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The Minnesota Timberwolves just got done finishing off a four-game sweep of the Phoenix Suns and now the cool, calm and collected side of Wolves star Anthony Edwards is becoming even more known to the masses. Edwards released a calculated three-word message that may have revealed his true feelings on polishing off Kevin Durant’s high […]

The New York Knicks are putting on an impressive display in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Knicks lead their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the 76ers 3-1. Of course, Joel Embiid has given New York a hard time, but not without challenges. Former Knicks forward Charles Oakley made a hilarious Dunkin […]

Wanda Durant, the mother of NBA superstar Kevin Durant, will deliver the commencement address at Bowie State University this May. Bowie State’s announcement of Durant as the commencement speaker follows in the footsteps of other HBCUs’ quest to bring in high-profile orators. “Mama Durant” joins the likes of Angela Bassett and Joe Biden, who will […]

The Charlotte Hornets failed to make the playoffs but LaMelo Ball continues to make headlines. The Hornets guard got some ink recently all of his back that would suggest that he’s a fan of rookie star Victor Wembanyama and his evocative new ‘alien’ logo from Nike. Photos of the Hornets star’s new tattoo development were […]

On Monday evening, Derrick White and the Boston Celtics took a commanding 3-1 lead in their first round Eastern Conference playoff series vs the Miami Heat with a resounding 102-88 win in a game that really wasn’t that close, as Miami used a late mini-surge to make the final score a bit more respectable. White […]

Boston Celtics star Kristaps Porzingis will reportedly miss Game 5 due to a right soleus strain, the team announced. The Celtics lead the Miami Heat 3-1, and the series is set to return to Boston on Wednesday, but Porzingis will be missed nonetheless. Porzingis is expected to miss a “minimum of several games” with the […]

The injury problems continue for the Miami Heat as it was announced on their X (formerly known as Twitter) account that both Terry Rozier and rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. will be out for Game 5 Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics. With the Heat down 3-1 in the series, this is the exact opposite of […]

DALLAS — Luka Doncic has a sprained knee and is probable for Game 5. Doncic was questionable ahead of Game 4 but ultimately ended up playing. Tim Hardaway Jr., meanwhile, suffered a setback during the Dallas Mavericks scrimmage on Tuesday. Kidd said he was questionable for Game 5 with an ankle injury, though he’s ruled […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a big decision to make regarding whether to retain the services of head coach Darvin Ham. After losing to the Denver Nuggets in five games, the Lakers have been kicked out of the playoffs. Once believed to be possible championship contenders after making the Western Conference Finals a year ago and […]

The New York Knicks are scheduled to tip it off with the Philadelphia 76ers tonight at 7 p.m. ET in Madison Square Garden, and the team will be without its high scoring wing, Bojan Bogdanovic, who was acquired in a trade from the Detroit Pistons at the trade deadline. The news on Bogdanovic is a […]

When LeBron James joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, his goal was to etch his name in the lore of one of the most iconic American sports franchises. He did so alongside Anthony Davis in 2020, when they won the Lakers’ 17th championship. Regardless of opinions about the NBA Bubble, this is still a […]

The Los Angeles Clippers came away with a crucial win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of the first round, and Paul George’s clutch three-point shot late in the game to give the Clippers the lead back was one of the crucial moments of the game. Paul George went into the shot itself, and […]

On Monday evening, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers saw their 2023-24 season officially come to an unceremonious conclusion with a 108-106 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the first round series between the two teams, marking the second straight postseason that the Nuggets had sent the Lakers to Cancun. James […]

DALLAS — In Game 3, PJ Washington did a pose that went viral on social media. The moment became a major storyline after the Dallas Mavericks earned a 101-90 victory to a take a 2-1 series lead over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers answered in Game 4 with a 116-111 win, and Paul George […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are headed into a pivotal offseason after being swept out of the 2024 NBA Playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The front office had the luxury — and the reasons — to stick with the status quo last summer. All signs point to a substantial amount of roster turnover in the […]

The transition to the NBA can be a major challenge for young players. It can be a lot of waiting your turn and observing from the bench, a vastly different role than many players held in college. For Houston Rockets rookie Jermaine Samuels Jr., it involved a lot of being patient. Samuels went undrafted in […]

The New Orleans Pelicans saw their 2023-24 season end in anticlimactic fashion, as they lost star Zion Williamson to a hamstring injury in the NBA Play-In Tournament and ended up being swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Now, Pelicans executive David Griffin is advocating for big changes this offseason, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype: Pelicans […]

The Clippers host the Mavericks in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday in Game 5! This has been one of the best series in the playoffs with each team splitting the home and road splits with the series tied at 2-2. We now continue our NBA odds series with a Mavericks-Clippers prediction and pick. The Mavericks have looked very good in every […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar guard Donovan Mitchell expressed his support for the Fort Valley State men’s volleyball team after they became the first HBCU to compete in the NCAA Division I Championship. The Cavaliers’ social media team posted a 15-second clip of Mitchell’s response on their X page. Good Luck, @FVSU Wildcats! #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/xRnJTOanIw — Cleveland […]

