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HOUSTON – Starting the season 0-3 was the least of the Houston Rockets expectations. One of the main reasons why the team hasn’t scratched out a win is due to their bench. Trading away Kevin Porter Jr. due to his domestic assault case, coupled with Tari Eason’s injury, has significantly impacted the second unit, which […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler hasn’t enjoyed a great start to the 2023-24 season. Just months after looking at times like an all-time great NBA player, Butler has looked very pedestrian so far in the new campaign, and the Heat have suffered as a result, opening up the season 1-3. The basketball court is not […]

San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama has a huge national TV matchup with the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, but that didn’t stop him from having some fun with a spooky entrance to the arena. Wembanyama showed up to the arena dressed as Slenderman for his TNT televised Halloween game: Victor Wembanyama pulled up for […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat have gotten out of the gates slowly in the 2023-24 NBA season. The Heat have started the new campaign 1-3, and Butler’s relatively lackluster play is a large reason why, as the small forward has looked nothing like the player who took over the NBA playoffs at times a […]

Charles Barkley has already voiced out his thoughts on the ground-shaking trade of James Harden from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Los Angeles Clippers. For the Basketball Hall of Famer, the Sixers will end up just fine with the new pieces they have acquired off of that swap. As for the Clippers, Barkley is not […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks have battled their way back from an 0-2 opening to the 2023-24 campaign with two straight wins to now even their record at two wins and two losses. Young hasn’t quite found his outside shooting touch yet on the new season, and his status for the Hawks’ upcoming November […]

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga’s status for Wednesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings is up in the air after getting a questionable designation due to a lower-body issue, per the NBA’s injury report. Kuminga had already missed the Warriors’ last game, a 130-102 win on the road over Zion Williamson and the New Orleans […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is continuing to make waves around the NBA in his sixth year in the Association. Doncic was electric in the Mavs’ recent victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, recording a triple double of 35 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists, but perhaps his most impressive accomplishment of the evening occurred during […]

A lot of fans thought that Jason Kidd had a lot of work set in front of him when the Dallas Mavericks traded for Kyrie Irving. The prospect of two ball-dominant guards teaming up to start in the same backcourt never ended well in NBA history. One of them had to always make way and […]

NBA legend Vince Carter is still not convinced that the Los Angeles Clippers improved with the James Harden trade. After all, the Clips are off to a good start to the season, winning two of their first three games and only losing narrowly to the Utah Jazz. Of course Carter is not saying it’s a […]

Chet Holmgren, shocker, was no match for Nikola Jokic defensively. The reigning Finals MVP dropped 28 points, 14 rebounds and five on 12-of-16 shooting across just 30 minutes of court time in the Denver Nuggets’ beatdown of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday, proving much too big, strong and skilled for Holmgren during their first […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid just needs to avoid doing the D-Generation X/Triple H celebration. Or else a huge chunk of his $47.6 million salary this 2023-24 season will be gone in no time. Embiid has been fined $35,000 by the NBA following his hip thrust celebration during the Sixers’ 126-98 demolition of the Portland […]

The James Harden trade that the world has waited four months and change for finally happened late Monday night. The Philadelphia 76ers traded Harden, PJ Tucker and Filip Petrusev to the Los Angeles Clippers for a package that includes KJ Martin, Nicolas Batum, Marcus Morris Sr., Robert Covington, two future first-round picks, two second-round picks […]

The NBA is back as the regular season is now in full swing, and the first week of the new year has already provided a lot of excitement. For the Chicago Bulls, the first week has gone better than a lot of people expected. At the beginning of a new season, avoiding a disastrous start […]

The injury bug didn’t take long to hit the Brooklyn Nets in 2023-24. Already down Nic Claxton and Cam Johnson, the Nets lost two more rotation players during Monday’s win over the Charlotte Hornets, with Spencer Dinwiddie (left ankle sprain) and Dennis Smith Jr. (left hip contusion) exiting midway through the game. Johnson and Claxton […]

On ESPN’s NBA Today, former player turned analyst Kendrick Perkins talked about who’s the best team in the city of LA between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers after the news of James Harden being traded to the latter. When asked who’s the “team to beat” in the Los Angeles basketball scene, he […]

ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reacts to the news of James Harden being traded from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Los Angeles Clippers by saying he’s “undefeated” in deciding what team he wants to go to. On the show “NBA Today,” Windhorst stated Tuesday that Harden got exactly what he wanted out of the 76ers and it […]

Following the Orlando Magic’s narrow 106-103 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers, teammates Gary Harris and Markelle Fultz addressed Paolo Banchero’s early-season challenges. Banchero, who has been a focal point for the Magic’s offense, has struggled in the early part of the season. Through the first three games, Banchero averaged 11.7 points and 5.7 rebounds, […]

It has been a great week for New England basketball, as the Boston Celtics are 3-0 and Maine native Cooper Flagg committed to the Duke Blue Devils on Monday. Flagg, who’s the No. 1 high school boys basketball player in the country, ended up picking Duke over UConn, the reigning NCAA champions. Although many New […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers shook up their roster in a big way by trading James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers. Nick Nurse has done what he can to get the Sixers to play well without Harden. Now, he will have to incorporate new players and fill another gap in the starting lineup. […]

