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The New York Knicks are trying to make a push for a deep playoff run by the time summer arrives. But, that cannot happen without having to cut some underperforming players that they had last season all the way to this year’s NBA Preseason. Scott Perry knows this and he had just made a shakeup […]

The Miami Heat won’t have their full starting lineup suiting up once again as tonight they face the Brooklyn Nets in their last home preseason game. A Heat official told the media, which was also posted to the team’s X (formerly known as Twitter) account, that the following players are out with the reason why: […]

It’s safe to say Ja Morant doesn’t agree with the characterization that his father bears responsibility for his once-resplendent NBA career losing much of its luster. In apparent response to a story from ESPN placing blame on Tee Morant for his off-court missteps over the past couple years, the Memphis Grizzlies superstar posted a photo […]

The Phoenix Suns announced on Wednesday they will induct former forward Shawn Marion into the team’s Ring of Honor at Footprint Center in Phoenix Dec. 15 following a home game against the New York Knicks. Marion and former Suns forward Amar’e Stoudemire join the team’s Ring of Honor after they helped some of the best […]

The Golden State Warriors and Klay Thompson remain far apart in extension talks as tipoff of the 2023-24 season looms on the horizon. The sides are reportedly so far apart that there’s now a “very real possibility” the Warriors icon enters free agency next summer, testing the market to gauge whether he’ll finish his career […]

The NBA has seen a rise in player empowerment in many on-and-off-court issues. For example, the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) has been as active as ever in protecting the rights and talents of players as well as amplifying their voices. Many players have attempted to use their influence to make league changes. For example, […]

Coming off of winning the award last season, leading the pack is Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. He tied Kawhi Leonard, Dwight Howard, and Alvin Robertson as the youngest player to win this award, with all being only 23. We have you covered with our NBA awards odds series with a Defensive Player of the […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young knows comparisons between him and Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will follow him for the rest of his career, but he doesn’t let that bother him. Instead, Young has his eyes set on bringing home a championship to Atlanta. “I don’t let that bother me,” Young said. “Cause if I […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have high expectations for the upcoming NBA season. The Sixers come off a winning season where they advanced to the Conference Semifinals. Philly has NBA title aspirations led by none other than the reigning NBA MVP, Joel Embiid. Embiid is making progress both on and off the court. The superstar is nearing […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have one of the league’s best ‘Big 3’ combinations with Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Rudy Gobert, but former NBA player and coach Avery Johnson doesn’t seem to be all that impressed with how the three stars mesh together. Here’s what Johnson had to say about Minnesota’s trio, via CBS Sports. Former […]

The NBA’s Coach of the Year award is a significant honor for any head coach in this league, but it’s certainly not easy being in this position. Anything that goes wrong during the game is always their fault, regardless of what actually happened, and the coach is always the first one to take the blame […]

Tension between the Sixers and James Harden continues to escalate after Harden skipped practice Wednesday. Harden previously attended a team meeting on Sunday, but is a no-show Wednesday. Coach Nick Nurse addressed Harden’s absence at the team’s press conference. “If [James Harden] is here, we go. If he’s not, we go. We’ve got work to […]

Australian basketball fans have long awaited the return of Ben Simmons to the country’s national team. After a lingering back injury sidelined Simmons for the second half of the 2022-23 season, the former number-one pick chose not to play for the Boomers in the 2023 FIBA World Cup this summer. After an extended rehab process, […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler named his all-time starting lineup using a social media filter. The challenge of it is that the filter picks a basketball team at random and the point is to pick the best players from that specific organization. While most people use the filter to pick the best squads, Butler went […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers-James Harden situation has taken a sharp turn into being contentious again. The Sixers guard skipped the first practice following their latest preseason game to the surprise of the team. Any doubt that he would suit up for Philadelphia in the regular season has grown tenfold. Joel Embiid spoke to […]

Leading the way as the odds-on favorite to win the award is the 2023 #1 overall pick, Victor Wembanyama. There has not been this amount of hype surrounding a player’s career trajectory since LeBron James back in 2004. With all eyes on him, the pressure is on to perform as soon as the season begins in […]

JaVale McGee has made a reputation for being a fixture in the Shaqtin’ a Fool highlight reel. However, people often overlook that McGee is also an athletic 7-footer with three NBA championships to his name. For the 2023-24 season, McGee signed with the Sacramento Kings. Given McGee’s polarizing popularity, have you ever wondered how a […]

Ben Simmons has high expectations for a healthy version of himself ahead of the Brooklyn Nets’ 2023-24 campaign. After missing the second half of 2022-23 due to a lingering back injury, the three-time All-Star said he feels Brooklyn can “shock a lot of people” before outlining some lofty individual goals. “I want to be back […]

James Harden remains a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, but not by choice. And while he made some interesting comments last week that shed light on his potential future in the City of Brotherly Love, things are again at a boiling point. Harden didn’t attend Sixers practice on Tuesday even though he was expected to […]

The front-runner for the MVP for yet another season is the newly crowned NBA Champion, Nikola Jokic. Coming off of a 24.5 point, 11.8 rebounds, and 9.8 assists per game season, Jokic has all the momentum in the world. In addition, it helps that the Denver Nuggets had minimal roster turnover in the off-season, so […]

