Articles by Joe Lyons (166)
Jayson Tatum hit back at former journeyman Brandon Jennings who named the All-NBA forward ‘the softest Celtics superstar in history’. Quite the statement from Jennings, considering ‘soft’ players usually don’t lead their team in points, rebounds and assists on the way to an NBA championship (the only others to do so are Nikola Jokic, LeBron […]
MVP candidates Jayson Tatum and Nikola Jokic have been announced as the NBA’s Players of the Week. Week 11 sees both Jokic and Tatum earn their second Player of the Week honors of the season ahead of their primetime match-up in Denver on Tuesday. Jokic averaged 36.5 points, 16.5 rebounds and 11.3 assists while Tatum […]
Jayson Tatum’s longtime trainer Drew Hanlen appeared to take an indirect swipe at Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla following Boston’s defeat in Oklahoma City. Celtics boast 49-3 record when Tatum’s usage rate is > 33% Hanlen, Tatum’s personal basketball trainer who works with him each offseason and sometimes during the year, seems less than impressed […]
NBA legend and Inside The NBA star Charles Barkley believes Anthony Edwards’ regression is because of over-reliance on threes. Chuck tells Edwards he’s taking too many threes: “He’s not aggressive enough” Anthony Edwards is only 23-years-old. Through his first four years in the league, he’s tallied two All-Star appearances alongside All-NBA Second Team honors last […]
Jayson Tatum put the short-handed Celtics on his back to lead Boston to a 118-115 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite missing Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis through injury, the Celtics prevailed on the road to record a third straight win over the Timberwolves. Led by Tatum’s 33 points, eight rebounds, nine assists and three […]
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been added to the team’s injury report ahead of their clash with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jaylen Brown injury update: ‘Questionable’ with right shoulder strain Brown is listed as questionable for Thursday night’s contest in Minnesota with a right shoulder strain, presumably suffered in Boston’s New Year’s Eve win over […]
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards thinks OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the frontrunner to win MVP. Edwards on Gilgeous-Alexander: “The MVP of the NBA, he’s unguardable” With averages of 31.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists a night, there’s no arguing that Gilgeous-Alexander is one of the NBA’s best talents and he holds strong MVP credentials. […]
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama delivered a one of a kind 40-piece in Thursday’s overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Wemby goes 42-6-5-4-2 with seven threes to see off Atlanta It was another special night in the Frost Bank Center as Wembanyama tallied 42 points, six rebounds, five assists, four blocks, two steals and […]
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla needed restrained by his staff from the referees following Boston’s fourth quarter collapse and defeat to the Chicago Bulls. Mazzulla: “I was trying to wish them a Merry Christmas” A disastrous fourth quarter for the Celtics where they were outscored 35-22 by the Bulls saw the reigning champions fall to […]
Stephen A. Smith is backing the Oklahoma City Thunder to erode a 13-year long absence from the NBA Finals and win the Western Conference in 2025. As we speak, the Thunder are sitting pretty at the top of their conference – three games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies in second – and as per the […]