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Aaron Gordon, a key contributor to the Denver Nuggets’ 2023 championship, has expressed a strong desire to remain with the organization long-term. The versatile forward has been a valuable asset to the team, and his recent comments suggest that an extension could be in the works. “I really love this organization,” Gordon said from Nuggets […]

Success is one word that can define Michael Malone’s tenure with the Denver Nuggets. Since being named the head coach in Denver ahead of the 2015-16 NBA season, Malone has been one of the best coaches in the league, especially when you look at the improvements the Nuggets have made as an organization. In his […]

The Michigan football team picked up a massive win against #11 USC last week, and the Wolverines are now ranked #12 in the country. Michigan needed that one bad, and they are now looking to keep the momentum going this weekend when Minnesota comes to town. This is a rivalry game as these two teams […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Without much delay after the Indiana Fever got eliminated by the Connecticut Sun in the 2024 WNBA playoffs, rookie Caitlin Clark was asked about her offseason plans. From this time last year up until now, Clark hasn’t had too much time to continuously rest.  “Are you snitching?” teammate Aliyah Boston bantered Wednesday […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — With right around seven minutes to play in Wednesday’s 87-81 Game 2 playoff loss, Indiana Fever forward Temi Fagbenle attempted to back down Connecticut Sun’s Alyssa Thomas. But the Sun veteran poked the ball loose and by the time Fagbenle recovered it, she was unaware of an impending shot-clock violation. Thomas waved […]

Ahead of the Phoenix Mercury-Minnesota Lynx Game 2 clash, Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts recognized the stakes of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs and echoed his message to his team. “The message was the last two and a half quarters, we played really well,” Tibbetts said pregame. “The unfortunate thing, we dug ourselves a pretty big […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are in the process of creating a new arena that will keep them in the city for the foreseeable future. Mayor Cherelle Parker announced an agreement with the team and the legislative gears will soon begin turning on the construction of 76 Place at Market East. In a public meeting at the […]

Kyrie Irving has found success with the Dallas Mavericks since joining the team via trade. However, he previously played for the Brooklyn Nets where drama surrounded his time with the team. One element of the drama was Irving being ruled ineligible to play early in the 2021-22 season due to New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine […]

In the last two weeks, we have seen the Michigan football offense start to improve with running the football, but the passing game has been non-existent. Against USC, the Wolverines had just 32 total passing yards. However, Michigan was able to run the football for nearly 300 yards, and they made enough plays on the […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics Media Day arrived on Tuesday morning, and it felt like the first day of school. The excitement for the new season was palpable in the Auerbach Center, which isn’t surprising given how the 2023-24 campaign went. The reigning champions sounded eager to defend their title and prove that 18 championships aren’t […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Even though the Indiana Fever’s starting lineup all played in their first-career playoff game Sunday afternoon, the 93-69 Game 1 drubbing, it doesn’t instantly mean that the gap in combined playoff minutes between the Fever and the Connecticut Sun has been bridged. Not nearly, and yet, the Fever must win Wednesday night to […]

Ever since Domantas Sabonis joined the Sacramento Kings, this organization has been a threat in the Western Conference. That is no coincidence. The three-time All-Star big man has helped reinvent the Kings’ image, and he has helped turn this franchise into one of the most fun and energetic teams in the league. Now that DeMar […]

The latter part of the Chicago Sky’s 2024 season was incredibly challenging. The Sky went 2-8 in their last 10 games and endured numerous injury woes, including one to star rookie forward Angel Reese. Reese suffered a season-ending left wrist injury in early September. However, the rookie provided a positive injury update in a reflection […]

NEW YORK — Nearly two hours before the New York Liberty officially began their 2024 WNBA Playoff campaign on Sunday afternoon against the Atlanta Dream, Sabrina Ionescu was on the court at Barclays Center getting some shots up. And she wasn’t missing. Ionescu appeared relaxed, smiling and joking with her coaches and the media while […]

Even though the Los Angeles Sparks are not in the WNBA playoffs, they still managed to grab headlines and attention with the announcement that they had parted ways with head coach Curt Miller. With the Sparks securing the top odds for the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft this season, they will now […]

The Los Angeles Sparks shocked the WNBA world on Tuesday when they announced that they had parted ways with head coach Curt Miller. Apparently the news also caught players off guard as Sparks veteran leader Dearica Hamby expressed her disbelief in Curt Miller no longer being the team’s coach. Hamby took to social media also […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will be entering training camp next week with a limited version of Kawhi Leonard. This according to President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank, who met with members of the media on Tuesday afternoon a week before Media Day. Kawhi Leonard will be slowly ramping up his progress throughout training camp, and […]

The Michigan football team picked up a big win on Saturday against #11 USC. It wasn’t a must-win game as the Wolverines could’ve gone 10-2 and still won the Big Ten with a loss, but it was about as close to must-win as you can get. Michigan needed to get the win to avoid a […]

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics were on top of the basketball world last summer after looking nearly invincible en route to their 18th championship in franchise history. However, that didn’t protect Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown from offseason drama and disrespect. Brown was left off of the Olympic roster ahead of the Summer […]

