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Kyrie Irving is one of the premier free agents in the NBA this offseason, and it remains to be seen whether or not he will return to the Dallas Mavericks after they traded for him midway through the 2022-23 season. While Irving could still leave the team, Mavs fans will likely rejoice after hearing that […]

Bam Adebayo picked up right where he left off in Game 1 with another monster performance for the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The Heat needed to win this one to tie the series against the Denver Nuggets, and Adebayo stepped it up big time yet again. Bam finished with 21 […]

Not every NBA season has some overarching theme but this season, the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat surprising the world by reaching the 2023 NBA Finals is a reminder that chemistry is as important a factor as any in why a team is able to win it all. That isn’t to say every championship team […]

Jimmy Butler has solidified himself as a Miami Heat legend. He led a Heat team without crucial players like Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo. Butler got them a play-in tournament win to an NBA Finals matchup against the Denver Nuggets. His face-off against Nikola Jokic merits him more praise as he achieved a feat only […]

Karl-Anthony Towns has discussed what it was like to play a Dream Team including the likes of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James as a freshman. Towns, who was drafted as the number one pick in the 2015 NBA draft, has been a valuable though at times criticized player in the league, but his talent has […]

In spite of the fact that LeBron James did some pretty amazing things this past season — including setting the new all-time scoring record — there has still been a lot of talk surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers superstar potentially hanging it up this summer. LeBron himself fueled up the speculations about his retirement by […]

NBA icon Kevin Garnett loves the current NBA Finals match-up between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat for a variety of reasons. One, he’s hyped that it’s no longer about the likes of LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Second, more and more players are stepping up and it’s now a battle between two complete teams. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a massive offseason staring them in the face. 2023 NBA free agency will define much of the foreseeable future for the Lakers, including whether or not LeBron James returns. James has caused retirement speculation to circulate with cryptic comments after the Lakers playoff exit, and now the Los Angeles brass […]

If you had said at the start of the 2022-23 NBA season that the Los Angeles Lakers were going to figure out their Russell Westbrook mess en route to making the Western Conference Finals, even those with the Lakers may not have believed you! Well, here we are entering the NBA offseason and the Lakers […]

If there’s one thing Nikola Jokic proved in his NBA Finals debut, it was that he belonged on the game’s brightest stage. In classic Joker fashion, the Denver Nuggets superstar notched a triple-double in his first NBA Finals game with 27 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds. The Nuggets looked unstoppable in their 104-93 Game 1 […]

The NBA Finals are underway between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets were the best team in the Western Conference all season and so they were expected by many to be here. But the Miami Heat had to go through the play-in and then win three straight playoff series without homecourt advantage. […]

The NBA Playoffs are when the pressure is at its highest. Given that the coveted NBA championship is on the line, NBA stars are more likely to be motivated to play their best. Although the physicality and defense are much tougher, some stars have used it as an opportunity to shine brightly. For this piece, […]

Miami Heat star wing Jimmy Butler has been playing at an incredibly high level this postseason. His playoff numbers are up across the board compared to the regular season, most notably his scoring average, which has increased from 22.9 points per game to 28.5. The Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, and Boston Celtics all threw […]

Basketball is not an easy sport to simulate in film. Just as Jacob Ward told us in his interview about Somewhere in Queens, there are so many moving parts that go into it. Shooting Stars — the new LeBron James biopic about his high school playing career — was no exception, and we spoke to […]

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon has no doubt in his mind that he hasn’t faced a player like Jimmy Butler in the NBA Playoffs. He may have already guarded LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Karl-Anthony Towns in their 2023 postseason run, but he’s well aware of the different challenge that awaits him when he goes […]

After dismantling the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets are preparing for a matchup with the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. Dominant play is the main reason they are now four wins away from an NBA Finals ring, however LeBron James and Kevin Garnett believe they have a secret advantage; the altitude can be given a […]

The NBA offseason has officially gotten underway for all but two teams in the league, meaning discussions are becoming more focused on how to improve for next season, rather than looking back on what went wrong this year. One of the biggest pieces of the offseason involves which players will get, or are worth, supermax […]

LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers on an unexpectedly spirited playoff run, but they ended up meeting their match in the Western Conference Finals when they were swept by the Denver Nuggets. After their Game 4 loss to the Nuggets, James offered a hint that he may potentially consider retiring this offseason, sending the […]

Paul George has given his version of the famous incident which saw Lance Stephenson blow in LeBron James’ ear in Game 5 of the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals. It went down in NBA folklore as one of the strangest in recent memory, sitting atop what is a very lengthy list of bizarre moments from the […]

