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It has been an eventful few days for newly-signed Houston Rockets guard Gerald Green. He made headlines earlier this week after celebrating his signing with his hometown team by getting the Rockets’ logo braided into his hair. For Green, there is plenty of reason to celebrate. Not only does he get to return to his native Houston, […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers had an injury scare on Friday night when they took on the Los Angeles Lakers. Guard Austin Rivers exited the game midway through the third quarter with what looked like a potentially serious Achilles injury. He was not available for comment after the game, but left the locker room […]

Following their controversial defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, it’s not hard to imagine that the players of the Oklahoma City Thunder are not the biggest fans of the officiating crew on the night. Some of them couldn’t hide their frustrations, including Patrick Patterson, who took to his Twitter account to blast the referees […]

In the last week, there has been a greater amount of attention toward the officiating of games with a few notable controversies arising from these situations. It has put the relationship between the players and referees at the forefront of the league. According to Anthony Slater of the Athletic, Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin […]

Even though the Houston Rockets pulled off a thrilling 148-142 double-overtime win over the Los Angeles Lakers on New Year’s Eve, they got some bad news on Sunday night when superstar guard James Harden had to leave the game. According to a thread of tweets tonight from SLAM Magazine, Harden left Sunday night’s game against the […]

The Phoenix Suns have become a franchise that is in full rebuild mode over the last couple of seasons. However, the team has seemingly found a young and promising player to build around in third-year guard Devin Booker. According to Scott Bordow of the Arizona Republic, the Suns are expected to offer Booker a lucrative […]

After the Boston Celtics’ G-League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws, traded for the 2013 No. 1 overall pick in Anthony Bennett earlier this week, head coach Brad Stevens stated that he is going to keep a close eye on the 24-year-old power forward drafted out of UNLV. According to a recent article published by Greg Cassoli […]

During the Golden State Warriors’ game against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night, Warriors center Zaza Pachulia decided to have some fun with the promotional staff during a timeout at Oracle Arena. While there was a promotion going on in the first quarter to attract votes for Warriors star players in order to get them […]

Want to know who’s excited about the New Year? Look no further than Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso. The second-year player out of Texas A&M University, who is getting more playing time due to rookie point guard Lonzo Ball’s shoulder ailment, brought the hammer down in the second quarter on Houston Rockets forward P.J. […]

Following an 11-game absence, Stephen Curry made his return to the court on Saturday night, helping guide the Golden State Warriors to a win over the Memphis Grizzlies. There had been much uncertainty about when he would be back in the mix, which had drawn some expectation that he could suit up for the Christmas […]

Two-time league MVP Stephen Curry made his return to the court on Saturday night for the Golden State Warriors after an 11-game absence putting together a highly efficient performance against the Memphis Grizzlies. Curry was productive in his limited action scoring a game-high 38 points on 13-of-17 shooting from the field including knocking 10 three-pointers. […]

The New York Knicks are coming off perhaps their most clutch performance in the 2017-18 NBA season with a thrilling win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Not only were the Knicks able to snap a four-game losing streak, budding superstar Kristaps Porzingis was able to break out of the current funk he was in during […]

At 40 years old and in his 20th NBA season, Vince Carter is one of the few remaining active players from his generation. While Carter has only appeared in 21 games for the Sacramento Kings, he recently turned back the clock with a 24-point performance against the Cleveland Cavaliers. While it remains to be seen […]

At this point in the 2017-18 NBA season, it is well-documented what happened between Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis. However, since Mirotic returned to the team’s starting lineup, he is averaging 18.1 points and 7.3 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls have won 10 out of their last 12 games. As winning usually cures all, that […]

After re-signing key contributors, the Miami Heat are currently 19-17 to begin the 2017-18 NBA season. As head coach Erik Spoelstra has dealt with numerous players being injured, it appears they will be signing some help. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports, the Heat are planning to sign Derrick Jones Jr. on a two-way […]

2017 was an entertaining year for the NBA and it will likely be capped off by Anthony Davis posterizing Ron Baker in the New York Knicks’ 105-103 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. As Baker did not have any business attempting to block Davis in the paint, the Knicks guard had some time to reflect […]

The Boston Celtics are surely happy with their decision to trade down from the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s NBA Draft and select Jayson Tatum. Tatum has emerged as an optimal role player, complimenting the already competent team in place in Boston. He’s showing signs of being an elite role player of sorts […]

Stephen Curry’s return from injury went better than anyone could have hoped for. In a 141-128 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Curry led the Golden State Warriors with 38 points on 13-for-17 shooting including a 10-for-13 effort from beyond the arc. Yeah, he’s pretty much all the way back from that ankle injury. The Warriors […]

Gerald Green is apparently happy to be a member of the Houston Rockets. The athletic swingman was signed by Houston a few days ago as the Rockets are looking to weather the injury storm while possibly also finding a diamond in the free agency rough in Green. Already, Green is showing off how much he […]

The highly-anticipated return of Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Steph Curry finally came to fruition on Saturday night versus the Memphis Grizzlies. Needless to say, Curry’s return certainly fit the billing after leading the Warriors’ offensive onslaught with 38 points in 26 minutes. There has been little doubt about the impact Curry can have […]

