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Following a setback earlier in the evening against DUX Infinitos, Magic Gaming made a compelling comeback in the NBA 2K League by securing a flawless sweep over Hornets Venom GT in the SWITCH OPEN 3v3 group play. This turnaround was more than just a series of wins; it was a demonstration of Magic Gaming’s resilience, […]

Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic is having his healthiest season since he suffered a broken leg following the 2018-19 season. Nurkic is averaging 11.4 points and 11.0 rebounds. “That thing is so overrated,” Nurkic said of his leg break. Nurkic was traded to the Suns in September from the Portland Trail Blazers. He has exceeded […]

Miami Heat star Caleb Martin has enjoyed a nice season being one of the main “X factors” for the team besides the main stars like Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. He has seen a ton of uses this season where it was either in the starting lineup or recently has been coming off the bench […]

A lot of hoop junkies would agree that NBA players are easily the best basketball players in the world. As a result, it isn’t surprising that they get a tremendous amount of respect. Given their greatness in the sport, it’s so easy to forget that these players are humans as well. In fact, believe it […]

The Boston Celtics are charging strong into the playoffs, having won their past seven games. At this point, with 13 games to go in the regular season, all the Celtics are focusing on is getting to the playoffs at full strength. Thus, with a game against the Detroit Pistons, the second-worst team in the Eastern […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are coming off a back-to-back against the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, and the close victory over the Nets has given them a 1.5-game cushion over the third-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers. The Eastern Conference standings are still close from second onwards, so anything can happen in the last couple of weeks before the […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Brandon Ingram is set to miss some time after suffering a left knee bone contusion during Thursday night’s game against the Orlando Magic, the team announced on Friday morning. Ingram left Thursday’s game during the third quarter after hyperextending his left knee during a collision with Magic guard Jalen Suggs. The […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks earned a 113-97 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. Dunks were the story of the game, as the Mavs set a new franchise record with 18, per the Mavericks on X (formerly Twitter). Daniel Gafford, who has been an excellent addition after the team acquired him before the […]

The Boston Celtics have been on an amazing run since the start of their 2023-24 campaign. It has not been an overwhelming dominance by only a couple of guys, but it is the collective unit that has propelled them to the top spot in the NBA as the playoffs near. With the No. 1 seed […]

For as much change phenom Victor Wembanyama has gone through throughout his rookie season, his demeanor hasn’t faltered. And he gives the sense that it won’t any time soon. If ever. “It’s how I try to live my life. I don’t do anything halfway,” the Spurs superstar said. “If I have to do it, I […]

The latest NBA 2K24 MyTEAM Nebula Event allows players a chance to earn a 99 OVR Dark Matter Victor Wembanyama. Furthermore, this epic collection also includes yet another 100 OVR player item in Tracy McGrady. Overall, this MyTEAM event will allow people to earn some highly rated cards with insane rarities. How Do You Get […]

Following their emphatic victory over the Charlotte Hornets, the Orlando Magic faced a formidable challenge against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night, ultimately triumphing with a 121-106 victory. The Pelicans, having won seven of their last eight games prior to this matchup, were outplayed by the Magic, who demonstrated their defensive prowess and extended […]

The Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks battled it out on Thursday night. The last time the two teams played one another, the Nuggets were thoroughly embarrassed by the Knicks, as they lost 122-84. Things were different this time around. Even though the Knicks were without OG Anunoby, Julius Randle, and Mitchell Robinson, they still […]

The Sacramento Kings may have lost to the Washington Wizards on Thursday, but the team had a silver lining in the form of Domantas Sabonis. Talks surrounding the big man’s continuous streak of double-doubles have surfaced recently, and they’ll likely continue following Thursday’s outing. Why? Well, as of the final buzzer, Sabonis now surpasses Moses […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Mo Bamba is not someone most people would want to mess with, considering his intimidating size. Patrick Beverley is not most people. The Milwaukee Bucks guard recently sparked controversy on his list of the top-five “whitest black guys” in the NBA during an episode the Pat Bev Podcast with co-host Adam Ferrone. […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard went off against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night, scoring 30 points and notching 12 assists while going 5-11 from behind the 3-point arc. Per StatMuse, Lillard now outnumbers all other Bucks combined in terms of players with 30+ points, 10+ assists, and 5+ 3-pointers: “Games with 30+ PTS, 10+ […]

For years, putting Draymond Green at center allowed the Golden State Warriors to unlock their best lineup combinations whenever the level of adversity they were facing was at its highest. With Green at the five, the Warriors were able to switch plenty of matchups defensively, thanks to his versatility, while his playmaking at the position […]

The Brooklyn Nets had clear expectations entering the 2023-24 season: a scrappy team that would compete nightly but struggle to close games against star-studded rosters. While they’ve failed to live up to that billing, posting the NBA’s sixth-worst record (13-33) over the last three months, they kept to the original script during Thursday’s 115-108 loss […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz on Thursday by a final score of 113-97. Luka Doncic and Daniel Gafford both enjoyed big games, but it was Kyrie Irving’s alley-oop with Doncic that stole headlines. LUKA DONCIC TO KYRIE IRVING FOR THE ALLEY OOP JAM 😲pic.twitter.com/0wd9BrnCEE — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 22, 2024 Kyrie […]

