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The Los Angeles Lakers begin a five-game road trip with a matchup against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, but the main question has become who will be available to play. The Lakers got a big boost with Jarred Vanderbilt set to make his season debut, but LeBron James received a status update on the […]

The NBA trade deadline is right around the corner. Trade rumors are swirling, but will the Dallas Mavericks make any moves? The Mavs’ roster has been decimated by injuries this season. Luka Doncic is among the Mavs who has been forced to miss a significant amount of time because of an injury. With so many […]

The New York Knicks (29-16) are set to return to Madison Square Garden on Thursday for a 7:30 p.m. ET matchup against the Sacramento Kings (23-21). However, the Knicks may be without key contributor Josh Hart, who is listed as questionable due to right knee soreness. Hart was instrumental in the Knicks’ hard-fought 99-95 victory […]

The Sacramento Kings visit the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. De’Aaron Fox is on the injury report with the star guard having a questionable status. Fox is dealing with a right thumb sprain, having suffered the injury in his last outing against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. Here’s everything we […]

The Atlanta Hawks are set to play the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. However, will Trae Young be available for the game? Young is dealing with right hamstring tightness and is listed on the injury report. So is the Hawks star playing tonight? The 26-year-old is averaging 22.9 points per game while shooting 40.1 percent […]

The Golden State Warriors (22-22) will face the Los Angeles Lakers (24-18) on Saturday night as part of the NBA’s Rivals Week. Ahead of the 8:30 p.m. ET tip-off on ABC, the Warriors provided injury updates for Andrew Wiggins and Brandin Podziemski, both of whom are listed as probable. Wiggins, who is managing bilateral low […]

The Denver Nuggets visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. Anthony Edwards is on the injury report alongside Donte DiVincenzo, with one player ruled out and the other listed as questionable. Edwards is dealing with an illness, while DiVincenzo is ruled out with a sprained left toe and has missed the past four games since […]

Although it certainly stopped short of a full-blown evisceration, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons used a recent podcast to ask a question that many fans in New England have been wondering themselves: “What’s going on with the Celtics?” The Boston Celtics are the defending NBA champions, but have dropped 14 games already this season, a month and […]

Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis are getting some good news ahead of the team’s game Saturday against Golden State. Both players are probable to play in the contest, per the team’s injury report. The Lakers are 24-18 on the year and hopeful to pick up some more victories. Los Angeles has […]

Arguably the hottest team in the league, the Milwaukee Bucks (25-17), look to continue their recent luck on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers (25-19) on Saturday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Bucks-Clippers prediction and pick. The Bucks have won five straight games and eight of their last […]

The Boston Celtics are playing very well this season and are one of the best teams in the NBA, while the Dallas Mavericks are also playing well but dealing with some injuries. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Mavericks prediction and pick as they face each other Saturday. The Celtics look […]

It’s been a tough season for the Golden State Warriors. After a promising 12-3 start, injuries caught up and negatively affected their depth. As a result, the team has now fallen to the 11th seed after becoming the top team in the West at one point in the season. Offensively, Steph Curry has been delivering […]

A basketball player couldn’t earn a nickname like Cling Kong if he wasn’t an intimidating presence around the basket. Sure, it helps that Portland Trail Blazers rookie Donovan Clingan has the ‘Cling’ right there in the front of his last name, but if the 7-foot-2 center hadn’t made a name for himself during his two […]

Amid trade speculation and a suspension, Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler had a heated exchange that went viral on social media. After the Heat released a statement about Butler’s second suspension, Butler was seen in public at the Reserve Padel Club in New York.  The Heat are on the road facing the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. […]

The Miami Heat were originally expected to compete for a playoff spot this year, especially when Jimmy Butler remained with the team. However, since then, things have taken a catastrophic turn. Based on the surface, it looks like the relationship between Butler and the Heat organization has fallen apart. As a result, the former wants […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers look to bolster their team via the trade deadline ahead on Feb. 6, the team looks to capture their first championship since 2020 led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis. As the Lakers star in Davis has a request for the trade deadline, he also spoke about the careers of […]

Former NBA star Dwight Howard is giving his two cents on how a search is going for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers are reportedly looking to add a front court player, and Howard has thoughts on how the search is going. “It ain’t that hard to find a center,” Howard said on X, formerly […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are amid a rebuild while holding some quality veteran players. Guard Anfernee Simons is one player the Blazers could move at the deadline. The 25-year-old is having a solid season, averaging 18.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game. Simons is shooting 42.3 percent from the field and 36.8 percent […]

The Charlotte Hornets fell to the Portland Trail Blazers 102-97, but there was some positives to take away from that game. Despite being shorthanded, missing LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges due with injuries, Nick Smith Jr. stepped into the starting lineup and played well. Finishing with a team-high 17 points, Smith was a constant surge […]

