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Veterans are the ones who are supposed to give rookies a rude awakening in the pros. Cleveland Cavaliers 36-year-old point guard Jose Calderon probably didn’t get the memo saying that, as he wound up on the short end of one play during Wednesday’s home game against the Sacramento Kings. Calderon was trying to complete a […]

In the summer of 2017 we witnessed one of the most intriguing postseasons in recent history. The weird thing is that it wasn’t the Finals that got fans excited – it was free agency and trades. Few teams either lost or traded away their star players which meant a radical change in these franchises’ future. […]

Enes Kanter was once again part of a lot of headlines, following the first ejection of LeBron James’ career on Tuesday night, as he took it as an opportunity to troll the Cavaliers star forward on social media. It can be recalled that he posted a tweet where he called Kent Fitzgerald the King of […]

LeBron James made a lot of headlines on Tuesday night as he was ejected in a game for the first time in his career, when the Cleveland Cavaliers went up against the Miami Heat. When his defender wasn’t whistled for a foul in the third quarter, The King charged towards Kane Fitzgerald and apparently uttered […]

Despite Los Angeles already opening doors for LeBron James to walk in during free agency, another exciting prospect can be the young Philadelphia 76ers, as president Bryan Colangelo is expected by executives around the league to take his best shot at netting his services, according to Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY Sports. Many have raved […]

LeBron James and Dwayne Wade have now played on two teams together: the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The two besties went to four consecutive NBA Finals and won back-to-back championships for the Heat, experiences that they likely look back on from time to time. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, who coached James and […]

It has been a long-standing theme in the NBA, that the Eastern Conference plays little brother to the Western Conference. For several seasons the West has been clearly superior to the East. The East’s distinction of being the weaker conference earned it a catchy nickname, the “Leastern Conference.” Through games played on Nov. 27, the […]

Ben Simmons wants people to dial down in comparing him with Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James. According to Sixers.com’s Brian Seltzer, the Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard isn’t particularly fond of hearing his name be mentioned in the same sentence with James. Simmons says tonight is just 1 game out of 82, calls James a Hall […]

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons missed his first game of the season against the Orlando Magic due to an elbow injury. But as Evin Priest of the Daily Telegraph reports, the star rookie is desperately looking to recover from that knock in order to face his idol LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Asked […]

Well that didn’t last long. After not playing against the Orlando Magic due to swelling in his left elbow, Philadelphia 76ers star point guard Ben Simmons appears ready to play Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to 76ers beat writer Keith Pompey. Not only that, Simmons will also reportedly defend the best player in the […]

LeBron James found himself at the center of a controversy earlier this month, following his comments about the New York Knicks being better off if they drafted Dennis Smith Jr. instead of Frank Ntilikina. As a result, some Knicks players fired back at the former four-time MVP, letting him know that they are more than […]

The Detroit Pistons were handed a pretty sound beating by the Cleveland Cavaliers last time out, 116-88. LeBron James once again played a key part in the win as he finished with 18 points and eight assists in 27 minutes. After the game, Pistons forward Stanley Johnson broke down what happened with him guarding James. […]

The one-and-done concept in college basketball has been a very contentious topic. On one hand, there are high school players who want to skip playing college and head straight to the NBA because they can’t, since the league requires players to have at least one year of experience playing anywhere besides the NBA. On the […]

It has been an up and down rookie season for Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers. At times, Ball looks like the next face of the storied NBA franchise and then there are games in which he appears to be nothing more than a role player struggling to find his way on the professional level. […]

It must feel good for Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball that people are scrutinizing his numbers for better reasons. The past couple of games, Ball has taken a lot of heat for posting ugly shooting lines, but on Sunday, Ball had a triple-double silence his naysayers by putting up 11 points, hauling down […]

Western conference teams such as the Thunder, Rockets,  and Timberwolves (just to name a few) added All-Star talent during the offseason. The Lakers were rumored to be luring some big-time talent during, yet nothing happened. The franchise has since been boldly regarded as a potential destination for players such as LeBron James and Paul George […]

According to an article by to ESPN.com earlier this morning, the Houston Rockets (12-4) are considered the most likely threat to knock out the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the 2018 playoffs. By a pretty sizeable margin amongst the ESPN Forecast panel experts, the Rockets racked up a whopping 57.9 percent of the votes when asked […]

The New York Knicks almost came away with the biggest win of the 2017-18 NBA season after 104-101 loss to the high-powered Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite giving up a 23-point lead, the young Knicks team showed plenty of promise by going toe-to-toe with one of the best teams in the league. Not only did they manage […]

NBA stars usually are seeing their careers trend downhill in their 15th season in the NBA. Through 15 games of the 2017-18 season, 32-year old Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James has continued to defy the odds as he impress fans, players, and coaches alike. Unfortunately for the struggling LA Clippers, who have lost six consecutive […]

Two of the best players in the NBA today if you asked for honest answers would be Warriors Finals MVP Kevin Durant and Cavaliers star LeBron James. The All-Stars spent summers working out together, played against each other in multiple NBA Finals, and were even teammates playing for the USA in Olympic Tournaments. James is nearly […]

