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SAN FRANCISCO — Earlier this season, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry made NBA history. The two-time MVP passed Ray Allen to become the all-time leader in 3-pointers made and continues to add to his total. Saturday, another historical milestone was reached, and this time it was Curry’s opponent making history. Los Angeles Lakers superstar […]

Historically, the Los Angeles Lakers don’t subscribe to moral victories. The franchise has built its brand on winning. Satisfaction after a loss is blasphemous. After Saturday’s effort against the Dubs, though, the Lakers will absolutely take the moral dub. Yes, Los Angeles blew a six-point lead in crunch-time and lost to the Golden State Warriors, […]

Now that the Brooklyn Nets have traded James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers, more and more reports are coming out since the blockbuster deal about possible tension between Harden and Kyrie Irving. It’s been reported by numerous outlets now that among other things, Irving’s lack of availability this season because of his vaccination status was […]

With his 19th point in the Los Angeles Lakers loss to the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center on Saturday, LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time points scored leader, including the playoffs. Greatness. Give it up for the new All-Time Leading Regular Season and Playoffs Scorer, LeBron James 👏 pic.twitter.com/zPlGGRhGXs […]

Throughout his NBA career, one narrative has always been held over Ben Simmons’ head. He is a phenomenal talent in multiple facets of the game, but his reluctance to shoot on the perimeter will be his downfall. The former No. 1 pick by the Philadelphia 76ers was always encouraged to expand that area of his […]

Josh Hart had barely been in Portland for more than 24 hours when he took the floor at Moda Center on Saturday noon. Just after his standout debut with the Portland Trail Blazers, though, it’s more than safe to say Rip City is just as excited about Hart’s new future as he is. Invigorated by […]

Despite having two days off, the Los Angeles Lakers are a bit banged up heading into their showdown against the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center on Saturday. LeBron James will be listed as questionable with knee soreness/effusion (swelling). He has played three straight games since returning from a five-game absence. He said his […]

Russell Westbrook is still a member of the Los Angeles Lakers — and he’s still throwing shade at Frank Vogel. Vogel sat Westbrook in overtime of the Lakers’ win vs. the New York Knicks on Saturday. He said all the right things about winning being the most important thing and wanting to keep the focus […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers declined to make any moves at the 2022 NBA Trade Deadline, the team’s vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka took questions from reporters on a conference call. While generally explaining that there was no offer that both satisfied the franchise’s short and long-term goals, he was […]

The blockbuster trade was made official during the Brooklyn Nets’ 1oth consecutive loss on Thursday, just a few hours after the 2022 NBA trade deadline passed. James Harden and Paul Millsap are now Sixers, while Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Andre Drummond are Nets. Brooklyn also gets a couple valuable draft picks to work with […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Thursday night the Golden State Warriors lost a nail-biter to the New York Knicks. Only two points separated the teams, but dominating the glass was the reason the Knicks left with a 116-114 victory. The Warriors were outrebounded in back-to-back games, losing the battle on the board 51-38 to New York. After […]

Following the 2022 NBA trade deadline, the Philadelphia 76ers are one of the main talking points around the league. With just hours to go before the 3 p.m. ET deadline on Thursday, Daryl Morey finally put an end to the Ben Simmons saga. The former No. 1 pick is heading to Brooklyn along with Seth […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors lost at home to Julius Randle and the New York Knicks in surprising fashion on Thursday night. It was a game in which the Knicks had a commanding double-digit lead in the fourth but Klay Thompson and the Warriors fought back, cutting the lead down to two and […]

The Los Angeles Clippers approached the NBA trade deadline Thursday with a few goals in mind: How can we get better now and how can we position ourselves for success in a few months and in a year? Unfortunately, the answer to that question just hours before Tyronn Lue and Nicolas Batum led the Clippers […]

The Brooklyn Nets have now dropped their 10th consecutive game but never before does a massive losing streak feels like such an afterthought. James Harden is on the move, heading to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he apparently wanted to be for some time now. Most of the reports hinted that the 10-time All-Star had a […]

For the third consecutive season, the Los Angeles Lakers passed on pulling the trigger at the NBA Trade Deadline. This time, their inactivity was more surprising than in years past considering their place in the standings (ninth) and the state of the team (messy). In March of 2021, the Lakers could have acquired Kyle Lowry […]

The blockbuster trade that felt at times like pure absurdity, fan fiction, or trade machine overload has actually happened. The Brooklyn Nets are trading 2018 MVP James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers for a package centered around disgruntled 25-year-old star Ben Simmons. After the Nets parted with Jarrett Allen, Caris LeVert, and a near decade’s […]

It’s barely been more than 48 hours since the Portland Trail Blazers broke up the most successful, productive backcourt in franchise history. After his sorely depleted team’s stirring win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, though, Chauncey Billups implored fans in Rip City to dream of new possibilities awaiting the Blazers with a […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis didn’t exactly bring it, and several players who were pivotal for the Portland Trail Blazers almost certainly won’t be on the roster when this team is really trying to win. Don’t dismiss the long-term significance of Portland’s stirring 107-105 win over the sinking Los Angeles Lakers despite the unique circumstances […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers pulled off their big move of the 2022 NBA trade deadline, acquiring Norman Powell and Robert Covington in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers. NBA legend and Clippers consultant Jerry West couldn’t be more excited at the young forward’s potential. On Wednesday, the Clippers held an event at […]

