Basketball

The Las Vegas Aces enter the 2022 season as the favorites to win the WNBA Championship under new head coach Becky Hammon. (Image: Ethan Miller/Getty)

Las Vegas Aces, Becky Hammon Favored to Win First WNBA Championship

The Las Vegas Aces built themselves into a perennial contender under head coach Bill Laimbeer. Now, former San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon will try to lead them to their first WNBA Championship in 2022. The Aces come into the 2022 season as the +350 favorite to win the WNBA […]

The LA Lakers are interested in hiring Darvin Ham, a top assistant coach with the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks. (Image: Matt Kelley/AP)

Lakers Interview Darvin Ham, Adrian Griffin for Head Coaching Vacancy

The search to replace former head coach Frank Vogel continues while the Los Angeles Lakers conduct interviews with top assistant coaches like Darvin Ham from the Milwaukee Bucks and Adrian Griffin from the Toronto Raptors. Meanwhile, Doc Rivers is still mentioned as being at the top of the shortlist of […]

Dillon Brooks from the Memphis Grizzlies takes a cheap shot against Gary Payton from the Golden State Warriors and gets ejected for a flagrant foul in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals. (Image: AP)
2022 NBA Playoffs

NBA Suspends Griz’s Dillon Brooks for Flagrant Foul on Gary Payton II

The NBA issued a one-game suspension to Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks for his flagrant foul against Gary Payton II from the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of their second-round series. Brooks will sit out Game 3 in San Francisco on Saturday night. Payton suffered ligament damage and a […]

Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat elevates for a dunk against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Western Conference Semifinals. (Image: Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

NBA Futures: Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns Lead Conference Odds Betting

Eight teams remain in the hunt for the 2022 NBA championship, with four teams in each conference vying for their respective conference title and a berth in the NBA Finals. The Miami Heat at +135 odds are the betting favorite to win the Eastern Conference head ahead of the Boston […]

Members of the Phoenix Suns congratulate Chris Paul after he lit up the Dallas Mavs and tormented Luka Doncic in a Game 2 victory. (Image: Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

NBA Playoffs Series Odds Update: Suns and Heat Up 2-0

The top-seeded Miami Heat hold a 2-0 lead and are -800 odds to win the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Philadelphia 76ers. Meanwhile, the #1 Phoenix Suns — the best team in the NBA this season — jumped out to a 2-0 series against the Dallas Mavericks and […]

Bobby Jones from the Philadelphia 76ers won the first-ever NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1983, and he boxed out Kevin McHale from the Boston Celtics who won twice. (Image: Dick Raphael/Getty)
The OG List

OG’s Complete List: NBA Sixth Man of Year Award Winners

Tyler Herro from the Miami Heat won the 2022 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award as the best reserve in the league this season. To honor Herro, we’ve compiled another complete OG list of winners who earned one of the NBA’s most-prestigious distinctions. Lou Williams and Jamal Crawford hold […]

Head coach Mike D'Antoni advises point guard Steve Nash when he coached the Phoenix Suns in the mid-2000s. (Image: Barry Gossage/Getty)

Charlotte Hornets Eyeing Offensive Guru Mike D’Antoni as Next Head Coach

Mike D’Antoni – the architect and philosopher behind the modern NBA spread offense that preaches 3-pointers and layups – is at the top of the shortlist of potential candidates to become the Charlotte Hornets’ next head coach. D’Antoni compiled a 672-527 record over 16 seasons as a head coach in […]

Draymond Green from the Golden State Warriors attempts to slow down Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies during a sensational Game 2 in which he scored 47 points. (Image: Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

NBA High Guys: Ja Morant Explodes for 47 Points in Game 2 (VIDEO)

Truly great players embrace high-pressure situations and thrive in crunch time. Ja Morant proved he’s in the same breath as the greatest players in NBA history when he tied a career-best with 47 points during a phenomenal performance in a Game 2 victory for the Memphis Grizzlies against the Golden […]

Marcus Smart from the Boston Celtics suffered a quad injury during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks. (Image: Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

Boston Celtics Injury Report: Marcus Smart (Thigh) Out for Game 2

A couple of hours before tipoff in Boston, the Celtics announced that starting point guard Marcus Smart –  the 2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year –  won’t play in Game 2 against the Milwaukee Bucks due to a thigh and quad injury. Shams Charania from The Athletic broke the […]

Steph Curry from the Golden State Warriors drives the lane against the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Semifinals.  (Image: Brandon Dill/AP)
2022 NBA Playoffs

NBA Finals MVP Update: Steph Curry, Greek Freak, Devin Booker Popular Bets

DraftKings updated its 2022 NBA Finals MVP awards page and Steph Curry is the big favorite at +340 odds, followed by Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo (+500), and Devin Booker (+500). Antetokounmpo won the NBA Finals MVP last season, but Curry is seeking his first award despite the fact he won […]

James Harden from the Philadelphia 76ers attempts to blow by Tyler Herro of the Miami Heat during a Game 1 loss at American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami. (Image: Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

76ers Injury Report: Joel Embiid Could Return for Game 3

The Philadelphia 76ers lost Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Miami Heat without Joel Embiid in the lineup while the MVP-candidate nurses an orbital fracture injury and a concussion. But, the Sixers could get Embiid back in the lineup as early as Game 3 when the series […]

Chris Paul from the Phoenix Suns defends Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavs, but the two meet in a tough Western Conference Semifinals series. (Image: Donald Becker/Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

West Semis Series Betting Preview: #4 Dallas Mavs vs #1 Phoenix Suns

Luka Doncic and the #4 Dallas Mavericks meet the #1 Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference semifinals, where the bookies have installed the Mavs as underdogs and bettors are backing the top-ranked Suns at -300 odds to continue their march to another conference title, and a trip to the NBA […]

 Kyle Lowry from the Miami Heat will miss Game 1 after suffering a hamstring injury in the first round of the playoffs. (Image: Kenny Forbin/Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

Miami Heat Injury Report: Kyle Lowry (Hamstring) Out for Game 1

When the Miami Heat host the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, they won’t have point guard Kyle Lowry in the starting lineup because he’s still nursing a hamstring injury. The top-ranked Heat are in a fortunate position where they don’t have to rush Lowry back […]

Giannis 'Greek Freak' Antetokounmpo throws down a dunk for the Milwaukee Bucks in a Game 1 victory against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. (Image: Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

NBA High Guys: Triple-Double for the Greek Freak in Game 1 Victory

The Milwaukee Bucks dominated the Boston Celtics to win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals because of a stellar performance from Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo, who tallied a triple-double with 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists in the victory. It marked the second time he notched a triple-double […]