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Since being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, there has been much anticipation building up around All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony’s return back to Madison Square Garden. During his first official introduction back at the venue he played in for seven years, Anthony was given a touching video tribute that saw him get a loud ovation from […]

The Toronto Raptors had all but blown out the Brooklyn Nets by the third quarter of their 120-87 win, meaning the Raptors starters no longer had any reason to be on the court in the fourth. But Kyle Lowry was still one rebound shy of his second triple-double of the season. Raptors coach Dwane Casey […]

The Golden State Warriors are set to take on the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night at Staples Center where Kobe Bryant will have both his No. 8 and 24 jerseys retired by his former team. It has provided a chance for Kevin Durant to reflect on his interactions with the future Hall of Famer […]

Baron Davis will be the BIG3’s newest former NBA player coming on board, ClutchPoints has learned. Davis made it official Saturday during The Black Santa Company’s first annual charity basketball event even that he plans to join Ice Cube’s league for its second season. Davis will join Allen Iverson’s team in the league. Davis played […]

In a statement released today by the Oklahoma City Thunder, rising star center Steven Adams will be inactive tonight against the New York Knicks. Adams, who was injured last night in overtime against the Philadelphia 76ers, was placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol by the Thunder and will be re-evaluated tomorrow. According to a video […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant were quite the one-two punch. The two Hall-of-Famers led the Los Angeles Lakers to a dominant three-peat in the early 2000s before they had a falling out and went their separate ways. Nevertheless, Shaq and Kobe had established themselves as without question one of the best twosomes in NBA history. […]

Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra have been partners for years. In the same year that Riley became president of the Miami Heat, Spoelstra was brought into the organization as a video coordinator. That was 1995. Since then, Riley coached the Heat a couple of times, racking up win after win with the team, and eventually […]

Even in retirement, Kobe Bryant is set to make NBA history. The Los Angeles Lakers legend is set to have his No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys retired by the franchise on Dec. 18, the first time in NBA history someone will have two numbers retired by the same team. But even with Kobe’s big […]

Friday night’s game between he Houston Rockets and the San Antonio Spurs was supposed to be great. Kawhi Leonard was in his second game back, the Houston Rockets were on a winning streak and everyone in the basketball world wanted to know how these two Western Conference powerhouses stacked up against each other. But instead […]

The Chicago Bulls have done little to prove that they are not among the worst teams in the 2017-18 NBA season. That was up until a week ago when they started their current five-game winning streak. Up to that point, they had just been a rebuilding team looking forward to potentially building through future drafts. However, […]

The Houston Rockets are flying high after having won their 12th straight game in a lopsided victory over the formidable San Antonio Spurs. Once again, the Rockets were led by their superstar backcourt pairing of point guard Chris Paul and shooting guard James Harden. While it was certainly a big game for the Rockets, it […]

The Boston Celtics are going through a bit of a rough patch over the past couple of weeks. The Celtics have lost three of the past five games. Those losses came at the hands of the Utah Jazz, the Chicago Bulls and the San Antonio Spurs. Boston once held the best record in the NBA […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard has intensity for days. In the Thunder’s wild triple-overtime win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, Westbrook notched yet another triple double, recording 27 points, 18 rebounds and 15 assists. But it took him 33 shots to get those 27, and he only made 10 of them. That’s less than […]

It has been an eventful road trip, to say the least for the Oklahoma City Thunder. They have managed to pull out clutch victories in front of raucous crowds and could be adding another to the list soon. Just days after visiting the former home of superstar forward Paul George, the Thunder will now make the […]

After star small forward Carmelo Anthony and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled off probably their most impressive victory of the season last night over the Philadelphia 76ers, they immediately get right back at it today at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks. Anthony, who had 24 points on 11-of-17 shots from the field […]

It looked scary when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert went down with an injury in Friday’s game against the Celtics. But the team just got more bad news. Gobert is expected to be sidelined for one month with a strained PCL in his left knee and a bone bruise in his tibia, per Shams Charania […]

After he suffered his second ACL tear of his young career back in February of 2017, Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker finally has a return date in sight. According to a tweet on Friday night from Mike McGraw of the Daily Herald, the Bucks and Parker are targetting a return date for him two months […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s absence against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday was due to his compliance with a modified sentence from a misdemeanor offense of allowing someone to operate his vehicle under the influence in March, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reports. Caldwell-Pope must be in California to begin a 25-day program which could potentially […]

The primetime showdown between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Philadelphia 76ers certainly fit the billing. The star-studded matchup featured plenty interesting moments in what was the longest game of the 2017-18 NBA season. Among them was this interaction between superstars Russell Westbrook and Joel Embiid following a collision with Carmelo Anthony during the final seconds of the […]

The Houston Rockets continue to fire on all cylinders coming into their matchup with the San Antonio Spurs riding an 11-game win streak. Their dominance thus far has immediately put them in the discussion of the best team in the NBA. The biggest reason has been thanks to their superstar backcourt pairing of point guard […]

