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The Indiana Pacers came so close to pulling off an upset playoff road win against the Boston Celtics Tuesday night. Indiana went toe to toe against the Celtics from start to end in large part because of a brilliant all-around effort by Pascal Siakam. The versatile forward was expected to play a huge role for […]

The New York Knicks’ magical 2023-24 season has finally concluded. The injury bug that plagued them all season bit hardest in the playoffs, derailing their hopes of a deep postseason run. Late January was when this run of bad luck first began. That was when Julius Randle suffered a dislocated shoulder which ultimately ended his […]

The Eastern Conference Finals got started on Tuesday night as the Boston Celtics hosted the Indiana Pacers in game one. It ended up taking overtime, but the Celtics found a way to get a win after getting a major scare from the Pacers. Indiana had a five-point lead with under two minutes remaining, and they also […]

Jaime Jaquez Jr. and the Miami Heat have been eliminated from the NBA Playoffs and, now that the offseason is underway, the Heat rookie decided to change up his facial hair. Before a video interview, Jaquez decided to shave his facial hair off in “an impulse decision,” according to the NBA on ESPN’s Instagram page: […]

The Boston Celtics have been the favorite to win the NBA Finals for awhile now, and they are two series wins away from doing so. The Celtics knocked off the Cleveland Cavaliers in their last series, and they are now in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers. Game one of the series took […]

The Denver Nuggets’ quest to repeat as NBA champions fell short. They fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals. With their season over, they now move on to the offseason. The Nuggets’ focus will begin with the 2024 NBA Draft, where they have the 28th overall pick. Denver could […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves made history against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night when they rallied from 20 points down to win a decisive Game 7 on the road and advance to the NBA Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. And now it turns out that a historic audience was watching the Timberwolves advance. According […]

The New York Knicks’ playoffs hopes flamed out in the second round at the hands of the Indiana Pacers, partly due to injuries that severely limited the team’s rotation. Media and fans alike denounced Head Coach Tom Thibodeau for his strategy to give extended minutes and overworking key players, but Patrick Beverley struck back on […]

The Indiana Pacers and the Boston Celtics are the only two remaining teams in the East, and they kicked off the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night in Boston. The Celtics were the best team in the NBA this season and they had far and away the best regular season record. They came into the […]

The Denver Nuggets’ quest to repeat as NBA champions surprisingly fell short of even Western the Conference Finals. Denver not only lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but were stuck in the mud for much of that series, too. Their starting lineup, among the best units in the NBA during the regular season, was a -33 […]

The Los Angeles Rams planned to re-evaluate their schemes and rotations after falling short yet again in the NFL Playoffs. While Matthew Stafford ran the air attacks, Sean McVay trusted Kyren Williams to get them yards through the ground. There was a lot of optimism for this squad’s rushing game headed into OTAs. This was […]

The Boston Celtics have been so dominant in their NBA Playoffs run that it’s easy to forget that they are missing Kristaps Porzingis. Al Horford, Luke Kornet, and Xavier Tillman have all shared minutes to fill that hole in production. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown along with Jrue Holiday and Derrick White all had to […]

Kyle Filipowski is one of the better NBA Draft prospects. The product coming out of Jon Scheyer’s Duke Blue Devils system has been thriving in college basketball. A lot of it has to do with how he developed his game from his post moves, playmaking, and even developing an outside shot. These developments in his […]

Victor Wembanyama has made history again. In earning 2023-2024 Kia NBA All-Defensive First Team, the San Antonio Spurs’ generational talent becomes the first rookie to make First Team All-Defense and the youngest player in league history to ever accomplish the feat. Fittingly, considering the Spurs reputation as a defensive-minded franchise, the last NBA rookie named […]

Two of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball are Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson. Obviously, the most common debate in regards to who the best player ever is comes down to Jordan and LeBron James. Still, Iverson is one of the best to ever do it as well, and that’s what […]

It has not been the best stretch of months for Lamelo Ball or the Charlotte Hornets. They could not make the NBA Playoffs due to a really terrible regular season run. He also lost key pieces in the rotation like Terry Rozier and PJ Washington due to the NBA Trade Deadline. Now, the 22-year-old will […]

Folks, the Western Conference Finals have finally arrived in thrilling fashion! Between the physically imposing Minnesota Timberwolves and the pesky Dallas Mavericks, one team will find themselves with a ticket punched to the NBA Finals in the coming weeks. Until then, it is about time to gear up for Game 1 of the Western Conference […]

The Denver Nuggets’ season came to an end at the hands of their division rival Minnesota Timberwolves. Throughout the series, both the Nuggets and Timberwolves exchanged blows. The Nuggets were down in a 0-2 hole early, but came storming back to take a 3-2 series lead. The Timberwolves would win Game 6 and force a […]

Bam Adebayo is no stranger to earning All-Defense honors. The Miami Heat star was named All-Defense for the fifth time in his career on Tuesday, a stretch of consecutive selections that dates all the way back to 2020, the first season he was entrenched as the Heat’s franchise starting center. This season’s recognition is extra […]

