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Wisconsin’s Nigel Hayes Compared Himself To Michael Jordan After Shocking Villanova
Nigel Hayes probably isn’t the best player on a Wisconsin team that includes both talented big man Ethan Happ and perimeter sniper Bronson Koenig. However, Hayes has long been the most entertaining member of the Badgers and, on Saturday evening, the veteran forward made the biggest shot of the evening as Wisconsin sprung an upset over No. 1 overall seed ...
Read MoreWhich NBA Teams Need the No. 1 Seed Most in Both Conferences?
Some NBA teams have historically cared more than others about playoff seeding, but this year, there’s one club in each conference that should be pushing for the top spot harder than everyone else. A lot can change between now and the end of the regular season, but the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers must do everything possible to retain the No. 1 ...
Read MoreWe Simulated The Rest Of The Season To Find Out Who Will Win All The NBA Awards
With the 2016-17 NBA regular season winding down, and the playoff field basically set, the most intriguing basketball storyline going right now is the MVP race between Russell Westbrook and James Harden. LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard are in the mix as well, but the season-long narrative of Harden vs. Westbrook is about to see its conclusion shortly. If you’ve ...
Read MoreWe Simulated The Best ’90s All-Stars Vs. The 2017 All-Stars And It Was Pure Insanity
Between the February 23rd trade deadline, and this weekend’s NBA All-Star festivities, it’s hard to argue against this being the best time of the year for hoops fans. The NBA is giving you a little bit of everything — a never-ending flow of baseless trade rumors to argue with your friends over, a bunch of silly-yet-unimportant basketball related competitions between ...
Read MoreWe Should Probably Start Worrying About The Cavaliers
The success or failure of the Cavaliers season will be judged on whether or not they win another ring. Fair or not, that’s the truth. And while there are still nine games left in the regular season, right now this doesn’t look like a team that’s capable of repeating. On Monday night, the Cavaliers went into San Antonio and got ...
Read MoreWatch Shaq Get A Little Help From Pitbull To Outclass Jimmy Fallon In A Lip Sync Battle
The lip sync battle made its return to The Tonight Show on Monday, opening up Jimmy Fallon’s week of shows in Orlando at Universal Studios. It’s all in celebration of the new Tonight Show-themed ride at the park and the show has a bunch of major guests lined up to celebrate, starting with Vin Diesel, Shaq, and Pitbull Monday night. Shaq got the ...
Read MoreTucker, Ibaka inject useful nastiness to Raptors in debuts
TORONTO — Basketball can be a beautiful game and it can be a nasty one, too. You get long, arcing threes and hard, crashing fouls. Cat-like crossovers and teeth-rattling picks. For every pirouetting layup from a smooth finesse player, there’s a bulky grinder under the basket putting an elbow in someone’s ribs. Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey’s perfectly fine ...
Read MoreThursday NBA Roundup: Spurs Will Be Fine Whether or Not They Steal No. 1 Seed
The San Antonio Spurs are going to be just fine. An outing against the (previously) struggling Oklahoma City Thunder could’ve been an opportunity for them to further close the gap on the Western Conference-leading Golden State Warriors. But head coach Gregg Popovich made it clear during the team’s 102-92 loss that rest takes precedence over eking out one additional victory. ...
Read MoreThe Warriors Exploded For The League’s First 50-Point Quarter Since 2014
NBA ✔@NBA BACK IN THE KITCHEN WITH THE CURRY! #DUBNATION Heading into halftime of Thursday’s game between Golden State and Los Angeles, the Clippers held a 61-49 lead. Then, the Warriors did a whole bunch of Warriors stuff, and by the time the fourth quarter started, Golden State held a 99-87 lead. Thanks to a massive 12 minutes from Steph ...
Read MoreThe Top Small Forwards In The NBA Right Now, Ranked
We like to rattle on about it being a golden era for point guards in the NBA, but the league is absolutely loaded with talent out on the wing as well. Not only does the small forward position feature some of the best two-way players on the planet; it’s a role that continues to evolve and defy description. Today’s small ...
Read MoreThe Spurs Staged The Largest Comeback Win Of The Gregg Popovich Era Against The Kings
Death. Taxes. The San Antonio Spurs winning 50 games every damn season. For a record-setting 18th year in a row, the Spurs hit the 50-win mark on Wednesday with their 112-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings. San Antonio Spurs ✔@spurs With tonight’s win we’ve reached 50 wins for an @NBA record 18 straight seasons. #GoSpursGo And they did it ...
Read MoreThe NBA trade deadline is one day away — here are the latest rumors
Thursday’s NBA trade deadline is fast approaching, and rumors are flying like mad. But before we take a look at the latest reports on which teams are making moves and which teams are holding firm, here’s an update on all that has happened so far. Along with the two big trades that have dominated the NBA world — DeMarcus Cousins ...
Read MoreThe Hawks And Kings Brilliantly Trolled The NBA’s New Social Media Policy
On Thursday, word broke that the NBA issued a league-wide memo to its teams regarding social media policy and something of a “crackdown” on what individual franchises should be posting. At the time, this was seen by many as a response to a beef between Chandler Parsons and C.J. McCollum that was inadvertently kickstarted by an official team account. Nevertheless, ...
