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Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone knows that the seat of an NBA head coach is never absolutely cool. Malone reminded everyone in the room about that prior to Monday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, while also offering his thoughts on the recent firing of Adrian Griffin from his job as Milwaukee Bucks head […]

Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford was thrown off during Monday’s showdown against the New York Knicks after he took offense on a no-call on rookie Brandon Miller. Early in the fourth quarter, Miller attacked the rim and scored on a floater over Knicks big man Jericho Sims. However, the second overall pick of the […]

Luka Doncic played over 90 minutes between Friday and Saturday’s back-to-back and Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd understands that heavy workload can’t become a trend. Prior to Monday’s game against the Orlando Magic, Kidd said Doncic won’t play 46 minutes (he played just over 46 minutes on Saturday in Dallas’ 120-115 loss to the […]

The Spurs battled the Washington Wizards in a home game on Monday evening with an eye on defeating one of the team’s most ill-fated opponents of the 2024 season. With February’s trade deadline fast approaching, the Spurs’ biggest need was described recently. Spurs forward Keldon Johnson revealed his true thoughts on chasing down a wild […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith, who was ruled out vs. the Utah Jazz on Monday, will also miss Wednesday’s matchup with the Phoenix Suns. The multi-game absence comes after the veteran wing sprained his ankle during Saturday’s win over the Houston Rockets. Finney-Smith snapped out of extended offensive struggles vs. Houston, posting 19 points, seven […]

One would never think that Tyrese Haliburton and Brock Purdy would be related in some way but they are. Both up-and-coming stars who stepped up for their teams this season came from Iowa State. The Indiana Pacers star just so happened to leave for the league early while the San Francisco 49ers’ Mr. Irrelevant had […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers received criticism for their injury report updates after the star center missed Jan. 27th’s matchup against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. However, the situation gained clarity with a report on the status of Embiid’s knee before the game. Joel Embiid’s plea to play through injury was vetoed by […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers getting back Evan Mobley against the Los Angeles Clippers is a huge shot in the arm confidence-wise for a team already on a roll. Since he hasn’t played competitive basketball in over a month, Mobley will be somewhat limited against Los Angeles, with Cleveland head coach J.B. Bickerstaff saying that the big […]

The Charlotte Hornets are scheduled to play the New York Knicks for the fourth time in the 2023-24 NBA regular season this Monday night. The Hornets are looking to snap out of a three-game losing skid when they host the Knicks to start the new week, but Charlotte star point guard LaMelo Ball appeared on […]

The Indiana Pacers have already made their big move before the 2024 NBA trade deadline. Their fireworks came on January 17th when they elected to trade Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, and three first-round picks to the Toronto Raptors to acquire multi-time All-Star Pascal Siakam. BREAKING: The Indiana Pacers are finalizing a trade to acquire All-Star […]

The Miami Heat are in a tough place as the team is currently on a six-game losing streak heading into Monday night where they face the high-powered Phoenix Suns. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke to the media before the game to talk about the recent struggles and what they can do to overcome the […]

The Atlanta Hawks are running out of time to save their season, with their 19-27 record and 10th-place standing in the East making a fire sale increasingly more likely. The organization knows its options are limited, and fans must come to that unpleasant realization as well. That is not an ideal situation for Quin Snyder, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are grinding through the adversity of the 2023-24 NBA season. The Grizzlies have lost the services of Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, and Marcus Smart amid a plethora of injuries. Thus, the team has made a move to add G League star and Memphis Hustle standout Matt Hurt. The Grizzlies look for help […]

Houston Rockets rookie Cam Whitmore, selected as the 20th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, has been a scoring machine in his limited minutes. A fan-favorite after receiving the Summer League MVP honors, Whitmore has averaged 10.5 points in 16.3 minutes per game while shooting 47.5 percent from the floor nearly 40 percent from deep. […]

There is one underlying factor that will determine what happens in the race for the NBA MVP award this season: Joel Embiid’s absences. In what was supposed to be another battle between Nikola Jokic and Embiid on Saturday night in Denver, the Philadelphia 76ers star was ruled out 15 minutes before the game began due […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are set to take on the Philadelphia 76ers at home on Monday night, but they may be without the services of one of their key players. Blazers guard Malcolm Brogdon is questionable with a right-knee contusion, the same injury that forced him to miss last Friday’s loss against the San Antonio […]

Anthony Edwards is naturally earning a tremendous amount of praise for the Minnesota Timberwolves’ success this season, but the selflessness exhibited by Karl-Anthony Towns has been instrumental to the team taking such a big leap in the standings. He might also indirectly lead to the formal return of a franchise legend. Kevin Garnett, who spent […]

The NBA Trade Deadline is approaching and rumors are swirling more than before. One team engaged in plenty of rumors is the Charlotte Hornets. After they traded Terry Rozier to the Miami Heat, there are other players the Hornets could move for assets or cap space. Two of them include veterans Kyle Lowry and Gordon […]

The latest edition of Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George’s podcast – Podcast P with Paul George Presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment – is out, and George discussed his rivals in the NBA. The rivalries extend well before his time with the Clippers, as George explained: “I love that rivalry between SGA and Ant. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are almost halfway through their current road trip. They’ll play three games in four nights to wrap it up, starting with a matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers. Once again, they will be shorthanded. Joel Embiid (left knee soreness) and Tyrese Maxey (left ankle sprain) have been ruled out for the matchup […]

