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The Miami Heat have been well represented on NBA All-Star weekend as rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Alondes Williams made their mark as part of the Rising Stars games. Each had impressive performances as they both talked about their experience being acknowledged as two of the league’s top young stars. Jaquez has been a rookie […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is in the mix for the MVP award as he’s been going off this season. Nikola Jokic is currently the favorite to win, but the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar is right there behind him. During his trip to All-Star Weekend, Gilgeous-Alexander opens up about what it would mean to win the award. The […]

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo is about to play in his third All-Star game Sunday night, but this time will be a bit different compared to the other appearances. Because Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid is unable to play because of an injury, Adebayo will start for the Eastern Conference. This will be the first […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant is tipping his cap during NBA All-Star Weekend to another team from the Western Conference. Durant said Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers are playing as good as anyone in the league at this time. “Every night my best players, my top 5a, my Goats, I feel like every […]

NBA All-Star Weekend is a chance for non-household names to gain national exposure while they showcase their abilities and put on a fun show for basketball fans everywhere. It also allows young players like Dallas Mavericks’ Dereck Lively II to meet people and players that he hasn’t been able to before. He is making the […]

Kevin Durant spent time with the media at the NBA All-Star Weekend and provided some insight on his peers. One of which was San Antonio Spurs’ rookie, Victor Wembanyama. The Phoenix Suns star had nothing but nice things to say, as he gave Wembanyama some high praise. Ultimately, Durant sees a long successful career for […]

For the first time in a while, the NBA’s slam dunk contest will feature some true star power, with Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics partaking in the competition. Brown figures to be able to put on a show in the contest, and it’s clear that fans are excited to see one of the top […]

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant has a reach that goes far beyond basketball. Durant is sharing that he has a deep bond with music star Drake. Durant is credited as doing A&R work for Drake’s For All The Dogs music album. A&R stands for artists and repertoire, and it usually refers to someone involved in […]

Oklahoma City Thunder players Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams are sharing their ideas on what to change about NBA All-Star Weekend. Both players would like to see some changes that would shake things up in the festivities. Reporter: "Anything you would change about All-Star weekend?" Chet Holmgren: "I think what they should do with the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards is revealing that Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant is his favorite NBA player of all time. Edwards revealed the information during NBA All-Star Weekend. “Kevin Durant’s my favorite player of all time of course, so definitely just being around him is super cool.” Anthony Edwards on being around other […]

Luka Doncic is incredible. The Dallas Mavericks star hit a trick shot on Saturday that stunned the NBA All-Star crowd. Doncic told his teammate Dereck Lively II, who played in the NBA Rising Stars Game, that he would “bounce” the ball in the hoop from the left side of half court. Sure enough, that’s exactly […]

Tyrese Haliburton has been one of the breakout stars of the 2023-24 NBA campaign so far, and it resulted in him being named a starter for the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game. While Haliburton will be competing in the biggest event of the weekend, would he consider partaking in the Slam Dunk Contest? While […]

It will be an exciting competition Saturday night as Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu will be facing off in a three-point contest. With Curry being a part of the Western Conference All-Star team, he gave insight into how this matchup came about and who he thinks will […]

Although the Super Bowl is over, the 49ers are still catching strays from all corners of sports media. After San Francisco’s shocking move to take the ball first in overtime, leading to a made field goal that turned into the Chiefs marching down the field for a game-winning touchdown, many 49ers players openly expressed that […]

Keegan Murray is one of the many bright young players on the Sacramento Kings roster, and he is putting together a strong sophomore campaign with the Kings (14.8 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.7 APG, 45.9 FG%). As he becomes a better player, more people recognize him out in public, which can lead to some unwanted attention. […]

Even with the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers on standby during the 2024 NBA All-Star break, the anticipation for the second half of the season is through the roof. With 29 games left until the start of the first round of the NBA Playoffs, the Cavs aren’t flawless, despite going 18-2 in their last 20 games. Ahead […]

Indiana Pacers forward Oscar Tshiebwe is used to guarding some big men, but admits it was a little different trying to handle a 7-foot-4 player. Tshiebwe guarded San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama in the NBA All-Star Weekend Rising Stars event on Friday. “When I was playing against him, I remember when I was playing […]

Count San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama in. The phenomenal rookie says he wants to take part in the NBA All-Star weekend Slam Dunk Contest and the 3-point contest before he hangs up his sneakers. “Yeah, it’s on my bucket list.” Victor Wembanyama wants to participate in the 3-point contest and Slam Dunk Contest […]

Chet Holmgren is one of the NBA’s top young talents right now. Currently second in the rookie ladder, the Oklahoma City Thunder center averages 16.7 points and 7.6 rebounds a game. Holmgren is just 21 years of age, but one thing everyone notices about him is his unwavering confidence. Just check back to his pre-draft […]

