Nikola Jokic from the Denver Nuggets became the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points, pull down 1,000 rebounds, and dish 500 assists in a single season, making him the lone member of the newly-minted 2K/1K/500 club. Jokic passed 1,000 rebounds for the first time in his career […]
Anthony Edwards, the former #1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft otherwise known as “Ant Man,” dropped a career-high 49 points for the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 127-121 victory against the San Antonio Spurs. When the buzzer sounded, Edwards tallied 49 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and a thunderous dunk […]
Pat Riley gets a lot of credit for engineering the Showtime-era LA Lakers in the 1980s, but it’s former head coach Jack McKinney who deserves all the credit for introducing run-and-gun offensive concepts that would help lead the Lakers to five championships between 1980 and 1988. McKinney is a former […]
With a couple of days remaining in the regular season, the Atlantic Division is still up for grabs with the Boston Celtics the current betting favorite at -140 odds, and the Philadelphia 76ers trying to catch them at +110 odds. The Celtics (50-30) hold a half-game lead over the 76ers […]
Swingman Norman Powell played only three games with the Los Angeles Clippers before he fractured his foot in mid-February. He’s slated to return to action tonight after completing rehab for the injury. Prior to his injury, Powell looked great after the Portland Trail Blazers traded him to the Clippers. He […]
Lonzo Ball suffered a left knee injury in January and the Chicago Bulls thought he could return in six to eight weeks, but Ball had a setback in his rehab and won’t be ready to return to the Bulls for the playoffs. The Bulls (45-34) currently occupy the #6 seed […]
The Los Angeles Lakers were officially eliminated from playoff contention last night when they lost to the Phoenix Suns and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Denver Nuggets to secure the final spot in next week’s Western Conference play-in tournament. LeBron James, who’s been nursing an ankle injury, didn’t suit […]
In the latest batch of NBA coaching rumors, Doc Rivers — the current head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers — could leave the City of Brotherly Love and head out West to become the next head coach of the Utah Jazz or Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA coaching carousel could […]
Marcus Smart from the Boston Celtics is attempting something that hasn’t happened since 1996 when he hopes to become the first guard to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) in 26 seasons. Smart is the betting favorite to win the DPOY at DraftKings at +120 odds, with […]
As the NBA regular season heads into its final week, the leading two MVP candidates — Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers and reigning winner Nikola Jokic — were the league’s top two scorers on Sunday. Embiid posted a monstrous game in a victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers with 44 […]
Even though Kevin Durant scored a career-high 55 points, the Brooklyn Nets lost 122-115 to the Atlanta Hawks, spoiling a sensational performance from KD. The Nets fell behind by double digits in the second quarter and never fully recovered. They erased a 15-point halftime deficit with a huge third quarter […]
The regular season is in its final home stretch and the Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of missing the playoffs after losing four in a row and nine out of their last 11 games. DraftKings posted a prop bet and you can wager on whether the Lakers make […]
DeMar DeRozan exploded for 50 points and led the Chicago Bulls to a 135-130 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in overtime. DeRozan scored a season-high 50 points for the Bulls, and missed his career-high of 52 points. He scored 30 points in each of his last three games. […]
It’s the penultimate weekend of the NBA regular season and the fierce fight for the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference continues with 2.5 games separating the top four teams. Out in the Western Conference, the banged-up LA Lakers and San Antonio Spurs are fighting for the final spot in […]
A pair of freshmen big men are the favorites to get selected with the top pick in the next NBA Draft, set for June 23 at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. Jabari Smith — a versatile freshman from the Auburn Tigers — is the betting favorite to become the #1 pick […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of missing the playoffs and losing their spot as the #10 seed in the play-in tournament after a late surge by the San Antonio Spurs. The Lakers recently lost LeBron James to a gnarly sprained ankle, but they could finally get some […]
The Utah Jazz coughed up a 25-point lead against the LA Clippers to extend their current losing streak to five games in a row, slipping to the #6 seed in the Western Conference playoff standings. As a result, there are whispers in Salt Lake City that this is the beginning […]
HBO’s new show “Winning Time” tells the story of the rapid ascension of the Los Angeles Lakers dynasty in the 1980s after real estate impresario Jerry Buss bought the team from previous owner Jack Kent Cooke in 1979. Buss won 10 NBA championships as the owner of the Lakers, beginning […]
With less than two weeks remaining in the NBA regular season, it’s a close two-way race to determine this year’s MVP with Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers at -105 odds and Nikola Jokic from the Denver Nuggets as the slight favorite at -125 odds to win the MVP in […]
Keegan Murray, the versatile 6-foot-9 sophomore forward from the Iowa Hawkeyes, is leaving school after declaring himself eligible for the 2022 NBA Draft. Murray led the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Big Ten in scoring with 23.5 points per game. He was also the nation’s fourth-best scorer and named to the […]
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