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After missing the Brooklyn Nets’ final two preseason games with an ankle sprain, Dennis Smith Jr. is expected to play in Brooklyn’s season opener Wednesday vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers. Dennis Smith Jr.’s injury Smith was in a walking boot following the injury, which occurred while landing on a defender’s foot during Brooklyn’s Oct. 12 exhibition […]

With the news of Jon Jones out of his main event heavyweight title fight against Stipe Miocic, Dana White announces that Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich will battle it out for the interim heavyweight title fight as the new co-main event for UFC 295. Pavlovich is the current No. 2 ranked heavyweight contender who has […]

Throughout the night X has been buzzing after the announcement made by Dana White that Jon Jones has been injured during fight camp and is now out of his main event fight at UFC 295. While you (ok, I) were sleeping: Jon Jones is out of UFC 295 due to injury. As a result, it’s […]

It was a tale of two halves for Chris Paul in his highly anticipated with the Golden State Warriors. The Point God finished with 14 points, six rebounds, nine assists, two steals and just one turnover during his team’s hard-fought 108-104 season-opening loss to the Phoenix Suns, an up-and-down performance marked as much by his […]

LeBron James was pleased with his own performance in the Los Angeles Lakers’ opening night loss to the Denver Nuggets. In his 21st season opener in the NBA, LeBron led the Lakers with 21 points on 10-for-16 shooting. He added eight rebounds and five assists. “Besides the fact that we didn’t win, I think for […]

Anthony Davis kept up with Nikola Jokic for the first half of the Los Angeles Lakers’ season-opening loss to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday at Ball Arena. At the break, Davis had 17 points; Jokic had 19. ANTHONY DAVIS GETS THE DUNK TO START THE NEW NBA SEASON 🔥 pic.twitter.com/zqBG0UH8Xs — Ahn Fire Digital (@AhnFireDigital) […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (excluding D’Angelo Russell) showed up for opening night against the Denver Nuggets motivated to make an early statement and cleanse their palate after last season’s sweep. Instead, their 2023-24 season basically began as the last one ended. They stuck around but didn’t make as many key shots as the Nuggets. Nikola […]

When it comes to the sports world, the term “culture” is used in every facet when describing a specific team’s mentality. There isn’t a team that encompasses it better, especially in the NBA, than the Miami Heat. At this point, it’s massively overplayed that the phrase “Heat Culture” is used when describing the organization that’s […]

The injury bug has hit a couple of different players for the Miami Heat, including exciting rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. who has been dealing with a groin injury. However, he’s off the injury report and it’s looking like he’ll play in the season opener Wednesday according to CBS Sports. Jaquez said to the media after […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be opening the 2023-24 season against the Brooklyn Nets at least a bit shorthanded. After missing the entire preseason with a bone bruise in his left ankle, Cleveland big man Jarrett Allen remains sidelined and will be unavailable for Wednesday’s game. Allen was initially ruled out on October 7th after suffering […]

On Monday, the Orlando Magic solidified their commitment to Cole Anthony, signing the explosive guard to a three-year, $39 million contract extension. The news was confirmed by his agents, Jeff Schwartz and Javon Phillips of Excel Sports Management, to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. At 23, Anthony put up impressive numbers for the Magic last season, averaging […]

Before kicking off the 2023-24 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers added a new face to their coaching staff. Sources confirm to ClutchPoints that the Cavs have added former Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger to their staff as a coaching consultant. The Athletic‘s Shams Charania initially reported the news. Like Luke Walton, Joerger […]

Ladies and gentlemen, the Cleveland Cavaliers are back as they kick off the 2023-24 NBA season in Dumbo against the Brooklyn Nets. A lot of eyes will be on the Cavs this season after getting bounced by the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2023 Eastern Conference playoffs. After dominating the NBA […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — Rookie center Filip Petrusev has a tough road to making his mark with the Philadelphia 76ers. Joel Embiid and Paul Reed occupy the center spots. His path to playing time will be crowded, even with Nick Nurse being willing to play two-big lineups. Still, the fact that he’s here shows the belief […]

Even when they were on the cusp of being a competitive team in the Eastern Conference with John Wall and Bradley Beal, the Washington Wizards still seemed like they were missing something. Years have gone by and the Wizards have been unable to solve their problems, which has led to yet another rebuild. Washington saw […]

The undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney and the former WBC and WBO super featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson have been going back and forth over contract disputes that ultimately led to Haney moving up in weight to take on Regis Prograis for the WBC super lightweight championship on December 9th. Devin Haney recently spoke with Ariel […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has spent eight seasons in the NBA but is just entering his prime. Booker, who became the first player since Michael Jordan to have 295 points through the first eight games of a playoff run in 2022-23, is 26 years old. He is the Suns’ franchise player. This is the […]

Bud Light has signed a new partnership with the UFC, making it the official beer of the promotion once again, according to sources. The multiyear contract, which begins on January 1, 2024, is the biggest sponsorship deal in UFC history, although the terms were not disclosed. The deal comes after the UFC merged with WWE […]

The Brooklyn Nets entered the past three seasons with championship aspirations led by Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. That deep playoff run never came to fruition, and following the trades of Durant, Irving and James Harden within one year, Brooklyn is on the outside looking in. The Nets open this season with the fifth-worst odds […]