Read MoreThe Cavs Set An NBA Regular-Season Record With 25 Three-Pointers Against The Hawks
When the Cleveland Cavaliers put up 77 points in the first half against the Hawks on Friday night, it looked like they were en route to a dominant blowout win. But nothing is ever that easy in the NBA. Despite trailing by 25 at one point in the second half, the Hawks battled all the way back and cut the ...
Read MoreThe Cavs Rested Their Stars And Jeff Van Gundy Was Extremely Mad And Not Actually Laughing
The Cavs visited the Clippers in L.A. on Saturday night in a primetime game on ABC, meaning Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, and Mike Breen were on the call. For Cleveland, it was the first game of the L.A. double, with the Lakers coming up tomorrow on a back-to-back, and so they decided Saturday would be a good night for ...
Read MoreThe Bulls Finally Made A Trade Deadline Move, Sending Two Players To The Thunder
The Chicago Bulls have finally made a trade. The team has been at the center of so many rumors this week, but their first move did not involve sending star Jimmy Butler out of town. Instead, Chicago made a puzzling move to send Doug McDermott, Taj Gibson, and a 2018 second round pick to the Thunder in exchange for Anthony ...
Read MoreThe Best Fights Of The 2016-17 NBA Season, Ranked
Robin Lopez and Serge Ibaka got into a fight on Tuesday night that was unlike most NBA fights in that actual punches were thrown and almost landed. NBA fights typically involve shoving, talking, and an awful lot of “hold me back” action. That’s probably for the best, because we don’t want these extraordinarily large men actually connecting with punches. I ...
Read MoreThe ‘NBA On TNT’ Crew Completely Lost It Over The Idea Of Paying $6.99 For A Lakers Game
The Inside The NBA crew gets a bit unhinged after the late game on TNT and this was never more apparent than in their attempt to get through a promo for a Lakers vs. Bucks on League Pass. Ernie Johnson started his promo and Charles Barkley couldn’t help but jump in and interrupt him. Ernie did egg him on with “I dare ...
Read MoreSteve Kerr Doesn’t Think LaVar Ball Is Helping His Kids With His Constant Talking
By the end of this year, everyone involved in the NBA in some form or fashion will have been asked for their thoughts on LaVar Ball’s constant claims of his sons’ greatness and how they’re going to dominate the NBA. Ball’s comments about his son Lonzo being better than Steph Curry ruffled some feathers in the league, and since then ...
Read MoreSteph Curry Tells Us His Pick To Win The Tournament, And Offers Advice To Mid-Majors
Davidson’s magical run to the Elite Eight, which also served as Steph Curry’s arrival on the national scene, was nine years ago. Curry, now a two-time NBA MVP and NBA champion, has become one of the biggest basketball stars in the world, which is a long departure from when he was “Dell’s kid” lighting up the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Curry ...
Read MoreSteelers bring back James Harrison on two-year deal
PITTSBURGH — James Harrison is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The five-time Pro Bowl linebacker has signed a two-year contract with the team that will keep Harrison in black and gold past his 40th birthday. Harrison led the Steelers with five sacks in 2016. He became the franchise’s all-time sack leader last season when he broke Jason Gildon’s club record. Harrison ...
Read MoreShaq’s latest response to Kevin Durant!
The latest chapter in the case of Shaquille O’Neal vs. Current NBA Players has the Hall of Famer attempting to shut down Kevin Durant is a weird one. Durant, as you’ll recall, blasted O’Neal last month regarding his treatment of Golden State Warriors teammate JaVale McGee that eventually turned into a nasty war of words A recap: “I UNDERSTAND SHAQ WORKS ...
Read MoreShaq Ranked The Best Centers Of All-Time, And Put Himself In Elite Company
Shaquille O’Neal is often the center of all things, but can he accurately rank himself among the best centers of all time? Shaq was asked on TNT’s Players Only to rank the best NBA centers of all time. You may remember, of course, that Shaq himself was a center. So how did he do in this showdown between his self-confidence and his ...
Read MoreShaq Calls Anyone Who Believed His Flat Earth Theory ‘Idiots’
Shaq became the latest current or former NBA star to reveal themselves as a flat Earth truther on a podcast, when he said he thought the world is flat because when he drives from Florida to California it seems flat, and he also finds it ridiculous that China would be below us. However, on Thursday, Shaq insisted that was all ...
Read MoreRussell Westbrook’s Wife Fired Back At Kevin Durant’s Brother On Twitter
The feud between Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant became a family affair on Thursday night when Durant’s brother took shots at Westbrook on Twitter. On Friday, Westbrook’s wife, Nina, joined the party with a reply to Durant’s brother calling him out for seeking attention. After it seemed as though the beef between the former teammates had maybe subsided, now it’s ...
