Tag: NBA

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard and LeBron James of the LA Lakers at Staples Center in 2019. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

NBA Playoffs: OKC Slight Favorites, Blazers Popular Underdog vs. Lakers

The NBA playoffs continue with Game 1 for four different series, including the top seeds in both conferences. The top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers are six-point favorites over the Portland Trail Blazers in Western Conference playoffs betting action. Meanwhile, the Oklahoma City Thunder are slight favorites over the Houston Rockets due […]

Damian Lillard and Carmelo Anthony celebrate a victory for the Portland Trail Blazers in Orlando, FL. (Image: Kevin C. Cox/Getty)

NBA Playoffs Series Odds: Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors Huge Favorites

Oddsmakers at DraftKings released their series odds for the NBA playoffs. As expected, the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors are huge favorites to win their opening-round matchups in the Eastern Conference. Things are a little closer in the wild and unpredictable Western Conference, where the Los Angeles Clippers are the […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard advises a teammate against the Brooklyn Nets at Disney World of Sports in Kissimmee, Florida. (Image: AP)

Portland and Memphis Clash in NBA Playoffs Play-In Game

During the NBA restart, five teams were gunning for the #8 playoff seed in the Western Conference. Led by an unstoppable Damian Lillard, the Portland Trail Blazers seized the #8 seed, while the Memphis Grizzlies struggled but still held on to the #9 seed. Both teams will meet in an […]

LeBron James (left) and Kawhi Leonard fight for a loose ball at Staples Center. (Image: Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP)

22 Deep Thoughts on 22 Teams in NBA Restart

With the first pro basketball game in four months to tip-off shortly, we compiled 22 random thoughts about the 22 teams that qualified for the NBA restart. The NBA will resume action inside a bubble at Disney’s World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. Not every team earned an invite to […]

Pelicans big man Zion Williamson and Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant are fighting for the #8 seed in the West. (Image: Sean Gardner/Getty)

NBA Bubble Betting: Brooklyn, Memphis Lead Race for No. 8 Seed

Ready to bet on the NBA playoff bubble while inside the NBA Bubble? DraftKings recently updated its prop bets for the #8 seed and lists the Brooklyn Nets as the favorite in the East at -250 odds, and the Memphis Grizzlies the favorite in the West at -143 odds. With […]

Tom Thibodeau on the sidelines of a Minnesota Timberwolves game in 2018. (Image: Butch Dill/AP)

MSG Thibs, Knicks Hire Tom Thibodeau as Next Head Coach

The New York Knicks hired a new head coach. Again. Tom ‘Thibs’ Thibodeau spent 12 seasons as an assistant coach with the Knicks during their glory days in the 1990s before going 352-246 in 7.5 seasons as a head coach with the Chicago Bulls (2010-2015) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (2016-19). […]

Washington Wizards Bradley Beal slices through the Brooklyn Nets. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

No BB Wiz Restart, Bradley Beal Out with Shoulder Injury

Another bad beat for the Washington Wizards. The NBA’s second-best scorer, Bradley Beal, won’t join the Washington Wizards during the NBA restart in Orlando due to a nagging shoulder injury. The team hoped Beal’s shoulder would heal during the shutdown, but his pain increased. The Wizards (24-40) decided it will […]

Portland Blazers star Damian Lillard will grace the cover of NBA 2K21. (Image: 2K Sports)

Dame 2K: Damian Lillard Lands Cover of NBA 2K21

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard will appear on the next cover of the popular video game NBA 2K21 by 2K Sports. Lillard, one of the most dynamic scorers in the NBA, earned his first spot on an NBA 2K cover. 2K Sports dropped the trailer for the upcoming version […]

Spencer Dinwiddie (left) and DeAndre Jordan (right) during a game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. (Image: AP)

Brooklyn Down; Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan Test Positive for COVID-19

It’s another bad beat in Brooklyn. Two members of the Brooklyn Nets — Spencer Dinwiddie (starting point guard) and DeAndre Jordan (backup center) — have tested positive for coronavirus. Jordan says he will opt-out of the NBA restart at Disney’s World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. Dinwiddie, the Nets leading […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson guards LeBron James of the LA Lakers at the Smoothie King Center in NOLA. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Zion Bubblicious: New Orleans Pelicans NBA Restart Schedule

Can Zion Williamson, the former #1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a playoff berth? The NBA released its restart schedule and hoops fans in New Orleans were eager to see who the Pelicans will face in the final eight games before the playoffs […]

LA Clippers F Kawhi Leonard defends LeBron James of the LA Lakers at Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Image: Wendy Nguyen/Getty)

LA LA Land Coin Flip, Lakers and Clippers Co-Favorites for West Title

LA or LA? LeBron James or Kawhi Leonard? With the NBA on the cusp of returning to action in Orlando, oddsmakers at the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas released an update of their Western Conference championship odds. Both Los Angeles-based teams, the Lakers and the Clippers, are the top favorites […]

Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets center, at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Image: Jerome Miron/USA TODAY Sports)

Joker Infected; Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic Tests Positive for COVID-19

Nikola Jokic, two-time All-Star with the Denver Nuggets, tested positive for coronavirus in his home country of Serbia. Jokic came in contract with tennis star, Novak Djokovic, who also tested positive for COVID-19. Jokic, 25, encountered Djokovic in Belgrade. Jokic tested positive for coronavirus last week and he’s been asymptomatic. […]

Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans celebrates drilling a 3-pointer at Capitol One Arena in Washington, DC. (Image: Davis Bertans)

Davis Bertans Skips Disneyworld, Wiz Sharpshooter Opts Out of NBA Restart

Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans will sit out of the upcoming NBA restart to be hosted in the bubble city of Orlando, Florida, at Disney’s World of Sports. The Latvian sharpshooter averaged 15.4 points off the bench for the Wizards and is the team’s second-best scorer behind Bradley Beal. Bertans, […]

NBA commish Adam Silver congratulates Zion Williamson for becoming the #1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft via the New Orleans Pelicans. (Image: Sarah Stier/Getty)

2020 NBA Draft and Free Agency Dates Set

NBA commissioner Adam Silver confirmed that the 2020 NBA Draft will take place on Oct. 16. NBA free agency will begin two days later on Oct. 18. Anthony Edwards, a shooting guard from the Georgia Bulldogs, comes into the NBA Draft as the potential #1 pick. James Wiseman, a 7-foot […]