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Originally the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Joel Embiid has only appeared in 35 career games due to injury. However, when healthy, Embiid has quickly established himself as one of the league’s best big men. After signing a five-year, $146.5 million contract extension prior to the 2017-18 NBA season, he is averaging […]

There’s no question that Gordon Hayward’s gruesome leg injury which he suffered on opening night was a huge blow both to him personally and to the Boston Celtics. But if there’s any silver lining to his injury, it’s that he’s getting to spend more time at home with his family, even he can’t quite move […]

Jonathon Simmons isn’t dwelling on the lack of a proper offer from the San Antonio Spurs during this past summer, but rather looking forward to the performances he can put forward with his new team, the Orlando Magic. The former walk-on tryout of the Austin Toros is now sporting a three-year, $20 million deal with his new […]

Through six games to start the 2017-18 season, the Golden State Warriors have launched their usual high volume of three-point attempts, but have failed to get to the free throw line with consistency — the exception being Stephen Curry, who now has a 52-straight free throw record at the line. The Warriors rank eighth in […]

The New York Knicks managed their first win of the season against their crosstown rival Brooklyn Nets, following an 0-3 start to the season — but as usual, they depended on their new cornerstone player; Kristaps Porzingis. Friday night’s win capped the unicorn as the first player in franchise history to score 30 or more […]

Lonzo Ball has impressed throughout his very short stint in the league, proving to be a natural fit as the Los Angeles Lakers’ point guard of the future. The 6-foot-6 rookie has struggled mightily with his shooting, but still managed to become the first player since the 1983-84 season to post 50 points, 40 rebounds, […]

Golden State Warriors legend Rick Barry is hopeful point guard Stephen Curry can break his franchise record of 60 straight free throws made in the very near future. Curry has gotten off to an unforeseen aggressive start from the line, netting double-digit makes in three of his first four games of the season, now totaling […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal made a big mistake by engaging in a fight with Draymond Green that got him ejected in their big game against the Golden State Warriors. The Wizards eventually gave up their big lead and lost without Beal in the second half. To Beal’s credit, he apologized to his teammates, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Toronto Raptors after a confidence-building win against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, but did so this time with their starting unit on the bench despite being in striking distance from their Eastern Conference foe. According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, head coach Luke Walton admitted to benching the starters […]

Draymond Green and Bradley Beal weren’t the only players who went at it during the hotly-contested game between the Golden State Warriors and the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Point guards John Wall and Stephen Curry also had a somewhat chippy moment during the game. That moment came during the first quarter as Wall was […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had an unexpected landing after another narrow loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, finding a sizable dent in the nose of their charter plane upon arriving at Chicago at 1 a.m. CT on Saturday, according to Royce Young of ESPN. All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony posted a picture of the plane on Instagram […]

Despite being down big during parts of the second half, the Golden State Warriors were still able to battle back and beat the Washington Wizards, 120-117, on Friday night. However, head coach Steve Kerr was not impressed with the team’s focus for most of the game and instead credited the team’s talent for why they […]

A lucky fan who watched the Golden State Warriors-Washington Wizards game live received a nice souvenir when Draymond Green threw his jersey to the crowd as he walked down to the tunnel upon getting ejected from the game. Draymond got a new jersey, then got tossed, pulled it off and threw it into the crowd […]

Bradley Beal was not a popular man around Oracle Arena on Friday night. The Washington Wizards guard threw a punch at Golden State Warriors big man Draymond Green, which sparked a fight between the two and eventually saw both players ejected. As Beal was being escorted down to the tunnel, he crossed paths with a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have now dropped three of their first five games of the season with rookie Lonzo Ball being the star attraction. Although the fans are filling the stands at the Staples Center to see what could be the future face of the franchise, Ball has had his fair share of struggles in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a star in the making with rookie Lonzo Ball. The UCLA product already has fans of the storied franchise buzzing about his potential and the fact his presence may eventually result in the arrival of LeBron James. On Friday, Ball turned 20 and got a special message on Twitter from […]

When Carmelo Anthony and Paul George came to the fold of the Oklahoma City Thunder over the offseason, not everyone was convinced that the newest Big Three they formed with Russell Westbrook would result to success. Chemistry and their ability to adapt to each other’s style of play were among the points skeptics noted as […]

The San Antonio Spurs got ambushed by the Orlando Magic Friday, taking a 114-87 road loss for Gregg Popovich’s squad’s first loss of the season. The Spurs weren’t going to finish the season 82-0, but the loss snapped their four-game win streak. Popovich didn’t look too upset about the loss, however. He was even seen […]

The Golden State Warriors faced off against the Washington Wizards on Friday night that started off as a barn burner in Oracle Arena as both teams traded baskets until the Wizards were able to pull away and ending the half with a 14 point lead 67-53. It was only the beginning of the Warriors woes […]

During the second quarter of Friday night’s marquee showdown between the Washington Wizards and the Golden State Warriors, a fight between two players of different weight classes in Bradley Beal and Draymond Green had Twitter-verse smoking yet again. Both players were seen boxing each other out in the paint, when it suddenly got physical with […]

