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A very unfortunate development hit the Oklahoma City Thunder late on Sunday night when reports came out that Chet Holmgren, who has been off to a terrific start in his sophomore campaign, will miss a minimum of eight to 10 weeks after suffering a right iliac hip fracture during their 127-116 loss to the Golden […]

The new-look New York Knicks have not hit the ground running following their blockbuster acquisitions of Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges this past offseason. They have lost three of their past four games, with their most recent defeat coming at the hands of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night, with the Pacers taking a 132-121 […]

The Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks faced off against each other on Sunday afternoon, and the referees may have missed a blatant call during the game. On the Celtics’ offensive possession, Jayson Tatum went up for a jump shot, and Giannis Antetokounmpo closed out on the shot, but he didn’t allow Tatum any space to […]

The Washington Wizards hit the road to take on the Houston Rockets Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Wizards-Rockets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Wizards-Rockets NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Wizards-Rockets Odds Washington Wizards: +13.5 […]

The Brooklyn Nets hit the road to take on the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Pelicans prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Nets-Pelicans NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Nets-Pelicans Odds Brooklyn Nets: […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are on the road to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Thunder prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Clippers-Thunder NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Clippers-Thunders Odds […]

The Sacramento Kings visit the Frost Bank Center to take on the San Antonio Spurs. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Kings-Spurs prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Kings-Spurs NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Kings-Spurs […]

PHILADELPHIA — Jared McCain brought the game ball to the podium with him after he led the Philadelphia 76ers to an overtime win over the Charlotte Hornets. It was a gift Tyrese Maxey gave to him, courtesy of assistant coach Rico Hines. It was a reward that was well-deserved after the rookie led the Sixers […]

On Monday night, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo gave birth to an instant classic moment even though it came in a 113-107 defeat to the Boston Celtics. In the second quarter, Antetokounmpo was whistled for an offensive foul following an inadvertent elbow to the side of Jaylen Brown’s head. And then it looked as though […]

During the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors game, Draymond Green and Lu Dort got tangled up during a play. Green ended up swiping his arm around Dort’s head, and head coach Mark Daigneault used his coach’s challenge after Dort was called for the foul. Draymond Green received a technical foul on this play […]

An overtime victory over the Charlotte Hornets marked Paul George’s first home win as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. Although he didn’t play in overtime, PG played a big role in the victory. Nick Nurse said after the 107-105 win that George didn’t play any minutes of overtime because of a minutes restriction. He […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to keep their unbeaten record alive as they battle the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. It’s a Central Division showdown as we share our NBA odds series and make a Cavaliers-Bulls prediction and pick. The Bulls lead the all-time series 133-101. However, the Cavaliers won the series 3-1 last season, […]

On Sunday evening, the Dallas Mavericks faced off against the Denver Nuggets in a nail-biter in Colorado, narrowly falling short with a final score of 122-120. Though the Mavericks couldn’t secure the win, Kyrie Irving put on a classic performance that kept the game competitive until the very end. The Mavericks star put on a […]

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder to claim sole possession of first place in the Western Conference at 8-2. Moreover, Thunder big man Chet Holmgren left the game due to a hip injury; an update after the game reported that Holmgren is out indefinitely with a pelvic fracture. On the other hand, […]

Who knew that the Golden State Warriors would sit on top of the Western Conference after losing Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks? The Warriors improved to 8-2 after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday, 127-116, a relatively comfortable win after Chet Holmgren left the game with a hip injury. After the victory, Warriors […]

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, thanks to an explosive second half and another triple-double from LeBron James. However, the Purple and Gold had to overcome Anthony Davis’ eye injury, which forced him to leave the game in the third quarter and not to return. Still, a month away from turning […]

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren suffered a right iliac wing fracture during the first quarter of Sunday’s contest against the Golden State Warriors, the team announced late in the evening. UPDATE: Chet Holmgren has suffered a right iliac hip fracture and is expected to return during the 2024-25 season, the Thunder announced. An […]

The New York Knicks have fallen to 4-5 after taking a loss to the Indiana Pacers, 132-121, as Tyrese Haliburton and Bennedict Mathurin combined for 73 points, as Mathurin scored a career-high 38. Moreover, the Pacers clawed back from a ten-point deficit and outscored New York 40-27 in the final period, hitting 8-13 threes. After […]

Another night, another monster game from Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. On Sunday night, the Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-120. The win came thanks to the efforts of Jokic, who posted his fourth straight triple-double. This marks the 136th career triple-double for Jokic, as he moves within three triple-doubles of tying Magic Johnson. Should […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in action on Sunday night against the visiting Toronto Raptors, and are hoping to improve their record to 6-4 through their first ten games. However, they’ve lost a key player in their rotation due to injury. Anthony Davis suffered an inadvertent eye injury after being accidentally struck by Toronto’s Jakob […]

