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New Orleans Pelicans star center DeMarcus Cousins enjoyed a historic night in the team’s clutch 132-128 win over the Chicago Bulls. Cousins achieved something that had not been done in 46 years after recording 44 points, 24 rebounds, and 10 assists. Fans and players throughout the league were mesmerized by the stat line Cousins produced. However, […]

The 2018 NBA All-Star Game reserves were named on Tuesday with one very notable exception—Oklahoma City Thunder’s Paul George. The versatile swingman will not be playing in the midseason classic for just the second time in six years. George, however, wants something more than an All-Star appearance. During an ESPN interview courtesy of Royce Young, […]

Golden State Warriors star point guard Steph Curry is regarded as one of the best, if not the best, shooter in NBA history. Unfortunately, his prowess will not be on display at this year’s ultimate shootout. For the second straight year, Curry has decided not to participate in the 3-point contest during 2018 NBA All-Star weekend. However, he […]

After dealing with a nine-game losing streak recently, the Los Angeles Lakers have begun to play well once again. Luke Walton’s squad has now won seven of their last nine games with their latest victory coming against the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics. One of the main reasons for the team’s success against one of the […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson officially earned his fourth straight trip to the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. As a result, it seems he will be quite busy throughout the weekend festivities. Despite playing a supporting role in the Warriors’ star-studded cast, Thompson has maintained his status as one of the deadliest 3-point shooters in […]

The Air Jordan XVIII was the last player exclusive pair that Michael Jordan wore in an NBA game. And according to SLAM, it already has a retro version released just this Monday, with the same colorway Jordan wore on that fateful night. It will feature its OG theme of White/Metallic Silver and Sports Royal. The […]

Los Angeles will not have a representative at the 2018 All-Star Game, the first time since 1996 that the city did not have a player from either the L.A. Clippers or the L.A. Lakers join the Sunday classic. This was pointed out by Reddit user foxsleftear in his post on the site. The last player […]

On paper, the Oklahoma City Thunder were expected to win easily against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, as they are only in 13th place in the Eastern Conference. However, the visiting team played very well on the night, and even had a chance to win the game, leading by a point with less than seven […]

Phoenix Suns hotshot Devin Booker plays like an All-Star, scores like an All-Star, carries himself on the court like an All-Star, and even has a haircut of an All-Star, but at the end of the day, he is not an All-Star – at least in this season after failing to get enough votes from NBA […]

Another year, another member of the San Antonio Spurs in the annual NBA All-Star Game. This time it came in the form of power forward LaMarcus Aldridge. The Spurs have undoubtedly been the most consistently great franchise over the last two decades. As a result, San Antonio announced on their official Twitter that they now own the […]

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker has made it abundantly clear that he is unhappy with the fact that he is not going to be part of the All-Star Game. Nevertheless, he will still be participating in the festivities over the weekend. Aside from being one of the promising young players in the league, he is also among […]

Following the surprise firing of Jason Kidd on Monday as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, the team has opted to make another couple of moves on Tuesday, relieving both Tim Grgurich and Eric Hughes, assistant coaches with the Bucks, of their duties Per Chris Haynes of ESPN: ESPN Sources: Milwaukee part ways with assistants […]

After the All-Star reserves were announced on Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves received the attention they deserve as two of their players made the prestigious list. With Karl-Anthony Towns and Jimmy Butler set to be All-Stars this season, they were able to replicate a feat that the franchise last enjoyed 14 years ago. This year will […]

Shelvin Mack is currently a player for the Orlando Magic. He is averaging 4.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 3.6 assists as the Magic’s third-string point guard. Nonetheless, after playing seven years in the NBA, Mack is already expressing his desire to become a head coach one day, according to Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel. […]

Even if you’re not an L.A. Clippers fan, the exclusion of star shooting guard Lou Williams from the 2018 NBA All-Star Game just doesn’t seem right whatsoever. For Williams himself, he only needed to use three characters on his official Twitter account Tuesday to express his feelings towards being snubbed. As the reserves teams were being […]

Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon will participate in All-Star Saturday as defending champion of the 2018 JBL Three-Point Contest. The report came via Scott Agness of Vigilant Sports. Gordon won last year’s contest when he beat out Kyrie Irving for the title in a thrilling final round that saw both players score 20 points each. In […]

  As the names of the All-Star reserves were revealed on Tuesday, there are some big name players who were not included in the list but have made strong cases to be part of the annual showcase. One of them is Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond, who can be considered one of the most notable […]

With the trade rumors that continue to swirl about a possible deal that will send George Hill to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Channing Frye and Iman Shumpert, the Kings could be making some moves as well in order to clear a roster spot. That said, there’s been chatter that they may be looking […]

The Golden State Warriors are breaking ground once more, as the team has managed to field four All-Stars for the second consecutive season, making them the first team to ever accomplish such feat, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. The dynamic duo of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant led the way, as the two leading vote-getters […]

If it already wasn’t a secret that Big Baller Brand fever has hit Lithuania hard in 2018, it surely has now. On Tuesday, 16-year-old BC Vytautas guard LeMelo Ball went off for 43 points and hit five straight shots from behind the arc in a 147-142 shootout victory over BC Dzukija at Prienai Arena. Both […]

