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Ryan Hollins has made a whole lot of controversial statements as an analyst on ESPN, but on Tuesday morning, he said some things that set Shaquille O’Neal off, particularly about the Golden State Warriors. Not only did he say that LeBron James was better than Michael Jordan, but he also said that the Warriors would […]

The Toronto Raptors managed to secure their first championship in franchise history after closing out the Golden State Warriors in six games. It seems forward Kawhi Leonard and Pascal Siakam also managed to etch out their names in the record books alongside Chicago Bulls legends Michal Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Both Leonard and Siakam served […]

The Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors faced off on Thursday night in a massive Game 6 of the NBA Finals. With the specter of Kevin Durant’s injury omnipresent in terms of the stadium giveaways, social media posts by his teammates and jumbotron exhibitions during timeouts, the atmosphere at Oracle Arena was crackling from well […]

One of the most coveted free agents this offseason, Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker is weighing his decisions before the start of free agency. According to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer, Walker plans on meeting with Hornets owner Michael Jordan in the coming days, even though the star point guard has said his […]

Kawhi Leonard’s superlative run in the 2019 playoffs continued in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night. He kept the Toronto Raptors in the game in the first half amidst a porous shooting performance, then scored 17 third-quarter points to give his team the lead and eventually set the stage for a 3-1 […]

Michael Jordan, regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time, just donated $1.1 million to a high school in North Carolina, in his hometown. Per Jackson Fuller of Star News Online, Laney athletic director Fred Lynch confirmed the news that Jordan would be donating $1.1 million to Laney High School. “Contrary to popular belief, […]

Kawhi Leonard’s college teammate, LaBradford Franklin, says the Toronto Raptors star always told people at San Diego State he was Michael Jordan and wanted to be “the greatest.” Franklin says Leonard would watch Jordan highlights with another teammate for four or five hours a day. Kawhi also had Jordan as his phone background. “On his […]

The 2019 NBA Finals start on Thursday in Toronto, but before we get into that, here is a look at some “under the radar” Finals stats and facts, that I’m sure some of you never knew. Hopefully, players participating this year will break few. Player-related records: 1: Only one, from a total of 68 performances […]

Kawhi Leonard almost single-handedly carried the Toronto Raptors in the playoffs, and his offensive production undoubtedly paved the way for the team to reach their first-ever NBA Finals. After ousting the Magic in the first round with ease, Leonard delivered one of the most memorable shots in Raptors franchise history in Game 7 against the […]

Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard has wowed NBA audiences throughout this postseason. From hitting a game-winner in an elimination game to posterizing one of the best in the league, Leonard has put the Raptors on his back and carried them to the NBA Finals. Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is so impressed that […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard made NBA history on May 23. Leonard registered his seventh playoff game of at least 35 points in the Raptors’ 105-99 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday. By doing so, Leonard joined Elgin Baylor, Bernard King, Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, […]

The Golden State Warriors completed a sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals on Monday night, and in doing so, Stephen Curry poured in 37 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in his latest eruption. Curry enjoyed what was probably the best playoff series of his career during the four-game set, […]

A couple of weeks ago, former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins said that Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard reminded him of Michael Jordan, and on Sunday night, you could swear Jordan was wearing Leonard’s jersey. During Game 7 of the Raptors’ second-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, Leonard poured in 41 points, […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard hit one of the most incredible buzzer-beaters you will ever see in Game 7 of his team’s second-round Eastern Conference playoff series with the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night. With 4.2 seconds remaining in a tie game, Leonard got the ball at the top of the key, drove to his […]

Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard poured in 41 points—including a game-winning buzzer-beater—to lead the Raptors to a Game 7 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in their second-round Eastern Conference playoff matchup on Sunday night. It was far from Leonard’s only big performance in the series, as he scored 243 points overall, marking the most points […]

NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen says he “definitely” sees the comparisons between Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant. After the Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets on Sunday, Golden State head coach Steve Kerr said the last time he’d seen a player go on a scoring tear like the […]

Bill Laimbeer, four-time All-Star and two-time NBA Champion with the Detroit Pistons, has weighed in on his take regarding who he believes is the greatest NBA player of all time. The GOAT debate between Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and former Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan continues to rage among basketball fans and NBA […]

Believe it or not,  Damian Lillard isn’t the league’s only player to ever close out a postseason series with a game-winning shot at the buzzer. The Portland Trail Blazers’ superstar rather, is simply the only one to do it since the turn of the millennium. In the afterglow of another instant-classic shot by Lillard, these […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star point guard Damian Lillard joined some elite company on Tuesday night following his awe-inspiring performance in Game 5 of his team’s first-round series matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder. By scoring a playoff career-high 50 points on the evening, Lillard set himself up to be part of an elite class of […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard is unquestionably one of the best players in the league, and when it’s all said and done, he will probably be going into the Hall of Fame. But former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins has some even loftier praise for Leonard, saying that the forward reminds him of Michael Jordan: […]

Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal might have had a change of heart with regards to his all-time starting five. Three years ago, the players he selected to be included in his own version of basketball’s best possible quintet were Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Julius Erving, Karl Malone, and Bill Russell. However, he was asked again […]

Very few sports outstage the NBA playoffs when action is in full tilt, but this weekend’s broadcast of The Masters Tournament did, with a healthy Tiger Woods completing an epic comeback by earning his fifth green jacket — his first major win in 11 years. It takes a GOAT to know another, they say — […]

It’s official, Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade has retired. Aside from his three NBA championships, Olympic gold medal and 13 All-Star appearances, Wade will be remembered for how phenomenal he was as a player. He is widely considered as one of the three best shooting guards in the history of the game, and NBA analyst […]

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade says Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant are the top-two shooting guards in NBA history. Wade is universally recognized as the third-best shooting guard in league history behind Jordan and Bryant. “It’s Jordan, then Kobe, then whoever else you want to put,” Wade told […]

Dwyane Wade is closing in on a storybook NBA career. As of Wednesday, the man we have grown to know as “Flash” will no longer be an NBA player, unless his Miami Heat manage to reach the playoffs. While Wade has shown he still has much left in the tank, the three-time NBA champion is […]

The GOAT debate is an evergreen one suited for any occasion, yet it isn’t one NBA players find too hard to decide. According to a survey by The Athletic, polling 117 NBA players, the best player of all time is Michael Jordan, and overwhelmingly so. Jordan took a rousing 73% of the vote, while his two […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden is like Mike…well, when it comes to his statistical achievements that is. The reigning NBA MVP just joined Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history to record at least 2,700 points in a single season along with 500 or more rebounds and assists. 🚀 @JHarden13 […]

Kevin Durant is, without a doubt, one of the best players in the NBA. The Golden State Warriors superstar is in the midst of another fantastic season. He will arguably be the most sought-after free agent this offseason. But Durant is more than just “good.” In fact, as he continues to rack up All-Star nods and […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has done what nobody else has done in almost 30 years. Antetokounmpo is the first player since Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan to record 45 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists without a turnover, per ESPN Stats & Infor’s official Twitter account. Giannis is the first player to have 45 […]

It’s become increasingly convenient to forget Michael Jordan’s two-season stint with the Washington Wizards. The sustained struggles to re-capture the magic that earned him the distinction of greatest player ever even before coming out of retirement again in 2001, though, should nevertheless count as a chink in Jordan’s armor when assessing whether a given player […]

There’s usually a story in every NBA player’s jersey number. Often times, their decision to pick a specific number to wear has something to do with favorite players while they were growing up, or they dedicate it to a family member who played basketball before them. But for Orlando Magic All-Star Nikola Vucevic, it’s both. […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is having one of the best seasons in NBA history. At the tender age of 24, The Greek Freak looks as if this season’s MVP award is his for the taking, even though James Harden is receiving plenty of praise as well. Recently, Milwaukee Bucks legend Sidney Moncrief caped for Giannis’s candidacy, and […]

The Charlotte Hornets could likely finish this season by missing the playoffs once again, a trend that could spark seconds thoughts for Kemba Walker once the free-agency period rolls around. The Dallas Mavericks remain as the greatest threat to sign Walker in the summer, something Hornets owner Michael Jordan has grown well aware of. Originally […]

Kobe Bryant stopped by “The Late Late Show” as a guest of host James Corden, faced with a truth-or-dare scenario: to rank himself with Michael Jordan and LeBron James or eat cow tongue to avoid the controversy. The Los Angeles Lakers icon swiftly picked up the cow tongue, unsure of how to tackle it best, […]

Michael Jordan, believe it or not, keeps on winning. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday announced it will not rule on a copyright dispute between Nike and a veteran photographer who snapped a well-known photo of the NBA legend that was subsequently used as the inspiration for the “Jumpman” logo, allowing lower-court rulings in favor […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden has been turning heads with his scoring all season long. Therefore, it’s not that much of a shock whenever he does something that puts him in elite company. That’s happened again, as he tied Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant for the most points in a two-game span in the last […]

It seems hard to believe now, but there was a time when the Boston Celtics were an NBA afterthought. Beginning in 1995-96, the Celtics missed the playoffs for six consecutive seasons, easily the longest stretch in franchise history. The team’s longest prior playoff drought lasted for all of two seasons. Boston’s unprecedented lack of sustained […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden is having a ridiculous season, and during the Rockets’ win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night, Harden achieved yet another milestone, tying Michael Jordan with his eighth 50-point game of the season. Most 50-point games in the same season, since 1970– 2007 Kobe Bryant: 10– 1987 Michael Jordan: […]

Kobe Bryant spoke about the lone question that has dominated his narrative for most of his basketball career and even after his retirement — who is really the GOAT, Kobe or Michael Jordan? The five-time champion spoke with Mike Greenberg of ESPN in an exclusive interview, revealing his true feelings on the issue. “It’s hard […]