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The Denver Nuggets’ hopes of bouncing back in Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs clash against the Minnesota Timberwolves were shattered. Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns made their opponents pick their poison every time. In every single instance, the Nikola Jokic-led squad kept choosing the most lethal choice. It’s hard to believe that this squad […]

The New York Knicks are off to a strong start in the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 121-117 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal. However, New York was hit with a brutal Mitchell Robinson injury update ahead of Game 2 that could affect the series […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has avoided a suspension, but he has been fined $100,000 for his actions in the team’s 26-point loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 on Monday night, the league announced on Tuesday evening. Murray was one of many who were extremely frustrated during the Nuggets’ loss in Game 2 […]

Assuming he stays healthy, there is little doubt that San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama will have a full trophy case or two when he ends his supremely promising NBA career. He is already on his way after unanimously winning Rookie of the Year on Monday. The 20-year-old will have to wait at least one […]

Luka Doncic, Tim Hardaway Jr., Maxi Kleber, and Olivier-Maxence Prosper all received injury updates on Monday. Doncic (knee) was the only Mavs player whose status was uncertain for Tuesday’s Dallas Mavericks-Oklahoma City Thunder Game 1 playoff clash. Meanwhile, Hardaway (ankle) is available, while Kleber (shoulder) and Prosper (ankle) are listed as out. The Mavericks earned […]

The Phoenix Suns bowed out of the 2024 NBA Playoffs quickly with a first round loss at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Coach Frank Vogel’s Suns suddenly appeared a step or two behind at all times, helpless against Anthony Edwards and a Timberwolves team that could be the NBA’s new title favorites. Meanwhile, Phoenix […]

The NBA playoffs are into the second round now and there have been a lot of good series so far. One that is getting underway on Tuesday night is Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks vs. the top seed in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder cruised past the New Orleans Pelicans in […]

The San Jose Sharks are certainly on cloud nine right now. San Jose won the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery on Tuesday night. As a result, they have the first chance at picking star prospect Macklin Celebrini in the 2024 NHL Draft. Tuesday’s news has sent fans into a frenzy. And it unearthed some high praise […]

In the world of celebrity roasts, a new name is poised to take the hot seat following the uproarious event that was Tom Brady’s televised roast on Netflix. LeBron James, with his iconic status in basketball, is currently favored to be the next sports legend enduring a night of comedic jabs. The interest in seeing […]

Coach Tom Thibodeau has a reliable rotation heading into this NBA Playoffs series against the Indiana Pacers. It largely consists of the Villanova alums Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, and Josh Hart. However, there are key pieces that this squad will need to win over the Tyrese Haliburton-led team. One of them is an elite rim […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves shocked the NBA world by stealing two games in Denver against Mike Malone’s defending champion Nuggets. Anthony Edwards has suddenly become the second coming of Michael Jordan while Nikola Jokic of the Nuggets has been rendered ineffective by a tag team of Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns, with support from rising star […]

On Tuesday evening, Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers will hit the road to take on the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Cavs got to this point by dispatching the Orlando Magic in Round 1, and Mitchell and his teammates had to navigate the absence of star big man […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has officially been named the 2023-24 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award recipient, the league announced on Tuesday night. After beating out San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, Gobert has claimed his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award, tying Dikembe Mutombo and […]

A lot of fans were not too sure about the officiating in the first game of the NBA Playoffs clash between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks. There were a lot of moving screens, unnecessary roughness, and some questionable calls made or not called in this matchup. Jalen Brunson and his squad narrowly escaped […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder quite literally took the least possible amount of time to handle business against the New Orleans Pelicans, sending them home with far more questions than wins in the series (0). Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the rest of the team were warmly reminded of that fact as they drove away from the Oklahoma […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are in the midst of an important offseason for the future of the franchise following a disastrous 2023-24 campaign. While Young continued to put up brilliant stats prior to an injury that sidelined him for over a month, the Hawks floundered in the standings during the second year under […]

The Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green hasn’t shied away from speaking his mind during his time in the NBA, and now Nuggets star Jamal Murray has caught his attention. Murray incurred the wrath of fans after ‘dangerously’ tossing a heat pack onto the court following the Nuggets’ Game Two loss. Green had a harsh take […]

Even though he was badly snubbed from the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team back in February 2022, it’s not up for debate that Dwight Howard had one of the most impressive careers and dominant peaks in league history. The 18-year NBA veteran is best known for his eight seasons with the Orlando Magic, a franchise for […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant were two of the best players ever to wear a Los Angeles Lakers uniform. Both stars have been mentioned among fans and analysts’ Greatest of All of Time (GOAT) lists for their success. However, Shaq is having issues with Bryant not being mentioned enough. O’Neal believes Bryant’s success has earned […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is one of the most gifted basketball players in the history of the NBA. From his incredible ball-handling to his unreal shot-making ability, Irving is an artist on the court. But the Mavs guard is also an artist off of it, and for a while, that […]

