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The National Basketball Association resumed its regular season with a TNT Thursday Night Doubleheader on July 30. The opening game featured the Utah Jazz, the very team that sparked the NBA’s initial need to shut down, and the New Orleans Pelicans, who started their journey to claw their way into the playoffs with Zion Wiliamson. The second game featured the […]
After Steph Curry’s hand injury, suffered in just the fourth game of the season, the Golden State Warriors went from fringe playoff contenders to the worst team in the league in a heartbeat. 58 games later, the former MVP will return to the court for the Warriors as they host the Toronto Raptors. Of course, the last time Curry saw […]
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 118-109 in a highly anticipated matchup between an all-time great player, still dominating the league in his 17th season, and a promising rookie that might just be the next face of the NBA. The matchup served as a highly anticipated first meeting between LeBron James and Zion Williamson. Williamson is truly […]
The Golden State Warriors season began with huge holes left my the injury/departure of Kevin Durant and the Klay Thomspon’s torn ACL. The Warriors fortunes went from bad to worse when All-Star point guard Steph Curry broke his hand in just the fourth game of the season. Since then, Golden State’s starting lineup has been ravaged by further injuries, to […]
After a thrilling All-Star weekend, the 2019-20 NBA regular season enters its final two month stretch, roughly the final third of the season. With 66% of most team’s 82-game schedule complete, it’s a great time to pause and reflect how the final standings might shake out. For comparison, check out my preseason predictions for all 30 teams records as well […]
The Los Angeles Lakers already had the best record in the Western Conference, and with a road win over a solid Denver Nuggets team, they solidified themselves as the team to beat in the West heading into the All-Star Break. It takes everyone to stay at No. 1 in the Wild West. #LakersWin pic.twitter.com/lmxRzBCve1 — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February […]
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker will be a last-minute addition to the 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, replacing injured Portland Trailblazers guard Damian Lillard. Booker will play on Team LeBron on Sunday night. The guard will also replace Lillard in the three-point contest (Booker is a 35.8% three-point shooter.) Phoenix guard Devin Booker will replace Portland star Damian Lillard […]
Two hours before the NBA trade deadline, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors agreed to easily the most explosive trade of the season for. After trying earlier this week to acquire Russell in a three or four team trade, Minnesota was able to seal the deal with just Golden State before the season’s trade deadline struck. Golden State has […]
On the eve of the NBA’s 2020 trade deadline, reports started to break that the Miami Heat would acquire former Finals MVP Andre Iguodala from the Memphis Grizzlies. Miami has agreed to trade Justise Winslow, Dion Waiters and James Johnson to Memphis for Andre Iguodala, Solomon Hill and Jae Crowder, league sources tell ESPN. No picks in the deal. — […]
The Miami Heat are 34-15, tied with the Boston Celtics for 3rd in the Eastern Conference. But the organization is staying agressive ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, acquiring veteran Andre Iguodala from the Memphis Grizzlies. NBA Insider Shams Charania first reported the Heat were in advanced discussions with the Grizzlies in a trade discussion for the disgruntled Iguodala. Just a […]
Late Tuesday night, in advance of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, Adrian Wojnarowksi dropped a classic “Woj bomb”, announcing a deal that been gaining traction during the day. The trade would be updated throughout a series of tweets, from which I cleaned up and broke down what each team traded away and received. ESPN Sources: 4-team trade agreement: Houston: Robert Covington; […]
The Los Angeles defeated the San Antonio Spurs 129-102 at home behind a balanced scoring attack and an impressive shooting night from LeBron James. The Spurs came into the game off the heels of a 108-105 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in the Staples Center just a night earlier. Both teams would open the game cold from the floor, […]
Since his arrival with the Golden State Warriors, point guard D’Angelo Russell’s future with the team has been up in the air. There was some speculation he would be traded before ever suiting up for the Warriors. While he’s stayed on the roster so far, the young point guard could be on the move by Thursday’s trade deadline. The biggest […]
On Thursday night, the reserves for the 2019-20 NBA All-Star Game were announced for both conferences. The reserves included veterans to the game (Chris Paul’s 10th selection, Russell Westbrook’s 9th selection, Kyle Lowry’s 6th selection) as well as first-timers (including Brandon Ingram, Rudy Gobert, Jayson Tatum, and Donovan Mitchell.) Sources: 2020 NBA All-Star reserves: East: Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry, Ben […]
In his second season, 21-year-old Atlanta Haws point guard Trae Young continues to set the league on fire. After being named an All-Star reserve player earlier in the week, Young lived up to the honor, dropping 39 points, a career-high 18 assists, and 6 rebounds in a home victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Young was an unstoppable offensive force in […]
The tragic and surprising death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant continues to have a tangible impact on the league. Teams have traded 8 or 24 second violations, in honor of the two numbers Bryant donned during his career. Tuesday night’s highly anticipated matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center had to be postponed […]
