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Klay Thompson picked up right where he left off from an eye-opening first half against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. After scoring 17 points and draining three triples before halftime, the future Hall-of-Famer did even more damage in a scintillating third quarter—making a convincing case for him to continue coming off the bench going […]

So much for coming off the bench for the first time in 12 years bothering Klay Thompson. The Golden State Warriors star was stellar in the first half against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night, responding to his surprise reserve role with aplomb. Thompson poured in a team-high 17 points before intermission, shooting 7-of-11 from […]

The All-Star break is here for the Chicago Bulls, and few teams need it more than they do. The Bulls have had to deal with numerous injuries this season, and it gets harder and harder to play when there aren’t as many bodies to go out onto the floor. It has been tough sledding for […]

The Miami Heat have gained a reputation across the NBA for having one of the top scouting staffs in the league. Last season during their miraculous run to the NBA Finals, they had a total of five undrafted players playing regular rotation minutes in Caleb Martin, Duncan Robinson, Gabe Vincent, Max Strus and Haywood Highsmith. […]

On Thursday evening, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr sent shockwaves throughout the NBA landscape when it was announced that shooting guard Klay Thompson would be coming off the bench for the team’s game against the Utah Jazz in favor of rookie guard Brandin Podziemski. The Thompson news was first reported by Anthony Slater […]

The Chicago Bulls dropped their last game before the All-Star break on Wednesday night on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was a great came as it came right down to the wire, and it was a heartbreaker for Chicago. The Bulls led for most of the game and they were even up by […]

Sabrina Ionescu does not want her performance in the upcoming 3-point shooting contest against Golden State Warriors legend Steph Curry to be followed with an asterisk or the word “but.” The New York Liberty star reiterated her decision to shoot behind the NBA line in this All-Star Weekend showdown, determined to defy expectations that fans […]

On Wednesday evening, Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks saw the pre All-Star portion of their schedule come to a conclusion with a blowout loss at the hands of their southeast division rivals, the Charlotte Hornets, 122-99. Young and backcourt partner Dejounte Murray both struggled mightily in this contest, and the other Hawks weren’t able […]

The All-Star break is here for the Chicago Bulls, and the season has gone better than a lot of people were expecting so far. The Bulls got off to a rough start, and it looked like it might not be that fun of a season in Chicago. However, the team quickly turned things around, and […]

Former Boston Celtics star point guard Isaiah Thomas has yet to find a consistent basketball home since the days when he lit up the TD Garden crowd on a nightly basis during the mid-2010’s. Thomas’ Celtics tenure came to an end when Danny Ainge traded him to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Kyrie Irving during the […]

The Chicago Bulls are now on their All-Star break after a difficult loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. A win would’ve been a great way for the Bulls to go into the break, but they came up just a little bit short in a game that they led for a long time. Chicago […]

The Indiana Pacers pulled off one of the biggest moves of the trade season when they acquired All-Star forward Pascal Siakam from the Toronto Raptors. The Pacers haven’t quite shot up in the Eastern Conference standings though following the trade as some might have expected. The Pacers are only 5-5 in their last ten games […]

On Thursday evening, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors will hit the road to take on the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, less than 24 hours after Golden State choked in epic fashion against the Los Angeles Clippers at home. Thompson made a backbreaking mental error late in that game, fouling Russell Westbrook […]

Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers are enjoying somewhat of a resurgent 2023-24 season as the year enters its All-Star Break. Although it’s unclear at this point whether they’ll finish in the playoffs or the Play-In, postseason basketball sure seems to be a guarantee for the Pacers this year, thanks in no small part to […]

After a bit of a rough start to his rookie campaign with the Portland Trail Blazers, combo guard Scoot Henderson has been finding his footing in the NBA as of late. The Blazers haven’t made up much ground in the Western Conference Standings as part of what seems to be a lost season for the […]

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors seem to have finally found their footing after a rough first few weeks following Green’s return from a lengthy suspension. The Warriors are now back in postseason position in the vaunted Western Conference playoff picture, and the defensive prowess of Green, even at this advanced stage of his […]

Right now, the New York Knicks have three players who played together in college at Villanova. Those three players are Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo and Josh Hart. They had a fourth member in Ryan Arcidiacono but he was traded to the Detroit Pistons at the NBA trade deadline and subsequently released. If Josh Hart had […]

NBA All-Star Weekend is here and one of the kickoff events is the annual Rising Stars Challenge. The event features some of the top rookies and second-year players as well as a few G League standouts. It’s been reorganized in recent years to a tournament format with four teams battling for a spot in the […]

The Orlando Magic have been a solid team, holding a  30-25 record, +0.8 point differential and  +1 net rating on the season. The Magic are only a half game behind the Indiana Pacers for the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. Orlando has been patient in their approach during this rebuild and have been awarded […]

A lot of changes and shakeups do not seem bad for the Milwaukee Bucks. They have adjusted well to Damian Lillard and Doc Rivers entering the squad in just a few months. Now, the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led team wants to gun for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Their best move? Get a versatile offensive […]

Storylines focusing on the New Orleans Pelicans usually revolve around the Big Three of Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, and CJ McCollum. However, it was the bench production of the ‘Back Three’ that came through in a closer-than-expected 133-126 Pelicans win over the visiting Washington Wizards though. Naji Marshall (+21), Jose Alvarado (+17), and Trey Murphy […]

