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TNT analyst Candace Parker corrected Shaquille O’Neal live on-air for his take on the Detroit Pistons when the Hall of Fame center mistakingly congratulated Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups. From there, things got worse as a defensive O’Neal revealed he doesn’t watch Pistons basketball. The conversation started when Shaq praised Pistons All-Star Cade […]

Charlotte Hornets’ franchise star LaMelo Ball has never been one to shy away from the spotlight and his father, LaVar Ball, has known all along that LaMelo would eventually become the best Ball brother on an NBA stage. He’ll see yet another release of his signature Puma MB.04, known to have some of the more […]

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton delivered one of the most electrifying moments of the season on Tuesday night. With 3.1 seconds remaining, Haliburton drilled a game-tying three-pointer while drawing a foul, then sank the go-ahead free throw to seal a stunning 115-114 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, per ESPN. The clutch four-point play sent Gainbridge […]

The Atlanta Hawks have started March with a 4-1 record, allowing them to rise past the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat for the 7-seed in the Eastern Conference. Trae Young has been the driving force behind Atlanta’s success, averaging 24.5 points and 13.0 assists per game during the Hawks’ five-game hot streak. Unfortunately for the […]

BOSTON — The 2023-24 Boston Celtics were relatively perfect, posting an incredible 16-3 record in the playoffs en route to their 18th championship in franchise history. And that was after they went 64-18 in the regular season, which was Boston’s best performance since their storied 2007-08 campaign. With all that excellence in mind, Celtics star […]

Despite D’Angelo Russell nursing an ankle injury currently, it has been an interesting season to say the least for the veteran point guard as he was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Brooklyn Nets earlier in the year. While Russell reportedly wants to stay with the Nets beyond this season, he would double […]

Dwyane Wade had no issue with how LeBron James confronted Stephen A. Smith last week. In fact, the Miami Heat legend made it clear he would have done the exact same thing, TMZ reports. Dwyane Wade tells TMZ that he spoke to Stephen A Smith & says he would have walked up to him like […]

The Boston Celtics will host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum is questionable on the team’s status report due to right knee tendinopathy. Here’s everything we know about Tatum’s injury and playing status vs. the Thunder *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Jayson Tatum injury […]

The Portland Trail Blazers 2024-25 campaign has been all about developing their young talent, and while they aren’t a playoff contender, they have held their own to this point, posting a 28-38 record so far this season. And for their Wednesday night contest with the New York Knicks, it looks like they are set to […]

The Brooklyn Nets were in position to take down the NBA’s top team on Tuesday. Leading the Cleveland Cavaliers by 18 points in the third quarter, Brooklyn’s visit to Rocket Arena had the makings of a marquee win. However, the Nets collapsed down the stretch, losing the fourth quarter 31-18 en route to a 109-104 […]

The Dallas Mavericks are on the road to take on the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Mavericks-Spurs prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Mavericks-Spurs NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Mavericks-Spurs Odds Dallas […]

Stephen Curry has found himself doing many other things nowadays besides just playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors. He recently accepted an executive position for his alma mater, Davidson College, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. “Warriors’ Stephen Curry has accepted a role with his alma mater Davidson College as assistant general manager for the […]

With Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga expected to return to the court Thursday against the Sacramento Kings, the head coach Steve Kerr is actively thinking about how the seventh overall pick of the 2021 draft fits next to Jimmy Butler, Stephen Curry, and the rest of the team.  On the Willard and Dibs show, […]

With five championships, six NBA Finals appearances, and a league record 22 straight playoff berths, the San Antonio Spurs represented an NBA standard for the better part of two decades. Though it’s a level of success rarely seen through sports annals, the recent editions of the Silver and Black are light years away from previous […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Miami Heat on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Heat prediction and pick. Wednesday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Heat promises to be intense. The Heat, seeking to break a four-game […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Phoenix Suns and the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Rockets prediction and pick. Wednesday’s matchup between the Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns promises to be intense. The Rockets, riding a three-game win streak, boast strong […]

The rivalry between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers continues to grow. It all began last season when action between the Central Division rivals became heated, with Giannis Antetokounmpo blowing a gasket when the Pacers refused to give him the game ball after a career-high 60-point night. And on Tuesday night, the rivalry between […]

Dwight Howard is on his way to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and yet if given the choice, Howard would still want to continue his NBA career. Howard last played in the NBA in 2022 when he returned to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first season of their failed Russell Westbrook experiment, […]

A 133-129 loss to the Dallas Mavericks continues a tail spin for the San Antonio Spurs. While the Silver and Black have sputtered since Victor Wembanyama’s season-ending injury immediately following the All-Star Break, two games vs. the Dallas provided a chance for them to get right back in the Western Conference Play-in picture. Instead, Spurs […]

The Washington Wizards looked like one of the worst teams ever after two 16-game losing streaks, including a winless November. However, the new-look Wizards (13-51) are 3-3 in March and 4-4 with Khris Middleton and Marcus Smart in the lineup. That’s why Washington raised two spots to No. 28 in Monday’s NBA power rankings before […]

