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It’s a good thing that Charles Barkley can dish it as well as we can take it from his Inside the NBA crew. Over the years, Barkley made it a tradition of playfully mocking San Antonio’s “big ol’ women.” In a satire of the viral Pop the Balloon series, they got their revenge. If Barkley’s […]

When Luka Doncic was ejected from the Los Angeles Lakers game against the OKC Thunder with 7:40 left to play in the final frame, it got fans, experts, and even members of his own team talking. With one technical foul already on his stat sheet, the referee took a comment Doncic seemingly made to a […]

On a night when their brightest star, Donovan Mitchell, was sidelined with a sprained ankle, the Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t shrink from the spotlight—they embraced it. With the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference within reach and playoff intensity already seeping into Rocket Arena, the Cavs delivered a 135-113 dismantling of the Chicago Bulls that […]

The legal drama is over. Anthony Edwards has reportedly given full custody of their daughter over to her mother, Ayesha Howard. According to legal documents obtained by Us Weekly, the Georgia Superior Court reveals that the Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard approved that Howard to receive temporary sole physical and legal custody of 6-month-old daughter Aubri […]

A crowded NBA Western Conference Playoffs race is getting more chaotic by the day. Amid the swings in the standings, some stars are starting to pick open fights with the league office, mostly over foul calls. Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant poured extra fuel on a drama-filled fire during a road win over the Charlotte […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic was ejected a few minutes into the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s 136-120 road loss to the first-place Oklahoma City Thunder. The 2023-24 scoring leader made a go-ahead bucket and proceeded to talk trash at a fan. An official, perhaps thinking the remark was directed at him, gave Doncic his […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are battling for playoff seeding in a very tight Western Conference, but they have bigger things to worry about on Tuesday night. Promising rookie Jaylen Wells took a very scary fall during the Grizzlies’ clash against the Charlotte Hornets and landed awkwardly after being undercut by KJ Simpson. Wells was down on […]

As he plays out his 22nd season in the NBA, LeBron James continues to make NBA history on a regular basis. The Los Angeles Lakers star is still one of the best players in the NBA and is rolling toward yet another All-NBA honor at the end of the season. On Tuesday night, he continued […]

On the day Texas Longhorns guard Tre Johnson declared for the 2025 NBA Draft, ESPN’s latest mock draft delivered positive news. On Tuesday morning, the Worldwide Leader released Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo’s first post-NCAA Tournament mock which prominently featured Johnson. In it, ESPN’s draft analysts projected the 6-foot-6 Texas swingman as a top-five pick […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson gave his Western Conference Finals pick a few weeks before the playoffs. The postseason chase is coming to a close, and the Lakers are currently in a great spot. While the regular season is always a grind, LeBron James and Luka Doncic are gearing up for a deep run. […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie forward Jaylen Wells left Tuesday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets on a stretcher after taking a scary fall following a dunk attempt. The play occurred with 1:10 remaining in the second quarter. Wells went up for a dunk and was hit from behind by a trailing KJ Simpson. Simpson was issued […]

In a season unlike any other, it keeps getting crazier. After Malone was fired by the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns might be the next team to make a move. During a 35-44 season, head coach Mike Budenholzer could be on the hot seat. There have been rumors of Budenholzer’s job security throughout the season. […]

Nikola Jokic is the best player in the NBA. He puts up historical statistical lines nearly every night, yet his Denver Nuggets team has been struggling of late. Things have gotten so bad that they fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth just three games before the end of the regular season. […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault is just as surprised as most about the Denver Nuggets firing head coach Michael Malone weeks before the NBA postseason. Before Daigneault faced the Los Angeles Lakers in a rematch from Sunday’s lopsided loss on Tuesday, he addressed the biggest news in the association surrounding […]

The Denver Nuggets stunned the NBA world on Tuesday by dismissing head coach Michael Malone. Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez, one of Malone’s top assistants from 2016-2022, reacted to the shocking news. “The timing, it’s tough with three games to go and the position they are [in] to play for everything. [He’s] a super […]

In a stunning late-season shake-up, the Denver Nuggets have parted ways with head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth. The decision comes after a four-game losing streak that has the Nuggets close to falling to a Play-In Tournament spot with just three regular-season games remaining. According to Matt Moore of the Action Network, […]

The Denver Nuggets beat the surging Golden State Warriors on the road without starters Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Christian Braun on March 17, suggesting that they were in fact deep enough to vie for another NBA championship. Now, disarray and confusion hover around Ball Arena. When the Memphis Grizzlies fired head coach Taylor Jenkins […]

The game everyone has been waiting for is Wednesday night. Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers will battle Anthony Davis and the Dallas Mavericks on ESPN in the Return Game. There is a lot on the line as the playoffs are near. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Mavericks prediction […]

Confusion ran through the NBA on Tuesday when the Denver Nuggets decided to fire Michael Malone as head coach, along with general manager Calvin Booth. With the playoffs right around the corner, team owner Josh Kroenke finally opened up and explained the timing of making such changes. During an interview, Kroenke sat down and revealed […]

