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The Dallas Mavericks closed out the first-half of the regular season on a six-game winning streak. Dallas is hoping to immediately recapture their momentum following the NBA All-Star break. Luka Doncic and Dereck Lively II represented the Mavs at NBA All-Star Weekend. Lively participated in the NBA Rising Stars Game, while Doncic played for the […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic turned some heads after last Sunday’s 2024 NBA All-Star Game when he broached the idea of teaming up with Luka Doncic in Mile High City. “I don’t know. It’s possible. I don’t want to leave Denver. I like it there. It’s a great organization. But if Luka gets pissed […]

29 regular season games — that’s all the Los Angeles Clippers have to survive with a clean bill of health to enter the playoffs as one of the favorites to win the Larry O’Brien trophy. The Clippers have been plagued by injury woes for the past three years, but now, they look healthier than ever […]

The NBA MVP race is in full swing. Up until February, the MVP race was neck and neck between Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic and Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid. Unfortunately, Embiid was disqualified from winning the award due to a new NBA policy. In early February, Embiid suffered a knee injury that required him to have […]

Most of the NBA discourse in the mid-to-late 2010s revolved mainly around three players: Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant. At the time, all three stars were still in the peak of their powers. At the time, Curry and Durant were teammates for the Golden State Warriors, while LeBron was with the Cleveland Browns. […]

Kevin Durant is a lot of things. For many of his detractors, being a leader is not one of them. The Phoenix Suns star is generally not considered to be a good leader of a championship team. We’ve all heard of the “bus rider, not bus driver” analogy often thrown at KD. He’s a great […]

The domino effect is alive and well in Brooklyn. The infamous trade of James Harden from the Houston Rockets to the Brooklyn Nets, in an attempt to form a “Big 3” with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, failed miserably. Top this with hiring a former two-time MVP, albeit an inexperienced Steve Nash to the head […]

The NBA All-Star Weekend had its fair share of highlights, and one of them was Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu’s 3-point shootout. It was a thrilling spectacle, with Curry emerging as the victor, 29-26. However, Saturday night didn’t finish without a bit of controversy. NBA on TNT commentator Kenny Smith in particular, received online backlash […]

The Brooklyn Nets announced on Monday that they have parted ways with Jacque Vaughn, who was in the middle of his second year as head coach before being released. Amid the recent decision, discussions are now being raised on whether or not general manager Sean Marks is in the hot seat as well. Marks was […]

For all of the talk as to how the NBA could improve the competitiveness of the All-Star Game after the game became nearly unwatchable in 2023, the 2024 iteration of the historic game proved to be an even more dire showcase of basketball, at least from the perspective of fans. But for Boston Celtics legend […]

Patrick Beverley has made a living out of blowing the chip on his shoulder out of proportion. Beverley is unabashed in using the smallest slight as motivation for him to become a better basketball player. Following his trade to the Milwaukee Bucks at the deadline in exchange for Cameron Payne, Beverley now has an even […]

The Sacramento Kings are falling down the standings, as they are 5-5 in their last 10 games heading to the All-Star break. Sacramento is 31-23 and in 8th place in the Western Conference. Other teams in the West are on the rise, making this post-All-Star break stretch crucial for Mike Brown’s men. Domantas Sabonis has […]

The Indiana Pacers are making a push in the Eastern Conference, as they sit sixth place in the Eastern Conference at 31-25. Indiana made a blockbuster trade, acquiring All-Star Pascal Siakam to pair with star guard Tyrese Haliburton and their young core. The combination leads to plenty of Pacers bold predictions. Indiana now has a […]

The NBA All-Star Game has devolved into a glorified shooting exhibition, with superstars clearly not giving it their all during the contest much to the annoyance of millions of fans all over the globe. Nonetheless, it seems as though the actual participants in the All-Star Game are having fun. However, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, […]

Tyrese Haliburton’s Sunday was one to remember. In his first-ever All-Star Game appearance, the 23-year-old sank 10 threes en route to a 32-point night. What made his outing even more special was how the game was played in Gainbridge Fieldhouse — the Indiana Pacers’ home court. During warmups, Haliburton was visibly cheerful, and it showed […]

During the NBA All-Star Weekend, Oklahoma City Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was set to start in his first All-Star Game, generated some buzz, with retired guard Stephon Marbury calling the 25-year old combo guard the best player in NBA history to hail from Canada. However, Gilgeous-Alexander, as accepting as he was of the compliment, knows […]

It has been a topsy-turvy 2023-24 season for the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors, thanks to their incredible dynastic run over the past decade or so, have set some lofty expectations for themselves that they haven’t quite reached for this current campaign. Even though their output on the hardwood has perked up as of late, […]

The New York Knicks limped into the 2024 All-Star break, which — from their perspective — couldn’t come soon enough. They suffered a number of challenging injuries that brought them back to Earth after a wildly successful January. Granted, most teams have more than one thing to figure out at this stage of the season, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans had all the momentum going into the NBA All-Star break. The squad was 7-1 with a road-heavy schedule and now get to restart the season with three straight home games. They have the 11th toughest remaining schedule but have proven resilient if nothing else over the past few years under third-year […]

