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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will be out indefinitely with an abdominal strain. The team surprisingly ruled LeBron out for Thursday night’s matchup versus the Oklahoma City Thunder with what they called a “rectus abdominis strain” (upper ab). Rectus abdominis, FYI https://t.co/T64nYB3Glk pic.twitter.com/vKjFa9SHmp — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) November 4, 2021 The Lakers did not […]

Through eight games so far, the Brooklyn Nets sit at 5-3, just 1.5 games out of first place in the East. Kevin Durant has played like an MVP. James Harden struggled out of the gates, but he’s starting to regain that All-Star form. The team has spoken about the Kyrie Irving-sized void in their lineup. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without LeBron James for Thursday night’s game vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers updated James’ status to OUT for the OKC game on Thursday morning. However, he won’t miss the affair due to the ankle soreness that caused him to miss two games last week — including the […]

The Golden State Warriors couldn’t ask for a better start to the season. Players are getting healthy, and they are winning games at the same time. Their most recent victory was against the young and talented Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night, 114-92. Here are three takeaways from that very entertaining game on ESPN. 3 Warriors […]

The Brooklyn Nets improved to 5-3 with a third straight victory, this time over a fellow contender in the Atlanta Hawks. The Nets now hold the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference, though the Washington Wizards and New York Knicks share the same record. Still, it’s clear Brooklyn is starting to hit its stride, […]

The Charlotte Hornets kicked off their five-game road trip with a loss to the Golden State Warriors, 114-92. It was a tightly contested game in the first half. The Hornets found themselves down by one point going into the break, but all hell broke loose in the third quarter. Everyone on the Warriors got going […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are heading home to Rip City winless following Wednesday’s disappointing 107-104 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, finishing a quick Eastern Conference road trip 0-3. Here are three key takeaways from another frustrating Blazers defeat. The Wrong Kind of Dame Time Lillard’s fingerprints were all over crunch-time…just not in the way Rip […]

After a rocky start, the Los Angeles Lakers are already righting the ship. Following an uptick in play from Russell Westbrook, blistering shooting from Carmelo Anthony, age-defying theatrics from LeBron James, and All-NBA-caliber two-way ball from Anthony Davis, the Lakers have won five of six games. Of course, it’s not all fixed. The Lakers are […]

Sometimes, things don’t have to be so complicated. For instance, when the Los Angeles Lakers four active NBA75 members (sorry, Dwight) — LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis, and Carmelo Anthony — each bring their A-game at home against a lottery team, the Lakers are probably going to win that game. Albeit, barely. The Lakers […]

There are generally two ways star prospects go through their rookie year. The first way is the consistently-good-out-of-the-gate player like Evan Mobley who may not put up star stat lines, but you can tell they’re a couple of years away from happening. The second is the player who shows flashes of something special, but can’t […]

The 2021-22 NBA season began with a rule change that most fans are enjoying. It also started with a ball change for the entire league. The NBA switched from using a Spalding ball to the new Wilson brand version. Just like every change, the swap created some early controversy amongst players. “I think the ball […]

There’s not a single player in the NBA that isn’t good at basketball. However, there are only a few extraordinary players in the NBA. Steve Kerr has had the privilege to see two of the greatest to play the game up close and personal. Those two are Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and his […]

The most shocking slump of Damian Lillard’s career continued on Monday, the Portland Trail Blazers franchise player needing 20 shots to score as many points while going 2-of-9 from three in a dispiriting loss to the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers. A seven-game sample size isn’t near big enough to draw any meaningful conclusions, but especially about […]

Paul George and the LA Clippers are two weeks through their 2021-22 NBA schedule, and so far, it hasn’t been pretty. The team’s gotten off to a 2-4 start, unfortunately wasting two fantastic Paul George games in the process. How much of their struggles are things that are actually concerning right now? Here’s a look […]

As expected, the Los Angeles Lakers season has already been a roller-coaster. Eventful, compelling, ever-changing, mildly successful. Understandably, they look like a group developing chemistry, learning schemes, navigating injuries (including LeBron James), and finding a groove. They’ve suffered three ugly losses, pulled out two gritty wins, and, most recently, posted two encouraging performances against lottery […]

When the NBA announced it would be ending its partnership with Spalding last year, it took many by surprise. The league’s basketball partner since 1983, Spalding made custom-made basketballs for the NBA for nearly 40 years. Starting this season, the Wilson ball became the NBA’s official ball. Early returns may not be so great, and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers came into Spectrum Center and took a win away from the Charlotte Hornets. Miles Bridges and Co. dug themselves in a major hole in the first 12 minutes of play, going down by 19 points after the opening quarter 40-21. “We’ve been able to dig ourselves out of holes in the past, […]

The Toronto Raptors (read: Huskies) and New York Knickerbockers played (one of) the first NBA game on this day 75 years ago. And goodness, did both teams deliver quite an anniversary performance, with threes raining down from the heavens, snapping mesh like the clashing of cymbals. Bing bong! Ultimately, Toronto came away on top in […]

Winning on the second night of a road back-to-back is tough in the NBA, especially for teams based on the West coast facing Eastern Conference foes. Don’t expect the Portland Trail Blazers to take any solace from that reality considering the quality of Monday’s competition, though. The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Blazers 113-103 at Wells […]

