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The Los Angeles Clippers have gotten off to a slow start to the James Harden era. The franchise traded for Harden a couple of weeks ago in the hopes of providing playmaking and stability to a team led by Kawhi Leonard and Paul George; however, the Clippers lost their first two games with The Beard […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have gotten off to a blazing start to the 2023-24 season. After dropping their first contest to the Milwaukee Bucks on the road, the Sixers have since won six straight games, and Embiid has looked the part of the reining MVP of the league. In fact, so dominant has […]

The first NBA In-Season Tournament game for the Philadelphia 76ers (7-1) matched them up with the Detroit Pistons (2-8) at Little Caesars Arena. In a showdown between the respective owners of the best and worst record in the Eastern Conference, the Sixers shook off a bad start and won 114-106. Let’s break down the Sixers’ […]

It was a whirlwind of uncertainty for San Antonio Spurs wing Julian Champagnie during his rookie season in the NBA. He began the 2022-23 year with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-way contract, but he was cut about halfway through the season. Just a few days later, the Spurs claimed his contract off waivers and […]

There was no sense sugarcoating what was obvious to anyone watching the Golden State Warriors. Just one game into the regular season, Steve Kerr admitted that Andrew Wiggins was off to a “slow start.” That was two weeks ago, and the numbers suggest Wiggins hasn’t been any better amid widespread concerns about his effort, energy […]

Scottie Barnes has enjoyed a breakout start to the 2023-24 season for the Toronto Raptors. Although Toronto has been in and out of the win column so far this season, Barnes has established himself as an early candidate for the Most Improved Player of the Year Award, showing growth in virtually every aspect of the […]

Head coach Ty Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers are currently preparing to take part in the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament. The Clippers will get their first taste of tournament action on Friday evening when they travel to face the Dallas Mavericks, and Lue for his part has plenty of motivation to try to help […]

Ben Simmons entered the 2023-24 season with a clean bill of health for the first time in over two years. However, two weeks into the season, the three-time All-Star is set to miss his third game. After suffering a hip injury during the Brooklyn Nets’ loss to the Milwaukee Bucks Monday, the team ruled Simmons […]

On Friday evening, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season tournament. Wembanyama has gotten off to a strong start offensively to his debut NBA season. However, some fans may forget just what a force the Spurs rookie can also be on the defensive end […]

The Dallas Mavericks have started the 2023-24 NBA season on a high note. Following their forgettable 2022-23 campaign, it is clear that Dallas features the potential to compete. But what has the Mavs’ biggest disappointment been so far in 2023-24? Kyrie Irving hasn’t exactly shot the lights out up to this point. He is still […]

DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls have gotten off to a subpar start to the 2023-24 NBA season. DeRozan had a shot up in the air that would have won the Bulls their most recent game against the Phoenix Suns; however, the shot glanced off the rim and the Bulls fell to a lowly 3-6 […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are coming off a disappointing loss to the Indiana Pacers during which they came from being down double digits early in the game to give themselves a chance only to blow it with late game mistakes. Giannis Antetokounmpo went off for 50+ points but it wasn’t enough. The Bucks were without Damian […]

Although Nikola Jokic sits atop the NBA superstar throne for the time being, there are plenty of worthy adversaries who are ready to stage a coup and assume their status as supreme ruler of the basketball world. An obvious candidate is the reigning MVP, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid. Ironically, the same dark cloud that […]

Jaden Ivey has experienced somewhat of a bizarre start to the 2023-24 NBA season, his second year in the association. Ivey has missed the last few games with a reported unspecified illness, per Matt Roth; however, some are wondering whether there may be friction between Ivey and newly minted Pistons coach Monty Williams, who recently […]

Episode 10 of NBA 2K24 2KTV arrived, and we’ve got the answers to help you earn some much needed rewards. For those unaware, the 2K developers produce a show called 2KTV, hosted by Chris Manning and Alexis Morgan. The show itself covers wide variety of topics within the game and in the real world, talking […]

Julius Randle and the New York Knicks have had an up-and-down start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Expectations were high for the Knicks coming off of last year’s appearance in the Eastern Conference semifinals; however, Randle has struggled mightily with his perimeter jump shot thus far in the new campaign and New York currently sits […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson is currently dealing with an ankle injury. According to NBA insider Shams Charania, Henderson is expected to miss two more weeks with a bone bruise in his ankle, via ClutchPoints. “Henderson has dealt with discomfort after spraining the ankle on November 1, the last time the number three overall […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have stumbled out of the gates so far to begin the 2023-24 NBA season. Although James has continued to produce at an All-NBA level despite this being his 21st season in the association, the Lakers have dealt with injuries and inconsistent perimeter shooting thus far on the campaign, […]

The Indiana Pacers are off to a great start to the 2023-24 season. They don’t have much to complain about. They have the third-best record in the Eastern Conference at 6-3, trailing only the Philadelphia 76ers (6-1) and the Boston Celtics (5-2) in the standings. Only the Denver Nuggets (8-1), Dallas Mavericks (6-2) and Minnesota […]

Anthony Edwards is off to an incredible start with the Minnesota Timberwolves this 2023-24 season. He has been so sensational that NBA scouts are raving about him, with one even calling him Michael Jordan’s heir apparent. That latest tidbit of information came from Tim MacMahon of ESPN, adding that the said scout also said Edwards […]

