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One observation from the Houston Rockets’ last win against the Oklahoma City Thunder was how underappreciated Rockets forward Jae’Sean Tate has become. Well, that certainly shouldn’t be the case after Wednesday night’s rematch. Not only did Tate score 32 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the field in the Rockets’ first road win of the season […]

LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets just took the defending champions, Giannis Antetkounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, down to the wire. Normally, they would have slow first-half starts, but that was not the case on Wednesday night. Charlotte found itself leading by as many as 17 points at one point. The Bucks woke up in […]

The New York Knicks hopped a subway to visit the Brooklyn Nets in a battle of the boroughs, with both teams convening to provide an exhilarating reminder that New York City is absolutely obsessed with roundball. The energy at Barclays Center reached a fever pitch as a record 18,081 packed into the arena. The Nets […]

Frank Vogel and the Los Angeles Lakers still have a long list of issues to sort out — further complicated by LeBron James’ unexpected stint on the NBA’s health and safety protocols. On the plus side, though, they seem to have remedied one of their early-season maladies: the third quarter. Entering last Sunday’s visit to […]

Anthony Davis is locked in on game days. Even when his Los Angeles Lakers teammate and close friend, LeBron James, tests positive for COVID-19. Davis opened up to Yahoo’s Chris Haynes about his eventful Wednesday, which began with James undergoing three COVID-19 tests, two of which came back positive. (James entered the NBA’s health and […]

Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns halted the Golden State Warriors’ winning streak on Tuesday night. The two teams are now tied for the best record in the NBA at 18-3. The Suns won this game on the defensive end. They held Stephen Curry to 4-of-21 shooting and forced the Dubs into 22 turnovers. These […]

The Portland Trail Blazers didn’t need their franchise player, third-leading scorer or most impactful reserve to get a blowout victory on the second leg of a back-to-back Tuesday night, beating the Detroit Pistons 110-92 at Moda Center. C.J. McCollum led Portland to its wire-to-wire win, scoring 28 points and doling out six assists, both team-highs. But […]

Coming off a three-game winning streak, the mood in Toyota Center has been more jovial of late. Gone is this feeling of uneasiness and in is the feeling of stress-free basketball. Winning, even on a small scale, alleviates so much pressure for NBA teams, and the Houston Rockets are a good example of that right […]

A few hours after LeBron James was placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocols for reportedly testing positive for COVID-19 (twice), the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Sacramento Kings, 117-92, behind strong efforts from Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook. Following a sluggish first half — in which the Lakers looked understandably demoralized by yet […]

On Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocols and reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 (twice). Following the Lakers’ 117-92 win over the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center (sans LeBron), Anthony Davis confirmed that he spoke to his Klutch compadre and essentially confirmed that LeBron had indeed […]

The New York Knicks and a sizable cohort of blue and orange faithful hit up Barclays Center for a subway series against the Brooklyn Nets. The superstar duo of Kevin Durant and James Harden emerged victorious, however, and sent a lot of ‘Bockers fans home feeling dejected. The Nets are now 15-6, and for the […]

In the latest unexpected curve on the roller-coaster ride that is the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers season, LeBron James has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 and will enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols. He’s expected to miss several games. Per @TMZ_Sports, LeBron tested positive and is asymptomatic https://t.co/g2g5hMtffs — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) December 1, […]

The Brooklyn Nets are a bit shorthanded these days. But still, at 14-6, they find themselves in first place of the Eastern Conference ahead of a divisional showdown with the New York Knicks. They won’t be at full strength ahead of this battle of the boroughs, though. Steve Nash’s squad is down a few players […]

Out of nowhere, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that LeBron James will miss Tuesday night’s visit to Golden 1 Center to face the Sacramento Kings and has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. LeBron had not been listed on the injury report the Lakers released on Tuesday morning. Updated Lakers injury report lists Avery […]

To the dismay of Los Angeles Lakers fans across the universe, Avery Bradley has started 16 of 22 games this season and has played the fifth-most minutes on the team. This is despite the fact that Bradley, 31, was signed into the Lakers’ 15th and final open roster spot the day before the season opener […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers frustrating triple-overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings on Friday, Anthony Davis — who shot 4-of-13, missed all five of his three-point attempts, and made one of 12 jumpers — cited the team’s shot quality as a primary factor in defeat. “I think our shot quality towards the end of the […]

Due to unfortunate circumstances, the Philadelphia 76ers have played most of this season with a limited roster. Because of this, Doc Rivers has been forced to roll out a plethora of different starting lineups. Monday’s matchup against the Orlando Magic was the first time in close to a month the Sixers had their full rotation […]

In the battle for borough bragging rights, the first-place Brooklyn Nets (14-6) will host the seventh-place New York Knicks (11-9) on Tuesday. A couple of years now removed from the fateful 2019 decision made by Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant to sign with the Nets and not the Knicks in free agency, the big-market teams […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were outclassed by another Western Conference contender on Monday night, falling to the Utah Jazz 129-107 at Vivint Arena. An additional defeat on the road moved them to 1-10 outside Moda Center and 10-11 on the regular season overall, good for 10th-best in the Western Conference. Utah was better than Portland […]