The Phoenix Suns are championship favorites. The Suns, who have been the winningest team in basketball the last three seasons, have a superstar trio with Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. They hired coach Frank Vogel, who is one of the best defensive coaches in recent memory, and signed a bench with mostly minimum […]

With the big news of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo getting a huge contract extension, the Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo was also able to receive one, but the deadline has passed. While at first glance that might worry Heat fans, it’s really not a huge deal and if anything, Adebayo benefits more by waiting until […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — In two days, the Philadelphia 76ers’ defense will face one of the biggest tests any defense will see all season: trying to slow down Giannis Antetokounmpo AND Damian Lillard. The Sixers open their 2023-24 season with a matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, which offers them an early shot at one of the […]

LeBron James begins his 21st NBA season — sixth as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers — on Tuesday in Denver. LeBron is the oldest player in the league. He’s one season behind Vince Carter for the most in history. At some point in 2023-24, he’ll surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most total minutes […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, who jammed his left big toe in practice last week, reportedly will play in the team’s regular-season opener for the 2023-24 NBA season Tuesday night at Chase Center versus Chris Paul and the Golden State Warriors. The Arizona Republic’s Duane Rankin posted on X he was told by Booker he […]

Islam Makhachev showed his dominance at UFC 294 where he dominated a familiar foe who gave him the hardest fight of his career not that long ago. He came in there with a mission to put away Alexander Volkanovski and that is exactly what he did in the opening minutes of the fight. Makhachev was […]

It seems like just yesterday that Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets won their first championship, putting a bow on the 2022-23 NBA season. Here we are, somehow at the end of October and now at the start of the 2023-24 NBA season, a year that will feature a ton of unpredictability. Around this moment, […]

According to a report by Dave Meltzer, the PRIME Card featuring KSI and Logan Paul did not sell as many PPVs as initially reported. Meltzer claims that the final number of American buys is closer to 100,000 than 1 million, and that the 1.3 million figure is “just making up numbers,” even factoring in big […]

Not long ago, the Utah Jazz were the 1-seed in the Western Conference with Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley Jr., Bojan Bogdanovic, and Rudy Gobert running the show. With Mitchell, Gobert, and Bogdanovic all being traded before the start of the 2022-23 season, the Jazz were viewed as a younger, inexperienced team that would finish near […]

Tyson Fury is gearing up for one of the biggest crossover boxing events to ever happen in the history of combat sports. He getting ready to take on who some call ‘The Baddest Man’ on the planet Francis Ngannou in a highly anticipated boxing event this Saturday on ESPN + PPV. Ahead of this exciting […]

From the best player on a team to the 15th man on the roster, every single player in the league holds a certain role, regardless of their standing in NBA free agency. Even those who do not hold an actual roster spot have filled key roles through the years, as two-way contracts have suddenly become […]

What’s in store for Joel Embiid in the 2023-24 NBA season? The Philadelphia 76ers superstar was riding as high as can be last season, winning an MVP award and leading the Sixers to one of the most successful regular seasons in recent franchise history. Then he put up a horrific final five quarters in the […]

Just over four months ago, the Denver Nuggets hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy into the air, celebrating their first NBA championship in team history. Now, they begin their quest to win another title, as the other 29 teams around the league look to prove they have what it takes to dethrone the champs. The 2023-24 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers believe they have the depth, talent, and continuity to contend for a title in 2023-24. On Tuesday, they’ll begin that quest with a fitting early barometer: the Denver Nuggets, shortly after the defending champs receive their rings. The Lakers are entering the regular season rife with optimism. They ran back the […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant has done some incredible things since he returned from an Achilles tendon tear. Durant, who is 35 years old, last season looked like arguably the best player in the world when he was healthy. Durant averaged 29.7 points per game before he was traded to the Suns, and even though […]

Early into training camp, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that All-Star big man Jarrett Allen would be sidelined for two weeks with a bone bruise in his left ankle. Once those two weeks came and went, Allen would be reevaluated, and the Cavs would have a clearer understanding of whether or not he’d be able to […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — Tired of getting rolled over in the deeper part of the playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers are continuing to build an identity around toughness and physicality. Toughness has been at the forefront of the identity the Sixers have been trying to create since the beginning of last season when they prioritized hard-nosed veterans […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took notice of the sentiments emanating from the Denver Nuggets in the aftermath of their Western Conference Finals sweep last June. Heading into a juicy opening night showdown, D’Angelo Russell, for one, believes his side is solely focused on getting the win and moving on. “Who cares?” Russell replied when asked […]

With the NBA regular season almost here, the Cleveland Cavaliers have to take care of a few pieces of housekeeping before they kick things off in Brooklyn against the Nets. Monday is the deadline for several contract- and roster-related decisions across the NBA. Here are the most important ones for the Cavs: Isaac Okoro’s possible […]

The Boston Celtics are just days away from beginning their 2023-24 campaign for an NBA championship. Last season, the C’s were only a game away from the Finals after falling short in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. In the wake of the disappointing finish, Boston’s front office got to work this summer. Celtics […]