The wait is almost over for Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. The center the franchise chose with the No. 2 pick in the 2020 draft James Wiseman is nearly ready to return to the court. Wiseman’s rookie season was cut short last year due to a meniscus injury, and he hasn’t played or […]

The Golden State Warriors gave an injury update on second-year center James Wiseman Monday afternoon. After suffering a meniscus injury last season that ended his rookie season, he is nearing a return to the court. Wiseman can now participate in everything in practice besides scrimmaging. After practice, Steve Kerr spoke with the media about Wiseman’s […]

If you happened to notice LeBron James sitting in the stands at Staples Center on Sunday night — no it wasn’t the Los Angeles Lakers star time-traveling — thought I wouldn’t put it past him, considering his ability to turn back the clock. However, you wouldn’t be blamed for being spooked by the eerie (and hilarious) […]

PLAYA VISTA – Tyronn Lue has shown his ability to adjust on the fly when he sees something that needs tweaking. That was on full display this past postseason when the LA Clippers faced multiple 0-2 deficits, and it’s likely he’ll have to make some adjustments very soon. The Clippers have started their 2021-22 season […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, the oldest team in the NBA, believe their collective wisdom, experience, and talent will outweigh any mileage concerns. On Sunday, in their 95-85 win over the Houston Rockets — and not for the first time this season at Staples Center — two Lakers future Hall of Famers, LeBron James and Carmelo […]

The Portland Trail Blazers squandered a seven-point halftime lead on Sunday, falling to the Charlotte Hornets 125-113 on the first leg of a tough Eastern Conference back-to-back. Here are three takeaways from the Blazers’ Halloween loss to Charlotte, one highlighted by another sinister shooting night from Damian Lillard. Porous Second-Half Defense Portland got control of […]

The Charlotte Hornets improved to 5-2 after a win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. This was arguably one of the Hornets’ most cohesive team wins. They finished the game with 36 assists and it’s worth noting LaMelo Ball didn’t lead the squad in assists in the victory. It was Miles Bridges, who […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors are out to a 5-1 start to the season after destroying the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. The Warriors’ only defeat so far came at the hands of Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies in overtime. They’ve shown their depth without Klay Thompson, so the near future […]

San Francisco, CA – The Golden State Warriors took down the Oklahoma City Thunder for the second time this season. But one of the highlights of the postgame interviews was about the NBA rule change and Brooklyn Nets star James Harden. Draymond Green: "Can I say how satisfying it's been to watch the game of […]

There are few more dreaded days on the calendar for an NBA coach than an extended trip to Los Angeles. It doesn’t matter how good either team is at that moment in time, because the headache for coaches stems from the nightlife scene. To be clear, there are other NBA cities with great nightlife for […]

At 3-3 to begin the regular season, we’ve already learned a few things about the Brooklyn Nets. But rather than react, it’s always more fun to overreact.  We brought you our 5 overreactions following the Nets home opener. Let’s see how much has changed after the subsequent five contests. An interesting element of the Nets’ […]

If the LA Clippers are going to make a push for a playoff spot, with or without Kawhi Leonard, Paul George is going to need some help. The Clippers dropped their fourth game in five contests on Friday night to the Portland Trail Blazers, 111-92. The game featured another spectacular performance by George, who finished […]

In his postgame press conference, Frank Vogel’s talked about the Los Angeles Lakers‘ progress in terms of home construction. “We’re like building a house,” he said. “You know, you’re building a house or you’re putting on an addition, you got all these construction workers in your house and it’s a pain … and there’s plastic […]

The funniest part of the NBA season occurs in the first two weeks. We have a very limited amount of data to work with, but people feel the need to start drawing conclusions from it. This applies to the Houston Rockets; though we’ll get there in a minute. For example about early season overreactions, James […]

The Portland Trail Blazers put forth another stellar team-wide effort on Friday night at Moda Center, defeating the LA Clippers 111-92 despite Paul George going off for a typically smooth 42 points. Not bad for a Portland team that fell to the Clippers by 30 points earlier this week in a performance that Chauncey Billups […]

The Charlotte Hornets split their Florida road trip games after losing to the Miami Heat on Friday night. Charlotte got off to a sluggish start against the South Beach franchise, finding themselves down by 18 points going into halftime. For his part, Hornets head coach James Borrego said that they need to just get off […]

Just a few nights after Joe Harris broke the Brooklyn Nets’ franchise record for triples made, we had another milestone on Friday. This time, it’s courtesy of LaMarcus Aldridge. Aldridge has had quite the journey. The seven-time All-Star joined the Nets last season but only appeared in five games as he had to suddenly retire […]

The James Harden haters were getting a little too comfy recently. One of the biggest storylines during the early portion of the 2021-22 NBA season has been league officials cracking down on “non-basketball” moves.  The Brooklyn Nets superstar, who holds the reputation as a player with all of the tricks of the trade in his bag, became […]

To start or not to start? That is, apparently, one of the early-season questions surrounding Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Lakers. The new-look and injury-ravaged Lakers have gotten off to an eventful 2-3 start. Except for a stellar outing against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday (without LeBron James) that encapsulated Westbrook’s regular-season value […]

C.J. McCollum began last season playing the best basketball of his life for the Portland Trail Blazers. Long pigeonholed into the very good but not-good-enough category of a team’s second-best player, he broke from that mold over the first 13 games of 2020-21, providing Portland a much-needed sense of upward mobility in the Western Conference. […]