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Andre Iguodala had his jersey lifted into the Golden State Warriors’ rafters as No. 9 will officially be retired for the franchise. Iguodala had a jersey retirement celebration after the Warriors’ win against the Dallas Mavericks, and of course, he had a lot of people to thank, but his finals kudos went to the fans […]

Generally speaking, the New York Knicks are in fine shape. They are currently in third-place in the Eastern Conference, and they don’t even have their former starting center, Mitchell Robinson, back from an injury he suffered in last season’s playoffs. Still, major cracks are beginning to show. Namely, New York has failed to live up […]

Winning games cannot appease everyone, and that’s how Kendrick Perkins is towards Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant. Even though the Grizzlies’ stock is going up following the All-Star break, the ESPN analyst compared Austin Reaves to Morant. Although it might not be exactly appropriate considering they have two unique styles, Perkins made his point. He […]

Almost every time the New York Knicks have played an elite team this season, it hasn’t ended well for them. Despite that, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau doesn’t seem the least bit concerned. After Thibodeau was blasted for putting Karl-Anthony Towns back into Sunday’s blowout loss against the Boston Celtics, he tried to salvage what […]

Two days after the San Antonio Spurs announced that Victor Wembanyama was out for the rest of the season, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Gregg Popovich won’t return this season either. The winningest coach in NBA history hasn’t been with the team since suffering a mild stroke at the beginning of November. Unlike the Wemby […]

When Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had doubts about trading for Jimmy Butler, the franchise made the move anyway. Now, Kerr could not be any more grateful. Despite the uncertainty about some of Butler’s antics, it doesn’t take away from him being an elite basketball player. If anyone were to understand, it would […]

Joel Embiid’s knee is not where he or the Philadelphia 76ers want it, and it looks like they’ll be searching for other options, including surgery, to improve it. One doctor thinks that Embiid and the 76ers will opt to go the Lonzo Ball surgery route, which took a long process for him to get back […]

We’re back for another betting prediction and pick as we head to the Midwest for this initial meeting between two teams for the first time this season. The Denver Nuggets (37-20) will visit the Indiana Pacers (32-23) in an exciting matchup on Monday’s slate of action. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Pacers prediction and […]

The Boston Celtics continued their season-long stretch of dominance over the New York Knicks on Sunday, coasting to a 118-105 victory over one of their top rivals in the Eastern Conference. Jaylen Brown had another solid game for the C’s, but what wasn’t as solid was his performance in a game that saw if he […]

The Golden State Warriors are having fun again on the court, as they are now on a three-game win streak. In their most recent outing, the Dubs dominated the Dallas Mavericks in a 126-102 victory at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sunday. No one appears to take more joy out of that victory by […]

The Golden State Warriors have truly been a new-look team since Jimmy Butler was traded to the Warriors. For Stephen Curry, the impact has been felt more than just being on the court together. It’s the stat sheet. Although most don’t care about numbers, there’s one advanced metric that Curry cares deeply about. He explained […]

The Utah Jazz will host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night at Delta Center. Lauri Markkanen is questionable on the team’s injury report due to lower back soreness. Here’s everything we know about Markkanen’s injury and playing status vs. the Trail Blazers. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Lauri […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are on the road to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Thunder prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Timberwolves-Thunder NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Timberwolves-Thunder Odds Minnesota […]

The future of the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise has been up in the air for the past couple of months, with owner Glen Taylor engaging in a feud with prospective buyers Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez over the potential sale of the team. However, it seems like Lore and Rodriguez are closing in on purchasing the […]

The Detroit Pistons turnaround just reached another historic landmark. The Pistons’ 148-143 victory against the Atlanta Hawks marked their sixth straight win in a row. This achievement moved the team’s record to 31-26 and sparked their first six-game winning streak since 2014-15. That winning streak from a decade ago reached seven games, and the Pistons […]

Miami Heat veteran Kevin Love took a playful jab at Phoenix Suns stars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker with a social media post on Sunday. As news swirled about Hooters possibly filing for bankruptcy, the Miami Heat veteran shared a throwback photo of himself inside the restaurant, grinning from ear to ear. Love posted two […]

The San Antonio Spurs fell to the worst team in the Western Conference in a 112-96 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Silver and Black blew a big third quarter lead in their third game since superstar Victor Wembanyama was ruled out for the season. In his absence, one of the team’s biggest threats, […]

On Sunday night, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault turned 40 years old. And what better way for Daigneault to celebrate the start of his fifth decade of existence than with a huge victory for the Thunder, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 37 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, three steals, and three blocks propelling OKC to […]

Doris Burke is one of, if not outright the most polarizing commentator working nationally-televised NBA games for ESPN. A good subset of fans believes that Burke provides some very insightful analysis, showing off her immense knowledge of the game, while others don’t necessarily appreciate the way she approaches her commentary gig, thinking that she’s too […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered an injury to one of their key players in Jaylen Clark during their matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder. With more than six minutes remaining in the third quarter, Clark stole the ball from the Thunder’s Jalen Williams as he went on the fastbreak. He proceeded to take a contested layup […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been dealing with a slew of injury woes as of late, and it does not help matters at all that Bobby Portis is out for some time after being suspended for taking a banned substance. With the Bucks still battling for positioning in the Eastern Conference standings, having a healthy Giannis […]

