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The Houston Rockets came into these 2018 Western Conference Finals as underdogs despite having the best overall record in the NBA, which was also a franchise record. They competed hard in Game 1, but the Golden State Warriors ultimately had too much firepower for the Rockets to handle, and the Warriors won 119-106. Despite the […]

To be voted as the NBA Players Association (NBPA) president and then re-elected again is no joke. It means your fellow NBA players have a lot of faith and respect for you. Considering that the Houston Rocket’s Chris Paul is arguably the best point guard in the league, it goes without saying guys like Stephen […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers made it clear that they’re looking to the future when it comes to the quarterback position. Despite Ben Roethlisberger’s intent to play as much as five more seasons, the team decided to select Mason Rudolph in the 2018 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, this move didn’t exactly rub Roethlisberger the right way nor was […]

Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics is very important to the team. While he’s only in his second year in the NBA, he has already proven that he can play at a high level and be a more than reliable rotation player. When Brown got hurt during the playoffs, it was a big blow to […]

What now for the Toronto Raptors? After the Cleveland Cavaliers dropped the guillotine on the Raps on Monday night to sweep the team from north of the border, Toronto is now left with many questions to answer in the offseason. For Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, among the uncertainties the team would tackle is whether […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2017-18 season crashed and burned Friday night in Salt Lake City, as they were eliminated from title contention after losing in Game 6 of their series with the Utah Jazz, 96-91. The ending to the game was particularly brutal to Paul George, as the game’s official appeared to have failed to […]

It’s official: Shaquille O’Neal does not understand basic math. On a recent episode of “Inside the NBA,” Kenny Smith talked about his desire to buy a car, but was hesitating because it would close $80 to fill the gas tank. It’s a common problem many people have nowadays. Enter O’Neal, who tried to ease Smith’s […]

In any other season, Utah Jazz point guard Donovan Mitchell would be rookie of the year. Mitchell has proven that not only is he ready to be in the NBA, he is built for it. He’s competitive, he has the strength and ability, and he has the confidence necessary to be a star. Not only […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are not in a good place right now. They’re currently down 3-1 to the Utah Jazz and they could be going home for a win-or-go-home Game 5 without two of their stars in Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams. The NBA is reportedly reviewing one of the numerous incidents from last night’s […]

With the 2018 NFL Draft just days away, the New Orleans Saints are hoping to replicate the success they have had in years past. Take last year for example, when they selected cornerback Marshon Lattimore with the 11th overall pick. However, it is a draft that could have turned out much differently for New Orleans. Head coach […]

Demolishing the top seed in the Eastern Conference by 21 points with just over a quarter of basketball in the 2017 NBA Playoffs, having been played in a must-win Game 3, Kelly Oubre Jr. let his emotions get the better of him. The then 21-year-old forward scored 12 points in each of the first two […]

Kobe Bryant had no problems picking a winner for this season’s Most Valuable Player award, immediately pointing at Houston Rockets guard James Harden as the definite nod for the coveted accolade. “I think what James has done from Game 1 all the way through Game 82 deserves to be rewarded,” said Bryant as a guest […]

The San Antonio Spurs have played most of the season without Kawhi Leonard, and it looks like nothing is going to change for the postseason. According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, Leonard is expected to remain out for the rest of the playoffs. San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard is expected to miss the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers nearly pulled off an upset to beat the Houston Rockets in Texas on Thursday night, but ended up falling when Chris Paul’s game-winning bank shot with 0.8 left on the clock ended a 17-0 Blazers run and gave them the loss. They did all this without All-Star point guard Damian Lillard, […]

Heading into the final five games of the regular season, the Miami Heat currently sit in the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference standings. They are one of the last two remaining playoff positions that are still up for grabs with Milwaukee Bucks sitting in the eighth position and the Detroit Pistons being four games […]

  There’s a thousand reasons why basketball is one of the world’s favorite sports to watch, play, and wager on. But in the end, it usually all boils down to the simple fact that basketball is exciting and unpredictable as hell. And at the highest levels of the game, sometimes things get so crazy that […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker is rapidly getting his game back. After spending the first several games of the season on the sidelines to recover from a devastating knee injury, the versatile Milwaukee Bucks power forward has been showing flashes of his pre-injury brilliance – and explosiveness. Just take for example this monster rack attack […]

The Orlando Magic have had yet another horrid season and will finish in the lottery hoping to select another young star in this year’s NBA Draft. Unfortunately, this comes as the team has a 21-51 record with just 10 games left to play in the season with no clear direction moving forward. In fact, Marc […]

Over the last few days, Golden State Warriors point guard has been targeting a return to the court on Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks. On Thursday afternoon, the Warriors practiced one final time, where Stephen Curry spoke for the first time since his ankle injury suffered against the San Antonio Spurs two weeks ago […]

In the last several days with the available talent beginning to dwindle down, the level of interest in veteran wide receiver Terrelle Pryor has steadily picked up. He has is one of the top remaining players at his position still has yet to work out a deal with a team. This has led to an increased […]

