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The firing of Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale has caught the league by surprise, including some of its current and former players. That includes Sacramento Kings guard Vince Carter, who played for the the 43-year-old last season. He took to his Twitter account after the news broke out, to let his followers know about […]

A bad start to the season has cost David Fizdale his head coaching job, as the Memphis Grizzlies decided to fire him after the team went 7-12 in its first 19 games. Memphis general manager Chris Wallace and team owner Robert J. Pera have both released statements with regards to the team management relieving Fizdale […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers Lou Williams and Wesley Johnson have plenty of reason to come out on top of their former team as the L.A. Clippers take them on at home tonight. The battle for L.A. is as real as it gets with the Clippers trying to pull out of the shadows and the Lakers […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have followed through on the hype they built over the summer so far in the 2017-18 NBA season. Most of the credit has rightfully gone to their budding superstars in big man Joel Embiid and point forward Ben Simmons. However, not only does the Sixers young core look every part of a future […]

The Golden State Warriors are looking to keep their two-game win streak going tonight as they square off against the lowly Sacramento Kings. Although the Kings have largely struggled the entire 2017-18 NBA season, their explosive, young core still helps them match up athletically with just about every team in the league. One player who is […]

Utah Jazz centerstone Rudy Gobert has been seen participating in on-court one-on-one drills, as he recovers from a knee injury dating back to an early November clash with the Miami Heat, according to Eric Woodyard of The Deseret News. Here is Jazz big man Rudy Gobert putting in work today during practice. pic.twitter.com/Ts6fvnrhIx — Eric […]

In the first several weeks of the season, the Chicago Bulls have had the cloud of the internal conflict between veteran forwards Bobby Portis and Nikola Mirotic floating overhead of the franchise. Things have remained much of the same with Mirotic still not on speaking terms with Portis since the latter punched Mirotic at the […]

Recent changes like the firing of head coach David Fizdale could force the Memphis Grizzlies to make consequent ones in the following weeks. Among them, center Marc Gasol, who recently expressed his displeasure with warming the bench as his team fell to the Brooklyn Nets 98-88 on Sunday night. Gasol’s name could come off the […]

Stan Van Gundy is confident newly-acquired defensive ace Avery Bradley is here to stay. After acquiring the three-and-D talent from the Boston Celtics earlier this summer in exchange for Marcus Morris, the Detroit Pistons will have to look make a sound offer for one of the elite one-on-one defenders in the league and an improved […]

Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale has been fired after the team has lost eight straight games, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff has been promoted to interim coach, with his duties starting immediately upon Fizdale’s departure. Fizdale has been mired in several losses, constantly searching for a solution in the midst […]

Jordan Bell’s road to the NBA has been a rollercoaster with huge ups like a mythical five-by-five during the Summer League and downs like sitting four consecutive games as the likes of Kevon Looney, David West, and JaVale McGee see divided minutes on the floor. In near poetic justice, Bell got the nod for his […]

Golden State Warriors big man Draymond Green was handed his first DNP-rest of the season recently against the Chicago Bulls. Despite being without both Green and Kevin Durant in the lineup, the Warriors still smashed the Bulls, 143-94. It figures to be the ongoing plan for the Warriors moving forward to periodically rest the reigning Defensive […]

The San Antonio Spurs have trekked through the first few weeks of the season without the services of a couple of keys players. One of which includes former All-Star point guard Tony Parker, who has been out with a ruptured quadriceps tendon that he suffered back in May during the playoffs in the Western Conference […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been one of the best defensive teams in the league this season. They currently rank No. 2 overall in defensive efficiency, up significantly from their No. 10 ranking last season. Thunder center Steven Adams wasn’t overly complimentary of their play on that side of the ball, though, and is just […]

Detroit Pistons guard Avery Bradley is set to make his first appearance back in Boston after being traded for Marcus Morris this past offseason. Bradley spent his first seven seasons in the NBA with the Celtics, but with free agency looming this summer, he’s not yet ready to commit to seeing himself lasting that long […]

Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez is smack dab in the middle of a cold war between teammates Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis, who remain on the outs after the incident which left Mirotic hospitalized following a punch from Portis in practice. Apparently, Lopez knows exactly what his two teammates are going through as the problem […]

The Golden State Warriors are set to play Monday’s contest against the Sacramento Kings without the services of both Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. It has put the rest of the roster in the spot of having to make up for their massive void. One of the biggest areas will be playmaking as a distributor […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has not been made to look foolish too often during what has been an impressive rookie year to date. However, the young teenager did suffer a rare misstep off the court as he was caught looking at the wrong camera during a video shoot for a stats graphic on the […]

The “Free Jah” movement is not going away. Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is the latest player to express his support for the embattled Philadelphia 76ers big man in a short but substantive two-word tweet in all caps. FREE JAH — Book (@DevinBook) November 27, 2017 Booker sent out the tweet in light of the […]