The 2018 NBA All-Star game is coming on Feb. 18, and it’s bound to be an interesting one. For one, for the first time in the game’s history, players will not be divided according to their conferences affiliation, but rather through a draft-style format to be governed by assigned team captains. Before that happens, however, […]

The Golden State Warriors are coming off one of their best offensive performances of the 2017-18 NBA season with their exciting 141-128 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Perhaps even more impressive is that they managed to do it without superstar forward Draymond Green after he was ejected in the first half for receiving his second […]

Bismack Biyombo’s basketball skill set is a limited one. That said, he continues to hang around in the NBA because he does two things very well. One is rebounding and the other is sending opponents’ shots to the moon. During Saturday’s home game against the Miami Heat, Biyombo stayed true to that characterization by scoring […]

It goes without saying that the Los Angeles Lakers have hit a rough patch lately. As a result, the frustration continues to mount for this young Lakers team looking to break out of its current funk. Los Angeles has given up their fair share of close games by faltering down the stretch. However, forward Larry Nance […]

Despite their recent skid, the New Orleans Pelicans have done a nice job elevating their play during their recent three-game win streak. Throughout the entire 2017-18 NBA season, the Pelicans have seemingly struggled to get on the same page. However, they found themselves perfectly in sync on Saturday night with this magnificent play from superstar […]

The Golden State Warriors finally welcomed back one superstar in point guard Steph Curry against the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. Unfortunately, they saw the departure of another superstar in forward Draymond Green soon thereafter. The ever-passionate Green was the most vocal guy on the court as usual. However, he was quickly thrown out in the first half […]

There are plenty of interesting things that happened today in college basketball. Among them was the huge game the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils got from their freshman sensation, Marvin Bagley III. With Bagley spearheading the Blue Devils, Duke was able to get their first conference win of the season, as they took down the […]

Stephen Curry is back. After spending several games sidelined with an ankle injury, the two-time league MVP announced his re-entry into active duty with a scorching shooting night at Oracle Arena Saturday night. In his first game since Dec. 4, Curry showed no traceable signs of rust, as he detonated for a game-high 38 points […]

If it wasn’t obvious enough already, the Los Angeles Lakers have dearly missed rookie point guard Lonzo Ball. His absence made things even tougher during the Lakers’ mistake-filled 121-106 loss to the L.A. Clippers on Friday night at Staples Center, especially for rising star forward Brandon Ingram. According to a tweet after last night’s game […]

Christmas is over but New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis still exudes the spirit of giving – giving facial dunks that is. At one point during Saturday night’s home game against the visiting New York Knicks, Davis decided to go medieval on the Knickerbockers, driving down the baseline and going up for a vicious […]

LeBron James is 33 years old today. He’s certainly the greatest player of our generation, and he’s far from being done. King James has managed to solidify a spot on many basketball lover’s “Mount Rushmore”. This past decade has revolved around him, and his streak of eight straight finals appearances is unprecedented. To celebrate LeBron’s […]

Before Friday night’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center, Mavs power forward Dirk Nowitzki was asked a series of questions about Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins. Reporters wanted to know what Nowitzki thought about Cousins’ skill and how good he would look in a Mavericks’ uniform during the […]

Orlando Magic power forward Jonathan Isaac is not having a great experience in his first year in the pros. Isaac has appeared in just 15 games this season, as he’s being hampered by an ankle injury he suffered on Nov. 17. So far, Isaac has been absent in 21 games, but he’s about to miss […]

Although the 2017-18 NBA season has not gone the way forward Vince Carter may have wanted, he managed to turn back the clock with an impressive 24-point performance against the Clevland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. His outing was just the latest example of the 40-year-old showing how much he has left in the tank. That said, […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. broke through with his first career triple-double performance on Friday night’s 128-120 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. The 19-year-old’s huge outing garnered heavy praise from head coach Rick Carlisle while lifting some huge expectations upon him in the process, per Earl K. Sneed of Mavs.com. https://twitter.com/EarlKSneed/status/947213349221265413 […]

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall is about to end his free agent status in the shoe endorsement market. According to Neil Dalal of Hoop District DC, Wall is on the verge of inking a new deal with Adidas. The length and the amount of Wall’s looming contract with Adidas have not been revealed, but […]

Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell has quickly become one of the most exciting players in the league to watch on a nightly basis. Mitchell provided one of those exhilarating plays on Saturday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers throwing down a vicious two-hand alley-oop dunk. DONOVAN WOWTCHILL https://t.co/7RH9bMQEA4 — The Crossover (@TheCrossover) December 31, 2017 Beyond […]

Dwyane Wade has seen it all in his decorated NBA career, but sometimes, he’s just not going to get that old-man respect he deserves. On Saturday night, Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell made Wade a prop to his masterpiece when he lost the 35-year-old shooting guard with a series of spectacular moves during the first […]

It has been a troublesome season for Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert as he’s dealing with another significant injury — a left PCL sprain and bone bruise — that has him sidelined indefinitely. According to the Jazz’s press release, Gobert was examined on Saturday by their medical staff and will be tested once again […]