ESPN’s Zach Lowe voted for Joel Embiid to win MVP award

ESPN’s Zach Lowe voted for Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid to win this season’s MVP award. The NBA analyst admitted it on his podcast late Monday. It should come as no surprise, considering the six-time All-Star became the first center to win back-to-back scoring titles since Bob McAdoo (1974-76). “I voted 2023 MVP Joel Embiid,” […]

James Foglio  •  11 Apr 2023
Is Kyle Lowry playing tonight (Apr. 11) vs the Atlanta Hawks in the play-in tournament?

Tonight, the #7 Miami Heat will host the #8 Atlanta Hawks in the East’s first play-in game. The winner of tonight’s matchups will earn the seventh seed and that includes a first-round matchup vs the defending Eastern Conference champs, the Boston Celtics. Miamis is dealing with a few injuries tonight and that includes Kyle Lowry. […]

Zach Wolpin  •  11 Apr 2023
Hornets coach Steve Clifford must win to keep LaMelo Ball interested

Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford will have a small margin of error next season if he wants to retain LaMelo Ball, per sources. Charlotte has $39 million in salary cap space entering free agency. The Hornets also have a total of five draft picks for the 2023 NBA Draft, including two in the first round. […]

James Foglio  •  11 Apr 2023
Villanova’s Cam Whitmore has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, he’s projected to be a top-10 lottery pick

The NBA draft is an exciting time for the top 10-15 players who will walk up onto the stage to join the brotherhood of the league. This year’s draft class is starting to fill up with some big prospects, one of them being Villanova’s, Cam Whitmore. After just one season with the Wildcats, he’s told […]

Zach Wolpin  •  11 Apr 2023
Kevin Durant becomes first player to shoot 55/40/90 in NBA history

Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns is the first player in NBA history to shoot at least 55% from the field, 40% beyond the arc, and 90% at the foul line in a single season. Durant and Trey Murphy III are the first two players to shoot 50% or better from the floor while qualifying […]

James Foglio  •  11 Apr 2023
Four-time all-star DeMarcus Cousins is continuing his career in the Puerto Rican Basketball League, he’ll be playing for the Guaynabo Mets

For reasons unknown, DeMarcus Cousins has been black-balled by the NBA and cannot find a roster spot available across all 30 teams. His career started a downward spiral in 2019-20 when he missed the entire season due to injury. Since then, he’s been on four different teams and hasn’t played since 4/10/22, just over a […]

Zach Wolpin  •  11 Apr 2023
Were DPOY votes actually leaked? If they are real, Evan Mobley would be on his way to winning the award this season

Winning Defensive Player of the Year in the NBA is not an easy task and the battle was extremely close this season. The two favorites throughout this season have been Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr. and Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez. However, some DPOY votes from national media members may have been leaked online. If they are true, […]

Zach Wolpin  •  11 Apr 2023
Can a play-in team make it past the first round? No play-in team has ever won a series and advanced in the playoffs.

The regular season came to an end on Sunday and the play-in tournament begins tonight with two primetime matchups. Starting at 7:30 pm EST will be the #7-seeded Miami Heat who will be hosting the #8 Atlanta Hawks. Later on at 10:00 pm EST, the #7 LA Lakers will host the #8 Minnesota Timberwolves in […]

Zach Wolpin  •  11 Apr 2023
Timberwolves suspend Rudy Gobert for punching Kyle Anderson

The Minnesota Timberwolves have suspended center Rudy Gobert one game for throwing a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson in Sunday’s 113-108 season-finale win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Gobert will now miss Tuesday’s play-in matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. During a timeout call, Gobert and Anderson got into a heated altercation. After insults were […]

James Foglio  •  10 Apr 2023