In a frightening moment of the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets game on Friday evening in Denver, Celtics guard Kemba Walker collided with teammate Semi Ojeleye, and collapsed to the court with a neck injury. Medical staff used a brace to stabilize Walker’s neck and removed him from the court […]
Gregg Popovich finds himself ensconced in his worst losing streak in 23 years as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs (5-10) dropped seven-straight games, and lost nine out of their last 10, since starting the season 4-1. The Spurs are 3-9 against the spread this season, and […]
This weekend’s NBA action includes a highly anticipated matchup between the Houston Rockets and LA Clippers featuring James Harden and Russell Westbrook against Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. On Sunday, the Rockets host the up-and-coming Dallas Mavericks, but all eyes will be on a Harden and Luka Doncic shootout. The […]
Another day, another triple-double for Dallas Mavericks swingman Luka Doncic. Doncic finished with 35 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes of action during a 48-point blowout against the Golden State Warriors. The banged-up and short-handed Warriors slipped to 3-13 without Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green […]
The 25th annual 2K Empire Classic basketball tournament tips off at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Thursday, with #22 Texas (4-0) and Georgetown (3-1) meeting in the opening game, and #1 Duke (4-0) taking on Cal (4-0) in the day’s other matchup. The 2K Empire Classic benefits […]
Luka Doncic accomplished something only LeBron James has done before. On Monday, the Slovenian prodigy put up a 40-point triple-double in the Dallas Mavericks 117-110 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Doncic and James are the only two players to have put together such a game before their 21st birthdays, […]
Houston Rockets superstar, James Harden is averaging a career-high 39.2 points per game, helping the highest-scoring offense in the NBA generate 119.5 points per game. The addition of his old teammate, Russell Westbrook, has paid off early dividends for both Harden and the Rockets. With an 11-3 record, the Rockets […]
The Boston Celtics (10-1) and LA Lakers (10-2) both won their games on Friday night, becoming the first teams to win 10 games this season. The Celtics lost their first game of the season, but have now rattled off 10 consecutive victories. The Lakers reached 10 wins when they held […]
Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are in Los Angeles this weekend for back-to-back games against the LA Lakers and LA Clippers. Paul George, finally off the IL, will play his first home game as a member of the Clippers after missing the first 11 games with a shoulder injury. […]
Carmelo Anthony finally found a job and Melo will sign a non-guaranteed contract with the Portland Trail Blazers (4-8), who have been decimated with injuries to their power forwards. Anthony averaged 24.0 points per game over his storied career that began with the Denver Nuggets and continued with his hometown […]
Paul George, who signed with the Los Angeles Clippers (7-4) in the offseason, missed the first 11 games of the season while recovering from shoulder surgery. George returned to practice this week, and he’s expected to play on Thursday against the Pelicans in New Orleans, as reported by ESPN’s Adrian […]
The New York Knicks (2-9) are once again the worst team in the NBA, and team owner, James Dolan, isn’t happy about it. Instead of looking in the mirror, Dolan applied pressure to the Knicks front office and coaching staff. Head coach David Fizdale is the latest fall guy to […]
We’re just three weeks into the new NBA season, and there a number of coaches whose jobs may already be in jeopardy. Down in DC, Washington Wizards’ Scott Brooks is the current favorite to be the first NBA coach fired, but other names further down the betting board might be […]
The Atlanta Hawks budding sophomore superstar is at it again. Trae Young scored a season-high 42 points for the Hawks during a 125-121 victory over the Denver Nuggets (7-3) in Denver. Trae Young drilled eight, three-pointers, and finished with 42 points, 11 assists and three rebounds. He outscored the combination […]
The unranked Evansville Purple Aces (2-0), coached by former Kentucky basketball star Walter McCarty, delivered a shocking upset to the #1 Kentucky Wildcats, 67-64, at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Kentucky (2-1) came into the game as a 25-point favorite. For a second week in a row, a #1 ranked team […]
Denver Nuggets center, Nikola Jokic, hit a game winner on Friday to lift the Nugs 100-97 over the Philadelphia 76ers and complete a 21-point comeback in the fourth quarter. On Sunday evening, Jokic knocked down a fadeaway jumper in overtime to secure a 100-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Two […]
Damian Lillard unleashed a career-high 60 points for the Portland Trail Blazers in a 119-115 loss against the Brooklyn Nets. Despite the scoring explosion from Lillard, the Nets held on for the victory to improve to 4-4 on the season. The banged-up Blazers (3-6), who went to the Western Conference […]
It didn’t take very long before Kemba Walker meshed with his new teammates in Boston, which is why the Celtics are off to a hot start at 6-1, and are leading the Eastern Conference.The Celtics lost the first game of the season to the Philadelphia 76ers, but won six in […]
The Los Angeles Clippers have been fined $50,000 by the NBA after head coach Doc Rivers made comments about resting Kawhi Leonard that the league felt were inconsistent with the injury-related reasons for sitting the superstar. NBA officials have reiterated that there was nothing wrong with the Clippers choosing to […]
NBA fans will be treated to several quality, and fun-to-watch, matchups heading into the second weekend of the season, including the best teams in the league such as the Boston Celtics (6-1), Los Angeles Lakers (6-1), Miami Heat (6-2), Denver Nuggets (6-2), and Philadelphia Sixers (5-2). The Sixers and Nuggets […]
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