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The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, hoping to build on a three-game winning streak. The Nuggets come into this game off the back of an easy win over the struggling Utah Jazz but still have a few injury concerns, including Aaron Gordon. He is on the injury report alongside Peyton […]

The Charlotte Hornets demolished the Boston Celtics 118-89 at the TD Garden on Wednesday. In the process, the Hornets continued to rise, and Kon Knueppel has officially made NBA history by joining Michael Jordan in an elite club after scoring 20 points, according to Basket News. “Such a performance allowed Knueppel to tie Michael Jordan […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will play the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy III are among the Pelicans dealing with injuries, so are they playing tonight? Williamson is battling a right ankle sprain, while Murphy is dealing with a neck spasm. Here’s everything we know about Williamson and Murphy’s injury statuses […]

The Charlotte Hornets are winners of six straight after recently defeating the Boston Celtics 118-89 on the road. It was another blowout win for the Hornets, and they made history with the win, putting themselves in the same conversation as the 2017 Golden State Warriors, according to NBA on ESPN. “The Charlotte Hornets are rolling: […]

The Charlotte Hornets were unstoppable on Wednesday night, blowing out the Boston Celtics 118-89 at TD Garden. The 29-point win was their largest regular-season win against the Celtics and Boston’s most lopsided loss of the season. The Hornets controlled the game from start to finish and never trailed. Charlotte opened with an 8-0 run while […]

The Washington Wizards are set to host the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. Is Trae Young going to make his Wizards debut tonight? Young was traded from the Atlanta Hawks to the Wizards before the 2026 deadline. He has yet to make his debut with Washington, however, as the All-Star guard has been dealing with […]

The 2026 NBA draft class is expected to be one of the deepest in recent history, with most outlets unanimous in their prediction of Darryn Peterson (Kansas), AJ Dybantsa (BYU) and Carlos Boozer (Duke) as the top-3 picks. However, the Arkansas Razorbacks’ Darius Acuff Jr., who recently produced a 28-point performance against the Texas Longhorns, […]

In a less-threatening but equally entertaining modern NBA beef, Patrick Beverley and former Atlanta Hawks talisman Trae Young have been going at each other for the past few months, mostly on social media. What began as a debate about effort in the NBA All-Star Game quickly escalated into a full-blown beef, with Beverley questioning Trae’s […]

Jabari Walker delivered a career-high during the Philadelphia 76ers’ 106-102 victory over the struggling Utah Jazz. The 23-year-old returned with a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds, helping the 76ers mount a fourth-quarter comeback against the now 18-44 Utah. However, while the game proved to be huge for Walker, it was preceded by an […]

There is just something about the bright lights of Madison Square Garden that brings out the best in the NBA’s rising stars. For Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren, Wednesday night was the perfect stage to showcase why he is a foundational piece of a championship contender. In a back-and-forth battle that came down […]

The Charlotte Hornets are officially one of the hottest teams in the NBA, and head coach Charles Lee believes a certain trade deadline addition is a major reason why. Following a dominant 118-89 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, Lee did not hold back his praise for guard Coby White, calling him a […]

NEW YORK – The New York Knicks lost 103-100 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, with the NBA’s reigning champions squeaking out a nail-biter. This was the Knicks’ first crack at the top-seeded Western Conference club, already having failed to beat the East’s No. q seed, the Detroit Pistons, three times. Despite some noteworthy […]

It has looked bleak at multiple points this season, but somehow, someway, the Milwaukee Bucks are still alive in the playoff hunt — especially now that Giannis Antetokounmpo is back in action after a month-plus long absence due to a calf injury. While it remains mathematically possible for the Bucks to make it to the […]

The Indiana Pacers traveled to the Intuit Dome on Wednesday night for a matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers, but the biggest story wasn’t just the final score. It was the homecoming of Ivica Zubac, the longtime Clippers anchor who was traded to Indiana just last month. Zubac spent seven seasons in the blue and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers walked into Wednesday night’s matchup against the Utah Jazz missing almost their entire starting lineup, but they left with a gritty 106-102 win thanks to an unexpected hero. While Tyrese Maxey handled the heavy lifting with 25 points, it was the breakout performance of Jabari Walker that caught everyone’s attention and finally […]

The Philadelphia 76ers continue navigating a difficult stretch of the season, and Tyrese Maxey recently addressed how the team is fighting through a depleted roster. The 76ers have battled injuries, the Joel Embiid injury situation, and the suspension of Paul George while trying to stay competitive in the Eastern Conference. After Wednesday night’s narrow victory, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers just can’t catch a break this season. The Clippers were playing against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. The game also marked former Clipper Ivica Zubac’s debut with his new Indiana team. During the game, though, LA lost one of their key centers to injury. Yanic Konan Niederhauser, who backed up […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder walked out of Madison Square Garden with a gritty 103-100 victory on Wednesday night, but New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown wasn’t exactly in a celebratory mood. While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dismantled the Knicks’ defense to the tune of 26 points, it was the way he got those points that left […]

In 2022, the Golden State Warriors won their fourth NBA championship during their dynasty run. That turned out to be the last NBA season for Dwight Howard. Ultimately, he decided to call it quits and play overseas. However, Howard is conceptualizing about coming back for one more season. He is finding inspiration from Al Hartford […]