Read MoreRussell Westbrook Is Officially One Game Away From NBA History
Russell Westbrook has been making history seemingly on a daily basis during the 2016-2017 NBA season and he did so yet again on Tuesday evening. By the middle of the third quarter in a nationally televised game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Westbrook had accumulated a triple-double. This particular performance was overly noteworthy given the fact that it was his 41st ...
Read MoreRussell Westbrook Is Now The Betting Favorite To Win MVP
This year’s NBA MVP race is as tight as we’ve seen in years as Russell Westbrook and James Harden are both having historic individual seasons. It’s almost impossible to separate the two and will likely come down to which set of ridiculous numbers being put up by each is most meaningful to the voters. Westbrook is averaging a triple-double for ...
Read MoreRussell Westbrook Is Leading The Most Fun MVP Race Ever
On Tuesday morning, everyone was fawning over Kawhi Leonard making a statement during the San Antonio Spurs‘ win over the Houston Rockets. We even got in on the fun, saying that he cemented his status as an MVP candidate. Russell Westbrook did his best to make the MVP pendulum swing back in his direction on Tuesday night, because we are in the middle of watching a historically great race for ...
Read MoreRudy Gobert Called Out Some Of His Teammates For Not Competing
The Utah Jazz are enjoying a quality 2016-2017 NBA season. While Quin Snyder’s team isn’t necessarily blowing up from a popularity standpoint, the Jazz are quietly racking up victories to the tune of a 49-win pace and the potential for homecourt advantage in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. However, the Jazz are hitting the skids at the ...
Read MoreRobinson III, Gordon, Porzingis win NBA All-Star events
NEW ORLEANS — Glenn Robinson III is the NBA’s new dunk king, with an assist to Indiana teammate Paul George, the Pacers’ mascot and a Pacers cheerleader. Robinson leaped over all three, snagging the ball from George along the way before finishing with an emphatic, two-hand, reverse jam, giving him a perfect score — and the title — on his ...
Read MoreRicky Rubio Hit An Absurd Circus Shot While Falling Down After A Foul
Bango the Inflatable Buck is obviously the trick shot star of any game held in Milwaukee, but Ricky Rubio got to show off a bit on Saturday night. Rubio let fly a wild shot that miraculously fell after running into Milwaukee Buck Jon Henson. The slick Minnesota Timberwolves point guard is more known for his deft passing than his shooting, ...
Read MoreRemembering The Most Notorious Moments Of Portland’s Jail Blazers Era
The NBA, like any other professional sports league, has always had its share of miscreants and reprobates, but rarely has a single team had so many unsavory figures who racked up so many different infractions over an extended period of time. That was the Portland Trail Blazers from the early-to-mid 2000s. In true reactionary fashion, the franchise has pushed the ...
Read MoreRemembering Kevin Love’s 2012 Three-Point Contest Win Over Kevin Durant
Kevin Love is a very good NBA basketball player. He is a four-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA selection, and a key cog for the reigning NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers. Love is also one of the best rebounders in the league, with a season-long rebounding title on his resume to go along with a career average north of 11 boards ...
Read MoreReggie Miller Blamed Millennials For Making The NBA All-Star Game A Joke
The 2017 NBA All-Star Game saw both teams score nearly 100 points in the first half en route to a 192-182 win for the Western Conference. The game featured plenty of highlights and fun moments, but very little defense and when there was actual defense played, it elicited a confused look from the offensive player. After the game, there were ...
Read MoreRanking The NBA’s Buyout Additions By Impact
I love the NBA buyout period. There’s nothing more exciting than convincing yourself an aging veteran or Michael Beasley is going to be the difference between your favorite team exiting in the first round or making it all the way to the Finals. So let’s get really irrational and rank which buyout guys are going to have the biggest impact ...
Read MorePlayoff Watch: Tracking the Raptors, Celtics, Wizards’ fight for seeding
Take a look at the schedule and you may have noticed that, with just 18 games remaining, we’ve officially reached the point in the season where, if you’re a Toronto Raptors fan, every game from here on out holds major implications on the East Conference standings. With the Boston Celtics sitting in second and the Washington Wizards in third— two of ...
Read MoreOn point: Guard Deron Williams signs with champion Cleveland Cavaliers
CLEVELAND (AP) — After rattling off several reasons for signing with the Cavaliers, Deron Williams got around to the one that matters most. He wants a ring. “Competing for a championship is something that I haven’t had a chance to do,” he said. Williams, an Olympian and three-time All-Star who has never made it to the NBA Finals, signed as a ...
Read MoreOklahoma State’s Meaningless Buzzer-Beater Lost A Lot Of People Money
Michigan narrowly escaped its first-round matchup with Oklahoma State in a 92-91 thriller on Friday that is a front-runner for best game of the first-round after a Thursday lacking in excitement. The Wolverines were lights out from three-point range, and were able to ice the game late with free throws despite the Cowboys best efforts at hanging around. Michigan went ...
Read MoreNBA: James Harden lifts Rockets past Bulls, 121-117, in OT
James Harden had 42 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists to rally the Houston Rockets past the Chicago Bulls, 121-117, in overtime Friday night. Harden hit a step-back jumper over Paul Zipser with 36.1 seconds remaining in the extra period and was fouled. He made the free throw to give the Rockets a two-point lead they never relinquished. From Our ...