Over the course of three grueling overtimes, things inevitably got chippy between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Philadelphia 76ers. Sixers big man Joel Embiid was in the middle of the action as he normally is, as Russell Westbrook had some choice words for him along with a wave goodbye shortly after the final buzzer. […]

Despite Joel Embiid’s best efforts, the Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t quite outlast Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder as they fell in triple-overtime, 119-117. Shortly after the final buzzer, Westbrook was seen sheepishly waving goodbye to Embiid. In typical Embiid fashion, he had quite the comeback in response to Westbrook’s post-game barbs telling him to go […]

Friday’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Philadelphia 76ers went officially insane. Two overtimes were not enough to decide this game and just when you think this contest can’t get any more crazier, reigning NBA MVP Russell Westbrook ran the fastbreak at one point in the third overtime and punctuated the play with […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were hoping to stay in the win column following a clutch overtime victory on Tuesday night. However, they faced a stiff test in an Oklahoma City Thunder team still looking to find its footing with their newly-acquired “Big 3.” Needless to say, it was an eventful night for both teams in the […]

In the first triple overtime game of the 2017-18 NBA season, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 119-117. Despite Joel Embiid’s 34 points and eight rebounds, Russell Westbrook finished with his 10th triple-double of the season — 27 points, 18 rebounds, and 15 assists. During overtime, Embiid fouled out Steven Adams and waved […]

Carmelo Anthony arguably got the hottest hands among the Oklahoma City Thunder’s superstar triumvirate during Friday’s road game against the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers, but good luck telling Russell Westbrook that. During one play in the fourth quarter, Westbrook drove the lane and attacked the basket although he could’ve passed the ball to Anthony, who was […]

NBA fans were treated to a marquee matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Among the intriguing elements was the primetime showdown between two of the NBA’s most promising, young big men in budding superstars Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns. Needless to say, Embiid ultimately got the better of Towns both […]

It became known earlier that the Washington Wizards have temporarily taken away John Wall’s rights to dunk during practices. It’s not a grounding move, though, but a precautionary measure on the part of the Wizards to avoid any further risk of Wall re-injuring his knee. Wall recently missed nine games because of a knee injury […]

It was immediately clear to anyone who saw the injury Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward suffered on opening night against the Cleveland Cavaliers was serious. After such a severe injury, chances were high that it would be last time anyone would see him on the court for the season. However, there was optimism in the […]

Phoenix Suns rookie Josh Jackson has not been having a great start to his NBA career. The No. 4 overall pick out of Kansas is averaging 8.9 points while shooting under 38 percent from the floor. His last two games, in particular, have been ugly as he’s gone just 3-of-21. In the wake of those […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard and reigning NBA MVP Russell Westbrook has been compared to a lot of things because players like him need to get described in a number of ways to encapsulate their greatness. For Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons, he likes to think of Westbrook as an animal, per Brian Seltzer of […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has left Friday night’s road game against the Boston Celtics in the opening period with a knee injury, and has made his way for the locker room, per Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune. Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert still needs to undergo an MRI on injured left knee, […]

Kyrie Irving is about to release his first signature shoe as a member of the Boston Celtics with his new Irving 4’s set to go out on sale on Dec. 16. The new shoe features a couple of interesting design choices, which include a zig-zag flex grove on the outsole, as well as confetti on […]

Remember when Washington Wizards star point guard John Wall won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest back in 2014? Head coach Scott Brooks definitely does and following Wall’s return from a lengthy absence, there will be no more dunking during team practices for the four-time NBA All-Star. According to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington, Brooks […]

When it comes to generating money, Michael Jordan still has the GOAT title safely under his belt. While many NBA players get bankrupt shortly after their retirement from basketball, Jordan is that rare kind that has made more money off the court than when he was on it. In fact, the six-time NBA champion has […]

Boston Celtics power forward Marcus Morris disclosed to reporters that his aching knee won’t need surgery. That’s as far as he could tell, however, according to Celtics beat writer Scott Souza. #Celtics Marcus Morris said he's had two opinions on the knee so far and they are "mostly" the same. "No surgery," he said. — […]

In an interview with FIBA.basketball, New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis says he is planning to feature in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers for his home country of Latvia next summer. Yes, I’d love to. I had a great time last summer and I want to repeat the experience. I’m looking forward […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has earned his reputation as one of the best young coaches in the league today. He’s particularly famous for terrific after-timeout plays, which are a testament to the fine attention detail he puts into coaching. And in preparing for Gordon Hayward’s arrival in Boston this season, Stevens also revealed […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves managed to get back into the win column with a dominant 119-96 win over the lowly Sacramento Kings. Despite the high scoring output by Minnesota, veteran shooting guard Jamal Crawford only managed to contribute two points of his own the entire game. As a result, Crawford may have been notably upset with […]