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Prior to Julius Randle and OG Anunoby going down with prolonged injuries at the end of January, the New York Knicks found themselves in a position to contend at the very top of the Eastern Conference standings as the 3-seed. Although they stumbled a little bit, posting a 4-8 record in the month of February, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are a hard team to figure out on a night-to-night basis but the underlying strategy is pretty straightforward. This team’s potential is capped by the capacity of Zion Williamson to perform at an All-NBA level consistently. Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum can only do so much, as evidenced by their previous […]

The David Griffin-led New Orleans Pelicans front office is starting to develop a reputation for unearthing late second-round or undrafted gems. Herb Jones has been an All-Defense, better than 40% from beyond-the-arc revelation. Naji Marshall and Jose Alvarado provide an energy and attitude rarely found in lottery picks but definitely appreciated in the Crescent City. […]

NBA 2K24 MyTEAM is offering players a chance to get a free Galaxy Opal Allan Houston player item (97 OVR). Instead of paying for packs or boxes, this opportunity allows you to earn a free player item by completing a challenge instead. Overall, it provides a great reason to step back into some 2K and […]

D’Angelo Russell has emerged as the Los Angeles Lakers’ most trusted floor general this season. However, that wasn’t the case last season, with head coach Darvin Ham benching him in the Western Conference Finals in favor of veteran point guard Dennis Schroder, now with the Brooklyn Nets. Ham had a prior relationship with Schroder, having […]

The Phoenix Suns’ “Big 3” with Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal combined for 65 points in their 127-112 loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden Thursday. The Celtics, who were without starter Kristaps Porzingis, eclipsed that number with 75 points thanks to 25 3-pointers in the win. The Suns fell to 38-28, […]

Don’t look now, but here come the Houston Rockets. After a season-ending injury to centerpiece Alperen Sengun, it looked like all was lost for the Rockets this season. However, things haven’t fell apart yet. Following a convincing home win against the Washington Wizards, the Rockets reached 31 wins—the first time with at least 30 wins […]

Charles Barkley believes the NBA isn’t penalizing Minnesota Timberwolves’ center Rudy Gobert adequately for his remarks and behaviors against officials. The NBA recently imposed a $100,000 fine on Gobert for “making an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture towards a game official and openly criticizing the officiating.” Rudy Gobert gets a technical foul for making money gestures […]

From Oak Hill Academy to LSU to the Brooklyn Nets, Cam Thomas has never taken the floor wearing any number besides 24. The prolific scoring guard wears it in honor of Kobe Bryant, his favorite player growing up. After spending most of his first two NBA seasons on the bench, Thomas has broken out with […]

There is no doubt that the Miami Heat got arguably the steal of the last NBA draft in Jaime Jaquez Jr. who has been a standout in his first year playing professionally. One player that has noticed the talent of Jaquez on and even off the court has been star Bam Adebayo, the Heat’s captain […]

The Phoenix Suns fell on the road against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. The game was back and forth for awhile, but the Suns couldn’t hang with the best team in the NBA all night long, and the Celtics ended up winning 127-112. Phoenix was on the doorstep of winning the NBA Finals a […]

Although this season has not gone as the Golden State Warriors had imagined, Jonathan Kuminga has been a bright spot for them. In his third season with the Warriors, Kuminga has truly been one of the league’s best breakout performers. He has started in a career-high 38 games this year, and the 21-year-old is also […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been one of the best teams in the NBA this season, and their backcourt duo of Mike Conley and Anthony Edwards is playing a big role in their success. While Edwards continues his rise to superstardom, Conley has been a steadying force playing alongside him and helping him develop into a […]

In an electrifying sequence of events in the NBA 2K League, Magic Gaming has carved a path of resilience and success, culminating in a remarkable advancement past Heat Check Gaming in the SLAM OPEN 3v3 bracket play. This victory not only marks their entry into the esteemed final four of the tournament but also highlights […]

There is no doubt that it has been a tumultuous season for Portland Trail Blazers star Deandre Ayton, but he’s recently turned it on in a nice stretch of outings that has showed why he was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick in 2018. While there is still the question on consistency, his motivations […]

In a huge move for both college sports and brand partnerships, Stephen Curry’s Curry Brand has signed its first-ever NIL deal with a college athlete, bringing South Carolina women’s basketball standout freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley into its fold. The multi-year agreement not only positions Fulwiley as an ambassador for Curry Brand but also sets her up […]

Kendrick Perkins and JJ Redick seem to be torn on another issue affecting the NBA, this time the coverage of Kevin Durant. JJ Redick took to his podcast Old Man & The Three to criticize how Kevin Durant is perceived in the media, believing that he should be more celebrated for his greatness on the basketball […]

It is looking like when Team USA competes in the 2024 Paris Olympics come this summer, there is a strong possibility that Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving could be on the squad. While it is not official, The Athletic’s NBA insider in Shams Charania was on FanDuel’s show “Run it Back” where he talked about […]