It was once thought that Carmelo Anthony was going to be the best player on the Denver Nuggets who wore the number 15. Those held true until a Taco Bell commercial happened during the NBA Draft and the greatest player in their franchise entered the league. Nikola Jokic just led this team to their first […]

The Brooklyn Nets fired Head Coach Jacque Vaughn on Monday, fueling speculation as to a potential rift with Nets players this season in the NBA rumor mill. National title winning former UConn Coach Kevin Ollie has been promoted to take Vaughn’s place as rumors continue to swirl about why the former Kansas Jayhawk was let […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has pretty much accomplished everything there is to in basketball, but there isn’t a shortage of people who still think his legacy isn’t complete because he has yet to participate in an NBA Slam Dunk Contest. His continued absence from the main skills event of the yearly NBA All-Star […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (33-22) went into the NBA All-Star break on a 7-1 run, with five of those victories coming on the road. The Pelicans return to action with three games in four days, thankfully all in the Smoothie King Center. Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram can use that home cooking to dial into […]

It looks like Orlando Magic star forward Paolo Banchero finally completed his mission to have all of his East All-Star teammates’ signatures on his shoe. Banchero was heard after the game on Sunday that he was looking for Milwaukee Bucks superstar point guard Damian Lillard, whose signature was the only one he was missing, but […]

NBA All-Star weekend was not the first to feature a battle of the sexes battle. Some of these historic games were done on the tennis courts and other sports as well. Nonetheless, Sabrina Ionescu and Stephen Curry had the eyes of everyone in the world when they duked out for bragging rights and the title […]

The Golden State Warriors tip off the second half of the season against the Lakers on home Thursday and now Stephen Curry is setting the table for what should be an exciting finish to the season, and eventually his career in the NBA. Curry offered sage advice for rising Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton after […]

Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker played quarterback as a youngster. Sunday, he showed in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis, Indiana, he still has football skills, something Kevin Durant knew. Booker, who is one of two players to rank in the top-10 in points (27.5) and assists per game (7.0), threw full-court passes to the […]

The history of basketball is replete with stories about how a few big talents come together for a run at an NBA Finals appearance. Forming a Big Three is the quickest way to title, or a lot of titled questions when a franchise goes all-in but comes up short. So what goes into a Big […]

Kendrick Perkins played 14 seasons over the course of his NBA career and won one championship in the process. He came within a shade of making what would have been his lone All-Star appearance but fell short as Al Horford beat him out by one vote. The 6-foot-10 center watched Sunday night’s All-Star Game and […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been one of the most impressive teams in the NBA this season. Entering the NBA All-Star break, they are in second place in the Western Conference at 37-17. The Thunder are a young team full of budding stars. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has emerged as one of the best players in basketball, […]

The Golden State Warriors used up all the bargaining power that they could at the NBA Trade Deadline. It was just not fate that they would be able to LeBron James from the Los Angeles Lakers this time around. Stephen Curry and the struggling squad currently sit 10th in the Western Conference standings at the […]

The history of basketball is replete with stories about how a few big talents come together for a run at an NBA Finals appearance. Forming a Big Three is the quickest way to title, or a lot of titled questions when a franchise goes all-in but comes up short. Especially if it’s not once, but […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The LA Clippers are looking to pick up after the All-Star break exactly where they left off: winning games and chasing the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Paul George, along with Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, has been a catalyst in the Clippers major run towards becoming the best team […]

Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart has now gotten a court date to address his recent punching incident with Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks. Stewart is scheduled to appear in court on February 23 for the misdemeanor assault charge he got in his altercation with Eubanks. To recall, the Pistons youngster was arrested and given […]

It was an interesting Monday morning for the Brooklyn Nets as they fired head coach Jacque Vaughn right after the All-Star break, which was a shock to some since they signed him to a multiyear contract extension not too long ago. While people are speculating the reasoning behind the big move, NBA insider Shams Charania […]

The New Orleans Pelicans flew under the radar during the NBA All-Star break. Rookie Jordan Hawkins was the franchise’s lone representative, and that came in the undercard Rising Stars game not the main attraction. Well, on the court that is. CJ McCollum was a guest on ESPN’s NBA Today show and had to make a […]

San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama enjoyed his first NBA All-Star Weekend experience. At the same time, while the Rising Stars and Skills Challenge competitions gave him a taste, he considers it just that. “Next year, hopefully, the big game,” Wemby said, alluding to the actual NBA All-Star Game. A packed All-Star weekend for Victor […]

The Western Conference appears to have a firm grasp on the NBA MVP award this season. The fact that Joel Embiid is no longer eligible for the MVP award as a result of games missed due to injury also plays a huge factor in why more attention is being cast on those in the West. […]

It has been a hectic past couple of years for Kevin Love who was bought out by the Cleveland Cavaliers last season, then signed by the Miami Heat in hopes to revitalize his basketball career. Since then, it seems as if the former All-Star is truly comfortable in his surroundings with the Heat, especially with […]