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The Phoenix Suns have been disappointing, and the majority of the blame has been placed on head coach Mike Budenholzer in recent weeks. The constant lineup changes, rotations, and other things haven’t resulted in success. Even though when the Suns hired Budenholzer, he was supposed to be the franchise’s savior. It’s been anything but. Although […]

The fallout from the massive Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade is still taking place, which puts into perspective just how big of a deal that it was. The Mavericks acted quickly and quietly to move off of their young superstar in favor of a defensive anchor in the middle. One of the biggest questions that remained […]

The Los Angeles Lakers rolled to their sixth straight win on Sunday night, picking up a 108-102 win over their crosstown rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers. Luka Doncic starred for the Lakers in this one, but he suffered an injury scare along the way that briefly forced him out of the contest, which led to […]

Despite being at the 2025 Oscars ceremony, New York Knicks fan Ben Stiller had to post about their win over the Miami Heat. At 9:24 pm EST on Sunday, March 2, 2025, Stiller posted “KNICKS WIN” on his X, formerly Twitter, account about the game. This was only about two-and-a-half hours into the 2025 Oscars […]

It’s been just over a year and a half since the Phoenix Suns gave the Washington Wizards a metaphorical Get Out of Jail Free card, taking on the majority of Bradley Beal’s quarter-billion dollar contract in exchange for Chris Paul — who was traded to Golden State just 12 days later — Landry Shamet, and whopping ten picks […]

Moses Brown turned heads with his play during his short second stint with the Dallas Mavericks. Signed to a 10-day deal by the Mavs, Brown appeared in four games while wearing Dallas’ colors, and in those contests, he averaged 11.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 0.8 blocks while shooting at an efficient rate of 72.3% from […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on a roll, as they picked up their sixth straight win on Sunday night with a 108-102 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. The addition of Luka Doncic ahead of the trade deadline appears to be paying dividends for the Lakers, and the superstar point guard believes the rest of […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will host the Atlanta Hawks on Monday at FedEx Forum. Ja Morant is questionable on the team’s injury report with right shoulder soreness. Here’s everything we know about Morant’s injury and playing status vs. the Hawks. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Ja Morant injury status vs. […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie as well as Oklahoma City Thunder players Kenrich Williams and Lu Dort were all ejected following an incident that could’ve turned into a brawl had multiple players not intervened. Both Spurs acting head coach Mitch Johnson and Thunder head man Mark Daigneault shared initial reactions to the altercation. “It […]

With Domantas Sabonis sidelined for at least a week, the Sacramento Kings bolstered their frontcourt by bringing back a familiar face. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the team signed Skal Labissiere to a 10-day contract to add depth at center. The Kings are signing center Skal Labissiere to a 10-day contract out of Stockton NBA […]

When Anthony Edwards wasn’t taking over, Donte DiVincenzo was lighting it up from beyond the arc as the Minnesota Timberwolves secured a 116-98 road win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night. DiVincenzo delivered his best performance since returning from a turf toe injury, racking up 24 points, six steals, two rebounds, and two assists. […]

The 2024-25 season may have brought plenty of growing pains for Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves, but they have not let adversity get to them completely. Coming off two brutal losses in a row, one to the Los Angeles Lakers and the other to the tanking Utah Jazz, the Timberwolves needed a herculean effort […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently in the middle of a hot streak and are showing no signs of cooling off. On Sunday night, the Lakers moved to 38-21 on the season after a 108-102 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, moving to the second spot in the Western Conference standings for the time being. […]

The start of Luka Doncic’s Los Angeles Lakers career wasn’t very convincing. Nonetheless, the entire world knew that it was going to take him some time to find his rhythm after recovering from a calf injury that kept him out for over a month, and now, Doncic appears to be getting back on track in […]

Times are changing for the Los Angeles Lakers. The franchise may have been stuck in neutral ever since they won the championship in 2020, but their trade for Luka Doncic has breathed new life into the team. On Sunday night, the Lakers were once again victorious, moving to 38-21 on the season and into second […]

With the Sacramento Kings still fighting with everything they’ve got to make the playoffs in 2025, the last thing they need is an injury to their best player in Domantas Sabonis. However, the Kings will have to weather the storm for the meantime, as Sabonis, who exited their 113-103 loss to the Houston Rockets on […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the NBA world nearly watched history on Sunday night. They almost got treated to their own award-winning performance on Oscars night. But Lakers star LeBron James fell short of an unmatched NBA milestone against the Clippers. James came within just one point of hitting 50,000 career points. That’s right, James […]

Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis has provided an update on his recovery from injury. Davis has been absent from the hardwood after suffering a left adductor strain in his Mavericks debut against the Houston Rockets on Feb. 8. He has been on the sidelines since, presenting questions on what will be the exact timing of […]

The start of the 2024-25 season was very promising for an Orlando Magic team that looked like it was on an upward trajectory. But the early injuries to Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner have prevented the Magic from getting into a rhythm, and now, they couldn’t seem to bust out of the slump they’re currently […]

