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Joe Lyons

Sports Editor

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Joe Lyons is a sports writer and basketball expert for Basketball Insiders. Joe has a keen eye for the betting markets within the NBA and a great passion for the game of basketball. 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 other sports including soccer, horse racing darts and American football. Joe specialises in long form SEO content alongside news, tips and betting.

Articles by Joe Lyons (166)

Celtics’ Payton Pritchard ties franchise record with 8 threes off bench vs Bucks

Celtics guard Payton Pritchard tied the franchise record with eight threes off the bench in Boston’s win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Pritchard is developing into one of the NBA’s best role players and the point guard out of Oregon is blossoming beautifully as each season goes by. Famous for his long-range heaves at the buzzer, […]

Joe Lyons  •  29 Oct 2024
Lakers’ LeBron James narrowly keeps double-digit streak alive in defeat vs Suns

LeBron James’ streak of scoring no fewer than ten points in a regular season game dates all the way back to January 5, 2007. James, 39, has scored at least ten points in every regular season game he’s played in over the last 17 years and nine months – a streak which almost came to […]

Joe Lyons  •  29 Oct 2024
Celtics’ Jayson Tatum solidifies MVP case with 25-point showing in Washington

Boston Celtics All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum has made a firm statement of intent to the league through the first two games. Tatum continued his impressive form in Thursday’s win on the road in Washington, taking Boston’s record to 2-0 for the season. The 26-year-old logged a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds alongside six […]

Joe Lyons  •  25 Oct 2024
Boston Celtics reveal new City Edition jerseys

The new Bill Russell-inspired Boston Celtics City Edition uniform for the 2022-23 season which will be debuted on opening night against the Philadelphia 76ers has been revealed. The uniform is inspired by Boston’s Slade’s Bar & Grill, which was owned by Russell in the 1960s. There are also 11 gold diamonds on the sides of […]

Joe Lyons  •  12 Aug 2024
Marcus Smart directed with most negative tweets amongst all NBA players

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been targeted with the most negative tweets amongst all active NBA players according to a study by Action Network. Action Network surveyed over 8.5 million tweets during the 2021-22 season directed towards the top 50 NBA players. Here are some of the key findings from the combined data: Marcus […]

Joe Lyons  •  12 Aug 2024
Malcolm Brogdon reveals he chose Celtics over Raptors

Malcolm Brogdon has revealed he was offered a choice of which team he would be traded to this summer – the Boston Celtics or Toronto Raptors. In a deal that very few could have foreseen, Malcolm Brogdon was traded in July from the Indiana Pacers to Boston Celtics in a package involving Aaron Nesmith, Daniel […]

Joe Lyons  •  12 Aug 2024
Blake Griffin agrees to one-year deal with Boston Celtics

Free agent Blake Griffin has agreed to a one-year veteran’s minimum deal with the Boston Celtics, according to reports. Griffin, 33, is entering his 13th year as an NBA player and has six All-Star selections and five All-NBA honors alongside being named Rookie of the Year in 2011. Following nine years with the Los Angeles […]

Joe Lyons  •  09 Aug 2024
Jaylen Brown leads Celtics to 134-93 preseason win vs Hornets

Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 24 points as the Boston Celtics cruised past the Charlotte Hornets in Joe Mazzulla’s first outing as head coach of the 17-time NBA champions. TD Garden welcomed the reigning Eastern Conference champions back home on Sunday afternoon in Boston’s first preseason game ahead of the upcoming 2022-23 campaign and the […]

Joe Lyons  •  09 Aug 2024
Tyler Herro claims to be one of NBA’s best offensive players

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has stated he thinks his offensive skill set is one of the best in the league and has hit out at the NBA for his All-Star snub. Herro, 22, broke on to the scene in the NBA bubble back in 2020 as the Miami Heat reached the NBA Finals before […]

Joe Lyons  •  09 Aug 2024
Jae Crowder to miss Phoenix Suns training camp as team works on trade

Jae Crowder and the Phoenix Suns have mutually agreed to work on a deal that sends Crowder elsewhere in a trade, according to reports. Crowder, 32, has played two seasons in Phoenix since joining in 2020 and made the NBA Finals in his first year with the Suns but came up short in six games […]

Joe Lyons  •  09 Aug 2024