On Jan. 27th, the Los Angeles Lakers achieved a thrilling victory over the Golden State Warriors. LeBron James and D’Angelo Russell led the Lakers to a 145-144 double-overtime win. At the end of the game, Russell kicked the ball into the stands in celebration. Now he is paying the price for it. D’Angelo Russell is […]

On the latest edition of Podcast P with Paul George, presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment, the Clippers star named his five most underrated players – and the Boston Celtics’ Derrick White made the list: “Well we just played one, Cam Thomas, who’s a bucket. He’s not being talked about enough. Offensively he’s a problem. […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant has been Portland’s most consistent offensive weapon so far this season. That’s why it was concerning for Chauncey Billups and crew when Grant was forced to exit the Blazers’ loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday after only 10 minutes with lower back soreness. Grant was questionable for […]

It was not long ago that the Los Angeles Clippers were hovering near the bottom half of the Western Conference standings and the New York Knicks were dangerously close to a .500 record. As the halfway point of the 2023-24 season passes and teams begin to figure out who they are, constant shifts in the […]

Tyrese Haliburton has played just one game with Pascal Siakam since the Indiana Pacers (27-20) acquired the 2019 NBA champion from the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 17. That could change on Tuesday, however. ‘There’s optimism” the sensational point guard will return to action against the Boston Celtics, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Haliburton has missed […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was on his self-titled show and talked about the disappointment he felt when it was announced he wouldn’t be part of Team USA for this summer’s Paris Olympics. He also talked about former player and USA basketball executive director Grant Hill as he made the public comments that Green […]

If you’re a passionate follower of the NBA, you might have noticed a recent trend. We’re seeing a lot more high-scoring games than usual. In the 2023-24 NBA season, we’ve seen eight different players have 50+ point games, per StatMuse. And crazy enough, it’s not just a one-time occurrence for a player. Devin Booker, Luka […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday as the red-hot Cavs look to continue their best stretch of the season. Cleveland has won nine of its last 10 games, all of which came without forward Evan Mobley who has been sidelined with a knee injury. The Cavs could be getting their big […]

Joel Embiid cemented himself as one of the best centers in NBA history after becoming the 2023 NBA MVP. The 7-foot elite center has also been the franchise cornerstone for the Sixers as of late, leading the team to consecutive playoff appearances. Given Embiid’s success in the NBA, have you ever wondered how a guy […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder, the second-youngest team in the Association, seem to be ahead of schedule. Perhaps only a select few — mostly delusional Thunder believers — would have predicted them to be the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference at this juncture of the 2023-24 NBA season. But alas, we are now past […]

The Dallas Mavericks were all in on Luka Doncic ahead of the 2018 NBA Draft. Doncic was actually selected by the Atlanta Hawks, but was later traded to Dallas for Trae Young and another protected first-round pick. The Mavs’ decision to acquire Doncic has obviously gone according to plan, as he’s emerged as one of […]

Jacque Vaughn previously revealed that Ben Simmons was likely to return on Monday. The Brooklyn Nets guard has missed around three months due to a back injury. With the Nets set to battle the Utah Jazz on Monday night, Brooklyn would certainly benefit from Simmons’ return. Although Simmons has endured some struggles while on the […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors were locked in a nip-and-tuck affair on Sunday night, and the topsy-turvy nature of that contest could not have been encapsulated in a better way by the final sequence that defined the game. In the end, however, the Hawks, despite Trae Young’s late-game turnover that nearly cost them the […]

The Boston Celtics have championship aspirations this season, so it’s no surprise that they’re being extra careful with injuries. Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis, who sprained his ankle on Thursday against the Miami Heat, is now questionable for Monday’s matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans. Porzingis didn’t play in Boston’s previous game versus the Los Angeles […]

New York Knicks forward Julius Randle is expected to be sidelined for a few weeks after suffering a right shoulder dislocation against the Miami Heat on Saturday. Randle underwent an MRI, and results on Monday showed no significant damage, leading to this optimistic outlook, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Knicks forward Julius Randle is […]

The Dallas Mavericks received a mixed bag of injury updates on Monday. Kyrie Irving has already been ruled out for Monday’s game against the Orlando Magic with a right thumb sprain, however, Luka Doncic was not listed on the NBA injury report. Irving suffered the thumb injury last Monday against the Boston Celtics and has […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been much better since a January 4 game vs. the Milwaukee Bucks. That night and the stretch since appear to feature two common denominators: better point guard play from the start and the need for consistency. Though the Spurs would love to continue to stockpile future draft picks, these factors […]

As the 2023-24 NBA season progresses, the Dallas Mavericks find themselves at a respectable 25-21 record. Despite this, enhancing their prospects for a deep playoff push necessitates strategic moves at the upcoming 2024 NBA trade deadline. We discuss the key players whom the Mavs should consider moving to bolster their competitive edge this season. The […]

The Orlando Magic, rebounding from a disappointing 107-106 road loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, bounced back with a commanding 113-98 victory over the red-hot Phoenix Suns Sunday night. The Suns, coming into the game as one of the league’s formidable teams with victories in 7 of their last 8 contests, had previously […]