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The Charlotte Hornets were back in action on Wednesday after having two nights off. They visited the Boston Celtics and suffered a 113-107 loss. LaMelo Ball, however, had a great game, putting up a career-high 38 points to go along with six rebounds and nine assists. The last time the Hornets were in Beantown, LaMelo […]

Coming into the 2021-22 NBA season, some around the league felt Kevin Durant was the best player in the world. Despite the  heroics of reigning NBA Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, these people saw how close KD came to knocking off the Milwaukee Bucks despite injuries to James Harden and Kyrie Irving and felt the Texas […]

The Los Angeles Lakers would like to improve their struggling team before the February 10 trade deadline. Inconveniently, their two players with tradable contracts and on-court value—Talen Horton-Tucker and Kendrick Nunn—have each seen said value decline. Horton-Tucker, 21, hasn’t shown much improvement since becoming the team’s fourth-highest paid player, resulting in a league-wide debate about […]

The Golden State Warriors were missing a plethora of players in Tuesday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs. Not one player who has made an All-Star appearance played in this game, but with four starters out, the Warriors still came away with a thrilling 124-120 victory. It took outscoring their opponent 35-16 in the fourth […]

Since the offseason, the Philadelphia 76ers have found themselves in one of the league’s biggest stalemates. After formally requesting a trade and not receiving one, Ben Simmons remains on a hiatus from the team, still hoping for that trade to come as he racks up millions in fines.  With the 2022 NBA trade deadline now […]

It’s not something you’ll see in the box score. Beyond stocks (hoop jargon for steals plus blocks), Pascal Siakam’s monstrous defensive output for the Toronto Raptors is difficult to quantify, and only truly comprehensible if you’ve watched him intently the past couple games. Keep your eyes locked on him and only him, and you’ll see […]

LeBron James (left knee soreness/swelling) will formally be listed as “doubtful” for the Los Angeles Lakers contest against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. This comes after The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported LeBron is “expected to miss” the game, and possibly more. Lakers injury report vs. Blazers confirms Vogel's comments: LeBron James is listed as […]

The Portland Trail Blazers brought the early energy they needed to make up for a massive rest deficit against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Once the jumpers stopped falling and the clock started winding, though, they looked every bit a depleted, veteran team playing a much younger, fresher foe on the back half of a road […]

This past summer, the Golden State Warriors received two lottery picks in the NBA draft. It was well known that the Dubs planned on competing for a championship this season, so a ton of teams were interested in trading for the two draft spots. However, in the end, they kept their picks and drafted Jonathan […]

Throughout history, numerous up-and-coming prospects have been labeled generational talents. While they may have the potential, few actually live up to that level of praise. It took some time to get there, but Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is in the category of players who are one of a kind. Over the past two years, […]

After a rookie season that saw opportunities in the rotation come and go, Tyrese Maxey has seen a drastic increase in playing time this year. Following an ugly standoff between Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers this past summer, the team found itself with a glaring hole in its starting lineup. With minimal ball handlers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in a pickle. They have undoubtedly underperformed — the preseason favorites to win the West sit ninth in the conference and a season-worst three games below .500 after a 2-4 road trip. LeBron James (injured again), Anthony Davis (thankfully back), and Russell Westbrook (slightly rejuvenated) have only played 16 games […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have completed their six-game, 11-day “GRAMMYs” road trip. It was eventful: LeBron James got hurt, Anthony Davis returned, and Russell Westbrook rebounded, among other things. Let’s recap the major developments. Recapping the Lakers’ wild 6-game road trip LeBron James gets injured LeBron dominated the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday — culminating in […]

Over the past month and change, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has taken the NBA by storm. Since returning from health and safety protocols, he has been on a run we have not seen from the center position in close to two decades. Each and every night, Embiid has imposed his will on the opposing […]

Anfernee Simons’ breakout isn’t over, C.J. McCollum picked up right where he left off after six weeks on the sideline and Jusuf Nurkic has taken advantage of his increased role as a scorer. But the Portland Trail Blazers entered Sunday’s tilt with the Chicago Bulls at a surprising 8-6 in January not due to significant […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors narrowly defeated Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night, 110-106. It took solid performances from All-Star Andrew Wiggins, Jordan Poole, and Otto Porter Jr. to be in a position to pull off the victory. In the fourth quarter, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson finally came alive. […]

The LA Clippers have continued to plug away at the season as they continue without stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. On Friday night, the team dropped to 25-26 with a loss to the Miami Heat, but Luke Kennard turned into a little bit of a Stephen Curry. Kennard missed was in health and safety […]

The Brooklyn Nets went to San Francisco to try to take down the league’s second best team, the Golden State Warriors, on Saturday. Stephen Curry dropped 37 points when he visited Barclay Center back in November in a big Dubs win. This time Kyrie Irving was in the lineup, although he didn’t have Kevin Durant […]

The intention of the original ‘4 possible trades the Rockets can make at the deadline‘ article was never to become a series, but it’s just so easy to construct trades with this Houston team. The Rockets may not be a good team, but they have very strong role players to offer to playoff contenders. Most […]

The Brooklyn Nets fought hard, but ultimately fell short. Coming into a big game against Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors, Kyrie Irving was the lone member of the Big 3 available for Steve Nash Saturday. Kevin Durant continues to rehab his sprained MCL in his knee, and James Harden was a […]

