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Don’t worry, Golden State Warriors fans. Stephen Curry’s left foot is clearly feeling better. The Warriors superstar was initially listed as questionable to play on Sunday against the Houston Rockets due to left foot soreness, but has been upgraded to probable on Golden State’s latest injury report. Curry popped up on the Dubs injury report […]

After two games on the road, the Philadelphia 76ers will play their home opener of the 2023-24 season tonight. The Sixers welcome the Portland Trail Blazers fresh off of their first win of the season. Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey led a victory over the Toronto Raptors in Nick Nurse’s return to his former home […]

Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith heard the chatter when he was traded. The former Celtic was involved in a deal for reigning Sixth Man of the Year Malcolm Brogdon last year, and certain outlets claimed the Celtics pulled off an absolute steal without giving much up. Nesmith never forgot those opinions, as he took time […]

The Phoenix Suns in their 128-104 win over the Utah Jazz Saturday night unveiled new banners for their 15 Ring of Honor members. FULL: Ring of Honor ceremony for #Suns at halftime of their home opener. pic.twitter.com/a8O7MdjJWu — Trevor Booth (@TrevorMBooth) October 29, 2023 Phoenix Suns majority owner Mat Ishbia, who has aggressively led a […]

Aaron Rodgers isn’t in uniform for the New York Jets’ Week 8 game against the New York Giants. But the future Hall of Famer did catch everyone’s attention pregame. Rodgers, less than two months removed from surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles, was dropping back, bouncing on his feet and throwing passes on the field […]

Quincy Williams is having a scary good season and the New York Jets linebacker may have found a way to throw even more fear into the New York Giants ahead of their game Sunday. In the Halloween spirit, Williams arrived at MetLife Stadium looking like the Joker, complete with demonic face paint. The emerging star […]

Just when Victor Wembanyama critics appeared to be on the brink of collectively exclaiming “I told you so,” the 19-year-old French phenom turned the tables. It’s a measure that spilled onto the court in Friday night’s 126-122 overtime win versus the Houston Rockets and is one of five things to take away from the top […]

While Tyrese Maxey emerges as a star and Joel Embiid begins to find his footing, the Philadelphia 76ers have gotten some major production out of new addition Kelly Oubre Jr. Oubre has been an important contributor off the Sixers’ bench, scoring 27 points in the season opener and 18 in their first win against the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves took down a short-handed Miami Heat team in convincing fashion Saturday night by a final score of 106-90. Target Center was rocking and the Timberwolves were rolling. Here are three major takeaways from the Timberwolves’ stellar victory in the home opener. Emphasis on rebounding We’re only two games into the season, but […]

Tyrese Maxey’s breakout season appears to be here. The Philadelphia 76ers guard has had a spectacular start to the 2023-24 season and played a pivotal role in the Sixers’ first win of the season, a 114-107 conquest over the Toronto Raptors. After dicing up the Raptors with 34 points and seven assists, Maxey’s All-Star potential […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are about to play their home opener for the 2023-24 season. After picking up their first win of the season, the Sixers will host the Portland Trail Blazers. But with a certain star player’s availability unknown, there is a question on everyone’s mind: Is James Harden playing tonight vs. the Trail Blazers? […]

During the offseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers made it a priority to upgrade their offensive attack from 3-point range. It started when they drafted rookie forward Emoni Bates in the 2023 NBA Draft. It continued when they re-signed Caris LeVert. The icing on the cake came when they signed Max Strus, the best shooting forward on […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted a depleted Miami Heat in their home-opener on Saturday night. The Wolves got a collection of strong performances throughout their lineup on Saturday night in a 106-90 victory, a game in which Minnesota led by as many as 23 points. Naz Reid leads the way for Timberwolves Saturday night was Naz […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have picked up their first win of the 2023-24 season by defeating the Toronto Raptors in Nick Nurse’s return. Tyrese Maxey did next to nothing in the first quarter and then completely dominated the final three quarters, finishing with 34 points and seven assists on 12-20 shooting. Maxey has been nothing short […]

PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns guards Devin Booker and Bradley Beal were not given a timetable to return from their respective injuries from coach Frank Vogel. Frank Vogel’s update on Bradley Beal (back) and Devin Booker (ankle). Said both are “working hard” but he didn’t provide a return timetable for either player. #Suns #ComingInHot pic.twitter.com/MD90yg6Dtz — […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (1-1) continued their season-opening road trip to face the Toronto Raptors (1-2). In Nick Nurse’s first-ever game coaching against the Raptors, the Sixers won their first game of the season, 114-107. Let’s break down the Sixers’ win over the Raptors. Sixers player notes: Joel Embiid: 34 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 14-21 […]

The Orlando Magic secured another victory on Friday night, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers and marking their first 2-0 start since the 2020-21 season. The Magic showcased their defensive prowess once again by limiting the Blazers to 97 points on a mere 39.8 percent shooting and causing 16 turnovers. While the team’s defense was commendable, […]

Stephen Curry has popped up on the Golden State Warriors’ injury report, listed as questionable for his team’s Sunday matchup with the Houston Rockets due to left-foot soreness. Curry nor anyone else on the Warriors mentioned his discomfort following his epic performance during Friday’s hard-earned win over the Sacramento Kings, although Anthony Slater of The […]

The New England Patriots will look to start something that’s called a winning streak when they take on the Miami Dolphins in Week 8. The Patriots are coming off their best win of the season, upsetting the Buffalo Bills last week to improve to 2-5. Meanwhile, the Dolphins were humbled again against another contender, falling […]

