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Every NBA Championship contender needs at least one player who can do the dirty work. A guy who will embrace the challenge of defending the star player on the opposing team. There is no room for timidity and hesitation in this role. Despite the recent Kevin Durant setbacks, the Phoenix Suns can take solace knowing […]

Trading for Kevin Durant was a game-changing move for the Phoenix Suns. They not only acquired a two-time champion and a bonafide All-Star, but arguably the best player in the NBA today who could potentially fire them towards a first-ever championship. What makes Durant so great is his efficiency when it comes to shooting the […]

After making a historic run all the way to the NBA Finals in 2021, the Phoenix Suns followed it by a disappointing 33-point loss in game seven versus the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Semifinals. They came into 2022 NBA free agency needing to make some important signings to improve the team. Without knowing […]

The Phoenix Suns continue to make a flurry of moves in free agency, making two key additions on Saturday to get Chris Paul and Devin Booker more help. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Suns are trading for Jock Landale from the Atlanta Hawks to add another big man to their roster. It […]

Isaiah Thomas has had an eventful return to the court after a nearly eight-month-long absence from the NBA as a free agent. Now that he is off of his couch and onto the Los Angeles Lakers, he is making use of the time away from home and is trying to help the Lakers win games. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been in the gutter of the NBA for a couple of seasons now. Aside from one playoff stint in 2018, after the Jimmy Butler trade, the Wolves have not made the postseason in 17 years. Since then, they have had 11 head coaches, a plethora of NBA talent on their rosters, […]

Stephen A. Smith has found himself in hot waters for his latest comments about Team USA losing to Nigeria in their pre-Olympic exhibition, and sure enough, Nigerian NBA players like Precious Achiuwa and Josh Okogie didn’t like what the veteran broadcaster said about them. The ESPN sports analyst recently went on a huge tirade to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are taking some concrete steps to battle racism by teaming up with The Minneapolis Foundation to “address systemic inequities and translate community anger into actions,” the team announced Wednesday. The Timberwolves are being joined by the WNBA’s Lynx in this initiative. Minneapolis is ground zero of all the unrest that has gripped the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves players Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Okogie attended a rally on Friday at Minneapolis City Hall condemning the death of George Floyd. Multiple speakers called for charges against the police officers after Floyd died in police custody on Monday. Okogie and Towns stood alongside a host of community members at the press conference, including […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were unable to put an end to their losing streak against the Denver Nuggets. Regardless, guard Josh Okogie still managed to add a dunk to the highlight reel. Okogie was able to take full advantage of a a lack of box-out from the Nuggets with a thunderous put-back dunk during the second […]

Minnesota Timberwolves second-year shooting guard Josh Okogie announces that he’ll be competing for the Nigerian men’s national team in the 2019 FIBA World Cup. It is with great pride that I want to announce that I will be representing my country, Nigeria, in the World Cup this year in China! pic.twitter.com/etn45OE5m1 — Josh Okogie (@CallMe_NonStop) […]

Chris Paul of the Oklahoma City Thunder just schooled Harry Giles, Josh Okogie, and Coby White at his own basketball academy. Peep the clip below as posted by Ballislife.com. Chris Paul was gettin some buckets at his own Academy this morning!! 👀 @CP3 pic.twitter.com/ohkrIaBJCM — Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 21, 2019 As observed, Paul put on […]

Earlier Tuesday, news broke that Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins would not be playing for the Canadian national team in the 2019 Basketball World Cup. However, the Timberwolves do have at least one player interested in playing in the FIBA tournament. Josh Okogie has expressed his interest in playing for the Nigerian team this summer, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have quite an interesting positional battle going on in the two-guard spot with the new season fast approaching. Sophomore shooting guard Josh Okogie and sixth overall pick Jarrett Culver will be in an all-out head-to-head battle to secure the starting shooting guard gig for the 2019-20 season. Nevertheless, Okogie himself had nothing […]

Josh Okogie’s rise to fame was when he blocked James Harden’s dreaded step back 3-pointer. Now, the Minnesota Timberwolves guard shared some tips on how to defend the unstoppable move. In an appearance on NBA TV, the 20-year-old shared that to stop Harden’s step back, you have to be ready for it. This means that […]

Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Josh Okogie gave their home crowd a treat on Sunday night with several highlight plays, which made their fans more excited about his potential. Okogie, the 20th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, threw down several monster slams for the Timberwolves. The first one came in the 3:18 mark of the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose was asked to pick which block was better: Josh Okogie’s rejection of Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden or Anthony Tolliver’s swat on Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Both blocks were stellar. Okogie blocked Harden on his patented step-back 3-pointer, while Tolliver stuffed Antetokounmpo on a dunk attempt. Rose says he liked both blocks, […]

Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Josh Okogie has developed into a key contributor during his rookie campaign and has parlayed that early excellence into a spot on the NBA Rising Stars Challenge roster. With many getting to see the Lagos, Nigeria, native for the first time Friday, he showed up with this monster put-back jam over the […]

You can probably count on one hand how many players have blocked one of James Harden’s step-back three-point attempts. Well, add Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Josh Okogie to that short list. In the third quarter of their meeting on Wednesday night, Harden tried to dance around Okogie, first attempting to get him to bite on a […]

During the Los Angeles Clippers contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Wolves rookie Josh Okogie caught an alley-oop from halfcourt from Jeff Teague. if you aren't into halfcourt-alley-oop-and-ones we can't help you pic.twitter.com/KrilZgMQbB — Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) February 12, 2019 Okogie this season has been excellent for the Wolves. He’s averaged 22.4 minutes, scoring 7.3 points, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Utah Jazz faced off at the Vivint Smart Home Arena on Friday. Wolves rookie guard Josh Okogie brought down the entire house with a nasty slam on both Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Josh Okogie on Rudy Gobert. Nasty. pic.twitter.com/VbuHGItAwt — Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) January 26, 2019 The Jazz ended up […]

Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Josh Okogie is rapidly staking his claim for more minutes under head coach Tom Thibodeau, one known to favor his starters and play them for heavy minutes. Standing at 6-foot-4, Okogie has had to battle for each and every one of his chances, stuck as a tweener between the point guard and […]

Despite the two months of drama swarming over the Minnesota Timberwolves, forward Jimmy Butler has left his stamp on the roster he left behind after being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. Rookie Josh Okogie dispelled any rumors of the four-time All-Star being a toxic presence in the locker room. “I know a lot of people […]

With Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Jimmy Butler out due to rest, guard Josh Okogie is getting the opportunity to play minutes against the Portland Trail Blazers. As such, Okogie becomes the latest player to put Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic on a poster with this thunderous dunk. JOSH OKOGIE TAKES FLIGHT! 🛩️💥😱#AllEyesNorth 21#RipCity 19 📺: NBALP pic.twitter.com/mzYB1y4aNm […]

The upcoming 2018 NBA Draft is filled with players who can make an impact on teams right away. Though the Boston Celtics will not be selecting from the lottery this year, the depth of this draft almost guarantees that they can land a player who will contribute to their ballclub for years to come. Kyrie […]