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SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors just played some of their best basketball of the season absent three rotation players who are indispensable to their hopes of winning another title. Chris Paul and Andrew Wiggins are likely to return from minor injury on Wednesday against the Portland Trail Blazers, while Gary Payton II will […]

The semifinals are set for the NBA In-Season Tournament, with the last two teams punching their ticket to Las Vegas on Tuesday night. While the Milwaukee Bucks were finishing up their dismantling of the New York Knicks, Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson chimed in with an idea for how he thinks the league can improve […]

LeBron James defied Father Time once again Tuesday night, as he led the Los Angeles Lakers to a dramatic 106-103 victory against the Phoenix Suns. The four-time league Most Valuable Player had his fingerprints all over Los Angeles’ win, and he even managed to duplicate a franchise feat last done by no other than the […]

LeBron James is winning his battle against Father Time. He will inevitably have to surrender to the natural progression of human biology, but that’s not happening yet. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar once again flexed his muscles and led his team to a huge 106-103 win in the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament Tuesday […]

The Los Angeles Lakers grabbed the last semifinal spot in the inaugural NBA in-season tournament with a 106-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. While Austin Reaves is rightfully earning accolades from Lakers fans for his game-winning 3-pointer with 15 seconds left, LeBron James was the true hero down the stretch. The Lakers superstar scored or […]

A move to the Los Angeles Lakers’ bench hasn’t sapped Austin Reaves’ confidence one bit. In fact, Reaves is back to playing at his best in a sixth man role, finishing out games in style alongside LeBron James and company. And on Tuesday night, it was Reaves who essentially sealed the Lakers’ 106-103 win over […]

Entering the 2023-24 season, nearly five years have passed since the last time Kevin Durant squared off against LeBron James. Before the Phoenix Suns battled against the Los Angeles Lakers on October 26, 2023, the last matchup between two of the greatest small forwards of all time came on December 25, 2018. But this season, […]

The Phoenix Suns shot 27 fewer shots, committed 20 turnovers and still had a chance to win their NBA In-Season Tournament game Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns, who lost 106-103 and will host the Sacramento Kings Friday, trailed 105-103 with 11 seconds left. Phoenix forced a turnover from Lakers guard Austin Reaves, […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament got teams playing with playoff intensity in December; that level of play was exactly what fans got from the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the tournament. In the fourth quarter, the Lakers and the Suns were trading haymakers, with Austin Reaves having the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks put up their highest point total of the season in a 146-122 victory over the New York Knicks to advance to the semifinals of the NBA’s in-season tournament Thursday in Las Vegas, where they’ll take on the Indiana Pacers. Giannis Antetokounmpo, who led the Bucks with 35 points and 10 assists, shared […]

LeBron James, turning 39 years old in three weeks, was the best player on the floor Tuesday night in a single-elimination game that also featured Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Anthony Davis. A fortunate missed call by the officials helped the Los Angeles Lakers hold off the Phoenix Suns in the final seconds at Crypto.com […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are playing their best basketball of the season at exactly the right time. Adrian Griffin’s team is 10-2 in its last 12 games following Tuesday’s blowout 146-122 victory over the New York Knicks, a win that punched its ticket to the in-season tournament semifinals in Las Vegas. Ahead of Thursday’s highly anticipated […]

The Milwaukee Bucks were expected to be an unstoppable force from the jump after they traded for Damian Lillard this past offseason. Over the past decade or so, Lillard has been stretching defenses past their breaking point, and combining his game-breaking range with Giannis Antetokounmpo’s incredible paint presence made them such a scary threat to […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are now two wins away from being crowned as the winner of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament after their thorough demolition of the New York Knicks, 146-122, on Tuesday night. In addition to the glory that comes with being the first-ever champion of a tournament that appears to be here to stay, […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament has brought plenty of amazing action, with the knockout stage taking the stakes of the competition to new heights. On Tuesday night, however, the Milwaukee Bucks had no intention of keeping it close against the New York Knicks. Buoyed by the raucous home crowd at Fiserv Forum, the Bucks simply couldn’t […]

The Milwaukee Bucks punched their ticket to Las Vegas for the NBA in-season tournament semifinals on Tuesday, blowing out the New York Knicks 146-122 at Fiserv Forum. Adrian Griffin’s team didn’t exactly put its best foot forward defensively, surrendering 41 points on 19 shots to Julius Randle and allowing the Knicks to rack up a […]

Quentin Grimes shouldn’t be feeling the heat from New York Knicks fans after an embarrassing loss to the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night. That would be unfair to the shooting guard if you ask head coach Tom Thibodeau. “To put it on Quentin’s not fair. I don’t think we really had anyone who played really well,” […]

This season, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and his league office colleagues decided to shake things up a bit with the implementation of the first-ever In-Season Tournament, which is currently in its knockout stages. Silver has long been looking for a way to address the NBA’s perceived lack of entertainment value in the pre-Christmas portion of […]