On Tuesday night, the New Orleans Pelicans, a team that saw its playoff hopes go up in smoke long ago, played spoiler to the Los Angeles Clippers’ aspirations of making it to the playoffs outright as a top-six seed in the Western Conference. The Pelicans took a 127-120 victory over the Clippers, with Zion Williamson […]

Following back-to-back losses at home to the Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers last weekend, the Milwaukee Bucks were just three seconds away from getting back into the win column. They led the Indiana Pacers 114-111, on the verge of toppling their rival on the road following a 9-1 run. But Tyrese Haliburton refused to let […]

After a tough four-game Western Conference road trip, the Detroit Pistons returned to Little Caesars Arena and scored a 123-103 victory over the Washington Wizards. Their second consecutive win featured an intense play style the Pistons have adapted to all season. Detroit and Washington exchanged high emotion on the court filled with heavy trash-talking and […]

Last Saturday, the Golden State Warriors took a 115-110 victory over the resurgent Detroit Pistons, with Stephen Curry having another strong scoring effort, tallying a game-high 32 points to lead the way for the Dubs. But Curry, uncharacteristically enough, also engaged in a bit of a heated moment with Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart — […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Denver Nuggets Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Nuggets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Timberwolves-Nuggets NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Timberwolves-Nuggets Odds Minnesota Timberwolves: +3.5 (-108) Moneyline: +136 Denver […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland had been searching for his shot for weeks. Ever since taking a hard fall against the New York Knicks, the Cavs guard has struggled, averaging just 16.7 points on 34.4% shooting over his last six games. Early into the Cleveland’s home tilt against the Brooklyn Nets, it unfortunately felt like […]

The New York Knicks are doing their best to get by without their All-Star point guard, Jalen Brunson. Brunson is out after spraining his ankle a week ago and will be re-evaluated in about two weeks. But in the meantime, the Knicks appear to be in good hands, relatively speaking, as backup guard Miles “Deuce” […]

The New York Knicks are across the country to take on the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Trail Blazers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Knicks-Trail Blazers NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers know their playoff aspirations rest on the shoulders of Donovan Mitchell. But at home against the Brooklyn Nets, Mitchell’s shoulders, and the rest of him, were on the sidelines. A surprise addition to the injury report with left groin soreness, Mitchell’s absence left a noticeable void. Nevertheless, the Cavs responded with a […]

Returning from a one-game absence, New Orleans Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson immediately put on a show on the court on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers at Smoothie King Center. In front of over 17,000 fans inside the Pels’ home arena, the former Duke Blue Devils star stitched together a triple-double performance, scoring […]

On Tuesday, the basketball world lost a true luminary in Junior Bridgeman, the former Milwaukee Bucks small forward-turned-Milwaukee Bucks minority owner who passed away at 71 after a heart attack. A true success story of life after basketball, Bridgeman became a role model for hoopers after their careers on the hardwood came to an end, […]

The Indiana Pacers got off to a slow start to the 2024-25 NBA season, but the Pacers have since rebounded a bit and are in the mix for a top playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers had a huge game on tap on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks, a team they’re chasing in […]

The Indiana Pacers are flying under the radar more than possibly any other team in the NBA this season. Indiana is solidly in playoff contention in the Eastern Conference and seems poised to even avoid the play-in tournament. The Pacers notched another impressive victory in their belt on Tuesday night. The Milwaukee Bucks took a […]

The Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks went at it in a spirited battle during the latest chapter of one of the newer rivalries in the NBA on Tuesday night. Last season, the two squads had a few high-profile battles in both the NBA Cup and the first round of the playoffs. The Pacers got […]

Junior Bridgeman, the former Milwaukee Bucks sixth man-turned-business mogul, passed away suddenly on Tuesday after suffering a medical emergency at the Galt House Hotel. Bridgeman, 71, was speaking to reporter Kent Taylor in front of hundreds of attendees at a fundraising event in Louisville when he remarked that he thought he was having a heart […]

With the major changes that have swept across the college basketball landscape in recent years, many programs are turning to NBA personnel to help navigate the changes. Davidson made a huge splash recently with perhaps the biggest hire in Stephen Curry as the program’s assistant general manager. North Carolina just recently hired longtime NBA agent […]

Stephen A. Smith has long been one of the loudest talking heads in the sports world, and at some point, somebody had to snap from his constant criticisms. Last week, that’s exactly what happened when Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James confronted him following their 113-109 overtime win over the New York Knicks at Crypto.com […]

The NBA world lost a bit of an icon on Tuesday with the passing of Junior Bridgeman. While not widely known for his playing days in the NBA, Bridgeman was in the spotlight more for what he was able to accomplish after he had already retired from playing basketball. In fact, former NBA star Shaquille […]

There’s been an alleged beef between ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James after the two were spotted having a heated exchange at L.A.’s 113-109 overtime win over the New York Knicks. The confrontation took place due to Smith’s comments about Bronny James. Less than a week later, it sounds like […]