The Los Angeles Lakers and Lebron James thought they couldn’t get much lower than losing to the last-place Phoenix Suns on the road Saturday. They were wrong. The team lost to their rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers at home on Monday, and the defeat at home all but ruled them […]

A month after All-Star Anthony Davis requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans, three teams involved in the drama have all posted losing records, including potential suitors with the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. The combined teams have gone only 16-23 since Anthony Davis’ agent mentioned his client […]

Rookie Trae Young from the Atlanta Hawks set a career-high with 49 points in a losing cause against the Chicago Bulls in a quadruple overtime game eventually won by the Bulls 168-161, which marked the third-highest scoring game in NBA history. The Hawks (21-42) and Bulls (18-45) combined for 329 […]

Guided by his conscience more than his bank account, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is auctioning off four of his NBA Championship rings. The jewelry was for titles in 1980, 1985, 1987, and 1988. Abdul-Jabbar isn’t broke, and doesn’t need an infusion of cash. The sale of this, and other memorabilia is motivated […]

Throughout the NBA, opposing teams have been giving Dirk Nowitzki the retirement treatment, offering farewells and congratulations on the German legend’s storied career. But Nowitzki has never actually said he was retiring – and now it is starting to seem like another season is a realistic possibility. Nowitzki has said […]

After 32 consecutive games scoring 30 or more points in a game for the Houston Rockets, reigning MVP James Harden’s epic scoring streak ended when the Atlanta Hawks held him to only 28 points. Wilt Chamberlin holds the all-time NBA record with 65 consecutive games scoring 30-plus during the 1961-62 […]

With 22 or games remaining in the NBA season, the Eastern Conference playoff bubble is heating up with the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat trying to pick off the Charlotte Hornets and the Detroit Pistons. The Western Conference is the dominant conference once again this season. They also have the […]

Russell Westbrook’s triple-double streak ended at 11 games when he fouled out in a thrilling 148-147 double-overtime victory for the Oklahoma City Thunder over the Utah Jazz. Westbrook and Paul George combined for 88 points in the win. Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 38 points, while Rudy Gobert added […]

The NBA and the player union, NBAPA, have been discussing lowering the age requirement from 19 to 18-years old, thereby eliminating the troublesome “one-and-done” rule where potential NBA-caliber players must play a year of college basketball or overseas somewhere before they are old enough to enter the NBA draft. The […]

The Sacramento Kings (30-27) are the biggest surprise in the NBA, and the young Kings, led by Buddy Hield and De’Aaron Fox, are currently on the playoff bubble heading into the final 25 games of the season. In the Western Conference, the Kings are currently on the bubble. The Kings […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers signed LeBron James bettors thought the team was going to win an NBA Championship, now they would just be happy to see them make the playoffs. For the first time since acquiring James in June, the Lakers are not a favorite to make the postseason. […]

Kevin Durant earned his second-career MVP award at the NBA All-Star Game with a team-high 31 points as he led Team LeBron to a victory over Team Giannis in Charlotte, North Carolina. This year’s NBA All-Star Game featured teams selected by captains LeBron James and Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo. Team LeBron […]

After suffering a controversial upset loss to LSU earlier in the week, the #5 Kentucky Wildcats bounced back to pull off an upset of their own by defeating the top-ranked team in the country, the #1 Tennessee Volunteers, with a crushing 17-point victory. Kentucky (21-4) won 86-69 on their home […]

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in Charlotte, North Carolina by unleashing a honey dip dunk over 7-foot-1 Shaquille O’Neal and then revealing a superman logo underneath his jersey while hanging on the rim. Diallo used the former NBA star and now commentator as […]

This year’s NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte features teams picked by the two players with most votes – LeBron James and Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo – with Team LeBron squaring off against Team Giannis. The NBA tweaked the format this year. For only the second time in its history, the […]

The NBA All-Star Weekend kicked off in Charlotte, North Carolina with the Rising Stars Challenge, and Kyle Kuzma from the Los Angeles Lakers scored 35 points and won the MVP while leading USA Rising Stars to a 161-144 victory over the World Rising Stars. The Rising Stars Challenge featured the […]