The Milwaukee Bucks finally have Giannis Antetokounmpo back in the lineup, but the celebration was short-lived. Just before tip-off against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, the team announced that guard Kevin Porter Jr. would miss the contest due to significant swelling in his right knee. While the game is currently a tight battle at […]

Neither the Milwaukee Bucks nor the Atlanta Hawks is having the kind of season their fans were hoping for. The Bucks entered Wednesday’s game against the Hawks 26-34, four games behind the 31-31 Hawks for the final play-in spot. The Bucks were without superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo for much of the season. So, it is not […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder arrived at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night looking to prove why they hold the best record in the NBA, but they left with more questions than answers regarding their health. In a physical showdown against the New York Knicks, Oklahoma City lost two of its most important defensive anchors as […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were looking to keep their momentum rolling against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, but things took a sharp turn for the worse late in the second quarter. Donovan Clingan, the Blazers’ towering rookie center, found himself making an early exit after a heated moment resulted in an automatic ejection. Donovan […]

Harrison Barnes is usually the gold standard for NBA reliability. Before Tuesday night, the San Antonio Spurs forward hadn’t missed a professional basketball game since late 2021. But even the league’s most durable veterans are no match for the dangers of a mid-day snooze. In one of the most bizarre injury reports you will ever […]

After an ankle-related one-game hiatus, Zion Williamson wasted little time reminding everyone what the pushy New Orleans Pelicans look like at full strength. Williamson finished with 24 points on 10-of-18 shooting, adding four rebounds and drawing six fouls in 33 minutes in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.  Despite the loss, it was a […]

Over the course of his life and career, Kobe Bryant made friends, enemies, and frenemies. Certainly, everyone knows about his roller coaster relationship with Shaquille O’Neal. But one of his closest relationships was with Richard “Rip” Hamilton of the Detroit Pistons. On Wednesday, Hamilton reflected upon his years with Bryant, per NBC Sports Philadelphia. Both […]

The Washington Wizards are going to be without Kyshawn George in the lineup for at least three weeks. It’s said that he is dealing with an elbow injury that needs some time to heal. Reports indicate that George, who is 22 years old, is dealing with a partial tear in his UCL in his left […]

Denver Nuggets head coach David Adelman is not letting Oklahoma City Thunder’s Lu Dort off the hook for his flagrant-2 foul on All-Star Nikola Jokic, despite the veteran guard’s recent apology. After the Nuggets’ 127-121 loss in overtime, Jokic called Dort’s dirty play an unnecessary move, on Friday. Dort spoke out about the incident for […]

Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown has led his team toone of the best records in the NBA this season without Jayson Tatum, which, for JR Smith, means it’s no longer Tatum’s team. With Tatum’s potential return to the Celtics looming, many wonder how Boston will adjust amid Jayson’s season debut. While Brown has been the […]

Recently, the Atlanta Hawks have been a major talking point in the NBA world after they announced their partnership with local adult entertainment venue Magic City for an upcoming game. Among the collaboration’s critics was San Antonio Spurs big man Luke Kornet, who took to his blog to publicly ask for the Hawks to discontinue […]

The Rookie of the Year talk has started, and the conversation has been centered around Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and VJ Edgecombe. That doesn’t take away from what other rookies are doing around the league, as there are some who are genuinely playing well. One of those rookies is Dylan Harper. Chandler Parsons recently showed […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Olivier Sarr to a two-way contract, the team announced on Wednesday. He is the older brother of Washington Wizards rising star Alex Sarr, and has appeared in 46 NBA games from 2021-24 in three seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2023-24, he helped guide the OKC Blue to a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers earned a hard-fought win against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night without their star in Donovan Mitchell. The 113-109 victory on Tuesday night came just days after the Cavs dropped a game in overtime against the Pistons on Friday night, 122-119. Jaylon Tyson led the way for the Cavs in Tuesday’s victory, […]

Even after Stephen A. Smith’s monologue on First Take, the New Orleans Pelicans social media team is undeterred. Smith fired back at the Pelicans after they posted a video of Stephen A. Smith’s athletic lowlights following his comments about Zion Williamson. Smith rehashed rumors that Williamson was a “food addict” and had weight issues in […]

The NBA officially named Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for February on Tuesday, marking the third time in his career that he’s won the award and the first time he’s earned the honor this season. Atkinson is only the third coach in Cavs franchise history to accomplish […]

Stephen A. Smith is never one to back down from a confrontation, and he recently picked a fight with the New Orleans Pelicans. After a segment where he was critical of Zion Williamson’s weight, the Pelicans social media team fired back, reposting a video showing Stephen A. Smith missing jump shots that he was attempting on […]

Golden State Warriors forward and podcaster Draymond Green weighed in on the conversation about Steph Curry being shut down for the rest of the season so the Warriors can tank. Curry suffered a right knee injury on January 30 in a matchup against the red-hot Detroit Pistons; that didn’t appear to be serious, and the […]

After Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg missed Tuesday’s 117-90 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, he received an encouraging injury update ahead of Wednesday’s matchup against the Orlando Magic. Flagg has missed the last eight games due to a foot injury, but status was upgraded to questionable on the Mavericks’ injury report. Flagg, who hasn’t played […]

Golden State Warriors’ Kristaps Porzingis is set to miss his sixth straight game, with an illness continuing to plague the center. After trading Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks at the trade deadline, the Warriors have only gotten a single game out of Porzingis, a guy they envisioned fitting in perfectly next […]