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A lot can truly change in just a year. Around this time in 2024, the Dallas Mavericks had high hopes despite a bit of a slow start to the season. They were bringing back most of the 2023-24 squad that made it to the NBA Finals, and with Luka Doncic, perennial All-NBA First Teamer, leading […]

The Dallas Mavericks may have fallen to 3-8 on the season after suffering a 116-114 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night, but at the very least, their prized rookie, Cooper Flagg, appears to be taking the next step in his career. Flagg put up a career-high 26 points to go along with nine […]

This Sacramento Kings team is headed for a one-way trip towards the bottom of the NBA standings if this keeps up. On Sunday, the Kings were laughed off their own floor by the surging Minnesota Timberwolves, 144-117, and there seems to be no end in sight to this madness in Sacramento. The Kings made some […]

It took a little while, but Cade Cunningham is now enjoying winning basketball with the Detroit Pistons. No one in the NBA feels more deserving of this fortune change considering how Cunningham toiled in the trenches for the Pistons to start the 2020s. Now, Cunningham is playing as if this excellent play can be taken […]

Anthony Davis is just ten months into his Dallas Mavericks tenure, and the conversation around him continues to stretch far beyond what happens on the court. New practice photos of Davis circulating on social media this week sparked a wave of debate among Mavericks fans, many focusing on his noticeably bulked-up frame compared to his […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat pulled off an overtime stunner against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night, 140-138, it was capped off by an explosive buzzer-beater dunk by Andrew Wiggins. With the Heat getting revenge on the Cavs after the sweep in the NBA playoffs last season, the team gets a quality win, as […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo welcomed Cooper Flagg to the NBA with a ferocious dunk highlight in the Milwaukee Bucks’ matchup against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. Antetokounmpo is going through his 13th year in the NBA, shining as one of the best players in the league. He continues to lead the Bucks as he looks to […]

The Dallas Mavericks may not be winning too many games at the moment, but the good news is that Cooper Flagg appears to be hitting his stride. Flagg, despite the Mavericks’ 116-114 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night, put up his best game thus far as a professional. He tallied a career-high 26 […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James shared a powerful message following the death of NBA legend Lenny Wilkens. Wilkens left behind a remarkable playing and coaching career in the NBA. As a player, he earned nine All-Star selections as his jersey number with the Seattle Supersonics hangs in the rafters. He even earned a spot […]

The Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers delivered the game of the night on Monday after their see-saw contest went down to the final second in overtime at Kaseya Center. The Cavaliers tied the game, 138-138, after Donovan Mitchell buried a fallaway three-pointer from the corner with only 0.4 seconds left in the game. It […]

On Monday night, the Chicago Bulls hosted the San Antonio Spurs in a clash between two teams that have gotten off to a strong start to the 2025-26 campaign. In the end, the Spurs outlasted the Josh Giddey-less Bulls, 121-117, with Chicago now having suffered its fourth loss of the new season — a worrying […]

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland was injured in Monday night’s game against the Miami Heat. He was forced to miss the rest of the contest with a left toe injury that was evaluated postgame. Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson, who was ejected in the third quarter, didn’t have an update in his press conference. […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has spent the past week away from the floor while recovering from illness, but he hasn’t lost any of his sense of humor. A viral clip posted to Curry’s Instagram on Monday sparked plenty of laughs across NBA circles, showing Curry absolutely losing it after getting his first look […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ 2025-26 season is crashing before it even gets a chance to get off the ground. On Monday night, the Mavericks let another golden opportunity to win slip away from their fingertips, losing to the Milwaukee Bucks, 116-114, to fall to 3-8 on the season. Considering how unforgiving the West is and considering […]

Luka Doncic went off on a referee following a play in the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. Doncic is progressing through his second season with the Lakers. He is off to a historic start as Los Angeles has shined as one of the best teams in the Western Conference. […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks suffered a competitive 116-114 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. Cooper Flagg played a pivotal role in keeping Dallas in the game, scoring 26 points while also recording nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block. He was incredibly efficient as well, going 9-15 from the field. […]

On paper, the 2025-26 Phoenix Suns roster is a bit less talented than last year’s squad, mostly due to the departure of future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant. Making matters worse, the main piece the Suns got in the Durant trade, Jalen Green, re-aggravated his hamstring injury. But this Suns team has been playing enjoyable […]

Jalen Brunson is speaking out on receiving death threats. The New York Knicks point guard is sharing his experience on the negative messages he’s received following New York Giants kicker Graham Gano’s recent comments about the DMs he’s gotten after fans’ bets don’t cash. Unfortunately, this has been a shared experience amongst the professional athletes. […]

Is there anything that San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama cannot do? If someone dares him to wrestle an anaconda in a raging river, he’d probably be able to do it. Wembanyama led the Spurs to their third straight win after beating the Chicago Bulls, 121-117, on Monday at the United Center. With the victory, […]

It was quite a night for Victor Wembanyama. On Monday, the San Antonio Spurs’ face achieved a few remarkable things against the Chicago Bulls. First, he achieved his 95th straight game with a block. Then, with the game on the line, he rose to the occasion as only a superstar can. In the fourth quarter, […]

