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Since returning from an ankle injury, Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga has been under the microscope. From the fans of Dub Nation to the local Bay Area media, everyone is examining whether or not Kuminga’s playstyle is cohesive to this Warriors roster with heavy championship aspirations. And six games into his reintegration process, it […]

Mike Budenholzer was a man of few words before Monday’s game. The Phoenix Suns head coach is taking on the Milwaukee Bucks in all former territory. When asked about coaching against his former team, he had few words. “It was a great five years.” Mike Budenholzer had few words for @Amanda_Pflugrad when asking him about […]

Anthony Davis appeared unlikely to return to the Dallas Mavericks’ lineup in 2024-25 after Kyrie Irving’s season-ending knee injury. With the star guard’s torn ACL ending any championship hopes, there was little perceived benefit to bringing Davis back. Many viewed it as illogical, given the team could boost its draft lottery odds by holding him […]

Nikola Jokic has been incredible for the Denver Nuggets this season, but he has missed four straight games at a pivotal time in the NBA’s MVP race. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been slowly pulling away and widening the gap in this race since the start of March. Plus, Jokic’s ankle injury has allowed the Oklahoma City […]

It is getting hard to ignore how the fifth-placed Memphis Grizzlies have been getting bullied off of the boards and out of the paint recently. Unfortunately, Santi Aldama is more of a sharpshooting, backdoor-cutting swingman who cannot be counted on to come up with rebounds or rim protection consistently. Thankfully, the fix is straightforward. Jaren […]

This has been a season of torment for the Dallas Mavericks and their fans. Aside from the Dallas faithful having to cope with the reality that Nico Harrison and the Mavs traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, these fans then suffered through seeing Anthony Davis suffer an injury in his first game with […]

It’s been a tough 2025 for Ja Morant’s gut-punched Memphis Grizzlies as they keep taking uppercuts to the chin that would make the late George Foreman blush. Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr, and Desmond Bane have all spent time on the shelf due to injuries. Taylor Jenkins has been juggling lineups while remaining uncommittal when it […]

The Los Angeles Clippers dropped the final game of their four-game homestand against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but the bigger concern lies in the right foot of James Harden. The Clippers guard suffered an apparent sprained foot in the third quarter of the Clippers’ loss on Sunday night. Harden was able to finish the game, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will wrap up their six-game road trip against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. Quentin Grimes will be inactive, missing just his second game for the Sixers since making his team debut and emerging as a leading scorer for the injury-plagued squad. Grimes has been ruled out due to rest for the […]

LaMelo Ball is having a career year, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed by his peers. Kyrie Irving gave him his flowers after being a spectator from afar over the last few years. The Charlotte Hornets have not been winning games and have been officially eliminated from postseason contention, but Ball’s play has been a bright […]

The Dallas Mavericks will visit the Brooklyn Nets on Monday at Barclays Center. Anthony Davis was initially upgraded to questionable and is now expected to play after missing 18 games with a left adductor strain, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. “Anthony Davis is expected to play tonight at Brooklyn after an 18-game absence, sources […]

Zaccharie Risacher has been playing some good basketball down the stretch of the season, and his development has been on full display. One thing that has popped out when watching Risacher is his play in the third quarter, where he’s heated up several times and helped the Hawks win games in the end. That’s what […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without their starting point guard when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. D’Angelo Russell has been ruled out for the matchup due to right ankle soreness. It will mark Russell’s second consecutive absence after he missed Saturday’s 108-103 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The veteran floor general missed five […]

MIAMI – After Andrew Wiggins helped the Miami Heat snap its 10-game losing streak to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night, 122-105, all eyes will be on the next game on Tuesday. Former Heat star Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors come to town as there is no doubt that some have had the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are searching for answers with just under a dozen games left in the regular season. Taylor Jenkins needs someone to step up soon or Ja Morant and Desmond Bane will have to shoulder immense offensive burdens. Sure, Santi Aldama, Scotty Pippen Jr., and Jaylen Wells are a formidable secondary trio but the […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat felt its process was improving despite the 10-game losing streak, it finally paid off as the skid was snapped Sunday night after beating the Charlotte Hornets, 122-105. It was a phenomenal showing for Heat newcomer Andrew Wiggins who scored 42 points as the team gets some momentum before Tuesday […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been rolling as the season almost comes to an end, winning three straight and seven of their last nine games. The offense has looked different this season than it may have been in the past, and it’s due to the number of options that the Hawks have to make plays during […]

Nick Richards and Mason Plumlee will add some much-needed depth to the Phoenix Suns on Monday against the Milwaukee Bucks if they are cleared to play. According to the injury report, both players are listed as probable. Richards dealt with right calf tightness that sidelined him from Friday’s game. Meanwhile, Plumlee suffered a left quadriceps […]

The Memphis Grizzlies keep getting stark reminders that ingredients are missing from their recipe for success in the Western Conference. Unforced errors leading to turnovers and foul trouble are two huge on-court issues. However, The Grizzlies (43-28) are grappling with a rash of injuries that have derailed their momentum at a critical juncture. Ja Morant […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will embark on a four-game road trip that carries them through the end of March, but they will do so without a recent standout on their roster. Bronny James will not be on the Lakers’ active roster for the trip as the team made the decision to assign him to South […]

