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Draymond Green has been known to be an antagonist of sorts throughout his NBA career, but one of the newer rivalries for the Golden State Warriors veteran is with Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic. While both players’ teams aren’t playing anymore at this point in the season, Green used his platform on TNT’s “Inside the […]

Donovan Clingan is going to the NBA after two great seasons in the UConn basketball program. It’s not certain where he will go in the 2024 NBA Draft but he is expected to be drafted highly, especially as he continues to impress in the pre-draft process. Prospects are looking to make their mark at the […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers by a score of 109-102 in Game 4 of their second-round Eastern Conference playoff series on Monday night, taking a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined for 60 points in the victory, marking the second straight game they have totaled […]

Before taking up a second career as a studio analyst for Turner Sports and NBA TV, Channing Frye had a successful thirteen-year run in the NBA, which peaked in 2016 when Frye earned what has alluded many, many great former players… an NBA Championship Ring. As a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Frye was a staple in […]

Veteran Patrick Beverley is heading to free agency again this summer, and although he has interest in staying with the Milwaukee Bucks next season, he does believe that he should be in line for a raise and will let the business side of it take care of itself. “I want to stay with Milwaukee,” Patrick […]

By the time the final buzzer sounded in their 109-102 Game 4 loss to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Cleveland Cavaliers knew they had given their all. Even without Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen, several Cavs players stood up to the formidable, star-studded Celtics and went down swinging. But playing for […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder managed to steal a game on the road from the Dallas Mavericks, saving themselves from the brink of elimination with a Game 4 victory. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s huge performance led the way in a 100-96 win and the series now stands at 2-2. SGA stuffed the stat sheet with 34 points, eight […]

A ClutchPoints post on X regarding an aspect of Victor Wembanyama’s press conference where the San Antonio Spurs star received the Rookie of the Year trophy has caused quite a stir on the social media platform. As of the writing of this piece, the post dated May 12 has 1.7 million views. The post of […]

The Boston Celtics continued some struggles at TD Garden when the Cleveland Cavaliers blew them out in Game 2. However, the Celtics got it back on track by winning both games in Cleveland to take a commanding 3-1 lead. The Celtics must shake off their home issues to win an NBA Championship, and finishing the […]

DALLAS — The Oklahoma City Thunder earned a huge Game 4 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Oklahoma City won the game 100-96 and now their Western Conference Semifinals series is even at two games apiece. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City to the victory. Gilgeous-Alexander performed at an elite level. Mavericks stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie […]

DALLAS —  Defense told the story in Game 4 of the Dallas Mavericks-Oklahoma City Thunder Western Conference Semifinals series. Dallas did not let the Thunder have anything easy around the basket. Nevertheless, the Thunder defeated the Mavs 100-96 in Game 4 to even the series up at two games each. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving […]

It was a heartbreaking loss for the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Up for most of the game, the team succumbed to a late Oklahoma City Thunder rally that now results in a deadlocked series (2-2). It was also a loss that saw many Mavericks fans in uproar over an alleged missed call. With 1:17 remaining […]

The defending champions have woken up. Jamal Murray unveiled that it was time for the Denver Nuggets to turn the jets on. Nikola Jokic and the rest of the squad torched the Minnesota Timberwolves to even up their NBA Playoffs series at two games apiece. But, a lot of the credit had to go to […]

The dominoes are falling into place for the Boston Celtics in their quest to bring home banner number 18. In the first round, the Celtics faced a depleted Miami Heat team that was without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier. Now, the Cleveland Cavaliers squad that they are up against is far from its best, as […]

For the majority of Game 4, it looked as though the Dallas Mavericks were well on their way to taking a commanding 3-1 lead in their second-round matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA playoffs. However, the Mavericks couldn’t finish the job, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams teaming up in the […]

The Boston Celtics were starting to forget what close games were like, as each of their first eight playoff contests were decided by double digits. That all changed on Monday night. Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers came down to the wire, with Boston prevailing 109-102 and taking a 3-1 series lead. Despite missing star […]

The injury bug has been costing the Cleveland Cavaliers a supposedly generational NBA Playoffs run. They might have had LeBron James cheering on the sidelines but Jarrett Allen and Donovan Mitchell were missing in action. But, this did not stop Coach JB Bickerstaff from using his squad to launch haymakers against the Boston Celtics. Darius […]

Because the San Antonio Spurs have tons of roads they can take – even more thanks to two first round picks won in Sunday’s NBA Draft Lottery – to build their roster around generational talent Victor Wembanyama, it’s appropriate to look at the different options. Wemby used his spectacular rookie year to establish that he’s […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were in the presence of elite company for their Game 4 matchup against the Boston Celtics on Monday night. Former Cavs legend and NBA champion LeBron James sat courtside at the game, and the Los Angeles Lakers star received an awesome welcome from the Cleveland crowd. As James and his wife Savannah […]

By and large, Boston Celtics superstar forward Jaylen Brown is having a fantastic second round in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. He was back at it again Monday night, as he helped Boston eke out a 109-102 road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the series. After a subpar showing in Boston’s shocking […]