Every NBA team has one goal, and that is to win a championship. Of course, though, only one team can win the NBA Finals every year, meaning 29 other teams fall short of their goals. This can be expected for a lot of teams. Some teams are in rebuilding phases, while others are a few […]

The Phoenix Suns had a winning regular season record against their first-round opponent, the Minnesota Timberwolves. Several pundits had the Suns upsetting the Timberwolves, mainly because of the scoring prowess of Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. However, Minnesota proved the doubters wrong as they swept Phoenix, which in turn will head to a plethora of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ tumultuous 2023-24 season came to a fitting end on Monday night: with another gutting loss to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Playoffs. Minutes after Jamal Murray’s second game-winner of the series — as the Lakers rushed through exit interviews to avoid questions related to ready-to-go exposés — Darvin Ham and […]

It has been an ugly showing for the Miami Heat on offense as they dropped the past two games against the Boston Celtics at home with their last being Monday night in Game 4, 102-88. Besides other players, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke after the loss and still had faith in his team to […]

On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers saw their 2023-24 season officially come to a brutal conclusion with a 108-106 road defeat at the hands of the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of their first-round series. It officially ended a tightly contested series that saw the Nuggets continually taking over down the stretch of close […]

The Chicago Bulls are in an incredibly unfavorable position in the current NBA landscape. While the team has built a roster that is just barely below the luxury tax line, the Bulls are nowhere close to being true contenders, but that could also make it easier to part ways with Zach LaVine in a trade […]

The Celtics host the Heat in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday in Game 5! The Celtics have owned this series after allowing the Heat to win one game due to their lights-out shooting. The Celtics can now end the series back home and hold a 3-1 lead. We now continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Celtics […]

Point guard Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks have a golden opportunity on Tuesday evening to advance to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs by sending Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers home during Game 5 at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks currently find themselves up 3 games to 1 in the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Brandon Ingram are at a crossroads. The team needs a player more willing to take three-pointers to space the floor around Zion Williamson. Ingram wants the security of a long-term contract extension this summer. Despite the ramped-up trade rumors to come, it would not be surprising to see the franchise […]

Max Christie’s lack of opportunity during the NBA Playoffs carried over into his exit interview. The sophomore’s end-of-season press conference — conducted after the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated by the Denver Nuggets — was cut short after 41 seconds because LeBron James was ready to take the podium. Christie, who played zero minutes in […]

On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2023-24 season officially came to a brutal ends with a 108-106 road loss at the hands of the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of their first round series, officially concluding what had been a back and forth affair that consistently saw the Nuggets take over close games down […]

LeBron James is nearing the end of his career (or so we think), which makes James’ free-agency decision this offseason all that more intriguing. The 39-year-old NBA superstar just finished his 21st NBA season and has a $51.4 million player option with the Los Angeles Lakers he must decide to exercise or decline this summer, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ season ended on Monday night at the hands of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and the Denver Nuggets for the second straight year, and now is when things will get very interesting for the Lakers. With LeBron James potentially a free agent this summer and Bronny James possibly on his way to the NBA, […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George has been an enigma on the court who can be reliable in the clutch. However, George has also been criticized for not being able to deliver under the bright lights in the playoffs. In Game 4, the Clippers star let his game do the talking, partnering with James Harden […]

A few years ago, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers had a stranglehold on the Toronto Raptors. Now, LeBron is feelinig the same thing that Toronto felt back in the late 2010s. For the last year or so, the Denver Nuggets have had the Lakers’ number. Whether it’s in the regular season or the playoffs, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have won their first NBA Playoffs series since 2004 with their 4-0 sweep in the first round against the Phoenix Suns. The team has reached the postseason the past two years, but lost in the first round each time to the Memphis Grizzlies and the Denver Nuggets, respectively. The Timberwolves will now […]

The New Orleans Pelicans reached the end of the road of their 2023-24 NBA campaign, and their fans are not happy with how the season ended for the team. It took the Oklahoma City Thunder just four games to take care of business against New Orleans in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. […]

In a climactic end to what was a thrilling and dynamic 3v3 season in the NBA 2K League, Magic Gaming fell to Lakers Gaming in the grand finals. Throughout the season, Magic Gaming had shown themselves to be a powerhouse, reaching the finals in both regular season tournaments and capturing the SWITCH OPEN title, highlighting […]

After falling in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Game 7, the Boston Celtics’ front office knew something had to change. Yet, few expected just how monumental Boston’s roster shake-up would be at the hands of president of basketball operations Brad Stevens. In June, Stevens tried to deal 2023 Sixth Man of the […]

The New York Knicks are reportedly targeting Devin Booker as a potential Jalen Brunson backcourt partner, but the Phoenix Suns’ star is reportedly quite happy staying with the only team for which he has played. And a source from his camp has now hit back at Stephen A. Smith, who recently claimed that Booker “wants […]