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In this NBA 2K25 MyCAREER Beginner’s Guide, we’ll help new and returning players understand how the mode works. MyCAREER mode lets you take your MyPLAYER into the NBA, where you’ll become the undisputed GOAT. However, there’s a lot to know about the mode early on that can help you out in the long run. This […]

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla isn’t a particularly chatty guy. But when he does open his mouth to the media, he’s worth listening to. The 36-year-old coach helped the C’s secure their first NBA championship in over 15 years last season, and he fully embraces the challenges that come with a title defense, via […]

The Detroit Pistons are looking to put their terrible 2023-24 campaign completely in the rearview mirror. They won just 14 games last season, setting a franchise-worst, and they also ended up setting the record for the longest losing streak spanning just a single season in NBA history. With such putridity comes a ton of consequences, […]

The Boston Celtics are for sale, and there are some mighty big names reportedly vying to own the iconic NBA franchise, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. While names have been bandied about recently, Boston radio host Courtney Cox said on “The Greg Hill Show” that there are currently three finalists being considered as the next […]

NBA 2K25‘s MyCAREER mode brings back the RISE and ELITE affiliations, who compete against each other every season to earn a REP boost and an exclusive 2x REP event. Although you can switch between affiliations after joining them, we want to help you understand the differences between them. So, who should you join in NBA […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry had an unforgettable summer with Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Capturing the first gold medal of his prestigious basketball career, Curry will enter the Warriors’ upcoming 2024-25 season with a little extra pep in his step. During a recent appearance on the Today Show, he shared his […]

The Golden State Warriors’ future is anything but certain. Despite having superstar guard Stephen Curry under contract for several more years after signing a recent extension, a path back to the top of the NBA is unclear at best and out of the question at worst. Although the Warriors won the NBA Championship just two […]

Being a respected veteran across the association has its perks. For Chris Paul, who has cultivated his brand of “CP3” quite carefully throughout the course of his entire career, there is almost a need for him to be able to get that jersey number, regardless of which team he plays for. After signing with the […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks enjoyed a lot of success during the 2023-24 campaign, but it will ultimately be remembered for their crushing defeat in the 2024 NBA Finals at the hands of the Boston Celtics. But now that they have made it that close to the top of the mountain, Doncic and the […]

NBA 2K25’s MyCAREER Mode offers a Heart of A Dynasty, a four-part series in which MP (You) re-live their past basketball experiences. The series sees you go from High School Basketball to FIBA right before your NBA career officially begins. But these levels also provide different rewards for your MyPLAYER, including VC, Jerseys, and much […]

The Boston Celtics have enjoyed quite an eventful summer. They won the 2024 NBA Finals, kept pretty much their entire team intact, and saw some of their key players win gold medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics. And yet, along the way, their two best players in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have continued to […]

As a future Hall of Fame star who entered the NBA at 18, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is all too familiar with heavy criticism. He’s endured it repeatedly throughout his illustrious career. As LeBron prepares to team up with his son, Bronny James, and help Bronny navigate through his rookie season with the […]

When the GOAT debate happens, there are usually a handful of players considered for the honor. Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are among the most popular answers. But as he continues to dominate and age gracefully within the NBA, does Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant have a case for that? NBA […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo recently married his fiancee in Greece, but Charles Barkley may have disturbed his honeymoon by challenging him to get better as a basketball player. If you asked the Round Mound of Rebound, the Bucks star still has plenty of holes in his game that keeps him from all-time great status, […]

Losing teams often relegate players on the wrong side of 30 to the bench as mentors to the young guns tasked to carry the franchise back to relevance. Despite reduced playing time, many players accept this role and thrive in their new capacities as glue guys and locker room vets. Not Evan Fournier, though, who […]

Kyrie Irving reacted to one of his most recent poster dunks from the 2023-24 NBA season in a live stream. Irving co-streamed with a couple of other Twitch content creators when they watched a replay of his dunk. Given how the Dallas Mavericks star rarely dunks in a game, his co-streamers couldn’t help but wonder […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off of a noteworthy NFL Draft that saw them select Tennessee basketball star Dalton Knecht in the first round and USC basketball role player Bronny James in the second round. Meanwhile, the Lakers have continued to bolster their franchise talent pool with players that include plenty of promise and […]

If you’re one of the few bright spots in a disastrous season for the Los Angeles Lakers, you might deserve to talk a little trash every now and then. That’s what Lakers guard Austin Reaves seems to do in his appearance on the new NBA2K25 video game, which sparked fan reactions online. In a snippet […]

Dunks are probably the most exciting part of basketball, and a player dunking on another player is even more thrilling. Perhaps no other player in the last two decades brought this kind of excitement like the Denver Nuggets’ DeAndre Jordan, who used to posterize people on a daily basis with the Los Angeles Clippers. Even […]

The Ben Simmons experiment has continued unabated in Brooklyn, New York with the former LSU Tigers college star and current Brooklyn Nets guard coming off of a season in which he scored just over six points per game while shooting a miserable 40 percent from the free-throw line. Simmons played in just 15 games, continuing […]

The Chicago Bulls have been searching for answers for years now, and have kind of been stuck with the core of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic and others. Shortly before the 2024-25 season gets underway, they made another move to bolster their depth in the backcourt. The Bulls signed former Lakers and Jazz guard […]

NBA free agent Evan Fournier, who helped lead France to a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, recently signed a two-year contract with Greek club Olympiacos B.C. Fournier arrived in Greece on Wednesday and received quite the welcome from his new fans. Fournier arrived in Athens, Greece at around midnight local time wearing an […]

The Orlando Magic made the playoffs last year but dropped a 4-3 series to the Cleveland Cavaliers after a season of hard work. The Playoffs loss made Magic General Manager Anthony Parker and his staff reconsider more than a few things as they began to retool this offseason. Orlando knows what their franchise stands for, […]

Stephen Curry opened up about why he’s still happy to be suiting up for the Golden State Warriors. Back in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Warriors drafted Curry as the seventh overall pick. Despite the hardships he had to go through, especially when his team was on the losing end, Steph remained loyal to Golden […]

The USA Men’s Basketball Team went out and won the gold medal in incredible fashion this summer, defeating the host nation France in the final game. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was incredible, as were Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant. NBA legend James Worthy was happy to […]

The Orlando Magic have enhanced their team composition by securing Mac McClung, a celebrated two-time Slam Dunk champion, under a partially guaranteed contract for their training camp, as reported by NBA insider Shams Charania. At 26 years old, McClung, a dynamic guard, demonstrated his considerable basketball prowess last season with the Magic’s G League affiliate, […]

Former NBA point guard Patrick Beverley has managed to keep his name in the headlines ever since taking his talents to Israel earlier this summer to continue his professional basketball career overseas. Beverley became known as a “love him or hate him” type of player to NBA fans everywhere for his antics on the court, […]

The Brooklyn Nets are promoting draft architect B.J. Johnson to assistant general manager, the team announced Wednesday. After joining the organization alongside general manager Sean Marks in 2016, Johnson quickly rose to director of player evaluation. He has led Brooklyn’s draft preparation for the last four seasons. The team has hit on several late picks […]

In a recent revelation, former NBA guard Patrick Beverley described experiencing a level of fame overseas reminiscent of his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate, LeBron James. Beverley, who signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and EuroCup, shared his encounters with fans and opponents alike on his podcast, ‘Pat Bev Pod.’ […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson suffered a fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot while playing basketball this offseason and underwent successful surgery to repair the injury on Wednesday. As a result, the 19-year-old will be re-evaluated in approximately three months and miss the start of the 2024-25 season, the team announced. 🚨 […]

As TNT’s NBA coverage enters the final year of its contract, Inside The NBA’s future hangs in the balance. Amazon Prime’s regular-season NBA coverage will tip off at the start of the 2025-26 season. NBC/Peacock will air approximately 28 games in the first two rounds of the playoffs, and at least half will air on […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are in the process of figuring out where their new home will be when their Wells Fargo Center lease expires in 2031. The possibility of moving East across the Delaware River to New Jersey has been speculated previously and apparently remains in play. The Sixers are looking to construct a new arena, […]

The 2024-25 NBA season is right around the corner. Before we know it, teams will be heading to training camp in order to prepare for what they hope to be a long journey en route to a potential championship. Although they recently missed the playoffs, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are still eyeing […]

A’ja Wilson and Bam Adebayo dating rumors are beginning to swirl following something that occurred on Wednesday morning. Adebayo was being honored at an event by receiving the keys to the city of Miami-Dade County. Wilson was present at the event and she received a shoutout from mayor Daniella Levine Cava, via Will Manso of […]

NEW YORK — The only thing Stephen Curry cared about this summer was going to France and returning with a gold medal. After forming an “Avengers” superteam with the likes of LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and other All-NBA talents, USA Basketball was once again the favorite to claim gold at the Olympics. Although the Americans […]

While people such as former player Lou Williams believe there is a conspiracy theory surrounding Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown after they won the NBA championship, legend Charles Barkley thinks they’ve been disrespected. Appearing on “The Bill Simmons show,” he would talk about such situations as Tatum receiving little playing time in […]

The Golden State Warriors are coming into the 2024-25 season with high hopes, as they replenished the roster with plenty of depth to make up for the departure of Klay Thompson as well as their failed trade pursuits of Paul George and Lauri Markkanen, among others. But them being in the Western Conference means that […]

After last season, Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards has made himself a household name. Edwards was the key player in leading the Timberwolves back to the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. But with the bigger spotlight, Edwards has also garnered criticism – especially from older players. In an interview with the Wall Street […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is already setting his sights on future roles within the basketball world, indicating an interest in NBA team ownership as a next step after his playing days conclude. On Tuesday, the four-time NBA champion and 10-time NBA All-Star shared insights into his evolving career and aspirations beyond the court […]