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Jonathan Kuminga has already established himself as a pivotal cog for the Golden State Warriors on their arduous quest for back-to-back titles. Long-term, though, the No. 7 overall pick of the 2021 NBA Draft has much broader and brighter ambitions for his ultimate role in the NBA than the one he’s carved out with the […]

CAMDEN, NJ — After sweeping their five-game road trip, the Philadelphia 76ers are preparing for another high-stakes matchup against Ben Simmons and the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. With Joel Embiid missing the Sixers’ previous game, everyone will be anticipating the possibility of him facing off against Simmons for the first time. Doc Rivers said that […]

The Charlotte Hornets have not exactly had the season they envisioned thus far in 2022-23. As the end of January approaches, the Hornets are a disastrous 13-35 in Steve Clifford’s first season back at the helm. This comes after Charlotte won 43 games and made the play-in tournament in James Borrego’s final season as head […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a trade! On Monday, the 22-25 Lakers — one game out of the final play-in spot — acquired fourth-year forward Rui Hachimura, 24, from the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kendrick Nunn and three second-round picks. Hachimura offers youth, frontcourt versatility, and decent shooting and defense. The former Gonzaga star […]

The Boston Celtics have been stricken with the injury bug lately, and even star forward Jayson Tatum isn’t safe. Since last year the MVP hopeful has been dealing with wrist issues, as he had a non-displaced fracture in his left wrist that was bothering him during the C’s lengthy run to the 2022 NBA Finals. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ identity is simple: let James Harden and Joel Embiid cook. After getting acquainted over the back half of last season and stumbling out of the gates to start this one, the Sixers’ stars no longer look like guys just taking turns. They are building a fantastic connection. Harden and Embiid have worked […]

The Golden State Warriors fell apart in crunch-time again on Sunday, squandering a 12-point lead over Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets—playing without Kevin Durant, remember—midway through the fourth quarter en route to a 120-116 loss. It was another wholly dispiriting late-game performance from the defending champions, just a few days after their fourth quarter […]

The Golden State Warriors are running out of time for silver linings. Sunday’s collapse of a loss to Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets tied them for 10th-place with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the West, on verge of not just missing the playoffs but falling out of the play-in tournament if 2022-23 suddenly came […]

The Brooklyn Nets fought back from a 17-point deficit to pull within two in the last minute Sunday at Golden State. The majority of that comeback came on the back of Kyrie Irving, who finished with 38 points on 12-of-22 shooting from the field and 5-of-7 from 3-point range. However, in the game’s biggest moment, […]

The Golden State Warriors fell apart on Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets, crunch-time once again proving the difference in a 120-116 loss. Here are three key reactions from another major missed opportunity for the defending champions, just a few days after collapsing late to the Boston Celtics. Awful crunch-time collapse The Warriors led the Nets […]

Kevin Durant has missed the Brooklyn Nets’ last five games after suffering an MCL sprain during a Jan. 8 win at Miami. The Nets are 1-4 during that span while struggling to find offensive production without one of the league’s top scorers. Brooklyn is expected to receive an update on Durant’s return timetable Tuesday, according […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are heading back home from the west coast with five new victories. The Sixers pulled off the most impressive win of their five-game road trip (and one of their best of the season) with a win over the Sacramento Kings despite Joel Embiid and James Harden sitting out. The Sixers came back […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (30-16) wrapped up their road trip against the Sacramento Kings (26-19). While Joel Embiid and James Harden sat out, the Sixers came back from a 21-point deficit to defeat the Kings by a score of 129-127. Philly is now in second place in the Eastern Conference. Let’s break down the Sixers Kings, […]

Kevin Durant revealed what led to his offseason trade request while speaking at Nets Media Day in September. The former MVP said Brooklyn’s 11-game losing streak following his knee injury last year led to doubts in his mind about the team’s future. KD explaining his trade request at media day: Said he was unhappy with […]

Unlike Ja Morant (according to Shannon Sharpe), Russell Westbrook wanted the smoke. The Los Angeles Lakers (21-25) escaped with a much-needed close win against a quality opponent on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena, as they pulled off a 122-121 upset over the Memphis Grizzlies (31-14), who had won 11 straight games. Throughout the cold night […]

The Golden State Warriors earned their best road win of the season on Friday night, holding on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-114. The defending champions’ stunning victory was their first over a winning team away from Chase Center, and clinched their first successful road trip of 2022-23. Despite the loss, the Cavaliers’ 19-5 mark […]

The thoroughly depleted Golden State Warriors shocked the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night, holding on for a 120-114 victory that marks the defending champions’ first road triumph against a winning team this season. Less than 24 hours after playing 43 minutes in an overtime loss to the Boston Celtics, Jordan Poole hardly looked worse for […]

Between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Boston Celtics have loads of young talent. Yet, during Thursday night’s overtime thriller against the Golden State Warriors, 36-year-old Al Horford arguably had the best game. Horford’s stat line of 20 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks was not only crucial in Boston’s win over the defending champs, […]

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game is less than a month away, but Boston already has its mind on 2026. According to TNT, the Boston Celtics are looking to bid for the rights to host the 2026 NBA All-Star Game at TD Garden. TNT reported the Celtics are preparing to bid for the 2026 NBA All-Star […]

It’s safe to say the Golden State Warriors won’t be ending another rough road trip on a much-needed high note. Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins have all officially been ruled out for Friday’s game with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the second leg of a back-to-back after the defending champions fell to the […]

