NBA Articles - Page 2562

It’s safe to say that Panini’s latest releases have been on fire recently. Their Prizm brand is the toast of the hobby, while demand for the company’s high-end products, like Impeccable, is going insane. But Panini isn’t stopping there, because they’re about to release their 2020-21 Clearly Donruss set soon. Here’s a first look: .@PaniniAmerica […]

After a horrific season under first-year head coach Stephen Silas, the Houston Rockets were officially awarded the second overall pick on Tuesday in next month’s NBA Draft. While it’s unfortunate they just missed out on the top pick, which is expected to be Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham, there are still going to be some […]

Michael Jordan isn’t just the GOAT on the basketball court. He’s also at the top of the mountain when it comes to NBA cards. That’s why at the peak of the recent card boom, His Airness rookie cards commanded such a high value on the market. Right now, though, is a different story. Just recently, […]

“It’s almost a more authentic version of [basketball].”  That’s how the CEO of Revolt, Detavio Samuels, described The Crew League. In a matter of months, TCL has exploded onto the scene, captivating both the basketball and hip hop worlds.  That intersection is what led Elie Maroun to start a brand new league that’s disrupting the […]

The Phoenix Suns have taken a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference Finals. This is a position the Clippers are all too familiar with, as this is the third straight time this postseason LA has fallen in an 0-2 hole. The Clippers have played like the best team in the […]

Game 2 between the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns turned out to be an NBA game that won’t be forgotten about anytime soon; for many reasons. Deandre Ayton had the dunk off an inbounds pass with 0.7 seconds left to help leapfrog the Suns ahead of the Clippers for good to go up 2-0 […]

James Wiseman is oozing with potential. The Golden State Warriors center seems to have a bright future ahead of him. But that hasn’t stopped fans and analysts alike from calling for him to be traded (myself included) for some win-now pieces. Warriors owner Joe Lacob recently spoke out about the possibility of trading the Warriors […]

Of the four teams that made it to the conference finals stage of the 2021 NBA Playoffs, the Phoenix Suns and the Atlanta Hawks were two teams thought to be unlikeliest to get this far prior to the season. And after the Suns burned the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday night on the strength of Deandre […]

Deandre Ayton experienced perhaps the greatest moment of his young career after he put down the wild game-winning alley-oop dunk to propel the Phoenix Suns to a 2-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference Finals. The 2018 no. 1 overall pick is undoubtedly in the midst of a gigantic leap […]

The Detroit Pistons won Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery, presumably giving them the rights to Cade Cunningham. However, the organization plans to keep options open. Cunningham, a standout at Oklahoma State, has long been considered the consensus No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. However, James L. Edwards III reported the Pistons plan […]

The Detroit Pistons managed to find a stroke of luck on Tuesday night, successfully landing the top overall pick in the upcoming 2021 NBA Draft. It is the first time the franchise got that high of a selection since 1970 when they drafted big man Bob Lanier from St. Bonaventure, per ESPN. As usual, the […]

Just imagine LeBron James and Stephen Curry on the same team. Absolutely ridiculous, right? That probably won’t stop LeBron from trying to recruit the Golden State Warriors icon, even with just a 0.0001% chance of it actually happening. There was some faint buzz on the idea back in March during the 2021 All-Star break. ESPN’s […]

Now that the 2021 NBA Draft Lottery is in the books, the next step for teams not in the postseason is to look ahead to the NBA Combine and then the draft. It’s a list of teams that includes the New York Knicks. For the Knicks, they were not about of the NBA Draft Lottery […]

It was quite the scene after Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton put in what would be the game-winning alley-oop in the final second of Game 2 against the Los Angeles Clippers. While the Suns were celebrating, the Clippers were confused, bewildered and frustrated at what had just gone down, all as the officials were trying […]

Does anyone feel like they’re suffering from deja vu? The Los Angeles Clippers have found themselves down 0-2 for the third consecutive time in the 2021 NBA Playoffs. The Phoenix Suns pulled off a miraculous victory after a last-second inbounds play that led to a Deandre Ayton alley-oop. It was a tough loss for the […]

The Phoenix Suns pulled out a miracle Game 2 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night, with Jae Crowder throwing an incredible alley-oop on an inbounds pass to Deandre Ayton in the final second. Funny enough, this play was awfully familiar for Suns star Devin Booker and former Suns center Tyson Chandler. That’s […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were 0.9 seconds away from tying the Western Conference Finals at one game apiece. But the Phoenix Suns had other ideas, as Deandre Ayton dunked home the game-winner that will forever haunt Clippers fans’ nightmares. DEANDRE AYTON GAME-WINNING OOP 🚨 SUNS UP 2-0 pic.twitter.com/QJGhUUhxAF — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 23, 2021 […]

Phoenix Suns fans have heard it all before. Their team picked Deandre Ayton first overall in the 2018 NBA Draft, ahead of guys like Luka Doncic and Trae Young. To be perfectly frank, most of them probably even agreed that they made a mistake with that pick. But no matter how you felt about it […]

If the Los Angeles Lakers want to form a Big Three featuring LeBron James and Anthony Davis, general manager Rob Pelinka will have to get creative on the trade wires. The Lakers only have five players guaranteed to be on the books for 2021-22, plus $5 million deferred for Luol Deng, the salary for the […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons has taken a ton of flack over the past couple of days. After the Sixers were stunned and eliminated by the fifth seed Atlanta Hawks, the NBA world has had strong opinions about trading Simmons to perhaps finally break his pairing with Joel Embiid. They’ve been together and considered a […]

