Category: NBA
Mikal Bridges is one of the toughest players in the NBA. He is also an up and coming star on the rise. Ever since the trade from the Phoenix Suns last season, Bridges has shouldered a bigger role and has excelled so far as the first option for the young Brooklyn Nets. However, the small […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr. is cleared to return after missing the last 13 games and will reportedly play in tonight’s game against the Utah Jazz. The Ohio native was diagnosed with a right rib fracture in November. Nance, who turns 31 this coming New Year’s Day, said after Thursday’s morning shootaround in […]
In the past couple of years, Joel Embiid has grown into one of the NBA’s most dominant big men. Not only was he awarded as the league’s MVP last season, but two years prior, he was the runner-up to Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. Nowadays, the Sixers center has the experience and accolades to form a […]
The New Orleans Pelicans have renewed their arena naming rights contract with Dallas-based Smoothie Kings. The arena will “retain its distinctive identity as the Smoothie King Center for the foreseeable future,” the Pelicans said in a statement. Of course, the length and value of the agreement are unknown at this time. The initial contract was […]
The NBA continues to struggle against the NFL in Christmas Day ratings. NBA viewership declined for at least four of the five Christmas Day games. The NFL has played at least one game on this holiday since 2020. So far, football is winning the ratings battle. The featured Celtics-Lakers matchup on Monday was the most-watched […]
Before the start of the 2023/24 NBA campaign, all eyes in Golden State were on Jonathan Kuminga, as he was expected to finally have his breakout season. However, to have breakout performances, you need to be given the opportunity, and so far the young star has been placed mostly on rotation, instead of as a […]
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo passed Chris Webber and Chris Bosh on the NBA’s all-time scoring list for 97th place, during Wednesday night’s 144-122 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Antetokounmpo, 29, ended his outing with 17,205 career points, surpassing Bosh (17,189) and Webber (17,182). The two-time MVP is already the Bucks’ all-time scorer. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar […]
Once the Lakers conquered the first-ever In-Season Tournament, there was a lot of talk about if they should hang up their championship banner. The NBA world was mostly divided between both options, but the Los Angeles organization decided to cave into the pressure and hang the banner. As the purple and gold and the Boston […]
The U.S. mourns the death of Herb Kohl, one of their most beloved personalities in both sports and politics, as he passed away this Wednesday at age 88. He wasn’t only a Democratic senator back in the 1970s, but was also a former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team. His death was announced first […]
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun joins Blake Griffin and Shaquille O’Neal as the only NBA players in the 3-point era to average at least 29 points, 14 rebounds, and four assists over a three-game span before the age of 22. In his last three games, Sengun is averaging 29.7 points, 14 rebounds, and 4.7 assists […]
