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New Phoenix Suns head coach Frank Vogel feels he’s ready to lead Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and the Arizona-based franchise, thanks to his experience with LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers. In his introductory press conference, Vogel opened up about how his experience with dealing with LeBron, AD and the Lakers will […]

LeBron James is the talk of the town again. This has become quite literal of late after rumors emerged of the NBA’s all-time leading scorer potentially leaving the Los Angeles Lakers this summer. Apparently, Dallas Mavericks superstar Kyrie Irving has been trying to recruit his former teammate to join him with the Mavs, which all […]

Monday might’ve been a day off for the NBA Finals, but there was no shortage of buzz around the league. A report came out saying that Kyrie Irving has reached out to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James about potentially coming over to the Dallas Mavericks and forming a Big 3 with him and Luka […]

For reasons both good and bad, the Dallas Mavericks have been quite an attention-grabbing ball club throughout the 2022-23 campaign. From their blockbuster Kyrie Irving trade made at the deadline to their decision to throw away their hopes of playoff contention toward the back end of the regular season, the franchise has been the subject […]

The NBA world was set on fire Monday after reports surfaced regarding All-Star guard Kyrie Irving’s overtures towards Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, as he continues to look for ways to reunite with his former teammate. Interestingly, Irving no longer looks like a lock to join the Lakers, with L.A. looking in other directions […]

Well, talk about a fantasy trade. It was reported earlier this week that Kyrie Irving wanted the Dallas Mavericks to trade for… none other than LeBron James. Yes, THAT LeBron James. Trading for LeBron would make one of the most formidable Big 3s on paper, with the Los Angeles Lakers star joining his former teammate […]

The LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan debate is one that will go on for years — but UFC president Dana White answered it with a unique twist. In an interview with Robbie Fox, the UFC head honcho was asked about a number of fantasy matchups across various sports if they competed in Power Slap. Power […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has admitted that he does not have a personal relationship with LeBron James. They’ve had multiple encounters through the years, but Kareem revealed that he hasn’t had a conversation with LeBron that lasted more than “two or three minutes.” Be that as it may, this hasn’t diminished Abdul-Jabbar’s respect […]

Apparently, it’s Kyrie Irving who wants to recruit LeBron James to the Dallas Mavericks. Most folks were led to believe that it was actually the other way around, with LeBron potentially doing the recruiting as Irving enters NBA free agency this summer. Some even believed that Kyrie’s multiple appearances at the Crypto.com Arena during the […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has yet to chat extensively with fellow Los Angeles Lakers icon LeBron James, but he told ClutchPoints that he “might get the chance” and would “certainly” be open to the idea. Abdul-Jabbar was present for a Lakers community event on Monday in Koreatown, which included a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the debut of […]

Could LeBron James actually leave the Los Angeles Lakers this summer? The four-time NBA champ hasn’t even officially confirmed his intention to return for another season, but already, he’s being linked to a sensational trade move to the Dallas Mavericks. This is after reports emerged on Monday that former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Kyrie Irving has […]

Kyrie Irving made headlines again on Monday after it was revealed that the Dallas Mavericks superstar has been trying to recruit former teammate LeBron James to the Mavs. Previous reports indicated that Kyrie was considering a move to LA to reunite with his former Cleveland Cavaliers partner-in-crime, but apparently, it’s the other way around. Further […]

There was a lot of back and forth between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies during their second-round NBA Playoffs series. Naturally, a lot of the noise gravitated toward LeBron James, with Dillon Brooks emerging as the main instigator of what turned out to be an intense trash-talking battle — at least from […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone is a savage. That much is clear as he reminisced his team’s run to the 2023 NBA Finals while taking a shot at LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. During the NBA Finals, the Nuggets surprised the players and coaches with Polaroids taken from their Western Conference Finals […]

There is a new big plot to dominate NBA discourse for at least the next few days following a bombshell report that Kyrie Irving is urging the Dallas Mavericks to kick the tires on the possibility of acquiring LeBron James via trade and form a Big Three in Texas with Luka Doncic. This seems to […]

Rumors started swirling on Monday morning that the Dallas Mavericks have tried and are trying to land LeBron James in order to create a big three of him, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Following the rumors coming out, Luka Doncic’s first IG post is hilariously unrelated, via Locked on Mavs’ Nick Angstadt. https://twitter.com/NickVanExit/status/1665807199786921985?s=20 The post […]

Few NBA stars have been more injury prone over the past few years than Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis. Since joining the Lakers in the 2019-20 campaign, Davis has played 60-plus games in a regular season just once and has missed over half of a season twice. While Davis’ two-way talent is undeniable, […]

A bomb dropped in the middle of the NBA Finals when it was reported that Kyrie Irving is recruiting Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James to come join him and Luka Doncic with the Dallas Mavericks. The news sent shockwaves across the NBA as a Doncic-James-Irving trio, on paper, would undoubtedly be up there in […]

Winning a championship in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers after being down 3-1 in the series was one of the biggest accomplishments of LeBron James’ historic career. Right by his side helping him accomplish the unthinkable in the NBA Finals that year was Kyrie Irving. The duo of James and Irving had a chance to […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. offered his take on Dillon Brooks’ trash talk to Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James in the NBA playoff series between the teams. “It definitely helped [the Lakers] get around something, get some energy,” Jackson Jr. said on the “Podcast P” show with Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George. […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is remaining in the headlines albeit him being out of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. A main reason James is staying in the news is for his new movie Shooting Stars, which he took to Twitter to hype up. FACTS!!!! MUST SEE https://t.co/3fHSeidimG — LeBron James (@KingJames) June 5, 2023 […]

I had more fruitful things to spend time thinking about today, but LeBron James and Kyrie Irving literally cannot wait to dominate the offseason news cycle. On this Monday morning after a thrilling Game 2 of the NBA Finals, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Kyrie has asked LeBron if he might be interested in […]

Kyrie Irving has reportedly “reached out” to LeBron James in reference to whether or not James would be interested in joining the Dallas Mavericks, per Shams Charania. Irving, a free agent, is clearly planning his future at the moment. In all reality, LeBron joining the Mavs ahead of the 2023-24 season seems unrealistic. The Los […]

Kyrie Irving and LeBron James’ interest in playing together again is nothing new. The prevailing assumption is that they would do so on the Los Angeles Lakers. But Irving is trying to make it happen with the Dallas Mavericks. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report, Irving has gauged […]

Headlines surrounding Kyrie Irving, LeBron James and a potential reunion happening with the Dallas Mavericks instead of the Los Angeles Lakers have been swirling on Monday morning. The Mavs reportedly wanted to try and get a trade for James done during the regular season, but things didn’t go as planned, reports Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. […]

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 […]