The New York Knicks starting lineup is likely set for the foreseeable future. After adding Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges last off-season, there are few remaining moves that could improve a starting until that features two All-Star starters. But their bench can still use some help. The Knicks bench ranks dead last in offensive rating, […]

Since making his NBA debut alongside LeBron James back in October, we haven’t heard a ton from Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James. Bronny scored his first career NBA points in Cleveland, went off for 30 points in the G-League a little over a month later, and has since been splitting time between the two […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Clippers entered the 2024-25 season with a handful of question marks in the eyes of everyone outside the organization. One of the bigger questions is what they were doing by allowing an NBA All-Star like Paul George to walk instead of meeting his contract demands when they had […]

Cam Johnson may have played his last game in a Brooklyn Nets uniform. The veteran wing will miss his second straight matchup on Saturday after aggravating a nagging ankle injury. With five games left until the trade deadline, his return timeline is unclear. Head coach Jordi Fernandez said on Friday that the Nets would reevaluate […]

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick for today’s NBA slate as we take a look at this next matchup in the Western Conference. The Utah Jazz (10-32) will take on the Memphis Grizzlies (30-15) as the two sides meet for just the second time this season, Memphis leading 1-0. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with […]

We’re back with a betting prediction and pick for this upcoming NBA slate as we take a look at this next cross-conference matchup between two powerhouses in the East and West. The Houston Rockets (29-14) will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-8) as the two sides meet for back-to-back games and finish their season series. […]

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick for the upcoming NBA slate as we head to the southern region for this next matchup. The New Orleans Pelicans (12-33) will take on the Charlotte Hornets (11-30) as both teams look to bounce back from recent losses. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are starting to play some of their best basketball lately, and they are also getting very promising returns from their G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers. On Friday night, the Lakers’ G League squad picked up a big 122-110 win over the Portland Trail Blazers’ G League team, the Rip […]

LeBron James is not getting any younger, and with his retirement approaching, the Los Angeles Lakers know that time is not on their side to snag another championship. For the past few seasons, the Lakers have failed to replicate their accomplishments inside the NBA Bubble, with the exception being their successful NBA Cup run in […]

Despite a hot start to the 2024-25 season, the Golden State Warriors quickly fell back to earth. Currently, the team sits at the 11th seed with a 22-22 win-loss card. The injuries started to hit, and the team’s young guns weren’t exactly ripe enough to be in a win-now situation. Let’s not forget that Stephen […]

The Philadelphia 76ers stunned the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 132-129 win, defeating the Eastern Conference’s top seed in a rousing home win. All it took was the very best three-point shooting they had to offer. The 76ers’ 21 threes and 53.8 three-point percentage were both season-high marks. Nick Nurse has watched as his team bricks […]

LOS ANGELES – Throughout the 2024-25 season, Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has often spoke about building a team identity and raising the standard. In recent games, results were disappointing against the Los Angeles Clippers, but much smoother against the Boston Celtics. Both of those teams are among the best defensive teams in […]

Since LeBron James and Anthony Davis teamed up in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Lakers have been consistent favorites to win it all. They did so in 2020 inside the bubble but have yet to replicate it since then. To make matters worse, James isn’t getting any younger, as his career is nearing an end. […]

LOS ANGELES – With the NBA trade deadline rapidly approaching, the Los Angeles Lakers are going to be a team to keep an eye on. With both LeBron James and Anthony Davis reportedly putting pressure on the organization to make a trade or two, Lakers head coach JJ Redick was asked about that, along with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will face the Golden State Warriors on Saturday in San Francisco. It will be a Pacific Division showdown at Oracle Arena as we continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Warriors prediction and pick. The Lakers lead the head-to-head series 263-176. However, the Lakers and Warriors have split the last 1o […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (16-27) started a back-to-back with a home matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-8). The Sixers ran neck-and-neck with one of the best teams in basketball, snapping a seven-game skid by a final score of 132-129. While Joel Embiid, Caleb Martin and several other players remained sidelined, so too did Cavs starters Evan […]

It’s been an incredible year for Lonzo Ball of the Chicago Bulls, LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets, and newly-famous artist LiAngelo Ball. The Bulls just wrapped up a stretch that saw them play five games in seven days, with travel to the West Coast for a three-game road trip against the Portland Trail Blazers, […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a 76ers -Bulls prediction and pick. In a Saturday night showdown at the United Center, the Philadelphia 76ers take on the Chicago Bulls in a crucial Eastern Conference […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Sacramento Kings and the New York Knicks on Saturday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Kings-Knicks prediction and pick. In a highly anticipated Saturday night clash at Madison Square Garden, the Sacramento Kings visit the New York Knicks for a […]

NBA legend Paul Pierce still has eyes on events going on in the league, recently making a trade proposal that sees Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant return to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Pierce collaborated with former teammate Kevin Garnett on their latest episode of the Ticket and the Truth podcast. He explained to Garnett why […]