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In their first time seeing James Harden since the trade, the Philadelphia 76ers came into his new house and defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in a huge road win where they never trailed. Tyrese Maxey (24 points, six assists on 9-17 shooting), Tobias Harris (24 points on 11-19 shooting) and Cam Payne (23 points on […]

Following a relatively quiet period in NFL free agency, Jerod Mayo is pleading New England Patriots fans to be patient. Mayo, who’s entering his first season as the Patriots head coach, attempted to quell any concerns that fans might have as the team’s yet to make a splashy addition after going 4-13 in 2023. “For […]

Robert Saleh knows exactly what the New York Jets will be missing since Bryce Huff departed as a free agent for the Philadelphia Eagles. In fact, the Jets coach provided an eye-opening comparison of what the talented edge rusher brings to a team. “Elite, elite pass rusher. Closes games,” Saleh said Monday at the NFL […]

After dropping 150 points on the Indiana Pacers — the most for the franchise since 1987 — the Los Angeles Lakers will fly eastward for a critical six-game road trip at their highest point of the season. The Lakers have won three games in a row — two offensive explosions (vs. the Atlanta Hawks and […]

The San Antonio Spurs just lost by 25 points to the same Phoenix Suns team they’ll play again Monday. They’ll potentially be without their best player in trying to knock off a squad that’s going for its fourth straight win and eighth in the last eleven games. Still, the Spurs, whose legendary head coach all […]

After a pair of drama-filled meetings out in the Bay Area earlier this season, the Minnesota Timberwolves had one goal in mind on Sunday night. That goal: complete the season series sweep against the Golden State Warriors.  The Dubs started out strong. Leveraging their speed and quickness defensively into numerous Wolves turnovers, it appeared an […]

Every fan of basketball grimaced after seeing how Brandon Ingram collapsed in a fall during a road game against the Orlando Magic. No wand at Disney could wave away the feeling of doom immediately engulfing everyone slightly interested in the fate of these New Orleans Pelicans. The franchise got good news following an MRI, but […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race, but the franchise has been playing things close to the vest. This upstart squad does not need any attention from the national media nor does it need to provide any rivals with bulletin board material. The social media team handles the […]

It was an exciting night for the Miami Heat Sunday as they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in dominant fashion, 121-84, after suffering a blowout loss of their own last Friday to the New Orleans Pelicans. Each performance was drastically different as it could have been jarring for any fan to watch as Heat head coach […]

The New Orleans Pelicans wasted no time in taking care of the Detroit Pistons to close out a 3-1 road trip. The team lost Brandon Ingram (knee) to a freak fall and only got four points out of Zion Williamson, but still they head back to the Smoothie King Center well clear of the NBA […]

When the San Antonio Spurs beat the Phoenix Suns in consecutive road games to end October and start November, they stood at 3-2 after Victor Wembanyama had exploded for 38 points in a coming out party of sorts. Five months later, in the middle of another mini two-game series against the Suns, the now 15-56 […]

Not only did the Philadelphia 76ers defeat the Los Angeles Clippers on the road but they didn’t even allow one of the NBA’s best offensive squads to lead at any point in the game. It was a brilliant win for the Sixers, who were in jeopardy of going winless in their four-game road trip. The […]

The Detroit Pistons were forced to take on the New Orleans Pelicans in a 114-101 beatdown without franchise point guard Cade Cunningham. After going through an early pregame shootaround, Cunningham was ruled out due to left knee injury management he’s been dealing with for months. Head coach Monty Williams confirmed the medical team decided he […]

The Miami Heat bounce back in a huge way as they blew out the Cleveland Cavaliers inside the Kaseya Center, 121-84. This was a much needed victory for the Heat as they are fighting to get out of contention for the play-in tournament and get a top six seed. Even though the team was coming […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be shorthanded for their road matchup with the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Cam Johnson (left big toe sprain) and Dennis Smith Jr. (right shin stress reaction) have both been ruled out, the team announced Sunday. Johnson injured his toe during Saturday’s 105-93 loss to the New York Knicks. After signing a […]

There was little the San Antonio Spurs could do against the Phoenix Suns in a 131-106 loss Saturday night. Just ask their head coach. “They [the Spurs] did the best they could. I thought we had a little more contact and physicality in the second half,” head coach Gregg Popovich said. “But you’re not going […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (39-32) saw old friend James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers (44-26) for the first time this season. The Sixers played a very complete game and led for most of it, taking a 121-107 victory. Let’s break down the Sixers’ first matchup of the season against Harden. 76ers player notes: Tyrese Maxey: […]

The Miami Heat are hit with more news regarding injuries as another key player will miss a game as this time around, it is their rookie in Jaime Jaquez Jr. who has been a standout this season and will be out for Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jaquez marks one of many on the Heat’s […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks practiced on Sunday before heading on their upcoming five game road trip. Head coach Jason Kidd talked to the media after practice and spoke glowingly of Kyrie Irving. Irving recently opened up on his first year with the Mavs, as Dallas acquired him before the 2022-23 NBA trade deadline last […]