The Golden State Warriors started their current dynasty during the 2014-15 season led by rookie head coach Steve Kerr and different-looking Stephen Curry. The Warriors won a whopping 67 games in that season, and Curry won his first of two MVP awards averaging 23.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 2.0 steals, and 3.6 three-pointers per […]

The Eastern Conference’s best team in the Toronto Raptors had their longest winning streak of the NBA season snapped on Sunday afternoon in a matchup against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder. The loss saw the NBA’s second-longest winning streak behind the Portland Trail Blazers’ 12-game winning streak come to an end, but the Raptors sure […]

The Sacramento Kings are hoping to close out this 2017-18 regular season on a strong note by having their younger players get more playing time to develop. Unfortunately, they can’t do that if guys Keep getting injured. Rookie De’Aaron Fox is having a great first season with Sacramento, but he’s also missed a handful of […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford played just two games in 2017 as his troublesome knee acted up again and prevented him from playing any further part in the season. It’s also that knee that’s the big red flag likely keeping the Vikings from committing to him as the team’s starting quarterback for next season. When […]

Kobe Bryant is now a retired NBA superstar headed but he’s still a Nike endorser. The Lakers legend is promoting the shoe manufacturer’s latest campaign, “Choose Go” that encourages people to get up and go out to get fit. Hence, the #ChooseGo campaign that Nike is running in collaboration with several of their endorsers. Lace […]

Nikola Jokic is showing himself to be one of the best players in the NBA since being snubbed from the All-Star Game. He proved on Friday night that he deserved to play with the top players in the league last weekend after notching a third straight triple-double as the Denver Nuggets defeated the San Antonio […]

On an NBA Reddit thread, one of the questions asked was “Who is the most reliable reporter when it comes to your team?” UnbreakKwOw who has a Los Angeles Lakers logo as their aviator had the best response of the night. It was a very simple two-word answer, D’Angelo Russell. Of course, the locker room problems were […]

Since entering the league last season, Jamal Murray has made a name for himself as a knockdown shooter from beyond the arc, as well as a very efficient free throw shooter. He had one of the highest percentages from the charity stripe last year and has rarely missed from that distance. However on Thursday during […]

When the Golden State Warriors took on the Oklahoma City Thunder last Tuesday night, the Thunder had been reeling from a four-game losing streak, including a bad home loss to the Lakers. But they also knew the last time they played the Warriors back in November, they had annihilated them. So what is it about […]

Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman was far from 100 percent during the playoffs as he played through injuries to his MCL and PCL in his right knee which he suffered in Week 17. But as Freeman said to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, the condition of his knee is slowly improving as he […]

Los Angeles Rams star defensive tackle Aaron Donald has been one of the league’s premier players at his position through his first few seasons. Donald can now add another huge honor to his already impressive NFL career by capturing the 2017 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award. Your 2017 Defensive Player of the Year […]

The LA Clippers officially acquired forward Tobias Harris, guard Avery Bradley, and center Boban Marjanovic from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Blake Griffin, Willie Reed, and Brice Johnson late Monday night. Now members of the Clippers, both Harris and Bradley are expected to have a significant role on a team that is expected to […]

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris seems to be fitting in just fine with the culture in Beantown. During a recent game against the New York Knicks, there was a break in the action. Morris walked over and give a fist bump to the owner of the Celtics, but then noticed that he was wearing a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have traded for Chicago Bulls marksman Nikola Mirotic, giving center Omer Asik, Tony Allen, Jameer Nelson, and a first-round pick in exchange, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Shams Charania of The Vertical, and Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Bulls will send a second-round pick and the right to exchange […]

The Houston Rockets will be without one of the their main players in Trevor Ariza for quite some time. Ariza strained his hamstring recently, Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni said the injury should keep him out a few games, per Mark Berman of Fox 26. Mike D'Antoni says Trevor Ariza (left hamstring strain) will miss […]

The Arizona Cardinals made a big hire recently, finding a replacement for ex-head coach Bruce Arians in Steve Wilks. The team is not done yet tinkering with its coaching staff, though, as it is being reported by NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport that Wilks intends to get the services of Mike McCoy to be Cardinals’ […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George has seemed to have found his groove on the offensive end. An odd statement, but George even said it himself in a Tuesday morning media session. After scoring 36 points and shooting 63.2 percent from the field in Saturday’s blowout win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, he was asked how […]

The post-game comments from Houston Rockets center Clint Capela didn’t sit well with Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, who took issue with the Swiss international saying his team is “better than them.” The reigning Finals MVP was asked it his words piqued his interest after the first practice following Saturday’s 116-108 loss to the […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz believes he can shoot. For the entire season, the strange injury in his shoulder has rendered his jump shot useless, as he’s altered it so much that even head coach Brett Brown has told the media he has to get his shot back. But Fultz is trying to make the […]