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Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks received a rather shocking news update ahead of Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns, with Thanasis Antetokounmpo being listed as out. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Giannis’ brother entered the health and safety protocols, which effectively sidelined him for the crucial showdown in […]

The 2021 NBA Finals, while not featuring teams many basketball fans predicted prior to the season would try to take each other’s heads off, is surprisingly entertaining. The Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks have traded blows in the form of home wins. The series is now tied. Chris Paul is just as close to […]

The Los Angeles Rams have made some solid moves to improve the roster for the 2021 NFL season. After trading Jared Goff away for Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles has put themselves in the mix to win the NFC West this season. With a ton of weapons on the offense and one of the best defenses […]

The Tennessee Titans enter 2021 training camp with one of the best rosters in the league. They’re the favorite to win the AFC South and hope to make a deep run in the playoffs after underperforming in the postseason. With Julio Jones on the offense and a revamped defense, the Titans look to be an […]

The Miami Dolphins played well last year and nearly made the playoffs. They hope to have an improved season in 2021, though, the Buffalo Bills are favored to win the AFC East ahead of 2021 training camp. Even so, the Dolphins have a shot at making the postseason but will need the entire roster to […]

The Milwaukee Bucks travel back to Arizona looking to get the first road victory of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.  It’s time to continue our NBA Finals odds series and make a Bucks-Suns Game 5 prediction and pick. The Bucks hold an overall record of 14-7 in the postseason and are […]

Just when you thought the NBA Finals were going to be lopsided, the Milwaukee Bucks come roaring right back. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. have tied the series at two apiece, with Chris Paul and the Suns heading back to Phoenix with their title dreams in the balance. CP3 spoke to reporters on Friday right before […]

When LeBron James did not react publicly to Chris Paul making the NBA Finals with the Phoenix Suns, there were assumptions they were secretly beefing or that the Los Angeles Lakers star is just not happy. However, as CP3 revealed, that was not the case at all. Speaking to the media on Friday ahead of […]

There are no two ways about it. Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul just didn’t look like himself during Wednesday’s Game 4 loss against the Milwaukee Bucks. This has unsurprisingly brought about some doubt as to the 36-year-old’s health and whether or not he’s playing through an injury. Paul himself has addressed the injury narrative, and […]

Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns ended in dramatic fashion–finally. The first three games of the series didn’t do that, but Giannis Antetokounmpo had an outstanding block on Suns center Deandre Ayton that ended up sealing the deal as the Bucks went on to tie the NBA Finals […]

Team USA is dealing with some roster issues after some early exhibition struggles, with Bradley Beal and Kevin Love now out of the Olympics and Jerami Grant in health and safety protocols. JaVale McGee and Keldon Johnson were just selected to replace Beal and Love, and it’s unclear if Grant will be able to play. […]

After the Milwaukee Bucks were humiliated by the Miami Heat in the second round of the bubble playoffs, everybody knew there would be significant changes to the roster, especially with Giannis Antetokounmpo’s big contract decision coming up. Many turned to Chris Paul as a possible trade target, and the Bucks reportedly did consider a run […]

The Tennessee Titans enter training camp with one of the most stacked rosters in the NFL. After going 11-5 last year, the front office found a way to improve the offense even more so by adding Julio Jones. What’s more impressive, is the Titans aggressively changed their defensive roster, bringing in Bud Dupree, Janoris Jenkins, […]

The 2021 NBA Finals have been one for the ages, as the series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns is tied up at 2-2. On Saturday night, we’ll see who can gain the advantage in a pivotal Game 5 matchup. Based on how the first four games have gone, the next one should come […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns have done a tremendous job thus far in gifting the entire basketball world with what has become a truly epic NBA Finals matchup. It wasn’t too long ago, however, that we all presumed that it was going to be the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets who […]

The 2021 NBA Finals have been spectacular thus far. The series is tied 2-2 after the Milwaukee Bucks pulled off a Game 4 win over the Phoenix Suns. It’s been back and forth so far, and it looks like this series could go the distance. A Giannis Antetokounmpo block — reminding some of the 2016 […]

Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul stunk it up in Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks, and his awful turnover in the final minute helped seal the deal. Paul literally just fell down and fumbled the ball away with the Suns down two points, leading to a Jrue Holiday steal and Khris […]

At 35 years old Chris Paul has made his first NBA Finals appearance in his career. He’s making the most of it, as he has played well so far for the Phoenix Suns. Without his veteran leadership, the Suns likely wouldn’t have made it this far in the playoffs this year. Even so, the Milwaukee […]

Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul has had an incredible playoff run, but he was absolutely dreadful in Wednesday’s 109-103 Game 4 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals. Paul only had 10 points on 5-of-13 shooting to go along with seven assists, five turnovers and four rebounds in the defeat, and his brutal […]

Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns lived up to all the hype. In what turned out to be a roller coaster ride of a game, it was the Bucks who rallied from 6 points down to start the 4th quarter to win by 6 points themselves. Khris Middleton […]

