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Since the 2023 NBA trade deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers have been revitalized by the newfound depth around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. They’re 4-1 post-deadline and have been specifically ignited by recent pickups in each win. In the final game before the All-Star break, D’Angelo Russell (21 points, 7 assists) helped deliver the Lakers […]

The Brooklyn Nets took on a new identity when they traded Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving for Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith. Unlike recent years, they suddenly found themselves stacked with long, athletic defenders while falling short on isolation scoring. This led many to believe an elite defense would be the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers seemed to have avoided disaster after microphones picked up LeBron James repeatedly saying he “heard a pop” after going down and holding his right foot late in the third quarter on Sunday. Instead, LeBron hopped back up and helped lead his team to an impressive 111-108 road comeback win over the […]

The Golden State Warriors meet the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday for a pivotal showdown between Western Conference playoff hopefuls. The defending champions are already poised to be short-handed against Anthony Edwards and company, still missing Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins. Is Draymond Green playing versus the Timberwolves, though? *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (click […]

Former Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens wasn’t in the team huddle prior to Jayson Tatum’s clutch shot to beat the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a key part of the game-winning play. According to current Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, Stevens originally drew up the scheme that helped […]

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers have a long-lasting rivalry when it comes to sports, and while Celtics star Jaylen Brown can appreciate that, he didn’t have time for some of the harassment Sixers fans threw his way on Saturday night. Following the Celtics’ thrilling last-second victory over the 76ers, Brown revealed to NBC Sports Boston […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers lost their third game of the season to the Boston Celtics. Joel Embiid dominated to the tune of 41 points and tremendous defense but it wasn’t enough to get the Sixers their 40th win of the season. One of the main reasons the Sixers lost the back-and-forth affair was that […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (39-20) took the court for one of their biggest games of the season: their first home game of the season against the Boston Celtics (44-17). After losing their last two matchups in Boston in embarrassing fashion, the Sixers lost in heartbreaking fashion at the hands of Jayson Tatum. Final score: 110-107. Let’s […]

LOS ANGELES — The city of LA was hit with a major storm early Friday morning, one that continued well into the night. With rain pouring outside of Crypto dot com arena, the Los Angeles Clippers were hoping for a little thunder inside with Russell Westbrook and Paul George reuniting. Friday night’s game between the […]

One area the New York Mets did not aggressively address this offseason was right-handed designated hitter. As such, there’s going to be competition in spring training to see who’ll platoon with the lefty swinging Daniel Vogelbach. We’ll examine the Mets’ five best DH options from the right side for the 2023 MLB season. The Mets […]

Brooklyn Nets fans became accustomed to offensive brilliance throughout Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s time with the franchise. Regardless of the ups and downs (there were plenty of them), fans could expect to see a show when turning on the television any given night. With Durant and Irving out the door, those fans were smacked […]

It’s no secret the Golden State Warriors are high on Patrick Baldwin Jr. Team officials were raving about the 6-foot-9 sharpshooter shortly after Golden State plucked him with a late first-round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, and nothing Baldwin’s done during an expectedly nondescript rookie season has tempered optimistic expectations about his long-term trajectory. […]

There’s still no timetable for Andrew Wiggins’ return to the Golden State Warriors from an extended personal absence. Before his short-handed team’s matchup with the Houston Rockets on Friday night, Steve Kerr told reporters that Wiggins will simply be back with Golden State once he’s ready. “When he’s ready to come back, he’ll come back,” […]

Steph Curry is still out for at least the next few games. There’s no timetable for Andrew Wiggins’ return from an excused personal absence. Gary Payton II is definitely more than a month of away from playing, and the true nature Andre Iguodala’s status is pretty much completely unknown. The last thing the Golden State […]

D’Angelo Russell is unlikely to play in the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup with the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center on Sunday. “I doubt that he’ll be able to play Sunday,” head coach Darvin Ham said at practice on Friday. The Lakers will release an official update on Saturday regarding the injury. Russell (celebrating his […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum wasn’t afraid to admit that he took a bad shot when trying to clinch the game against the Indiana Pacers. In fact, he wasn’t afraid to cuss about how terrible it was either. Following last night’s close win over Indiana, Tatum told reporters that his attempt to put the game […]

Damian Lillard was named one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history last year. He’s a six-time All-NBA honoree, seven-time All-Star and universally regarded as among the most clutch players in NBA history. Few stars cross the league command more respect from their peers, and fewer still are more revered by opposing fan bases. […]

Joel Embiid is somehow reaching another level. The Philadelphia 76ers big man is proving to be one of the very best players in recent memory and is making yet another MVP case. Sixers coach Doc Rivers has a front-row seat for it all and it is not lost on him just how special Embiid is. […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t exactly get the season’s stretch run off to an ideal start. Don’t tell a defiant Klay Thompson the defending champions—back under .500 and just a half game above 11th in the Western Conference—won’t finally be able to shake off persistent two-way struggles before it’s too late, though. After the short-handed […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers resumed their season with a bang. In a wild, comeback win over the Memphis Grizzlies, James Harden cooked and Joel Embiid made up for his awful shooting with one of his best defensive masterclasses ever. They’re knocking on the door of the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, who they trail […]

