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We’re back and set to bring you our predictions and picks for Saturday’s slate of action from around The Association. This next game features a cross-country matchup as the Los Angeles Lakers (3-2) take on the Orlando Magic (3-2). Both teams have looked very solid to start the season – check out our NBA odds series for our Lakers-Magic […]

The New York Knicks are in hell this season. Once again, the team is starting off ridiculously slow this season. They are just 2-5 after their loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. The biggest area of concern for New York is, of course, Julius Randle. The former All-Star forward has been struggling heavily […]

With Adam Silver at the helm, the NBA continues to implement innovative new additions to the best sports league in the world, with the latest example of that being the NBA’s In-Season Tournament, which kicked off on November 3rd. Similar to the league’s decision to draft teams for the NBA All-Star Game and the creation […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ dream season hasn’t been completely sunshine and rainbows so far. After trading for Damian Lillard, everyone expected Milwaukee to run over the rest of the competition. Unfortunately, they’ve had some bad performances ugly losses to the Hawks and the Raptors, two teams that they are expected to beat on sheer talent alone. […]

The New York Knicks lost a nailbiter to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night, getting to within one with under a minute and a half left but ultimately losing 110-105 in each team’s respective first NBA In-Season Tournament game. Julius Randle admitted he wasn’t at his best after the disappointing defeat. “I’m just not in […]

The 2023-24 NBA season isn’t even a month old yet, and we already have our first big referee controversy. The ending to the Oklahoma City Thunder – Golden State Warrior game featured a rather questionable call that directly led to the game-winner. On Stephen Curry’ game-winner, Draymond Green appeared to interfere with the rim: supposedly […]

Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets played their first In-Season Tournament game against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. The Mavs came into the game undefeated on the season, but the Nuggets handed them their first loss, with the final score settling in at 125-114. Nuggets’ star center Nikola Jokic was just one assist shy […]

The Golden State Warriors picked up a hard-fought win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to kick off their In-Season Tournament slate, as a last-second layup from Stephen Curry gave the Dubs a 141-139 victory. While Golden State got the result they wanted, Draymond Green believes that a simple move could have helped the Warriors make […]

Draymond Green is the best defender of his generation. The Golden State Warriors’ future Hall-of-Famer isn’t quite as quick as he was a few years ago and certainly doesn’t jump as high but remains a singularly impactful player on that side of the ball, a shoo-in for All-Defense honors and even Defensive Player of the […]

The Golden State Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in their NBA In-Season Tournament opener on Friday, though it wasn’t without controversy. After the game, officials provided further clarity on what transpired with Draymond Green at the end of the game. For those who missed it, the Thunder lost to the Warriors via a Stephen […]

NBA fans couldn’t help but feel pain for Jalen Brunson after the New York Knicks wasted his 45-point effort in their In-Season Tournament opener against the Milwaukee Bucks. Brunson made 17 of his 30 shots and recorded five rebounds, four assists and one steal to lead the Knicks. However, it wasn’t enough to power the […]

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in quite bizarre fashion to the tune of a controversial 141-139 finish. The Warriors moved to 5-1 on the regular season, and made a 1-0 start in the brand-new NBA In-Season Tournament. Friday night’s game ended with a game-winner by Steph Curry that was originally ruled […]

As the Miami Heat won their first NBA In-season tournament game against the Washington Wizards, guard Tyler Herro recorded another great performance. While the team has been on a slow start to the season, one of the few constants on the team has been Herro. It’s not a secret that Herro has a huge chip […]

Oklahoma City Thunder fans are not happy with how their NBA In-Season Tournament opener against the Golden State Warriors ended. In fact many are saying that Chet Holmgren and co. have been robbed. Stephen Curry won the contest for the Warriors with his game-winning layup with less than a second left on the clock. However, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks narrowly squeaked out a 110-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night, staving off a 45-point explosion from Jalen Brunson. The Bucks improved to 3-2 on the regular season, but they also jumped out to a 1-0 start in pool play for the brand-new NBA In-Season Tournament. Damian Lillard shined […]

The New York Knicks faced the Milwaukee Bucks in their first In-Season Tournament game of the 2023-24 season. Jalen Brunson exploded with 45 points while Julius Randle ended the game with a double-double. However, the Knicks lost by five points. Head coach Tom Thibodeau bluntly addressed a late-game mistake in a postgame interview. Tom Thibodeau wants […]

The Chicago Bulls and the Brooklyn Nets got their in-season tournament group play under way on Friday night in Chicago. The Bulls came into the game with a 2-3 record on the season, and the Nets came in at 2-2. The Bulls were narrow favorites heading into the matchup as it was expected to be […]

The Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards in the first group play game of the In-season tournament, ending their four-game losing streak. This time, the team built up a sizable lead and sustained it for the victory which they failed to do against the Brooklyn Nets in a painful loss. In terms of the rest […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama has gotten off to an electric start to his NBA career. Recently, Wembanyama scored his career high in a road win over the Phoenix Suns, dropping 38 points against his childhood idol Kevin Durant to improve the Spurs’ record to 3-2 on the young 2023-24 season. Wembanyama’s epic performance […]

