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The Memphis Grizzlies will be without Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart for at least the first week of November. Zach Edey and Jaylen Wells are doing fine, but are far from proven commodities after just a handful of actual NBA games. Taylor Jenkins is not worried about treading water in the Western Conference though. Ja […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Trendon Watford suffered a setback to a hamstring injury that has held him out for nearly a month. The team downgraded Watford from available to out before Friday’s win over the Chicago Bulls after the 23-year-old experienced “awareness” in his hamstring during warmups. Watford will remain sidelined for Sunday’s home matchup with […]

With the Milwaukee Bucks struggling early in the season, there have been rumors of Giannis Antetokounmpo possibly requesting a trade in the future. There have been a few teams that have been mentioned in an Antetokounmpo pursuit over the years, including the New York Knicks. Now, with the recent Karl-Anthony Towns trade, there are rumors […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have gotten off to an embarrassing start to the 2024-25 NBA season, currently sitting at 1-5 and with star power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo publicly urging calmness. The team most recently succumbed to a late Donovan Mitchell jumper on Saturday evening vs the Cleveland Cavaliers, losing their fifth straight game after an opening […]

For the first time in the 2024-2025 regular season, the NBA traveled south to Mexico on Nov. 2 with the Miami Heat topping the Washington Wizards 118-98. The Heat have the only active Mexican-American NBA player on their roster with backup guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. His connection to the country made Jaquez a unanimous fan […]

The Sacramento Kings lost in overtime on Saturday evening vs the Toronto Raptors in a game that saw Drake beef with DeMar DeRozan and De’Aaron Fox airball a potential game tying three point attempt as time expired. It’s overall been a rather slow start for Fox despite recently making team history, as the star point […]

From the moment Donovan Mitchell joined the Cleveland Cavaliers, it’s been a whirlwind of success. In Mitchell’s first season, the Cavs made the playoffs with LeBron James on the roster for the first time since the 1997-98 season. The following season, Cleveland made the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs without James’s help for […]

The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will take place in San Francisco, and Stephen Curry will seem to have a lot of say in how it will be presented, according to Adam Silver. “We’ve had direct conversations with Steph Curry — it’s a home game for him,” Silver said. “I know he’s very prideful and wants […]

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant is not a fan of Stephen A. Smith, and the future Hall of Famer laid into the outspoken ESPN commentator in a recent article. After Smith recently questioned Durant’s leadership ability on ‘First Take,’ KD, who posted on X at the time of Smith’s criticism that his “intangibles have always […]

At his political rally in Milwaukee on Friday, former President Donald Trump seemingly questioned the ‘Greekness’ of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was born in and lived in Greece until the Bucks drafted him in 2013. Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee, arrived in Milwaukee for a rally at […]

Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points, dished out 4 assists and had 3 steals in a return to Canada against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. Some day down the line, DeRozan will have his jersey lifted into the rafters of the arena he played in for nine seasons. But as for who […]

Joel Embiid got into an altercation with columnist Marcus Hayes after the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the Memphis Grizzlies, and now many know what happened leading up to the incident. “The next time you bring up my dead brother and my son again, you are going to see what I’m going to do to you […]

INGLEWOOD, CA — When the Los Angeles Clippers were presented with the opportunity to acquire Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder while luring in Kawhi Leonard in free agency, the chance was too good to pass on. A team with zero history of luring in stars would suddenly be able to land two in […]

The NBA has reopened an investigation into an incident that occurred in 2021 involving Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes between him and his then-girlfriend, as a TMZ video was posted on Nov. 2. TMZ posted a video of security footage showing Hayes arguing with Sofia Jamora. Hayes is seen pulling Jamora as she’s saying […]

One of Ohio State football’s most vocal supporters is happy to see the team defeat Penn State. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James celebrated the Buckeyes’ win over the Nittany Lions with a post on Instagram. “Not so happy at all!” James said on social media, referencing Happy Valley, the home of Penn State football. […]

Netflix took the NBA by storm this summer when they announced the new documentary series Starting 5. Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant was excited to see the initial lineup, which featured Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, and Sacramento Kings […]

Whether you were at Scotiabank Arena or watching from home, there wasn’t a dry eye watching the Toronto Raptors honor Vince Carter. A Raptors legend and basketball Hall of Famer, Carter saw his No. 15 raised into the rafters, the first jersey retired by the franchise in 30 years. Numerous NBA legends paid their respects […]

The Sacramento Kings faced the Toronto Raptors on the day Vince Carter’s jersey was retired, and Canadian rapper Drake was in attendance. That means that Drake and DeMar DeRozan were in the same building, and the two may not be on the best of terms after the rap beef that occurred with Kendrick Lamar earlier […]

Vince Carter became the first player in Toronto Raptors history to have his number retired, with the organization raising his No. 15 to the rafters on Friday at Scotiabank Arena. Two decades after his playing days with the franchise, Raptors president Masai Ujiri summed up Carter’s legacy in a passionate speech to the Toronto crowd. […]

Maybe it’s time we start putting a little more respect on Buddy Hield’s name. In fairness, if Hield continues playing like he has in his first handful of games as a member of the Golden State Warriors, it will be unavoidable because Stephen Curry’s “Splash Buddy” has already made a major splash with the Dubs. […]

