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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 […]

Kevin Durant will love Jamal Crawford’s predictions for the NBA In-Season Tournament. The three-time Sixth Man of the Year has locked in his pick to win the NBA In-Season Tournament: none other than KD’s Phoenix Suns. Crawford recently hopped on the NBA Mailbag. The first question asked which teams he believed would make it to […]

The San Antonio Spurs looked like fringe playoff contenders at the start of the season. Teams were finding it hard to guard Jeremy Sochan, Devin Vassell, and the rest of the squad. A lot of it had to do with how offensively versatile Victor Wembanyama was because of how Gregg Popovich unlocked his skill set. […]

The Denver Nuggets are on a tear in the early parts of the 2023-24 season. Denver improved to 12-6 after an impressive 113-104 win against the Los Angeles Clippers. Nikola Jokic has spearheaded the team’s attack, but the Nuggets still miss the services of Jamal Murray. Now, Murray appears to be on his way back […]

Outspoken billionaire Mark Cuban is selling his majority ownership stake in the Dallas Mavericks to the families of American and Israeli physician Miriam Adelson (widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson) and Las Vegas Sands chief operating officer Patrick Dumont, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. The valuation is set for approximately $3.5 billion. […]

As the Miami Heat prepare to stay home for three contests after a grueling five-game road trip, the team could finally see the reemergence of forward Caleb Martin. Before the key NBA In-Season tournament game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said to ClutchPoints that he’s been impressed of what he’s seen […]

The Charlotte Hornets are sitting at 5-10 through their first 15 games and still have plenty questions that need to be answered throughout the course of the season. They’ve suffered a few key injuries to players that have cost them a couple wins. Most recently, they lost LaMelo Ball to yet another ankle injury, his […]

The Golden State Warriors are looking to win another championship as the 2023-24 season progresses. However, the Warriors have slowed down after a hot start. They sit at 8-9 and are tenth in the Western Conference. Steph Curry and co. need all the help they can get from Andrew Wiggins, who missed some of the […]

We’re here for our prediction and picks series as we continue our coverage of the NBA In-Season Tournament on this Tuesday night’s slate of action. We’ll see a matchup between Western Conference rivals as the Golden State Warriors take on the Sacramento Kings. Check out our NBA odds series for our Warriors-Kings prediction and pick. […]

Off to a 13-4 start to the season, the Boston Celtics own the league’s best record and are amongst the best teams in the latest NBA Power Rankings. Led by All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum, the Celtics may just have the best starting rotation in the league with Tatum, Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, and […]

The Houston Rockets stay in the state of Texas to take on the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA In-Season Tournament. This game will continue our NBA odds series with a Rockets-Mavericks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Rockets are under new management this season, and they […]

Following the San Antonio Spurs most recent game, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic didn’t hold back on his effusive praise for Victor Wembanyama. “He’s going to change the game, 100 percent. He’s already on that path, so just enjoy and watch the show and let the guy change the game,” Jokic shared That came from […]

HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets take a short trip up north on Tuesday to play against one of their instate rivals, the Dallas Mavericks. This will be the final West Group B round matchup of the In-Season Tournament. To say this game would be a much-needed win for Houston would be an understatement. Not only […]

LaMelo Ball’s downfall early on in his career with the Charlotte Hornets has been injures. Once again, the young All-Star guard has found his way onto the Hornets’ injury report with no clear return date following an ankle injury. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Ball has suffered a serious sprain in his right ankle […]

The final day of group play in the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament is here. Tuesday, November 28, is the date, and 16 teams will play out their group play schedules. Mathematically, just two teams are through to the next round: the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers. A third, the Phoenix Suns, look like they’re […]

To say Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors have been struggling is an understatement. After beginning the 2023-24 season with a 6-2 record, the Warriors have lost seven of their last nine games, including a span where they had lost six consecutive games. While Stephen Curry has continued to play at an MVP-like level, […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie center Dereck Lively II missed the team’s last game on Saturday due to a lower back contusion. In the team’s previous game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Lively fell hard after a lob attempt at the rim, injuring his back and having to be helped to the locker room. Now, Lively’s status […]

Mark Cuban’s wish has come true. The Dallas Mavericks will still not use their special NBA In-Season Tournament court when they host the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. According to CBS Sports, there remains a manufacturing issue with the Mavs’ In-Season Tournament court which obviously compromises the players’ safety. The NBA has introduced special courts […]