Jusuf Nurkic established himself as a reliable tough center for the Portland Trail Blazers. However, the Bosnian center found himself in the headlines after Nurkic was traded to the Phoenix Suns as part of the blockbuster deal that featured former teammate Damian Lillard. In Phoenix, there’s no question that the former All-Rookie Second team player […]

Even with the team’s lack of success in recent years, Damian Lillard remained loyal to and had been the face of the Portland Trail Blazers ever since they drafted him in 2012. That finally changed this offseason, though, as Lillard requested a trade after 11 years in Portland. Lillard’s request and the drama that ensued […]

The Denver Nuggets don’t need any young players to breakout for the 2023-24 NBA season, as there’s plenty of talent on the roster surrounding Nikola Jokic. But that doesn’t mean one of Denver’s young players won’t breakout anyway. After earning trust last postseason and fitting in seamlessly next to the team’s core of stars, the […]

NBA 2K24 Season 2 approaches soon, and the devs released a new court-side report showing everything new. NBA 2K24 Season 2 brings something we’ve certainly never seen before, with some crazy new outfits, more content, and new rewards on the Season Pass. Multiple modes also received something new, so there’s a reason for every player […]

Before the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift relationship broke the internet, there were Austin Reaves-Taylor Swift dating rumors that swept over social media like wildfire. We now know that these rumors were untrue, and the idea of the Los Angeles Lakers sharpshooter dating the world’s biggest pop star was actually started by a single tweet from a […]

Every NBA season, we’ve seen growth across the entire league not only pertaining to teams taking a step in the right direction, but players ascending from secondary talents to primary contributors for their organization. This upcoming season, many players will once again prove that their hard work during the offseason paid off, as a slew […]

It was not long ago that the San Antonio Spurs were often featured in primetime games. Stars such as Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Kawhi Leonard used to lead the charge for San Antonio. In recent years, however, the Spurs have been in a rebuild which has led to less national attention. But […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver hasn’t been afraid to tinker with the NBA All-Star Game format over the years, introducing the Elam Ending as well as the “Captain” format for picking teams. On a recent appearance with Stephen A. Smith on ESPN’s First Take, Silver discussed some of the potential changes the league is considering for […]

It’s been a troubling year for Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant. Over the past year, Morant has faced issues legally and with the NBA after displaying a gun at a nightclub and on Instagram Live. He also was involved in multiple altercations, including knocking down a 17-year-old boy and threatening the head of security at […]

The NBA season is almost upon us, and the Northwest Division will look interesting. We’re here to share our NBA odds series and make a 2023-24 Northwest Division winner prediction while giving reasons. The Denver Nuggets won their division and promptly dominated in the playoffs on the way to their first title. Meanwhile, the Minnesota […]

With James Harden showing up to Philadelphia 76ers training camp and participating in practice with his teammates, many around the league have begun to assume that the former league MVP will begin the season with the organization. However, Harden’s focus on wanting a trade has not gone away. With less than a week before the […]

Ja Morant has found himself in the news for all the wrong reasons over the past few months, and his situation spiraled out of control quite quickly. Morant continually committed inappropriate acts that drew the ire of the NBA and eventually netted him a 25-game suspension to start the 2023-24 campaign, and according to folks […]

The NBA season is here, and one of the best divisions in basketball gets ready to roll. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a 2023-24 Pacific Division winner prediction, and pick while showing reasoning. The Sacramento Kings won the Pacific Division last season, emerging out of nowhere to snag first place. Likewise, […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young recently tied the knot, getting married to longtime girlfriend Shelby Miller. While many sports fans, especially ones in Atlanta, know the pitcher Shelby Miller, this Shelby Miller is the one true love of Trae Young. We’re about to find out more about Trae Young’s wife in this piece. Trae Young’s […]

Ja Morant has been at the forefront of controversies aplenty for the past year. From delinquent behavior in malls to threatening a shoe salesman to intimidating a security guard, and then to brandishing a gun on his Instagram live, the Memphis Grizzlies star has seen his stock fall precipitously. He went from being one of […]

We created a list of all NBA 2K24 2KTV Answers for all current episodes. This should help players who’ve yet to watch the show earn a good amount of free VC. In case you don’t know, 2KTV is a weekly show viewable both in-game and on various social media platforms. The show, hosted by Chris […]

The new NBA season is here, and we’re looking at the five teams in the Southwest Division. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a 2023-24 Southwest Division winner prediction, and pick while showing reasons why. The Southwest Division had its share of drama last year. However, only one team made the playoffs […]

Conor McGregor always seems to find himself in some sort of controversy one way or another, and that ended up being the case when he attended Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Shortly after the game, it was revealed that McGregor has been accused of raping a […]

Bones Hyland had a rocky second season in the NBA. After bursting onto the scene with the Denver Nuggets as a rookie, Hyland fell out of favor with the team during his sophomore campaign, and ended up getting dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers before the trade deadline. In his first full season with his […]