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The Phoenix Suns host the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday in their next NBA Cup matchup. Bradley Beal is listed on the Suns injury report with a left calf injury. Beal sat out during the Suns’ last game against the Golden State Warriors. Here’s everything we know about Bradley Beal’s injury and if he is […]

Paul Millsap, who made four All-Star teams during his NBA career, is reportedly retiring, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. “After 16 NBA seasons, four-time All-Star Paul Millsap has retired from basketball. Millsap, the No. 47 pick in the 2006 NBA draft, spent his career with the Jazz, Hawks, Nuggets, Nets and 76ers. One of eight […]

Joel Embiid’s injuries for the Philadelphia 76ers continue to leave people dumbfounded, including former Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom. On the Legends Lounge podcast, Odom wasn’t pleased with the ongoing dilemma surrounding the 76ers MVP. “They gave him a bag right, how many DNPs has he had?” Odom said. “So if I’m a general […]

Aaron Gordon has an amazing car collection. Gordon is a top-flight NBA athlete who was part of the Denver Nuggets squad that won the NBA championship in 2023. Aside from being a crucial championship piece in Denver, Gordon is also known as a top-tier dunker, having competed in the Slam Dunk Contest twice. Given Gordon’s […]

Riding high after knocking off the Boston Celtics at home, the still injury-riddled Darius Garland Cleveland Cavaliers hope to maintain momentum when they host Bilal Coulibaly and the Washington Wizards. As mentioned before, last time out, the Cavs defeated the Celtics 115-111. The Wizards, meanwhile, are on a fourteen-game losing streak, with Washington’s last win […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been an inconsistent team, to say the least, during the early-goings of the 2024-25 regular season. Lakers head coach JJ Redick said as much before the team’s recent loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, as per Dave McMenamin of ESPN. An argument could be made though that some of the young […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ season trajectory has taken a downward turn following a 109-80 blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. Once sitting at a promising 10-4 record, the Lakers now find themselves at 12-9, raising questions about the team’s performance and leadership. Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas has joined the conversation, offering […]

Jaylen Brown has an incredible car collection. Brown is a reigning NBA champion after leading the Boston Celtics to its 18th championship banner, with him as the 2024 NBA Finals MVP. The Celtics star ultimately put his doubters to rest after he raised eyebrows for bagging the largest contract in NBA history. However, it’s worth […]

Shannon Sharpe made a comment on Tuesday during an ESPN First Take segment that upset Stephen A. Smith. The Michael Jordan-LeBron James conversation was being discussed, and Sharpe made an eye-opening remark about the debate, via ClutchPoints. “I wish LeBron James could have taken four years off during his career,” Sharpe said. “Five years.” This […]

Former Milwaukee Bucks duo Jrue Holiday and Giannis Antetokounmpo had their fair share of moments on the court. However, their off -the-court moments might surpass what they did on the court. Holiday explained how Antetokounmpo is frugal with his money. “And he’s also the cheapest guy I know! He’s got all that money, but again, […]

One of the joys of being a sports fan is playing armchair GM, especially for a rebuilding team like the Washington Wizards. Anybody can have opinions about what the organization should do to get back to contention, but three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams isn’t just anybody. That’s why his comments on […]

A cloud of misery has surrounded the Detroit Pistons for years. This organization has not been to the playoffs since 2019, and the Pistons have endured five straight losing seasons, failing to win more than 23 games in a season over the last five years. Just last season, Detroit won only 14 games, their fewest […]

Andrew Bynum has an insane car collection. Bynum is a familiar name among Los Angeles Lakers fans. He was part of the Purple and Gold that won back-to-back NBA championships. Moreover, he emerged as a NBA All-Star and All-NBA Team player. He eventually left to sign a huge contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers but rarely […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are in serious jeopardy of missing the playoffs and don’t have full control over their first-round draft pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. They’re on a fast track to no man’s land, a destination they can’t afford to end up at. The Sixers only keep their first-rounder if it ends up being […]

As the Miami Heat were without star Jimmy Butler Monday night, they fell at the hands of the Boston Celtics, 108-89, to take their losing streak up to two games. It was another slow night for the Heat’s captain in Bam Adebayo, as head coach Erik Spoelstra tries to conjure up an answer as to […]

Riding high after knocking off the Boston Celtics at home, the still injury-riddled Cleveland Cavaliers hope to maintain momentum when they host Bilal Coulibaly and the Washington Wizards. As mentioned before, last time out, the Cavs defeated the Celtics 115-111. The Wizards, meanwhile, are on a fourteen-game losing streak, with Washington’s last win coming against […]

In his age 40 season, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has questions circling his retirement. One of his advocates for retirement is Jeff Teague. On the Club 520 Podcast, Teague explained that there’s nothing else for the Los Angeles forward to do in the league. “LeBron needs to rest a little bit,” Teague said. […]

