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Reports came out around two weeks ago that Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade was set to leave the NBA on TNT Tuesday night show which he featured in alongside his former Heat championship teammate Shaquille O’Neal, host Adam Lefkoe and WNBA star Candace Parker. Wade was signed by the network after he retired from the […]

Jamal Crawford may have a coaching career ahead of him. The former NBA star recently sent a strong message to young basketball players. “Y’all say the bag,” Crawford said. “I’m not bragging but I think I have a pretty decent sized bag. But it’s not about the bag all the time. You gotta know how […]

It all unraveled in a hurry during Jamal Crawford’s highly anticipated CrawsOver event on Saturday night. LeBron James and Jayson Tatum headlined the hot ticket event as crowds camped out a day early just to get good seats for the star-studded affair. But after just a quarter and a half of action, the game was […]

NBA stars are playing in Pro-Am leagues all over the country. Perhaps the most hyped contest will take place on Saturday at Seattle Pacific University when Jamal Crawford’s league, The CrawsOver, brings together LeBron James and other NBA stars for a huge game. LeBron, Jayson Tatum and Dejounte Murray highlight the collection of pros making […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ summer pro-am tour will continue with a trip to Seattle’s Crawsover Pro-AM on Saturday. The league’s host, three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year winner Jamal Crawford, exuberantly revealed the development on Friday afternoon. LeBron confirmed the news shortly thereafter. SEATTLE LETS GET IT!! Been over 15+ years since […]

For Jamal Crawford, Kobe Bryant was more than just a fellow athlete. While the Los Angeles Lakers icon was only a couple of years older than the veteran NBA guard, Crawford has always looked up to him and even more during the latter years of his career. Speaking with Landon Buford of Sports Illustrated, Crawford […]

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas doesn’t think Manu Ginobili is a better player than Jamal Crawford, noting that he wouldn’t take the San Antonio Spurs icon over Crawford in a one-on-one. Speaking on his No Chill Gil podcast, Arenas shared that while Ginobili has the rings and the accolades, it doesn’t make him better than […]

Former NBA star Jamal Crawford is giving Atlanta Hawks fans a huge treat this offseason by giving them the first look at the Dejounte Murray – Trae Young pairing. On Twitter, Crawford announced that Murray, Young and big man John Collins will be playing together in his CrawsOver League on Sunday, marking the first time […]

The NBA on TNT crew is a pretty fun bunch. On Thursday, however, Shaq and Co. may have gone a bit overboard with their antics. Dwyane Wade and Jamal Crawford went on a bit of a shootout on the set which resulted in one badly damaged camera. Considering all the high-tech equipment used by these […]

After a 22-year NBA career across several NBA franchises, Jamal Crawford has decided to hang up his sneakers and retire from the NBA. He was one of the few players that proved that coming off the bench is not a demotion by the coach. Along with Manu Ginobili and Lou Williams, they were the three […]

On Monday afternoon, Tyronn Lue, Nicolas Batum, and the LA Clippers practiced for the first time since the All-Star break ended. Their first get-together to be able to walk through things, however, also coincided with an announcement Jamal Crawford made via social media. After 20 years in the NBA, Crawford announced his retirement from the […]

It’s the end of the road for the basketball playing career of one of the most entertaining players to ever play in the NBA. Jamal Crawford, who electrified NBA fans with his streetball flair and loved by coaches and teammates alike for his professionalism, is retiring at age of 42. Crawford made the announcement just […]

The Charlotte Hornets are still one of the bigger surprises in the NBA. Arguably the biggest reason why has been the play of standout sophomore LaMelo Ball. TNT’s NBA Tip Off host Shaquille O’Neal interviewed Ball Tuesday night. Shaq pointed out he once asked Penny Hardaway who he patterned his game after. So, he inquired […]

So far in the 2021-22 NBA season, San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray has looked every bit the part of an all-star. If it were up to NBA ball-handling legend, Jamal Crawford, Murray’s name would already be etched in stone as a participant in this year’s game. While dribbling the ball up the court […]

The Charlotte Hornets may have lost against the Orlando Magic, but LaMelo Ball earned a new admirer in Jamal Crawford for his flashy performance in Friday’s game. Early in the third quarter of the contest, Ball embarrassed the Magic not once but twice with an epic back-to-back play. After putting Cole Anthony on skates, he […]

With the recent signings of Joe Johnson and Lance Stephenson, it’s left us wondering about the other ex-NBA players who are deserving of another shot at playing in the league. Considering all the injuries and players affected by the COVID-19 situation, there have been a ton of teams playing shorthanded and are in need of […]

The Golden State Warriors pulled off a unique defensive strategy against the Phoenix Suns, including the team’s best defender, Draymond Green. As expected, the Warriors and the Suns did not fail to deliver on Christmas Day. The Dubs had a hot start, finishing the first quarter with 33 points, but what’s more worth noting is […]

With the number of COVID-19 cases in the NBA growing by the day, teams are looking all over to find stopgaps for their rosters. Several ex-NBA players could see themselves back in the league as injury replacements. One such player could be Jamal Crawford. Despite being 41 years old, Crawford is a well-respected veteran and the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant left his imprint wherever he went. As his stellar basketball career started winding down, he started widening his interests on the off-court ventures. His presence was felt at all times, and no one could attest to that better than Jamal Crawford. Crawford enjoyed an eventful, 20-year NBA career, getting […]

