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Facial hair has nothing to do with basketball skills. However, they do improve looks and maybe even add an intimidation factor to a player’s opponents. Throughout history, we’ve seen some of the most iconic NBA players sport some of the best beards we’ve ever seen. However, it’s worth looking at how these players looked before […]

Lauri Markkanen was the league’s pre-eminent breakout star during the 2022-23 season, earning Most Improved Player honors in his first season as the number one option for the Utah Jazz. As a result, Markkanen became the pillar of the Jazz’s rebuilding efforts given how versatile the 26-year old forward is on the offensive end. However, […]

The Chicago Bulls are reportedly still interested in trading Zach LaVine. They are open to the idea of dealing LaVine away for another All-Star player, Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports reports. In fact, league sources said the Bulls reached out to the Cleveland Cavaliers about a LaVine trade for Darius Garland, per Fischer. The LaVine […]

Memphis Grizzlies superstar point guard Ja Morant has not played at all during the 2023-24 season due to a 25-game suspension that was handed down by the league over the summer. Morant, who was seen flashing a gun during a live video on social media in May, was given a 25-game suspension to begin the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a contract extension with president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Morey’s tenure with the Sixers began in 2020 and the extension will add three seasons to the original five-year contract he signed with the franchise. Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry being the greatest three-point shooter of all time is one of the undisputable facts of life. That much was clear ever since Curry, on December 14, 2021, became the all-time leader in made three-pointers. Thus, he is now only in a race against himself as he continues to separate […]

Count San Antonio Spurs teammate Keldon Johnson among those whose admiration for super rookie Victor Wembanyama grows with every day. “Vic is special,” the fifth-year Spurs forward said following Wednesday’s performance against the Lakers in which the 7’4 big man scored 30 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked 6 shots, “To see how he dominates […]

It’s about that time of the year. Sure, it is Christmas time and the holiday season, but in the NBA, it is the start of trade season. On Dec. 15, a slew of players who signed contracts during the offseason become trade-eligible. If we know one thing about this league, it is that teams are […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic picked up his seventh technical foul Thursday. Despite the 119-101 loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Doncic performed admirably once again, scoring 39 points and dishing out 13 assists. The technicals are becoming a storyline of their own, however. Doncic was given an explanation for the technical he received versus Minnesota. […]

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday by the final score of 124-101, and while it would be easy to point to another casual Nikola Jokic triple-double (26 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists in just 30 minutes) as the highlight of the game, that would be severely downplaying the electrifying dunk that Christian […]

The NBA trade deadline isn’t until Feb. 8, 2024, but trade season officially starts Friday when a number of players who signed as free agents in the offseason become eligible to be traded for the first time during the 2023-24 season. In this article, we will list which players become eligible to be traded and […]

It has been a season full of tumult for the Chicago Bulls. It’s only a matter of time before the Bulls embark on a full-blown fire sale, selling off the likes of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic to start anew. However, over the past two weeks or so, the Bulls have noticeably been […]

After all of the previous incidents, this was bound to happen. Draymond Green has gotten himself into increasingly more dangerous situations on the basketball court. It’s gotten to the point where the Warriors veteran has been ejected multiple times this early in the season. Green has always been… shall we say, physical, but he’s never […]

It’s another day in the NBA season and another (negative) headline with Draymond Green’s name on it. It may be time for the Golden State Warriors to consider trading their longtime star, and if they do, here are the best Draymond Green trade destinations. The plethora of issues from last season have continued to negatively […]

Since falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in the semifinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament, the New Orleans Pelicans have rattled off two straight double-digit wins. With their entire core group healthy and on the court, it appears as if the Pelicans are beginning to put things together, especially after Zion Williamson recorded a season-high […]

After a rough start to his career, Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson is starting to find his way. Henderson, the Blazers’ 19-year-old point guard, was the third pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and faced immense pressure from day one. Scoot was hyped as a massive talent coming from the G-League Ignite that would […]

The Golden State Warriors’ much-needed starting lineup change didn’t lead to a win on Thursday. The Dubs fell 121-113 to the surging Los Angeles Clippers, porous point-of-attack defense and Stephen Curry’s second straight off night dooming them to a seventh consecutive road loss. Still, Golden State will return home from a winless three-game road trip […]

The Chicago Bulls are currently going through a rough patch. Still toward the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings with a 10-16 record despite a recent surge, Chicago is a long, long way from contending. Regardless, in Thursday’s win against the Miami Heat, big man Nikola Vucevic was able to put himself in the team’s […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ turnaround from their disappointing 2022-23 season has been quite remarkable. Panned by many for their over-eager trade for Rudy Gobert, which many believe was an overpay, the Timberwolves have now found a way to make the oddball twin-tower pairing of Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns work. They continued their strong play on Thursday […]