Some of the most impactful basketball of Jonathan Kuminga’s career has come since he was moved to the bench. Buddy Hield is an early Sixth Man of the Year contender. The second unit needs Brandin Podziemski’s table-setting, and Moses Moody has proven he’s always ready irrespective of his planned nightly role in the rotation. Extremes […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers carved out a respectable season last year. They posted a 48-34 win-loss card and made it to the 2024 NBA playoffs. While they managed to beat the Orlando Magic in the first round, they needed seven games to eliminate the five seed. Afterwards, they were blasted by the Boston Celtics in the […]

After recently falling into ownership of the worst record in the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers (2-7) played the Charlotte Hornets (4-6). The comfortable confines of their own home helped the Sixers play a little looser, though the game still came down to the wire. In the end, Philly pulled out the 107-105 overtime victory. Joel […]

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla doesn’t like to criticize his players for yelling at referees because he also likes to shout at them. He shared that tidbit with the media following the Celtics’ first meeting with the Milwaukee Bucks. It was just as relevant to their second matchup, which saw the C’s prevail 113-107 […]

The Sacramento Kings are in action on Sunday night against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix, but they’ve suffered a significant setback in their rotation. Shooting guard Malik Monk was injured when he inadvertently stepped on Mason Plumlee’s foot, and his ankle twisted awkwardly. His physical distress was immediately evident, and he […]

Indiana Pacers duo Tyrese Haliburton and Bennedict Mathurin made sure they won’t fall prey to the New York Knicks again. Powered by the stellar performances of Haliburton and Mathurin, Indiana took down the Knicks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday, 132-121. Haliburton erupted for 35 points on 11-for-18 shooting from the floor with four 3-pointers on […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are hosting the Golden State Warriors in a clash of two of the top Western Conference squads at Paycom Center, but the Thunder have been dealt a significant setback. Forward Chet Holmgren was injured when he was contesting a layup from Golden State’s Andrew Wiggins and fell to the floor awkwardly. […]

During their 113-107 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics got the last laugh. But Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo got a laugh in there somewhere after some light-hearted trolling. Giannis gets Jaylen Brown with the elbow, and then fakes out a handshake… Aggravate JB at your own risk 👀 pic.twitter.com/2lc9qVg1fi — […]

LOS ANGELES – One of the biggest talking points following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-106 win against the Phildelphia 76ers on Friday was D’Angelo Russell’s move to the bench. Even though Russell is coming off the bench for the time being, he’s still going to see quite a bit of time alongside Anthony Davis in […]

Ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Sunday matchup against the Golden State Warriors, Jalen Williams talked about the impact rookie guard Ajay Mitchell has had in the Thunder’s early regular-season success. As a mainstay in head coach Mark Daigneault’s player rotation, the 2024 second-round pick has carved out a role on the team, something Williams […]

As the Miami Heat face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, they will be led by head coach Erik Spoelstra, who, besides achieving greatness at the NBA level, has also made his mark on the Olympics stage with Team USA. Spoelstra spoke about Heat stars Bam Adebayo and Nikola Jovic and their incredible experiences earlier but […]

The main headline on Saturday night was Bronny James as he made his debut in the G League with the Los Angeles Lakers’ South Bay affiliate. It was opening night for South Bay and Bronny had social media buzzing following the game. But prior to the Lakers’ game on Sunday against the Toronto Raptors, they […]

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers assigned Bronny James to the G League following a five-game road trip. Bronny debuted with the South Bay Lakers on Saturday to a sold-out crowd, which included LeBron James, his entire family, Anthony Davis, D’Angelo Russell, and Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka. South Bay hosted the Salt […]

The Indiana Pacers have had a somewhat slow start to the season, and things might get worse before they get any better. Injuries have continued to plague the league, and the bug has caught up to the Pacers, who will be missing two key players for an extended period of time, according to Marc Stein. […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers returned home on Friday with a 116-106 win against the Philadelphia 76ers and with a major change in the starting lineup. Head coach JJ Redick opted to move Cam Reddish into the starting lineup with D’Angelo Russell moving to the bench. It’s a role that Cam Reddish has […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James had a funny encounter with his sister Zhuri, following a G League game on Saturday. After the game, Bronny embraced Zhuri, and Zhuri didn’t seem happy with how much sweat was on her brother. Zhuri James' reaction after hugging her brother Bronny, who was all sweaty 😅pic.twitter.com/BaT9lJAKUX — ClutchPoints […]

The Boston Celtics are finally getting closer to full strength. After a four-game absence due to a left hip flexor strain, Celtics star Jaylen Brown is getting ready to make his return on Sunday against the Milwaukee Bucks. It seems like Brown won’t have to ease himself back into things at all. He will play […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are still trying to find a way to get better throughout the season, and the main constant has been wanting to get another center on the team. There are two specific centers that the Lakers have their eye on, according to Marc Stein. “On a related topic: My colleague Jake Fischer […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been reeling so far on the young season leading up to Sunday’s home matchup vs the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics. The Bucks currently sit at 2-7 following Friday evening’s loss to the New York Knicks on the road, and murmurs have grown louder that superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo could eventually opt […]