No matter how strong any Boston Celtics roster is constructed, there is always one star that shines brighter than others. In this conference-clinching NBA Playoffs series against the Indiana Pacers, Kendrick Perkins posits that there will be certain things expected out of Jayson Tatum. Why? It is largely because this is one of his few […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is carving a name for himself in the NBA, but he continues to draw comparisons to Boston Celtics great Larry Bird due to certain similarities in their game. But another Celtics legend in Paul Pierce begs to differ and seeks to end the comparisons. Pierce said on Undisputed Live that […]

DALLAS — The Minnesota Timberwolves are the favorite according to many analysts heading into the Western Conference Finals. All season long, though, the Dallas Mavericks have made it clear that they do not care what anyone has to say. Dallas believes in their ability to win games and they have consistently upset the odds. PJ […]

DeMar DeRozan has been with the Chicago Bulls for three seasons now, and he has been a star in the Windy City. DeRozan has been in the league since 2009, but he hasn’t really been slowing down in recent years despite his age. He is turning 35 in August, but he is scoring just as […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are currently in the process of gearing up for their upcoming Eastern Conference Finals series vs the Indiana Pacers, which is set to begin on Tuesday evening from the TD Garden in Boston. While his numbers are still down from an efficiency standpoint, Tatum was able to put together […]

Jaden McDaniels’ net worth in 2024 is $20 million. McDaniels is a starting forward and a defensive force for the Minnesota Timberwolves as he made the 2024 NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Let’s take a closer look at Jaden McDaniels’ net worth in 2024. What is Jaden McDaniels’ net worth in 2024?: $20 million (estimate) Jaden […]

The Chicago Bulls missed the playoffs for the sixth time in eight seasons and for the second consecutive time. The last time the Bulls made the playoffs was during the 2021-22 season when they lost in the first round to the Milwaukee Bucks. The coaching staff underwent a few changes in recent days as the […]

The winds of change are blowing off the shores of Lake Erie, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are beginning to feel them. Despite making it to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Cavs not having Jarrett Allen was a difference maker against the Boston Celtics, for better or worse. Sure, having Allen out there would’ve made a […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had a season to be proud of in 2023-24, earning the no. 1 seed in the Western Conference and taking the Dallas Mavericks to six games in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Now that their season is over, they need to look to tweak their roster, and the main […]

Disappointment and anguish were understandably high after the Cleveland Cavaliers saw their playoff run and season end at the hands of the Boston Celtics. In the fallout that followed, many called for the Cavs to fire head coach J.B. Bickerstaff immediately. But now that Cleveland is several days removed from its season-ending loss, it’s clear […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently in the midst of the league’s most high profile head coaching search after the team parted ways with not only coach Darvin Ham but also his entire staff earlier this offseason. While the Lakers probably didn’t have enough in their locker room to compete for a championship this year […]

As one of the youngest teams in the NBA, the Charlotte Hornets have their work cut out for them this offseaon to turn themselves into a playoff contender in 2025. They went 21-61 in the 2023-24 season, which was tied for the third worst in the Association. Injuries played a major part in how the […]

Frustration is really the only word that makes sense to describe the feeling surrounding the Denver Nuggets. After losing Game 7 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Semifinals, the defending NBA champions’ dreams of going back-to-back are no more. The Nuggets are now forced to go down a path where they will need […]

The Boston Celtics are set to begin their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Indiana Pacers on Monday night in TD Garden. Unfortunately, they will be without backup big man Xavier Tillman in this one, as the 25-year-old is not with the team due to personal reasons. Tillman announced on Instagram in a tribute that […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson has a great idea on how to deal with load management in the NBA, and people are sure to get a kick out of his comments on the topic, as well. Iverson was asked about load management during an appearance on The Knuckleheads Podcast, and he thinks the best way […]

With the NBA Draft Lottery complete, the Blazers walked away holding pair of lottery picks in next month’s NBA Draft. Portland holds the seventh and 14th picks in the 2024 NBA Draft. This year’s draft is considered to be a bit of a downer compared to recent years. While there is talent to be found, there isn’t […]

DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki is often seen attending Dallas Mavericks games. He is a franchise legend who led Dallas to an NBA championship in 2011. Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd addressed the impact on the current team of having a legend like Nowitzki attend games. “It’s great,” Kidd said on Tuesday after practice. “You’re talking […]

The Orlando Magic took a huge step forward in the 2023-24 campaign, thanks in large part to the growth of star forward Paolo Banchero. After bowing out of the playoffs after losing their first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games, though, the front office has some clear areas of need that they will […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are currently in the process of gearing up for their upcoming Eastern Conference Finals series vs the Indiana Pacers, which is set to begin on Tuesday evening from the TD Garden in Boston. While his efficiency numbers are still down, Tatum was able to put together a few high […]

Focus on defense has long been a San Antonio Spurs mantra. From Tim Duncan and David Robinson to Kawhi Leonard, the attention to that side of the ball set a foundation for five championships in 15 years. It’s also translated to vast recognition when you include the likes of Bruce Bowen and Alvin Robertson. Victor […]