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Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined to score 71 points in the Dallas Mavericks’ 119-107 win over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Tuesday night. After the game, Doncic talked about how Irving’s presence back in the lineup affects the Mavericks, per Noah Weber of Thesmokingcuban.com: “Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic on Kyrie Irving: […]

One year has already passed since the Brooklyn Nets traded Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks, and Irving appears to be in a much better place, at least from a mental and emotional point of view. On Tuesday, Irving dropped 36 points in his first game at Barclays Center as a Mavericks player, leading Dallas […]

On Saturday night, the Chicago Bulls nearly erased a 30-point second half deficit against the Sacramento Kings. They got the lead down to four, but they fell just short and lost the game. On Tuesday, the Bulls returned to the floor to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Chicago got themselves down big again, but this […]

The New York Knicks are coming off an impressive cross-conference victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Jalen Brunson turned in a stout scoring performance, but his injury during the game scared the Knicks. Brunson appears to be okay after a new report though. The Knicks appear to get a positive Jalen Brunson injury update Brunson finished […]

The Indiana Pacers carved out a 132-129 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. Led by Pascal Siakam, the Pacers increase their momentum as they win their second game in a row. Still, one of the lingering storylines surrounding the team revolves around Tyrese Haliburton’s injury. Missing 10 games in January due to a hamstring […]

The Miami Heat got a much-needed win over the Orlando Magic, 121-95, inside the Kaseya Center in the second contest of their four-game home stand Tuesday night. Miami’s victory gives the them the 3-1 regular season series win over the Magic as star Jimmy Butler and head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke after the game to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves came into Tuesday’s matchup with the Chicago Bulls feeling good about themselves. Sunday’s convincing win over the Houston Rockets clinched Chris Finch the head-coaching gig for the 2024 NBA All-Star game, providing Minnesota plenty of momentum to begin a tough road trip Tuesday night in the Windy City. The Wolves rode that wave […]

On Tuesday, Austin Rivers went on ESPN and gave his thoughts on a potential father and son team-up between Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and his firstborn, Bronny, who is currently playing for the USC Trojans. Rivers, being a second generation NBA player himself, said that he would like to see Bronny play somewhere […]

On Tuesday night, Kyrie Irving visited Barclays Center to face the Brooklyn Nets for the first time on the road since his trade to the Dallas Mavericks last year. The Mavericks handily took care of business, defeating the Nets 119-107 despite being on the second night of a back-to-back, with Irving leading Dallas in scoring […]

The reunions keep on coming for the Phoenix Suns. Days after Bradley Beal returned to the Washington Wizards, a franchise he spent the first 11 years of his career with, Grayson Allen will face off against the team he helped win an NBA championship in 2021. Suns head coach Frank Vogel believes Beal’s homecoming heroics […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton has been ruled out for the remainder of his team’s game against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night due to a left ankle sprain. The injury occurred with 6:08 left in the first quarter, when Middleton landed on the foot of Suns superstar Kevin Durant while attempting a pull-up jumper, […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have won three-straight games after what was a rough start to their monstrous Grammy road trip. The Lakers are now two games above .500 as they head back to Los Angeles, and James has continued to play at an All-NBA level despite recently turning 39 years old. As […]

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns and Devin Booker have had maybe the best partnership in franchise history. Booker is in his ninth season and is one of two players in the NBA to rank in the top 10 in points (27.8) and assists (7.2) per game in 2023-24. Booker has been the best player to […]

It’s safe to say Mikal Bridges was plenty frustrated Tuesday night simply by the Brooklyn Nets falling 119-107 to the Dallas Mavericks, pushing his team’s disappointing record back to 10 games below .500. Just as likely adding insult to injury for Bridges? A large subset of the Barclays Center crowd once again loudly rooting for […]

The Miami Heat bounce back after the loss to the Los Angeles Clippers last Sunday as they beat the Orlando Magic Tuesday night, 121-95. Miami’s win gives them the season series victory over Orlando 3-1. FINAL: Heat 121 – Magic 95 Despite losing a 21 point lead down to 10, Butler had enough and took […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is headed to the NBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis later this month, but he’s wondering why teammate Jarrett Allen won’t be joining him. On social media, the Cavs superstar shared some recent stats put up by Allen and made sure to hashtag NBA All Star: 🤔 @_bigjayy_ #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/eVCF6p5bUo — […]

Luka Doncic has continued to play at an MVP level so far this year for the Dallas Mavericks. Although Dallas would currently be in the Play-In game if the season ended today, Doncic has done everything he can and more to keep a flawed Mavericks roster afloat, including sautéing the Atlanta Hawks to the tune […]

The NBA trade deadline is just two days away as it is on February 8th at 3:00 ET. The Chicago Bulls have some decisions to make as their trade plans may have been foiled a few days ago. There have been a lot of rumors this season that the Bulls were going to trade Zach […]

It would surprise almost no one—and you may be able to remove the word almost’—if the San Antonio Spurs trade sharpshooter Doug McDermott this week. The franchise is rebuilding and McDermott’s skill and experience are exactly what contenders need down the stretch. What the Silver and Black would get, or wouldn’t get, in return may […]

