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From the Chicago Bulls’ dominant run to six NBA championships in the 1990’s, the Los Angeles Lakers’ three-peat in the early 2000’s and the juggernaut Golden State Warriors’ two titles in the last three years, there are plenty of great teams that we as NBA fans have witnessed over the past 29 seasons. In a […]

The Utah Jazz received some bad news about one of their best players on Sunday. Center Rudy Gobert went down with an apparent knee injury on Friday night against the Miami Heat as the result of a collision with Dion Waiters and now he’ll miss a considerable amount of time. According to Shams Charania of […]

When it comes to the topic of phone security, expect San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili to call you out if your password strength isn’t very strong. According to Michael C. Wright of ESPN, the four-time NBA champion and a reporter had a funny exchange before the Spurs’ game against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday […]

The Utah Jazz have managed to stay competitive so far in the 2017-18 NBA season despite the loss of star forward Gordon Hayward. However, things almost took a turn for the worst after a hard collision between center Rudy Gobert and Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters. Despite initially limping off the court after the spill, he […]

Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson often goes as the forgotten man in the team’s star-studded lineup. However, he took his brand worldwide this summer during a trip to China. Following the Warriors’ second championship in three years, Thompson was about as happy as one would expect, thus coining the term ‘China Klay.’ He said […]

After appearing in 68 games his rookie season, Mindaugas Kuzminskas has not been a part of New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek’s rotation for the 2017-18 NBA season. With the 28-year-old appearing in just two minutes in 12 games, it was recently reported the team was looking to trade him with Joakim Noah’s return […]

With the immense amount of hype that surrounds Los Angeles Lakers rising star point guard Lonzo Ball, he was able to put together a terrific record-breaking performance against the Milwaukee Bucks last night. At just 20 years and 15 days old, Ball became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double when he […]

For those out there wondering how former San Antonio Spurs big man and NBA champion Boris Diaw is doing, he’s just fine. The 35-year-old Frenchman is currently playing with Levallois Metropolitan of the French LNB Pro A league, and he gave his new team the most dramatic win imaginable as he sank a game-winning three-pointer […]

It’s been a long while since the Phoenix Suns experienced the highs they had during the “Seven Seconds or Less” years. However, Devin Booker and TJ Warren did accomplish something notable against the Minnesota Timberwolves that no Suns teammates have since those glory days of Steve Nash and Amar’e Stoudemire nearly a decade ago. https://twitter.com/sunsbballcomm/status/929569705035051009 […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without star point guard D’Angelo Russell for the foreseeable future after he hurt his left knee in the Nets’ 114-106 loss to the Utah Jazz. Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell is likely to miss several games with a left knee injury, league sources tell ESPN. He will undergo further evaluation. […]

There was plenty of buzz surrounding the matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers thanks to phenom Joel Embiid’s bold promise for superstar Draymond Green. However, the Warriors reminded the up and coming Sixers why they are are the defending champs in a blowout 135-114 victory. Despite all the trash talk that preceded […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball made NBA history against the Milwaukee Bucks by becoming the youngest player ever to record a triple-double. However, the rookie had a surprising reaction to his accomplishment, saying he doesn’t care about the record. Lakers coach Luke Walton praised his young point guard’s apathy toward his personal milestone […]

The Dallas Mavericks expected Nerlens Noel to be a key player in their future when they acquired him from the Philadelphia 76ers prior to the trade deadline last season. However, Noel has surprisingly been a non-factor for the Mavs this season, averaging just 5.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Noel earned his first DNP-coach’s […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic looks like a pretty laidback dude. When he’s not on the court, one of his favorite pastimes is tending to horses in a stable. He doesn’t seem like someone who concerns himself too much with useless information such as which teams are in the Nuggets’ division. As it turns […]

The Los Angeles Lakers still have yet to find a way back into the win column after suffering their third-straight loss at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks. Fortunately, there were some positives to take away from their defeat this time around. Rookie point guard Lonzo Ball made history by becoming the youngest player in […]

LeBron James caused quite a stir lately when he spoke about the New York Knicks passing up on Dennis Smith Jr. with the eighth overall pick in this year’s draft. The Cleveland Cavaliers star thinks that the Dallas Mavericks rookie is a really good player and should’ve ended up representing the Knicks instead. However, as […]

In just his second season playing in the NBA, it’s been well-established that Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid isn’t afraid to talk some trash with anyone in the league. That includes a former MVP in Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant. The two got into a verbal back and forth during their meeting on […]

As the New York Knicks welcome the return of Joakim Noah to their lineup from a PED suspension, they will also be faced with a decision to make on the future of their young forward, Mindaugas Kuzminskas. However, the Lithuanian international recently made it known that he is already aware that he has been placed […]

With Joakim Noah nearing his return from suspension, the New York Knicks need to decide who to take off the roster to make way for the veteran big man. Mindaugas Kuzminskas, who has seen very little playing time this season, has been a popular choice to be dealt away. However, veteran forward Michael Beasley could […]