The Golden State Warriors never should’ve needed Brandin Podziemski and Jonathan Kuminga to play hero. They boat raced the Houston Rockets in the first half on Saturday night, using red-hot shooting, suffocating defense and far superior chemistry and cohesion to take a seemingly insurmountable 28-point lead into intermission. The dogged two-way efforts of Tari Eason […]

Kevin Durant has continued to make history during his time with the Phoenix Suns. When Durant was traded to the Suns, he made his presence known immediately. It’s not often a franchise can acquire a generational player. In his second full season with Phoenix, he made history once again. Durant became the 16th player in […]

During their red-hot start to the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers seemed to have everything in place. Their defense locked down opponents, and Cleveland’s offense under Kenny Atkinson was seemingly ahead of schedule. The Cavs were playing an overwhelmingly complementary style of basketball, and everyone was doing their part. But as great as everything was for […]

Joel Embiid was involved in an altercation with a media member in the locker room after the Philadelphia 76ers’ Saturday night loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer first reported the incident, saying that Embiid assaulted a reporter. He then clarified that Embiid shoved him after initially saying it was a […]

Toronto Raptors legend and basketball Hall of Famer Vince Carter saw his No. 15 jersey go up in the rafters as the franchise retired the number, and amid an outpouring of support, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to congratulate him on the honor. “CONGRATULATIONS VINSANITY!!!! @mrvincecarter15 🫡. […]

The Charlotte Hornets failed to solve the Boston Celtics again. A day after suffering a 124-109 home loss at the hands of the reigning NBA champions, LaMelo Ball and company got taken down anew by Boston in the same location Saturday evening to the tune of a 113-103 score. Ball had another big performance wasted […]

The NBA season continues and we have a tilt between the Orlando Magic and the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. It is time to continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Orlando Magic (3-3) face off against the Dallas Mavericks (3-2) on Sunday at the American Airlines Center in a cross-conference […]

The NBA season continues and we have a tilt between the Detroit Pistons and the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. It is time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-Nets prediction and pick. The Detroit Pistons (1-5) are set to face the Brooklyn Nets (3-3) on Sunday at Barclays Center in a critical Eastern […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (1-4) welcomed the Memphis Grizzlies (4-3) to town as they tried to correct their dismal course to begin the season. The Sixers managed to remain competitive early thanks to some hot shooting but got blown out once they came back down to Earth. Final score: 124-107. Joel Embiid and Paul George did […]

Amidst the Phoenix Suns’ comeback win against the Los Angeles Clippers, forward Royce O’Neale had himself a career night. After O’Neale signed a $44 million contract in the offseason, he’s been worth every penny. Although consistent scoring was always a question, those uncertainties were put to rest on Thursday. He scored 21 points, seven rebounds, […]

Saturday night is a huge day for NBA legend Vince Carter, as he became just the first player in Toronto Raptors franchise history to have his jersey retired by the team. The jersey retirement took place during halftime of the game at Scotiabank Arena between Toronto and the visiting Sacramento Kings, who also once had […]

Indiana Pacers center Isaiah Jackson reportedly has sustained a torn right Achilles tendon, and his season is over, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. The Pacers have taken another blow to the frontcourt with the injury to Isaiah Jackson, as James Wiseman is also out for the season with an Achilles tear. Jackson suffered the […]

The phrase “just wait until they get healthy” is cruelly always in the lexicon of New Orleans Pelicans fans, as the team constantly weathers injury problems to important members of their roster. Misfortune is striking the Smoothie King Center particularly early this season, with offseason addition Dejounte Murray, fellow guard CJ McCollum and defensive linchpin […]

The departure of Klay Thompson was by far the Golden State Warriors’ biggest story of a truly transformational offseason. His potential defection in free agency loomed over the Dubs throughout 2023-24, tempting the end of an era as rookie Brandin Podziemski established himself as a franchise fixture and despite Stephen Curry and Draymond Green already […]

If history repeats itself, Jalen Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder should be heading to the NBA Finals in 2025. For the first time since 2012, the Thunder are 5-0 after beating the Portland Trail Blazers 137-114 but will have to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers on the second night of a back-to-back set to […]

There is good reason to believe that Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James is actually a cyborg. James has been playing in the best and basketball league in the world since 2003 when he was taken first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in that year’s NBA draft. Entire NBA careers of other stars have […]

The Portland Trail Blazers erased a 17-point deficit to pull even at halftime against head coach Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder. A phenomenal 44-point second quarter pulled the game close, keeping the Trail Blazers in it before the Thunder intensified their league-leading defense. They stopped Portland in its tracks amid a 38-17 third […]

In recent months, the Toronto Raptors have been showing their appreciation for their former superstar, Vince Carter. In October, Carter was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The Raptors announced the decision to retire Carter’s jersey. Most recently, the Raptors unveiled a huge mural titled “Air Canada” in Toronto just outside Scotiabank Arena to celebrate […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have scuffled to a 2-4 start in the early going of the 2024 season, and if their miserable 36-point blowout loss in the opener was any indication, things could get a lot worse before they get better. The Blazers will be active at the deadline, and Anfernee Simons, along with three […]