The Brooklyn Nets were dealt another heartbreaking loss Friday at Dallas, falling 125-120 to the Mavericks. Luka Doncic stole the show with 49 points on 16-of-25 shooting from the field and 9-of-14 from three, leading a miraculous comeback in the final minutes. Here are four takeaways from Brooklyn’s second consecutive loss to open the season: […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, the team’s best scorer, is going to miss 4-6 weeks after tearing a ligament in his thumb. This is rightfully cause for concern among Trail Blazers fans. It’s never good when a player gets injured. But in a year virtually devoid of playoff expectations, this might actually be a […]

Stephen Curry’s latest masterpiece is the biggest story from the Golden State Warriors’ first win of the regular season. Another strong performance from Chris Paul certainly merits mention, as does Andrew Wiggins breaking out of his malaise of a debut to make winning plays on both sides of the ball. Kevon Looney still has Domantas […]

The Golden State Warriors shouldn’t have needed more crunch-time heroics from Stephen Curry to finally put the Sacramento Kings away for good. They led by 18 points with 5:53 left in the fourth quarter on Friday, riding Curry’s red-hot hand and several other eye-opening individual performances to what should’ve been a feel-good first win of […]

The Charlotte Hornets were outmuscled in their first loss of the season to the Detroit Pistons, 111-99. There were a lot of fouls called for both teams, 52 total to be exact, but they seemed to disrupt the flow of the Hornets more often than not. Stopping fast break opportunities, bad loose ball calls, nothing […]

The Brooklyn Nets will already be without two of their top players for the second game of the season. Cam Johnson (left calf contusion) and Nic Claxton (ankle) were ruled out ahead of Friday’s road matchup with Dallas. Johnson missed nearly the entire preseason after straining his left hamstring days before training camp. The 6-foot-8 […]

The Golden State Warriors couldn’t quite finish the job against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, falling 108-104 in a highly anticipated season-opener. Veteran teams like the Dubs don’t need to harp too much on hard-fought losses, especially when an indispensable impact player like Draymond Green is watching from the bench. There was plenty to […]

With no Jarrett Allen available for the Cleveland Cavaliers, star big man Evan Mobley has had to step up at center. In their season-opening win over the Brooklyn Nets, Mobley was starting at center for the Cavs and had to deal with Nic Claxton and Ben Simmons. While Mobley only scored 10 points and grabbed […]

Versatility is the name of today’s NBA game. But the San Antonio Spurs may find out that the very chic term, ‘position-less basketball,’ isn’t synonymous with multi-dimensional players finding success in different spots. The team started 6’8, 230 lb Jeremy Sochan as their ‘point guard’ in the season opener. What fans saw was a Spurs […]

The 2023-24 NBA season has begun and every single team has now played at least one game, resulting in plenty of fan bases already freaking out about the good and bad things they saw from opening night. Of course the first game of the year matters, as it helps set the pace for how each […]

The New England Patriots have had issues at wide receiver all season long, leading many to wonder why Bill Belichick isn’t playing rookie Kayshon Boutte. Boutte had an impressive end to training camp and the preseason before playing 55 snaps in the Patriots’ Week 1 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. However, we haven’t seen him […]

Following a re-evaluation by team doctors on Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers disclosed that forward Jarred Vanderbilt will be out for at least a couple more weeks as he deals with left heel bursitis. Vanderbilt, whose condition is reportedly “improving,” will undergo another evaluation after two weeks. The Lakers play seven games within that timeframe. […]

The 2023-24 Philadelphia 76ers have now played 48 minutes of regular-season basketball, losing to the Milwaukee Bucks with a failed comeback attempt. I will now make sweeping conclusions about the players and the season as a whole. Sarcastic lede aside, overreactions are always unavoidable after a team’s first game. On a certain level, it’s understandable […]

The Brooklyn Nets ruled out Nic Claxton with an ankle injury ahead of Friday’s road matchup with the Dallas Mavericks. Claxton appeared to injure his ankle during the second quarter of Brooklyn’s season-opening loss to the Cavaliers. The 24-year-old took a hard fall after his feet got tangled with Damian Jones and was slow to […]

LOS ANGELES — NBA 2K recently decided to preserve a mural of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. The owner of the building which the mural is painted on was looking to take down the mural and replace it with marketing. Petitions were initially filed by people in the Los Angeles […]

Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed each cleared concussion protocol and will play for the New York Jets in Week 8 against the New York Giants. That’s huge news since the Jets have not had their starting cornerbacks on the field together since a Week 4 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Reed missed two games […]

Clearly John Franklin-Myers couldn’t care less about bragging rights being on the line when the New York Jets face the New York Giants in Week 8 at MetLife Stadium. The Jets defensive lineman is more focused on winning another game and gaining ground in the AFC playoff race. “At the end of the day, shoot, […]

A Dallas Mavericks victory versus the San Antonio Spurs isn’t surprising. The Mavs are expected to contend in the West, while the Spurs aren’t in many playoff projections even with the addition of phenom Victor Wembanyama. That said, there were aspects of the Mavs’ 126-119 victory at the newly renamed Frost Bank Center that stood […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ minutes plan for LeBron James lasted a grand total of … seven quarters. Out of necessity, LeBron (along with Anthony Davis) played the entire fourth quarter of the Lakers’ home opener on Thursday night at Crypo.com Arena. The Lakers scrapped and clawed their way to a 100-95 victory over Kevin Durant […]

It’s been a bit of a turbulent season for Denver Broncos’ safety Kareem Jackson who is currently serving a two-game suspension for an illegal hit in Week 7. Jackson has been issued multiple unnecessary roughness penalties this season for big hits he’s laid on opposing players. It didn’t take long for fans to take to […]