The Dallas Mavericks fell 126-119 on Thursday night to the Oklahoma City Thunder. One of the biggest reasons for this defeat was due to the Mavericks being without superstar Luka Doncic, who sat out this game after suffering a hamstring injury in the team’s 109-99 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. Luka, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers came close to defeating the Milwaukee Bucks but couldn’t hang on long enough to pull off the upset. The Sixers led by 12 at one point in the first half and led at the start of the fourth quarter but were outscored 34-22 in the final period, losing 114-105 and collecting their […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is no stranger to hot takes and controversy but this time, he might be on the money. In a segment on ‘The Draymond Green Show,’ the 4x NBA champion shared his candid thoughts about San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, the NBA’s newest rookie sensation. Wembanyama entered the NBA […]

The Chicago Bulls lost at home on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, 126-111. The Bulls have had trouble finding consistency this season as they have had to deal with a lot of injuries and experiment with a lot of different lineups. Still, they are in line to make the play-in tournament as they […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was on his own show and podcast and was candid about his current injury problems associated with his back. There is no doubt that it has been a tumultuous season for the Warriors forward including multiple suspensions, but now there is a nagging back injury that made him miss […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has received a ton of criticism through the years. Oftentimes viewed as the Robin to Jayson Tatum’s Batman, Brown has made it a personal mission to prove that he can be a superstar talent. After making his third All-Star appearance in the last four seasons, the 27-year-old has proven to […]

Devin Booker offered his view as to why the Phoenix Suns allowed 25 3-pointers to the NBA’s best team, the Boston Celtics, in their 127-112 loss at TD Garden Thursday night. Via AZCentral.com: “They just let it fly,” said Booker, who missed five of six shots to start the game and finished making 9-of-20 shots […]

It’s been 11 months since the San Antonio Spurs played in Austin. It hasn’t been quite that long since they last faced the Denver Nuggets, but it has been a while. Friday’s game against the defending NBA champions will mark their first meeting since Thanksgiving weekend. Rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama had the kind of performance […]

The Phoenix Suns looked like an inferior team to the Boston Celtics, the best team in the NBA, in their 127-112 loss at TD Garden Thursday night. The Suns kept the game close until the second quarter, when Boston went on a 6-2 run that opened up a 12-point third-quarter victory. Phoenix was obliterated by […]

The Phoenix Suns have come a long way since their middling start to the season, but they are beginning to look the part of a potential title contender. The Boston Celtics, on the other hand, already appear to be in top form. Their two-game skid from last week is in the rearview mirror after they […]

It was OG Anunoby’s second game back from injury and so far, things look steady on the offensive end. Against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, the forward tallied a near-double-double of 12 points and nine rebounds to help the New York Knicks earn a 105-93 victory. Still, there were moments on the court that […]

The Phoenix Suns had a golden opportunity to avenge their earlier defeat this season to the Boston Celtics, as they now had the services of Devin Booker in a heavyweight matchup against the team with the best record in the NBA unlike in their first matchup. However, the Celtics proved to be too strong of […]

The San Antonio Spurs start their I-35 Series on Friday vs. the defending-champion Denver Nuggets. It marks the second consecutive season that the franchise is playing a pair of home games in Austin, the major city that neighbors them to the north. Though rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama has been to Austin, he’s never been inside […]

The New York Knicks are starting to get healthier at exactly the right time, but with Julius Randle still out, the majority of the burden to create offense continues to fall on the shoulders of Jalen Brunson. And Brunson, as he has done for the entirety of his tenure thus far as the star guard […]

The Boston Celtics’ dominant 2023-24 regular season continues; on Thursday night, they took care of business against the Phoenix Suns, taking a 127-112 victory thanks in large part to a combined 63 points from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. This win gave the Celtics their 52nd of the year, and in the process of doing […]

The Dallas Mavericks already entered their Thursday night contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder shorthanded in the backcourt, and it wasn’t just any player who was missing, as it was Luka Doncic who had to miss the quick road trip after sustaining a hamstring injury on Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors. But there […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled into Sacramento on Wednesday night as winners of two straight games vs elite competition and looking for a win that would springboard them up the Western Conference playoff standings. Instead, the Lakers were run off the floor vs the Kings for the fourth time this season, and […]

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla expects a lot from his players, but he wouldn’t ask them to do anything he wouldn’t do himself. On Thursday night, during a primetime matchup between the Celtics and Phoenix Suns, forward Royce O’Neale went to shoot after a timeout late in the fourth quarter. Mazzulla didn’t let him […]

The Washington Wizards have become the butt of the joke in the NBA; they have plummeted to levels of putridity that’s trending towards historic levels in the 63 years of the franchise’s existence, and the hits keep on coming for the team residing in the nation’s capital. On Thursday night, the Houston Rockets demolished the […]

The Chicago Bulls have been sitting just a couple games below .500 for what seems like forever now. The season didn’t get off to a good start as the Bulls limped to a 5-14 record, but things got better after that. It looked like Chicago might be able to make a climb up the standings, […]

The Houston Rockets battled the Washington Wizards on Thursday night, knocking off the Eastern Conference cellar dwellers by a score of 135-119. The victory knocked the Wizards further down the totem pole where they now reside at the bottom of the East behind the Detroit Pistons. Meanwhile the Rockets continue to thrill their fans with […]