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant came to a bitter realization after a rough 127-109 loss to the Toronto Raptors. The game featured a fourth quarter that saw the winners of Sunday’s affair dominate the fourth quarter 39-27. Familiar issues came up for the Suns, who have had a disappointing season to this point. And it’s […]

The Atlanta Hawks are still implementing their new players to the team that they acquired during the trade deadline. Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, and Terance Mann are the new players in town, and after five games, there have been some good things to take away, but they can still get better. Niang had one of […]

The Boston Celtics may be flying under the radar this season, but make no mistake about it, they should still be the favorite to win the 2025 Larry O’Brien trophy. On Sunday night, the Celtics certainly showed how brilliant of a team they can be on both ends of the court as they took a […]

Kevin Durant and Devin Booker have weighed in on reports that Hooters is contemplating bankruptcy amid slumping sales. Bloomberg News recently revealed that the restaurant chain is considering filing for bankruptcy while engaging with creditors to restructure its operations. Booker previously took to Twitter, posting, “Plz don’t go @Hooters.” Durant shared an AI-generated image on […]

The Charlotte Hornets travel across the country to take on the Sacramento Kings Monday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Hornets-Kings prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Hornets-Kings NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Hornets-Kings […]

Taylor Jenkins believes one glaring issue led to the Memphis Grizzlies losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. The Grizzlies kept the game close for the entirety of the day, keeping the Cavaliers on their heels even though they had homecourt advantage. However, the home side created enough distance to escape with a win […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry explained why he brought back his iconic celebration in the team’s 126-102 win over the Dallas Mavericks. The franchise had an emotional night, retiring Andre Iguodala’s number, and they used that inspiration to take over the game from the start. Curry led the charge with 30 points on twelve of 20 […]

One of the best ways for an aspiring contending team to gauge their chances of winning it all is to see how they stack up against other legitimate title-contending outfits. But the New York Knicks may want to avert their gaze from their record against the two top teams in the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been playing with a minutes restriction for the past few games. That was until he broke it Sunday night. In the Bucks’ matchup with the Miami Heat, head coach Doc Rivers had a restriction of 31 minutes for Antetokounmpo. Instead, the star forward played 55 seconds over the limit, […]

When the Milwaukee Bucks decided to trade Jrue Holiday away for Damian Lillard prior to the start of the 2023-24 season, it showed that the front office had little room for sentiment amid their ongoing quest to surround Giannis Antetokounmpo with the best possible roster. And with the Bucks struggling a bit to start the […]

The Detroit Pistons have been one of the biggest surprises in the league thus far in the 2024-25 season. Not much was expected out of them especially after all they could muster last season was a pitiful 14-68 record that involved the longest single-season losing streak in NBA history. But that level of putridity is […]

The Portland Trail Blazers take on the Utah Jazz Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Trail Blazers-Jazz prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Trail Blazers-Jazz NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Trail Blazers-Jazz Odds Portland Trail Blazers: […]

Sunday night was quite the good one for the Golden State Warriors. Not only did they move to 5-1 in the Jimmy Butler era by defeating the Dallas Mavericks, 126-102, they also honored one of the pillars of their near-decade-long dynasty in Andre Iguodala, retiring his jersey number nine and hanging it on the Chase […]

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks have shown resilience throughout the entire season, and it’s given the good results and bad results. Over the past few games, they’ve resulted in the latter, and their recent loss came against the Detroit Pistons. It was a game that came down to the wire with the Hawks battling in […]

While the Minnesota Timberwolves currently have a winning record at 31-26, and have rebounded slightly from an uneven start to the 2024-25 season, they still aren’t at the level of last year’s squad that made it to the Western Conference Finals. After the shocking trade of Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks, the Timberwolves […]

As the old adage in sports goes, circumstances may change, but flags fly forever. For the Golden State Warriors, they have been in a state of transition over the past few years, and this past offseason, they most notably lost Klay Thompson in free agency to the Dallas Mavericks — officially ending the Splash Brothers […]

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick inside the NBA as we take a look at this next showdown in the Eastern Conference. The Chicago Bulls (22-35) will visit the Philadelphia 76ers (20-36) as Philadelphia leads the season series 2-0. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-76ers prediction and pick. The Chicago Bulls are currently […]

RJ Barrett sparked a new personal streak with the Toronto Raptors. The shooting guard hasn’t fallen below 20 points at all this month. And the past top three NBA Draft pick delivered an epic scoring explosion against the Phoenix Suns Sunday. The 6-foot-6 veteran dropped 23 points in 32 total minutes, beating the Suns 127-109. […]