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The Philadelphia 76ers gave the Milwaukee Bucks a run for their money in their season opener but ultimately lost 118-117 as Damian Lillard dropped 39 on the Sixers in his debut. As we know, one wrong call can change a game in an instant, especially one as close as this. Well, it appears that was […]

In an interview with Milwaukee Bucks superstars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, the former had an impactful statement about his new teammate. He told Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report that when it comes to Lillard and the Bucks, “this is his team.” Powerful words from Antetokounmpo as he’s been the face of the franchise since […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly paused their pursuit of James Harden. The likeliest team to step up and trade for the Philadelphia 76ers star, at least according to Vegas? The Chicago Bulls, who Bovada lists at +300 odds to be Harden’s next team after the February 8th trade deadline if he’s not still stranded […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in a respectable place. The Lakers got their first 2023-24 season win over the Phoenix Suns under the leadership of Anthony Davis and LeBron James. It seems the victory is not the only thing James is thrilled with. Bronny James and the rest of the Laker star’s family did impressions […]

The Portland Trail Blazers began the post-Damian Lillard era with a 12-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. To make matter worse, they lost one of their young stars in Anfernee Simons due to a thumb injury. On Friday afternoon ahead of their game against the Orlando Magic, the Blazers announced that […]

Versatility is the name of today’s NBA game. But the San Antonio Spurs may find out that the very chic term, ‘position-less basketball,’ isn’t synonymous with multi-dimensional players finding success in different spots. The team started 6’8, 230 lb Jeremy Sochan as their ‘point guard’ in the season opener. What fans saw was a Spurs […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are trying to compete during the 2023-24 season. Anthony Edwards is an emerging superstar, while Karl-Anthony Towns is a respected veteran. Rudy Gobert will also play a pivotal role for Minnesota. The Timberwolves big man recently commented on how he’s feeling amid the new season, per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. “Not […]

A late-night Western Conference showdown should be an intriguing one as the Los Angeles Clippers will hit the road to the Beehive State to clash with the Utah Jazz. Let’s check out our NBA odds series where our Clippers-Jazz prediction and pick will be made. After a complete domination by the Clippers during their season opener […]

The 2023-24 NBA season has begun and every single team has now played at least one game, resulting in plenty of fan bases already freaking out about the good and bad things they saw from opening night. Of course the first game of the year matters, as it helps set the pace for how each […]

The Los Angeles Lakers looked shaky in their season debut against the Denver Nuggets. However, the Lakers executed well in their second game against the Phoenix Suns off Anthony Davis’ double-double. Kendrick Perkins believes LA can reach a higher level if they consider trading for James Harden. Would James Harden make the Lakers better? Perkins […]

Dwight Howard is known as one of the greatest centers to ever play in the NBA. He’s been trending for non-basketball related reasons over the past week though. Howard is facing a lawsuit from a man who claims the former All-Star sexually assault him. Howard, however, denied the allegation and said he had “consensual sexual […]

The NBA season is back and better than ever! With the first couple days of the new campaign in the books, our attention will focus to the Lone Star State where the Brooklyn Nets will square off on the hardwood with the Dallas Mavericks! Join us for our NBA odds series where our Nets-Mavericks prediction and […]

One of the primary NBA topics this offseason, aside from the Damian Lillard and James Harden trade rumors, was Klay Thompson’s future with the Golden State Warriors. Thompson is still without a contract extension following the start of the 2023-24 season. The Warriors star, who will be a free agent following the 2023-24 campaign, addressed […]

Kevin Durant has played alongside a lot of great players, and while he never technically played with Jamal Crawford, they were teammates during the 2018-19 season with the Brooklyn Nets while Durant was recovering from a torn Achilles injury. They may not have played together, but it’s clear that Durant has a lot of respect […]

Following a re-evaluation by team doctors on Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers disclosed that forward Jarred Vanderbilt will be out for at least a couple more weeks as he deals with left heel bursitis. Vanderbilt, whose condition is reportedly “improving,” will undergo another evaluation after two weeks. The Lakers play seven games within that timeframe. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers opened up the season with a buzzer-beater loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Even so, Kelly Oubre Jr. found a way to have some fun in the middle of the game. During the contest, there was a moment where the Bucks were in-bounding the ball and Oubre had a chance to talk smack […]

The 2023-24 Philadelphia 76ers have now played 48 minutes of regular-season basketball, losing to the Milwaukee Bucks with a failed comeback attempt. I will now make sweeping conclusions about the players and the season as a whole. Sarcastic lede aside, overreactions are always unavoidable after a team’s first game. On a certain level, it’s understandable […]

Cade Cunningham was the Detroit Pistons first overall pick in 2021 NBA draft. That is, of course, another way to say that the former product of the Oklahoma State Cowboys is a rich man. (He has already signed a multi-year contract with Nike.) Cunningham averaged 17.4 points, 5.6 assists, and 5.5 rebounds in 64 games […]

Kyrie Irving appears to have found a home with the Dallas Mavericks after some rocky stints with teams over the past few years. After burning bridges with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics, Irving added the Brooklyn Nets to that list last season when he forced his way off the team, landing with the Mavs […]