Following last week’s All-Star starters selection, the list of 14 players were leaked by several sources prior to the NBA All-Star selection show on TNT, according to sources like Shams Charania of The Vertical, ESPN’s Chris Haynes, and Adrian Wojnarowski. West: Russell Westbrook (Thunder) Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers) Klay Thompson (Warriors) Draymond Green (Warriors) Jimmy Butler (Timberwolves) […]

The 2017-18 NBA season has been filled with first-year pros stepping up and taking the spotlight. Unfortunately for New York Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina, though, who’s among the prized rookies this season, he can’t officially say he’s part of that crop… yet. He’s mostly watching from afar, seeing the continuous rise of his co-rookies unfold. […]

In the aftermath of Jason Kidd’s firing from the helm of the Milwaukee Bucks, the hoopla surrounding his relationship with injured star Jabari Parker didn’t take long to surface. Initially brought up by ESPN’s Ryen Russillo and later confirmed by other sources, Parker and Kidd weren’t speaking — thought that wasn’t the only relationship that […]

After receiving an invite for the Slam Dunk contest and reportedly already accepting it, Los Angeles Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr. then suggested that he may not participate in it after all. The 25-year-old Wyoming product took to his Twitter account and made it  known that not everything recently reported about him is true as […]

The New York Knicks will try their hand at making moves prior to this trade deadline, and while their first priority is thinning their ranks at the center spot, there might be other players involved in talks to finish out a package. Among them is veteran shooting guard Courtney Lee, who has enjoyed one of […]

Since entering the league back in 2011, Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson wasted no time in establishing himself as one of the best shooters in the NBA today. His smooth stroke from his outside shots has led to him being named as one half of the “Splash Brothers,” together with his teammate Stephen […]

The Milwaukee Bucks announced that they had relieved Jason Kidd of his head coaching duties with the team on Monday afternoon. Kidd recorded a 139-152 overall as the Bucks’ coach and led them to two births in the NBA Playoffs (2014-15 and 2016-17). Now, according to a report from Gery Woefel, Bucks owner Wes Edens […]

Heading into the February trade deadline, the biggest name available is reportedly Kemba Walker. As the deadline quickly approaches, Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan recently stated he is not trading Walker for ‘anything but an All-Star player.’ According to Marc Stein of New York Times, the Milwaukee Bucks were among the teams engaged in trade […]

Time never passes by without taking a toll on players, as nobody is immune to father time. Tony Parker is the most recent example, as the veteran point guard will now come off the bench for the San Antonio Spurs. Parker said longtime coach Gregg Popovich told him it was time. Dejounte Murray started in […]

 #5 Lakers The Charlotte Hornets are calling it quits and looking for a full on rebuild after failing to build around their All-NBA point guard Kemba Walker. Before Hinkie and The Process glamorized being bad for half a decade teams would actually try to turn their fortunes around on the back of a single player. […]

With the Sacramento Kings now looking to the future, it appears they have a high interest in trading some of the veterans on their roster. The name from Sacramento that is most commonly heard in trade chatter is George Hill’s. On Monday’s episode of ESPN’s The Jump, NBA insider Brian Windhorst spoke about potential trades […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has been the subject of some speculation lately about whether or not he will stay in Portland, opting maybe to get an opportunity in a bigger market since his current team doesn’t seem ready to compete for a championship right now. As he has done in the past, […]

Coming into the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder were thought by many to be a possible threat to dethrone the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs. After acquiring both Paul George and Carmelo Anthony via trade, OKC General Manager Sam Presti was able to give Russell Westbrook a supporting cast worthy of championship contention. So […]

Bradley Beal just had one of his basketball dreams come true. The shooting guard for the Washington Wizards was named to this first NBA All-Star game, per Candace Buckner of the Washington Post. But that’s not all. Beal will also compete in the weekend’s three-point contest, per Buckner. On Tuesday, Beal, the Washington Wizards shooting guard, […]

NBA fans love buying the jerseys of their favorite players and wearing them around in public. It shows their ultimate fandom. But if that player gets traded, fans have a problem. Now they have a jersey of a player that they like, but they play for another team. But fans can’t return the jersey because […]

Following a pair of losses, the Minnesota Timberwolves have put together back-to-back wins. Both victories can be attributed to the team’s growing maturity, but it can also be courtesy of the great showing of Andrew Wiggins, who’s starting to wake up from his downtrending season. Wiggins is averaging 34.5 points per game on 55.1-percent shooting […]

The New York Knicks’ hopes of upsetting the Golden State Warriors tonight have dramatically fallen. USA Today Network’s Steve Popper reports the Knicks’ star big man Kristaps Porzingis will sit against the Warriors after twisting his knee yesterday: Porzingis won’t play tonight. Twisted knee in practice yesterday. — Steve Popper (@StevePopper) January 23, 2018 Besides […]

Paul George has seen a different transition coming into his eighth year in the league as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, morphing into a different role with an All-Star cast. His numbers have taken a definite dip this season, down nearly three points per game, but his value at the defensive end has […]

The contestants for the NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest were announced today and one notable snub was Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell. There was a lot of support for Mitchell’s campaign for his participation in the contest. Apparently, it did not sit too well with Mitchell to not get the invite. After news broke […]