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Currently the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference at 26-28, the Los Angeles Lakers are teetering and on the brink of wasting a season of LeBron James. Every game from here on out is must-win for the Lakers and their $44.2 million starting point guard looks like a colossal offseason mistake. Westbrook’s shortcomings at […]

The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off an important overtime win against the New York Knicks at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday. The team’s highest-paid player, Russell Westbrook, did not take part in OT. After struggling mightily throughout regulation, Lakers head coach Frank Vogel kept Westbrook on the bench for the duration of the extra period, opting […]

The Charlotte Hornets fell to the Miami Heat 104-86 on Saturday night. With that loss, the Hornets are on a four-game losing skid and have slid down to the 9th spot in the eastern conference. It was just a rough shooting stretch and sloppy turnovers that led to the Hornets downfall, but that wasn’t even […]

The Charlotte Hornets got off to a hot start on the season. As of late though, they have struggled to put points up and are in the midst of a four game losing streak. Their offense looks egregious for a team that has been one of the better offenses in the league. In a loss […]

In a Saturday surprise, LeBron James could return to the Los Angeles Lakers lineup to face the New York Knicks on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. LeBron has missed the past five games with left knee soreness and swelling (here’s everything we know about the injury, up to this point). Because […]

The LA Clippers practiced Saturday for the first time since January 5th. It also marked the first time since late December that Paul George was seen doing any kind of activity with a basketball. About 25 minutes prior to practice, George was seen speaking with assistant coach Brian Shaw and taking warm up jumpers, but […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ primary goal in Friday’s shocking trade with the LA Clippers was saving money. They not only ducked below the luxury tax this season, making the franchise and billionaire owner Jody Allen subject to the most lucrative distribution of tax penalties in league history, but also shaved considerable money off their books […]

The Charlotte Hornets lost a nail bitter to the Cleveland Cavaliers, 102-101, after some insane calls. The Hornets had to claw back into this one to even make it competitive. For a bulk of the game they were down by double digits and it started to look pretty grim. In the fourth quarter, the Hornets […]

The Portland Trail Blazers welcomed the Oklahoma City Thunder to Moda Center on Friday night, but his team’s chances of avenging a blowout loss only four days earlier wasn’t the focus of Chauncey Billups’ pregame presser. Instead, the rookie head coach shed some much-needed light on Portland’s stunning trade that sent Norman Powell and Robert […]

The Brooklyn Nets find themselves the center of trade rumors with six days to go before the deadline. While it was Kyrie Irving who occupied headlines for most of the season over his vaccination status, lately it has been James Harden who has been under the microscope. Many analysts think Harden is the next disgruntled […]

Another year, another trade for the LA Clippers following a game-winner. This time, LA has traded within their own conference. On Friday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported a trade between the Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers that would send Norman Powell and Robert Covington to LA and Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, and Keon Johnson to Portland. […]

This season, Tyrese Maxey has been one of the brightest storylines for the Philadelphia 76ers. The second-year guard was thrust into a full-time starting role and did more than hold his own. Maxey is currently fresh off going toe-to-toe with Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant and coming away victorious. That’s an impressive feat for someone […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Since Klay Thompson returned to the Golden State Warriors’ lineup, he has reached milestones left and right. In his first game of the season, he scored his 12,000th point in his career, and he became the second-fastest ever to reach 1,800 3-pointers. The only player to reach that mark faster is Stephen […]

After the 2022 NBA All-Star reserves were announced on TNT Thursday night, all of Charlotte had to be out outraged due to the Hornets getting snubbed. Neither LaMelo Ball nor Miles Bridges were selected after many assumed at least one of them would make it. Unfortunately, that just wasn’t the case. Other first-time All-Stars in […]

LOS ANGELES — Tyronn Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers knew this would be coming, but it hasn’t made it any easier. With the NBA’s trade deadline rapidly approaching on Feb. 10, the Clippers are stuck having to decide where they want to go with the futures of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George uncertain. Trade deadline […]

LOS ANGELES — Thanks to superstar Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers have been considered one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference this season. The Los Angeles Lakers have not been great, due in large part to LeBron James and Anthony Davis’ injuries. If you ask Los Angeles Clippers forward Marcus Morris, though, there […]

We are less than a week away from the 2022 NBA trade deadline and no significant moves have been made yet. This isn’t because every team is perfectly content with their situation, nor is it because of a shortage of sellers. More likely, it has to do with a league-wide freeze because of teams monitoring […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors rookie Moses Moody got his third straight start Thursday night against the Sacramento Kings. Since he started playing big minutes, Moody has received a lot of praise from fans, teammates and, most importantly, his head coach Steve Kerr. Kerr was asked about his decision to choose the rookie from […]

LOS ANGELES – Tyronn Lue and the LA Clippers have been hoping for a Kawhi Leonard return at some point during this 2021-22 season, but time is quickly running out. The team played its 54th game of the season on Thursday, defeating their crosstown rival Los Angeles Lakers. During the game, the TNT broadcast provided […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors All-Star Draymond Green spoke to the media for the first time in weeks about his injury. He said that he would love to be back on the court in three to four weeks, but there’s no guarantee that will happen. The three-time champion explained why when he spoke with […]

Had the Los Angeles Lakers prevented Los Angeles Clippers guard Reggie Jackson from scoring a go-ahead layup in transition with 4.1 seconds to go, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook would be in much cheerier spirits in their postgame press conferences minutes later. Instead, Jackson spun through the “double-team” of Austin Reaves and Westbrook and converted […]

LeBron James will miss his fifth consecutive game when the Los Angeles Lakers face the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night. It will be the second straight game James has missed while being listed as “doubtful” on the injury report. What else did we learn on Thursday about the status of LeBron’s […]

The Golden State Warriors brought back Andre Iguodala on a minimum deal this past summer, and although he has missed a bunch of games, the deal has still been a success. Unfortunately, the 38-year-old last played Jan. 20 against the Indiana Pacers. A lingering knee injury bothered him earlier this season that wound up causing […]

The Brooklyn Nets have had a tough week. Kevin Durant isn’t healthy enough to suit up yet as he continues to rehab from the sprained MCL he sustained last month. With Durant out, the Nets have hit a brutal six-game losing streak that has James Harden hinting at possible “internal” issues. With Kyrie Irving only […]

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball strolled into Boston and had a career night against the Celtics on Wednesday. Ball dropped a career-high 38 points on an efficient 50 percent shooting clip, getting whatever he wanted on the offensive end of the floor. While the Hornets suffered a tough 113-107 loss, Boston had no answers for […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers both took the floor on Wednesday night without franchise-defining superstars. What proved the biggest difference in the Blazers’ third straight loss? Los Angeles has another one. Portland fell to the Lakers 99-94 at Crypto.com Arena, missing Damian Lillard more than ever with its starting backcourt struggling from […]

Where would the Los Angeles Lakers be without Carmelo Anthony? Probably a season-worst 24-28, mired in a four-game losing skid, and three games up on the Portland Trail Blazers for the no. 10 — 10! — seed in the Western Conference. Instead, following an ugly, but crucial (coincidentally, the name of my next ’90s alt-emo […]

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 […]