What promises to be perhaps the wildest game of 2023-24 ended with a finish unlike any you’ve ever seen before. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors, shocker, were on the winning side of it, too. The Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 141-139 on opening night of the inaugural in-season tournament, holding […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have Damian Lillard to thank for their nailbiter 110-105 win over the New York Knicks in the opening game of the NBA In-Season Tournament on Friday night. The superstar guard came up clutch for his new squad, scoring eight points in the final minute to propel the Bucks to the victory, including […]

The NBA recently inked a partnership with Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS underwear brand. Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one of the main influencers for the brand. Adam Silver recently discussed how the partnership came about and revealed an interesting detail about the undergarments. Adam Silver confirms SKIMS underwear is comfortable Silver had a brief […]

The New York Knicks certainly made one of the better moves of the 2022 offseason when they signed Jalen Brunson in free agency. Brunson had an All-Star caliber 2022-23 season even if he was not selected to the midseason showcase. With the 2023-24 season underway, it looks like Brunson has carried over his strong play […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers moved heaven and earth to sign Max Strus over the summer, the hope was that they have found their permanent starting small forward. Well, six games into the season and Strus has been trotted out as Cleveland’s starting 3 every night. He’s also given the Cavs exactly what they need from […]

After nine games (four in the preseason, five in the regular season) and tons of anticipation, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ ideal starting lineup finally took the floor together. Jarrett Allen, being sidelined for all nine games with a nagging bone bruise in his left ankle, kept things from taking flight. But, to be fair to Allen, […]

Recently, the Philadelphia 76ers made waves around the NBA when it was announced that they would be trading disgruntled point guard James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers. Harden’s departure netted the Sixers a combination of draft capital and role players to help support star Joel Embiid, who was unable to get past his second-round […]

Another day, another unreal Stephen Curry highlight. During the Golden State Warriors’ NBA In-Season Tournament opener on Friday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Curry once again proved why he’s much more than just the greatest shooter to ever grace the hardwood. With Josh Giddey guarding him, Steph saw a cutting Gary Payton II heading […]

The Washington Wizards have not gotten off to the best start to the 2023-24 NBA season. They are 1-3 and as of publication, they were trailing the Miami Heat by 20+ points late in the third quarter. With the Wizards fully immersed in a rebuild, there are going to be growing pains. The Wizards did […]

This season, Adam Silver and the NBA decided to try out something new with the addition of the In-Season tournament, which is starting this week. Fans had long lamented how seemingly boring and inconsequential the NBA season was up until around Christmas, which prompted the decision by Silver and company to try to spice things […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are currently preparing to begin play for the NBA’s in-season tournament, fresh off of the acquisition of James Harden. Harden figures to provide playmaking and stability for a Clippers squad that will host their first home game of in-season tournament play on November 17 against the Houston Rockets. As part of […]

Recently, the NBA world received a jolt when it was announced that disgruntled Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden was being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for a combination of role players and draft picks. The Clippers are hoping that Harden’s arrival will give the team a legitimate chance at competing for the […]

The Chicago Bulls had a surprisingly successful season last year as they ended up finding a way into the play-in tournament. They ended up falling before they could get into the playoffs, but they still exceeded expectations. This year, the Bulls are trying to take things a step forward, and they are off to a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have started out the 2023-24 season as one of the best teams in the league with a 4-1 record. Health has always been the biggest issue with the team and so far they’ve been okay in that department since their preseason injury issues. This week, the Pelicans made an interesting roster […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have suffered their fair share of injury woes the past couple of seasons. They came into this season already without Jose Alvarado, Trey Murphy III and Naji Marshall. In the Pelicans most recent game against the Detroit Pistons, they played without Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. But fans can breathe a […]

NBA 2K24 2KTV Episode 9 arrived, with more questions and answers full of rewards all for free. For those new to 2K, 2KTV is a weekly program hosted by Alexis Morgan and Chris Manning. The show covers a wide variety of content regarding 2K24, the league, content creator and developer interviews. However, most people like […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns have gotten off to somewhat of a shaky start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Suns currently sit at 2-3 on the campaign following consecutive home losses to the San Antonio Spurs, and Durant has had to do the majority of the heavy lifting so far, with Bradley Beal […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have had somewhat of an inconsistent start to the 2023-24 season. James recently led the team to a thrilling overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers, which was their first win over their Crypto.com Arena neighbors in eleven tries, but the Lakers are currently dealing with a slew […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 season. Although Tatum and his teammates are still adjusting to a new system that features the likes of Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, the Celtics haven’t missed a beat on the court, beginning the season at a perfect 4-0 […]

The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament for the Houston Rockets provides a playoff-like atmosphere that hasn’t been seen since the James Harden era. Although this new roster and coach is significantly better than the last couple of seasons, this type of event will give the young core a taste of what real winning matters. The In-Season […]