Read MoreNBA Wrap: Cleveland’s struggles without LeBron continue, Bucks stun Raptors
THE Cleveland Cavaliers continued to struggled without LeBron James in the lineup, while the Milwaukee Bucks stunned the Toronto Raptors. It’s all in the NBA Wrap. AUSSIES IN ACTION Aron Baynes finished with seven points and two rebounds in nine minutes of action, as the Detroit Pistons blew out the Philadelphia 76ers 136-106. In the Milwaukee Bucks’ 101-94 win over the ...
Read MoreNBA upholds DeMarcus Cousins’ one-game suspension
DeMarcus Cousins doesn’t need to worry about a Mardi Gras hangover. The Pelicans center had been having fun Tuesday down in New Orleans, and he’ll get Wednesday off after the NBA upheld his one-game suspension for receiving his 18th technical foul this season. He’ll sit out the Pelicans’ home game Wednesday against the Pistons. Cousins received the 18th technical Sunday. He appealed the ...
Read MoreNBA trade rumors: Timberwolves’ Ricky Rubio moving to Knicks
As the NBA trade deadline creeps closer, the Knicks — 20-26 heading into play on Jan. 25 — must decide which route to go in trade talks. With the entire league watching to see if Carmelo Anthony actually moves in a blockbuster, New York could decide to add to its roster for a push to the playoffs. One name available name connected to New ...
Read MoreNBA Trade Rumors: Raptors bringing either Millsap or Ibaka
The Toronto Raptors is the team that could challenge the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East but they are one piece away so they are still involved in NBA trade rumors. The Raptors have an All-Star caliber backcourt (DeMar DeRozan is actually starting) and they have a capable center in Jonas Valanciunas and DeMarre Carroll covers the small forward position well. ...
Read MoreNBA Trade Rumors: Lakers trying to land Pacers star Paul George
The Los Angeles Lakers are “in the process of trying to land” Indiana Pacers star forward Paul George, according to USA Today’s Sam Amick, who also reported that the “landscape is complicated elsewhere, too, in large part because of (George’s) desire to sign with the Lakers if the Pacers experience simply doesn’t pan out.” If you’re wearing a Kobe Bryant ...
Read MoreNBA trade rumors: Knicks’ Derrick Rose for Timberwolves’ Ricky Rubio?
The clock is ticking, Knicks fans. As the countdown to the 2017 NBA trade deadline reaches its final hours, the Knicks must decide whether or not to conduct a fire sale. While all eyes are on Carmelo Antony trade rumors, he’s not the only high-profile player that could be moved on Thursday. Point guard Derrick Rose could be on the move to the ...
Read MoreNBA TRADE RUMORS: Cavs have great interest in Jose Calderon, Andrew Bogut
According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, Calderon and Dallas Mavericks center Andrew Bogut are on the Cavs radar for a potential trade. Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports It’s no secret — the Cleveland Cavaliers are looking for help to improve their bench and depth issues. According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, two new names have come forth as potential targets for the Cavs. “Los ...
Read MoreNBA Trade Rumors: Carmelo Anthony moving to the Clippers
If the Knicks are going to trade Carmelo Anthony before the Feb. 23 NBA trade deadline, it’s going to take a perfect storm of events. That storm must include: -A contending team Anthony will waive his no-trade clause to join. -Something back in return the Knicks find valuable. -A team desperate enough to take on Anthony’s big deal, add a ball-dominant player to ...
Read MoreNBA Trade Deadlines: Brook Lopez among 40 players that could be traded
The NBA trade deadline is almost here, so let’s have a look at some players who could be moved before 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. Last time we did this, the list was 25 names long. Now, we’re up to 40. No one knows exactly how crazy this deadline will be, but there are certainly lots of teams looking to ...
Read MoreNBA to start keeping stats on referees for evaluation
NEW YORK — After further review, the NBA says it’s time to hire more referees. The league also plans to change the way they are scheduled and evaluated. The NBA will launch an Officiating Advisory Council, among a number of initiatives announced Thursday following a six-month review of the officiating program conducted by Byron Spruell, the president of league operations. ...
Read MoreNBA three-quarter mark awards: Harden over Westbrook
We’re at the three-quarter mark of the NBA season. The time when playoff races heat up but it is also when major award candidates are solidified. Here’s my perspective on who should take home the NBA’s major hardware based on their seasons to date. MVP – James Harden He’s on pace to join Oscar Robertson as the only players to ...
Read MoreNBA Saturday: Strong Start for Jusuf Nurkic in Portland
The Portland Trail Blazers have had a disappointing season thus far, but they aren’t ready to quit on this season. At 25-35, the Trail Blazers are currently 2.5 games behind the eight seed Denver Nuggets. Interestingly enough, these two teams consummated a deal weeks before this year’s trade deadline. The Trail Blazers agreed to trade Mason Plumlee and a 2018 ...
