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Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen joined the Young Man and the Three podcast Friday to talk all things Cavs and more.  Allen’s appearance involved discourse surrounding everything from playing a team coached by the show’s lead host emeritus in Redick to The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. But the most interesting portion of the […]

The NBA and commissioner Adam Silver are urging players to take extra precautions to secure their belongings and homes due to reports of recent high-profile burglaries across the league and the NFL, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. Earlier in November, Milwaukee Bucks big man Bobby Portis revealed on social media that “many […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have consistently been an attractive destination for top free agents because of the franchise’s big market and decorated history. Furthermore, more often than not, the Lakers have always paraded a formidable roster. Although the Lakers are an attractive team to play for, the franchise doesn’t always land the players they want. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson have every reason to feel cursed amid another injury-ravaged season. Willie Green’s best-laid plans have gone awry with over half the roster watching from the sidelines on most nights. Williamson, Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum, Dejounte Murray, Trey Murphy III, and Herb Jones have been unavailable for long stretches […]

It is incredible to think the Oklahoma City Thunder once housed three future Most Valuable Players: Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook. After the 2011-12 Thunder lost 4-1 to the Miami Heat in the 2012 NBA Finals, Oklahoma City traded Westbrook to the Houston Rockets. In a recent episode of the “Earn Your Leisure” […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are working with a skeleton crew as Thanksgiving Day plans are being squared away. Opponents have been feasting on Willie Green’s shorthanded squad which has lacked shooting around Brandon Ingram. The defense has suffered as well but getting buckets is the entire point of basketball. Thankfully, the Pelicans will get Ingram […]

Legends have come and left in the city of Chicago. Tim Hardaway described his GOAT of Chicago on the Come Talk 2 Me Podcast and why his choice is former Detroit Pistons guard Isiah Thomas. “They say Derrick Rose now, they say Dwyane (Wade), even though Dwyane isn’t from Chicago, he’s from the outskirts of […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are set to host the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. The Pelicans have unfortunately dealt with no shortage of injury trouble throughout the 2024-25 NBA season. The Warriors have some injury concerns of their own, but New Orleans’ injury situation is disastrous at the moment. Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum […]

The NBA seems destined to expand from 30 teams to 32 in the coming years, and when it does happen, the league may make a radical change coinciding with the pair of teams’ arrivals. Currently, the league has two conferences — Eastern and Western — of 15 teams each. Teams from opposite conferences only play […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers had a six-game win streak snapped at the hands of the Orlando Magic, 119-118, on Thursday night. Franz Wagner hit a step back three-point shot with 2.5 seconds remaining, and the Lakers couldn’t convert on the other end. Following the Magic loss, Lakers head coach JJ Redick had […]

Toronto Raptors forwards RJ Barrett (31 points) and Scottie Barnes led in a 110-105 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday night. With another impressive performance, Barrett entered Raptors’ Vince Carter territory. He also had Barnes, who finished with 17 points and six assists, back in the lineup. Toronto won its second win in three tries. […]

Franz Wagner’s standout performance propelled the Orlando Magic to a thrilling 119-118 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, capping a successful three-game West Coast road trip. Wagner’s heroics, including a game-winning step-back three-pointer near midcourt, secured the victory and, according to StatMamba, placed him in elite company alongside LeBron James as the youngest forward since […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have started to find some momentum as the start of the season wasn’t good to them, and they’ll look to continue that in their NBA Cup game against the Indiana Pacers. Giannis Antetokounmpo has stepped up over the past few games with the Bucks dealing with injuries, but his availability is in […]

Basketball history is up for grabs as the jerseys worn by LeBron James and his son Bronny during their iconic season-opening game hit the auction block, Outkick reports. This unforgettable match, held on October 22 at the Crypto.com Arena, marked the first time in NBA history a father and son duo shared the court. The […]

After missing nearly all last season, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome seemed like an afterthought to some. A nagging ankle injury kept Jerome sidelined. The remainder of the season did not go as planned by either the Cavs or Jerome. After those two appearances, Jerome eventually underwent surgery on his right ankle, which ended the […]

Mike Dunleavy Jr. and his Golden State Warriors front office did a lot of number crunching in the offseason to put the Dubs in a position to find success during the 2024-25 season. So far, everything has gone according to plan, as the Warriors are 11-3 and sitting at the top of the Western Conference. […]

The Brooklyn Nets are nearing full strength entering Friday’s NBA Cup matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers. Nic Claxton is on the injury report alongside Dorian Finney-Smith, with both players listed as probable. Claxton is dealing with a lower back sprain, while Finney-Smith has a left ankle sprain. Here’s everything we know about both players’ injuries […]

In the middle of the Philadelphia 76ers’ storm of injuries and losses, Jared McCain’s historic production has been a radiant bright spot. McCain has become a front-runner in the Rookie of the Year race, racking up high-scoring games better than any of his peers and displaying a veteran-like feel for the game. He’s emerging as […]

