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The Luka Doncic trade has been everything the Los Angeles Lakers had hoped it would be and more. On Tuesday night, Doncic kept it rolling for the West’s second-seeded Lakers, dropping 30 points, eight rebounds, and 15 assists in a masterclass that only his stat-sheet stuffing teammate LeBron James could somehow manage to outshine. James […]

With the Dallas Mavericks looking done for the 2024-25 season, a spot in the play-in tournament may have opened up for the Phoenix Suns. Dwindling as their playoff hopes might be over the past few weeks, Kevin Durant isn’t about to let his Suns just give up. On Tuesday night, they managed to secure a […]

Luka Doncic is getting more and more at ease with his new surroundings. While his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, is in shambles amid injuries and losses, he and the Los Angeles Lakers are humming loudly. With their 136-115 demolition job of a victory at home over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night, the […]

LeBron James entered the Los Angeles Lakers’ Tuesday night matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans just one point shy of the 50,000-point mark for his career — regular season and playoffs combined. LeBron wasted no time in accomplishing the feat, as he sank the first three of his 34 points on the night on a […]

Until Zion Williamson proves he can play at least 60 games per season year after year, most fans will understandably hesitate to crown him a genuine superstar. But when the New Orleans Pelicans forward is on the court, he often looks the part. Although Williamson and his team endured a 136-115 loss to the Los […]

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal gave a clear demand for Warriors superstar Stephen Curry that will fire up fans. The greatest shooter of all time continued his stellar form in Golden State’s 114-102 road win over the New York Knicks. The Warriors are now 9-1 when newest addition, Jimmy Butler, has been featured in the lineup. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (38-21) have been one of the most impressive teams in the NBA for a while now, vaulting into second place in the Western Conference standings after winning 12 of their last 14 games. And the crazy thing is, midseason acquisition Luka Doncic is not even consistently playing his best brand of […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are facing an uphill battle to stay competitive in the Western Conference playoffs race. They are 3-7 over the last 10 games and now Taylor Jenkins is looking at a stretch without Jaren Jackson Jr. (ankle) and misfiring Ja Morant (shoulder) in the rotations. Replacing that much of the offense is going […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls had to go up against the best team in the NBA on Tuesday night as the Cleveland Cavaliers were in town. The Bulls played great basketball for 41 minutes, but the final seven minutes of the contest were completely dominated by the Cavs. It was 107-107 with just over seven […]

The injury bug continues to plague the Phoenix Suns and Bradley Beal. After Beal returned from a two-game absence on Sunday, he was returning from a left calf injury. Unfortunately, he left the game against the Los Angeles Clippers with that same injury. Beal left the game scoring zero points, two rebounds, two assists, and […]

Paul George played through a groin issue in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 126-112 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. PG has tried to help the Sixers turn their season around but he may have hurt himself even further, calling his availability into question in the short-term future. George played 30 minutes, providing an uninspiring performance with just […]

Moments after a timeout, Kevin Durant and Mike Budenholzer appeared to be in a heated moment. When Budenholzer was talking to Durant, the latter slapped his arm away. Mind you, it was when the Suns were trailing in the first quarter. However, it’s an accurate synopsis of the season up to this point. The team […]

The first few months of the 2024-25 season had the Houston Rockets believing that they were a serious threat to mount a deep playoff run in the loaded Western Conference. However, they have had their fair share of struggles since the start of the new year, and at present, they are mired in a worrying […]

Draymond Green got to celebrate his 35th birthday in a win on Tuesday night, as the Golden State Warriors (34-28) surged in the second half and defeated the New York Knicks (40-21), 114-102, in Madison Square Garden. Before the triumph, the four-time NBA champion marveled at the significance of experiencing his big day in “The […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are trying to tread water in an ever-competitive Western Conference, and the task will be infinitely more difficult without Norman Powell. After suffering a right hamstring strain during the Clippers’ loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, Norman Powell will be out at least 10 days before he is re-evaluated. Clippers’ Norman […]

Things haven’t gone according to plan so far this season for the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors are out of playoff contention and are just playing out the rest of the season while they develop some of their young pieces. One of those young pieces had the best moment of his career so far on Tuesday […]

LeBron James is at that point in his career where he’s looking to complete some side quests; at 40 years of age, the Los Angeles Lakers star has accomplished everything there is to accomplish in his Hall of Fame career — most notably overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. On Sunday night, […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers were hit with bad news over the weekend when it was revealed that Austin Reaves had suffered a calf injury. While Austin Reaves’ injury is considered day-to-day, it kept him sidelined for the Lakers’ 108-102 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday and will keep him out […]

No team in the NBA has had to deal with as many injuries as the Dallas Mavericks this season, but they finally got some positive news on that front on Tuesday. Two-way wing Caleb Martin, who has been out due to a hip injury, has been upgraded to doubtful for Wednesday night’s game against the […]