Read MoreNBA POSITION POWER RANKINGS, END OF REGULAR SEASON EDITION: POINT GUARDS
The NBA is overflowing with high-quality point guards. While the top ones are competing for MVP, the men directly behind are still All-Stars. Even outside the top 10, household names reign supreme, and the position’s depth forces some notable veterans to show up far earlier than you might expect. So it goes for the league’s most glamorous spot. Point guards ...
Read MoreNBA notes: Timberwolves’ Zach LaVine out for season after tearing knee ligament
Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Zach LaVine will miss the rest of the season because of a torn ACL in his left knee. LaVine had an MRI exam before the Timberwolves hosted Memphis on Saturday, when the diagnosis was revealed. LaVine was injured the night before in the team’s loss at Detroit. He’ll have surgery at a yet-to-be-determined date. The news was a ...
Read MoreNBA News: Chris Paul, Adam Silver Speak On Potential Changes To All-Star Game
The All-Star weekend has set the stage for many historic performances over the years. The NBA typically does a fantastic job, in cohesion with the host city, to set up the festivities and events which prelude the All-Star game on Sunday. Throughout the history of the event, a huge star-studded crowd is always in attendance, while NBA fans around the ...
Read MoreNBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Participants You Forgot Actually Won
There is a reason that the Slam Dunk Contest has always been viewed as the signature event of NBA All-Star weekend. Yes, Sunday’s game is set in the main event slot due to sheer magnetism and star power, but the dirty little secret of the proceedings is that the contest itself is not always terribly entertaining. In recent years, the ...
Read MoreMichael Jordan Once Pushed The Bulls To Make A Trade By Saying ‘I Need Help’
One common refrain throughout LeBron James’ career from detractors has been that he has taken the easy road to his three NBA titles. He left Cleveland for Miami to join forces with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade. He’s done his winning in the Eastern Conference, which has lacked another top contender to push his Heat and Cavs teams in ways ...
Read MoreMichael Jordan Believes The Warriors’ 73-Win Season ‘Don’t Mean Sh*t’
The single most compelling storyline of the 2015-16 NBA season was whether the Golden State Warriors would break the record for the most wins during the regular season. Of course, they accomplished this, going 73-9 to eclipse the mark set by the 72-win Chicago Bulls from 1995-96. But once the year ended, there was plenty of debate as to whether ...
Read MoreLonzo Ball’s dad to NBA teams: ‘Why shouldn’t he be No. 1? He’s earned it.’
LaVar Ball, the father of UCLA star Lonzo Ball, has been outspoken about his son, and he has no intention of back down. Earlier this week, LaVar said that Lonzo would be the first player drafted with his own brand. He’s also claimed that his son is currently better than two-time MVP Steph Curry. On Thursday, LaVar once again didn’t ...
Read MoreLonzo Ball Wants To Be A Laker At All Costs
Lonzo Ball is in the discussion to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft after a tremendous freshman season at UCLA. In fact, many seem to believe that it is a two-man race between Ball and Washington point guard Markelle Fultz for the top spot. With that in mind, Ball visited ESPN’s SportsNation on Thursday and he was ...
Read MoreLeBron’s Delightful New Intel Ad Pokes Fun At Everyone Who Calls Him A Crybaby
People love getting on LeBron James for being a “crybaby.” Whether it’s because of his on-court demeanor or because he cried after the Cavaliers won a title (go figure!), this is a way for people to criticize LeBron for something. One of LeBron’s best traits is that he’s one of the most aware athletes on earth — he absolutely knows ...
Read MoreLeBron James, Kyrie Irving hit incredibly clutch shots to get an overtime win over Wizards
The Wizards entered Monday night’s showdown with the Cavaliers winners of 17 straight at home, so they weren’t about to be intimidated in a matchup against the East-leading defending champs. But Cleveland was at full strength, and LeBron James and Kyrie Irving made some incredibly tough shots late to seal a 140-135 overtime win on the road in what might ...
Read MoreLeBron James Apologized To His Wife For Being Obsessed With His Career
LeBron James will likely go down as one of the top two or three players in NBA history, and he couldn’t have done it without the immense physical gifts he was blessed with from such an early age. But to be able to reach these heights, it’s also taken a tremendous amount of work and daily dedication. Michael Jordan and ...
Read MoreLeBron Is So Locked In On The Playoffs That He Doesn’t Want To Talk About The Regular Season
With a win on Tuesday evening over the Orlando Magic, the Cleveland Cavaliers have zoomed back into a tie for the No. 1 seed alongside the Boston Celtics. At this late juncture, that kind of result could have a real impact on the playoff positioning, especially with a match-up looming between the two top teams in the Eastern Conference on ...
Read MoreLaVar Ball Thinks UCLA Lost In The NCAA Tournament Because Of ‘Slow White Guys’
LaVar Ball has invaded the lives of every basketball fan to some degree and he’s at it again. In speaking about UCLA’s season-ending loss to Kentucky in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, LaVar made reference to a particular reason why he thinks Lonzo Ball and company were unable to compete at the highest level. In comments to the Orange County Register, ...
