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Most have the appreciation and understanding that Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Stephen Curry revolutionized the way the game is played from beyond the arc. This year has been no different, as Curry has showed his game has even more layers to it as he has torched opponents heading into the play-in tournament. However, it […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James rolled his ankle in the final game of the NBA regular season, and it might be an issue in the playoffs. Sports injury expert Dr. Brian Sutterer told Ethan Strauss of The Athletic he is concerned about the durability of James’ ankle because of how he rolled it against […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors looked like pretenders at the very start of the season. The Warriors got smoked in their first two games, with Curry struggling to get free. Draymond Green and Kevon Looney quickly diagnosed a problem and got to work fixing it. The issue? The Dubs were setting crappy screens […]

On Tuesday night the Boston Celtics were able to secure the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference after defeating the Washington Wizards 118-100. Jayson Tatum put on a spectacular performance to lead his team to victory. Now, the Celtics move on to play the Brooklyn Nets in a seven-game series. Brooklyn is the heavy favorite […]

The New York Knicks are back in the playoffs and will have the pleasure of trying to slow down Atlanta Hawks star point guard Trae Young. The Knicks are elite defensively and will need a team effort against Young, but head coach Tom Thibodeau is already hinting at one potential move to make life more […]

The landscape of the NBA is constantly evolving. Star players are changing teams at an unprecedented rate. So much so that some companies even adopted a “jersey insurance” policy – that if you buy a player’s jersey and they switch teams, you can swap your jersey for the new one for free. It can be […]

Perhaps one of the more under-the-radar first round matchups in the NBA playoffs features the New York Knicks against the Atlanta Hawks. Both teams are returning to the postseason after a drought, for the Knicks it’s their first appearance in eight years. They will be tasked with slowing down all-star guard Trae Young. One scout […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green doesn’t want to wait. He is chomping at the bit to get on the floor and take on the Los Angeles Lakers. The Warriors and Lakers will square off Wednesday night in one of the Western Conference play-in games. The winner will get the No. 7 seed and advance […]

Avid collectors of NBA cards and cards of all kinds have religiously flocked to retail stores to get their fix for a long time. After this week, these people can scratch Target from their list after an important announcement from the company. Target released a statement suspending the sale of card-related products from their stores […]

New York Knicks star Julius Randle has emerged as one of the brightest stars in the league this season while helping his team lock down the No. 4 seed in the East. But, Tom Thibodeau saw this coming. The Knicks head coach recently appeared on the Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 FM and discussed how […]

For the better part of the last decade, the rivalry between LeBron James and Stephen Curry has highlighted the NBA Finals. For four straight years, both of these stars faced off, with the Golden State Warriors’ three championships beating the Cleveland Cavaliers’ lone title. Even though James and his squad came up short against Curry’s […]

Coming into the first play-in game in NBA history, the Indiana Pacers were counted out by most fans and media experts. Even Charles Barkley guaranteed that the Charlotte Hornets would knock off the Pacers, especially following the news that Caris LeVert would miss the game due to health and safety protocols. Well, the experts were […]

Without a doubt, the Charlotte Hornets ended up with the top talent in the 2020 NBA Draft when they selected LaMelo Ball with the third pick. At only 19 years old, the rookie has already shown flashes of being a future All-Star in the league. Because of this, LaMelo Ball cards are set to explode. […]

The Toronto Raptors just suffered through a brutal 27-45 season. They had to play their home games in Tampa and dealt with a number of health issues, including a plethora of COVID-19 problems. By the end of the season, the Raptors mailed it in and didn’t even bother trying to get in the play-in tournament by […]

The NBA’s Play-In Tournament started with a bang as the Boston Celtics clinched the seventh spot in the East by defeating the Washington Wizards by a final score of 118-100. Leading the way to this outcome was none other than Boston’s All-Star wing, Jayson Tatum. As a result of his performance, Jayson Tatum cards went […]

One spot remains in the Eastern Conference playoffs, with the Boston Celtics advancing to take the no. 7 after they defeated the Washington Wizards on day 1 of the play-in tournament. Despite the loss, Washington lives to fight another day and will still get a chance to get the 8th seed. This brings us to […]

World-famous rapper J. Cole, Grammy winner and celebrated hip hop artist, has ventured in the world of professional basketball. In his second game playing for the Rwanda Patriots of the Basketball Africa League, J. Cole had some rather gnarly attempts from downtown: 👀 These 3PT attempts by J. Cole in his 2nd game0 PTS (0/2 […]

With the Toronto Raptors’ season over and done, the attention of the franchise now shifts to team president Masai Ujiri. More specifically on whether he would stay with the Raps or pack his bags somewhere else. There are also other top priorities in the offseason for the Raptors, like deciding on what to do with […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Andre Drummond had a rather strange journey to end up with the infamous Purple and Gold franchise. Once thought to be a future top-tier talent in the NBA, he’s star dimmed slightly the last few seasons. In an absolutely wonderful piece from The Ringer’s Mirin Fader, which is an absolute […]

Stephen Curry has been no stranger to feeling small. The Golden State Warriors star has always been considers little by basketball standards, which has made him a perennial underdog his entire life. The Warriors star has now become an NBA giant himself, but in his own way. Curry has become an unstoppable force in a […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks will once again deal with the LA Clippers in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs just like a season ago. Dallas’ focus remains largely the same with regards to slowing the Clippers, as the Mavs plan on how to contain Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. Stopping both […]

Jayson Tatum put on his superstar shoes and dropped a 50-piece to propel the Boston Celtics over the Washington Wizards in the play-in tournament on Tuesday to advance to the playoffs. And what’s their prize? The almighty Brooklyn Nets. The Celtics are entering this contest as overwhelming underdogs against Big 3 Nets led by Kevin […]

Washington Wizards sharpshooter Davis Bertans had a night to forget against the Boston Celtics in the play-in tournament. Bertans scored just four points and missed all seven of this 3-point attempts while also posting a game-worst minus-23 in 33 minutes of action. The Wizards suffered a 118-100 loss and will now face the Indiana Pacers […]

We’ve all seen the side-by-side videos showing off the similarities between Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant by now. However, it seems Jayson Tatum shares a similar playstyle to Bryant, as the two worked out together before Bryant’s tragic death. Thanks to Tomasz Kordylewski, there is a YouTube clip proving how similar Tatum’s playstyle is to […]

The Washington Wizards were straight punked by the Boston Celtics in the second half of their play-in tournament matchup, falling 118-100. One look at the box score and you’ll notice something odd – Russell Westbrook wasn’t even close to a triple-double. However, the Wizards star was absolutely on pace for it by the end of […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum absolutely went off in the play-in game against the Washington Wizards, going for 50 points to lead his team to a 118-100 victory. The win locked up the No. 7 seed for the Celtics and set up a matchup against the Brooklyn Nets in the first round. Tatum has come […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will host the San Antonio Spurs in the first of two Western Conference play-in games on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Spurs-Grizzlies prediction and pick. This do-or-die play-in game features two clubs that have been on complete opposite trajectories of late. San Antonio couldn’t […]

Former Portland Trail Blazers big man Caleb Swanigan was a member of the team just last season, but it appears he has fallen on some tough times of late. The former Purdue star pleaded guilty to a marijuana possession charge on Monday, and pictures have surfaced of him carrying a lot of added weight since […]

“Shit Happens.” That’s what Washington Wizards star Russell Westbrook had to say after their team lost to the Boston Celtics in the play-in tournament. Shit indeed happens, Mr. Westbrook. For hapless Wizards fans watching at home, it came in the human form of Jayson Tatum. The Celtics stud poured in 50 huge points to bury […]

The NBA’s play-in tournament started off with a bang, at least for the Boston Celtics. As for the Washington Wizards, they were able to keep it close with Boston during the first half, only to completely fall apart during the third and fourth quarters. As usual, Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook led the way in […]

A date has been cemented in for the Boston Celtics with the Brooklyn Nets after Jayson Tatum dropped a 50 piece on the Washington Wizards in the play-in tournament. The Nets earned the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference while the Celtics clinched the No. 7 spot after defeating Washington on Tuesday. As the […]

The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers play-in matchup will mark the first high-stakes meeting between LeBron James and Stephen Curry since the 2018 Finals. Nature is healing. “Our paths have been crossed again,” the Lakers star said. “It’s always been a respect, a level of respect that’s even beyond the game of basketball. […]

Jayson Tatum just torched the Washington Wizards for 50 points. The Boston Celtics star endlessly lit up the scoreboard on Tuesday night to lock up the 7th seed for his squad. The performance was obviously special, doing it against his St. Louis mentor and pseudo big brother in Wizards star Bradley Beal. But with with […]

It appears Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James had himself a nice little night out ahead of the play-in game against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. To be clear, the Lakers star’s shenanigans were seemingly on Monday night and not actually the day before the play-in game on Tuesday night. […]

LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets were sent home early on the first day of the NBA play-in tournament with a loss to the Indiana Pacers 144-117. The Hornets did not look themselves and just failed to put the ball in the hole. Come to think of it, they have failed to find a rhythm […]

Despite finishing the regular season as the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds, respectively, in the always dangerous Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will still be forced to square off in one of the four play-in games that will kickoff the 2020-21 NBA Playoffs. Although many of the players from each […]

Stephen Curry became a mainstay in the NBA Finals through the last half of the previous decade. Led by their superstar point guard, the Golden State Warriors made five straight NBA Finals from 2015 to 2019 and won three championships. Curry may not have won a single Finals MVP in those three titles wins, but […]

Although the 2010s ended with a thud for the Golden State Warriors, they built a dynasty over the latter half of the decade. Sure, the Warriors also endured several heartbreaking moments during that span, but their glorious accomplishments certainly trump those dark times. Let’s recall five of the greatest moments in Golden State Warriors history. Honorable mention: […]

The San Antonio Spurs have established themselves as a franchise of excellence over the past three decades, more so especially over the last 20 years. Winning four championships in the span of nine years and squeezing out another in 2014, the Spurs dynasty is definitely up there among the best in NBA history. Certainly, all […]