LeBron James is proving to everyone that Father Time can be delayed. James is playing at an All-Star level at the age of 40. He has been very durable, which has allowed him to play more minutes than anyone in NBA history, and he’s about to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the second-most games played in […]

The Dallas Mavericks have had a nightmare season this year, from trading Luka Doncic to a barrage of injuries that followed the stunning deal. Despite all of that, Dallas has made it out to the other side and is now in the hunt for one of the final two spots in the play-in tournament in […]

Heading into the 2024-25 NBA season, the Philadelphia 76ers hoped they had landed a do-it-all NBA wing who could cover opposing scorers, hit open 3s, and do some ISO scoring when they needed a bucket. As it turns out, the team accomplished that feat, but it wasn’t via the nine-time All-Star they signed to a […]

Walter Clayton Jr. is the hottest name in connection to the NBA Draft right now. The Florida Basketball guard is getting more attention than Cooper Flagg, the presumable first-overall pick, after leading the Gators to a national title. Florida defeated Houston 65-63 in the NCAA National Championship on Monday night, putting a bow on a […]

The Denver Nuggets shocked the NBA after the abrupt firing of coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth. This comes as the Nuggets are the fourth seed in the Western Conference. One of those shocked by the move was NBA legend Magic Johnson. In a post on X, Johnson made his feelings known and […]

On Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets shocked the NBA world by firing both head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth with less than two weeks until the playoffs again. The Nuggets have hit a rough patch of late, losers of four straight games, but that still didn’t signal that a change of this magnitude […]

The Denver Nuggets made the shocking decision to fire head coach Michael Malone on Tuesday, and the entire NBA world is in awe over the news. The Nuggets are one of the best teams in the NBA this year, and they are currently in fourth place in the Western Conference. Not only is it surprising […]

The Denver Nuggets sent shockwaves through the NBA on Tuesday when ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the organization had fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth with one week remaining in the 2024-25 regular season. The news raised immediate questions about the future of franchise cornerstone Nikola Jokic, whose dominance has defined the […]

The NBA’s French takeover continued in the 2024 draft when the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards selected Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr first and second overall. Neither are on fellow French international and 2023 No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama’s level, but they’ve both shown future All-Star potential. San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle will likely […]

There are only a handful of players in the NBA who are truly untradable. Luka Doncic was one of those players, but then the Dallas Mavericks shockingly sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade that nobody saw coming and nobody agreed with. The move turned the basketball world on its head, and […]

When news broke that the Denver Nuggets had fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, it took the NBA by storm. How could the future of a team widely expected to contend for a spot in the NBA Finals fall so low over the course of a season, with a playoff run […]

With just three games remaining in the regular season, the Denver Nuggets fired head coach Michael Malone. The decision came despite the franchise being seemingly in the mix to make its seventh consecutive playoff appearance. Although he helped build a championship-winning team in the 2022 season, Denver ultimately decided it was time to let Malone […]

The Phoenix Suns have had a tough season. Suns coach Mike Budenholzer has taken criticism as the losses have piled up. Phoenix player Grayson Allen is commenting about the team’s performance, amidst a 35-43 campaign. "It's hard to say. It's easy to judge based off a win-loss record, but I think there's a lot more […]

Michael Malone’s net worth in 2025 is $8 million. Malone is a basketball coach who recently was fired by the Denver Nuggets in a shocking move right before the playoffs were to start. Malone led the Nuggets to the 2023 NBA title and twice served as one of the coaches for the annual All-Star Game. […]

The Denver Nuggets made the shocking decision to fire head coach Michael Malone on Tuesday, just days before the NBA playoffs. The Nuggets are currently in fourth place in the Western Conference, and they are gearing up for a postseason run. They will be doing it without Malone, who had been the head coach of […]

The Denver Nuggets made a shocking decision with the firing of head coach Michael Malone with just three games remaining in the season. The Nuggets are also in the midst of a four-game skid as they try and hang on to a top four seed in the Western Conference standings. But on the heels of […]

The Denver Nuggets shockingly fired head coach Michael Malone along with general manager Calvin Booth on Tuesday ahead of the NBA Playoffs. As a result, the franchise’s betting odds to win the Finals have drastically taken a hit. Reports indicate the Nuggets now have just a 9% chance to win the NBA Finals, according to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies shocked the NBA world when they fired head coach Taylor Jenkins with just nine games remaining until the playoffs. Well, the Denver Nuggets one-upped that surprising move with the firing of head coach Michael Malone with only three games remaining in the regular season. A potential head-coach replacement for the Nuggets following […]

On Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets shockingly fired head coach Michael Malone just over a week before the NBA playoffs begin, per Shams Charania of ESPN. The Nuggets have been on a cold streak of late, losers of four straight games, but still few could have imagined the team firing the coach who helped them win […]

BOSTON — Dynasties used to reign over the NBA. However, thanks to the new CBA and an increasingly competitive league, one team dominating year after year feels like a thing of the past. The reigning champion Boston Celtics are trying to change that, and in their attempt, they resemble the rulers of the most recent […]