Read MoreLaVar Ball And His Kids Won’t Take Less Than $1 Billion For A Shoe Endorsement Deal
I regret to inform you all that LaVar Ball is at it again. In the midst of proclaiming that in his prime he could beat Michael Jordan one-on-one (no, not one of his three basketball prodigy sons, but he himself), he also laid out what it will take for one of the major shoe brands — Nike, adidas or Under ...
Read MoreLakers’ Nick Young found it ‘tough’ handling trade rumors again
OKLAHOMA CITY – As most players anxiously thumbed through their phone using the plane’s Wi-Fi connection, a Lakers official alerted them they made a trade to the Houston Rockets. “Everyone was looking at me,” Lakers guard Nick Young said. “I thought I was gone.” For the third consecutive season, though, Young remained on the roster past the trade deadline. Instead, ...
Read MoreKlay Thompson’s New ‘Pure’ Shoe Is A Surprising Example Of Restraint
Klay Thompson isn’t the flashiest player in the NBA, even as he plays for the league’s most entertaining team. With that in mind, ANTA is rolling out a new shoe in Thompson’s image called the KT2 Pure and it is a surprising and refreshing example of the restraint that is also embodied by Thompson’s game. Make no mistake, Thompson plays ...
Read MoreKevin Hart Is The Latest Victim Of Joel Embiid’s Social Media Trolling
Kevin Hart has made a habit of posting his workouts on Instagram. Problem is, Joel Embiid has made himself a home on the social media network as well. Embiid, whose last known location was “Meniscus,” chirped Hart on Instagram after he posted his latest workout video on Saturday. Hart dedicated the set to Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison, a 40-year-old ...
Read MoreKevin Durant Won’t Give A Return Date But Said His Knee Injury ‘Could Be A Lot Worse’
Kevin Durant spoke to reporters on Wednesday night for the first time since he was injured last month. The Golden State Warriors forward sported a large knee brace and walked on two massive crutches as he spoke to reporters a week after injuring his left knee against the Washington Wizards. Durant offered no updated timeline for his return and said ...
Read MoreKevin Durant Opened Up About How Jay Z Helped Him Make His Free Agency Decision
Throughout all of the hoopla surrounding his decision to leave the Thunder for Golden State this past summer, Kevin Durant has always maintained his choice was an all-encompassing life decision, not just a basketball or money decision. He considered all faces, and how his decision would affect him, despite whatever backlash he knew would come his way. So when Durant ...
Read MoreKevin Durant Is Frustrated That The NBA Rest Debate Only Targets Top Players
Outside of the MVP debate — which rages on after Russell Westbrook’s historic triple-double on Wednesday — the biggest controversy in the NBA this season has been about players resting and whether it’s bad for the league. Plenty have weighed in on the debate. LeBron James has questioned why it only seems to matter when he does it, and said ...
Read MoreKevin Durant Claims James Worthy Did Some ‘Shady Sh*t’ After He Joined The Warriors
Kevin Durant is calling out an NBA legend who he claims was supportive to his face but critical of his move to Golden State on air. The injured Warriors star appeared on Bill Simmons’ podcast on Saturday and said James Worthy burned him on air. Simmons asked Durant about the best criticism he received from someone on TV. He started ...
Read MoreKansas Is The Latest No. 1 Seed To Go Down, And Oregon Looks Like The Best Team In America
Three No. 1 seeds reached the Elite 8, with top overall seed Villanova as the lone No. 1 to fail to reach the second weekend of the 2017 NCAA Tournament. But on Saturday night, a second top seed went down when No. 3 Oregon dominated Kansas, 74-60, to earn their first Final Four trip since 1939. Oregon took control of ...
Read MoreJoel Embiid Is Doing Things No Rookie Since Tim Duncan Has Done
The two year wait for Joel Embiid has proven to be well worth it for the Sixers, as the third-overall draft pick from the 2014 Draft has emerged as one of the NBA’s best big men in his first season after sitting out all of the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons with injuries. Embiid is averaging 19.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.4 ...
Read MoreJoel Embiid Celebrated Beating The Knicks By Dancing With The 76ers Cheerleaders
The Philadelphia 76ers had perhaps their most exhilarating win of the season Wednesday, as they stormed back from down 17 points — 10 with less than three minutes remaining — to beat the hapless New York Knicks 98-97 after T.J. McConnell hit the winning shot. Fast-rising funny person and process-truster Joel Embiid celebrated by cutting a rug (cool person term) ...
Read MoreJaVale McGee Insists He’s Not Confrontational, Despite His Ugly Beef With Shaq
JaVale McGee and Shaq’s beef has come to an abrupt end after both of their mothers got involved. The latest escalation of their feud started late last Thursday after Shaq ran yet another lengthy video on TNT detailing the many mistakes and bloopers McGee has made over his NBA career. That video turned out to be the last straw for ...