Kyrie Irving is one of the most beloved players among his peers in the association, and on Tuesday, Irving garnered plenty of sympathy from his contemporaries after news came out that he had torn his ACL on Monday during the Dallas Mavericks’ blowout loss against the Sacramento Kings. Irving, who is 32 years of age, […]

When the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic away to the Los Angeles Lakers, they were criticized by many for this dumbfounding decision. After all, Doncic is a star in the middle of his prime who led the team to the NBA Finals in 2024, and it didn’t make sense for anyone to mess with the […]

Montana Yao has filed for divorce from Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley after nearly five years of marriage. According to legal records obtained by PEOPLE, Yao filed for divorce on Tuesday (March 4) in Los Angeles. The filing comes one day before what would be the couple’s fifth wedding anniversary. Yao shares two children with […]

The worst-case scenario for the Dallas Mavericks has come to fruition. On Tuesday morning, it was announced that star guard Kyrie Irving was going to miss the rest of the season — and the foreseeable future — after sustaining a torn ACL on Monday night during their blowout loss to the Sacramento Kings. The hits […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are surging and their stars are making history. Donovan Mitchell has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February, the third time he’s earned the honor in his career and the second Eastern Conference honors since arriving in Cleveland. Meanwhile, Cavs big man Evan Mobley is staking his […]

Longtime foes turned lifetime friends, the friendship between Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is one born out of mutual respect forged in the fires of battling for a championship. James and Green have now become very tight-knit, inseparable as if they were blood brothers. So of course, […]

The stars are always out whenever the New York Knicks play at their home, Madison Square Garden. Tuesday night was no different, with New York hosting Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors for a marquee East vs. West showdown. Among the celebrities in attendance to catch the said game is singer and actress Jennifer […]

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

The misfiring Memphis Grizzlies need to regroup quickly as they battle for second place in the NBA’s Western Conference race. Unfortunately, Ja Morant admitted his production and confidence levels have not quite been up to the expected standard this season and Jaren Jackson Jr. is looking at weeks on the shelf. While Morant’s highlight-reel plays […]

Earlier into the 2024-25 season, the Los Angeles Clippers turned some heads with a strong start. The team is still reeling from the departure of nine-time NBA All-Star Paul George. Nonetheless, that didn’t stop the team from staying in the playoff hunt, as they currently sit in the seventh seed with a 32-38 record. In […]

The injury bug has begun to take a toll on the Chicago Bulls recently as they have numerous players that are battling setbacks right now. One of those players is Ayo Dosunmu, who is now out for the season due to shoulder surgery. It would be easy for Dosunmu to get discouraged because of the […]

Ruled out for the season in late February, Victor Wembanyama continues to be very present among his San Antonio Spurs teammates. The NBA’s latest generational talent carved a spot on the bench in the franchise’s homecoming from its annual “Rodeo Road Trip.” Teammates De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle maintain the rest of us would’ve witnessed […]

The injury bug is once again hindering the Memphis Grizzlies (38-23). Ja Morant is currently nursing shoulder soreness and has missed 24 games this season. Luckily, Jaren Jackson Jr. has assumed an even more prominent role, leading the team at a high level for nearly the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign thus far. But that […]

The 2025 NBA trade deadline was unlike any other, including for the Washington Wizards. The team overhauled its roster within two days, acquiring new veterans and a bevy of long-term assets in exchange for other veterans and second-round picks. One of the veterans the Wizards gave up was Jonas Valanciunas, who they acquired in a […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Sacramento Kings and the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Kings-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Sacramento Kings (32-28) visit the Denver Nuggets (39-22) on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Ball Arena. The Kings aim to extend […]

The Indiana Pacers are again in a prime position to make another deep playoff run after last season’s surprising Eastern Conference Finals berth. The current No. 5 seed is in a battle with the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons for homecourt as the season winds down. And with a remaining strength of schedule that ranks […]

The Dallas Mavericks received brutal news on Monday after it was announced that superstar point guard Kyrie Irving suffered an ACL tear in the 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Irving is ruled out for the remainder of the season. To make matters worse, there isn’t a timeline for Anthony Davis’s return, as the star […]

The Los Angeles Clippers saw a bitter rival join another in their own town when Luka Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers last month. In a move that people in NBA circles still can’t explain, Doncic was traded from the Dallas Mavericks in a package including Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a first […]

The Timberwolves seem to be plateauing when they need to stack wins in a loaded Western Conference. In comparison, the Hornets are spiraling and continue to struggle. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Hornets prediction and pick. The Timberwolves have a 33-29 record. Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle make this team […]

Outside of all the drama surrounding the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers from their deal involving Luka Doncic at the trade deadline, Kevin Durant ended up being the biggest storyline across the NBA. At one point, it appeared very likely that the Phoenix Suns were about to agree to a trade involving Durant that […]