The New York Knicks may still be in the process of figuring things out even after being well into the 2024-25 season, but one thing’s for sure: they are a good team that can make some noise come postseason time. The Knicks simply don’t know when to quit, as evidenced by the resiliency they showed […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ 133-129 overtime victory against the Portland Trail Blazers wasn’t just a battle between two teams — it was a war against the refs. The game featured 70 combined free throws, a staggering number that turned an already gritty contest into a stop-and-start spectacle dominated by officiating decisions. And the Cavs weren’t shy […]

The Detroit Pistons hit the road to take on the Utah Jazz Monday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Pistons-Jazz prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Pistons-Jazz NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Pistons-Jazz Odds […]

The Toronto Raptors’ 2019 NBA title remains unique in the record books of NBA history. This is especially the case for former player Terrence Ross. Ross took part in an interview with SportNet’s Savanna Hamilton on Sunday during the Raptors’ game against the Orlando Magic. He played the first 363 games of his career with […]

Making the playoffs may no longer be a realistic goal for the San Antonio Spurs in the aftermath of Victor Wembanyama’s season-ending injury, but player development remains the number one goal for a Spurs franchise that will be gearing up for a more serious postseason push next season. On Sunday night, one of the crown […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat lost in a heartbreaker to the New York Knicks in overtime, 116-112, it was once again another game where the team led by double-digits and blew it. Though the Heat were short-handed without Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Andrew Wiggins, the team led for a majority of the game until […]

Coming off their biggest win of the season against the reigning champion Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers had every reason to take a breath. Instead, they found themselves in yet another battle, this time against the Portland Trail Blazers— a game that tested Cleveland’s depth, their resolve, and their championship mettle. The Cavs fell behind […]

The Houston Rockets will will face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday at the Paycom Center. It will be a possible playoff preview as we continue our NBA odds series while making a Rockets-Thunder prediction and pick. The Thunder lead the head-to-head series 123-118. They are also 6-4 over their past 10 games against the Rockets, […]

The Sacramento Kings hit the road to take on the Dallas Mavericks Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Kings-Mavericks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Kings-Mavericks NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Kings-Mavericks Odds Sacramento Kings: +1.5 […]

The Los Angeles Clippers had concerning news to share about their leading scorer in Norman Powell during their game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. Powell was available for the first nine minutes of the game, but he subbed out with 3:13 left as he went to the locker room. The team later […]

Following a landmark offseason, the New York Knicks were supposed to be a genuine championship contender in the 2024-25 NBA campaign. They are clearly a step below the best the league has to offer, though, at least as of this moment. If Tom Thibodeau’s squad is going to overcome that gap by the time the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams scored a career-high 41 points in a 146-132 win against the San Antonio Spurs. After head coach Mark Daigneault addressed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s free-throw shooting Friday night, Williams had a career night in a 14-point win against the Spurs. Jalen made Thunder franchise history. Williams joined elite company among the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers witnessed their first scare involving Luka Doncic since his arrival via trade. The perennial All-Star left the Lakers versus Los Angeles Clippers contest with an injury scare. Doncic trekked to the locker room and started grabbing his right hip/upper leg, per Lakers insider for The Athletic Jovan Buha. Video then surfaced […]

The Atlanta Hawks hit the road to take on the Memphis Grizzlies Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Hawks-Grizzlies prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Hawks-Grizzlies NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Hawks-Grizzlies Odds Atlanta Hawks: +7 […]

This is not how the Phoenix Suns envisioned things would go for them when they pulled off a blockbuster trade for Kevin Durant in 2023. In Durant’s second full season in the Valley, the Suns are on the outside looking in on the play-in tournament picture, as they currently have a 28-32 record, which has […]

The gulf in quality between the current rosters of the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs may be huge, but games between the two sides continue to be competitive. On Sunday night, a Spurs team that was without Victor Wembanyama gave the Thunder everything it had — with things even becoming heated late in […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic tends to have people note the way he moves up and down the court. And following an ankle tweak after the first jump ball against the Boston Celtics, he had a hilarious response to that moment. Jokic appeared to tweak his ankle on the initial jump ball to open the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers almost pulled off a shocking upset against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. Cleveland entered the game with the best record in the NBA and in the middle of a nine-game winning streak. Portland, meanwhile, was in 12th place in the Western Conference. Yet, the Blazers pushed the game to overtime before […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault addressed an ongoing trend on the road, regarding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s frequent trips to the free-throw line. The All-Star is pelted with a “Free-throw merchant” chants. In the Thunder’s 135-119 win against the Atlanta Hawks, he received the same treatment. Before a reporter asked Gilgeous-Alexander about the ‘face of […]

The Boston Celtics aren’t complacent about their three-point shooting lineup. Head coach Joe Mazzulla will soon welcome a 39.5% shooter to the lineup with the move made after taking down the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. Boston is adding 6-foot-10 forward Miles Norris, per ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania. The insider shared Norris is coming from […]