BOSTON — In today’s NBA, it’s such a struggle to get stars to take the court consistently that league commissioner Adam Silver instituted a Player Participation Policy last year, punishing teams for load managing. That rule never impacted the Boston Celtics, and they showed why on Monday night during a 108-89 win over the rival […]

The Nuggets host the Warriors on Wednesday! These are two of the better teams in the NBA. The Warriors are struggling recently, while the Nuggets are back on track. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Warriors look different without Klay Thompson. Steph Curry is still great, […]

The Spurs visit the Suns on Tuesday! These two teams are playing well this season and are entering this game playing solid basketball. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Suns prediction and pick. The Spurs struggled last season, but they look much better this year despite their inconsistency. They already look […]

The Pacers visit the Raptors on Tuesday! The Pacers have not found consistency this year, while the Raptors have struggled throughout. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Raptors prediction and pick. The Pacers have a lot of potential this year but have been inconsistent. They have a lot of talent, including […]

The Los Angeles Lakers just hit the lowest point of their 2024-25 season (thus far) on Monday night when they suffered a 29-point defeat, 109-80, at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was a miserable effort from the Purple and Gold — with LeBron James enduring perhaps the worst game of his professional career […]

After a 12-3 start to the season, the Golden State Warriors have hit a wall, losing four straight games. To make matters worse, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green have been banged up as of late. There would be no better time for the Warriors to pick up a victory than in Tuesday night’s NBA Cup […]

The Milwaukee Bucks (10-9) will take on the Detroit Pistons (9-13) on Tuesday night in a high-stakes NBA Cup group-stage matchup. Entering the game, the Bucks list star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo as probable due to right patella tendinopathy. Antetokounmpo has driven the Bucks’ recent resurgence and looks to play a key role as Milwaukee aims […]

The Boston Celtics quickly turned things around following a rare loss on Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road. After that defeat, the defending NBA champions clobbered the Miami Heat on Monday, 108-89. Given that the Heat game was the second leg of a back-to-back, there could have been a reason for the Celtics […]

There is only one day of games left in the Group Phase of the 2024 NBA Cup, and it is certainly a big one. Dec. 3 is the last day of group play games before eight teams — six group winners and a wild card team from each conference — advance to the Knockout Stage. […]

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday knows all about playing defense, and being great at it too. The six-time all-defensive guard has a history of locking up his opponents. His defensive prowess began in high school, where he said he used to like bullying his opponents. Holiday spoke on Podcast P with Paul George about what […]

NEW YORK – With the Los Angeles Lakers finally settling into their season, fourth-year man Austin Reaves is also settling into his role as the newest starting point guard for one of the most storied franchises in all of sports. Reaves is also writing his own story, however, and he’s set to add a new […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving finds himself embroiled in a lawsuit filed by Elite Mind Solutions and therapist Natasha McCartney, claiming he owes nearly $400,000 for services provided during a family retreat, Outkick reports. Scheduled from June 28 to July 2, the retreat was originally planned for 50-60 guests but reportedly swelled to 150 attendees. […]

It was just over a year ago when the Sacramento Kings snapped a 16-year playoff drought, which was the longest playoff slump in US sports history. Thanks to an improved roster filled with budding stars led by De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis, it was easy to see why. But earlier this year, the Kings missed […]

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks came in on Monday night on a three-game winning streak, and they extended it to four defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 124-112. It was an all-around team effort for the Hawks, but it was De’Andre Hunter once again that stole the show for the night. The past four games have […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have had a bit of an up-and-down season as they try to get new pieces in Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo acclimated, but they came away with a dominant 109-80 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Rudy Gobert has been a hot topic as well, as Minnesota is trying to […]

It is safe to say that the Brooklyn Nets have already played above expectations despite it being only a quarter of the way through the 2024-25 season. After trading away Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks for a boatload of picks, the expectation of many was that the Nets, a team that finished with […]

The Brooklyn Nets weren’t set up for success during Monday’s 128-102 loss to the Chicago Bulls. Playing on the back end of a back-to-back while down six rotation players, including Cam Thomas, Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith and Ben Simmons, they faltered down the stretch against a Chicago squad on two days rest. Trailing by six […]

The Atlanta Hawks were expected to have a bit of a fall-off heading into the 2024-25 season after they traded Dejounte Murray away to the New Orleans Pelicans — admitting that their trade for the 6’4″ guard back in 2022 was a failure after going 77-87 over the past two seasons. But there may be […]

The Detroit Pistons have clearly had enough of dwelling in the league’s basement, setting out to be more competitive on a regular basis heading into the 2024-25 season. This was seen in their hiring of JB Bickerstaff as the team’s new head coach, owing to his work in helping turn the Cleveland Cavaliers around, and […]

A year after losing every one of their games in the NBA Cup, the San Antonio Spurs are on the verge of winning their group. Beat the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday and the Silver and Black will claim the West’s Group B. It’s that simple. They can still advance to the knockout stage of the […]

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

The Utah Jazz take a short trip to visit the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Thunder prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Jazz-Thunder NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Jazz-Thunder Odds Utah Jazz: […]