Is Malcolm Brogdon playing tonight (May 27) in Game 6 vs. Heat?

Malcolm Brogdon (right forearm soreness) of the Boston Celtics has been downgraded to questionable for Saturday night’s Game 6 matchup against the Miami Heat of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. Brogdon, the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year, has been playing through a partially torn tendon in his right arm that he sustained during Game […]

James Foglio  •  27 May 2023
Heat guard Gabe Vincent (left ankle sprain) questionable for Game 6 vs. Celtics

Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent (left ankle sprain) is questionable for Saturday night’s Game 6 matchup against the Boston Celtics of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. Vincent left Game 4 in the fourth quarter after suffering his injury. He finished with 17 points in 28 minutes. As a starter in Game 5, Kyle Lowry replaced […]

James Foglio  •  26 May 2023
Jimmy Butler on back-to-back losses: ‘The last two games are not who we are’

Jimmy Butler scored only 14 points in the Miami Heat’s 110-97 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, and the five-time All-NBA member is trying to help his team avoid squandering a 3-0 series lead. The Celtics cut their series deficit to 3-2 on Thursday night. “The last […]

James Foglio  •  26 May 2023
Stephen A. Smith says the Miami Heat ‘gotta win Game 6 tomorrow night’ or else they will lose Game 7 in Boston

After a loss in Game 5 last night, the Heat have given the Celtics the life they needed to make a comeback. Miami stunned Boston in the first three games, but the Celtics have responded with two blowout wins in a row. The Heat have a chance to close the series out in Game 6. […]

Zach Wolpin  •  26 May 2023
League reports say that the NBA is exploring a new coach’s challenge rule for the 2023-24 season

The NBA is always evolving and that means new rules are being implemented and changed. Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes says the league’s competition committee “is in serious discussion” about changing the challenge rule. Currently, coaches have one challenge to use each game. Their new rule would allow the coach to have a second challenge awarded […]

Zach Wolpin  •  26 May 2023
Jimmy Butler’s Girlfriend Is Kaitlin Nowak, But Is He Secretly Dating Shakira?

Jimmy Butler has been dating his girlfriend, Kaitlin Nowak, since 2019, but social media rumors are suggesting that the Miami Heat star could be in a secret relationship with Columbian singer and songwriter Shakira. Butler and Nowak were last seen together in public at Super Bowl LIV in 2020, when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated […]

James Foglio  •  26 May 2023
LeBron James Attends Bronny’s High School Graduation Ceremony

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were swept by the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 Western Conference Finals this past Monday, but the 19-time All-Star still had one thing to celebrate: Bronny’s, his 18-year-old son, high school graduation ceremony on Thursday. Bronny is now an official graduate of Sierra Canyon School, a private, coeducational […]

James Foglio  •  26 May 2023
Did longtime NBA referee Eric Lewis have his burner account exposed on Twitter?

Back in late January, the Celtics and Lakers played in a back-and-forth game that went to OT. A Celtics win would come at the hands of the referees that night. There was a blatant foul on LeBron James at the end of the game, but it wasn’t called. Eric Lewis was the crew chief for […]

Zach Wolpin  •  26 May 2023
League sources say that a Karl-Anthony Towns trade to the Knicks is ‘a matter of when… not if’

The New York Knicks won their first playoff series in over a decade in the 2023 postseason. They lost in the second round to Miami, but it was still an impressive season for the Knicks. It’s clear they are still missing a few key pieces to make themselves a true contender. One league source says […]

Zach Wolpin  •  26 May 2023