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Austin Reaves hopes to return to the lineup on Tuesday when the Los Angeles Lakers face the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena. Reaves has missed the past 16 games with a hamstring injury. Excluding Rui Hachimura (who has played six games in Los Angeles), the sophomore wing is second on the Lakers in plus/minus, […]

Philadelphia 76ers wing Furkan Korkmaz has requested a trade…again. Days before the NBA trade deadline, the Sixers’ 25-year-old wing has added to the names of players requesting to be moved. Korkmaz was informed that the Sixers are looking to package him a trade, according to Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, and has asked to […]

Golden State Warriors guard Ryan Rollins is expected to miss the remainder of his rookie season due to a Jones fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot, the team announced on Monday. He will undergo corrective surgery on Wednesday. Warriors guard Ryan Rollins to undergo surgery: pic.twitter.com/zbL4wnhQZl — Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) February 6, […]

NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers have blown a 21-point lead twice in their last four games. After allowing the Orlando Magic to come back against them at home, they surrendered a big lead to the New York Knicks on the road. Despite their recent stretch of great play, this is a worrisome trend for […]

This past offseason was fraught with trade rumors concerning Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown and Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, yet they never came close to fruition. However, the rumblings of a deal are back again ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline. The Celtics may be making calls about Durant in the wake of Kyrie Irving’s shocking […]

Two weeks ago, Rob Pelinka reiterated that he wouldn’t “shoot a bullet early” (trade future assets) unless a player who can vault the 2022-23 Los Angeles Lakers into championship contention becomes available. So, when Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, LeBron James, hordes of Lakers fans, and the NBA community […]

The seemingly never-ending Kyrie Irving-Nets saga came to a dramatic close Sunday. Brooklyn traded the eight-time All-Star to the Dallas Mavericks for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian-Finney Smith, a 2029 first-round pick, and two second-round picks. The deal marks a homecoming for a fan-favorite in Dinwiddie, who spent four years in Brooklyn from 2017 to 2021. The […]

Nets big man Ben Simmons is listed as questionable for Monday’s matchup with the Clippers after missing Brooklyn’s last four games with left knee soreness. Head coach Jacque Vaughn said that Simmons went through an individual workout Saturday. The 26-year-old received an MRI Friday, which came up clean. Simmons missed four games earlier this season […]

NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers blew a 21-point lead to the New York Knicks, the second time they have surrendered such a lead in the last week. While Joel Embiid, James Harden and the Sixers will be focusing on another rough loss, the NBA world at large is still talking about the huge Kyrie […]

The reason the Brooklyn Nets ended up trading Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks may have more to do with Nets owner Joe Tsai than the offer from the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers reportedly offered both of their tradable first-round picks (2027, 2029) to the Nets — and possibly promising youngsters Austin Reaves and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (34-18) took on the New York Knicks (29-26) at Madison Square Garden. In the second game of their road trip, the Sixers blew a big first-half lead to lose 108-97. Let’s break down the Sixers’ loss to Knicks. Sixers player notes: Joel Embiid: 31 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 6-15 FG shooting […]

To the disappointment of LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers did not trade for Kyrie Irving, who was shipped to the Dallas Mavericks in the first blockbuster before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. We can litigate whether the Lakers actually dodged a bullet by missing out on Kyrie in another space. Either way, their front office […]

No Kyrie Irving, no problem for the Brooklyn Nets. One day before the bombshell news of Irving’s trade to the Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn took the floor against Washington without the All-Star guard, as well as Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons and T.J. Warren. After falling behind by 23 points in the first half, the Nets seemed […]

The Golden State Warriors have yet to announce an official diagnosis on Steph Curry’s lower left leg injury. Regardless, the reigning Finals MVP is set to be sidelined for a pivotal stretch of the regular season after leaving Saturday’s win over the Dallas Mavericks. Curry is “expected to miss several weeks” as a result of […]

The Golden State Warriors are still awaiting a final diagnosis on the lower left leg injury that forced Steph Curry to leave Saturday’s win over the Dallas Mavericks in the third quarter. While team officials hold their breath, they’ve already made one key decision on his immediate status. Curry has been ruled out by the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will continue their road trip against the New York Knicks. Fresh off of a win against the San Antonio Spurs, the Sixers will look to capture yet another win in Madison Square Garden this season. But, before the 6:00 PM EST tip-off, there is a very important question at hand: Is Joel […]

The Golden State Warriors went back to their title-winning starting lineup in a much-needed win at Chase Center on Saturday. Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney raced out to an 18-7 lead over the Dallas Mavericks, overwhelming a visiting team playing without not just top-tier MVP candidate Luka Doncic, but […]

The Golden State Warriors avoided another double-digit second-half collapse on Saturday, holding on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 119-113 at Chase Center. Unlike in so many other games during a rollercoaster regular season they’ve blown big leads, though, the defending champions had an excuse this time: Steph Curry leaving with injury. The Golden State superstar […]

Anthony Davis was not pleased after the Los Angeles Lakers finished their five-game road trip with a discouraging 131-126 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center on Saturday night. The Lakers followed up a high-octane, 72-point first-half performance by surrendering 42 points in the third quarter and were outscored 28-20 in the […]

LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and Anthony Davis were asked about Kyrie Irving and trade rumors following the Los Angeles Lakers’ dispiriting loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday. LeBron and Russ are the Lakers most directly tied to a potential Kyrie blockbuster. LeBron is an “immense proponent” of an Irving acquisition, per ESPN’s Adrian […]

Nets guard Kyrie Irving shook the basketball world when he requested a trade Friday six days ahead of the deadline. The eight-time All-Star even caught his teammates off guard. How did Nets players find out about the franchise-altering development? “Same way [as] everybody else: Twitter,” Royce O’Neale said Saturday via Brian Lewis. ” [I was] […]

Remember when James Harden dropped a bombshell on the Brooklyn Nets and the rest of the NBA by requesting a trade at last year’s deadline? What a turbulent period for Brooklyn and the league, one that we’re unlikely to see again for some time. Never say never, though, when Kyrie Irving is in the equation. […]

Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. His preferred destination is to join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, who would like to have him at the right price. Because of Irving’s $36.9 million cap figure, that would mean sending out Russell Westbrook and his $47.1M contract — though not necessarily […]

There’s no doubt the Golden State Warriors would benefit by adding another quality rotation player at the trade deadline. Absent easily tradable salaries, high-value first-round picks and facing a major financial crunch next season, though, it seems increasingly likely the consistently inconsistent defending champions will stand pat as February 9th comes and goes. Steve Kerr […]

In the Philadelphia 76ers’ road win over the San Antonio Spurs, the bench lineup had a great performance. Joel Embiid and James Harden teamed up to lead the team as they usually do. But this time, the Sixers bench unit had a huge impact thanks in large part to Tyrese Maxey. The Sixers bench scored […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (34-17) started a three-game road trip against a banged-up San Antonio Spurs (14-39). Against a tanking team missing three starters due to injury, the Sixers started off slow but eventually took care of business and won by a score of 137-125, marking their first eight-game road winning streak since the 2000-01 season. […]

Remember this summer, in the euphoric afterglow of a remarkable fourth championship in eight seasons, when it seemed like there was a realistic if slight chance that Kevin Durant would return to the Golden State Warriors? It’s time to fire up the trade machine again, Dub Nation. Just don’t expect for those season-saving dreams to […]

Deep bag vs. unreliable employee? This is the query the Los Angeles Lakers need to consider as they weigh a trade for Kyrie Irving, who requested out from the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. We know what side LeBron James (and Magic Johnson) lands on. 👀👑 — LeBron James (@KingJames) February 3, 2023 Kyrie has been […]

James Harden was not named to the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. The Philadelphia 76ers guard has had a great season but lost his streak of consecutive All-Star appearances at 10. While other great players like Pascal Siakam and Anthony Edwards also got snubbed, the Sixers star not getting in is particularly blasphemous. Four Eastern Conference […]

Tyrese Haliburton had his way with the Los Angeles Lakers for three quarters, and it seemed like the Indiana Pacers were going to cruise to an easy home win. That was until Patrick Beverley — who customarily found a reason to have a chip on his shoulder — and the Lakers collectively refocused and shut […]

The Golden State Warriors were blown out by Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, losing touch with the top team in the Western Conference once their red-hot three-point shooting cooled off after halftime. The defending champions’ 134-117 defeat was hardly surprising not just because they were playing on the second leg of a […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers’ nail-biting win over the Indiana Pacers concluded on Thursday night, LeBron James — who dropped 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists — sat 63 points behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. James has discussed his pursuit of the hallowed milestone umpteen times by now. On Thursday, […]

The short-handed Golden State Warriors were blown out by Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, losing steam after a hot start en route to a 134-117 loss. Here are three reactions from the Dubs’ wholly unsurprising defeat in the Mile High City. An inevitable blowout loss Denver broke the game open with […]

For the second consecutive season, Anthony Davis will not represent the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA All-Star Game. Neither AD nor his head coach, Darvin Ham, seem to mind. Davis, who took the floor just after the Western Conference All-Star reserves were announced on Thursday night, helped the Lakers (25-28) steal a win over […]

The Golden State Warriors “gift-wrapped” the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves a win on Wednesday night, wasting a 14-point fourth-quarter lead while falling apart in crunch time once again en route to another frustrating loss. Unfortunately for the defending champions, they may not get the opportunity to make up for their late-game woes 24 hours later against […]

The LA Clippers have been rolling over the last few weeks, climbing as high as the fourth seed in the West. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to get star Kawhi Leonard into the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. All-Star Reserves were announced on Thursday night, in a special TNT pre-game show. Head coaches in the NBA voted […]

The LA Clippers have won six of their last seven games, string together wins and climbing to the fourth seed in the West. A big part of their success is star guard/forward Paul George, and his selection into the 2023 NBA All-Star Game proves it. In a special TNT pre-game show on Thursday night, All-Star […]

While many people have picked a side in the age-old Tom Brady or Bill Belichick debate, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft believes the answer is more nuanced than that. Kraft, who has owned the team long enough to see the entire tenures of both Patriots icons, was actually asked that question during an appearance […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks sat courtside watching his team warm up before Wednesday’s matchup with the league-leading Boston Celtics. He did so with Brooklyn a heavy underdog while missing Kevin Durant for the 11th straight game, as well as Ben Simmons and T.J. Warren for the third straight. While Durant’s historic offense is […]