On the first night of the NBA All-Star Weekend, during the Rising Stars Challenge, things appeared to get heated between Indiana Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin and Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey during the clash between Team Jalen Rose and Team Tamika Catchings. Mathurin, in particular, was the one who stirred the pot. It was the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been one of the best stories in the NBA this season. Proving their critics wrong, the Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert pairing has been a thing of beauty for the NBA’s top-ranked defense. Betting on skilled size, Minnesota’s hot start has them atop the Western Conference with a a 39-16 record […]

Friday night of the NBA All-Star Weekend is a chance for some of the league’s brightest young stars to show what they’re capable of and to show that the league is in good hands. That is certainly what Indiana Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin did when he led Team Jalen Rose to the Rising Stars Challenge […]

In what has  become the highest-wattage event of All-Star weekend, six 2024 All-Stars (Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Damian Lillard, Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell, Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson), one 2023 All-Star (Utah Jazz big man Lauri Markkanen) and […]

It has been a rough-sailing 2023-24 season for the Portland Trail Blazers, as was expected when they dealt away Damian Lillard in an effort to fully embrace the rebuild. But amid their uneven display on the hardwood, this is the time for the Blazers brass to assess which players on the roster could be long-term […]

Get you a guy who can do both. That’s what the kids these days say. That’s what Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons did when he tore up the competition (perhaps even literally in Stephen A. Smith’s case) in the 2024 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, looking like a two-sport star in the process with how […]

Rookie combo guard Scoot Henderson has been making immense progress in recent weeks in terms of his development, even as his Portland Trail Blazers struggle to stack up wins with any consistency. In fact, Henderson was recently inserted into the starting lineup for Thursday’s home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, illustrating the increased confidence of […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks did not exactly have the end to the first half of the NBA season that they were expecting leading into this weekend’s All-Star festivities in Indianapolis. Although Antetokounmpo’s counting statistics have remained as strong as ever, the Bucks suffered back to back losses to the Miami Heat and the […]

LeBron James and the Lakers have picked up the pace a bit in recent weeks, cruising into the NBA trade deadline comfortably above the .500 mark as the season reaches its unofficial halfway point. James has continued playing at an All-Star level so far this year, but that hasn’t stopped other teams from checking in […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks have had a strong opening act to the 2023-24 NBA season, currently sitting in fourth place in the vaunted Eastern Conference playoff picture with a solid record of 33-22 as the season enters its annual All-Star break. Speaking of that All-Star break, Brunson himself will be taking part […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have consistently been in the playoff picture this season. The team is healthy and in the race for a top six finish in the Western Conference and thus avoiding the play-in tournament. Following NBA All-Star Weekend, there will be less than half of the season remaining with teams looking to make […]

Despite a devastating ankle injury to starting center Mitchell Robinson, the New York Knicks have been rolling as of late, currently sitting with a solid record of 33-22, good for fourth place in a crowded Eastern Conference playoff picture. Stepping in admirably to fill Robinson’s role has been New York big man Isaiah Hartenstein, and […]

Star point guard Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks have reached the All-Star break point of the 2023-24 season in style, currently sitting in fourth place in a vaunted Eastern Conference playoff picture with a solid record of 33-22. Brunson has been playing lights-out basketball for the Knicks so far this year and was […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have been rolling so far on the 2023-24 NBA season, currently holders of the best record in the league by no small margin. The next-closest team in either conference is a whopping 4.5 games behind Boston. Tatum has continued to play at an elite level for a Celtics team […]

The dunk contest is always one of the major draws at NBA All-Star Weekend. Last season, the NBA made history at the event when Mac McClung became the first G League player to be invited to participate. At the time of the contest though he had signed a contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. McClung will […]

Rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs haven’t been able to compile many wins thus far on the 2023-24 season; however, any growing pains are more than worth it for fans any time they see the otherwordly skill set that Wembanyama brings to the table on a nightly basis. Last year’s number one […]

Growing up, Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey was around quite a few big name WNBA players. His mother, Niele Ivey, played five seasons in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury, Indiana Fever and Detroit Shock. Ivey was born in 2002 when his mother was in the middle of her WNBA career. One of those players […]

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has just announced 14 finalists for the class of 2024, and Vince Carter is one of them. The former NBA player, known for his jaw-dropping dunks and athletic abilities, made the All-Star game eight times and won the famous 2000 Slam Dunk Contest. Upon being announced as a […]

San Antonio Spurs young star Jeremy Sochan is currently in Indianapolis to take part in the Rising Stars challenge to be played on Friday Night as a part of the NBA’s annual All-Star weekend. Sochan is one of the young cornerstones of a Spurs team that is currently being constructed around rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama, […]

A newfound emphasis on ball and player movement under first-year coach Nick Nurse helped drive the Philadelphia 76ers toward top-tier title contention before Joel Embiid tore his meniscus. The stagnant offense that defined the Sixers last season season left Philadelphia with Doc Rivers and James Harden, propelling Embiid to truly historic heights and Tyrese Maxey […]