Read MoreIt Turns Out LaVar Ball Was Just As Unnecessarily Cocky Of A Football Player
After months of relentless verbal posturings, LaVar Ball is finally starting to get his comeuppance. His son’s team, the UCLA Bruins, were ousted from the NCAA Tournament this weekend despite the elder Ball’s previous proclamation that they’d win it all, and then a video emerged on Sunday of LaVar not looking very much like a man who could hold his ...
Read MoreIs 12-year-old LeBron James Jr. better than his dad was at the same age?
Privilege often comes with great burden. Blessed with an abundance of riches, both genetically and financially, LeBron James’ oldest son has to endure endless comparisons to his old man every time he steps on a basketball court. As insane as it might be, at 12-years-old, LeBron James Jr., much like his father, has lived up to the hype. Each YouTube highlight released of ...
Read MoreHigh School Team Lost Its Playoff Game On A Shot That Never Should’ve Counted
A high school basketball playoff game in Michigan gave us a great example of why we should be happy that instant replay exists at the highest college and professional levels. West Bloomfield earned a 67-66 victory over Novi in double overtime on a controversial buzzer-beating layup. West Bloomfield’s Kevin McAdoo hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer to advance his ...
Read MoreHero Luke Maye Got A Standing Ovation At His 8 A.M. Class After Sending UNC To The Final Four
Luke Maye hit the shot of his life on Sunday night in Memphis, but he was back to class in Chapel Hill on Monday morning. Maye received a hero’s welcome at his 8 a.m. Business 101 class at the University of North Carolina just hours after hitting one of the biggest shots in school history. A classmate tweeted that the sophomore forward ...
Read MoreGet To Know Marcus Keene Because He’s Balling Out In Ways No College Player Has Since Steph
It’s been a great year to be an undersized point guard who is capable of scoring in bunches. In the NBA, Isaiah Thomas is one of the best stories of the 2016-17 season, as the 5’9 Celtics guard has turned into the league’s premier crunch time killer this year. In college hoops, there is Marcus Keene, who you should get ...
Read MoreEvan Turner Is Still Trying To Prove His True Value To The Trail Blazers
PORTLAND – After an early afternoon practice for the Trail Blazers, players start to make their way off the court. One by one, they all begin heading to various rooms to get treatment, watch film, and dress down. However, Even Turner is still getting up shot after shot. The courts are empty and dead silent, aside from him and the ...
Read MoreDoc Rivers Has A Simple Solution To Stop Stars From Resting In Big Games
A week ago Saturday, after the Warriors suffered a second consecutive loss in ugly fashion against the Timberwolves, Steve Kerr decided to rest to all of his best players against the Spurs the following night on the second game of their back-to-back. With both Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard both already sitting out with injuries, what was supposed to be ...
Read MoreDirk Nowitzki Became The Sixth Player In NBA History To Score 30,000 Career Points
Dirk Nowitzki was already an all-time NBA great by any measure, but on Tuesday evening against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Dallas Mavericks legend reached even more rarified air with a particular milestone. Nowitzki needed 20 points to reach 30,000 in his NBA career and the future Hall of Fame big man managed to get to that point in the ...
Read MoreDarko Milicic Told The Timberwolves ‘Don’t Trade For Me’ But They Did Anyways
Darko Milicic will forever be known as the biggest bust from the 2003 NBA Draft. The No. 2 overall pick, sandwiched between LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony (with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh coming right after), never panned out despite lasting 10 years in the NBA. Milicic is now a farmer, and says he’s finally happy with his life now ...
Read MoreChris Paul Says He Thinks Twice About Going For Steals After All His Hand Injuries
Chris Paul has the numbers—and the finger injuries—to prove he’s one of the game’s best at stealing the basketball. Paul is the active leader in steals in the NBA, a fact chronicled in a New York Times piece about the art—and consequences—of the steal. Paul sprained his left thumb in preseason and later tore his ulnar collateral ligament in January, missing 14 ...
Read MoreCharles Barkley Is Openly Rooting Against LaVar Ball’s Son And UCLA
Charles Barkley is just like the rest of us as he’s sick of LaVar Ball‘s antics. To fix this, Barkley says Lonzo Ball‘s UCLA team needs to lose. Barkley appeared on CBS’ March Madness coverage in a Kent State jersey on Friday about an hour before Ball’s UCLA team took on the Golden Flashes in the NCAA Tournament’s first round. ...
Read MoreCharles Barkley Absolutely Unloaded On NBA Stars Resting
Two Saturdays in a row, the basketball-watching world was subjected to nationally-televised atrocities that should be disallowed under the Geneva Convention. First, the Warriors rested Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala against a Spurs team that was already minus Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge. Then, the Cavs opted to sit LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love ...
Read MoreBrooklyn Nets Sign Quincy Acy
Acy (6’7”, 240) has appeared in 225 NBA games in parts of five seasons split between Toronto, Sacramento, New York and Dallas, recording averages of 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game. He saw action in six games with the Mavericks earlier this season, averaging 2.2 points and 1.3 rebounds in 8.0 minutes per game. Most recently, ...
Read MoreBREAKING: Steph Curry will make a abnormal deal with Golden State who will make him a billionaire?