The Brooklyn Nets are set to take on Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. With Kevin Durant out through at least the All-Star Break with a sprained MCL, that would have left James Harden and Kyrie Irving to try to get some revenge against the Warriors. To recall, the Dubs thrashed the […]

LeBron James (left knee soreness) will miss his third game in a row when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday afternoon (1 p.m. ET). Anthony Davis (right wrist soreness) is listed as questionable. Lakers injury report for Hawks game Sunday (at 10am PT): OUT:LeBron JamesKendrick Nunn Questionable:Anthony Davis Probable:Russell WestbrookMalik Monk […]

The Portland Trail Blazers used isolation basketball to pull away from the worst team in the Western Conference on Friday night. After the Houston Rockets suddenly pulled within six as the game clocked ticked below five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, C.J. McCollum and Anfernee Simons mercilessly matchup-hunted for Garrison Mathews in pick-and-roll, clearing […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell two games under .500 (24-26) and dropped their second game in a row in a 117-114 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday at the Spectrum Center. The Lakers fell to 2-3 on the crucial East Coast road trip, as one contest remains — against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday […]

Miles Bridges and the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in a nail-biter 117-114. In the first half, the Hornets held a comfortable double-digit lead. Everything was clicking for them on both sides of the ball and at one point, it looked like they were going to run away with the win. The Purple […]

Austin Reaves played a strong game in the Los Angeles Lakers loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday. As a result, Reaves was called to speak to the media for the first time since a hilarious interaction between him and LeBron James from the win over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday went viral. deceased by […]

Chauncey Billups called timeout with 5:29 remaining in Friday’s game, his team at real risk of squandering what seemed like an insurmountable lead after Jalen Green’s step-back three pulled the Houston Rockets within six. The Portland Trail Blazers hadn’t encountered much trouble running roughshod over the Western Conference’s worst team, but some ugly turnovers and […]

Russell Westbrook was cooking for the Los Angeles Lakers in the second half of their loss to the Charlotte Hornets. Unfortunately, he missed a would-be game-winning three-pointer in the final seconds, as the Lakers fell, 117-114. (Westbrook’s shot came with the Lakers down by two. The Lakers fouled on the rebound, and P.J. Washington sunk […]

San Francisco, CA – Golden State Warriors guard Damion Lee has off-court ties to Stephen Curry, who is his brother-in-law. He also was connected with veteran Andre Iguodala over a decade ago, even though Igoudala didn’t know Lee existed. “My mom worked in Delaware and through her job, she had a five-game ticket pass to […]

San Francisco, CA – The Golden State Warriors have been showered with good news, but that’s not the case when it comes to center James Wiseman. Last season the big man suffered a meniscus injury that’s kept him out longer than expected. Friday after the Dubs practice Steve Kerr gave an update on the young […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis will miss the Los Angeles Lakers road game against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday at the Spectrum Center. Russell Westbrook and Avery Bradley will play, Lakers head coach Frank Vogel announced in his pregame press conference. All four starters had been listed as questionable. The game marks the second leg […]

Over the past two years, one of the glaring changes within the Philadelphia 76ers is culture. Thanks to changes in the organization from top to bottom, they have been able to turn a new leaf. This has resulted in a much tighter and more cohesive group. This season, it’s very evident guys like playing with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are suddenly as banged up as they’ve been all season — and that’s saying something. At least according to their length injury report for their road game against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, the second leg of a back-to-back. Four starters: LeBron James (left knee soreness/effusion), Anthony Davis (right wrist soreness), […]

Following the Philadelphia 76ers’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, Joel Embiid continually called it a “team win.” While the All-Star center has carried the group to multiple victories over the last month, the supporting cast stepped up big in this TNT showdown, which didn’t feature LeBron James. Every Sixer who took […]

SAN FRANCISCO — In Oakland’s Oracle Arena, the old home of the Golden State Warriors, history was made by Bay Area star Klay Thompson. It was Jan. 23, 2015, when Thompson exploded for 37 points in the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings to set an NBA record for points in a quarter. It was […]

Predictably, the Los Angeles Lakers — playing without LeBron James (left knee soreness, “day-to-day”) — were blown out by the Philadelphia 76ers, 105-87, at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday. Arguably, though, it was a good night for L.A. Anthony Davis is back. In his second game back from a 17-game absence, Davis scored 31 points […]

San Francisco, CA – A ton of news surfaced for the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Two-time MVP Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins were named All-Star starters, and then there was another surprising update that was reported. TNT announced it reached an agreement with Draymond Green to join Turner Sports. He is the first active […]

In the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, a few courtside fans were ejected from the Wells Fargo Center after heckling Carmelo Anthony. Melo pointed out the fans to the officials, who promptly ejected the courtside spectators. Carmelo Anthony gets into a heated exchange with a pair of Sixers […]

Fact: DeMar DeRozan is a pillar of the golden era of Toronto Raptors basketball. Along with Kyle Lowry, Dwane Casey, and Masai Ujiri, among others, DeRozan helped morph an endlessly belittled franchise into a respected one. And as the wins piled up season after season, his game, fortified by his insatiable work ethic, continued its […]