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The Philadelphia 76ers enter tonight’s matchup against the Washington Wizards with more questions than certainty, as the team’s injury report once again paints a concerning picture. Joel Embiid and Paul George headline a lengthy list of unavailable or questionable players, a trend that has defined Philadelphia’s season far more than hoped. Embiid, who remains out […]

The Detroit Pistons continue their winning streak with a 99-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. While the result ultimately favored the home team at Little Caesars Arena, it was an unconventional path to victory. The Pistons exchanged swings of momentum throughout Monday night’s matchup. Detroit had to withstand 27 lead changes and 14 ties on […]

The Houston Rockets fell short of their mission to complete a back-to-back set win over the Utah Jazz on Monday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, but not before star big man Alperen Sengun put together an incredible individual stat line. Sengun lit up the Jazz’s defense for 31 points on a 12-for-19 […]

The Denver Nuggets suffered a 131-121 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night, but the scoreboard wasn’t their only concern. Star point guard Jamal Murray sprained his right ankle in the third quarter, adding to Denver’s growing list of injured starters. Murray sustained the injury early in the third period and was seen limping […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers saw their seven-game win streak snapped on Monday following their 125-108 loss to the Phoenix Suns. After a decent start to the first quarter that saw both teams tied at 31, the Lakers were outscored 94-77 the rest of the game. It was an uncharacteristic game from the […]

Dillon Brooks is always on a mission to make his opponents’ life a miserable one to live. He even ratchets up the annoyance factor every time he comes up against the best players in the game. It’s not a coincidence that Brooks always turns up in matchups against Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. And […]

The Phoenix Suns ended the Los Angeles Lakers’ winning streak at seven games after running away with the victory, 125-108, at Crypto.com Arena on Monday. The Suns bounced back from back-to-back losses, shocking the Lakers with a fiery performance in the first half. The Purple and Gold repeatedly tried to rally, but Phoenix had an […]

All season long, the Dallas Mavericks have been on the hunt for a solution to their point guard problems. D’Angelo Russell became out of favor all the way back in preseason. Cooper Flagg was overtaxed as the team’s starting floor general. Brandon Williams wasn’t deemed good enough. So with the Mavs running out of options, […]

Brooklyn Nets rookie Danny Wolf is making the most of his first extended NBA opportunity. After scoring a team-high 22 points off the bench during Saturday’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, the big man provided another electrifying moment on Monday. Wolf threw down a poster dunk over Miles Bridges during the fourth quarter of Brooklyn’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers looked like they were ready for battle to start things off against Phoenix Suns on Monday night. Luka Doncic, in particular, seemed as though he was on his way to another monster scoring effort after dropping 20 points in the first quarter alone. But then the Lakers capitulated in the second […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, on the second night of a back-to-back, got punched in the mouth by the Phoenix Suns even though the Suns lost Devin Booker to a groin injury. Filled with execution lethargy on both ends of the floor, the Lakers got demolished to the tune of a 125-108 defeat. In fact, all […]

Devin Booker accomplished a career scoring milestone in the Phoenix Suns’ matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. Booker is going through the 11th year of his NBA career, all with the Suns. He has led the franchise as their star scorer, keeping them in the realm of playoff contention since the start […]

MIAMI – As Miami Heat star Norman Powell led the team to a 140-123 victory over his former team in the Los Angeles Clippers, there were a ton of contributions in what ended up being a collective effort. With the Heat having a fully healthy roster, there has been one player to be the “head […]

Luka Doncic is a true hooper through and through. It doesn’t matter if he’s playing three games in four nights or a back-to-back set — he’s always going to be bringing his best. On Monday night, Doncic came out of the gates firing during the Los Angeles Lakers’ clash against the Phoenix Suns despite playing […]

Amid a three-game losing streak and going into a second night of a back-to-back on the road, the Cleveland Cavaliers had to come out with a victory over the Indiana Pacers. So, before the matchup, Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson sent a text to Donovan Mitchell with a message that would foreshadow his night. “‘You’ve […]

On Monday night, the Phoenix Suns faced the Los Angeles Lakers in a clash between two division rivals. The Suns have been better than expected this year, entering this contest against the Lakers with a 12-9 record, but they are looking to exploit a scheduling advantage as they’ll be lining up against a team that’s […]

The Miami Heat are rolling. On Monday night, they made light work of a floundering Los Angeles Clippers team and took them to the woodshed en route to a 140-123 victory. This reworked Heat offense continues to impress, as all of their starters scored in double figures, led by Norman Powell, who put up 30 […]

LOS ANGELES – Just as the Los Angeles Lakers got LeBron James back in the lineup, they lost Marcus Smart who has been dealing with a back injury. Smart was set to miss his third straight game as the Lakers hosted the Phoenix Suns on Monday, but Lakers head coach JJ Redick was optimistic that […]

The Detroit Pistons are certainly getting the heat from their fellow Eastern Conference teams; after a stellar start to the 2025-26 campaign, they have become the hunted among their peers. Thus, on Monday night, they took another haymaker from another aspiring East contender in the Atlanta Hawks even though they were on the second night […]

The Dallas Mavericks entered their Monday night clash against the Denver Nuggets with a 6-15 record, which puts them at 12th place in the loaded Western Conference. While qualifying for the playoffs remains a long-shot for this team, the Mavericks aren’t without hope. After all, Anthony Davis recently returned from a calf strain that kept […]