The game between the Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards isn’t over yet but Draymond Green has already spoken to the media regarding his fight with Bradley Beal and consequent ejection prior to halftime. Green spoke with ESPN’s Chris B. Haynes, saying: “I don’t know what I’m supposed to do if someone hits you twice. […]

A scuffle resembling a fight of sorts broke out between Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal Friday night before halftime. Here is a look at the altercation as it happened live: The two get into it in the paint and it escalated and never ended. Right in front […]

The Houston Rockets can’t stop launching threes and their opponents can’t keep them from making those tries either. In another display of their addiction for deep bombs, the Rockets defeated the Charlotte Hornets on the road 109-93 on the strength of the 22 3-pointers they buried Friday night. Incredibly enough, those figures weren’t enough to […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is a competitor – on and off the field. Everyone knows that. Metaphorically speaking, Kobe will find a way to make a difficult fadeaway jumper with six hands on his face in life. He embraces challenges and gets a kick out of beating them. That’s just Kobe. But one […]

It has been a toxic season for the Chicago Bulls. Apart from socking each other in the face, the Bulls are just 1-3 to start the 2017-18 campaign. The latter is to be expected of them, as that’s what’s supposed to happen to a team that lost its key players from last year over the […]

The Boston Celtics get a break from the league office, as Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania has reported that the NBA has granted the team an $8.4 million disabled player exception to help mitigate the impact of the absence of Gordon Hayward. Sources: The NBA has granted Boston an $8.4M disabled player exception for the loss […]

The LA Clippers appeared to dodge another bullet on Thursday night when it comes to the injury bug that’s hit the NBA to start this season. Guard Austin Rivers drove to the basket and elevated for the potential game-winner with just six seconds remaining before landing on the court with the whistle blown. What looked […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Nerlens Noel isn’t one to get intimidated by the antics of Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid. In fact, he can’t wait to face his former teammate and give Embiid a dose of his own medicine when the Mavericks host Philadelphia this Saturday at American Airlines Center. In an interview with The […]

DeMarcus Cousins may not have the fondest of memories of his playing days with the Sacramento Kings, but he’s still thankful to have played in front of an appreciative group fans for seven seasons. Kings fans were even very welcoming of their old superstar when the New Orleans Pelicans rolled into the Golden 1 Center […]

Since entering the league, All-Star forward Paul George has developed into one of the two-way best players. Prior to this season, all of his playing years were spent with the Indiana Pacers after he was selected with the 10th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. However, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic revealed on Friday afternoon that the Pacers […]

During this past offseason, the Chicago Bulls shifted the entire direction of the franchise to a rebuild centered around their young core group. According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, the Bulls have decided to pick up the fourth-year option for the 2018-19 season on the rookie deal of guard Cameron Payne that is worth […]

In the last couple of weeks, the Chicago Bulls have dealt with an internal issue involving forwards Bobby Portis and Nikola Mirotic that sent the latter to the hospital while an eight-game suspension was handed down to Portis. All of this has raised questions about what the Bulls will do once Mirotic returns to the […]

In the last several seasons, the NBA has evolved around the league to the point where there is a huge point of emphasis surrounding the use of stretching the floor with outside that includes big men contributing in that aspect of the game. Brooklyn Nets veteran center Timofey Mozgov has joined the charge by embracing […]

It has been just over a week since Boston Celtics All-Star forward Gordon Hayward suffered a season-ending broken leg injury in the season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers. With that in mind, Chris Forsberg of ESPN is reporting that the Celtics plan on keeping Hayward busy once his returns to the team next week. Celtics […]

It has been five years since All-Star guard James Harden was traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Houston Rockets. With a moment to reflect on that on Thursday afternoon, Harden called his time with the Rockets the best part of his career, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicles. James Harden was […]

Since the start of the regular season last week, the trade chatter surrounding Philadelphia 76ers third-year big man Jahlil Okafor has mostly faded into the background. However, Chris Haynes of ESPN is reporting that the Sixers are still looking for a suitable trade for the 21-year-old. With the role of Jahlil Okafor further diminishing, his representatives and the Philadelphia 76ers are […]

Through the first few games of the season, the New York Knicks have made a few moves concerning their starting lineup in the frontcourt. According to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders, the Knicks have decided to roll with veteran point guard Jarrett Jack in the starting lineup on Friday night against the Brooklyn Nets. New […]

Donald Trump has yet to hit one year as President of the United States, but he’s taken so many hits from detractors to last multiple presidencies. Hating Trump has become fashionable and if you ask J.J. Redick, it should also be mandatory for the American people. Alex Wong of GQ recently had an interview with […]

One of the major reasons why LeBron James decided to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and join the Miami Heat in 2010 was the Cavs’ inability to surround James with talent; Mo Williams was the sidekick and second-best player during James’ first stint with Cleveland. Drafting was not a strong point of those Cavs teams, and […]