The Quickie Betting Preview is back. Friday night in the NBA features a fun Central Division throwdown between the Chicago Bulls visiting the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks. On Sunday, LeBron James returns to South Beach when the struggling Los Angeles Lakers visit the surging Miami Heat in a tale of […]
The Atlanta Hawks need to shake things up after an ugly season, and there are rumors that they’re considering trading power forward John Collins to the San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, Chicago Bulls, or Philadelphia 76ers. Collins has grown frustrated with his role within the offense, specifically standing around and […]
The bad beats continue for the Chicago Bulls as point guard Lonzo Ball needs surgery to repair a left knee injury. Ball banged knees with an opponent in a game against the Golden State Warriors on Friday. He scored 15 points in just 24 minutes of action in an ugly […]
With the NBA trade deadline in three weeks, the latest rumor suggests that the Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings are working on a deal that could send Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris to the West Coast in exchange for a slew of players, such as Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, and […]
The boos were heard, but they didn’t deter the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid, who tied a career-high with 50 points in a 123-110 victory over the Orlando Magic. The Magic led 57-47 at halftime, which was surprising considering they’re the worst team in the NBA with only eight wins through […]
The two worst teams in the Eastern Conference — the Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons — have the two lowest NBA regular-season win totals heading into the second half of the season, according to a recent update by DraftKings. The Magic (8-37) have the worst record in the NBA, […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are barely a break-even team, and they could make head coach Frank Vogel the scapegoat by firing him before the season ends. That’s the latest rumor swirling around in Hollywood; that Vogel might not survive the week if the Lakers don’t turn things around quickly, and […]
Spida down! It seems unusual that an NBA player enters a concussion protocol, but these days, the league is taking head injuries very seriously. Donovan “Spida” Mitchell from the Utah Jazz had a collision and suffered a head injury against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, and he’ll miss […]
The first major trade prior to the deadline occurred Tuesday night when the depleted Denver Nuggets acquired shooter Bryn Forbes from the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team deal also involving the Boston Celtics. The Nuggets will send Bol Bol and PJ Dozier to the Celtics while the Spurs acquire […]
The subject of trade rumors for the past couple of weeks, the Indiana Pacers’ Myles Turner is now out indefinitely after the NBA’s top shot blocker suffered a left foot injury last week. After getting another look and a second opinion about his sore left foot, Turner was diagnosed with […]
The Los Angeles Lakers (22-22) won exactly 50% of their games through the first half of the season, but oddsmakers at DraftKings updated their NBA win totals prop bet with the Lakers listed at 42.5 o/u wins to finish the season. The Lakers winning 43 games or more this season […]
The first half of the season blew by and we’d like to share OG’s NBA Midseason Awards, which include the league’s main awards like MVP and Coach of the Year, plus several categories we made up on our own, like Most Overrated Player, Biggest Locker Room Rift, Worst Coach, and […]
The Golden State Warriors finally got Klay Thompson back in the lineup after missing the last two seasons, but now Draymond Green will sit out the next two weeks while he struggles with a calf injury that’s related to a bulging disc in his lower back. The Warriors are also […]
The Joker struck twice. Nikola Jokic from the Denver Nuggets had a busy weekend, scoring a triple-double in consecutive days against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, and against the Utah Jazz on Sunday. Jokic averages 25.3 points 13.9 rebounds, and 7.4 assists for the Nuggets this season. His PER […]
The Miami Heat haven’t had center Bam Adebayo available for the past six weeks due to a thumb injury, but they still managed to ladder up and seize the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference thanks to rookie backup Omer Yurtseven. The Heat (27-16), who sit a half-game behind the […]
The bad news for the Brooklyn Nets is that Kevin Durant is out the next four to six weeks with a knee injury, but the good news is that it’s only an MCL sprain and he’ll be back in March. Durant suffered the injury in the first half against the […]
The Chicago Bulls were blown out by the Golden State Warriors last night after losing Zach LaVine to a knee injury in the first quarter. LaVine exited the game after he suffered a left knee injury while hauling down a rebound. Back in 2017, LaVine tore the ACL in the […]
When NBA Top Shot introduced its frequent Flash Challenges, collectors hoped they would allow regular access to rewards like free packs and exclusive moments. Instead, many users are now complaining about bottlenecks that make seemingly accessible challenges expensive to complete. In the latest example of this trend, collectors could earn […]
The Portland Trail Blazers finally got a bit of good news when they learned guard CJ McCollum will return to the team this weekend after recovering from a lung injury. McCollum has been out since early December. He initially thought he had a rib contusion, but suffered breathing problems, which […]
We’ve reached the mid-point of the season and two of the best teams in the NBA will meet when the Golden State Warriors visit the Windy City for a Friday night showdown against the top-seeded Chicago Bulls. The smoking-hot Memphis Grizzlies won 11 games in a row, and Ja Morant […]
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