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During Ring Night, where the Boston Celtics celebrated their 2023-24 NBA championship with the fans ahead of their regular season opener against the New York Knicks, Jayson Tatum spoke to fans and issued a title defense prediction for the upcoming season. “Let’s do it again!” “Let’s do it again.” Jayson Tatum addresses the Celtics fans […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will take on Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, but they’ll be doing so without the services of Kawhi Leonard. The six-time NBA All-Star will be unavailable as he continues to rehab from inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee. Kawhi Leonard’s injury status vs. Suns The LA […]

DALLAS –The Dallas Mavericks are focused on preparing for their 2024-25 regular season opener on Thursday against the San Antonio Spurs. However, Luka Doncic doesn’t mind looking back at the 2024 postseason despite losing in the NBA Finals, something he told reporters on Tuesday after practice. “Why not look back?” Doncic said. He later explained […]

The New York Knicks made one of the biggest splashes of the offseason when they flipped Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo for Karl-Anthony Towns in a stunning trade that changed the landscape of the NBA. With the addition of Towns, there is plenty of buzz around the Knicks as a team that can challenge the […]

The original Big 3, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, reunited ahead of the Boston Celtics’ regular-season opener Wednesday night against the New York Knicks to celebrate the team’s Ring Night for their 2023-24 NBA Finals victory. Boston took home their 18th title last season and first since 2008. While the Celtics handily stormed […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have high expectations for the upcoming 2024-25 NBA season now that Ja Morant is back in the lineup. Fans in the FedEx Forum looking down the depth chart will see a championship-level supporting cast as well. For example, Jake LaRavia’s lethal three-point launches bring a huge boost to the rotations. However, after […]

The Sacramento Kings are certainly aiming to get back to their 2022-23 heights this season, and they made some big moves this offseason in order to get there. However, they will need some of their holdovers to produce as well if they want to rise solidly back into the playoff picture. One of those pieces […]

The Golden State Warriors were a surprise NBA champion the last time they opened a season by going undefeated in exhibition play. That beloved 2021-22 squad bears at least passing resemblance to the current iteration of Golden State, too, with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green again leading one of the deepest rosters in basketball. Whether […]

A new season means new opportunities for the Cleveland Cavaliers under new head coach Kenny Atkinson. Cleveland kicks off their 2024-25 campaign with a season opener on the road against the Toronto Raptors. This will be the first of three matchups between the Cavs and Raptors. Both sides meet again in Cleveland in November and […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell is ready to open up the season against his former team. The 28-year-old veteran — who is entering his 10th season — will try to lead the new-look Lakers to a season-opening win over the Minnesota Timberwolves when the NBA season tips off on Tuesday night. Russell actually spent […]

Throughout the preseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers have focused on rebounding. Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson wants to make it a core identity this season. To Atkinson, having Cleveland gobble up opportunities leads to even more looks on offense. With the Cavs boasting bigs like Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen and tons of rebounding support, putting […]

The Atlanta Hawks are hoping for big things in the 2024-25 and recently secured their future at the power forward position by signing Jalen Johnson to a five year, $150 million fully guaranteed contract extension. The Hawks waited until the very last minute on Monday evening to make the move, as the team would have […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James and his dad, LeBron James continued their professional relationship. After LeBron laid ground rules for Bronny ahead of the regular season, the rookie initiation began. Bronny had his “welcome to the NBA” moment with a father figure, with it being LeBron of course. Before Tuesday’s game against the Minnesota […]

The Orlando Magic have secured a long-term commitment from one of their rising stars. On Monday, the team finalized a five-year, $150.5 million rookie contract extension with guard Jalen Suggs, just before the NBA’s 6 p.m. deadline. As Suggs enters his fourth season in the league, he revealed a surprising truth: just three years ago, […]

The Houston Rockets ended up being one of the most improved teams in the league last season after improving their win total from 22 to 41 wins in Ime Udoka’s first season on the sidelines. More importantly, Alperen Sengun was one of the NBA’s most improved players, as he averaged 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, and […]

The NBA is back as regular season action begins on Tuesday night. Fans of the Chicago Bulls will have to wait one more day as they will be getting their season started on Wednesday night on the road against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Bulls put out their injury report ahead of the season opener, […]

Following Kendrick Perkins pushing for Kawhi Leonard’s retirement, Draymond Green came to the Los Angeles Clippers forward’s defense. On the Draymond Green Show, he and Baron Davis talked about Perkins’s thoughts and felt confused. “I was baffled when I heard him say it,” Green said. “I just think as an athlete, to know that a […]

DeMar DeRozan has an incredible car collection. DeRozan is one of the best basketball players in the NBA today. He is a six-time All-Star and three-time All-NBA Team player. DeRozan will be making his Kings debut soon after they acquired him from the Chicago Bulls in a sign-and-trade deal in July 2024. As part of […]

The Detroit Pistons open their regular season schedule tomorrow at home against the Indiana Pacers. Plenty of focus is centered around Detroit’s fourth-year point guard, Cade Cunningham. He commented on the budding connection of the young core at practice on Tuesday as their home opener approaches. “It helps a lot. Having the synergy with (Jaden) […]

Many rookie-scale contract extensions were agreed upon in the NBA on Monday before the start of the 2024-25 NBA season. The Golden State Warriors and general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. found themselves in the middle of contract extension talks as they agreed to a three-year, $39 million deal with Moses Moody. However, the same cannot […]

