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The end of the 2023-24 regular season is approaching, and before long, eligible media members will be voting for who they think is deserving of winning the Most Valuable Player award — the greatest regular-season individual acclaim there is. Now, the standards for what makes one deserving an MVP varies from voter to voter. Nonetheless, […]

The Denver Nuggets have followed up their championship-winning season with another excellent campaign. Michael Malone’s club has as good of a chance as anyone to hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy once again, but the Boston Celtics could foil their plans this time around. Popular pundit Bill Simmons predicts these two teams to face off in the […]

NBA legend Allen Iverson has a larger than life legacy, and the Philadelphia 76ers recently honored him with his very own statue at the 76ers “Legends Walk” outside their practice facility in Camden, New Jersey. “I’ve accomplished a lot of things in my career, but this is the cream of the crop,” The Answer said […]

The Miami Heat win in the second to last game of the regular season against the Toronto Raptors, 125-103, inside the Kaseya Center Friday night. In what is a crucial win for seeding purposes, the two teams face against each other again Sunday in the regular season finale. Miami was led by Nikola Jovic who […]

The Memphis Grizzlies made the playoffs each of the last three seasons. It was expected that they would find their way back there again this 2023-24. Unfortunately for them, that never seemed to be in the cards. A series of mishaps and setbacks never really allowed the Grizzlies to field their full roster. Ahead of […]

Several Brooklyn Nets have played their final game of the season. After being ruled out for Friday’s matchup with the New York Knicks, Dennis Schroder, Dorian Finney-Smith and Dennis Smith Jr. will miss Sunday’s season finale against the Philadelphia 76ers, interim head coach Kevin Ollie announced. Schroder has battled through right Achilles soreness in recent […]

We got the NBA 2K24 2KTV Episode 32 Answers to help you earn some much needed VC. For newcomers, NBA 2K24 2KTV is a weekly in-game program hosted by Alexis Morgan and Chris Manning. Overall, the show features a wide variety of content from player interviews to fan highlights. However, we know most people watch […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (46-35) and Orlando Magic (46-35) met at the Wells Fargo Center for a matchup that wielded immense influence over the Eastern Conference standings. The Sixers came out of the other side victorious by a final score of 125-113. Let’s break down the 76ers and Magic’s huge showdown. 76ers player notes: Joel Embiid: […]

Dennis Schroder has played his final game with the Brooklyn Nets this season, but he doesn’t want it to be his last. The 30-year-old will miss the team’s final two contests due to right Achilles soreness, interim head coach Kevin Ollie announced Friday. After joining the Nets at the deadline, the veteran exceeded expectations as […]

After a recent home win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Jarrett Allen opened up that the Cavs were experiencing mild agita. That pressure wasn’t from anything anyone ate but from Cleveland starting to feel the pressure of a tightly contested Eastern Conference race. Allen said you could see and feel it when […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are playing the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, but that was not the primary focus ahead of tip-off. Rookie center Dereck Lively II announced that his mother, Kathy Drysdale, passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. Lively made the announcement on his Instagram: “My heart breaks saying goodbye to […]

On Friday evening, Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers hit the hardwood at home for an important late-season game vs the Orlando Magic. The contest marked another opportunity for Embiid to get back into a rhythm after recently returning to the lineup following a meniscus injury sustained in late January, which caused him to miss […]

There may not be a player in the NBA more intimately familiar with Victor Wembanyama’s ongoing development than Rudy Gobert. The Minnesota Timberwolves star has known his San Antonio Spurs counterpart since Wembanyama was just 13 years old, and has had a front-row seat to his growth into one of the best prospects in basketball […]

The Chicago Bulls (38-42) and Atlanta Hawks (36-44) have been intertwined recently. Both clubs have had similarly underwhelming seasons, with unsure futures to boot. On Wednesday, they’ll face off in the NBA Play-In Tournament. The ninth-seeded Bulls are currently favored by 3.5 points, via FanDuel. While this makes sense on paper, as Chicago is slightly […]

Adam Silver and the NBA front office have to be happy with what they’ve seen from the league this year, as the NBA currently has as much parity as it’s had in decades while still featuring household names like LeBron James and Stephen Curry. Ironically enough, both Curry and James find themselves in the lower […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are right behind the Denver Nuggets for the top spot in the Western Conference. With the regular season coming to an end, the injuries are going to be a key as they try to navigate a deep run in the NBA Playoffs. Going into Friday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, the Wolves […]

Superstar point guard Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are currently in the process of gearing up for the NBA postseason, which is slated to begin in less than a week with the Play-In tournament. The Warriors currently occupy the ninth seed, meaning if the season ended today, they would host the Los Angeles […]

Lexington is teeming with emotions on Friday, ranging from outrage to tentative optimism, following the hiring of new Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope. Regardless of how one feels about the former Wildcats captain and BYU leader, they were probably surprised to see that athletic director Mitch Barnhart did not bring in a bigger name. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are currently in a state of mini-crisis as the NBA playoffs approach, having just lost superstar power forward and league MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo for the duration of the regular season due to a calf strain sustained in a recent impressive home win vs the league-best Boston Celtics. The Bucks currently sit […]