The LA Clippers are in the best era their franchise has ever seen to date. Superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are Clippers leading the pursuit of the team’s first NBA Championship. None of this would be possible, however, without the shift the organization made with Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Jamal Crawford, and the rest […]

There’s no question that Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is one of the most unique talents in NBA history because of his physique and talent. At this point, there’s really no debating that. Unless you want to feel the wrath of Durant’s burner Twitter account. Durant almost singlehandedly carried the Nets to the Eastern Conference […]

Count Bill Russell as one of many people clamoring for the return of J-Crossover, Jamal Crawford, to the NBA. Responding to a tweet from Whistle Sports asking about Crawford’s handles, Russell had this to say: Yes, of all time. Can someone get this man back on a team! @NBA One of the best to do […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Isaiah Thomas recently dominated The Crawsover Pro Am league, and Jamal Crawford–who organizes the event annually–couldn’t believe what he just witnessed. On Sunday, Thomas activated his Kobe Bryant mode and dropped 81 points on the competition. It came just a week after he scored 65 points in the AEBL Pro […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James didn’t have to wait for long to get an invite to a ProAm game. In fact, two of his peers from the NBA in Isaiah Thomas and Jamal Crawford quickly made their pitch to the champion forward. On Friday, LeBron sent out a tweet looking for a ProAm competition […]

The superstar duo of Chris Paul and Devin Booker has taken the Phoenix Suns to unbelievable heights this season. After finishing the regular season as the second-seeded team, they’re now just four wins away from winning their first-ever NBA championship. This wasn’t at all surprising for a guy like Jamal Crawford. Crawford, who had the […]

The NBA Finals may still be days away, but there was no break in the action amid a bombshell report dropping on longtime ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols throwing slander at co-worker Maria Taylor from back in 2020. In the tell-all report from the New York Times, Rachel Nichols was caught on a hot mic venting […]

Chris Paul was the biggest winner in Game 6 after the Phoenix Suns superstar put on a classic performance for the ages. CP3 was deep in his bag on Wednesday night as his 41-point performance eliminated the Los Angeles Clippers and, more importantly, propelled the Suns to its first-ever WCF title in 28 years. Paul’s […]

Jamal Crawford has been in the NBA for two decades now, so he knows filthy when he sees one. For him, some of the filthiest and most dangerous players the league has ever seen include Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry. During a recent appearance on The Rex Chapman Show, Crawford was asked about […]

The Phoenix Suns came to Staples Center in Game 6 against the Los Angeles Lakers and came out firing on all cylinders. Young sharpshooter Devin Booker came out and absolutely caught fire in the first quarter and drew immediate reactions from former and current NBA stars. Book might get 80 — D'Angelo Russell (@Dloading) June […]

Former NBA veteran Jamal Crawford still has fond memories of late Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant several years after they last played together on the floor. Crawford wrote about Kobe in an article for The Players’ Tribune back in 2016, and he referenced a specific play from a game nearly two decades ago. Crawford […]

In his prime, Jamal Crawford was one of the most lethal scorers out there, whether he was part of the starting lineup early in his career or when he embraced a sixth man role later on. Among his many scoring outbursts, he cited one as probably the most memorable not because of what happened in […]

Memphis Grizzlies budding star Ja Morant owns some of the best handles in the game today. However, the 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year made sure to honor the great ankle breakers before him, especially Jamal Crawford who turned 41 on Saturday. Apart from greeting the three-time Sixth Man of the Year Winner, Morant tried […]

Jamal Crawford is not a fan of StatMuse’s most recent advanced statistics highlighting Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ supposed decline this season. As the numbers pointed out, The King is experiencing career-lows in several categories in 2020-21, including win shares, value over replacement player, player efficiency rating, and box plus/minus. An unamused Crawford re-tweeted […]

It came down to the wire between the Denver Nuggets and Washington Wizards on Thursday night. The Nuggets had a final fast-break opportunity to possibly tie the game and send it to overtime. Instead, we witnessed a completely botched play that got the attention of many in the NBA world. Denver had a three-on-one fast […]

The Brooklyn Nets acquired James Harden in a huge blockbuster deal on Wednesday. However, work still needs to be done to fill out the roster. Brooklyn trades away center Jarrett Allen, guard Caris LeVert, and forward Taurean Prince as part of the Harden madness. The Nets had previously lost Spencer Dinwiddie for the year due […]

Jamal Crawford has an idea for how the NBA can manage its ongoing COVID-19 crises and mitigate postponed games. The two-fold Jamal Crawford solution: expand the rosters, and establish a pool of unsigned players who could join teams on short notice in the wake of multiple COVID-related absences. More specifically, the veteran swingman suggested that […]

It didn’t take long for LaMelo Ball to make his presence felt on the NBA stage. In just his first pre-season game with the Charlotte Hornets, the youngest of the Ball brothers showed flashes of potential into becoming a future star–at least that’s what Jamal Crawford thinks. LaMelo will be a star. He has that […]

Three-time Sixth Man of the Year winner Jamal Crawford possesses one of the best handles in the NBA today–maybe even in history. This is exactly why when he speaks about this particular subject, we need to listen. The 40-year-old veteran recently named his pick for the player who has the best handles ever, and it’s […]

A former Louisville police officer has been indicted on three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree for his actions in the Breonna Taylor murder, but he was not charged for Taylor’s death, and NBA players are furious. Brett Hankison has been indicted for allegedly firing blindly through a door and window in Taylor’s […]