The Brooklyn Nets ruled out Nic Claxton with an ankle injury ahead of Friday’s road matchup with the Dallas Mavericks. Claxton appeared to injure his ankle during the second quarter of Brooklyn’s season-opening loss to the Cavaliers. The 24-year-old took a hard fall after his feet got tangled with Damian Jones and was slow to […]

In life, there is sometimes the natural inclination, or even obligation, to hold someone or something to a higher standard than is deserved. After two decades of shared basketball excellence, it is easy to extol the LeBron James-Kevin Durant rivalry as one of the best in recent NBA history. But have fans conflated their individual […]

LOS ANGELES — NBA 2K recently decided to preserve a mural of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. The owner of the building which the mural is painted on was looking to take down the mural and replace it with marketing. Petitions were initially filed by people in the Los Angeles […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham made waves in the aftermath of their season-opening loss to the Denver Nuggets when he said that they will try to keep LeBron James, the team’s foundational star and the team’s best player, to an average of around 29 minutes a night. It was infuriating to hear for […]

We’re back to bring you another prediction and pick for Friday’s slate of NBA action as we head out West for this early matchup between possible contenders. The Golden State Warriors (0-1) will take on the Sacramento Kings (1-0) in an exciting ESPN nightcap. Check out our NBA odds series for our Warriors-Kings prediction and pick. The […]

The NBA season is finally here and we’re set to bring you a whole season of picks and predictions for every team and every game. We head to the Pacific Northwest for this next matchup between the Orlando Magic (1-0) and the Portland Trail Blazers (0-1). Check out our NBA odds series for our Magic-Blazers prediction and pick. […]

The San Antonio Spurs host the Houston Rockets for their second home game of the 2023-24 NBA season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Rockets-Spurs prediction and pick. Wednesday night saw the highly-anticipated NBA debut of Victor Wembanyama. It wasn’t the debut many expected it to be, as the San Antonio […]

The NBA season is officially underway and opening week carries on with an out-of-conference matchup between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics. Our NBA odds series continues with a Heat-Celtics prediction and pick. The Miami Heat enter this game after escaping an upset at the hands of the Detroit Pistons. The Heat led by as […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Clippers have been discussing the framework of a James Harden trade for some time now, but it’s evident that both teams will be taking their sweet time, content with waiting for the other party to grow in desperation. And it seems as though a new wrench has been thrown […]

The NBA season is officially underway and opening week carries on with an out-of-conference matchup between the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks. Our NBA odds series continues with a Knicks-Hawks prediction and pick. After almost pulling off a fantastic opening night upset over the Boston Celtics, the New York Knicks enter this matchup at […]

The Charlotte Hornets welcome the Detroit Pistons for their second home game on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-Hornets prediction and pick. Detroit came up just short in its season opener against the defending Miami Heat. Despite a marginal 103-102 loss, the young Pistons showed a lot of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks kicked off their new NBA season with Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo together for the first time in regular-season action. Head coach Adrian Griffin also earned his first win as head coach, so there were a lot of smiles for the Bucks after the game. The Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 118-117, […]

The Phoenix Suns entered the 2023-24 NBA season looking like a juggernaut on the offensive side of the court with a new “Big 3” in Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal. However, these three stars have yet to play with one another this season, as Beal has missed the first two games of the […]

After the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers in a barnburner in their season opener, a couple of significant marks were made involving big-man Giannis Antetokounmpo and head coach Adrian Griffin. At the end of his post-game speech, Griffin was gifting the game ball to Antetokounmpo after he set the record for most career field […]

The Philadelphia 76ers opened their 2023-24 campaign with a hard-fought 118-117 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, which was extremely encouraging despite the final outcome. One of the less encouraging pieces of the game, though was the play of Joel Embiid, who didn’t look like his MVP-caliber self (24 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 9/21 FGM, […]

Visual Concepts added 27 more NBA 2K24 MyPLAYER build templates that let you build your character after an existing NBA player. While NBA 2K24 offered a wide selection of player templates at launch, this should help expand the options for new players to the series. So, without further ado, let’s check out all the new […]

The Toronto Raptors will head to the United Center to face the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Raptors-Bulls prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Raptors edged out the Minnesota Timberwolves 97-94. Amazingly, it was a back-and-forth game. The Raptors pulled away […]

When the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors faced off in the 2023 NBA playoffs, Stephen Curry and De’Aaron Fox went toe to toe…in the same shoes. Curry has grown into the Under Armour athlete in his rise to superstardom and now has his own brand within the company for his shoes. Fox is the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel to Ohio to face the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Friday night. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Thunder-Cavaliers prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Thunder tamed the Chicago Bulls 124-104 on Wednesday. Early on, the Thunder and Bulls […]

The Golden State Warriors have been championship contenders in the Western Conference for the last decade. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green have a lot to do with why this team has captured four titles since 2015, but ultimately, Stephen Curry is the face of the franchise. One of the greatest players of all-time and no […]