Bradley Beal has improved his playmaking, finishing with a team-high 12 assists in the Phoenix Suns’ 131-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Beal, whose natural position is shooting guard, is taking over the point position from Devin Booker. Suns coach Frank Vogel praised Beal, who has missed 19 games due to injury but found […]

The New Orleans Pelicans visited the Miami Heat with the deck stacked against them. The Pelicans had not won a game in South Beach since 2017 and Brandon Ingram was ruled out for two weeks following an MRI on his knee. Dyson Daniels is also still recuperating from a knee injury, meaning Willie Green’s rotations […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — If there was ever a member of the LA Clippers who embodied what it meant to be a Clipper, it was Nicolas Batum. A player who had a strong connection with his teammates, coaching staff, front office, and fanbase alike, Batum was everything you’d want in a player, and that’s before […]

The Chicago Bulls had the difficult task of taking on the best team in the NBA on Saturday night as they hosted the Boston Celtics. The Bulls made things tough on the Celtics and held around for the entire game, but Boston pulled away late to leave Chicago with a 124-113 win. Playing the Celtics […]

In a shocking incident that shocked the MMA world, Igor Severino’s time in the UFC came to a controversial and sudden end. The young Brazilian fighter was disqualified and subsequently released from the UFC for biting his competitor Andre Lima during their match at a UFC Vegas 89 event in Las Vegas. Dana White says […]

The Chicago Bulls have had a few players burst onto the scene for breakout years, but no one has had a breakout season like Ayo Dosunmu. He isn’t the star of the show, but Dosunmu’s improvements from previous years have been drastic, and he is now a starter and a consistent scorer for the Bulls. […]

The postseason is right around the corner in the NBA, and it’s looking like the Chicago Bulls will be back in the play-in tournament. One thing that will make the postseason difficult for the Bulls is depth. Chicago has dealt with a lot of injury trouble this season, and to try to soften the blow […]

During the All-Star break last month in Indianapolis, NBA commissioner Adam Silver shared some comments that made it seem like there would be less fouls called in the NBA going forward. No one knew how noticeable these potential changes would be, or if there would be any changes. It has been about a month since […]

For three quarters vs. the New York Knicks on Saturday, the Brooklyn Nets showed what many thought they could be this season. Then the fourth came, and they showed what they are: A flawed basketball team. Mikal Bridges did his best to carry the load for the Nets during a 105-93 loss at Madison Square […]

The national media is starting to warm up to the New Orleans Pelicans as serious contenders for at least a Western Conference finals spot. It is hard to ignore an NBA team going 17-6 over two months, especially when that squad is 11-3 over the past 14 road games. The success comes down to focus […]

It got a bit too hot in the kitchen for the Miami Heat on Friday, the last before Easter weekend. The New Orleans Pelicans just brought too much smoke off the bench to start the spring cookout season, beating Miami 111-88 in South Beach. Jose Alvarado and Naji Marshall added a bit of extra spice […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (43-27) had last beaten the Miami Heat on the road in 2017. The sportsbooks had plenty of reasons to heavily favor Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo on the last Friday before Good Friday. First, Willie Green’s rotations would have to operate without Brandon Ingram (knee contusion) and Dyson Daniels (knee). Any […]

The Portland Trail Blazers host the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, and they could be missing some key players. In addition to Shaedon Sharpe and Malcolm Brogdon, the Blazers announced that leading scorer Anfernee Simons will miss the game due to tendinitis in his left knee. Simons has been questionable with the […]

The Boston Celtics need to start thinking about the Play-In Tournament, but not because they’ll be in it. Rather, Boston’s first-round opponent in the playoffs will come from the relatively new seeding structure. Since the C’s are in first place in the Eastern Conference and can’t fall to anything worse than the No. 2 seed, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were so close to securing a pivotal road win over the Los Angeles Lakers. They fell apart in the fourth quarter after leading throughout the third quarter, losing what was a very winnable game by a score of 1o1-94. Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points but it took him 26 shots to get […]

The 2024 NBA MVP conversation is coming down to the wire. Nikola Jokic is currently the favorite, Michael C. Wright writes for NBA.com. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is second, while Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Doncic are tied for third. Doncic was ignored to an extent in the NBA MVP discussion early in the season. He is unquestionably […]

Exiting the All-Star break and with the playoffs on the horizon, things have been and remain turbulent for the Cleveland Cavaliers – especially for star guard Darius Garland. With no Donovan Mitchell or Evan Mobley continually unavailable lately, the Cavs have continually turned to Garland to shoulder the load offensively. But, in a 104-91 loss […]

The Detroit Pistons moved closer to another historic note after losing 129-102 to the Boston Celtics. With only 12 games left in the regular season, the Pistons are close to setting a new record for the fewest wins in franchise history. The historic low was set in 1979-80 when the Pistons finished 16-66. This year’s […]

As the losses have mounted for Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, so to have the reasons and explanations, though at this point of the season, many have been repeated. It turns out losses to the same opponent may be getting repeated as well. In a result very similar to when they met back […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves played host to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. A battle between the three-seeds in the Western and Eastern Conferences respectively ended in dominant fashion once again for the Wolves. The Timberwolves offensive successes came through quality ball movement, pace and timely shotmaking across the board. Six Wolves finished in double-digits in […]