The NBA season begins on Tuesday night, and one team that will be in action is the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers will be at home hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves, and it will be the first regular season game for Bronny James. Bronny is obviously a rookie and he is the son of LeBron James, […]

The Golden State Warriors know they are running out of time to win another championship, with franchise cornerstones like Draymond Green publicly contemplating retirement and Stephen Curry entering a season in which he will turn 37. It was just two years ago that the Warriors hoisted the Larry O’Brien trophy for the fourth time in […]

During the Los Angeles Lakers’ practice session on Tuesday, LeBron James reflected on the frightening heart scare that his son, Bronny James, experienced last summer. Bronny, a promising basketball prospect, suffered a cardiac arrest during a USC practice session, an incident that shook the James family and the basketball community. LeBron recounted the emotional journey, […]

Damian Lillard is back at it with another intense offseason regimen. As he prepares to enter his age-34 season with the Milwaukee Bucks, the eight-time All-Star believes he is entering the 2024-2025 season more prepared than he was for the last. During the offseason ahead of his 13th season in the NBA, Lillard spent considerable […]

After missing Tuesday’s practice due to illness, New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson, who’s made a total body transformation this offseason, will be a game-time decision for the team’s season opener on Thursday against the Chicago Bulls, per Will Guillory of The Athletic. Williamson played 36 minutes between two preseason games. He went 13-of-21 […]

Jonathan Kuminga didn’t get the contract extension he wanted from the Golden State Warriors. Frustrated as Kuminga may be now that he’s headed to restricted free agency next summer, though, it shouldn’t be too difficult for him to turn the page as the regular season dawns. Not only is he surely relishing the opportunity to […]

Although they’re dealing with a murky Khris Middleton injury situation, Doc Rivers and the Milwaukee Bucks are looking to silence the doubters this season in the second year of the Damian Lillard-Giannis Antetokounmpo partnership. The Bucks’ season ended in the first round last season for the second straight year as Antetokounmpo missed their series vs […]

Former NBA player Rajon Rondo was arrested earlier this year in Jackson County, Indiana, and body camera footage from the incident has now surfaced, shedding light on how the arrest unfolded. The footage, obtained by TMZ Sports, shows police officers discussing Rondo’s basketball career shortly after pulling him over on January 28. Rondo, driving a […]

It seems Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards would rather play Madden NFL than NBA 2K right now, and the reason is pretty funny. In a recent jersey swap with Vikings’ WR Justin Jefferson, the two Minnesota stars discussed the video game series from 2K during a game of Uno. During the game, Edwards revealed why he […]

DALLAS — Luka Doncic is expecting to play in the Dallas Mavericks’ season opener on Thursday after missing the preseason with a calf injury. Doncic suffered the injury before preseason games began and ended up not playing in any of the Mavs’ four preseason contests. However, Doncic said he is ready to go for the […]

The battle between Minnesota Timberwolves owner and incumbent owners Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore is ongoing. This organization should have seen their new ownership group take command from Taylor during the 2023-24 season, but this process of selling the team has reached a point of no return with Taylor halting the sale in April and […]

Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton finds himself in a new position entering his sixth NBA season. After years as the team’s promising youngster in the shadows of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the 25-year-old is suddenly Brooklyn’s longest-tenured player. The Nets’ last two years have been filled with blockbuster trades and intense roster turnover. They’re […]

There are high hopes this season after the Philadelphia 76ers landed Paul George this offseason. George can perfectly complement superstar and former MVP Joel Embiid’s game. However, with George and Embiid set to miss Philadelphia’s season opener with knee injuries, hope has turned into panic. Embiid’s absence from the 76ers’ season opener continues their preseason […]

The Los Angeles Lakers might be near the end of their rope with LeBron James and Anthony Davis. While the two stars are continuing to dominate, they haven’t had a serious postseason run since their 2020 NBA Finals-winning squad. Although they marched to the 2023 Western Conference Finals, the Lakers were swept by the eventual […]

With Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo looking comfortable in their new threads, the Minnesota Timberwolves are looking to win an NBA championship this season for the first time in franchise history after making it all the way to the conference finals a season ago. Randle and DiVicenzo were acquired late in the offseason in exchange […]

According to Lakers Senior Reporter Anthony Irwin, league sources suggest there is an “unspoken agreement” between LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, where James has agreed to avoid publicly criticizing the organization. This understanding has evolved during his tenure with the team, fostering a more harmonious relationship despite occasional challenges since he first joined […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will be shorthanded to open up their season on Thursday vs the Milwaukee Bucks, as both Paul George and Joel Embiid ramp up from their respective injuries and are expected to miss the contest. It isn’t a particularly encouraging sign for a 76ers team whose main concern was always going to be […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell has been on the trade block since the end of the 2023-24 season. After a disappointing playoff performance, fans eagerly wanted him out of the City of Angels. Russell averaged 14.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game in the five-game series against the Denver Nuggets. Although the […]

The All-NBA First Teams are composed of the greatest players of the regular season in their respective positions. In other words, these selections signify the cream of the crop. Throughout the years, basketball fans have witnessed legends become a fixture in the All-NBA First Teams. Here’s the 10 greatest All-NBA First Teams of all time, […]