The Los Angeles Lakers want to get better before Thursday’s trade deadline. The question is: Will they be able to? On the other hand — in the words of The Beatles — it can’t get much worse. Maybe the better question is: Will it even matter? The Lakers enter Deadline Thursday as losers of 10 […]

The Charlotte Hornets have struggled to piece wins together as of late. They dropped another game to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night, as they could not figure out a way to contain DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine. The Hornets also seem to fizzle out in the second quarter of games. After a solid start, […]

The Golden State Warriors have the second-best record in the NBA, the best defense, three All-Stars, the leader in three-pointers made this season, but Steve Kerr’s favorite stat from this season is none of the above. The one that impressed him most comes from Kevon Looney who is the only player to play in every […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson has been back 32 days and he’s been pretty impressive from the start. The 5-time All-Star has scored in double figures every game he’s appeared in this season, and he’s been a major part of the team’s success during this nine-game winning streak. As the Warriors got prepared to […]

Russell Westbrook will miss his first game of the 2021-22 NBA season when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday due to lower back tightness. Westbrook tested out his back and was ruled out about an hour before tip-off. It’s easy to get conspiratorial about the timing, especially considering Westbrook’s appearance […]

We’re less than 24 hours until the 2022 NBA Trade Deadline, and it’s possible the partnership between the Los Angeles Lakers and Russell Westbrook has run its course. Westbrook has been kept on the bench down the stretch in the past two games (update: back tightness could be a factor). Based on the post-game comments […]

Dating back to the summer, things have been far from peaceful around the Philadelphia 76ers. The Ben Simmons saga has been a national talking point for months and has left a dark cloud over the team’s head. While a stalemate of this magnitude might have broken most locker rooms by now, the Sixers continue to […]

Nets Nation is on the edge of their collective seats wondering if James Harden, the superstar the Brooklyn Nets mortgaged their future for just a over a year ago, will be traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in a package centered around Ben Simmons. Let’s get a quick recap of where things stood before ESPN’s Adrian […]

The 2022 NBA trade deadline has been every bit as exciting as one may have hoped for. It’s not even Thursday yet and many of the major players have already been moved. To add even more gas to the fire, there are rumors of a potential Ben Simmons-James Harden trade being negotiated at the time […]

The Charlotte Hornets are wedged into the thick of the playoff hunt. Sitting at the ninth spot in the Eastern Conference right now, they control their own fate. They are a few games out of that all important six seed and are slotted into the play-in tournament. Unfortunately, Gordon Hayward will be out indefinitely and […]

The 2022 NBA trade deadline is a little over 24 hours away, and the NBA landscape continues to change. We saw multiple big names get a change of scenery Tuesday, and there is likely still more to come. One team the basketball community has its eyes on, of course, is the Philadelphia 76ers. Daryl Morey finds […]

The Portland Trail Blazers lost their sixth straight game on Tuesday night, falling to the Orlando Magic 113-95. Another defeat pushes Portland to 21-34 on the season and 11th in the Western Conference, at real risk of tumbling even further down the standings with the San Antonio Spurs and Sacramento Kings nipping at their heels. […]

First, let’s recap what happened between Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. The Lakers — whose only goal is to win a title — got trounced, 131-116, by the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks at Crypto.com Arena. It was never a remotely competitive affair unless you count a minor surge in the fourth […]

LeBron James does not believe the Los Angeles Lakers are anywhere near a championship team right now. After — and perhaps before — his team’s blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at home on Tuesday, he acknowledged that he’s not sure if these Lakers can ever reach the level of the Bucks or Phoenix Suns […]

Russell Westbrook did not play in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. The Lakers made a minor surge without him, though it was far from enough. They lost 131-116 to drop to 26-29. In 26 minutes, Westbrook scored 10 points on 3-of-11 shooting. He had 10 […]

The LA Clippers did not have to wait long to see just what newest acquisition Norman Powell and Robert Covington can do. The duo came off the bench in their Clipper debuts Sunday in a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Now, at least one will his first start. Norman Powell, who scored 28 as a […]

With the NBA Trade deadline just under 48 hours away, everyone is waiting with bated breath on any update. While the Brooklyn Nets will look to snap an eight-game losing streak–without any of their Big 3 of Kevin Durant (knee), Kyrie Irving (not vaccinated) or James Harden (hamstring tightness)–we got another update from the team’s […]

Just when you were waiting for more big trade news, we got an even more massive Brooklyn Nets update on the New York vaccine mandate front. By now you know the deal: Kyrie Irving is just a part-time player. He’s only eligible for another 10 home games the rest of the season. Between that harsh reality […]

Already the league’s most active trade partner, the Portland Trail Blazers still may not be done dealing leading up to Thursday afternoon’s deadline. Indeed, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported in the immediate wake of Portland sending C.J. McCollum to the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday that interim general manager Joe Cronin and the front office are […]