It’s been a long and hard road back for San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker, who is finally set to make his season debut against the Dallas Mavericks, his first appearance after injuring his quad during last season’s playoffs. According to The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears, Parker had a lot of help getting through that […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without their two leading scorers in point guard Stephen Curry and forward Kevin Durant during tonight’s matchup against the Sacramento Kings, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Forward Draymond Green will be available to play while sixth man Andre Iguodala is listed as doubtful for tonight’s contest. Curry […]

It’s been more than a year since Dwyane Wade parted ways with the Miami Heat organization, departing for his hometown Chicago Bulls. That resulted into a one-year run after the franchise decided to re-build and go in a different direction, resulting in a consequent buyout and move to the Cleveland Cavaliers to play alongside his […]

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons missed his first game of the season against the Orlando Magic due to an elbow injury. But as Evin Priest of the Daily Telegraph reports, the star rookie is desperately looking to recover from that knock in order to face his idol LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Asked […]

The Phoenix Suns were in dire straits just three games into the season. They gave up an average of 129 points in those three games and were blown out by over 40 points twice, which resulted in the firing of head coach Earl Watson. However, they have stabilized somewhat under interim coach Jay Triano, who […]

Well that didn’t last long. After not playing against the Orlando Magic due to swelling in his left elbow, Philadelphia 76ers star point guard Ben Simmons appears ready to play Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to 76ers beat writer Keith Pompey. Not only that, Simmons will also reportedly defend the best player in the […]

Lonzo Ball has not shot well in the early part of his first NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers, and those struggles aren’t only limited to jump shots. Ball, the No. 2 pick in this summer’s NBA draft, has struggled from the free throw line as well. He’s shooting a dismal 42.9 percent from […]

Slated to make his return to the court tonight against the Dallas Mavericks, point guard Tony Parker expressed optimism about his teammate Kawhi Leonard and his recovery process moving forward after sharing some rehab sessions with him through his own road back to the hardwood, according to ESPN’s Michael C. Wright. “He looked great,” said […]

LeBron James found himself at the center of a controversy earlier this month, following his comments about the New York Knicks being better off if they drafted Dennis Smith Jr. instead of Frank Ntilikina. As a result, some Knicks players fired back at the former four-time MVP, letting him know that they are more than […]

Things seem to betting just a bit worse for Jahlil Okafor. The Philadelphia 76ers have recently dropped their asking price for teams interested in trading for the former No. 3 pick in the NBA draft, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “Colangelo’s asking price has steadily dropped for Okafor, from two first-round picks to a first and […]

Since the arrival of Eric Bledsoe with the Milwaukee Bucks, he has affected the games of some of his new teammates. While he has brought more depth to their guard rotation, and another weapon on the offensive end, he has also changed the role of Malcolm Brogdon with the team. The reigning Rookie of the […]

Unlike his former teammate Isaiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons shooting guard Avery Bradley isn’t resenting Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge for making deals in the offseason. Bradley was part of a swap for Marcus Morris, given the team’s improbability to sign him to a long-term contract after giving Gordon Hayward a whopping four-year, $128 million contract […]

Former Boston Celtics player Ray Allen called his stalker “deranged” and said the latter wants to “kill” him, according to a report on TMZ Sports. TMZ obtained court documents, according to the article, that state Allen called Bryan K. Coleman — the accuser — on the phone back in September and said Allen wanted to […]

According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell is not sure when he’ll be back on the court after the arthroscopic surgery conducted on his right knee. “I’m feeling better and better every day. So yeah, it’s cool,” Russell said to Lewis. “I don’t know [the timeline]. Really, honestly […]

A ticked off Marc Gasol got more than just a hard pill to swallow after sitting out the fourth quarter in a Sunday night loss against the Brooklyn Nets. Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale rolled with the hot unit and kept Gasol on the bench, never seeing more than the 28 minutes he had […]

Jahlil Okafor has grown frustrated of sitting in the back of the Philadelphia 76ers’ bench, playing in only two of the team’s 18 games this season. The Sixers front office has made its desire to move on from the big man in the midst of the logjam at center, which has presented itself since last […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been hit by the injury bug even before the season started, and are playing without two of their starters, Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker. That resulted in LaMarcus Aldridge taking more of the work load during games until they both return to action. However, instead of thinking of it as […]

Last Wednesday, the Oklahoma City stunned the Golden State Warriors with a blowout win at home, in what was Russell Westbrook’s first victory over his former teammate, Kevin Durant, since the latter decided to join the Warriors last year. The game turned out to be a hotly-contested one, as expected, with both stars getting involved […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have an abundance of young guys, which only magnifies the importance of having a few veterans on the team to guide the up-and-comers. Lakers center Brook Lopez functions as one, and though he’s not as vocal as most other veterans, he’s the type that will lead through example. Lopez’s type of […]

When it comes to Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, it will be extremely difficult for Los Angeles Lakers rising star point guard Lonzo Ball to avoid people bringing up the comparisons between him and Johnson. However, one of those people that do not see the resemblance is a fellow Lakers legend in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. According […]