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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 […]

The Phoenix Suns have had a solid start to the 2023-24 NBA basketball season. The Suns have a record of 12-8 and are fourth in the Western Conference standings. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker have been on an offensive clinic. Durant praised his partner in crime amid the team’s successful start. Kevin Durant gives Devin […]

NBA legend Rasheed Wallace knows a little something about greatness. Wallace was a great player himself, of course, and he went up against some of the best to ever play in NBA history, like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James. For right now, though, Wallace has a strong opinion about who the best player […]

Many doubted the Brooklyn Nets’ ability to field a competent offense after trading away Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving at last year’s trade deadline. Yet, 19 games into the 2023-24 season, the Nets rank sixth in offensive rating, scoring 116.7 points per game. They’ve accomplished this despite extended absences to Cam Thomas, Ben Simmons, Cam […]

The Brooklyn Nets are in an interesting place in their rebuild. The Nets have enough veteran talent alongside Mikal Bridges in players like Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Royce O’Neale to be competitive on both ends of the floor right now. While a lot hinges on the health of Ben Simmons, the Nets are in […]

The New York Knicks will square off with the Milwaukee Bucks in the quarterfinals of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament. Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle, and the Knicks now have the worst odds to win the entire thing after the Indiana Pacers (the team that entered with the worst odds) took down the Boston Celtics (the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was on a Boardroom interview with Rick Kleiman and was asked about if his goal is to be the face of the entire NBA after achieving other accolades such as being an All-Star. Before answering the initial question, Edwards would point out that the selection to the All-Star game doesn’t […]

Injuries and dysfunction. These are the two words that have been associated with the New Orleans Pelicans over the last couple of seasons due to the fact that they have never seemed to have their full core group heathy. By the time health was no longer a factor in recent years, the cracks in the […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors played some of their best basketball of the season down three key rotation players. After holding off the Los Angeles Clippers for an impressive wire-to-wire win at Chase Center then surrendering a 24-point lead in a last-second loss at Crypto.com Arena, though, the Dubs are on verge of […]

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma invited fans to ask him questions to answer on his X (formerly known as Twitter) account and was asked by a user about his thoughts on Houston Rockets young star Alperen Sengun. Kuzma would reply with three words that not only should flatter Sengun, but excite Rockets fans everywhere. “Next […]

PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal is not available due to a low back strain for the Suns’ In-Season Tournament quarterfinals against the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena. Beal is on track with his recovery, per coach Frank Vogel. The 30-year-old has only played three games and has not appeared in a […]

Devin Booker has been a star player for the Phoenix Suns for a long time now, going back to before they were contenders in the Western Conference, and now Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are advocating for him to be in the MVP conversation for this season after seeing how he has performed so far. […]

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo is currently dealing with an injured hip that keeps him out for the foreseeable future. While it originally wasn’t dealt as serious, Adebayo himself said to the media Tuesday after practice that he doesn’t know when he’ll be able to return according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. “I […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are in the first season of a rebuild after trading Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks this offseason. As a rebuilding team, the Blazers aren’t really “loaded” at any position but are pretty full up in the back court. Anfernee Simons, Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, and Malcom Brogdon are all deserving […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie has been around the NBA long enough to know the kind of impact that great coaching can have, and that wasn’t lost on him in a win over the Orlando Magic. Dinwiddie gave Nets assistant coach Kevin Ollie his flowers after the game, via Erik Slater. Nets assistant Kevin Ollie […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers’ roster is set to change at some point again this season as the front office seeks another star-level player to help Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. For the time being, though, the Sixers are more than comfortable with the group of guys they have right now. The Sixers are […]

The Phoenix Suns secured the West’s wild card spot for the inaugural NBA 2023-24 in-season tournament. Phoenix, the No. 4 seed and runner-up in the A group, will play the winner of that pool and Pacific Division rival Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns, who have arguably the NBA’s best star trio with Devin Booker, Bradley […]

The atmosphere will be electric at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday for the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinals clash between the Los Angeles Lakers (12-9) and Phoenix Suns (12-8). After being deprived of a LeBron James-vs.-Kevin Durant matchup for nearly six years, we’ll be getting our third of the fall. The Lakers thoroughly dominated West Group […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Lonnie Walker IV is expected to miss the team’s next seven games due to a left hamstring strain. Walker sat out Brooklyn’s win over the Orlando Magic Saturday after injuring his hamstring during Thursday’s loss vs. the Charlotte Hornets. Head coach Jacque Vaughn said Tuesday that Walker will not travel with the […]

The Dallas Mavericks revealed their injury report Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Utah Jazz. The Mavs are looking to jump back into the win column, so monitoring their injury situation will be extremely important. Kyrie Irving (right foot soreness), Tim Hardaway Jr. (back spasms) and Grant Williams (right knee soreness) are all listed […]

There is just something about the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament that has made this season special. Games early on in the NBA season have never truly mattered that much, but now teams have a reason to fight and give their best effort. As a result, we have seen playoff-like atmospheres and high-level competition across the […]

The Utah Jazz have gotten off to a rough start early on in the 2023-24 NBA season. Utah is 25th in net rating (-6.4) and is performing on both ends like a team that’s destined for a top-5 pick rather than a playoff spot. While it’s still early and the sample size is relatively small, […]

CJ McCollum made a name for himself as one of the most electrifying scorers for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA as a sidekick to All-Star guard Damian Lillard. He was once named the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year. But in 2022, McCollum’s tenure in Portland ended after the Blazers traded him […]

The Boston Celtics are 15-5 and atop the Eastern Conference standings, but that doesn’t mean they’re content. Although the NBA trade deadline in early February is still months away, the Celtics will reportedly be busy before then, per NBA insider Shams Charania: “[The Celtics] still have a few first-round picks. I expect them to be […]

Austin Reaves became an instant fan favorite for the Los Angeles Lakers when he arrived on the team in 2021, and then the Lakers fanbase’s love for him reached new heights when Reaves broke out in a starter’s role to end the 2023-24 season. In fact, Reaves’ importance to the Lakers reached the point where […]

The New Orleans Pelicans may be on their way to the top, as they recently saw the returns of CJ McCollum and Trey Murphy from injuries, but their 2023-24 season hasn’t exactly been a cakewalk. They have a 12-10 record at the moment, and earlier in the season, they lost five consecutive games. A more […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have plenty of exciting individuals, including Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson. To many, the Pels will still go as far as where the tandem of Ingram and Williamson take them, and based on the team’s metrics when those two former Duke Blue Devils are on the floor, it appears that New […]

The Houston Rockets assigned Amen Thompson to the G League, via Marc J. Spears of ESPN. Thompson, who has battled an ankle injury, will likely play a couple games in the G League before returning to the NBA. Thompson, the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, has played in just four games for […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ stock is on the rise. Now that CJ McCollum has returned from a collapsed lung and Trey Murphy hasn’t taken much time in re-acclimating himself back from a torn meniscus, the Pelicans have more depth than ever. In fact, the Pelicans were as healthy as ever during their 127-117 win over […]