Tyrese Maxey’s move to the bench has done pretty well so far for the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers have won their last four games and Maxey has looked more and more comfortable coming off the bench. One of the biggest helpers Maxey has in his new role is Shake Milton. The steady guard is used […]

It was known that the Brooklyn Nets would go as far as Kyrie Irving takes them with Kevin Durant sidelined by an MCL sprain. The Nets dropped the first three games of Durant’s absence, with Irving missing Tuesday’s loss in San Antonio. With Irving back in the lineup Thursday against the Phoenix Suns, the engines […]

Joel Embiid just cannot be stopped right now. The Philadelphia 76ers’ superstar big man is on a legendary scoring tear after making some tweaks to his game throughout the years and becoming less dependent on post-up plays. Instead, the Sixers star is attacking defenses more like a wing with face-up dribbles while still using his […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (29-16) got their first look of the season at the Portland Trail Blazers (21-24) at the Moda Center in the fourth game of their road trip. The Sixers gave their fans that stayed up to watch a scare as they came too close for comfort from blowing a huge lead. They hung […]

The Golden State Warriors’ sudden starting lineup change against the Boston Celtics on Thursday didn’t quite lead them to victory. But just because the defending champions ultimately ell just short against the best team in the Eastern Conference on its home floor hardly means Steve Kerr will fall victim to prioritizing immediate result over long-term […]

The Golden State Warriors fell to the Boston Celtics 121-118 in overtime on Thursday. Here are three key observations from the defending champions’ heart-breaking loss to their NBA Finals counterparts. Golden State dies by crunch-time three The missed three-pointer the Warriors will remember most from this heart-breaking loss came in the waning moments of regulation. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers can’t buy a whistle in the most critical moments of close ballgames. For the third loss in a row, the NBA’s Last 2 Minute report went against the Lakers, in relation to how the refs handled situations that directly affected the final result. The latest example comes from the Lakers’ 116-111 […]

Steph Curry is still working back to his pre-injury form. But the Golden State Warriors superstar flashed it on Monday in his team’s comeback victory over the Washington Wizards, scoring 12 of his game-high 41 points and hitting all three of his triples in the final stanza to help secure a rare road win for […]

It looked like we moved a step closer to the inevitable happening with the New England Patriots’ offensive coordinator situation. Bill O’Brien interviewed for New England’s vacant offensive coordinator role on Thursday morning, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Monday Morning Quarterback’s Albert Breer reported. Rapaport called O’Brien a “top candidate,” while Breer said he’s […]

Elijah Moore shocked New York Jets teammates and coaches with a vicious outburst against now-former offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur during the 2022 season, The Athletic’s Zack Rosenblatt reported Thursday. Rosenblatt says Moore ripped into LaFleur at practice ahead of the Jets’ Week 9 game against the Denver Broncos. Reportedly, the wide receiver told the OC […]

After the franchise’s first road win in three decades Monday evening in Tampa Bay, the Dallas Cowboys have earned a chance to pay the San Francisco 49ers back for last year’s playoff loss. On Monday night the Cowboys put on arguably their best performance over the last two seasons, led by Dak Prescott’s career night. […]

Since his introductory press conference, Darvin Ham has oft-stated that his top priority as Los Angeles Lakers head coach is to healthily manage LeBron James’ workload. “We’re really, really player-health conscious,” Ham said in June. “That will be my No. 1 goal: to try to lessen some of the wear and tear on LeBron because […]

For the most part, LeBron James has been pleased with the Los Angeles Lakers’ recent quality of play, despite the fact that they’ve lost three of their past four games. The Lakers have turned the ball over a total of nine times over the past two games and lost those three games by a total […]

The Golden State Warriors are slowly but surely inching closer to full-strength. Steve Kerr told reporters that Jonathan Kuminga and JaMychal Green scrimmaged with seldom-used teammates on Wednesday and are doubtful for Thursday’s matchup with the Boston Celtics. James Wiseman, meanwhile, didn’t participate in live action and is a bit further away from making his […]

Following an early-season suspension that nearly ended his time in Brooklyn, Kyrie Irving returned to the Nets and has been among the NBA’s top guards. Irving has averaged 25.2 points on 49/39/89 shooting splits during that span, with Brooklyn posting the league’s second-best record (20-7). Irving’s clutch play carried Brooklyn down the stretch of several […]

The New York Jets have some heavy lifting to do this offseason. All-Pro defensive lineman Quinnen Williams is up for a contract extension and the Jets are in the market for a veteran quarterback. Neither move will come cheaply. The Jets will need to make several difficult roster decisions in order to create enough salary […]

Nathaniel Hackett bombed as coach of the Denver Broncos, but could he be the answer for the New York Jets as offensive coordinator? We may soon find out as the Jets are reportedly interviewing Hackett for their OC vacancy, per ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Hackett was fired by the Broncos 15 games into his first season […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid started playing basketball late for someone who’s now a professional player. The Sixers star played soccer and volleyball as a child, but picked up basketball at the age of 15. Within four years, Embiid was a superstar center at the University of Kansas, averaging 11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 2.6 […]

A week after they announced they would be looking for a new offensive coordinator, the New England Patriots took the first steps in that process on Wednesday. The Patriots have requested to interview Vikings wide receivers coach Keenan McCardell for the job and they’ll interview tight ends coach Nick Caley on Wednesday, the NFL Network […]