There's plenty of animosity between the NBA's two Los Angeles teams, but it would hardly be fair to call the Lakers and Clippers rivals. After all, one team has 17 championships and the other has none. The Lakers and Clippers have...
LaMarcus Aldridge announced on Twitter Friday afternoon that after 16 years in the NBA and seven All-Star selections, he's retiring for the second time. The former star forward, who spent a bulk of his career with the Portland Trail...
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been playing their best basketball of the year at the right time. Winners of four straight, they entered Phoenix on Wednesday night with a chance to jump the Warriors for the No. 6 seed. They looked...
No Eastern Conference lineup has played more than 714 total minutes this season. That group—Atlanta's starting lineup—represents just 19.4% of the total minutes played by the Hawks this season. Put simply: lineup continuity is...
Let's start with this: Kyrie Irving is not the reason the Dallas Mavericks are spiraling potentially right out of the play-in and into the lottery, which is where they currently reside, one back of the No. 10 Thunder, with five Games...
SAN FRANCISCO -- You don't want to be reductive, but a single, clutch play represents the danger that the Minnesota Timberwolves bring to any impending playoff matchup, should they get there.In the final seconds of the Wolves' crucial...
As the NBA and the NBPA continue to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement ahead of Friday night's opt-out deadline, there's one popular topic that may go unchanged in the new CBA. For several years there have been talks to...
While I'm not prepared to completely rule out the championship viability of any team that includes Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, I think we can all agree that the Golden State Warriors, if they are going to make...
In the NBA, players' priorities can change as their careers continue, and that's the case when it comes to Phoenix Suns star forward Kevin Durant. Earlier in his career, Durant was concerned with how he was perceived and the legacy...
MILWAUKEE -- The last time Jayson Tatum suited up for a Game at Fiserv Forum, the Boston Celtics were down 3-2 to the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the playoffs last season. Tatum responded with the best, and most important...
I have to applaud the rookies of the 2022 NBA Draft because, by this time on the NBA's calendar, we typically see first-year players fall off as the regular season comes to a close. We're also typically not seeing rookies still steal...
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle will miss the last five Games of the regular season. The team announced Thursday that he'll be reevaluated in two weeks after spraining his left ankle in Wednesday's Game against the Miami Heat.This...
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been playing their best basketball of the year at the right time. Winners of four straight, they entered Phoenix on Wednesday night with a chance to jump the Warriors for the No. 6 seed. They looked...
The Sacramento Kings have officially done it. After 16 seasons, the longest playoff drought in the NBA is over. The Kings officially clinched a playoff spot tonight by defeating the Portland Trail Blazers, 120-80. That playoff spot...
While I'm not prepared to completely rule out the championship viability of any team that includes Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, I think we can all agree that the Golden State Warriors, if they are going to make...
This time of year, injuries are a fraught subject in the world of the Philadelphia 76ers. Dating back to 2018, when Joel Embiid missed the first two games of their first-round series, wore a mask for his playoff debut and called himself...
The Dallas Mavericks' poor run of form continued on Wednesday night with a 116-108 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Losers of five of their last six and 14 of their last 20, the Mavs are now 37-40 on the season, and stuck in 11th place...
Nearly seven weeks after he was traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant finally made his home debut with his new team. He looked very much like a player who had only suited up three times since Jan. 8 due to...
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle left the team's game against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night with a sprained ankle and will not return. The injury occurred at the end of the second quarter. With just under three minutes to...
The NBA and the NBPA have been negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement for months now, but so far, no deal has been reached. The current deal lasts through the end of the 2023-24 season, but both sides have the right to opt...
Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are getting dangerously close to missing the playoffs. They are currently 11th in the West with six Games left to play in the regular season. They have the same record as the Oklahoma City Thunder,...