LOS ANGELES – The 2023-24 NBA season has brought forth a number of players with legitimate cases for Sixth Man of the Year. Only LA Clippers guard Norman Powell, however, is having a season that has never been done before in NBA history, statistically speaking. But that comes as absolutely no surprise to the folks […]

Karl-Anthony Towns will make his long-awaited return from injury on Friday as the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Atlanta Hawks. Ahead of his first game since suffering a meniscus injury on March 4th, the Timberwolves star hyped up his  late-season comeback by posting a highlight reel of his recent workouts and practice participation on Twitter. The […]

With the Miami Heat preparing for the final two games in the regular season, the status of where they will fall in the standings is still up in the air. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke before the penultimate game of the season against the Toronto Raptors Friday and talked about where the focus of […]

The Dallas Mavericks will host the Detroit Pistons on Friday in their final home game of the 2023-24 regular season. However, Dereck Lively II remains out with his right knee sprain, while it was revealed that Kyrie Irving will miss Friday’s game with left hamstring soreness. Luka Doncic is also listed on Dallas’ injury report. […]

The Phoenix Suns are fighting to stay out of the NBA play-in round. The Suns, who are 47-33, are seventh in the West, trailing the No. 6 seed New Orleans Pelicans by a full game. “We are confident that if we are in a play-in game, we will win,” Suns coach Frank Vogel said. “All […]

With March Madness complete and all eyes on the transfer portal and coaching carousel, college basketball fans must also pay attention to which players are entering the NBA Draft. Indiana’s Kel’el Ware and Duke’s Jared McCain are among the players who have already terminated their college eligibility to go pro. Who will join them? Here […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will face the Orlando Magic in a matchup with a lot of implications for playoff seeding in the Eastern Conference. The game on Friday night at 7:00 PM EST at the Wells Fargo Center could decide the fate of its competitors’ spot in the playoff picture, so both sides should come into […]

The UConn basketball Huskies are the undisputed kings of the college game after winning back-to-back national championships. One of the most prominent stars of their latest title run is now looking to cash in on the success he achieved at Storrs. Donovan Clingan is declaring for the NBA Draft, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 7-foot-2 […]

The Eastern Conference is a gauntlet right now. With just two days left in the 2023-24 season, the Boston Celtics are the only team that has clinched their spot in the NBA playoffs. There is a storyline developing between the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks battling for the 2-seed, but the biggest storyline in […]

The 2024 NBA Draft is expected to take place on June 26 and 27 in Brooklyn, New York, and Alex Sarr is officially a name to watch. The 2024 draft class is not expected to be a particularly strong one, although the current list of prospects does appear to have a tremendous amount of potential, […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers honored the career and legacy of Allen Iverson with a statue outside of their practice complex. Over a decade has passed since Iverson last took the court for the Sixers but the mutual love between him and the team remains strong. Iverson was an MVP, Rookie of the Year, […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers won the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, many began to believe in their chances of winning another title with LeBron James and Anthony Davis. However, the start of 2024 was not kind to the Lakers, and they began to sink in the Western Conference standings. While they seem to have found […]

Willie Green’s New Orleans Pelicans have been shaped into a defense-first squad through three seasons of adversity. Zion Williamson has not been around or available for all of those games due to injuries and rehabilitation but the intensity of the team’s role players is starting to rub off. That’s just one big reason why the […]

The legendary Allen Iverson finally received his own statue from the Philadelphia 76ers. It resides outside of their practice facility and is an awesome way to honor Iverson for his efforts in Philly. However, NBA fans can’t help but notice one small detail. Once the statue was revealed, it looked to be a bit tiny. […]

Perhaps Draymond Green deserves a pass having fallen victim to one of humanity’s greatest flaws. The future Hall of Famer made some bold claims based on past results instead of current performance. Sure, the New Orleans Pelicans do not get to the NBA Playoffs often, with just eight appearances in franchise history. This year’s Pelicans […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are missing an NBA All-Star but the locker room is powering through the regular season’s home stretch in style. The team is breaking franchise records (most road wins in a season) and a few individuals are crossing huge milestones as well. Jonas Valanciunas snagged a 9,000th career rebound on Valentine’s Day […]

You can’t hold onto them all. A day after it was reported that junior Tyrese Proctor would be returning to Duke basketball for the 2024-25 season, the program is losing its top player and one of the most impressive freshman in the country, respectively. Kyle Filipowski and Jared McCain are officially declaring for the 2024 […]

NBA ID Members already receive access to a ton of free benefits, one of which is extra content for NBA 2K24. In fact, this weekend players can get access to even more content via the NBA ID Member Days, which runs for a limited time. Not only will joining give you free in-game content, but […]

All 30 teams are in action on Friday night as the regular season comes to an end. While the madness of the Western Conference is dominating the NBA playoff picture right now, there are several storylines that will be in play via the Eastern Conference race on Friday. The Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers are […]

It’s far from ideal that the Milwaukee Bucks are nearing the postseason with Giannis Antetokounmpo dealing with a calf issue that is threatening to derail a playoff push before it even starts. Nonetheless, the Bucks still have pressing regular-season matters to deal with. They are only in need of one win to secure the two-seed […]