There is no question about who the San Antonio Spurs see as their future. So it stands to reason that they throw several questions his way regarding that future. Victor Wembanyama stands ready – and willing – to determine the direction of the team’s roster and, essentially, its direction. The 7-foot-4 marvel detailed how much […]

PHOENIX — Devin Booker is someone the Phoenix Suns need to perform on offense to win their first championship. But Booker’s defensive rating has dipped this season. Booker, who is in his ninth NBA season, has a defensive rating of 118.7. The statistic is something coach Frank Vogel was asked about before the Suns’ home […]

Head coach Quin Snyder and the Atlanta Hawks are currently stumbling to the finish line of what has been a disastrous 2023-24 campaign. The Hawks currently look to be locked into tenth place in the vaunted Eastern Conference playoff picture, and Snyder and his staff have been forced to navigate a slew of injuries this […]

The Chicago Bulls battled the Houston Rockets on Thursday night in H-Town and the Rockets took a late lead heading down the stretch in search of a key victory. The game was an entertaining one for fans of high-scoring basketball games and on-court scuffles alike as the Bulls’ DeMar DeRozan got into it with noted […]

The Milwaukee Bucks hosted the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night in a game that has ramifications for superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. In starting for the Bucks, Giannis appeared in his 65th game of the season, which makes him officially eligible for NBA MVP, per Bobby Marks of ESPN: “Giannis Antetokounmpo has now reached the 65-game criteria. […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are currently in the process of trying to win the franchise its first NBA Finals championship since 2008, which would move the team back in front of the Los Angeles Lakers for the most championships in NBA history with 18. The Lakers tied the Celtics in that department with […]

The Dallas Mavericks are playing the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. Before the game Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd made some intriguing comments about LeBron James’ impact on today’s NBA. Kidd noted that “positions are gone” as superstars like Luka Doncic and Victor Wembanyama can do so many different things on the court. “Yeah, I […]

Jalen Hood-Schifino, whom the Los Angeles Lakers selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, is likely to miss the remainder of his rookie season after undergoing a successful lumbar microdiscectomy on Thursday, the team announced. The Lakers did not provide a timetable for his recovery, though ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported that […]

The New Orleans Pelicans caught a hot streak. They have won eight out of their last 10 games before facing the Paolo Banchero-led Orlando Magic. Zion Williamson is looking like his prime unstoppable self and living up to expectations. Like most nice things in the NBA, there always has to be a drawback. It came […]

New York Knicks star Julius Randle is currently in the process of ramping up for a return from a shoulder injury he sustained in January. In Randle’s absence, along with the absence of recently acquired wing OG Anunoby from the Toronto Raptors, New York has managed to stay afloat relatively well, thanks primarily to the […]

Isaiah Thomas and the Phoenix Suns. Sounds familiar, right? Thomas, who signed a 10-day contract with the Suns Wednesday, did so just over 10 years since he signed with the team. “Ten years ago went by so fast, it don’t even look like the same city,” Thomas said. Isaiah Thomas’ promise to Phoenix Suns Thomas […]

Head coach Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls are currently on a collision course for the NBA Play-In tournament, where they are likely to represent the number nine seed in the Eastern Conference. All told, that’s not a terrible result for the Bulls considering the relative lack of talent on their roster, as well as […]

Head coach Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets are currently in the process of ramping up for the upcoming 2024 NBA playoffs, where they will seek to defend the NBA title that they won last June. Malone’s squad hasn’t shown any signs of championship hangover so far this year, as the Nuggets currently sit with […]

The Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green was back on his on-court antics again, this time against his favorite team, the Memphis Grizzlies. Early in the Warriors’ blowout win over the Grizzlies on Wednesday, Green contested Santi Aldama’s layup attempt. Aldama wasn’t too pleased with Green’s physicality and bumped into him, which led Green to retaliate. […]

The new age of debates is pitting the 2020 Montverde team led by Cade Cunningham with Scottie Barnes against the 2016 Chino Hill squad with Lamelo Ball and Onyeka Okongwu. But, before that happened there was a scary high school AAU team formed that might never be rivaled in terms of talent. Tim Thomas noted […]

In the Miami Heat’s win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night, star Terry Rozier shined in the final period, scoring 11 points to put the game away. He was the aggressive player that Heat fans were waiting to see as even Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said after the game that himself and teammates have […]

When he splashed home his sixth 3-pointer in Monday’s win over the Atlanta Hawks — his 183rd of 2023-24 — D’Angelo Russell tied the Los Angeles Lakers record for most made triples in a season, set by Nick Van Exel in 1994-95 (the 30-year gap tells you how devoid the franchise has been of high-volume […]

The Sacramento Kings quickly became the team everyone was rooting for across the NBA last season. They not only snapped their 16-season postseason drought, but the Kings encapsulated basketball fans across the world with their “Light the Beam” gimmick. The same core group returned to Sacramento this season, yet this team has struggled at times […]

The NBA is reportedly shutting down the G League Ignite after the season, per Shams Charania of The Athletic: “Sources: The NBA is shutting down the G League Ignite team after this season, canceling the development squad of elite draft prospects and veterans that launched in 2020. ” The NBA launched the Ignite at a […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell, who is recuperating from a nasal fracture and a nagging knee injury, is focused being healthy for the upcoming playoffs, according to a recent report from Shams Charania. “Yeah, there are two issues right now with Donovan Mitchell,” Charania said. “One is he’s got a nasal fracture that he […]