The Dallas Mavericks were defeated by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday by a final score of 126-120. Luka Doncic led the offense with 36 points, 18 assists, and 15 rebounds. Dallas needed someone else to step up with Kyrie Irving out, and that is exactly what Derrick Jones Jr. did for the Mavs. Jones […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are amid a heated NBA In-Season Tournament matchup against the Phoenix Suns. After originally being listed as questionable, LeBron James was healthy enough to play in the Lakers’ quarterfinal game. One sequence involving Grayson Allen had James heated during the 1st quarter. LeBron James tries to hold things down for Los […]

New York Knicks shooting guard Quentin Grimes is feeling the pressure of late. Following New York’s brutal 146-122 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night in the NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinals round, Grimes opened up about how difficult it is for him to answer the challenge when he’s on the floor, knowing that a single […]

The Atlanta Hawks have hovered around the middle to upper tier of the East for quite some time now, and guard Trae Young has been arguably the biggest driving force. Young is a three-point sniper extraordinaire and a thinking man’s player who has a keen eye for talent around the league. In 2021 the Hawks […]

Adam Silver’s tenure as NBA commissioner hasn’t been without its ups and downs, but Silver’s recent decisions have mostly paid off, including the ongoing In-Season Tournament. The league is still adjusting to the arrival of popular rookies including Victor Wembanyama, who spoke about his newfound fame. League games reached an attendance record never seen before […]

Recently, when the Cleveland Cavaliers were wrapping up practice, forward Isaac Okoro shared with the media that he would like to be an actor once he retires. He shared with ClutchPoints that EGOT-winning actress Viola Davis is his muse and loves anything she performs in. Okoro was stumped when asked who would play him in […]

Since entering the NBA in 2012 as a second round pick, Draymond Green has been the passionate heart and soul behind the Golden State Warriors dynasty of the 2010s era. That passion isn’t without controversy, though, as he recently served a five-game suspension for putting Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in a chokehold in a […]

Apparently, it’s never too early for San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama to start thinking about life after basketball. Just 19 years old, the generational prospect whom multiple current NBA stars say will change the game, still has an entire career on the court in front of him. But he’s not ACTING like someone who’s […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season, despite a recent loss to the Indiana Pacers. The Celtics currently sit with the best record in the entire NBA at 15-5, and Brown has had no issues integrating with new teammates Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, […]

Phoenix Suns guard Eric Gordon is available for the team’s NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinal game against the Los Angeles Lakers, coach Frank Vogel confirmed. Gordon, who is averaging 14.7 points on 47.2 percent shooting (41.3 percent from 3-point range) and has started 14 of 18 games he has played in, missed the Suns’ 116-109 win […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James has spent a great deal of time paying his respects to popular athletes in other sports, especially football. James is an avowed Ohio State Buckeyes fan but appreciates players from across a wide swath of the sports landscape. James and the Lakers were set to take on the Suns […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been quite up and down since their blockbuster trade for James Harden at the end of October. Although Harden has been able to put up some solid statistics and has shown flashes of the playmaking prowess the team was hoping for in the deal, the Clippers currently sit at 9-10, […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks have gotten off to a relatively decent start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Doncic has continued to play at an MVP level, performing superhuman feats on a seemingly nightly basis for the Mavs, and Dallas currently sits with a solid record of 11-8 ahead of Wednesday evening’s matchup against […]

After tearing a right thumb ligament in the Portland Trail Blazers’ season opener against the Los Angeles Clippers and missing the last 18 games, guard Anfernee Simons has been upgraded to questionable for Portland’s matchup against the Golden State Warriors. The Blazers shared some video of Monday’s practice, which just so happened to show Simons […]

The moment Kevin Durant walked off the then-named American Airlines Arena after his Oklahoma City Thunder lost Game 5 of the NBA Finals versus LeBron James and the Miami Heat, a historic rivalry began. It just didn’t continue on the NBA Finals-floor for another five years. Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors and faced […]

The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Monday that forward Jerami Grant had entered concussion protocol after exiting Saturday’s loss to the Utah Jazz after butting heads with Omer Yertseven as the two battled for a rebound. Now Blazers have downgraded Grant to out ahead of Portland’s matchup with the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. It […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks have gotten off to a relatively strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Knicks currently sit with a solid record of 12-7, and Brunson has continued to play at an All-Star level, supplemented by a strong supporting cast under head coach Tom Thibodeau. Still, not everyone is […]

Rumors floated around last week that Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan reportedly prefers a trade to the Miami Heat or the New York Knicks, should he become available on the market. With the Bulls season headed down the drain once again, they might as well kickstart a fire sale to finally embark on a rebuild. […]

PHOENIX — The Suns are entering their first NBA In-Season Tournament with a 12-8 record, good for fourth place in the Western Conference but not where the team wants to be in search of its first-ever championship. Coach Frank Vogel, who coached the Los Angeles Lakers to a 2020 championship, is playing his former team […]

Former New York Knicks legend Carmelo Anthony hasn’t appeared on an NBA court since announcing his retirement from basketball earlier this year. Anthony enjoyed an illustrious career, establishing himself as one of the greatest scorers in basketball history during his tenures with both the Knicks and the Denver Nuggets, along with a handful of other […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks have gotten off to a relatively strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Knicks currently sit with a solid record 12-7 record leading into Tuesday night’s in-season tournament road game against the Milwaukee Bucks, and Brunson has continued to play at an All-Star level to help supplement […]