Senior Day has arrived in Boulder as the 21st-ranked Arizona Wildcats prepare for battle against Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes. It is time to take an exclusive look at our college football odds series where our Arizona-Colorado prediction and pick will be made. Don’t look now folks, but Arizona has been on one of the […]

Famed rapper Lil Wayne has never shied away from expressing his thoughts about the Los Angeles Lakers to show his fandom. Earlier this 2023, he even declared that LeBron James is the GOAT over Michael Jordan. His latest Anthony Davis take, however, might raise some eyebrows. While appearing on the Undisputed, Lil Wayne shared his […]

In a time when athletes and coaches inundate the public with cookie-cutter responses and roundabout non-answers, Jimmy Butler should be treasured. The Miami Heat star’s one-of-a-kind personality has produced many memorable exchanges, and on Wednesday he delivered another one. Before the Heat clinched a 108-102 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies, a fan sitting courtside in […]

It was announced on Tuesday that the Miami Heat have brought back Udonis Haslem, not as a player, but in a front office role as Vice President of Basketball Development. As the team is currently on a road trip as they face the Atlanta Hawks Saturday, Haslem was seen practicing with the players. Yes, that’s […]

Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen insists he is a driver of the basketball first. “When I first got to Duke in college, that’s when former coach [Mike Kryzyzewski] was like, ‘You’re a driver.’ So I didn’t really develop into a shooter until after that.” Allen’s shooting is one of the big reasons he fits into […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s greatness is well documented. The superstar big man has been the face of the Milwaukee Bucks for years and his performance on Thursday night against the Indiana Pacers was the best we have seen so far out of any player across the NBA during the 2023-24 season. In 36 total minutes, Giannis recorded […]

After winning a pair of NBA championships as a player, Kenny Smith continues to be a part of the game by serving as an analyst for TNT. Ever since embarking on a broadcasting career, the 10-year NBA veteran easily established himself as a household name. Given Smith’s continued relevancy in basketball, have you ever wondered […]

The Phoenix Suns added multiple players from a trade involving former starting center Deandre Ayton. The Suns namely acquired starting center Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic is expected to fill a rebounding and defensive anchor spot that Ayton would have if he were still with the team next to Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal. Here’s […]

Billy Donovan emerged as a successful college basketball coach after leading the University of Florida basketball team to back-to-back NCAA championships. He jumped into the NBA scene after the Oklahoma City Thunder hired him to be their head coach. Fast forward to today, Donovan is handling the coaching reins of the Chicago Bulls. Given Donovan’s […]

The NBA season is officially underway and the second-week slate carries on with an in-season tournament matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Sacramento Kings. Our NBA odds series continues with a Thunder-Kings prediction and pick. On Wednesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder had their most impressive victory of the season. Led by a 43-point, […]

The NBA season is officially underway and the second-week slate carries on with an in-season tournament matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns. Our NBA odds series continues with a Lakers-Suns prediction and pick. Starting the season out on a good note with a 3-2 start, the Los Angeles Lakers have since stumbled […]

The NBA season is officially underway and the third-week slate carries on with an in-season tournament matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks. Our NBA odds series continues with a Clippers-Mavericks prediction and pick. Just over a week after acquiring James Harden, the Los Angeles Clippers have had a tough time developing chemistry. They […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs kick off their NBA In-Season Tournaments with a matchup on Friday night. It is time to continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Spurs prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. It is the second night of the NBA In-Season Tournament, with group play slated for Tuesday and Friday nights this […]

More NBA 2K24 MyTEAM content is dropping this week, including new Swagger Packs, a new Gauntlet, a new Challenge, and more. Additionally, the new week also brings update to NBA Tournament Battles, which started last week in conjunction with the real In-Season Tournament. Overall, this week brings a fairly sold amount of content for MyTEAM […]

The Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies play a group game in the NBA in-season tournament. It is time to continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Grizzlies prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The NBA In-Season Tournament’s group play runs through the end of the month with Tuesday and Friday games. Utah and Memphis are in West […]

NThe Sacramento Kings start to the 2023-24 NBA season is not what Kings fans expected, especially their team’s Cinderella run last year. Sacramento is just 3-4 to begin the campaign and currently sits at 9th in the Western Conference standings. Nonetheless, the Kings’ sluggish start could be attributed to injuries. De’Aaron Fox, who has averaged […]

The Los Angeles Lakers begin In-Season Tournament play on Friday with a West Group A matchup vs. the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center. “Some of the courts looked a little funky,” said LeBron James, “but I think it’s great, in the sense of, for the league, to spice things up.” New In-Season Tournament, new […]

The Los Angeles Lakers face off against the Phoenix Suns in the NBA In-Season Tournament on Friday. However, the Lakers got some good news on the injury front with superstar Anthony Davis being upgraded to probable for the contest, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. “Lakers star Anthony Davis (hip/groin) has been upgraded to probable […]

Chicago Bulls and disappointment. Name a better duo. You can’t. Those two are pretty much synonymous already at this point ever since Chicago built its “Big Three” of DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, and Nikola Vucevic. With a 3-6 record, the Bulls are once again off to a disappointing start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The […]