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It’s no secret that the Orlando Magic are once again looking like a team that will miss out on the playoffs this season. They currently own a 13-31 record, good for 14th in the East and are eight games out of the last seed in their conference. That said, it has led to a lot […]

In the midst of a storm of on-court conflicts after the midway part of the season, it’s been reported that Houston Rockets center Clint Capela wasn’t involved in Monday night’s locker room brouhaha — instead, it was backup center Tarik Black who tried to infiltrate the home locker room, according to Marc Stein of The New […]

The NBA has suspended Houston Rockets forwards Trevor Ariza and Gerald Green for two games for their role in Monday night’s locker room fiasco after a 113-102 loss to the L.A. Clippers, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The backcourt duo of Chris Paul and James Harden, who were also involved in the incident, will not […]

DeAndre Jordan is one of the NBA’s best rebounding big men. He is also a certified rim-protector that can deny whole offenses from accessing his team’s interior for easy buckets in the paint. In addition, Jordan is 6-foot-11 and 265 pounds. Yet, he has a gregarious personality that gets along swimmingly with his fellow players. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans went against the grain at the All-Star break last year by acquiring superstar center DeMarcus Cousins to give their team the most dominant frontcourt in the league. Both Cousins and fellow superstar big man Anthony Davis have enjoyed spectacular 2017-18 NBA seasons up to this point. However, the Pelicans still find […]

Several Houston Rockets players are in the midst of a league-wide investigation stemming from their post-game altercation with the L.A. Clippers players following a 113-102 Monday night loss at Staples Center. Despite the several reports and the hoopla surrounding the incident when they allegedly intended to hunt for Blake Griffin, and later Austin Rivers; Chris […]

James Harden will likely be limited to a 24-to-25-minute stint on the court when he makes his return against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, according to head coach Mike D’Antoni, per Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. The Beard missed the last seven games since the start of the new year, a stretch in which […]

Kevin Durant is attracting a lot of eyes right now, especially after deciding to sign with the Golden State Warriors and ending up winning the 2017 NBA Finals with the team. You may have seen Durant on the court and on your TV screen, but you may soon see him more on YouTube. According to […]

Because of Lavar Ball’s intriguing comments, the Ball family is getting a lot of eyes. It’s not just the Los Angeles rookie Lonzo Ball the media is talking about. The media is also now all over Lonzo’s younger brothers, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball. LiAngelo and LaMelo are currently playing for the Lithuanian team Prienu Vytautas. […]

It’s a shame that the fight between Arron Afflalo and Nemanja Bjelica became the most talked about part of the Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves’ meeting this past Tuesday. It was a great game that had the Magic earning an impressive upset victory against one of the hottest teams in the league, 108-102. For the Magic, […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr didn’t doubt his abilities when asked how this current Golden State Warriors team would fare against his 90’s Chicago Bulls team. The Warriors boss was asked about his matchup at the point guard position against his star point guard, and his sense of sarcasm didn’t fade one bit. […]

During Shaquille O’Neal’s eight seasons wearing a Los Angeles Lakers jersey, he helped the team add three championship banners to the franchise’s collection. His tenure in LA was filled with constant beef between him and Kobe Bryant. The perception of Shaq and Kobe was that both were trying to prove who was the team’s alpha […]

There had been previous reports about Nikola Mirotic and the Chicago Bulls looking for a trade destination that benefitted both parties. But it appears he is not the only Bull on the trade block. According to K.C. Johnson from The Chicago Tribune, two league executives, one from each conference, said the Bulls have gauged interest […]

Appearing on VICELAND’s TV show Desus & Mero, former NBA All-Star and 2003 Rookie of the Year Amar’e Stoudemire spoke about several topics, including the craziest thing he has seen in an NBA locker room. Stoudemire said he once saw a player put another teammate in a headlock after the latter would not stop picking on the […]

When All-Star Gordon Hayward was injured within the first five minutes of the NBA season, everybody counted out the Boston Celtics. But Hayward’s injury only made the Celtics play like they are on a mission to prove everyone wrong. In this mission, Jayson Tatum, the team’s No. 3 overall pick in the last draft, had […]

This season’s Slam Dunk Contest will be held on Saturday, Feb. 17, inside the Staples Center. While the event’s participants have yet to be released, Dallas Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr. says he’d like to be considered. Smith, a 20-year-old rookie high-flyer, commented on this possibility following Tuesday’s shootaround at the Pepsi Center. Via Eddie […]

Through the first half of the 2017-18 NBA season, the San Antonio Spurs are currently 29-16 and they have played most of these games without Kawhi Leonard. In only nine appearances, Leonard is averaging 16.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 23.3 minutes. As the 26-year-old was looking forward to putting games together in […]

After Ray Allen turned down a contract offer from the Boston Celtics at the end of the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season and left to the LeBron James-led Miami Heat, some of his former Celtics teammates, like Rajon Rondo, cut ties with him. It was not only the fact that Allen left the organization with which he […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Nemanja Bjelica was at the wrong end of an actual fight during Tuesday’s matchup with the Orlando Magic. The hot-shooting forward nearly avoided a haymaker from forward Arron Afflalo after attempting to box him out of rebounding position. Bjelica maintained that he was just trying to protect himself by catching Arron on […]