Trae Young has officially ended his sneaker free agency, and the Atlanta Hawks point guard has decided to sign with Jordan Brand. After spending most of his career as a part of Adidas, Young has now found his brand of the future, as Jordan announced the partnership on the morning of Nov. 22. “To have […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors will play the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night in an NBA Cup game. Curry, though, is dealing with an injury. The Warriors will enter Friday’s game with an 11-3 record. New Orleans holds a 4-12 record. The Pelicans’ roster has been decimated by injuries throughout the 2024-25 […]

A three-point shot by Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner with 2.5 seconds left in the game looked like something out of a movie, according to his teammate, Jalen Suggs. After the game, Suggs hyped up Wagner in the thriller he produced in Los Angeles. “He got to his bag, step back. … Boogie is special, […]

Franz Wagner hit a game-winning three-pointer with 2.5 seconds left to give the Orlando Magic a thrilling win over the Los Angeles Lakers last night, but Wagner’s heroics would have been a non-factor had the Lakers, and Anthony Davis, in particular, made a few more free throws in crunch time. With the Lakers up by […]

The Golden State Warriors have plenty of reasons to be happy for how they have started the 2024-25 season. After losing Klay Thompson in free agency, the Warriors have reloaded their depth, with Buddy Hield doing his very best Thompson impersonation, while the team’s defense is back to being one of the most suffocating in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had their six-game winning streak snapped by the Orlando Magic on Thursday. After the game, LeBron James said via Dave McMenamin postgame that a lackluster quarter was what made the difference in the 119-118 outcome. “Because it’s a 48-minute game, you can’t just point to the free throws,” James said. “You […]

After spending most of 2024-25 with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Adam Flagler connected on seven threes for OKC Blue, Oklahoma City’s G League affiliate, en route to 31 points in a 109-97 win against the Texas Legends. In his second game with the Blue this season, the first since the Thunder’s latest victory against the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Toronto Raptors were in the heat of battle in their last game, but things started to get animated between two teammates. With the game tied at 95 with around five minutes left, Julius Randle had the ball and looked like he was going to make a play. In the paint, […]

Charles “Choo” Smith, Jr., the current chairman at the National Basketball Retired Players Association, isn’t used to running a fundamental offense and competing for championships. His job was to perfect dribbling in a seated position, bouncing the ball between opponents’ legs, and of course, spinning the sphere on his finger. The Harlem Globetrotters joined the […]

In all of sports, you need to prove yourself for a while at the professional level before you are solidified as a star and looked at as a great. For example, Tom Brady didn’t walk into the NFL as the biggest thing in the league; it took him years to establish himself as the face […]

The Phoenix Suns have dropped four straight games following injuries to Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. However, the last of the Suns’ Big 3, Devin Booker, hasn’t performed at the level that many expect. He’s averaging 24 points, 6.5 assists, and 3.9 rebounds per game in 36.6 minutes of action. The numbers on the surface […]

From the moment the San Antonio Spurs secured the services of Chris Paul this past offseason, many regarded Paul as being the perfect fit for helming the offense of a very youthful Spurs team. But Paul’s contributions go beyond his incredible knowledge of the game as well as his considerable experience. He remains a productive […]

On Thursday night, it looked as though the Los Angeles Lakers were well on their way to victory lane against the Orlando Magic. With 19 seconds left, the Lakers were up by two, 118-116, and they had possession of the basketball. All they needed was to ice the game with two free throws. But then […]

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick as things heat up in the race for the NBA Cup. This next matchup features two squads in the West’s Group A still searching for their first win as the Sacramento Kings (8-7) take on the Los Angeles Clippers (9-7). It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Kings-Clippers […]

The conditions surrounding the past few games for the San Antonio Spurs haven’t been ideal. For the past three contests, they have been without two of their best players, Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell, as the two have been dealing with knee injuries. But the Spurs have been doing their best to stem the tide […]

There’s nothing that quite gets LeBron James’ competitive juices flowing than by witnessing his opponent pull off a highlight. During the Los Angeles Lakers’ Thursday night contest against the Orlando Magic, James wasn’t about to let himself get overshadowed by a mean dunk from Moe Wagner, as he came straight down the other end and […]

The Toronto Raptors have experienced injury woes of their own to begin the 2024-25 season; most notably, Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley have missed plenty of games. In turn, RJ Barrett has been thrust into a larger role — and he has been delivering monster stat lines on a regular basis. On Thursday night, Barrett […]

The Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks will play their second game of the NBA Cup on Friday night. The Pacers started their tournament with a loss, while the Bucks won their initial matchup. Indiana is trying to return to the final after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers last season, but it won’t be easy […]

15 games into the season and the Portland Trail Blazers are showing signs of life. Yes, they may hold a 6-9 record and the 13th spot in the Western Conference, but some of the recent games indicate that their new campaign will be more than just a mirror image of last season. The Blazers have […]

The Detroit Pistons engaged in an intense interconference matchup against LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday. Detroit fought hard but took a tough 123-121 loss. Star point guard Cade Cunningham led the team with another standout performance; however, he suffered an injury scare down the game’s stretch that drew a notable availability change. […]

The hiring of Charles Lee as the team’s head coach has done wonders for the Charlotte Hornets; they’re a much more competitive team night in and night out, and they seem to be getting the best out of the team’s burgeoning stars. On Thursday night, LaMelo Ball managed to bounce back after he was benched […]