It’s official. The Detroit Pistons will have the first pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. Most experts believe the franchise will take Cade Cunningham with that pick, but more on that in a minute. The organization definitely deserves it. After dealing with all the Blake Griffin drama in the regular season, the Pistons can now […]

Paul George, Patrick Beverley, and the LA Clippers not only blew a massive opportunity in Game 2 against Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns. They may have just lost the series because of it. George scored six straight points, including a pair of buckets to give the Clippers a one-point lead twice. The second came […]

Far removed from their glory days and desperately in need of starting a new chapter, the San Antonio Spurs have recovered nicely by building a solid young core for the next phase of their franchise. However, they still are a few pieces away from having a legitimate playoff contender in place. Having said that, let’s […]

Deandre Ayton has largely been credited for his game-winner that gave the Phoenix Suns a 2-0 lead against  the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference Finals. However, another name that should be acknowledged for that clutch brilliance is no other than head coach Monty Williams. He might not be on the court to help […]

NBA Twitter is absolutely buzzing over the Phoenix Suns right now, and for good reason. Suns center Deandre Ayton’s mind-blowing finish with 0.9 on the clock to win the game ranks up there with some of the wild playoff game-winners in NBA history. DEANDRE AYTON FOR THE WIN 😱 UNBELIEVABLE GAME WINNER!! pic.twitter.com/tcHwtzUcty — ESPN […]

Devin Booker’s nose still hurts after it was headbutted by Patrick Beverley. Fortunately, getting the W with the Phoenix Suns eases the pain of it somehow. In a response that will probably make Beverley and the Los Angeles Clippers cry, Booker admitted that winning is just the best medicine for his bleeding nose. “It feels […]

What did we just see? The Phoenix Suns just stole victory right from the jaws of defeat against the Los Angeles Clippers, thanks to a stunning game-winner from Deandre Ayton. The third-year big man slammed home the buzzer-beating bucket with 0.9 on the clock. 🚨 DEANDRE AYTON AT THE BUZZER 🚨pic.twitter.com/D1Q0DszOHb — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant came into the defense of Paul George after the Los Angeles Clippers star missed what would have been the game-sealing free-throws in Game 2 of their series against the Phoenix Suns. Morant knew the PG slander was coming after the massive choke, but he made sure to remind everyone of […]

Those who signed the Paul George apology form is probably burning it right now. After all, the veteran swingman failed the Los Angeles Clippers once again with a massive fail in Game 2 of their Western Conference Finals series with the Phoenix Suns. With a chance to give the Clippers a comfortable three-point lead with […]

Deandre Ayton is clutch. If you need any proof, then look no further than his  epic game-winning throwdown in Game 2 of the Phoenix Suns-Los Angeles Clippers Western Conference Finals series. With just less than a second left on the clock and the Suns trailing 103-102, Monty Williams drew up a perfect play for Ayton […]

Detroit Pistons legends Ben Wallace has some harsh words for the NBA and it’s current state of play. Wallace, who served as the Pistons’ representative during the draft lottery on Tuesday, did not hold back in his assessment of the league and the obvious decrease in physicality compared to previous generations. According to the four-time […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso has reportedly been arrested for illegal possession of marijuana. The news was confirmed by Yahoo Sports’ Ben Rohrbach. It appears Alex Caruso has been arrested for marijuana possession by Texas A&M University Police. pic.twitter.com/smztqTb2f3 — Ben Rohrbach (@brohrbach) June 23, 2021 The Athletic reported on what is known on […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso appears to be enjoying the offseason. A little bit too much, that is. Multiple reports have confirmed that the 27-year-old has been arrested in Texas for possession of Marijuana. Caruso was reportedly arrested by Texas A&M University Police in Brazos County on Tuesday. Complex reports that Caruso has been […]

Despite Kevin Durant’s heroics for the Brooklyn Nets throughout the postseason, Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen just refuses to jump on the hype train. While Pip did credit KD for the amazing job he did this season, the Hall of Famer was also quick to sound off on the LeBron James comparisons. In a recent […]

It was a bit of a scary moment for the Phoenix Suns when superstar Devin Booker fell to the floor after an incident with Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday night. Moments later, Booker was forced to head to the locker room with blood flowing […]

The Golden State Warriors got the luck of the lottery and ended up with the 7th and 14th picks in the 2021 NBA Draft–with the former coming from the Minnesota Timberwolves. They are now set to decide on what to do with those picks, and Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are expected to […]

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant, has reached a settlement with the helicopter company that owns the aircraft that crashed and killed her husband, daughter Gianna and seven others last January 2020. According to a report by KABC-TV, Vanessa and the families of the other victims have filed a “joint […]

The NBA Draft lottery came and went on Tuesday night right before the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers faced off in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. Some teams left ecstatic, and some left disappointed with where the ping pong balls landed for them. With Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Jalen Suggs, and Evan […]

The Golden State Warriors gained a high-end draft pick when the Minnesota Timberwolves failed to reach the top three in the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday evening. The Warriors already had the No. 14 pick. They will add the No. 7 pick as a result of the lottery. 7 and 14 for the Warriors — […]