there was a divide among NBA fans. Some say it’s […]

The LA Clippers were bested in the Western Conference Finals by the Phoenix Suns during last postseason. Despite missing their best player, Kawhi Leonard, for the entire series after he suffered a partially torn ACL against the Utah Jazz one series prior, the Clippers acquitted themselves well in the postseason as a unit. For guard […]

When you pull a high-end Zion Williamson rookie card out of nowhere, the first instinct that will come to mind is to have it graded right away. Rightfully so, because when a monster pull that features this New Orleans Pelicans’ All-Star is encased in a gem-mint slab, its value is going to shoot up straight […]

The Chicago Bulls have made a bunch of big moves over the last year, acquiring Nikola Vucevic, Lonzo Ball, DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso, among others, to help out Zach LaVine after four straight losing seasons since the Jimmy Butler trade. There are good vibes surrounding the Bulls as training camp begins, with the team […]