The Southwest Division is home to some of the most talented and exciting point guards in the NBA. Whether it’s Luka Doncic’s wizardry, Ja Morant’s explosiveness, Dejounte Murray’s defense, Fred VanVleet’s clutch play, or Chris Paul’s veteran savvy, these starting point guards will be a driving force behind their teams’ success. Thankfully, the unpredictable New […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had Zion Williamson in the building since the 2019 NBA Draft but are still looking for an identity. A crucial part of that process has involved finding the right big men to fit around the All-Star in the rotations. Larry Nance Jr. looked the part over the last two seasons […]

Who are the best players in the NBA? It seems like basketball fans are always asking this question before a new season, which is why everyone always throws together their list of the Top 100 NBA players. In the first installment of ClutchPoints’ Top 100 players list entering the 2024-25 NBA season, the first chunk […]

The 2024-25 NBA season is right around the corner. Team media days and training camps are set to begin soon, and then the preseason will get underway. Let’s take a look at some important dates for the Mavericks over the next month. Mavericks’ Media Day The Mavs’ Media Day is scheduled for Monday, September 30. […]

The Michigan football team picked up a huge win on Saturday against #11 USC, and they did it without one of their best players. Tight end Colston Loveland did not play on Saturday as he got hurt last weekend against Arkansas State. Loveland is the only returning starter from last year, so with him on […]

Courtney Vandersloot thinks the media is making too much of her new role coming off the bench for the New York Liberty. She may be right. Sandy Brondello swapped Vandersloot for rookie Leonie Fiebich in Game 1 of the WNBA Playoffs against the Atlanta Dream on Sunday — an 83-69 Liberty win — and it […]

The Boston Celtics dominated the NBA last year, and all that’s left for them to do is to do it again. Matching the excellence of the 2023-24 campaign will be difficult, but Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla believes his team can compete for another championship if they avoid complacency and focus on advancement. While some […]

Former NBA player Nick Young referred to Luka Doncic as a “real hooper” in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday. So why did Young choose to make this claim? Well, to understand the context we must take a look at a post that Young previously shared where he explained what a “hooper” is. […]

When former Los Angeles Clippers teammates Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles decided to tell their stories through the ‘Knuckleheads’ podcast, they had no clue how big their platform was going to get. And when they started inviting guests to come tell their stories, they couldn’t imagine how important a simple open forum dedicated to basketball […]

The Denver Broncos got their first win of the season after beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 26-7. The win was impressive, as the Buccaneers were a surging team, while the Broncos were seriously struggling. Needless to say, the Broncos were big underdogs. The win came at the hands of rookie quarterback Bo Nix, who had […]

Championships are what define any NBA organization. Teams aren’t remembered for almost winning a championship, but for sealing the deal and hoisting the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy into the air. The Golden State Warriors have been able to do so four times since 2015, which is why so many have labeled them this generation’s dynasty. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have arguably the best trio in the NBA with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George. A trifecta of stars is obviously nice to have but how much does that truly matter? In a game of five-player lineups, the Sixers can’t rest on their All-Star laurels. Sure, the fourth and fifth starters […]

Two decades after his playing days with the Toronto Raptors, Vince Carter will return to Scotiabank Arena to make history this season. The Raptors will raise Carter’s No. 15 to the rafters on Nov. 2, according to TSN’s Josh Lewenberg. He will be the first player in the franchise’s 30-year history to have his number […]

The Chicago Sky’s 2024 season ended with a crushing 33-point loss to the Connecticut Sun on Thursday. The defeat knocked Chicago out of their battle with the Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics for a spot in the playoffs. Fourth-year Sky guard Dana Evans and veteran forward Isabelle Harrison reflected on how tough the season has […]

The Phoenix Mercury’s Game 1 loss to the Minnesota Lynx, presented some silver linings for the three-time WNBA champions. Mercury point guard Natasha Cloud had quite the game. She posted 33 points, 10 assists, and six rebounds while shooting 14-for-23 and nailing four three-pointers. A tightly contested stepback three by Lynx forward Bridget Carlton sealed […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has received some criticism in the past. He’s had an up-and-down coaching career overall, but the fact is that Kidd has led the Mavs to success in two of his three seasons with the team. Kidd is quickly becoming one of the most underrated head coaches in the NBA. […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Little to nothing went the Indiana Fever’s way on Sunday afternoon at Mohegan Sun Arena, getting routed 93-69 by the Connecticut Sun in Game 1. Seven minutes into the contest, Fever head coach Christie Sides received only her second technical foul of the season. And only three minutes into the second half, Caitlin […]

Three days after losing to the Atlanta Dream in a listless regular season finale, the New York Liberty refused to have a repeat performance on Sunday. Against the same Atlanta team, rookie Leonie Fiebich scorched the nets to lead her Liberty to an 83-69 win in Game 1 of the first round of the WNBA […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The 2024 WNBA Playoffs begin Sunday afternoon around the nation in New York, Minnesota, Connecticut and Las Vegas. Out of the eight-team bracket, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever had to snap the longest active playoff drought in the league to get here. By doing so, they’ve become the sole team in […]

The Michigan football team picked up a huge win on Saturday over #11 USC, and they did it without the forward pass. Wolverines quarterback Alex Orji had just 32 passing yards, but Michigan still found a way to get a 27-14 win. The run game was punishing in the first half, and a late touchdown […]