The New Orleans Pelicans fought through a season of unfortunate, ill-timed injuries just to once again fall short in the NBA Playoffs. Now the front office is looking ahead with a bit of urgency to put together another Western Conference contender for the 2024-25 campaign. With a lack of top-end free agent talent and a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets are engaged in a heated and entertaining battle in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, led by two of the biggest names in the league Anthony Edwards and Nikola Jokic. San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili has become part of those intrigued by the matchup pitting an upstart […]

For the Cleveland Cavaliers, a consistent theme that has unfortunately plagued them all season long is injuries. One of the more recent victims of the nagging injury bug is sharpshooting big man Dean Wade, who missed two months of action before taking the floor in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston […]

DALLAS — Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and PJ Washington have led the way for the Dallas Mavericks against the Oklahoma City Thunder in their Western Conference Semifinals series. However, Tim Hardaway Jr. has played an impactful role as well. Hardaway is inconsistent at times. He scored just two points in Game 1 before dropping 17 […]

Following a segment on Kevin Durant’s supposed unhappiness, Stephen A. Smith took to his Twitter to set the record straight. First Take did a segment on the Suns amid the team hiring former Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer to replace Frank Vogul. Vogul was let go after the team was swept out of the […]

Even though he did not have a stellar freshman campaign in college with the USC Trojans, Bronny James is still attracting so much attention at the 2024 NBA Combine. Whether he likes it or not, a big reason for that is the fact that he’s the eldest son of arguably the greatest player of all […]

The search for a new head coach is currently underway for the Los Angeles Lakers. Arguably the biggest part of their offseason, the Purple and Gold’s task stems right after the organization decided to part ways with Darvin Ham. Now, it looks like the Lakers are set to reach out to potential candidates. But what […]

USC basketball guard Bronny James is undergoing an exciting process at the 2024 NBA Draft Combine. James participated in a series of drills on Monday designed to gauge his physical ability for the professional level. The star guard’s performance impressed fans after videos of his reps surfaced online. First, James participated in the pro lane […]

Just when everyone thought the Denver Nuggets were down and out, they have come crawling back. The Nuggets fell into a 0-2 series hole against the Minnesota Timberwolves after dropping two games in front of their home crowd. With Game 3 and 4 scheduled to be in Minnesota, everyone had virtually decided the Nuggets’ fate. […]

The Boston Celtics have been the most dominant team in the NBA this season, but there is one issue they just can’t seem to shake as far as the playoffs are concerned: winning at home. Not winning on the road; winning at home. The Celtics are just 15-15 at TD Garden over their last 30 […]

Year one of the Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, and James Harden era is officially over for the Los Angeles Clippers. The team won 51 games in the regular season, good enough for the number four seed in the Western Conference. But with Leonard unavailable, the Clippers lost to the Dallas Mavericks in six games in […]

The Washington Wizards landed the No. 2 pick overall in the NBA Draft. They’re now in a position to reel in some exciting players this offseason to continue their rebuild. And from the sounds of it, the rumor mill has them pegged to potentially trade Kyle Kuzma for another first-round selection in the upcoming draft. […]

The Utah Jazz have not been quite the same since Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell left. There have been flashes of possible glory with the rise of guys like Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson, and Keyonte George. But, having a play-in tournament ceiling is not quite what most teams in the league are gunning for. This […]

The beauty of the NBA Draft Lottery is that no one truly knows what will happen. That could not have been more true during the 2024 version of the event.  The Atlanta Hawks jumped all the way from the tenth spot to the very top, earning the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. […]

The first official day of the 2024 NBA Draft Combine in Chicago was on Monday. With scouts, agents, league executives, and media members all in attendance, a closer, in-depth look at many of the biggest names looking to hear their name called during June’s draft took place. The draft combine is always the best time […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in real trouble. They are trailing the Boston Celtics 2-1 in their series, and now head to Game 4, they will be missing the services of their best player in Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell has been ruled out for Game 4 on Monday due to a left calf strain, per Adrian Wojnarowski […]

The Atlanta Hawks are preparing to make a pivotal selection in the 2024 NBA Draft. Atlanta won the lottery with the first overall pick, but scouts believe multiple players could be the top selection. The Hawks have plenty of options for a trade with Trae Young and Dejounte Murray on the roster: However, the team […]

Pascal Siakam and the Indiana Pacers are locked in a tight second-round Eastern Conference playoff series with the New York Knicks, but a Washington Wizards rookie is unimpressed with Siakam. Last month, Wizards wing Bilal Couilbaly called Siakam the NBA’s most overrated player in a French-language interview with RMC Sports. Now, Coulibaly has now doubled […]

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic continues to battle multiple injury concerns. Yet, he continues to play and is giving everything he has on the floor. Doncic admitted that “everything” was hurting after the Mavericks’ 105-101 Game 3 victory. “I’m battling out there, man. I think I’m battling,” Doncic said after Game 3. “I’m […]