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Through much of the preseason and the first few games of the season, there has been plenty of dialogue around the altered free throw shot form of Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Markelle Fultz. It has gotten to the point to where it has been a huge part of the criticism for his early-season shooting struggles. […]

The Phoenix Suns’ relentless pursuit to add young talent to this roster has proved a hurdle in managing to ship out star point guard Eric Bledsoe, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Bledsoe had requested a trade since the offseason after the team and then-coach Earl Watson took the executive decision to sit out the veterans […]

The New York Knicks found the Phoenix Suns’ request to swap estranged point guard Eric Bledsoe for Frank Ntilikina and Willy Hernangomez “ridiculous,” according to Marc Berman of The New York Post. Both players have played a combined 11 minutes thus far in the season, with Ntilikina dealing with injuries and Hernangomez finding himself out […]

Phoenix Suns forward Josh Jackson has been fined $35,000 by the league office after making a gun-like menacing gesture and directing inappropriate language toward a fan, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. Jackson did so during a 42-point loss against the L.A. Clippers on Saturday after a fan had been heckling him all game long. The […]

With the 2017-18 NBA season underway, the Los Angeles Lakers are currently 1-2 after facing the Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, and New Orleans Pelicans. As they prepare for the Washington Wizards, the front office has made some important decisions. According to Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka, they have exercised their team options on Brandon […]

Joel Embiid made his second start of the season and came out with a bang, outplaying Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond and ripping him afterward for daring to trash talk the social media king of the NBA. “Defensively, he doesn’t play any defense,” Embiid said following the game, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia […]

Two of the Memphis Grizzlies minority owners will have the chance to purchase the team from controlling owner Robert Pera, according to Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst of ESPN. By a strange provision, Steven Kaplan and Daniel Straus each have the option to make big during the five-year anniversary of Pera’s $377 million purchase of […]

The Denver Nuggets have announced that forward Juancho Hernangomez is out indefinitely as he deals with the effects of mononucleosis, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Hernangomez, a second-year player out of Spain, was officially ruled out of Monday’s game against the Washington Wizards with an undisclosed illness and has only played […]

This offseason forced Kyle Lowry to take a close look at his future like many other free agents had to do. Coming off his best season, the 6-foot Villanova star had to evaluate his window of opportunity with the Toronto Raptors and what it could bring for him moving forward. While many expected the Philly […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. had a rude awakening in his second game of NBA action, getting stopped at the rim by Draymond Green in an attempt to dunk over the Golden State Warriors forward during his team’s 30-point loss on Monday. Green committed a foul, but was quick to engage the […]

Disney Springs Marketing Manager Darcy Clark has given the first look at the upcoming “NBA Experience at Walt Disney World Resort” attraction in a recent post on the Disney Parks Blog. In the post, Clark provided concept art for the project, which is set to open in the summer of 2019. The new attraction has been […]

Free agent point guard Isaiah Canaan intends to sign with the Houston Rockets, according to a report by ESPN’s Chris Haynes. This signing should pave the way for the replacement of injured starter Chris Paul, who suffered a knee injury throughout the preseason and only saw three quarters of action before being removed from his […]

The third highest-paid player on the Los Angeles Lakers is no longer in the team’s rotation. Apparently, head coach Luke Walton won’t be using veteran forward Luol Deng unless he has to this season. Walton said the following about his plans for Deng moving forward, via Bill Oram of the OC Register. “As of now he’s […]

Monday night turned out to be a very frustrating one for the Houston Rockets. Already heading into their matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies without injured star Chris Paul, they ultimately lost the game, which added to their woes. James Harden was also involved in an altercation, which did not help their cause at all. With […]

The Golden State Warriors have not had the best of starts this season. Four games in, and they are currently at .500. Stephen Curry is very much aware of how they have performed so far, and even jokingly acknowledged it by comparing the Warriors’ record, which then stood at 1-2, to his golf standing with […]

As the Golden State Warriors faced the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, Stephen Curry took some time out of his pre-game preparation to console Dallas Mavericks guard Devin Harris’ nephew, who tragically lost his father in a car accident last week. The two shared an intimate moment near the tunnel area as the young man was […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have just revealed their new classic throwback Nike uniforms inspired by their original team from Minneapolis, in the colors they represented. Rookie phenom Lonzo Ball and the Lakers will step on the court Oct. 25 against the Washington Wizards wearing the classic Minneapolis Lakers uniform, somewhat familiar to longtime fans, but […]

L.A. Clippers superstar Blake Griffin reportedly started dating reality star Kendall Jenner earlier this summer. The two were spotted out several times, although it was supposedly nothing serious. It’ll almost be two months since, and the two are still out having a good time together. According to E! News, the two were seen having fun […]

It’s no secret that former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is a huge soccer fan. He played the sport while growing up in Italy and even credited it for his extraordinary vision on the basketball court. However, while the Black Mamba is a known AC Milan and FC Barcelona follower, it seems he now […]