LOS ANGELES – The 2021-22 season continues to be a roller coaster for Paul George and the LA Clippers. The team lost four of their first five games of the season, but followed it up with seven straight wins. Now, they’ve dropped six of their last nine games since that seven game streak, continuing what’s […]

Even before he touched down on Canadian soil, Goran Dragic’s days as a member of the Toronto Raptors were numbered. From the kerfuffle around his initial “higher ambitions” comment that was blown out of proportion by the fan base to the Dallas Mavericks expressing obvious interest in pairing him with his Slovenian kinsman Luka Doncic, […]

The Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Hornets are two very similar looking teams. They thrive in transition, emphasis defense, and both feature a member of the Ball family. From the opening tip, the crowd was going insane whenever Lonzo Ball and LaMelo Ball started to guard one another. Individually, LaMelo had the better game, finishing with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (11-11) are as close to full strength as they’ve been all season. Only Trevor Ariza (ankle surgery) and Kendrick Nunn (knee bone bruise) remain out. Both players were signed to be crucial contributors. Ariza was projected as a starting forward. The Lakers were depending on his defensive prowess and versatility alongside […]

The Golden State Warriors are 18-2 after a big win over the Los Angeles Clippers, and their superstar point guard has played at an MVP level all year. Stephen Curry is tied as the leading scorer in the NBA with Brooklyn Nets Kevin Durant. He averages 28.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 6.8 assists. Although his […]

After weeks of having to play with a depleted roster, the Philadelphia 76ers are finally back to full health. Outside of some minor injuries, Doc Rivers has close to his full rotation at his disposal for the first time in about a month. While most of the roster is back on the sidelines, some guys […]

The Brooklyn Nets got some terrible news on Monday, with head coach Steve Nash announcing that sharpshooter Joe Harris is undergoing surgery due to an issue with a bone particle in his injured left ankle. The Nets’ all-time leading 3-point shooter is expected to return this season, but there will be an update following the procedure. […]

The Charlotte Hornets are set to face off against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. It is only an NBA regular-season game, but it should have a postseason feel to it. Not just because both teams have clearly improved from last season, but because the Ball brothers are set to duke it out. That’s right, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers survived the worst slump of Damian Lillard’s career in large part due to the individual brilliance of CJ McCollum. Portland’s “other” star guard played like an alpha dog when his team needed it most, picking up Lillard’s slack en route to averaging 23.8 points and shooting 44.2% on nearly 10 3-point […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George and the sports community lost a member on Sunday with the death of Virgil Abloh. Abloh, who was the director of Louis Vuitton menswear and the founder of Off-White, an Italian luxury fashion label, passed away after a two-year battle with cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. The […]

LeBron James knows the Los Angeles Lakers — 11-11 after their 100-106 win over the Detroit Pistons at Staples Center on Sunday — are far from reaching their potential as a ballclub (to use a favorite term of his). “We haven’t even scratched the surface of what this team can be,” LeBron said in his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had to sit with the stink of their triple-overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings for two days. And while Anthony Davis is already looking forward to Tuesday’s rematch with the Kings, the most productive thing the Lakers could do in the meantime was (partially) cleanse their palates by taking care of […]

Things may not have gone the Philadelphia 76ers’ way in their double-overtime thriller against the Timberwolves on Saturday, but there was one positive takeaway from the matchup. That being Joel Embiid had a near picture-perfect return to action. The All-Star center played in his first game after being sidelined for three weeks due to COVID-19. […]

The Golden State Warriors walked into the Staples Center and handed the Los Angeles Clippers a double-digit defeat on Sunday. The game was in reach until Stephen Curry happened. He received a technical foul after complaining about not getting a foul call. Then Curry went crazy and closed the game. “I thought I got fouled. […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors came into Staples Center, defeating Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers in the Sunday matinee. The game was a grind through the first two-and-a-half quarters until Jordan Poole and Curry broke the game open in the third and fourth quarters, respectively. The two-time MVP Curry finished with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (10-11) host the Detroit Pistons (4-15) at Staples Center on Sunday night — in a rematch of the NBA’s newest, fiercest rivals. LeBron James-Isaiah Stewart storyline aside, the struggling Lakers, in theory, should be able use a home matchup against one of the league’s worst teams as an opportunity to right […]

Over the past few games, the Philadelphia 76ers have slowly managed to work their way back to full health. After nearly three weeks of playing with a depleted roster, Doc Rivers finally had his full rotation at his disposal against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. Every player was needed as the two teams clashed in […]

The Toronto Raptors are now through about a quarter of their 2021-22 season, a significant chunk of which has been spent away from Scotiabank Arena. In fact, they’ve played 12 of their 20 total games on the road, where they’ve achieved a 7-5 record. Most of those games came within the last two weeks, with […]

The Philadelphia 76ers returned home after a season-long six-game road trip on Saturday night for a matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves, with Joel Embiid making his return to the lineup. Behind some late-game heroics from both sides, this game found its way into double overtime. When it was all said and done, Minnesota walked out […]

The Brooklyn Nets hosted the flaming-hot Western Conference champions from last season in the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night. The Nets trailed the whole way, sometimes by more than 20 points. They climbed back because of a late-game barrage, but ultimately fell 113-107 as the Suns picked up their 16th straight win. The Nets are […]