After getting inadvertently hit in the face by Aron Baynes during their game on Friday against the Charlotte Hornets, Kyrie Irving may most likely miss their next match, which is on Sunday versus the Toronto Raptors, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. It will leave the Boston Celtics thin in their backcourt, as they […]

After coming close on a few occasions, Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball has finally done it. He claimed the first triple-double of his NBA career as he put up 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists albeit in a losing effort against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. With that terrific performance, Ball now […]

The New York Knicks picked what is presumably their point guard of the future in Frank Ntilikina during this year’s draft. But according to none other than Cleveland Cavs superstar LeBron James, the Knicks should’ve picked Dennis Smith Jr., who fell one pick later to the Dallas Mavericks, instead. “The Knicks passed on a really […]

With their league-leading 11-2 record to show, the Boston Celtics are continuing to silence their doubters. Even with Gordon Hayward suffering a gruesome injury in their first game, they have managed to win 11 straight games, and are not showing signs of slowing down anytime soon. While their offense has been a big reason for […]

Outside of his impressive all-around game, Draymond Green has infamously made a name for himself as one of the best trash-talkers in the league today. He has also not been shy to be engaged in some fiery exchanges with some players on the court, and even appears to enjoy having them. With only a few […]

Going into Friday the Oklahoma City Thunder were the talk of the league. Unfortunately for them, it wasn’t in a good way. The Thunder had dropped their last four games and were not looking like a team that was supposed to challenge the Golden State Warriors for Western Conference supremacy. In fact, during their first […]

Over the last few weeks, Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside has been quite vocal over social media getting into verbal jabs back and forth with a few other players in the league. One of which was an exchange with Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. It can be recalled that the two went at each other […]

During the offseason, the NBA announced the decision to reform the lottery draft in order to prevent tanking in the second half of the season. According to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, NBA commissioner, Adam Silver voiced on Friday that the change in the format was more of a comprise to help shift the […]

Through the first couple of weeks of his rookie campaign, Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons has raised plenty of eyebrows around the league with his play on the court. That fine play has also translated favorably to his numbers. According to Basketball-Reference, Simmons has cracked the list of rookies with a player efficiency rating of […]

It has been six years since All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony left the Denver Nuggets via a trade to the New York Knicks. However, he has hasn’t much success playing back at the Pepsi Center in the years that have followed Anthony as Friday’s loss to the Nuggets marks the straight defeat in as many games. […]

During the first few games of the season, the Chicago Bulls had to deal with the internal issue stemming from an altercation between forwards Bobby Portis and Nikola Mirotic that landed the latter in the hospital with a facial injury and concussion. This led to the Bulls handling the situation themselves giving out an eight-game […]

NBA fans often hold spirited debates about virtually anything regarding league history from their favorite players to their all-time starting lineups. For the most part, the points made are simply just a matter of perspective. However, bananaboatfloat22 on NBA Reddit has found that most of today’s biggest NBA stars contain the vowel. This leaves the question as to […]

Through his first four years in the league, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has emerged as a rising star in the NBA. However, there has been much trouble with the proper pronunciation of his Greek name. Prior to Friday’s contest against the San Antonio Spurs, the 22-year-old took the time to give a lesson on […]

The New York Knicks have gone through some major changes over the past couple of years. The team has parted ways with Phil Jackson while also trading away the face of the franchise in Carmelo Anthony and now appear to have their superstar of the future in Kristaps Porzingis. With so many drastic changes on […]

When thinking of the NBA’s elite shooters, it is common for players like point guard Steph Curry and small forward Kyle Korver to be thrown into the discussion. Among the plethora of candidates, it is safe to assume that Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon would not be among them. However, that may no longer be the case […]

New York Knicks big man Kritaps Porzingis has shot out of the gate as arguably the best player so far in the 2017-18 NBA season. His dominant play has fueled the Knicks to a surprising 6-5 record despite an inauspicious summer filled with drama within the storied franchise. Fortunately, there was some good that came out of it […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’s self-admitted tank during the 2016-17 NBA season paid off for them in this year’s draft. They managed to find themselves in position to take point guard Dennis Smith Jr. out of NC State with the ninth overall pick. The rookie has already garnered attention league-wide for his stellar play thus far […]

Ever since forward Paul Millsap signed a three-year, $90 million contract with the Denver Nuggets back in early July, he is gradually still learning head coach Michael Malone’s system. On a scale of ten, Millsap is currently at a seven in terms of his knowledge of the Nuggets’ system in Denver, according to Chris Dempsey […]

There has been some buzz surrounding the matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers thanks to the comments made by young phenom Joel Embiid to superstar Draymond Green. Aside from the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Embiid also mentioned how much he was looking forward to playing the rest of the Warriors […]

Originally the No. 15 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s rise over the last five seasons and counting has been exciting to watch for basketball fans around the world. Through 11 games of the 2017-18 NBA season, Antetokounmpo is averaging 31.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.8 blocks in […]