The Golden State Warriors are a far cry from the four-time championship winning team of days past. Coach Steve Kerr and General Manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. have a bevy of difficult decisions to make with hopes of transforming the team back into contenders. Recently, Draymond Green landed on the Warriors’ injury report with a concerning […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks have been a bit up and down as of late, as the team tries to navigate a series of injuries and stay afloat in what is a crowded Western Conference playoff picture. Doncic and his teammates most recently picked up a big road win against the Philadelphia 76ers on […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are weighing their options heading down the stretch of the 2024 NBA trade deadline and two key names have been discussed. The Blazers’ roster is getting a little bit thin lately with Shaedon Sharpe scheduled to undergo surgery. Another recent rumor mill update stated that volume scoring guard Malcolm Brogdon prefers […]

Sure, it might seem a bit dramatic to say it’s a big deal the Cleveland Cavaliers are playing with their complete starting lineup and rotation against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night for the first time in consecutive games. But with random ailments sidelining Jarrett Allen, Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and countless others […]

The NBA trade deadline is coming up later this week as it is on February 8th at 3:00 PM ET. The Chicago Bulls are an intriguing team to keep an eye on as the deadline looms. There have been rumors surrounding the Bulls trading Zach LaVine all year long, but recent injury news changes that. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are scheduled to play against the Phoenix Suns in a marquee showdown in the desert this Tuesday night. However, both Milwaukee superstars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are not certain to see action for the team. Latest injury updates for Bucks stars Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard ahead of game vs Suns Antetokounmpo […]

This could be a bittersweet week for the Atlanta Hawks by the time they roll past the February 8 NBA trade deadline, but morale should be higher than it has been in quite a while. The team (22-28) has won four of its last five games, giving the home crowd at State Farm Arena something […]

The NBA trade deadline is coming up at the end of this week, and the Chicago Bulls were a team to keep an eye on as it looked like they were probably going to trade Zach LaVine. There have been trade rumors surrounding the Bulls and Zach LaVine pretty much the entire season, but recent […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks are both teetering on uncertainty as the NBA trade deadline fast approaches later this week. The 76ers recently lost superstar big man Joel Embiid for an indefinite amount of time due to a torn meniscus, while the Bucks are still seeing their defensive struggles materialize despite the recent […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have seen just the slightest amount of slippage in their winning ways recently. Although the Celtics defeated what was left of the Memphis Grizzlies by 40 points Sunday, the team did suffer two rather dispiriting losses in the past ten days, ironically to both the Los Angeles Clippers and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have ample draft capital, and they are said to be looking to use some of them to get additional picks available for use sooner rather than later. At the same time, there are rumors that they are looking in the direction of a couple of scorers ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline with […]

The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Tuesday that guard Shaedon Sharpe will undergo surgery. The Blazers said that during Sharpe’s ramp up in basketball activities to return to play, he experienced worsening of his symptoms. Due to his lack of progression, it has been determined that Sharpe will undergo corrective surgery to address a core […]

The Brooklyn Nets are battling the injury bug entering the second night of a back-to-back Tuesday against the Dallas Mavericks. Cam Johnson (left adductor tightness) and Lonnie Walker (left hamstring tightness), who exited Monday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors and did not return, were both ruled out. Their absences mean Jacque Vaughn’s squad will […]

NBA All-Star Weekend can often be more hype than substance these days, with fans desperate to see the Slam Dunk Contest fully restored to its past glory. Well, they might now know the identity of the four men tasked with adding prestige and electricity to the proceedings this year. “Sources: The NBA’s likely Slam Dunk […]

Recently, the Milwaukee Bucks sent shockwaves rippling throughout the NBA landscape when it was announced that they would be firing head coach Adrian Griffin despite a relatively successful first few months at the helm. Griffin was replaced by Doc Rivers, who has not exactly gotten off to an excellent start in his Bucks tenure thus […]

Power forward Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors are currently nearing the end of what has been a grueling East Coast road trip. The Warriors most recently got into the win column with a road victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday evening from New York, but it seems that Green’s status for the […]

Bones Hyland has been an afterthought with the Los Angeles Clippers even since James Harden arrived in Southern California. As Ty Lue’s rebuilt team surges up the standings, proving its bonafides as a top-tier title contender, there’s only been further indication Hyland won’t be a part of Los Angeles’ plans come the postseason. Why not […]

The Milwaukee Bucks recently made headlines when they hired Doc Rivers as head coach. While the team is currently adjusting under a new system, this hasn’t stopped the management from scouring the waters of the trade market. Rumor has it that the Bucks have shown a level of interest in Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith, […]

Mardi Gras and the NBA’s Trade Deadline are creeping up quickly, with Valentine’s Day just around the corner. Unfounded rumors get thrown around more than beads but even a hint of being on the trade block can spark the end of a complex relationship. Fans of the New Orleans Pelicans need not worry about any […]

The Dallas Mavericks are taking on the Brooklyn Nets on the road on Tuesday night, and it is expected to be a pretty tight game. The Mavericks are coming into this one with a 27-23 record, and they are in 8th place in the Western Conference. The Nets, on the other hand, are currently 20-29 […]