The Charlotte Hornets have decided to keep center Mark Williams by picking up his option for next year. Unfortunately for guard James Bouknight, the team declined his $6.1 million fourth-year option. This means that Bouknight will become an unrestricted free agent at the start of next summer. After being drafted with the 11th overall pick […]

The Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers finally agreed on the blockbuster James Harden trade late Monday night and early Tuesday morning that had been rumored since late June. The deal moved Harden once again, this time to the Clippers for a package that included Harden, PJ Tucker, and Filip Petrusev. The Sixers were able […]

The Brooklyn Nets transformed their roster this offseason, moving on from aging veterans and taking fliers on young, versatile players with upside. Lonnie Walker IV was among the free agents who saw an opportunity with the new-look Nets, and he’s making the most of it early this season. After signing for the minimum, Walker sat […]

After playing in the first game of the season against the Golden State Warriors, recording 32 points in a 108-104 Phoenix Suns victory, All-Star guard Devin Booker has been held out due to a left ankle injury. Initially thought to be ready to return to the court this week, Booker will miss his third straight […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James loves to go all-out when it comes to his Halloween costumes. Today, he and his wife Savannah unveiled their latest spooky costumes, and they are spectacular. This year, the Lakers star dressed up as Beetlejuice while Savannah was in costume as the film’s “Miss Argentina”, or in this case, “Miss […]

In August, the NBA officially unveiled the schedule for the brand new In-Season Tournament. Rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama will be front and center in the action, but there are plenty of other games to get excited about. On Aug. 15, the NBA announced the schedule for all group-stage games. The winner of the inaugural tournament […]

Vince Carter’s wife is Sondi Carter. Vince Carter stood out at the University of North Carolina from 1995-98. He won consecutive ACC men’s basketball tournament titles and Final Four appearances. In 1998, Carter was a second-team All-American, First-Team All-ACC, and Coaches ACC All-Defensive Team. The Golden State Warriors drafted Carter with the fifth overall pick […]

Some players on the Cleveland Cavaliers are viewing their upcoming home and home back-to-back series with the New York Knicks as the upcoming opponent on their schedule. For others, the sting of last season ending at the hands of New York still lingers. The emotions will be heightened on either side due to their recent […]

James Harden’s resume speaks for itself. A 10-time All-Star, member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team and the 2017-18 Most Valuable Player, Harden will go down as one of the greatest players of his generation. Amid a constant string of trade requests and the unwillingness to commit to one franchise,  Harden’s image has taken a […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — James Harden’s days with the Philadelphia 76ers are over. He’s headed to the Los Angeles Clippers after they finally found a trade package that the Sixers were willing to take. Harden may be happy that he’s gone from the Sixers but Tyrese Maxey is not as enthused. While Maxey may be thriving […]

The Miami Heat have officially unveiled their new city jerseys that they will rock for the current season which its main focus is showing off the “Heat Culture.” The history we honor, the tradition we carry, the system we represent with pride.#HEATCulture is here – https://t.co/VlR9TboDnh@MiamiHEAT // @AmericanAir pic.twitter.com/OBYjeFRv0r — Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) October 31, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers host the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night after acquiring James Harden from the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Clippers prediction and pick. Orlando is coming off a heartbreaking 106-103 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night and will look to avoid losing […]

The NBA season is officially underway and the second-week slate carries on with a Western Conference showdown between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns. Our NBA odds series continues with a Spurs-Suns prediction and pick. On Sunday night, the San Antonio Spurs were rocked by the Los Angeles Clippers. In rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama’s first road […]

The NBA season is officially underway and the second-week slate carries on with a playoff rematch from a season ago between the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. Our NBA odds series continues with a Knicks-Cavaliers prediction and pick. In the most recent outing for the New York Knicks, they hit the road to New […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Clippers recently agreed to a James Harden blockbuster trade. Harden heads to LA as part of the deal, while Philadelphia is set to receive a few key NBA players along with picks. The Sixers reportedly acquired Marcus Morris, Nicolas Batum, KJ Martin, Robert Covington, a pick swap, and multiple […]

Well, it finally happened. Disgruntled Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden got his wish on Monday evening, with the Sixers trading him to the Los Angeles Clippers in a blockbuster deal involving a plethora of players and draft picks. The Beard now forms a Big 3 with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in his hometown and […]

It’s finally over. After weeks of frustrating reports about James Harden, the Philadelphia 76ers finally caved in to his demands. Harden was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for a significant haul. While the draft picks are nice, and the players are solid, the team still needs a second star to pair with Joel Embiid. […]

Jamal Murray is one of the key pieces in the Denver Nuggets’ rotation. In fact, he was the main guard that helped the Nuggets become the 2022-23 NBA champions. While he has struggled from injuries as of late, Murray has successfully completed his comeback from a serious ACL injury he suffered back in the 2021-22 […]

With the New York Knicks playing the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night, and with Donovan Mitchell being an impending free agent this summer, there is a lot of speculation that the Knicks could land him either in a trade or in free agency. Current Knicks player Josh Hart is close with Donovan Mitchell, and he […]