After the Game 4 win by the Milwaukee Bucks, the NBA Finals is now tied at two games apiece. It’s the closest game of the series thus far. Both teams never led by double digits and the game was decided in the final minutes. A closer look at the game would reveal exactly why the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo went all The Incredible Hulk in the dying moments of Game 4 on Wednesday, helping the Milwaukee Bucks escaped a close one against the Phoenix Suns. But while The Incredible Hulk is cool, a more appropriate comparison for Giannis might be LeBron James, especially after he made a crucial block against Deandre Ayton […]

The Milwaukee Bucks took Game 4 in the 2021 NBA Finals, but it was definitely not without controversy. In a game where Devin Booker was largely limited by foul trouble, the Phoenix Suns star appeared to pick up his sixth personal foul against Jrue Holiday on a fastbreak attempt. Check out the obvious foul against […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t expect he would be able to pull off his clutch block Deandre Ayton inn Game 4, so it goes without saying that even his Milwaukee Bucks teammates like Khris Middleton are just as surprised. In fact, in his post-game presser following their 109-10 win against the Phoenix Suns, Middleton shared his disbelief […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has had some pretty peculiar substitution patterns in the last couple of NBA Finals appearances. The Milwaukee Bucks star finally admitted to what exactly has been holding him back. Apparently, it was his bladder. Giannis made the hilarious admission after the Bucks’ resounding Game 4 win against the Phoenix Suns. “I went to […]

The NBA Finals hasn’t been in lacking in stellar individual performances. In Game 4 on Wednesday, Khris Middleton and Devin Booker both showed up to the match with one thing in mind: Get buckets. Middleton and Booker had a memorable scoring duel as the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns battled back and forth, with the […]

If there’s one guy who’s probably going to have a hard time sleeping tonight, it’s Chris Paul. The Phoenix Suns blew a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter, allowing the Milwaukee Bucks to steal Game 4 on Wednesday, 109-103. To do away with hyperbole, Paul was bad. The veteran floor general only finished with 1o […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo was at the right place at the right time in Game 4 for Milwaukee Bucks with an incredible game-saving block on DeAndre Ayton. But, according to the two-time MVP himself, he actually thought he was going to get dunked on by the Phonix Suns center in that crucial play late in the fourth. […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker erupted for 42 points in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks, but that’s not the only thing people talk about his performance in the NBA Finals. Booker figured in a controversial no-call in the fourth quarter. During a fastbreak attempt, Jrue Holiday was blocked by the Suns guard; however, upon […]

The Phoenix Suns were firmly in the driver’s seat of the 2021 NBA Finals after Game 2. But now after Game 4 they stare at 2-2 series, as the Milwaukee Bucks have stormed right back to tie the score. Suns head coach Monty Williams gave an impassioned speech in the locker room after their deflating […]

Phoenix Suns superstar Chris Paul has been a bit careless with the basketball in the past few games against the Milwaukee Bucks which might be a cause of concern. The 36-year-old once again struggled on the road in Game 4 against the Bucks, scoring just 10 points while turning the ball over five times en […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker went nuclear in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks as he made his way to join Wilt Chamberlain in the playoffs history books. While it all went for naught after the Suns fell to the Bucks, 109-103, Booker’s performance is still one for the ages. After all, he just recorded […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have stormed back to tie the NBA Finals, and one solitary play might have been the biggest difference. Giannis Antetokounmpo rejected Phoenix Suns big man Deandre Ayton at the rim to preserve a 2-point lead, in what might go down as an iconic moment in NBA history. Relive the amazing play in […]

Andre Iguodala was absolutely hyped after witnessing Giannis Antetokounmpo’s monster clutch block on Deandre Ayton in Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks-Phoenix Suns NBA Finals series. In fact, he couldn’t help but compare it to LeBron James’ own iconic block. On Twitter, Iguodala called the block “crazy” before mentioning it was like what LeBron did […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker continues to book himself—lame pun intended—into the NBA annals. After struggling mightily in their Game 3 loss against the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals, Booker woke up on Wednesday with vengeance in his mind. He exploded for 42 points in Game 4 on 17-of-28 shooting from the field. Because […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo (and his long arms) saved the series for the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns with an incredibly clutch defensive stop on DeAndre Ayton. The two-man game between Devin Booker and Ayton has been lethal for the Suns but when the game is on the line, Giannis made sure to […]

Phoenix Suns forward Jae Crowder flopped his way to draw a foul on Milwaukee Bucks forward Pat Connaughton in the third quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The 31-year-old has been one of the main protagonists of the series with his on-court antics and his acting job had Connaughton, as well as everyone […]

Devin Booker just got away with what was a potentially series-shifting call at the time. The Phoenix Suns star blatantly made contact with Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday on a fastbreak attempt. The foul would have been Booker’s 6th, disqualifying him for the rest of the game. But the refs swallowed their whistles and let […]

Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker just made history by achieving something that no one in the history of the NBA has done. In Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks, Booker etched his name in the record books by scoring the most points ever points in his first-ever playoff appearance. As per StatMuse, the 24-year-old has […]