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Joe Lyons

Sports Editor

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Joe Lyons is a sports writer and has also been published by Nottingham Forest FC, working with the academy and senior teams to produce content on matchdays. He formerly covered the Premier League and EFL as an on-site reporter during the 2020/21 season for Prost International. He is an expert in a range of sports including soccer, basketball, darts and American football. Joe specialises in long form SEO content alongside news, tips and betting. His sports betting work can be found on SportsLens and The Sports Daily. Joe has a keen eye for the sports betting industry in the USA which covers the NBA and NFL, tracking and analysing the market as it changes throughout the season.

Articles by Joe Lyons (93)

NBA players react to the death of Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell

Bill Russell, widely known as one of the greatest winners in sporting history sadly passed away on Sunday aged 88 and tributes from across the basketball world have flooded in. Russell’s family released a statement on Sunday on his Twitter account which has gained almost 400,00 likes in under 24 hours with fans from all […]

Joe Lyons  •  01 Aug 2022
Paolo Banchero signs endorsement deal with Jordan Brand

2022 NBA Draft first overall pick and Orlando Magic guard Paolo Banchero is finalizing an endorsement deal with Jordan Brand, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. 19-year-old rookie Paolo Banchero has signed his first endorsement deal as an NBA player, joining forces with Jordan Brand alongside Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum, Zion Williamson and plenty more […]

Joe Lyons  •  29 Jul 2022
Jayson Tatum plays down Kevin Durant to Celtics trade rumours: ‘I love our team’

Jayson Tatum has played down rumours of a blockbuster trade that would send Kevin Durant to the Boston Celtics, stating that he loves his current team and questioned the validity of the report. Tatum was present at the premiere of the Showtime movie Point Gods in New York City on Tuesday, which Kevin Durant is […]

Joe Lyons  •  27 Jul 2022
Boston Celtics offer Jaylen Brown in trade talks with Brooklyn Nets for Kevin Durant

Jaylen Brown has been offered to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a package that would see Kevin Durant head the other way to the Boston Celtics, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. It has been almost four weeks since the news broke that two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant had requested a trade out […]

Joe Lyons  •  25 Jul 2022
How close are the Philadelphia 76ers to an NBA championship after James Harden re-signs?

The Philadelphia 76ers have re-signed former MVP and ten-time All-Star James Harden to a two-year, $68.6m deal in a pay cut which allowed the team to sign the likes of PJ Tucker and Danuel House Jr ahead of next season. Having not made it past the conference semi-finals since a finals loss in 2001 against […]

Joe Lyons  •  22 Jul 2022
Top 5 Best NBA Free Agents To Sign In 2022

There is still a handful of talent available to NBA teams in the free agency market ahead of the 2022-23 season, and we’re taking a look at the five best options who could provide valuable minutes on a contending side. 5. Avery Bradley (Unrestricted) 31-year-old Avery Bradley is still a fantastic rotation option in today’s […]

Joe Lyons  •  22 Jul 2022
Grant Williams claims the Celtics were ‘the better team’ in the NBA Finals

Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams has said he believes the Golden State Warriors were not the better team throughout the NBA finals, as the Warriors defeated the Celtics in six games. It has been over a month since Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors lit up the TD Garden in game six and lifted […]

Joe Lyons  •  22 Jul 2022
Darius Garland believes the Cleveland Cavaliers will reach the Eastern Conference finals

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland has made a bold prediction ahead of the 2022-23 NBA season – that his team will make it as far as the Eastern Conference finals. The 22-year-old made an appearance on the Varsity House podcast earlier this week and predicted that his Cleveland Cavaliers will reach the Eastern Conference […]

Joe Lyons  •  22 Jul 2022
ESPN analyst Tim Legler claims Jayson Tatum is ‘under the most pressure next season’

ESPN analyst Tim Legler has claimed that Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum is the player under the most pressure to perform next season after a heartbreaking finals defeat last month. In a recent edition of NBA Today, Tim Legler and Brian Windhorst alongside host Malika Andrews discussed who they believe is the player under the […]

Joe Lyons  •  22 Jul 2022
WATCH: Donovan Mitchell dunks on Orlando Magic rookie Paolo Banchero

Utah Jazz All-Star Donovan Mitchell has wasted no time in welcoming the 2022 NBA Draft’s first overall pick to the league, as he showed Paolo Banchero exactly how it’s done in a pickup game. Banchero, who was selected by the Orlando Magic as the first overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft from Duke University, […]

Joe Lyons  •  21 Jul 2022