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Brandon Ingram put on a show when the Los Angeles Lakers played host to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night at the Staples Center. The second-year forward scored a career-high 32 points while going head-to-head against the superstar player he’s been compared most to early in his career, Kevin Durant. Although the Lakers came up […]

Enes Kanter was once again part of a lot of headlines, following the first ejection of LeBron James’ career on Tuesday night, as he took it as an opportunity to troll the Cavaliers star forward on social media. It can be recalled that he posted a tweet where he called Kent Fitzgerald the King of […]

The Memphis Grizzlies minority owners have exercised a buy-sell provision to acquire the team from controlling majority owner Robert Pera, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. This provision will allow for Steve Kaplan and Daniel Straus to set a new valuation for the franchise, which had sold for $377 million back in 2012. Pera’s tech company, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came inches away from beating the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. But a missed shot at the end of regulation and a Stephen Curry Flurry led to a 127-123 loss for the Lakers. The opportunity to win for the Lakers came with about five seconds left. Julius […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have lost three games in a row and four out of the last five after beating the Golden State Warriors last week — and with the losing comes the microscope to pick out every possible flaw in this super team assembled to win now. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith wasn’t short of […]

Records in sports serve as a bridge between eras, a way to compare the greats of the past with the stars of today. Many every “well-known” record memorized from past to present; but what about the “under the radar” NBA records? Here is a quick look at some NBA records you may have never heard […]

The Golden State Warriors got more than they bargained for in their showdown with the struggling Los Angeles Lakers. Despite the return of superstars Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, the Warriors found themselves grinding out the tough victory after forcing overtime. Both Durant and Curry were questionable leading up to their visit to Staples Center. According […]

Since the Memphis Grizzlies relieved David Fizdale of his head coaching duties, there have been numerous reports about what went wrong. Most of these reports center around Fizdale’s relationship with Marc Gasol, which reached an all-time low when the three-time All-Star was benched against the Brooklyn Nets. As the Grizzlies look to end their nine-game […]

After the Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Paul George and Carmelo Anthony to form a big three with Russell Westbrook, there were instant championship aspirations. However, as they are quickly finding out, having three All-Stars does not automatically lead to wins. To begin the 2017-18 NBA season, the Thunder are currently 8-12. While there was optimism […]

The New York Knicks avoided a massive scare on Wednesday after budding superstar Kristaps Porzingis left their game versus the Miami Heat early on with what appeared to be a horrendous ankle injury. Fortunately, Porzingis was able to gingerly walk off under his own power. It was even said that the former No. 3 overall […]

Boston Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum has been one of the big success stories of the season thus far. The 19-year-old forward has been a revelation by being an immediate contributor to the Celtics’ early-season success. Much like the rest of the NBA community, Celtics big man Al Horford has been very impressed with what he’s […]

Golden State Warriors swingman Nick Young says he had a nice four-year run with the Los Angeles Lakers and has some good memories during his time with the team. However, Young showed he’s clearly still holding a grudge against Byron Scott, the only one of the three “good coaches” he played for during his stint […]

Since entering the league, Stephen Curry has continued to hear nonstop criticism thrown his way about his smaller stature and body frame. According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, this also included Phoenix Suns rookie forward Josh Jackson calling him a “small and unathletic” player prior to the start of this season. Before the season started, Phoenix […]

The Houston Rockets had themselves quite a November to remember. They went an impressive 12-1 during the month to consolidate the best record in the Western Conference at 17-4. They did so in absolutely dominant fashion, with their offensive efficiency and point differential better than any single month during the Golden State Warriors’ current three-plus-year […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was not happy with the way his team carelessly handled the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers in Wednesday’s 127-123 overtime win. The Warriors had every other team stat right on the mark — 49 rebounds, 30 assists, 10 steals, four blocks and a 50/40/75 shooting line to […]

Memphis Grizzlies star big man Marc Gasol in his 10th season in the league all spent with the franchise that has seen him put together a highly productive career. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Gasol has now pushed himself atop of the record books in Grizzlies history by passing up former longtime teammate Zach […]

Since the departure of Kevin Durant more than a year ago through free agency, Russell Westbrook has been stuck with the label of being a hard teammate to play alongside. His former teammate Victor Oladipo recently weighed in on this topic as he told Yaron Weitzman of Bleacher Report that he had no issues playing alongside […]

Brandon Ingram isn’t sweating the potential wave of mutilation awaiting his Los Angeles Lakers in the upcoming free agency period. The purple-and-gold are expected to make a run at some of the league’s premiere players, including hometown talent Paul George and the always noncommittal LeBron James. If the Lakers can sign either of the two players, […]

Shortly following the season-ending injury to Boston Celtics All-Star forward Gordon Hayward, the team was given an $8.4 million disabled player exception that can be used to acquire additional talent on the roster. However, it appears that the Celtics are no rush to use the exception given the manner in which the team is playing […]

Heading into his second season with the Dallas Mavericks, center Nerlens Noel had high hopes of cementing a prominent role with the team. That hasn’t exactly been the case through the first few weeks of the season as he’s played in a limited role off the bench and is dealing with a nagging left thumb […]

