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Last season, Joe Mazzulla made waves in the NBA after the Boston Celtics front office promoted him to fill in for the controversial Ime Udoka as head coach. Despite low expectations due to the disruption that rocked the team off the court, Mazzulla took matters into his own hands and managed to lead the Celtics […]

The first week of the NBA preseason is behind us, and there are now just two weeks until the start of the 2024-25 season. Even with teams formulating their plans of attack in preparation of the new season, the constant talk of who the best players in the league are continues to dominate conversations this […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s net worth in 2024 is $60 million. Caldwell-Pope is a professional basketball player who recently signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic. He is a two-time NBA champion. Here’s a closer look at Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s net worth in 2024. What is Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s net worth in 2024?: $60 million (estimate) Kentavious […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are set to play their first game of the 2024-25 NBA preseason on Monday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. Kyrie Irving will not play in the game, but he was a subject of discussion while Mavs guard Quentin Grimes spoke with reporters after the team’s morning shoot-around. Quentin Grimes called […]

The Atlanta Hawks made it an emphasis to add length and versatility to their team this season, and one of the first things they did was acquire Dyson Daniels in the Dejounte Murray trade. Daniels is known for his defense, as he’s able to guard at the point of attack while also being able to […]

Entering his second season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Christian Wood is looking to return to form after a down year in 2023-2024. His plans got off to a rough start before his eighth season even began at the Lakers’ first 2024 preseason game. While exiting the tunnel before the Lakers’ Oct. 6 matchup with […]

Orlando Magic big man Wendell Carter Jr. appeared to suffer a lower left-leg injury on Monday afternoon in the team’s preseason opener against the New Orleans Pelicans. After contesting a midrange jump shot from Pelicans new addition Daniel Theis, Carter came down awkwardly and appeared to twist his ankle on the Pelicans big man’s foot. […]

Atlanta Hawks’ All-Star Trae Young may be the newest sneaker free agent on the market with reports of him and Adidas failing to renew his expiring sneaker deal. Signed to Adidas in 2018 and receiving a restructured deal in 2020, Young and his sponsor have released three performance basketball sneakers under the young star’s signature […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without two potential rotation pieces to start the season. Day’Ron Sharpe and Trendon Watford have each been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain after sustaining injuries during practice last week, the team announced. Sharpe will be reevaluated in six weeks, while Watford will have his status updated in two. The […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault announced the Thunder will begin their preseason schedule without superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort. After Jaylin Williams strained his right hamstring, ruling him out for the remaining exhibition games, Daigneault announced Gilgeous-Alexander and Dort are sitting out against the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City’s first preseason game, […]

The end-of-year holidays are always a busy time for sneakerheads as Jordan Brand and Nike will continue updating their upcoming releases for the rest of the calendar year. The Air Jordan 4 has become the most popular silhouette of the Air Jordan numbered line over the last few years, and come this October, we’ll see […]

Roughly one month after the shocking retirement of longtime NBA journalist Adrian Wojnarowki, ESPN has ended its hiring process to find his replacement. After thorough consideration, the company has hired Shams Charania from The Athletic. After multiple reports claimed that Charania had become ESPN’s top option, the reporter broke the news on Oct. 7 through […]

PHILADELPHIA — The next stop on Tacko Fall’s basketball journey is the New Zealand Breakers of the NBL, who will continue their tour of the United States with a game against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on Monday. Fall, who last appeared in the NBA during the 2021-22 season with the Cleveland […]

The influence Dikembe Mutombo had on fellow Democratic of Congo native Jonathan Kuminga far transcends the NBA. As the Golden State Warriors’ budding star embarks on what could be a truly transformation season, though, rest assured he’s still holding some sage basketball advice from the late, great Mutombo close to his chest, too. “The last […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks will host the Memphis Grizzlies in their preseason opener on Monday night. However, Dallas will be without a number of impactful players. Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson are among the players who will not see any action on Monday evening. PJ Washington, Dante Exum, Maxi Kleber, Brandon Williams […]

Markelle Fultz’s net worth in 2024 is $5 million. Fultz is a professional basketball player who is currently one of the best free agents available to be signed before NBA training camps start. He most recently played for the Orlando Magic and was the 2017 NBA Draft’s first overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. Here’s […]

Cleveland Cavaliers’ All-Star Donovan Mitchell will be the first to admit he’s got a sweet tooth. His go-to guilty pleasure has always been a pack of Haribo Goldbears and this upcoming Halloween season, we’ll see the two sides partner for a long-awaited collaboration. Recently releasing his newest signature Adidas DON Issue 6, Mitchell will expand […]

On ESPN’s First Take, Stephen A. Smith was disgusted about how LeBron and Bronny James have been treated after the Los Angeles Lakers preseason matchup against the Phoenix Suns. “I’ve been very disgusted at the cynics out there who’ve gotten at LeBron [James] about this… He’s earned the right to facilitate [Bronny] being a teammate […]

With a change in coaching from J.B. Bickerstaff to Kenny Atkinson at the helm, the Cleveland Cavaliers expect a different approach this season. Early in training camp, analytics was the most significant new thing the Cavs were embracing under Atkinson. That approach has become clear with how Cleveland wants Darius Garland to shoot more three-pointers […]

While Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins raved about Alex Caruso during his media availability this week, the four-year guard is ecstatic about his team’s defensive identity heading into 2024-25. Ahead of the first preseason game against the San Antonio Spurs, Wiggins talked about getting acclimated to his new teammates, including Caruso, whose pairing with […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming off back-to-back playoff appearances as the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. After they were knocked out in the first round in 2023, Cleveland made it past the opening round last season. Unfortunately, the Cavs ran into the eventual champions, the Boston Celtics, in the conference semifinals and were […]

LeBron James is arguably the best basketball player in the world. He has garnered four NBA championships, four Finals MVPs, an NBA In-Season Tournament Championship, an In-Season Tournament MVP, four NBA MVPs, and 20 All-Star Game appearances. He’s also the NBA’s All-Time leading scorer. But while James’ Hall of Fame legacy has been cemented, there’s […]

After Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma suggested the NBA implement a four-point line, some of the league’s most distinguished 3-point shooters are doing the same. Milwaukee Bucks All-Star point guard Damian Lillard and Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball were each asked if they could change one in-game rule about the association; what would that change be? […]

Bronny James celebrated a birthday he will never forget on Sunday, ushering in the 20th year of his life with a special moment the NBA has never seen before. The Los Angeles Lakers rookie shared the court with his father and teammate, LeBron James, in a preseason game versus the Phoenix Suns, eliciting heartfelt reactions […]

The early reports coming out of Los Angeles Lakers training camp regarding Bronny James were very promising. The word was that James was turning heads in camp, especially when he drained a triple over his father, LeBron, during one of the scrimmages. Thus, hope began to spring that, maybe, Bronny might be more ready to […]

Iman Shumpert loves both LeBron James and Stephen Curry, but he doesn’t think they should team up. Shumpert was teammates with James when the Cleveland Cavaliers won a championship during the 2015-16 season — a win that occurred over the Curry-led Golden State Warriors. James and Curry have long been rivals, matching up against each […]

The Detroit Pistons opened up preseason in impressive fashion with a 120-87 blowout against the Milwaukee Bucks. After falling behind an 18-point deficit in the first quarter, the Pistons battled back the next three periods for the decisive victory. Significant credit was due to rookie Ron Holland II’s impact off the bench and head coach […]

Unfortunately, Ja Morant’s much-anticipated return to the Memphis Grizzlies from a 25-game suspension was shortlived last season due to a shoulder injury. It has now been over 12 months since the Western Conference contenders of Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., Desmond Bane, and Marcus Smart were all fully healthy. Thankfully, the wait is over when it […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are ready for pre-season action but some piece of training camp equipment needs attention soon thanks to one rookie big man. Yves Missi has been breaking rims and bothering veterans, in a good way, during Pelicans training camp at Belmont University. The 20-year-old Cameroonian international caused a holdup in practice after […]

LeBron James and Bronny James made NBA history by playing together for the Los Angeles Lakers in a preseason game against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California. LeBron and Bronny became the first father-son duo to play together for the same NBA team. LeBron James and Bronny James […]

The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 118-114 in the NBA preseason, as teams are currently preparing for the start of the regular season on October 22. While preseason games aren’t really demonstrations of basketball excellence, it doesn’t mean we can’t have any fun watching them. For instance, LeBron James and Kevin Durant joined […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are 0-2 in the preseason after a 118-114 loss to the Phoenix Suns, but fans are excited to see how new Lakers coach JJ Redick is working out the kinks with his team before the actual season begins on October 22. Redick has stated that he wants to start the lineup […]

The Phoenix Suns entered their first preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers with an X-factor in Damion Lee. Phoenix won the game 118-114 on the back of Lee and other key contributors. Days before the game though, the Suns and Lee announced his status to return for the first time since the 2022-23 season. As […]

It happened on Sunday, what Los Angeles Lakers fans had been anticipating since the NBA Draft, LeBron James and Bronny James shared the court together making history, sort of. During the second quarter of the Lakers preseason game against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, Bronny James checked into the game with LeBron James already on […]

The New York Knicks have acquired Karl-Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves in a blockbuster trade that shook up the NBA landscape amid a relatively lackluster offseason, thanks partly to the new CBA that limited teams’ approaches to roster-building. Still, this trade is massive not only because of the names involved, but because it may […]

One of the biggest questions that Los Angeles Lakers fans have coming into the 2024-25 season is when will they see LeBron James and Bronny James on the court together. The prevailing thought is that it has to come naturally and not feel like it’s being forced at all. And Lakers head coach JJ Redick […]

NBA preseason action is tipping off around the world during the first week of October. Unfortunately, the New Orleans Pelicans are dealing with crippling injuries already. Head coach Willie Green’s starting lineup decisions got a little easier with Trey Murphy III on the shelf to start the season but the first five up is still […]

The New York Knicks have Mikal Bridges under contract for the next two seasons after acquiring him in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets, and he reportedly is going to wait until the next offseason to work out an extension with his new team, according to Marc Stein. “The Knicks’ Mikal Bridges is waiting until […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James, son of superstar forward LeBron James, begins his NBA career in 2024. Ahead of his professional debut, Bronny celebrated his 20th birthday on Sunday. His mother, Savannah James, expressed her pride and support on Instagram, sending him heartfelt birthday wishes. Bronny James parents greeting him on his special day […]