The Chicago Bulls are young and a team that’s clearly in a rebuilding process. Outside of rising rookie Lauri Markkanen and maybe Zach LaVine, every other player on their roster could be available to trade. That, however, doesn’t mean that they are going to rush shipping their remaining assets just to get picks or free […]

The Houston Rockets plan to have their star shooting guard James Harden back on the floor on Thursday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, barring any setbacks, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Harden has missed the last seven games and is officially listed as questionable after suffering a Grade 2 strain of his right hamstring. The injury […]

After seeing several of his highlight reels throughout the first half of this season, Indiana Pacers swingman Glenn Robinson III says Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell should be considered for the NBA’s 2018 Slam Dunk Contest in Los Angeles, California. As most hoops fans know, Robinson, now 24 years of age, won last season’s Dunk […]

If the rivalry between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers doesn’t seem the same after two regular season matchups in less than one month, it’s likely because it isn’t. Not only have viewers, reporters, and analysts noticed a different air in this three-plus-year epic battle between these two teams, but also the players […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Lonzo Ball tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to Bill Oram of The Orange County Register. Ball has a left knee injury that kept him out of a Monday matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Lakers haven’t done much without Ball, going a feeble 0-7 when he […]

The Chicago Bulls will get another sighting of their $3.5 million mistake, as Golden State Warriors forward Jordan Bell is likely to get another nod to start against the team that drafted him with Draymond Green (right shoulder soreness) and Andre Iguodala (left calf contusion) sitting out tonight, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. […]

The relationship between Austin Rivers and Doc Rivers is one of the more controversial issues among NBA players. It stems from the speculation that the L.A. Clippers guard is receiving undeserved playing time because his father is the head coach. The speculation leads to more questions, like how many think that Chris Paul’s decision to […]

There is no question that James Harden is the leader of the Houston Rockets. But it seems like the Rockets superstar is doing too much on his own. According to the stats database on the official NBA website, Harden has scored 125 points in isolation this season more than an average player would be expected […]

After the L.A. Clippers and Houston Rockets had a contentious post-game incident, Blake Griffin posted a Joker GIF on Twitter showing the Clown Prince of Crime walking away from an explosion. The image is from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, the critically acclaimed superhero movie that won Heath Ledger a posthumous Best Supporting Actor Award. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are doing pretty well right now. They are 29-17 in the season, which is enough to give them the fourth seed in the West. Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists for the Timberwolves this season. He is obviously having a good time. But it seems that Butler […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are in a good position right now. The Jimmy Butler-led squad is now 29-17 so far in the season. Only the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, and San Antonio Spurs have better records in the West. This winning position is heavily influenced by the acquisition of Butler, who is averaging 21.6 points, […]

In the midst of what seems to be a very confrontational part of the season, Toronto Raptors star point guard Kyle Lowry gave his take on the increased number of altercations as of recent, given his involvement in one with Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons on Monday. “It really is that time of the year,” […]

L.A. Clippers guard Austin Rivers did not lace them up on Monday when his team hosted the Houston Rockets — a game that ended on a sour note on and off the court. Despite the Rockets, and particularly forward Trevor Ariza being viewed as the aggressor, the NBA league office’s investigation found that it was […]

Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge couldn’t hold his excitement as his second-year forward Jaylen Brown drove to the basket and scored over DeMarcus Cousins, all while getting contact and the foul call for a 3-point opportunity. Ainge couldn’t stop laughing as Brown flexed his bicep on Cousins, even though Brown smiled at the end to show […]

Rajon Rondo is no stranger to controversy so he doesn’t mince words when he has to speak his mind. In a statement he gave to certain media in attendance, the New Orleans Pelicans guard was quite offended that the Boston Celtics were going to honor Isaiah Thomas with a tribute video. According to Bill Doyle […]

Another day, another altercation. Tuesday night’s game between the Orlando Magic and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves became the latest addition to the season’s already long list of heated encounters, and it’s probably the most intense yet. Unlike most of the “fights” that happened in the past week or so, this one involving Arron Afflalo and […]

The NBA is dealing with another confrontation between players as the Orlando Magic’s Arron Afflalo and the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Nemanja Bjelica got into a fight. In light of the recent altercation between the L.A. Clippers and Houston Rockets, the NBA removed clips of the incident from both the Magic’s and the Timberwolves’ League Pass streams. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star point guard Isaiah Thomas finally addressed the video tribute saga by announcing he will not have it on the same night as Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce’s jersey retirement ceremony. Thomas reportedly told Boston’s head of basketball operations Danny Ainge that he had no intention of spoiling Pierce’s night after “The Truth” admitted […]

For several months since Kyrie Irving demanded a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, many assumed that LeBron James was the one who wanted his point guard traded. But according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, James was against the prospect of seeing his then-teammate in another uniform. This is in contrast to reports swirling at the time […]

Over the past couple of seasons, the Portland Trail Blazers’ social media accounts, specifically their Twitter account, has been one of the more hilarious ones amongst all NBA teams. They have made posts to troll their opponents, and even their players, which has brought a lot of laughs to their followers. They did that once […]