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BOSTON — Despite his humble beginnings at Aurora High School, in a small Nebraskan town with less than 5,000 people, Boston Celtics rookie Baylor Scheierman is no stranger to a crowd. He regularly played in front of approximately 17,000 fans at home games for the Creighton Blue Jays and became even more accustomed to packed […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will be taking on the Philadelphia 76ers, and they’ll be without a few of their key pieces in the matchup. Most specifically, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is listed as out, but it’s not for an injury. The Thunder are giving Gilgeous-Alexander the night off for rest, and it’s justified with all the work […]

Josh Giddey saw his injury status upgraded on the Chicago Bulls’ injury report ahead of Wednesday night’s road game against the Phoenix Suns, suggesting that he was nearing a return from an ankle injury. The Bulls have since announced that Giddey will play after missing each of the last three games with this ankle sprain. […]

The Denver Nuggets will visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are questionable on the team’s injury report. Jokic is tending to a right elbow contusion and a left ankle impingement, while Murray has a right ankle sprain. Here’s everything we know about both players’ injuries and […]

Cooper Flagg might be the prospect the nation has its eyes on during the 2025 NBA Draft, but the Chicago Bulls will be well outside of the range to target him. The Bulls are victims of their inability to commit to either a rebuilding process or to accumulate superstar talent, and chips fall. This means […]

This game was the reason why the Golden State Warriors traded Jimmy Butler. With Stephen Curry taking the night off to rest his sore back, the Warriors bounced back from a deflating loss to the Denver Nuggets to take down the Milwaukee Bucks, 104-93. In a game with heavy playoff seeding implications, Butler willed himself […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Cavaliers-Kings prediction and pick. Wednesday’s matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Sacramento Kings promises to be a thrilling contest. The Cavaliers, boasting the best record in […]

The Golden State Warriors entered their Tuesday night contest against the Milwaukee Bucks raring to redeem themselves after a tough loss to swallow on Monday night against a Denver Nuggets side that was without Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. But the difficulty of their task was amplified by the absence of Stephen Curry, who was […]

Jimmy Butler may have come into the Golden State Warriors’ roster with plenty of baggage considering how badly his Miami Heat stint ended, but Butler has wasted no time integrating himself into the fabric of the Warriors roster. Butler has not only gotten along with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, his relationship with them has […]

The Boston Celtics are evidently playing the long game; with a record of 49-19 heading into their Tuesday night contest against the Brooklyn Nets, a team vying for lottery balls, they saw this game as an opportunity to rest some of their key guys, giving minutes to those who usually just ride the bench for […]

Life as a sideline reporter in the NBA comes with its fair share of danger. Reporters can be subjected to some frustrated demeanor from the coaches they interview, or they are exposed to the hazards of standing close to the hardwood, such as being hit with a basketball. On Tuesday, Kerith Burke of NBC Sports […]

After coming up short in one of the worst games of the season in their 105-114 loss to the Denver Nuggets, Steve Kerr’s Golden State Warriors ripped off one of their best wins of the season against the Milwaukee Bucks, beating Giannis Antetokounmpo and company 104-93. Golden State creeped back towards their season average from […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have slipped in the Western Conference standings recently, amid a slew of key injuries. The Lakers received reinforcements this weekend when four players made their return to the lineup for the team’s win against the Phoenix Suns. Luka Doncic has been on the Lakers’ injury report as of late, and he […]

Stephon Castle led the San Antonio Spurs in scoring against the Los Angeles Lakers in their Monday night showdown. It was the beginning of the game, though, playing against Luka Doncic that sticks out most to the standout rookie. Often assigned to guard the opponent’s best player, Castle drew the recently acquired Lakers superstar. The […]

LOS ANGELES – There’s a saying that history often repeats itself, and at least for the Los Angeles Lakers, that statement seems to ring true when it comes to the Denver Nuggets. Just last week, the Nuggets sank the Lakers off a Jamal Murray game-winner, echoing shades of last season’s playoffs when Murray hit two […]

The Boston Celtics faced the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night without their two best players, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and still won, 104-96, thanks in large part to the excellence of Kristaps Porzingis on the night. Porzingis, who’s missed his fair share of games as of late, has found his rhythm over the past […]

The Golden State Warriors (39-29) have been nearly invincible with trade-deadline acquisition Jimmy Butler in the starting lineup, but Monday’s 114-105 home loss to a painfully shorthanded Denver Nuggets team proved that they are still mortal. A 14-2 record with Butler is still sensational, but this ugly showing highlights just how steep a climb back […]

Domantas Sabonis returned to the Sacramento Kings lineup last week after missing six games with a hamstring injury. And now, after suiting up in just two games, Sabonis will be headed back to the mend, this time due to an ankle injury that he sustained during the Kings’ 132-122 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on […]

The Atlanta Hawks may not have made as big of a leap in the standings as they had envisioned entering the 2024-25 season, but the rapid development of Dyson Daniels has given them plenty of hope for the future. On Tuesday night, Daniels showcased all the improvements he has made over the past year or […]