The Philadelphia 76ers lost the penultimate game of their six-game road trip to the Atlanta Hawks, 132-119, as Quentin Grimes stuffed the stat sheet once again. But even though he ended the game with a team-high 26 points, a team-high six assists and five rebounds, Hawks forward Georges Niang used his uptick in production to […]

As the games go along, Oso Ighodaro has become one of the most impactful players on the Phoenix Suns. Meanwhile, it’s caught the eye of point guard, Tyus Jones. After the Suns signed Jones to a $3.3 million deal in the offseason, the former Duke basketball star was expected to run the offense. He’s run […]

In a blowout win on Friday, the Oklahoma City Thunder center Jaylin Williams helped extend their winning streak to five by beating the Charlotte Hornets 141-106. Williams unleashed his new hook shot, which Cason Wallace says reminded him of Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon. After head coach Mark Daigneault commended the Thunder for their […]

The Detroit Pistons continue to chip away at historic achievements through the 2024-25 regular season. Sunday afternoon’s 136-130 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans officially stamped the Pistons’ 40th win of the regular season. This accomplishment marks Detroit’s first 40-win season since 2018-19. The Pistons came into the game shorthanded from injuries to point guard […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t make it easy. Their first half against the Utah Jazz was a masterclass in offensive futility. With brick after brick piling up, Cleveland’s frustration was mounting, and a sense of déjà vu from their recent four-game losing streak creeping in. A miserable 3-of-25 performance from beyond the arc in the opening […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers welcomed back LeBron James and Rui Hachimura to the lineup on Saturday after both players had missed several games due to injury. In Rui Hachimura’s case, he had been sidelined for nine games due to a knee injury. Hachimura was upgraded to available in the hours before the […]

The New York Knicks were in a free fall of sorts. Even Josh Hart recently acknowledged it. New York was on a two-game losing streak entering their recent game against the Washington Wizards. To be fair, the Knicks were dealt an awkward hand in their schedule over the past week or two. And Jalen Brunson’s […]

For years, everything on offense has run through Trae Young on the Atlanta Hawks. He’s usually the one who takes the potential game-winning shots, controls the pace on fast breaks, and gets others involved. Things have changed a bit this season, and more specifically over the past few weeks, and it’s been because of the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers welcomed LeBron James back to the lineup from injury on Saturday against the Chicago Bulls. The Lakers would lose, 146-115, and James looked a little bit rusty in his return to the court. That game ended what was a five-game homestand for the Lakers, and they now embark on the road for […]

MIAMI – After the Miami Heat lost its 10th straight game on Friday to the Houston Rockets, there is no doubt a level of frustration within the team as the skid increases. However, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra found positives after the defeat and expanded upon his thoughts before Sunday’s contest against the Charlotte Hornets. […]

Time is of the essence, and Oso Ighodaro’s 44 minutes secured the Phoenix Suns’ 123-112 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. Defeating the top-ranked team in the Eastern Conference is something Kevin Durant and Devin Booker knew would be tough. However, roughly 60-90 minutes before the game, the center position looked different than it […]

The Golden State Warriors’ six-game road trip is off to a rough start. The Dubs were outgunned by the Atlanta Hawks 124-115. It was the Warriors’ first game without Stephen Curry due to a pelvic contusion suffered earlier this week, but the lack of their leading scorer was far from the reason why they lost. […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers received good news on the injury front prior to their Saturday matchup against the Chicago Bulls. Rui Hachimura, who had missed the Lakers’ last nine games due to a knee injury, was cleared to make his return to the court. Hachimura’s return came amid a positive injury update […]

The Atlanta Hawks held down the fort at home against the Golden State Warriors, winning 124-115. The Hawks had the lead for over 46 minutes in the game, and every time it felt the Warriors were going on a run, they had an answer for every opportunity. Those are the things that can shape a […]

LOS ANGELES – When the Los Angeles Lakers left the court after their 118-89 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, they had just completed a tough part of their schedule that saw them play six games in eight days. They played that portion of their schedule without two starters in LeBron James and Rui […]

The Denver Nuggets suffered their second consecutive blowout loss on Friday night, falling 128-109 to the Portland Trail Blazers in a game that left head coach Michael Malone fuming. “Yeah, that was embarrassing. That was just a joke. Who are we kidding?” Malone said with an exasperated tone. “Eleven games to go and that’s the […]

With the NBA regular season coming down to the last final weeks, that means that award races are heating up as well. The Atlanta Hawks have some candidates on the team for a few awards, one that includes Rookie of the Year. Zaccharie Risacher’s play this season has led him to have the third-best odds […]

Dyson Daniels has been having a historical defensive season for the Atlanta Hawks, and it’s led him to be in Defensive Player of the Year conversations. Now is the time when the players themselves and others start to make a case for who they think should win the award, and Trae Young is the latest […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are proving they have the depth, chemistry, and defensive intensity to make a serious playoff push. The Timberwolves’ 134-93 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night was a clear statement, highlighting their path to success as they eye the playoffs. Minnesota delivered a mesmerizing two-way performance, fueled by relentless energy […]