It wasn’t a great night for the Portland Trail Blazers against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. More specifically, it wasn’t a great night for the Blazers’ starters. The Jazz led Portland by as many as 32 points after an abysmal night on both sides of the ball from the Blazers starting unit before Portland’s […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is an easy target for criticism these days. After all, Green has been on quite the violent streak on the court. Green’s latest questionable act was a wild clubbing swing towards Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, which warranted an indefinite suspension from the league. However, one of Green’s “targets”, […]

James Harden is getting more comfortable in his Los Angeles Clippers digs with every passing game. And on Thursday night, in a matchup against former teammate Chris Paul and the Golden State Warriors, Harden had to shoulder a bigger offensive workload with Paul George out due to a hip injury. So Harden had an even […]

Heading into 2023-24, the Cleveland Cavaliers felt good about their depth and overall rotation after the offseason. The Cavs added Max Strus, Georges Niang, Damian Jones and Ty Jerome in free agency over the summer, also signing second-round selection Emoni Bates and undrafted free agent Craig Porter Jr. to two-way contracts. All in all, for […]

After the Miami Heat carried a two-game winning streak into Thursday night, it ends with a frustrating loss to the Chicago Bulls, 124-116. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and players Kyle Lowry, Jaime Jaquez Jr. spoke after the game to talk about the performance and what to improve on as they face the same team […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were searching to get back in the win column on Thursday night as they took on the Dallas Mavericks. After a disappointing loss earlier in the week to the New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson, they faced a tough challenge against Luka Doncic and the Mavs. Minnesota, however, stepped up in a […]

The Brooklyn Nets fell 124-101 to the Denver Nuggets Thursday at Ball Arena on the back end of a back-to-back. Following a last-second victory over the Phoenix Suns Wednesday, Brooklyn was no match for the defending champs before a sellout Denver crowd. Here are three key takeaways from the blowout loss. Fatigue sets in for […]

The Dallas Mavericks entered their Thursday night matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves winners of four straight games, which is no mean feat, since they’ve missed Kyrie Irving for the past two games due to a foot injury. Their huge win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, in particular, stands out. One common denominator for […]

It’s not too often that the topic of whoever deserves to take the game ball home becomes a contentious issue, but in the aftermath of the Milwaukee Bucks’ 140-126 win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, the ball-stealing saga between Giannis Antetokounmpo and the entire Pacers locker room swept the nation. And Antetokounmpo’s former […]

The recent postgame fiasco between Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers has everyone in a social media frenzy. Some were quick to point out that Giannis Antetokounmpo deserved the game ball after a historic performance, while others felt the Bucks star was causing too much drama for something so insignificant. Former NBA player Isaiah Thomas weighed […]

With Draymond Green’s latest on-court incident involving the Phoenix Suns and Jusuf Nurkic, the NBA dropped the hammer down and suspended the Golden State Warriors forward indefinitely. Not only that, but Green will have to complete other requirements as well before he is allowed back on the court. This is the second time Green has […]

The Miami Heat fall to the Chicago Bulls on the tail-end of the back-t0-back by a score of 124-116. This brings the Heat’s record to 14-11 on the season as the team still looks for some level of consistency with an under-manned roster. Chicago would prove to be too much for the Heat as they […]

The Golden State Warriors are in disarray, and it’s thanks in large part to the actions of defensive and playmaking maestro Draymond Green. Green, most recently, landed in hot water with the NBA after he took a wild clubbing swing towards Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, drawing an indefinite suspension in the process due to […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors are preparing to be without Draymond Green for potentially an extended period of time as he deals with the ramifications of his NBA-issued suspension. On Wednesday, the league issued an indefinite suspension to Green for his spinning hit to the face of Suns center […]

The Golden State Warriors have won four championships thanks to the dynamic duo of Steve Kerr and Stephen Curry, but now find themselves with a sub-.500 record a little over 20 games into the 2023-2024 NBA season. Jonathan Kuminga is set to take Draymond Green’s place in the starting lineup in a swap that diehard […]

There are some big red circles on NBA calendars over the last two weeks of the calendar year. Practically the entire league will be trade-eligible on December 15th, just days before every front office flies to Orlando for the annual G-League showcase. Over 30 players got NBA call-ups after last year’s event. New Orleans Pelicans […]

The Miami Heat may have picked up the steal of the 2023 NBA Draft in Jaime Jaquez Jr. The Heat scouting department has been among the best in the league having found quite a few undrafted gems in recent years. They may have found another gem with a late first round pick. Jaquez has been […]

Things haven’t been going well for the Golden State Warriors as of late. Their recent loss to the Phoenix Suns made headlines not because of on-court highlights, but because of the incident between Draymond Green and Jusuf Nurkic which resulted in the former getting suspended indefinitely. With Green out and the Warriors currently struggling below […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Smith Jr. will remain out for the final two games of the team’s West Coast trip against the Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz, head coach Jacque Vaughn said Thursday. “It’s just been too many days that he’s been off the court for him to ramp back up to join us […]

The Chicago Bulls have been having a very disappointing season thus far. They have not played up to expectations based on the talent they have and star guard Zach LaVine has seen his name pop up in trade rumors. One of the lone bright spots for the Bulls so far this season has been defensive […]