The Jayson Tatum-led Boston Celtics made history as one of only four teams to force Game 7 after trailing 3-0 in the NBA Playoffs. All of this success came down to a tip-in from Derrick White after a missed Marcus Smart shot. However, the Game 6 win against the Miami Heat is not the only […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is loving how much his second child, Bryce James, has developed as a basketball player. As Bryce continues to impress in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League, LeBron couldn’t help but hype up his son even more and show his kid how proud he is. Recently, a video of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ season came to an end in heartbreaking fashion. After giving their fans hope by miraculously turning their season around, it all ended in disaster for LeBron James and Co. in the form of an embarrassing sweep at the hands of the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals. The pain of […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is just like all of us. James wants to know if the recent speculation that NBA referee Eric Lewis has a burner account on Twitter is true. James took to Twitter on Saturday, posting the following four-word question onto his account. “This Eric Lewis 💩 true??? 🤨” The Lakers […]

It’s no secret that LeBron James has been the undisputed face of the NBA for two decades now, and it appears as if he’s not going away anytime soon, thankfully. (Then again, was there really any doubt?) But the amount of influence James has on the NBA doesn’t just apply to fans, the media, and […]

It’s safe to say Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is really ecstatic to see his eldest son, Bronny, graduate from high school. LeBron continued to celebrate the momentous achievement of his son and their family on Friday as he uploaded a photo of him and Bronny from his graduation rights at Sierra Canyon. In […]

Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen was the second best player on the team during the 1990’s, behind Michael Jordan of course. Jordan, arguably the greatest player of all-time, is often the subject of debate alongside LeBron James. Pippen recently shared an eye-opening take on the Jordan-LeBron debate, via Die-Hard Chicago Bulls Fans on Twitter. “LeBron […]

Even though LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers perpetually strive for championships and got swept in the conference finals, their 2022-23 season was an undeniable success. Darvin Ham proved to be a home run hire. Austin Reaves turned into a borderline star. They re-established an identity premised on defense, chemistry, and intangibles. They went […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got swept by the Denver Nuggets and have been in heavy rumors surrounding superstar LeBron James. His postgame comments hinted at retirement, but we can put that to bed now. The latest intel has LeBron returning to play for the Lakers next season, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN. LeBron is expected […]

The Denver Nuggets were the 1-seed in the Western Conference this season and they were the favorites going up against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. Many thought Denver was capable of winning this series, but nobody saw them sweeping the Lakers in four games! Now in the NBA Finals, the Nuggets […]

There aren’t many guys that can say they were teammates with both Michael Jordan and LeBron James but 3-time NBA champion Scott Williams is one of them. Entering the NBA as an undrafted free agent in 1990, Williams spent his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls after Jordan got him a workout with the team. […]

If there is one thing we can count on NBA Hall of Famer and TNT’s Charles Barkley for, it is to speak the truth and only the truth regarding his opinions. Recently appearing on The Pat McAfee Show, Barkley talked about the recent reports suggesting Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James may retire and he […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers fought hard during the 2022-23 season and ultimately made a deep postseason run. Following their Western Conference Finals elimination though, LeBron is facing retirement rumors. Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George recently dropped a brutally honest take on LeBron’s possible retirement during an interview with ClutchPoints. George told […]

After making the Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers might just look to trade their No. 17 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft to add more pieces to give LeBron James and Anthony Davis a chance of winning another championship. Despite finishing 7th in the Western Conference standings, Los Angeles landed the 17th overall […]

For the past few days, the media news cycle has been dominated by conversation about Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and his playing future after he revealed that he would be considering retirement this offseason. 38 years old and coming off of yet another trying season with the Lakers, LeBron’s frustrations with the franchise […]

LeBron James did not look like himself in the NBA Playoffs and while he was able to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to the Western Conference Finals, they ended up getting swept by the Denver Nuggets. Following their postseason exit, it was revealed that James had been playing through a torn tendon injury in his […]

Through the history of the Charlotte Hornets, they have never had a player of LeBron James’ caliber. They might be able to land him and another promising young prospect in the near future. Not in the 2023 NBA Draft, although either Scoot Henderson and Brandon Miller have the potential to be great. The Hornets are […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the NBA playoffs this week. But LeBron got to celebrate an important day for his son, Bronny James, who graduated from Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon. LeBron James, Savannah James and LeBron’s mom, Gloria James, were at Bronny’s ceremony. Pictures can be seen below. Bronny James […]

There’s a new burner account fiasco in the NBA. We’ve heard rumors about players like current Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant and even team executives like former Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Bryan Colangelo owning secondary accounts on Twitter. But now, there’s speculation that longtime NBA referee Eric Lewis also allegedly owns a burner account as […]

LeBron James’ legacy always takes up plenty of air time in the NBA world, but Richard Jefferson doesn’t have much time for those claiming it’s been tarnished by the Denver Nuggets sweep of his Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers, of course, went down in four relatively close games to the number one seed, with LeBron […]