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The Los Angeles Lakers have a plethora of major personnel decisions to make this summer — across the roster, coaching staff, and front office. Arguably, no potential move looms larger over the franchise than what happens with Russell Westbrook, who is owed $47 million in 2022-23. Another key development to monitor, though, is whether Los […]

LOS ANGELES — Norman Powell made his return to the Los Angeles Clippers lineup on Wednesday night against the Phoenix Suns, just a week after Paul George made his own return from a long absence due to injury. Just like Paul George did, Powell lit up the scoreboard and led his Clippers to a victory. Led […]

Kevin Durant has gotten used to life in The Big Apple. He has also perhaps gotten used to the unique feeling that most of the basketball fans where he lives still aren’t over the fact he snubbed their favorite team, the New York Knicks, for the much newer NYC basketball team, the Brooklyn Nets. And, […]

The Brooklyn Nets gave the New York Knicks some chances during Wednesday’s game, but RJ Barrett and co. couldn’t seize the win, despite building a big lead. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s big second-half comeback sparked the key run to give the Nets the 110-98 win in the battle of the boroughs and a massive […]

James Wiseman almost made a return to the team this season, but swelling in his knee forced the Golden State Warriors to shut him down permanently. The training staff decided to hold him out because they are looking out for his long-term health. That makes some wonder what is Wiseman doing now. After practice on […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are set to face Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns at Crypto dot com Arena Wednesday night. The Clippers have been without superstar forward Kawhi Leonard the entirety of the season as he continues to rehab from a torn right ACL. As the star gets closer and closer to his highly […]

PLAYA VISTA – One week after getting Paul George back from a three-month absence, the LA Clippers could be on the verge of getting Norman Powell back from injury as well against the Suns. Powell has been upgraded from out to questionable after missing 22 straight games with a medial sesamoid bone fracture in his […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Davion Mitchell and the Sacramento Kings went to battle against the New Orleans Pelicans inside the Golden 1 Center on Tuesday night. The visiting team walked away with a 123-109 victory that eliminated the Kings from playoff contention. It’s Sacramento’s 16th straight time missing the postseason. However, the loss did have a silver lining, […]

The Brooklyn Nets didn’t have their prettiest or most dominant win of the season against the Houston Rockets. That one was actually back on Jan. 12 when the old big three of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving thrashed DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls. It was a few months ago, but […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were mathematically and mercifully eliminated from playoff contention on Tuesday after falling 121-110 to the Phoenix Suns (without LeBron James), not long after the San Antonio Spurs destroyed the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers (31-48) have lost seven straight games and 17 of 21 since the All-Star break. Their weird, awkward, and […]

Heading into this season, a common question facing the Los Angeles Lakers was: Would Russell Westbrook’s performance in the playoffs help or hurt his team’s chances of winning an 18th NBA championship? Moot. After the Lakers’ 121-110 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday officially eliminated them from playoff contention with three games to go, […]

Part of the Golden State Warriors’ success comes from the bond shared between stars Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. After practice Tuesday morning, Thompson had some high praises for his teammate and friend Green. “Draymond is one of the greatest steals in NBA history and someone who will be immortalized through this franchise,” […]

The Golden State Warriors are one of the most beloved teams in the NBA. If you want to attend a game, though, it can cost you hundreds of dollars. Fans and players like Juan Toscano-Anderson, who grew up in Oakland, California, can tell you how tickets to a game were practically free about 10 years […]

In all likelihood, the Los Angeles Lakers will be in the market for a new head coach this summer. On Tuesday, Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reported what has been speculated for months: The Lakers are likely to part ways with Frank Vogel after the season. Vogel, who led Los Angeles to the 2019-20 NBA championship […]

By the end of Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers — who opened training camp as the favorites to win the West — could be mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with three games left in the 2021-22 NBA season. On Sunday, the Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena. Hours later, the San Antonio […]

PLAYA VISTA – Kawhi Leonard made his first appearance on the basketball court since he underwent an extensive, public shooting workout on March 8. The Los Angeles Clippers forward participated in another shooting drill on Tuesday afternoon, this time about 45 minutes before the team’s practice. Kawhi Leonard came out and literally said what’s up […]

On Monday, Steve Nash shared the disappointing but not surprising update that Ben Simmons will be out through the remaining four games and the play-in tournament, set to tipoff on April 12. The Brooklyn Nets have been without the third All-Star on their roster ever since they traded James Harden and Paul Millsap for Simmons, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have ruled out LeBron James for the team’s road matchup vs. the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. LeBron continues to deal with the “horrible” left ankle sprain he suffered on March 27 against the New Orleans Pelicans. The 37-year old has also been playing on a sore and swollen left knee since […]

The 2021-22 LA Clippers season has been a fun one for fans. They’ve seen their team scratch and claw their way to victories that most other teams likely wouldn’t have been able to. One of the interesting things coming into training camp, at least for me, was seeing former Clippers forward Wesley Johnson with the […]

Lottery picks usually have plenty of opportunities to make mistakes. That hasn’t been the case for the 2021 No. 7 pick in the NBA draft Jonathan Kuminga. The versatile rookie has played well during his first season, but he has also struggled to find a steady spot in the Golden State Warriors’ rotation. “I feel […]