Recently named the Athlete of the Year by GQ Magazine, Kevin Durant discussed his decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2016 offseason, noting it was LeBron James who godfathered his courage to make the jump. Durant called to mind Isaiah Thomas’ article in The Players’ Tribune which named him as one of the […]

The Charlotte Hornets have struggled entering tonight’s game versus the high-powered Cleveland Cavaliers. If they were going to get back on the right track, the Hornets would need All-Star point guard Kemba Walker to set the tone at some point in the game. Walker gave them just that near the end of the first half […]

New York Knicks big man Enes Kanter is no stranger to being a team’s bodyguard, but dealing with the likes of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James is a trait acquired from some of the best. The Turkish international learned his lesson quickly upon being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, quickly getting the notes from […]

During LeBron James’ first tenure with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Cavs made the Eastern Conference Finals only once. One of the biggest reasons for the team’s lack of success was that LeBron James was never surrounded with top talent. Even the greatest player of the millennium needs some help. In 2009-10, his final season with […]

During the offseason, it has been a norm for some players to join their respective teams’ front offices in recruiting some free agents who they believe will fit well and help them become better. That includes LeBron James, who has been active in luring big names to join him and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and even […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers engineered a successful heist in the Big Apple on Monday, erasing a 23-point deficit to steal a 104-101 win over the New York Knicks. There are plenty of takeaways to dissect and discuss from that heated contest like the scuffle involving James and Enes Kanter, Kyle Korver’s timely 3-point […]

Enes Kanter didn’t waste time barking back at LeBron James after the latter self-proclaimed himself “King of New York” after his Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from a 23-point deficit to take down the New York Knicks on Monday. “We already have a king,” said Kanter, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. “It’s Kristaps Porzingis.” James had a […]

LeBron James has darted shots on New York ever since stepping foot in the MTA subway along with his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates, and he sniped one last shot before making his exit after a 104-101 comeback win on Monday — aiming for his favorite target — Phil Jackson. “I think Jeff, the coach, Jeff Hornacek […]

Deshaun Watson is injured, but appears to be the franchise player the Houston Texans were hoping for. The Cleveland Browns, who are a debacle, despite drafting DeShone Kizer, are still looking to find such an amazing talent. Supposed Browns fan, and NBA megastar, LeBron James is apparently not happy the latter of the two franchises […]

“.. So, I’ve learned a lot and I will continue to, and I couldn’t be more proud of that guy. He left is all out there on the floor, and to average a triple double in the freaking Finals, man, add that to the LeBron James long list that everyone keeps forgetting.” Kyrie Irving gave […]

On opening night, the Boston Celtics were dealt a horrific blow to their season as Gordon Hayward landed awkwardly from an alley-oop play and severely fractured his ankle, ending his season with the Celtics after just one game. Hayward said on his Facebook blog post, In an Instant, “I had run that play countless times,” […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers dominated headlines this morning after documenting their trip to Madison Square Garden through the subways of New York. It was comical watching LeBron James and company squeeze into a compact space amongst ordinary city folk. As noted in the video, taking the subway was the most efficient way to help prepare for their matchup versus the New York Knicks. However, their […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is one of the last players that made the trip straight from high school right into the NBA and ascended into stardom. The current rules now prevent players from coming into the NBA from high school which makes James the last of his kind. He has now cemented himself as […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons, ever the active social media user, hosted an impromptu Q & A session on Twitter where he answered all sorts of questions from fans. Some were basketball-related, others were not. A few were a mix of the two. One such semi-basketball-related question was who Parsons would prefer to hang out […]

In his third season in the league, New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis has further emerged as one of the young rising stars. This maturation for Porzingis extends well off the court as he revealed to Fred Kerber of the New York Post that he studies the interview habits and demeanor of LeBron James, Michael […]

After his teammate, Enes Kanter, came to his defense stemming from Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James’ controversial comments, New York Knicks rookie Frank Ntilikina has now responded to it himself. However, instead of delivering a fiery statement which was expected by many, he opted to give a laid-back answer. The Knicks rookie made it […]

Following a 111-104 Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night, superstar forward LeBron James offered a lot of praise for Mavs rookie guard Dennis Smith Jr. However, in a video posted via NBA TV, James couldn’t help but take a shot at the New York Knicks for not selecting Smith Jr. “The […]

LeBron James caused quite a stir lately when he spoke about the New York Knicks passing up on Dennis Smith Jr. with the eighth overall pick in this year’s draft. The Cleveland Cavaliers star thinks that the Dallas Mavericks rookie is a really good player and should’ve ended up representing the Knicks instead. However, as […]

The New York Knicks picked what is presumably their point guard of the future in Frank Ntilikina during this year’s draft. But according to none other than Cleveland Cavs superstar LeBron James, the Knicks should’ve picked Dennis Smith Jr., who fell one pick later to the Dallas Mavericks, instead. “The Knicks passed on a really […]