On Monday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat battled in a contest between two shorthanded teams. And just like seemingly every other game in today’s NBA slate, this game was also decided in the dying embers. This time, it was the Heat that had the final say — with Andrew Wiggins guiding the ball […]

The Golden State Warriors have never lacked bold voices, and this week owner Joe Lacob added another memorable soundbite to the mix. In a reflective moment on his 15 years of ownership, the longtime franchise leader contrasted his hands-on, purpose-driven approach to sports with what he views as a hollow trend among Silicon Valley elites […]

The Detroit Pistons were on the second night of a back-to-back, and although this game came against the lowly Washington Wizards, it was always going to be a difficult game considering how shorthanded they were. Even Cade Cunningham, who put up a Kobe Bryant-esque stat line (46 points on 45 shot attempts) on a night […]

Cade Cunningham shook off a late injury concern against the Washington Wizards to enter Kobe Bryant territory. The Detroit Pistons star hit a shot total that mirrors the late NBA legend in the 137-135 overtime victory. Cunningham shot 45 times from the floor — joining Bryant as one of four players to shoot that many […]

The Brooklyn Nets will attempt to pick up their second win of the season when they host the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. They’ll be missing a key frontcourt piece during the matchup. After he exited Sunday’s loss to the New York Knicks with left hamstring tightness, the Nets ruled out Day’Ron Sharpe for the Toronto […]

The NBA lost one of its pillars on Monday after Lenny Wilkens passed away at 88 years old. Wilkens’ family announced the unfortunate news but did not reveal the cause of death. Tributes poured in for Wilkens, whose career as a player and later as a coach spanned 50 years. His luminaries remembered him as […]

When the Chicago Bulls acquired Tre Jones in a trade from the San Antonio Spurs, it was for a specific reason. The guy can do it all and without any ounce of intimidation.  On Monday, that was on full display during the Bulls game against his former team as he found himself going up against […]

It has been a challenging season for Desmond Bane as he continues to adjust in his first stint with the Orlando Magic, which is why his cold-blooded game-winner on Monday must have felt extremely good. Bane lifted the Magic past the Portland Trail Blazers, 115-112, at Kia Center after he drained the three-pointer off an […]

Darius Garland suffered a foot injury during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ matchup against the Miami Heat on Monday night. Garland is going through the seventh season of his NBA career. Injuries limited his availability in the team’s playoff run last season, as it kept him on the sidelines to start the 2025-26 campaign as well. Garland […]

The Detroit Pistons have enjoyed such a strong start to the 2025-26 season, with Cade Cunningham powering them to an 8-2 start to the new campaign. Alas, as luck would have it, the Pistons simply cannot enjoy this incredible start to the season without dealing with adversity. On Monday night, Cunningham had to exit the […]

On Monday night, Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks were set to do battle against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. This was as good of a litmus test for Flagg as it can come; Antetokounmpo, after all, has been one of the greatest players in the league over the past decade or so, and […]

It’s Victor Wembanyama’s world now, and no one can do anything about it. Wembanyama looked to continue his stellar campaign on Monday, as the San Antonio Spurs visited the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. The ultratalented center has been on a path of destruction in his third year in the NBA, proving to everyone […]

When the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, pulling off one of the most shocking trades in NBA history, Milwuakee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers didn’t believe it. Ahead of facing Anthony Davis and the Dallas Mavericks, he remembered his initial reaction to the move. Rivers defended Myles Turner after fans […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat have been running a new style of offense, focusing more on a free-flowing system and upping the pace, many players have benefited, with no one more arguably than Jaime Jaquez Jr., in the midst of his third NBA season. While Jaquez has been a tremendous boost for the Heat […]

Brandon Ingram received some repercussions for his poor on-court behavior during one of the Toronto Raptors’ games this season. Ingram is going through his 10th season in the NBA, his second with the Raptors. This campaign marks his first official appearances on the court for Toronto as injuries stopped him from playing for the squad […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks will play the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night without Anthony Davis, who remains out with a left calf strain. Before the contest, Mavs head coach Jason Kidd provided an update on the Mavericks star. “He was on the floor today,” Kidd said of AD. “He’s making progress. We will see […]

Dallas Mavericks fans are having concerns about Cooper Flagg after seeing him have a wrap on his right hand ahead of the team’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. Flagg is going through the first year of his NBA career, adapting to life at the professional level with the Mavericks. While he’s had […]

On Monday, the Chicago Bulls were dealt a blow. Josh Giddey, who injured his ankle against the Cleveland Cavaliers, will be listed as out for the game against the San Antonio Spurs, per Will Gottlieb of CHGO Bulls.  On Saturday, Giddey hurt his ankle as a result of a massive crossover by De’Andre Hunter that […]

MIAMI – With the Miami Heat’s new fast-paced offense bringing the best out of everyone on the team, it wasn’t always like this, especially when looking at the postseason performance from the franchise. Though the Heat’s offense looks improved now, what helped push the team to evolve on that side of the ball came because […]