Damian Lillard gave away the game in an interview with Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports late last month. Discussing his tanking team’s path forward amid the most tumultuous, transformational season of his career, Lillard acknowledged the Portland Trail Blazers wouldn’t use their horde of theoretical cap space to sign outside free agents this summer. “But […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Basketball is full of heated conversations between players, coaches, and referees. These discussions sometimes end with a technical foul. There aren’t many players more familiar with receiving technicals than Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green. Sunday, while playing the Sacramento Kings, he received another technical. After the 109-90 victory, he was kind […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It feels like a long time since the Golden State Warriors had a game go as well as it did Sunday night. The Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings 109-90 on the road. In the first quarter, something happened that let Steve Kerr know it was going to be a good night. “When […]

LOS ANGELES — With the return of Paul George to the lineup, the Los Angeles Clippers are rolling again. There could, however, be even more good news could be on the way in the form of Norman Powell as he looks to return from a foot injury. The Clippers guard has been out since Feb. […]

On the most recent episode of ClutchPoints’ Nothing But Nets podcast, we got a very intriguing question from a listener. Martin from the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn wanted to know this: “How relieved are Brooklyn Nets fans that the New York Knicks are blowing their draft position, conceding relevance to the Nets for the foreseeable future?” […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played a prominent role in the Los Angeles Lakers orbit on Sunday — and I don’t mean on episode five of “Winning Time.” The Lakers legend was on-hand at Crypto.com Arena to personally award Carmelo Anthony with the brand-new Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy, which honors the NBA’s Social Justice Champion. “It’s an honor for […]

Anthony Davis knows time is running out for the Los Angeles Lakers. Last week, Russell Westbrook called the Lakers’ matchup with the New Orleans Pelicans — who, at the time, were battling the Lakers for the No. 9 seed — a “must-win.” Frank Vogel said the team internally discussed the stakes. The Lakers blew a […]

The Brooklyn Nets find themselves in some uncharted waters. According to FanDuel, they’re still among the favorites to win the Eastern Conference. Yet if it weren’t for the NBA adding a play-in tournament, they wouldn’t even be playoff bound right now, which is crazy to think about. The Nets are tied for 10th place in […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Saturday was a huge night for Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson. He put on a spectacular show inside the Chase Center, draining eight three-pointers on his way to scoring 36 points, leading the Warriors to a thrilling 111-107 comeback victory over the Utah Jazz. Steve Kerr, unsurprisingly, wasn’t the most impressed […]

The Brooklyn Nets really wanted this one. They wanted it badly enough that Kevin Durant played through what he said was a sore ankle and dropped a career high 55 points. In the end it wasn’t enough and the Nets fell to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks 122-115. The Hawks have now supplanted the […]

Saturday’s match against the Utah Jazz is Klay Thompson’s 30th game of the season with Golden State Warriors. He’s making progress towards being his old self, but it hasn’t been smooth sailing. Before the game began, Steve Kerr talked with the media about how he felt his star shooting guard has performed this 2021-22. “Overall, […]

Doc Rivers and the Philadelphia 76ers took their home floor Saturday afternoon, looking to put an end to their three-game losing skid. Next up on the schedule was a meeting with a possible playoff opponent in the Charlotte Hornets. This game was neck-and-neck heading into halftime, but that change quickly when both teams took the […]

The Charlotte Hornets finally welcomed Gordon Hayward back to the lineup on Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers after he spent the last seven weeks rehabbing from multiple injuries and overcoming COVID-19. In limited minutes, Hayward put up five points, three rebounds, and 4 assists on 2-of-6 shooting in Charlotte’s 144-114 blowout loss. Hayward came off […]

After missing three months due to injury, the LA Clippers saw Paul George successfully return from his injury and deliver a monster performance against the Utah Jazz. However, it appeared to come at the expense of Marcus Morris, which didn’t sit well with Ty Lue. In the Clippers’ three games before George’s return and his […]

‘That might’ve been their best win of the season,’ is a line that’s been uttered a few times this season about the LA Clippers. On Friday night, it was Robert Covington‘s turn to show the rest of the NBA that despite being they’re shorthanded, the Clippers are still formidable and must-see TV. Just ask Milwaukee […]

In terms of the standings — the Play-In, and (gulp) championship hopes — the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers season realistically came to an end on Friday at Crypto.com Arena. Despite getting LeBron James and Anthony Davis back from injuries — marking just the 21st time they’ve suited up alongside Russell Westbrook — the Lakers lost […]

At one point, the Golden State Warriors were the best team in the NBA. After a few injuries and some bad luck, the team is slipping in the standings every week. Now that it’s official that Stephen Curry is out for the remainder of the season, the road to improvement is a little tougher than […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The NBA regular season ends for the Golden State Warriors on April 10. That’s one day before the next time the team will give an update on Stephen Curry’s injured foot. This means the two-time MVP is done for the rest of the 2021-22 season. Friday afternoon, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr […]

The Los Angeles Lakers upgraded the status of both LeBron James and Anthony Davis to “questionable” for Friday’s crucial rematch with the New Orleans Pelicans at Crypto.com Arena. LeBron has missed the past two games since spraining his left ankle in the team’s prior matchup with the Pelicans on Sunday. LeBron said afterward his ankle […]