Former Orlando Magic centers Dwight Howard and Shaquille O’Neal have had beef for year. The feud between O’Neal and Howard started when Dwight, representing the Magic, put on a Superman costume in the 2008 dunk contest — which Shaq viewed as stealing his persona — and it’s only gotten more ridiculous sense then. Howard has […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently in the midst of looking for a new head coach after pulling the plug on the Darvin Ham experiment last week following the team’s second straight postseason loss to the Denver Nuggets. Ham had what could generously be categorized as an up and down tenure with the Lakers, guiding […]

Another year, another early postseason exit for the Milwaukee Bucks. Even with the addition of superstar point guard Damian Lillard to alongside the elite duo of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton, the Bucks failed to advance past the First Round of the NBA Playoffs for the second consecutive season despite being the higher seed. Milwaukee’s […]

Where do the Miami Heat go from here? A first-round exit from the postseason, one that came with Jimmy Butler injured and on the bench, has left team president Pat Riley mulling over what the next course of action will be in order to make it back to the NBA Finals. After all, it’s not […]

Behind their elite defense, the Minnesota Timberwolves have gone on the road and stolen the first two games of their second-round NBA Playoffs matchup against the Denver Nuggets. Veteran Timberwolves guard Mike Conley joined the Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday to discuss the culture that led to the team taking pride in their defense: "The […]

We’ve got the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics Game 1 Results according to NBA 2K24 to see who the game predicts will win this matchup. The Cavaliers head to Boston after winning a tight seven game series against Orlando. Meanwhile, the Celtics are coming off a quick 4-1 series against an injury plagued Miami Heat […]

We’ve got the Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Game 1 Results According to NBA 2K24 to see who the game predicts will win the first game of the series. The Mavericks advance to the Conference Semis after defeating the Clippers in six games. Meanwhile, the Thunder swept the Pelicans easily en route to the […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — Daryl Morey believed that Buddy Hield was the best player traded at the trade deadline. The Philadelphia 76ers hoped his shooting — a skill that Morey said “put the fear of God” into opposing teams — would open up things for their stars and make him a valuable contributor in the playoffs. […]

Victor Wembanyama became the sixth player in NBA history to be a Unanimous Rookie of the Year. The other six recipients of this honor are Ralph Sampson, David Robinson, Blake Griffin, Damian Lillard, and Karl-Anthony Towns. The award was given to him at the start of the second round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, beating […]

The Knicks host the Pacers in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday in Game 2! The Pacers kept it very close in Game 1, but the Knicks won out thanks to being the better closers, but also some late calls. The Pacers can bounce back in Game 2 on the road because of how close Game 1 was. We […]

PLAYA VISTA, CA — The Los Angeles Clippers and President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank are entering another offseason asking themselves, ‘what if?’ This time around, however, it feels like there’s even more on the line with regards to Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden. As they did last year, the Clippers fell in […]

Last week, the Los Angeles Lakers made a big decision when it was revealed that they would be firing not only head coach Darvin Ham but also the entirety of their 2023-24 coaching staff, including Phil Handy, who had garnered a reputation as a favorite of both fans and players during his Los Angeles tenure. […]

Throughout his NBA career, Patrick Beverley has built a reputation for being a pesky, competitive, and what some would call a “dirty” player. And Beverley did little to quiet his critics near the end of and after a season-ending loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 last week. Beverley, who recorded 6 points, 2 […]

We’ve got the Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Game 3 results according to NBA 2K24 to see who the game predicts as this matchup’s winner. The Timberwolves are currently dominating this series with a strong 2-0 lead. After losing by over 25 points in Game 2, Denver will hope to rebound on the road for […]

The 2024 offseason is shaping up to be a crucial one for the Los Angeles Lakers. The pressure to maximize the twilight of LeBron James’ career is greater than ever, necessitating wholesale changes for one of the league’s most historically successful franchises. But before the Lakers look towards making the necessary moves to build a […]

Patrick Beverley has been known for his antics on the court. Sometimes, the Milwaukee Bucks veteran guard takes things a little bit too far. This is what happened at the conclusion of Game 6 against the Indiana Pacers, a game that the Bucks lost 120-92 and were subsequently eliminated from the playoffs. After head coach […]

USC basketball is giving a salute to one of their former players. The Trojans shared a post on social media congratulating Bronny James for being selected to participate in the NBA combine. NBA Combine invites for our guys @isaiahcollier04 and Bronny James ✔️✌️ pic.twitter.com/qnYuO5HWLc — USC Men's Basketball (@USC_Hoops) May 6, 2024 James and USC […]

Another season, another failure from the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Playoffs. Nick Nurse’s squad was bounced in the first round by the New York Knicks last week, with everyone outside of Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey struggling immensely to score the basketball. Tobias Harris was very much invisible in the Knicks series and he […]

It was in December 2022 when Tyrese Haliburton, who was in the middle of a breakout campaign for the Indiana Pacers, drew the ire of Wally Szczerbiak, a retired professional basketball player who now works as an analyst for the New York Knicks’ MSG Network. Szczerbiak called Haliburton a “wannabe All-Star”, which seemed rather harsh, […]