The Milwaukee Bucks made a few moves prior to the trade deadline to bolster the team’s depth, most notably bringing in Kyle Kuzma, Kevin Porter Jr., and Jericho Sims — all of whom have infused the team with the sort of athleticism, energy, and pace that the aging squad was sorely lacking. However, heading into […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the NBA’s biggest revelations this season. They’ve stormed through the league and cemented themselves as a legitimate title contender. But as it is for most teams, a familiar adversary threatened to slow the Cavs down: injuries. Evan Mobley, the Cavs’ defensive anchor and rising two-way star, has been […]

On Monday night, the Golden State Warriors let a very winnable game slip away from their fingertips as they suffered a 114-105 defeat at the hands of a Denver Nuggets squad that was without Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Stephen Curry, in particular, did not have a good game whatsoever. While he crossed the 20-point […]

The 2024-25 campaign is shaping up to be a lost one for the Dallas Mavericks. But as things stand, they are still in position to make it to the play-in tournament as the 10th seed in the Western Conference. Considering the Mavericks’ injury woes, and the possibility that they run out of healthy players, there […]

The Phoenix Suns are inching closer and closer to a play-in spot. No one feels that more than shooting guard Devin Booker. Since the All-Star break, he’s made a point of emphasis on looking at the standings. “We need to win games, and I’m praying on nobody’s downfall,” Booker said following Monday’s 129-89 win. “But […]

The Dallas Mavericks could still make a postseason run. In a season full of injuries, Dallas is still currently holding onto the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference. However, with Kyrie Irving out for the season, the Mavs’ chances of making a realistic NBA Finals run are slim. Making the right decisions in the […]

The odds were stacked against the Denver Nuggets on Monday. No Nikola Jokic, no Jamal Murray, and no Christian Braun. Despite being down three starters, Russell Westbrook led the young Nuggets offense to an upset win over the Golden State Warriors, 114-105. After the game, Westbrook explained how he guided a roster filled with young, […]

Tyrese Haliburton is not quite receiving the league-wide fan fare he was enjoying in his 2022-23 and 2023-24 All-Star campaigns, but that may soon change. The Indiana Pacers point guard has leveled up over the last month, doing everything in his power to keep his team in contention for the No. 4 seed in the […]

LOS ANGELES – San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul is the second-oldest player in the NBA behind only the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James. Recently, Paul admitted that while he thinks about retirement more often, he’s not yet sure when he’ll decide to hang ‘em up. During his time with the Los Angeles Clippers, Chris […]

The Boston Celtics will host the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum was initially questionable on the team’s injury report due to right knee tendinopathy. Here’s everything we know about Tatum’s injury and playing status vs. the Nets. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Jayson Tatum injury […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Lakers prediction and pick. Wednesday’s matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers promises to be a thrilling showdown. The Nuggets, led by Nikola […]

During Tuesday’s broadcast of FS1’s First Things First, analyst Nick Wright discussed the evolving roles of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves and how their emergence could influence LeBron James’ responsibilities for the Los Angeles Lakers. “What if LeBron was just like, ‘Hey, I’m gonna be Karl Malone. I’m gonna truly play power forward.’ Now, in […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been rolling as of late, currently sitting in first place in the Western Conference by a country mile after Sunday’s road win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the frontrunner to win his first league MVP trophy, and Oklahoma City is looking like a true juggernaut out west. Despite […]

A new era of NBA basketball has meant less physicality, according to Shaquille O’Neal. He believes that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been a beneficiary of that. While James eclipsed the 50,000 total point mark, he might make a run for the regular-season milestone of 50,000 points. On O’Neal’s podcast, the latter explained […]

The Detroit Pistons hold a 5.5-game lead over the seventh-place Atlanta Hawks and are on pace to make the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Even so, speculation is that the Eastern Conference is dominated by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, and New York Knicks. However, former NBA player turned analyst […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry will miss his ninth game of the 2024-25 NBA season on Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks due to an ongoing back injury. After suffering a disappointing 114-105 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday night, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr alluded to the fact that Curry would likely […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ trade for Luka Doncic took pretty much everyone as a surprise, including Lakers legend Pau Gasol. On the Knuckleheads Podcast with former NBA players Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles, Gasol explained his initial reaction and thoughts about the Lakers acquiring Doncic in exchange for Anthony Davis. “Obviously, at first, surprised, shocked,” […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Detroit Pistons and the Miami Heat on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-Heat prediction and pick. Wednesday’s matchup between the Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat promises to be intense. The Pistons, led by Cade Cunningham’s 25.6 points per […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Houston Rockets and the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Rockets-Magic prediction and pick. Wednesday’s matchup between the Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic promises to be intense. The Rockets, coming into Wednesday’s matchup riding some momentum, […]

The Miami Heat have seen their season fall off a cliff in the weeks since they traded Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors. Miami currently sits ten games under .500 after their most recent loss to the New York Knicks and their schedule doesn’t get any easier from here Meanwhile, things have been going […]