The Indiana Pacers have been playing better basketball as of late, and it’s a credit to the fact that the team is at least getting a bit healthier. Among those who’ve returned after a bit of a lengthy absence is backup point guard TJ McConnell, who’s been contributing quite well for this shorthanded Pacers squad. […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers being on the second night of a back-to-back on Monday, they decided to give Darius Garland the night off so he wouldn’t re-aggravate his toe injury troubles. This freed up Donovan Mitchell to do the bulk of the heavy lifting against a flatlining Indiana Pacers team. Mitchell, who didn’t have the […]

LOS ANGELES – During the course of an NBA season, lineups are rotations are often fluid due to injuries, absences, trades and roster signings/cuts. For the Los Angeles Lakers, they have had a fairly healthy rotation since the return of LeBron James who missed the first 14 games of the season. Unfortunately for Jarred Vanderbilt, […]

Motivation can come in any way; just ask Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams. He’s been one of the most pivotal pieces of the team, despite having his minutes heavily watched. Before he was traded to the Suns on draft night, the Los Angeles Lakers tried to trade for Williams at the NBA trade deadline. However, […]

MIAMI – With the Miami Heat boasting its depth this season, leading to early successful results, one of the players who has stuck out like a sore thumb with their frustrating play is Nikola Jovic. While Jovic is going through an uneven start for the Heat this season, head coach Erik Spoelstra speaks on the […]

PHOENIX– Seven games. That’s how many Phoenix Suns sniper Grayson Allen missed due to a quad injury, but it felt longer than he expected. What started as incidental contact on a drive to the basket led to roughly two to three weeks of missed time. When recovery seemed to be trending positively, it took a […]

SAN FRANCISCO– While Stephen Curry continues to recover from the right quad contusion he sustained in the Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Houston Rockets, the Dubs will still have a Curry active for their rematch with the Oklahoma City Thunder. After finally signing Seth Curry to a contract for the remainder of the season, […]

Before Thanksgiving, Chris Paul announced he would retire at the end of this year. He will do so as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, for whom he played from 2011-2017.  He hasn’t officially drawn the curtain, and already he is getting his due from Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra. On Monday, as […]

The Boston Celtics are adding a former first-round pick and Brooklyn Nets starter to their G League affiliate. Keon Johnson has been claimed by the Maine Celtics, according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto. The Los Angeles Clippers selected Johnson with the No. 21 pick in the 2021 draft out of Tennessee. However, the Clippers traded Johnson […]

Undoubtedly, Anthony Davis has been on quite the whirlwind over the course of one and a half NBA seasons. First, he was the subject of a blockbuster trade from the Mavericks to the Lakers with Luka Doncic last February. Now, will Davis be on his way back to his hometown of Chicago and play with […]

MIAMI – As Miami Heat star Tyler Herro has returned after a lengthy absence from an ankle surgery in the offseason, it seems he has not missed a step offensively in the handful of games coming back. With Herro’s impact on the Heat returning, head coach Erik Spoelstra gives his thoughts on whether there are […]

No, the sky isn’t falling, as Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson said on Sunday, but it is starting to descend. One-fourth of the way into the 2025-26 NBA season, the wine and gold look like pretenders, not contenders, further fueling their loudest critics’ fire with a 12-9 record. Suffering an all-too-familiar-feeling loss for the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams admitted to having a newfound respect for Isaiah Joe’s role for the defending champions. Williams takes temendous pride in his elite defense, which Jalen says two wrist surgeries, followed by months of rehab, didn’t impact his approach throughout his first two games. However, Joe’s role as the Thunder’s spot-up […]

Over the last couple of seasons, the NBA MVP race has come down to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic battling for the award in the final weeks of the season. It seems like that is where we are heading yet again, but this time, Luka Doncic is the third horseman in this race. What Luka […]

On the second night of a back-to-back for the Los Angeles Lakers, All-Star LeBron James will face the Phoenix Suns on Monday. James, who isn’t playing in back-to-backs yet, will suit up for the Lakers’ second leg, as head coach JJ Redick discussed as a precautionary approach to LeBron’s 23rd NBA season. James made his […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams made his season debut two days before Sunday’s 123-115 win against the Portland Blazers, and showed little rust on the defensive end of the floor. He finished with two blocks and one steal, playing without starter Isaiah Hartenstein in the Thunder’s lineup. Then, Williams finished with three blocks in […]

After the Oklahoma City Thunder’s eight-point win (123-115) against the Portland Blazers, coach Mark Daigneault reacted to Deni Avdija’s 23 free-throw attempts amid a 31-point performance. In the same game, Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded his 93rd consecutive 20-point game. Daigneault, who in the past has referred to officiating as something beyond his control, explained […]

After the Cleveland Cavaliers’ third straight loss on Sunday night to Payton Pritchard and the Boston Celtics, sophomore swingman Jaylon Tyson vented to reporters about the state of the Cavs as November drew to an official close. “I just think we’re in cruise control, right? As a team, I think that we’re not hungry enough,” […]

The Chicago Bulls’ injuries continue to mount before they take on the Orlando Magic on Monday. Most notably, after being listed as probable earlier in the day, Coby White has now been labeled as doubtful, per the NBA Injury Report. White’s status is in question due to a left calf strain. Before that, it was […]