Indianapolis is about to become the center of the basketball world, with the Indiana Pacers set to host 2024’s NBA All-Star Weekend. While the Cleveland Cavaliers may feel underrepresented with Jarrett Allen being snubbed as an Eastern Conference reserve, it won’t be Donovan Mitchell representing the Cavs during most All-Star festivities. Instead, rookie forward Emoni […]

This has not been the kind of season that LeBron James anticipated for the Los Angeles Lakers, and he has clearly been unhappy with the team’s performance this year. As the Lakers hit the All-Star Break, they have a 30-26 record and are in 9th place in the Western Conference. “Staying in L.A. is [LeBron’s] […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are going into the NBA All-Star break with one of the best records in franchise history. The Pelicans (33-22) sit in sixth place out west, tied with the fifth-placed Phoenix Suns on record but just one game ahead of  Luka Doncic’s red-hot Dallas Mavericks. New Orleans is keeping pace in the […]

Whenever you’re around the Cleveland Cavaliers, you can quickly tell that Georges Niang is the loudest guy in the room. The more you get to know him, the more you learn that Niang is also unapologetically himself and doesn’t mince words. For example, after going 13-of-14 from the field in Cleveland’s 135-95 win over the […]

According to an announcement by TNT Sports, NBA on TNT commentator Reggie Miller has inked a multiyear extension with Ton Thursday. Miller will continue to be on NBA coverage for the foreseeable future, being one of the preeminent commentators on the network’s NBA coverage. Ironically, his extension happens days before the start of NBA All-Star […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is one of the most respected defensive forces in NBA history. However, he is cautious about him or any players aligning themselves with Kobe Bryant’s ‘Mamba Mentality.’ Green joined Shane Battier to discuss why the phrase holds unique significance. Warriors’ Draymond Green and Shane Battier believe ‘Mamba Mentality’ cannot […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have one game remaining on their schedule ahead of the All-Star break. While 24 teams around the league have already embarked on their midseason vacation, the Bucks are one of the lucky six teams playing on Thursday night, as they will take on the Memphis Grizzlies. However, Milwaukee may be shorthanded in […]

The NBA has fined Los Angeles Clippers forward PJ Tucker $75,000 for his public comments reported during the week of February 5 expressing a desire to be traded to another team, the league announced on Thursday. Tucker, 38, had made it known that he wanted to be dealt ahead of the NBA trade deadline on […]

The Denver Nuggets opted to trust their current roster and stood pat at the 2024 NBA trade deadline ahead of their title defense this April. With MVP favorite Nikola Jokic leading a championship-caliber cast of Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the Nuggets remain favored to come out of the Western Conference and compete […]

As the NBA heads into its All-Star festivities in Indianapolis starting Friday, February 16, NBA 2K24 has released its latest player ratings update, showcasing significant improvements for several marquee players. Among those receiving notable upgrades are Golden State Warriors’ guard Stephen Curry, San Antonio Spurs’ rookie Victor Wembanyama, and Phoenix Suns’ guard Devin Booker. New […]

Victor Wembanyama’s NBA 2K24 Rating saw yet another boost in the latest player ratings update. The first overall pick of the 2023 NBA draft already entered the series with the highest possible rating for a rookie (84 OVR). Since his debut in the big league, Wemby’s proved that he can live up to the hype, […]

Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith spoke candidly about not just his performance in the team’s win over the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night, but about the car accident that he endured on Feb. 6. As he was coming home from the win over the Orlando Magic later that night, he crashed into a stationary vehicle that […]

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton was on JJ Reddick’s “The Old Man & The Three” podcast and talked about his relationship with Philadelphia 76ers forward Buddy Hield. The two have been teammates on two teams: The Pacers and the Sacramento Kings from 2020-2022. Haliburton took it back to his rookie season where he mentioned that […]

In his fourth season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards has helped elevate his franchise to new heights. A day before the All-Star break begins, the Timberwolves find themselves owning a 38-16 record, the best in the Western Conference. Before Edwards heads on a plane with Karl-Anthony Towns and flies to Indianapolis for the upcoming […]

The Indiana Pacers have a very tantalizing duo brewing with Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam. They have played just 10 games together and still have lots of kinks to work out. But they should be super impactful once they start to get even more familiar with one another. The early returns have been okay, posting […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have announced an update on Dyson Daniels. The 20-year-old Australian underwent a successful meniscectomy on his left knee. The procedure was performed by Dr. Brian Cole of Midwest Orthopedics at Rush University. Daniels is expected to make a full recovery from surgery and will be re-evaluated in four weeks to determine […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker was ejected from last night’s 116-100 win over the Detroit Pistons after playing just five minutes, and Frank Vogel did not hold back when discussing the two technical foul calls that led to the ejection. “They asked him to stop whatever his complaint was and he didn’t stop, so they […]

Teams around the league are signing free agents to improve their playoff chances after the trade deadline saw several veterans get released by their teams. Danilo Gallinari is apparently garnering interest from two teams in the league, as Patrick Beverley claims the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers are interested in the veteran forward. Rumors […]