Steph Curry and the NBA champion Golden State Warriors will made it official this summer, with the team announcing that Steph has signed a new multiyear contract. The salary in the first year of Curry’s deal will be $45 million, making Curry the highest-paid player in the NBA for the first time in his career. The salary for the 2018-19 season will ...
Read MoreBrandon Marshall to Be Released by New York Jets
The New York Jets are moving on from wide receiver Brandon Marshall. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Newsday‘s Kimberley A. Martin reported the news, which came at Marshall’s request. Martin reported Marshall asked for his release to find a “better fit.” Marshall took to Instagram to thank the fans and New York media: Marshall, 32, spent the last two seasons in New York. A year ...
Read MoreFriday NBA Roundup: No Doubt Draymond Green Is the League’s Most Unique Player
Kevin Durant doesn’t want to talk anymore about his first return trip to Oklahoma City, which is due up on Saturday night. “I ain’t got nothing for y’all!” Durant said after the Golden State Warriors’ 123-92 annihilation of the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, per Bleacher Report’s Erik Malinowski. Draymond Green, on the other hand, has never shied away from the ...
Read MoreBold Predictions For The Second Half Of The NBA Season
As the NBA season rounds the corner into the home stretch, there are so many story-lines left to play out, some admittedly more compelling and more consequential than others. While we could spend a lot of time and digital ink offering our predictions about who will win which regular season awards, which teams will make the playoffs, and who will ...
Read MoreBill Simmons Made A Prediction For Cavs-Celtics That Couldn’t Have Been More Wrong
Bill Simmons is often a measured, rational basketball mind. But every now and then, his undying love for his hometown Celtics clouds his judgment. With the Cs and Cavs fighting for the No. 1 seed in the East, their Wednesday night showdown on ESPN stood to swing the advantage one way or the other. In Simmons’ mind, the fact that ...
Read MoreAustin Rivers Proved The Apple Didn’t Fall Far From The Tree In One Perfect Moment
Austin Rivers has taken a lot of heat over the years for being the son of a famous NBA coach, and it didn’t help matters any when said coach signed his son to play for his team. But give both Rivers credit where credit is due: Austin has worked his tail off to become a productive rotation player for the ...
Read MoreAllen Iverson, Jason Williams, And Chauncey Billups Highlight The Explosive New BIG3 League
Just when you thought you couldn’t possibly be more psyched about Ice Cube’s new 3-on-3 league, BIG3, they go and release an updated list of all the former NBA All-Stars who have currently signed on to participate (in one capacity or another), along with even more details about how the whole thing will work. Here’s the list of guys we ...
Read MoreAllen Iverson Thinks His Crossover Of Michael Jordan Is Better Than The Tyronn Lue Stepover
Ask most any NBA fan what the most memorable Allen Iverson moment is and they’ll tell you it’s him stepping over Tyronn Lue. It’s an iconic moment in NBA history, and one that sticks out in everyone’s mind as the ultimate A.I. play. However, if you ask Iverson, he has a different answer. Iverson went on SportsCenter on Monday night and was ...
Read MoreIn NBA, How the West Has Maintained Its Big Lead Over the East
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers played at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, fulfilling their manifest destiny as basketball villains and bullies against the Knicks. But as this N.B.A. regular season barrels toward the playoffs, perhaps the locals should be more supportive. The Cavaliers, after all, still represent the Eastern Conference’s best and last line of defense against the ...
Read MoreDespite Swift Changes, Patience Will Be a Virtue for Lakers in Magic Johnson Era
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Magic Johnson has waited a long, long time for this. Taking a break late Tuesday afternoon after talking to 10 NBA general managers (with three more on his list to call back with the trade deadline looming), he sat in a conference room in front of a framed photo of his hero, Jerry Buss. Jerry’s open-collared ...
Read MoreDid Buddy Hield Accidentally Reveal Kings Tampered Before Trade With Pelicans?
If you thought the Sacramento Kings couldn’t get any more incompetent, well, you’d be wrong. The Kings traded DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans for pennies on the dollar, a move that apparently was inspired by team owner Vivek Ranadive’s infatuation with Buddy Hield. So, just how much Ranadive covet Hield? The 23-year-old rookie offered insight into Ranadive’s thinking ...
Read More3 waived NBA players who can make a difference for playoff teams
The NBA trade deadline is over, and teams are now able to assess the mess they’ve fixed, created, or left untouched. The good news is that more players are still available, as the NBA moves into its post-deadline buyout phase to shed the unwanted pieces after the weeks’ deals. That process can get slightly confusing. Once players’ contracts are bought ...
Read MoreRussell Westbrook And Steph Curry Were At The Center Of A Thunder-Warriors Scuffle
No Kevin Durant? No problem. Tensions were high heading into Monday’s game between Oklahoma City and Golden State anyway, and during the second quarter, things boiled over in the form of a scuffle.Prior to a jump ball with about four seconds left, Steph Curry tried to get to a spot between Russell Westbrook and Semaj Christon. This led to plenty ...
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