The New Orleans Pelicans dropped to 9-9 on the season following a 114-112 road loss to the Utah Jazz and have only themselves to blame. Forget injuries. The Pelicans are wasting easy opportunities to put more points on the board and it is costing them some pivotal Western Conference wins. More worrisome for the franchise […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are on the road to take on the Miami Heat as the NBA In-Season Tournament continues. Below we will continue with our NBA odds series as we hand out a Bucks-Heat prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Bucks are one of the best […]

When the Houston Rockets first added Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks in the offseason, as well as head coach Ime Udoka, nobody really gave much though to this team given their lack of success through the years. Failing to win more than 22 games each of the last three seasons, the Rockets were not thought […]

The Miami Heat face a must-win scenario in the month of November as they face the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night in the final group play game of the NBA In-Season Tournament. There have been players around the association commenting on the importance of point differential, including Heat center Bam Adebayo who questions it as possibly […]

The Atlanta Hawks are on the road to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers as the NBA In-Season Tournament continues! This game will continue our NBA odds series with a Hawks-Cavaliers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Hawks are 8-8, but they have lost six of their […]

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers are bitter rivals, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have respect for each other. Despite dueling for years in the NBA, Celtics legend Kevin Garnett was particularly close with Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. Garnett spoke about his relationship with the late Bryant and shared how much he meant […]

As the Miami Heat prepare for their final group play game of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament on Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks, a game they desperately need to win in order to regain their footing in the NBA Power Rankings, both Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo find themselves on the team’s injury report. […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers continue to roll to start the 2023-24 season. After stomping out LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers at home, the Sixers wil hit the road to see another star forward that puts immense pressure on defenses in Zion Williamson. Williamson is averaging 23.4 points per game on 54.8 […]

For a player like Kobe Bryant, it doesn’t take much to get him motivated to defeat an opposing team. He had many battles with other future Hall of Famers, but the one most people don’t seem to remember is how he was once triggered in an All-Star Game to make sure he’d never let George […]

We’re here for our prediction and picks series as we continue our coverage of the NBA In-Season Tournament on this Tuesday night’s slate of action. We’ll see a matchup between Western Conference rivals as the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Check out our NBA odds series for our Thunder-Timberwolves prediction and pick. […]

There was no question that Ime Udoka was piecing together something special when he was the head coach of the Boston Celtics. But while Udoka was performing well on the sidelines, the former NBA veteran was also caught having a relationship with a Celtics staff member. This ultimately resulted in suspension for violating the team’s […]

The Sacramento Kings will be looking to make it four wins in four in the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament on Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors. One player who has been key to their success as a whole over the last couple of years is Keegan Murray. He’s missed the last two games however with […]

The Toronto Raptors go on the road to take on the Brooklyn Nets for the NBA In-Season Tournament! This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Raptors-Nets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Raptors are 8-9 to start this season, and […]

LaMelo Ball has been the face of the Charlotte Hornets ever since they drafted him third overall in 2020. A franchise that has not found much success through the years, LaMelo has been one of the Hornets’ only bright spots, and he continues to evolve into a superstar talent at the point guard position. Off […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… the Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be in the mix to trade for a disgruntled All-Star. The disgruntled All-Star this time around is Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine, who is averaging 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game for an aimless Bulls team […]

There was cause for much concern for the New Orleans Pelicans when CJ McCollum was diagnosed with a collapsed lung in early November, as McCollum has sustained this injury in the past. It was unclear yet just how severe the injury McCollum sustained was, but clearly, matters of the respiratory system aren’t anything to take […]

The gaming industry is currently witnessing a significant legal confrontation involving Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of the popular NBA 2K series. At the heart of this legal dispute is a class-action lawsuit initiated by an avid player of NBA 2K. This lawsuit brings to the forefront the much-debated issue of microtransactions in video games, a […]

We’re here for our prediction and picks series as we continue our coverage of the NBA In-Season Tournament on this Tuesday night’s slate of action. We’ll see a matchup between Eastern Conference rivals as the Charlotte Hornets take on the New York Knicks. Check out our NBA odds series for our Hornets-Knicks prediction and pick. […]

Milwaukee Bucks All-Star wing Khris Middleton underwent a knee procedure in the offseason, which is why the team has limited his minutes through the first month of the season. Middleton is only averaging about 19.8 minutes per game  and as a result, he’s been unable to make the impact he usually does for the Bucks. […]