NBA On TNT Announced That All-Star Captains Will Choose The Reserves First, Followed By The Starters

The new format that the NBA introduced a few years ago for the all-star game has brought some life and energy back to the event. In seasons past the all-star was nothing more than a glorified scrimmage and now the players have a chance to be more competitive. A new wrinkle added this season was […]

Zach Wolpin  •  17 Feb 2023
Phoenix’s Chris Paul Passed Michael Jordan Last Night For Third On The All-Time Steals List

Last night the Phoenix Suns lost a tough game at home to the LA Clippers, 116-107. That sends Phoenix into the all-star break on a one-game losing streak, but they are 7-3 in their last ten played. The Suns are not at full strength and shots were just not falling down when they needed them […]

Zach Wolpin  •  17 Feb 2023
Kevin Durant Officially Introduced By The Phoenix Suns, Gets Emotional On Speaking About His Time In Brooklyn

It might not feel real just yet as we haven’t seen Kevin Durant play for Phoenix yet, but the team officially introduced him yesterday. He find’s himself in the Western Conference once again to be one of the top title contenders this season, at least on paper. In his introductory press conference yesterday, Durant got emotional when […]

Zach Wolpin  •  17 Feb 2023
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s All-Star Availability In Question After Leaving The Bucks Game With A Wrist Injury

There were three games on in the NBA slate yesterday before all-star weekend festivities start tonight. The Milwaukee Bucks were on the road last night to face the Chicago Bulls in the final game before teams get a much needed break. In the second quarter of last night’s game, all-star captain Giannis Antetokounmpo sprained his […]

Zach Wolpin  •  17 Feb 2023
NBA Insiders Says That D’Angelo Russell And The Lakers Have A Mutual Interest In A Contract Extension

When Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, many thought he would end up back with LeBron James as a member of the Lakers. The Nets superstar took his talents to Dallas and the Lakers took an alternative route with a different trade. In a three-team deal they reacquired their former first-round draft […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 Feb 2023
Reports Say That Russell Westbrook Has Spoken With The Heat, Clippers, Bulls, And Wizards As Buyout Options

Russell Westbrook played and started in 78 games for the Lakers last season and averaged (18.5) points per game. In 2022-23 under new head coach Darvin Ham, Westbrook was moved to a bench role just three games into the season. The situation never got better and that’s why the Lakers traded away Westbrook to the […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 Feb 2023
New York’s Julius Randle Set To Replace Anfernee Simons In The NBA Three-Point Contest

After the three games set for tonight in the NBA, all-star weekend festivities will begin tomorrow night. There will be in the Jordan Rising Stars game, dunk and three-point contest, along with the grand finale of the 72nd annual all-star game on Sunday night. The three-point contest will start at 8:00pm EST on Saturday night […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 Feb 2023
Boston Removes Joe Mazzulla’s Interim Title And Name Him The 19th Coach In Franchise History

The 2022-23 season started off on a weird note before it even began for the Boston Celtics. Previous head coach Ime Udoka is currently serving a year-long suspension from the Celtics for violating team policies. That left Joe Mazzulla as the interim head coach for the first 59 games of the season, but the interim […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 Feb 2023
Denver’s Nikola Jokic Passes The Legendary Magic Johnson With This Insane Triple-Double Stat

In their final game before the all-star break, the Denver Nuggets beat the Mavs at home 118-109. The Nuggets have a 41-18 record which is first in the West and it’s a five-game lead over the Memphis Grizzlies in second. That improves Denver’s record to 7-3 in the last ten and head into the break […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 Feb 2023