The Phoenix Suns’ management went buck wild on Sunday, when they went on a firing spree, sacking head coach Earl Watson and three assistants namely, Nate Bjorkgren, Mehmet Okur, and Jason Fraser. Among those assistants, Okur is probably the one most fans are familiar with. Okur played for 10 seasons in the NBA from 2002 […]

LaMarcus Aldridge and Serge Ibaka almost came to blows on Monday during the highly-competitive matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors. After Danny Green converted on a basket, the two big men continued to jockey for position, which got their arms entangled. They exchanged a few choice words for one another before Aldridge […]

It has been a week since Boston Celtics All-Star forward Gordon Hayward suffered a devastating broken leg just a few minutes in the season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite that, it has not taken long for Hayward to get his mind back on playing basketball again to which head coach Brad Stevens stated that […]

Is there less exciting news to anticipate on a weekly basis than which quarterback will the Cleveland Browns start? Call me if you’ve thought of any. Nevertheless, that is what Browns coach Hue Jackson is tasked with doing. After replacing DeShone Kizer as the starting quarterback in Week 6 with Kevin Hogan, head coach Hue […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is well-acquainted with the league’s recent rule changes over the offseason, and after the move he pulled on Monday, so are the Dallas Mavericks. Apart from reducing the number of timeouts, one of the rule changes this season included the limiting of halftime to 15 minutes. Any team that […]

The match between the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors on Monday was a very competitive one, which was only decided in its final minute. Things even got heated in the fourth quarter when LaMarcus Aldridge and Serge Ibaka were involved in a scuffle following a rebound battle. With 3:37 left, the two big men […]

Draymond Green has never been the type who is afraid to speak his mind. He has even made a name for himself as one of the biggest trash-talkers in the league today, and does not mind whoever he jaws with. During the third quarter of the game between the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks, […]

Ben Simmons is one of only two LSU players to be taken No. 1 overall in the NBA draft, the other being Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal. And through four games, the Philadelphia 76ers rookie has successfully matched an impressive on-court feat last accomplished by his fellow Tigers alum. Simmons picked up his fourth-straight double-double against the […]

Stephen Curry could not believe his eyes after seeing rookie Jordan Bell grow into a man in front of his eyes, after the Pac-12 product tossed an alley-oop off the board back to himself in the middle of a fast break opportunity against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. The 38th overall pick of the […]

Since he tweeted what is believed to be his request to be traded from the Phoenix Suns, Eric Bledsoe has generated a lot of interest from teams looking for a proven guard in the league. From the Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, and New York Knicks, they have all expressed their desire to trade for him, […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons may have waited for a year before making his NBA debut, but it took him just four games in the pros to notch a triple-double. On Monday, Simmons became the third rookie in Sixers history to post a triple-double, when he helped the Sixers beat the Detroit Pistons, 97-86, by […]

Frank Kaminsky may not dunk the ball off the dribble often, but when he does, he makes sure it becomes part of the highlight reel. And tonight, it he caught a huge one in early MVP favorite Giannis Antetokounmpo. During the game between the Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks, the 24-year-old Wisconsin product showed everyone […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is having an outstanding start to the season offensively. The Greek Freak has averaged nearly 40 points through his first three games to lead the NBA in scoring. He set a new career-high with 44 points in a win against the Portland Trail Blazers. However, his head coach, Jason Kidd, […]

After seeing his team lose two of their first three games, the Golden State Warriors are in an unfamiliar situation. With all the success they’ve had the past the three years, owning a losing record is something they are not used to. There are different factors that contributed to their slow start, but Steve Kerr […]

Since the start of the season, Giannis Antetokounmpo has been on fire, and playing at a very high level. His stellar play has given the Milwaukee Bucks a 2-1 record so far, as he currently has astounding averages of 38.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.7 steals per game. The Greek Freak has also […]

Eric Bledsoe has become the hottest player on the trade market after he made it known he wants out of the Phoenix and the Suns organization. There will be no shortage of suitors for the disgruntled Suns point guard, and anyone who eventually ends up with him will have a really good player on their […]

The Denver Nuggets have expressed their interest in trading Eric Bledsoe for a package headlined by Emmanuel Mudiay and other pieces. And according to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders, one such piece is veteran forward Kenneth Faried. This is hardly the first time Faried has been involved in trade discussions. The 27-year-old, who is the […]

The hits keep on coming for the Charlotte Hornets’ banged-up backcourt. Already missing starting shooting guard Nicolas Batum and point guard Michael Carter-Williams, the team announced via their official website that backup point guard Julyan Stone will now miss 4-6 weeks with a left hamstring strain. Julyan Stone, who had also dealt with a groin […]

Despite only being in the early days of the new season, some players have already been able to showcase their improved skill sets. One of them is Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard, who has played solid basketball once again for his team, and showed that he worked on his defense during the offseason. […]

The Phoenix Suns will make a few changes after the firing of Earl Watson and the interim appearance of the 58-year-old Jay Triano. The latter expects to go back to a more traditional lineup, starting either Marquese Chriss or Dragan Bender at power forward, according to Scott Bordow of The Arizona Republic. The change of […]