The All-Star Game is still a couple of months away, but Pau Gasol thinks San Antonio Spurs teammate LaMarcus Aldridge has already earned his spot on the Western Conference team. The Spanish big man believes his frontcourt partner is “without a question” an All-Star based on his outstanding first quarter of the season. “I’m just […]

The start of Chris Paul’s debut season with the Houston Rockets was unfortunately interrupted by a knee injury he suffered in the very first game of the season. But with the veteran point guard back, the Rockets have quickly become the scary title contender many anticipated they’d be when he landed in Houston this offseason. […]

Orlando Magic small forward Terrence Ross has been ruled out indefinitely after suffering a right tibial plateau fracture Wednesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder on top of a sprained MCL, according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge. The Magic said the sharp-shooting forward would miss “a significant amount of time” in their press release. He will be […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder has managed to lose 12 times this season when being the favorite coming into a game, five more than any other NBA team this 2017-18 season, according to ESPN Stats & Info. The newly-assembled superteam has been favored in 19 of their 20 games, the one exception being last week’s game […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s disappointing season continued as they were demolished 121-108 to an Orlando Magic team that had lost eight games in a row. That loss sent the Thunder down to 8-12, 10th place in the Western Conference. However, they still have a strong supporter in New York Knicks center Enes Kanter, who believes […]

There are a handful of factors for the Boston Celtics’ impressive start to the season, with just about everyone on the roster playing their part. However, Al Horford has singled out Jaylen Brown as the team’s X-factor due to the physicality he provides. #Celtics Al Horford on Jaylen Brown: He is our 'X Factor' with […]

Lonzo Ball and the Los Angeles Lakers came painfully close to beating the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for them, Stephen Curry’s heroics in overtime saved the day for the defending champions, who got the close win. Ball was gracious in defeat post-game, though, hailing Curry as one of the best in the […]

Stephen Curry is the latest to reach out to the wise seer of Hollywood, also known as Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant, for tips on how to play with an injured finger. The Golden State Warriors point guard was listed as probable for Wednesday’s tilt against the Lakers, but missed the prior game against […]

Budding New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis has one of the coolest nicknames in the league today. He’s known as “The Unicorn” because of his incredibly unique combination of skill and size. However, Porzingis apparently has another animal-based nickname, which is somewhat less catchy: “The Lizard.” Knicks beat writer Steve Popper provides Porzingis’ explanation as […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram burned the Golden State Warriors for a career-high 32 points on 12-of-21 shooting on Wednesday night. The Warriors’ defense simply had no answer for Ingram, who was consistently able to get to the rim. Warriors coach Steve Kerr was very complimentary of the second-year forward for his terrific performance, […]

Dion Waiters was tempted to take his talents to the big stage in Madison Square Garden over the course of the offseason, as the New York Knicks darted their interest in the Philly Cheese Swag man during the early days of free agency. Waiters had signed a one-year deal with the Miami Heat and established himself […]

The Golden State Warriors’ public relations department had a bit of fun messing with former assistant coach and now Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton prior to the game, handing out a list of the Warriors’ interim coaches. The list featured only two names — Walton’s and Mike Brown’s — putting the latter at […]

Aaron Gordon’s game has grown astronomically over the course of the offseason, and it wasn’t any more evident than during a 121-108 win over the struggling, but dangerous, Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. The 6-foot-9 forward poured in a massive 40 points and collected 15 rebounds along with four assists — becoming the first […]

While most fans in Madison Square Garden were preparing for another Jarrett Jack desperation heave at the end of the half, they were greatly surprised to see the plot twist behind it. Jack quarterbacked a 40-yard pass toward Tim Hardaway Jr.’s direction, which he caught in the air, and shot from 21 feet to beat […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram had himself a night against the Golden State Warriors. Last year’s No. 2 overall pick put up a career-high 32 points on 12-of-21 shooting to help the Lakers give the Warriors a good scare in Los Angeles. After the game, Lakers teammate Lonzo Ball remarked that he believed Ingram […]

Apart from being one of the deadliest shooters in the league, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is also known for his terrific handles. Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball isn’t nearly in the same galaxy as Curry as a shooter at the moment, but he did show Curry a nice taste of his slick […]

Despite the return of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors only got away with a win on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers in overtime, 127-123. Warriors coach Steve Kerr was asked postgame about the decline in effectiveness of the patented small-ball “Death Lineup” this season, but Kerr turned the issue […]

Draymond Green had his scouting report on Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram just right, which helped him get a key stop in the last seconds of regulation to force an overtime situation during Wednesday night’s road game at Staples Center. Ingram missed badly after galloping right and taking a contested fallaway against Green, which […]

The Golden State Warriors were hoping to get back to their competitive ways against a struggling Los Angeles Lakers team on Wednesday night. However, the upstart Lakers managed to give the Warriors a run for their money yet again at the Staples Center. Fortunately, Golden State’s two biggest stars in Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry […]