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The Golden State Warriors had a golden chance to be the final team to enter the knockout stage of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, as they led the Sacramento Kings by a considerable margin for much of a game that they needed to win by 12 points or more. However, it seemed like head coach […]

Light the Beam! It might be trite by now, but after an electric comeback against the Golden State Warriors, the Sacramento Kings’ battle cry carries a bit more weight than usual. Malik Monk was absolutely unconscious late in the fourth quarter to propel his team to the 124-123 victory and the quarterfinals of the NBA […]

Malik Monk hit a fadeaway with 7 seconds left and the Sacramento Kings rallied late to beat the Golden State Warriors 124-123 on Tuesday night and advance to the quarterfinals of the In-Season Tournament. Andrew Wiggins’ tip-in put Golden State up by five with 59 seconds left. But De’Aaron Fox made a free throw and Monk hit a 3-pointer following a […]

Fate was just not on the side of the Golden State Warriors during the NBA In-Season Tournament loss to the Sacramento Kings. Moses Moody showed his true potential with Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins leading the charge. But, Steve Kerr’s squad will not just be taking this huge blow on the court. Gary Payton II […]

The Golden State Warriors entered their NBA In-Season Tournament matchup against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night with a puncher’s chance of making it to the knockout stage. All they needed to do was to win by 12 points or more, then they’ll have a better point differential than the Kings, the leader of their […]

Things haven’t exactly been rosy for the Dallas Mavericks over the past week or so; entering their Tuesday night NBA In-Season Tournament battle against the Houston Rockets, the Mavs have lost three of their past four games, and they even nearly choked away the game they won. As a result, there wasn’t much positive vibes […]

It took a lot of players to step up in Mike Brown’s system but the Sacramento Kings have done it. They are set to move on in the NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinals. De’Aaron Fox may have led the way to torch the Golden State Warriors with Stephen Curry at the helm. But, it was the […]

Luka Doncic had 41 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and the Dallas Mavericks prevented the Houston Rockets from advancing to the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament with a 121-115 victory on Tuesday night. Mavs star Doncic, always ready for a big matchup, said that he enjoys matching up with perpetual villain Dillon Brooks, according to MFFL Nation: “Luka […]

The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Toronto Raptors 115-103 Tuesday in their final group play matchup of the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament. The Nets closed the first half on a 17-2 run to take control of the game. They shot 45 percent on the night while holding the Raptors to 39 percent shooting. Spencer Dinwiddie led […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ chances of advancing into the knockout stage of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament are slim, but they have much bigger concerns. Anthony Edwards took a hard fall and exited Tuesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Head coach Chris Finch provided an update that should keep fans from entering full-blown panic mode. […]

The Miami Heat lost a competitive game to the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night, 131-124, where the team was down three starters in Jimmy Butler, Haywood Highsmith, and Tyler Herro. The loss also officially eliminated Miami from the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke after the game and mentioned how “it’s a […]

Anthony Edwards could not finish his square-off with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Minnesota Timberwolves star went down in the middle of their match against the Oklahoma City Thunder. But, he remained optimistic and cheerful for the team. So much so that Mike Conley was able to joke and maybe even started a campaign for him to […]

Chris Paul has been ruled out for the rest of the Golden State Warriors’ NBA In-Season Tournament game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday due to leg injury. Paul was spotted limping early in the second quarter of the showdown before the Warriors announced that he has left the game with lower left leg soreness. […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki joined the Mavs broadcast for their game against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. The Mavs Hall of Famer had some fun and even managed a call back to one of his most viral moments: “Shut it down! Let’s go home!” CAN WE PLEASE GET DIRK ON THE BROADCAST MORE?!?! […]

Josh Hart just put up big numbers off the bench for the New York Knicks. The Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle-led squad had obliterated the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA In-Season Tournament which got them into prime form for the rest of the season. But, murmurs of Hart leaving the team because of allegedly being […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were widely criticized in the aftermath of their trade for Rudy Gobert, as many fans and pundits believed that the Timberwolves gave up too many assets just to put the three-time Defensive Player of the Year in an awkward frontcourt setup alongside Karl-Anthony Towns. But with the Timberwolves’ success during the 2023-24 […]

Milwaukee Bucks center Robin Lopez has a history with NBA mascots. While most of his interactions have been of the ‘fun-loving-but-angry’ variety, Lopez had a downright pleasant interaction with Miami Heat mascot ‘Burnie’ on Tuesday. The Bucks center did a jersey swap with the Miami mascot: Robin Lopez really did a jersey swap with the […]

Coming into Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics weren’t in control of their In-Season Tournament destiny. However, following a 124-97 blowout win over the Chicago Bulls, the C’s moved one step closer to the quarterfinals of the competition. In order to advance, Boston needed to beat the Bulls by at least 23 points and have the […]

The Miami Heat have been officially eliminated from the NBA In-Season tournament after losing to the Milwaukee Bucks, 131-124. This marks their third straight loss and second straight in regards to the inaugural tourney. There’s no moral victories in sports, but the Heat were very competitive against a dangerous Milwaukee team, even without the likes […]

Anthony Edwards gave Minnesota Timberwolves fans a major scare during their NBA In-Season Tournament clash with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. As he attacked the rim, Edwards fell hard and had to exit the game for some time. Late in the third quarter of the contest, Edwards saw an opening to the basket, with […]

The Dallas Mavericks are engaged in a stateside In-Season Tournament matchup against the Houston Rockets. The Mavs entered the game with a record of 10-6 sitting in fourth place in the West Group B tournament standings. Luka Doncic is determined to help his team win, as shown by his filthy step-back three on Jabari Smith […]

On Tuesday evening, Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors will take on the Sacramento Kings on the road in a rematch of last season’s first-round playoff series. The game will mark the return of Green from a five-game suspension as a result of an altercation he found himself involved in versus the Minnesota Timberwolves […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves and Philadelphia 76ers guard Patrick Beverly got into a heated confrontation on Monday. The fracas occurred late in the third quarter with the Sixers leading the Lakers 93-72. After the game, the Reaves said he wasn’t surprised that the Sixers guard went after him: “Austin Reaves says he has a lot of respect for Pat […]

On Tuesday night, Alperen Sengun and the Houston Rockets took on Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in a bit of NBA inaugural In-Season tournament action from Dallas. Both the Mavs and the Rockets have gotten off to perhaps surprisingly strong starts to the 2023-24 campaign, and Sengun has established himself as an early candidate […]

The Dallas Mavericks are off to a solid start this season and are looking for a little championship inspiration. Texas Rangers star Adolis Garcia was in attendance for Dallas’ game against the Houston Rockets, and he made sure to link up with Mavs star Luka Doncic so they could swap jerseys: The champ is here […]

On Tuesday evening, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder took on the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road in a matchup of two of the early season surprises around the NBA. While many expected the Thunder to improve this year, few saw Oklahoma City jumping out to an 11-5 start on the 2023-24 campaign; meanwhile, […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament has been a learning process for everyone, not just fans or media that cover the league. Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff shared on Tuesday before his team’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland’s final group stage opponent, that he’s loved learning the process and went as far to say that […]

The Chicago Bulls had some surprising success last season as they made it to the play-in tournament, and the team was hoping for another step in the right direction this year. So far, however, the Bulls are one of the worst teams in the league as they have a 5-13 record, and they are in […]

Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors have gotten off to a bit of an up and down start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Warriors currently sit a game below at .500 at 8-9, and so far, Thompson has looked somewhat like a shell of himself at times, as his shooting percentages on the […]

Controversy has been swirling around the Oklahoma City Thunder as of late regarding guard Josh Giddey, who was recently accused of having an improper relationship with an underage girl. The rumors about Giddey began last week with a since-deleted post from an anonymous user on X (formerly known as Twitter) who posted multiple photos and […]

Outspoken billionaire Mark Cuban is selling his majority ownership stake in the Dallas Mavericks to American and Israeli physician Miriam Adelson, the widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. The Mavs valuation is set for approximately $3.5 billion. Shams Charania broke the news first. The reaction has been swift on social media, with some speculating that Cuban may be gearing up […]

The Boston Celtics are currently trying to figure out a way to keep up their impressive level of production so far on the 2023-24 NBA season without the services of big man Kristaps Porzingis. Porzingis suffered a calf injury last week against the Orlando Magic that has already caused him to miss two Celtics games […]

Newport Beach PD is reportedly looking into the social media allegations that surfaced last week surrounding Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey, per TMZ Sports. Asked about the new information, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault declined to “comment on anything as it relates to [Giddey] off the court.” Daigneault also confirmed that his starting guard […]

When a successful and championship-winning franchise starts to lose more often and is simultaneously flooded with negative optics, it is reasonable to predict the end of that once proud empire. Many fans already attempted to do this with the Golden State Warriors after Draymond Green hit Jordan Poole, but the team avoided disaster. The organization […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas is on the verge of returning from an ankle sprain that has sidelined him for eight games. Thomas participated in full-court five-on-five scrimmages Tuesday ahead of Brooklyn’s in-season tournament matchup with the Toronto Raptors, per head coach Jacque Vaughn. “He’s trending in the direction of hopefully playing with us soon,” […]

On Monday night, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers dropped to 10-8 on the young 2023-24 NBA season with a brutal road thrashing at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers. Los Angeles put themselves behind the eight ball early on in this one, and James had a relatively pedestrian night by his standards, putting […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson has been forced out of two of the team’s last three games with cramping in his right leg. Johnson sat the entire overtime period of Wednesday’s loss against the Atlanta Hawks after tipping in a go-ahead layup at the end of regulation. He also exited during the third quarter of […]

The Utah Jazz’s depth is starting to show despite not having Lauri Markkanen. They got a needed win over the New Orleans Pelicans where everyone was able to contribute to the best that they could. Will Hardy is managing players like Walker Kessler, Simone Fontecchio, Keyonte George, and other key players. His schematics paved the […]

On Monday evening, Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Clippers dropped to a disappointing record of 7-9 on the young 2023-24 NBA season with an embarrassing home loss to the Denver Nuggets. Normally, losing to the reigning NBA champion Nuggets would not be a major cause of concern; however, on Monday, Denver was without three […]