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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis "Greek Freak" Antetokounmpo and Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors square off in the Eastern Conference Finals. (Image: Stacy Revere/Getty)

NBA East Finals Preview: Greek Freak and Bucks vs. Kawhi and Raptors

The two best teams during the NBA’s regular season will face off in the East Conference Finals with Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo the #1 Milwaukee Bucks (60-22) hosting superhero Kawhi Leonard and the #2 Toronto Raptors (58-24). The Bucks secured the best record in the NBA with 60 wins for […]

CJ McCollum of the Portland Trailblazers celebrating after their Game 7 win against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

CJ McCollum Drops 37, Portland Blazers Beat Nuggets in Game 7

CJ McCollum scored 37 points including a huge jump shot with 12 seconds remaining to help push the Portland Trail Blazers over the Denver Nuggets to a 100-96 victory in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The Blazers trailed 3-2 at one point in this series. They avoided an […]

Head coach Frank Vogel on the sidelines of an Orlando Magic game in 2018. (Image: John Raoux/AP)

LA Lakers Hire Frank Vogel After Ty Lue Talks Break Down

The Los Angeles Lakers finally have a new head coach, Frank Vogel, after both Monty Williams and Ty Lue turned down the job. Vogel signed a three-year contract with the Lakers. The Lakers went 37-45 last season. The team fired former head coach Luke Walton the day after the season […]

Klay Thompson (left) and Steph Curry (right) lead the Golden State Warriors to a series win in Game 6 against the Houston Rockets in Houston, Texas. (Image: Bill Baptist/Getty)

Warriors KO Rockets 4th Time in Last 5 Years, Advance Without Durant

The Golden State Warriors, playing Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals without All-Stars Kevin Durant, went on the road and defeated the Houston Rockets 118-113 to knock them out of the NBA playoffs for the fourth time in the last five seasons. Klay Thompson and Steph Curry combined for […]

Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors injures his calf against the Houston Rockets during a playoff game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA. (Image: Ezra Shaw/Getty)

Warriors Win Game 5, But Lose Kevin Durant to Calf Injury

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets 104-99 in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals to take a 3-2 series lead, but Warriors’ star Kevin Durant left the game in the third quarter with a strained calf injury. Durant suffered a non-contact injury after he took a jump […]

Paul Millsap of the Denver Nuggets taking a jump shot against the Portland Blazers at Pepsi Arena in Denver, Colorado. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Nuggets Smoke Blazers, Denver Takes 3-2 Series Lead Over Portland

Paul Millsap scored 24 points and hauled down 8 rebounds for the Denver Nuggets as they easily defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 124-98 in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Nuggets now take a 3-2 series lead. The Nuggets won at home in Denver several hours as a […]

Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors after hitting a three-pointer in Game 4 against the Philadelphia Sixers in Philadelphia, PA, (Image: Vaugh Ridley/Getty)

Kawhi Leonard Scores 39 Points, Toronto Raptors Even Series 2-2

Kawhi Leonard topped all scorers with a 39-point outburst to lead the Toronto Raptors to 101-96 victory over the Philadelphia Sixers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The series is now tied at 2-2. Toronto won Game 1 but dropped two games in a row before ending their […]

Portland’s CJ McCollum (right) congratulates teammate Rodney Hood (right) for helping the Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets in 4 OT thriller in Portland, OR. (Image: Getty)

Blazers Smoke the Nugs in 4 OT Burner, CJ McCollum Drops 41

The Portland Trailblazers, led by CJ McCollum’s 41-point outburst, defeated the Denver Nuggets 140-137 in a marathon thriller that required four overtime sessions to determine a winner in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The 4OT nailbiter tied a record for longest playoff game in NBA history. Back in […]

D'Angelo Russell of the Brooklyn Nets during a playoff game in Brooklyn. (Image: Elsa/Getty)

Brooklyn Nets Star D’Angelo Russell Busted for Weed at NYC Airport

A couple of days after being eliminated from the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell got busted at the airport for trying to sneak marijuana on a flight from New York City to his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. On Wednesday night at LaGuardia Airport, police […]