Before the trade deadline, the idea of the Los Angeles Lakers winning a game in which LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined for 25 points on 8-of-25 shooting would have been inconceivable. And yet, not only was that the case in the Lakers’ spirited victory over the Golden State Warriors (albeit without Stephen Curry and […]

PLAYA VISTA, CA – The Los Angeles Clippers acquired Russell Westbrook on the buyout market following a busy trade deadline. While many people want to focus on what Westbrook can’t do, the Clippers are trying to focus on the things he does well. A nine-time NBA All-Star, Russell Westbrook’s greatest attributes are his downhill attacks, […]

SALT LAKE CITY — The NBA continues to be one of the most entertaining leagues in the entire world and is one of the rare sports in the news cycle for all 12 months a year. Kevin Durant has been a major contributor to that, but Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar […]

SALT LAKE CITY — LeBron James surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record was a night for the history books. Not only did James make history, but the advancements in technology and social media allowed fans to see countless angles of the shot and the James family celebrating. One underrated part of the night was the […]

The Golden State Warriors fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 124-111 on Thursday night. Lopsided as that score is, the game wasn’t even quite that close, either. Steve Kerr pulled most of his available regulars for good early in the fourth quarter, letting Moses Moody and Patrick Baldwin Jr. get run in extended garbage time. […]

The depleted Golden State Warriors got the season’s stretch run off to a rough start on Thursday, falling to the new-look Los Angeles Lakers 124-111. Here are three key reactions—complete with analysis, numbers and film—from the Dubs’ blowout loss to their Southern California rivals. Lakers dare Warriors bigs to shoot Draymond Green and Kevon Looney […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers pulled off a comeback win against the Memphis Grizzlies despite Joel Embiid shooting 7-25 from the field. It sounds impossible but it’s exactly how the Sixers ushered in their post-All-Star slate of games. Not many players can will their teams to a win despite shooting 28 percent from the field. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (39-19) returned to action after the All-Star break in a home contest against the Memphis Grizzlies (35-23). In one of the weirdest and craziest games of their season, the Sixers came back from a 17-point deficit and a miserable first half to win 110-105. Let’s break down the Sixers’ incredible win over the […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas made headlines early this month when he became the youngest player in NBA history to score 40-plus points in three straight games. With Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving out the door, many believed the LSU product’s breakout stretch signaled the birth of a new lead man in Brooklyn. Head coach […]

The Boston Celtics are back after the All-Star break, leaving just 23 more games until the end of the 2022-23 regular season. Ahead of this final stretch, the Cs sit atop the Eastern Conference at 42-17, with the surging Milwaukee Bucks just a half game behind them. With almost three-quarters of the regular season in […]

So far, the 2022-23 season has gone just about as expected for the Philadelphia 76ers. They’re on the precipice of title contention, Joel Embiid is destroying most of the opponents in his way and the backup center gripes are still going strong. The Sixers have a lot on their plate for the remainder of the […]

CAMDEN, NJ — The Philadelphia 76ers are good but they know they can be better. P.J. Tucker isn’t afraid to admit it and explain the areas where the Sixers need to improve at. “With this team, communication is always going to be number one,” Tucker said after the Sixers’ Thursday morning shootaround. “I’ve been saying […]

We’re still in the early stages of the offseason, and nothing big appears to be imminent. So, let’s make some bold predictions for the New England Patriots’ offseason. Following an 8-9 2022 season that featured more exciting drama than the product on the field showed, the 2023 offseason will be a big one for the Patriots. […]

WILMINGTON, DE — Mac McClung got hit with some harsh reality following his phenomenal display in the 2023 NBA Dunk Contest. After signing a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers and becoming an overnight sensation for his stellar dunks at All-Star weekend, he put up a poor performance in the Delaware Blue Coats’ first game after […]

Grading the Los Angeles Lakers up through the 2023 NBA All-Star break is a bit tricky, considering how different the roster looks after the Feb. 9 trade deadline (much to LeBron James’ approval). Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley, Kendrick Nunn, Thomas Bryant, Damian Jones, and Juan Toscano-Anderson are elsewhere, while D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt, Malik Beasley, […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers know they don’t have a lot of time to make up ground in the standings and compete for a spot in the postseason. With 23 games remaining, the Lakers, at 27-32, sit 2.5 games out of the final play-in spot. They need to jump six teams and make […]

LeBron James has dominated the NBA now for 20 years now and is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The Los Angeles Lakers forward has seen countless different matchups throughout the years, but no one has been able to stop him. Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson thinks he has it figured out. With […]

LeBron James was the lone player missing from the Los Angeles Lakers’ first practice after the All-Star break on Wednesday, but Darvin Ham said his absence had nothing to do with the finger injury he suffered in Sunday’s festivities. “I gave him an extra day off,” explained Ham. “He’s had a ton on his shoulders […]

LeBron James has called his rebuilt team’s de facto second half “the most important” regular-season stretch of his career. Do the Golden State Warriors feel similarly in wake of a wholly disappointing first first four months of 2022-23? The answer better be yes, and not just because the defending champions’ hopes of repeating—and winning an […]