In only 24 games into his professional career, 19-year old Luka Doncic from Slovenia is not just making a case for NBA Rookie of the Year, but he’s arguably the MVP of the upstart Dallas Mavericks. Doncic leads the Mavericks in scoring this season with 17.8 points per game. Against […]
The Kansas Jayhawks are back on top of the college basketball world this week, as the team received 57 of the 65 first-place votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released on Monday. Kansas (8-0) retook the top spot, which it also held before the season began, following a […]
New Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen has implemented draconian measures since taking over the team a week ago, leading players to go as far as contacting the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) to complain about the tactics being employed by their new leader. According to sources cited by Yahoo […]
The Toronto Raptors started the season 20-4 under first-year coach Nick Nurse, but since lost three out of their last four games. Even after a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, the Raptors (21-7) maintain the best record in the NBA. The Raptors are experiencing their first road bump of the […]
The Boston Celtics jumped out to a 17-0 lead against the Chicago Bulls and never looked back in a record-setting 56-point victory. The Bulls were decimated 133-77 and were booed off their home court by angry fans. The 56-point margin of victory set a record for both teams. The worst […]
The Los Angeles Clippers do not get the same extensive media coverage as the LA Lakers and LeBron James, but while you were not paying attention, the Clippers amassed a 15-6 record for first place in the Pacific Division. On Monday, the NBA awarded head coach Doc Rivers the Coach […]
Top-ranked recruit Vernon Carey, Jr, a 6-foot-10 center from NSU University Prep School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, declared his intentions to attend Duke University next year. Carey is considered the second-best center in the country behind James Wiseman. Two weeks ago, Wiseman announced he would stay in Memphis and play […]
Paul George dropped 47 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder, including 25 points in the fourth quarter during a dazzling comeback victory against the Brooklyn Nets 114-112. The Thunder stormed back from a 23-point deficit to win the game in the closing seconds on a three-point jumper from George. He […]
Over the past week, both Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant have said publicly that they’re worried that new Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James might be taking on too much of the workload for his team. But on Tuesday, James said that while he understands their concerns, he doesn’t share […]
After a 5-19 start, the last-place Chicago Bulls fired head coach Fred Hoiberg. The Bulls promoted assistant coach Jim Boylen to head coach. Hoiberg compiled a 115-155 record in four seasons with the Bulls. The Mayor is the nevermore. Chicago Blues The Bulls competed in the rough and tumble Central […]
Bol Bol, the son of the tallest player in NBA history, Manute Bol, is making a name for himself as a potential NBA lottery pick for the Oregon Ducks. Through six games, the 7-foot-3 freshman center leads the 4-2 Ducks in scoring with 21.3 points per game. Bol also leads […]
The Toronto Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant from the Golden State Warriors gave fans a sneak peak of a potential NBA Finals match up with an overtime thriller. Despite Kevin Durant scoring 51 points, the Raptors defeated the Warriors 131-128 in overtime. Kawhi Leonard added 37 points for the […]
It is hard to believe that a quarter of the NBA season has come and gone, but it has. Teams and players are starting to distinguish themselves both good and bad with more than 22 games being played. There have definitely been surprises, such as the Boston Celtics slow start, […]
The top high school basketball player in the country, Haley Jones from Archbishop Mitty in San Jose, California, is staying close to home. Jones signed a letter of intent to attend Stanford University. A week after Memphis landed James Wiseman, the nation’s top high school basketball recruit, it was Stanford’s […]
Point guard Damian Lillard scored 41 points for the Portland Trail Blazers and set a franchise-record 10 three-point shots in a 115-112 victory over the Orland Magic. Lillard helped the Blazers end a three-game losing streak. The Blazers (13-8) are the fifth-best team in the top-heavy Western Conference. With an […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers (4-15) traded 16-year veteran Kyle Korver to the Utah Jazz for Alec Burks and a pair of second-round draft picks. The 37-year old Korver is the fourth-best three-point shooter in the history of the NBA. He is also a career 43 percent shooter from behind the arc. […]
The NCAA has long faced criticism from both traditionalist coaches and stats-heavy analysts for using the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) as a criteria when selecting teams for March Madness. That led the NCAA to create the NET ratings instead – and the early indications are that they could be even […]
James Harden exploded for a season-high 54 points for the Houston Rockets in a crushing 135-131 overtime loss to the Washington Wizards. Harden averages 31.5 points per game as the NBA’s leading scorer. Through 19 games, this marked Harden’s first 50-point game of the season. Fear the Beard With point […]
Jimmy Butler drilled a game-winning three pointer to lead the Philadelphia Sixers (14-8) to 127-125 comeback victory over the Brooklyn Nets (8-13). Butler finished the night with 34 points and hit his second game-winner trey in the last five games. He beat the Charlotte Hornets in overtime with a three-point […]
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 35 points, but the Greek Freak and the Milwaukee Bucks were stunned by the Phoenix Suns 115-113. The 35-point outburst occurred a game after Antetokounmpo, the NBA’s next superstar, set a new career-high with 33 points against the Portland Trailblazers. The Greek Freak is in […]
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