The NBA promptly shut down on March 11 after the COVID-19 pandemic had begun to spread across the United States. Since that date fans questioned when, if at all, the NBA season would return. According to new reports, The NBA season is looking to start back up on July 31. The Athletic is reporting that […]
The NBA is inching closer to resuming their season. While there wasn’t much regular-season action left, one scenario that is gaining heavy traction is a 16 seeded playoff structure. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the NBA is leaning toward jumping right into the postseason when play resumes. With games potentially being played at Disney World, […]
Today marks day 50 without sports and the NBA is rapidly trying to figure a way to return and finish out their season. The league is trying to find the right situation to accommodate teams in a safe environment to play ball. Looks like they might have found one interesting solution. According to Shams Charania […]
The NBA trade deadline and All-Star Weekend has come and gone with potential title contenders making some moves, while others didn’t. With most of the league passed the 52 game mark, it’s time to identify the contenders and pretenders for the 2019-2020 NBA championships. Contenders: Los Angeles Clippers: The Clippers are already the deepest team […]
The NBA is always looking to evolve as a league and as an organization. The NBA is considering radical changes to the current regular season and postseason setups in order to help increase fan interest. One possible change is reducing the total games in the season to 78. Another would be reseeding the four conference finalists by […]
Winter is here and as the Toronto Raptors continue to demonstrate their incredible skill level, the north has shown that they have what it takes to be a powerhouse basketball kingdom in their own right. For years, viewers have seen cities heavily rally around an underdog team (Cleveland, we’re looking at you), but never before […]
In what is turning out to be one of the most exciting NBA finals in recent history, one major headliner is getting the bench- sort of. 102.9 KBLX-FM, a San Francisco Bay Area radio station, announced that they will not be playing any of Drake’s songs until further notice. The announcement came after the Toronto Raptors […]
Steph Curry, one of the league’s best players, has shown us this season that he is magic on the court, putting up record-breaking numbers and leading the Golden State Warriors to the NBA playoffs. It should come as no surprise then, that when Disney and ESPN were teaming up for their Aladdin-themed NBA crossover promotions, […]
The Eastern Conference Finals has been very entertaining so far. After losing Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference finals in Milwaukee, the Toronto Raptors answered with back-to-back wins at Scotiabank Arena to tie the series at two. Was it the home court advantage? Maybe, but one Raptors super-fan really managed to grab the […]
The Boston Celtics’ season is all but over. After Monday night’s lackluster performance, the Celtics find themselves in a 3-1 series hold against the Milwaukee Bucks. One of the main reason for the Celtics’ struggles is that of Kyrie Irving. On this morning’s edition of Get Up! on ESPN, Jalen Rose spoke about Irving and what the […]
W — Jimmy Butler (@JimmyButler) April 30, 2019 With Joel Embiid battling a stomach virus and knee tendinitis, Jimmy Butler strapped the Philadelphia 76ers to his back and tied the series with a 94-89 win in Toronto. Head coach of the Sixers Brett Brown detailed the performance as “James Butler, the adult in the gym.” […]
Message to the rest of the NBA’s Eastern Conference: Giannis Antetokounmpo is a man on a mission. Last night (April 23), Giannis and his Milwaukee Bucks finished the sweep of Blake Griffin and the Detroit Pistons in a 127-104 beat down. The Greek Freak assisted in delivering the Bucks their first playoff series win since […]
The regular season of the NBA is winding down, that means the playoffs are just around the corner. To get you excited the league has launched the “Heroes Wanted” commercial, featuring Michael B. Jordan as the narrator. The Black Panther star will lend his voice to the superhuman abilities of the NBA’s best stars and […]
Words by Clinton Jackson As LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers continue to moonwalk their way out of the playoff picture, a few things are crystal clear. They’ve lost eight of their last ten games to fall eight games under .500 and 10 games back of the eighth playoff seed. As a Bron-less playoff becomes […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers ended Game 7 in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals victoriously. The NBA team celebrated their win by rapping Meek Mill’s “Dreams & Nightmares” in the locker room. Footage surfaced social media of the team excitedly chanting the lyrics of the Meek fan-favorite. J.R. Smith is seen shirtless spitting the lyrics. Cavaliers coach, […]
Even in retirement, Kobe Bryant is still out here criticizing today’s current NBA star players. While the Black Mamba is in fact a fan of Ben Simmons, Bryant still believes Simmons has to make some changes if he’s going to improve his impact on the offensive end. In an appearance on the Chris and Caron show on Fox Sports […]
On this day in NBA history, Michael Jordan hit the Cleveland Cavaliers with something that would go down in NBA archives as The Shot. On This Date: Michael Jordan hit "The Shot" over Craig Ehlo, sending the Bulls on to Round 2 and breaking Cavs' fans hearts. pic.twitter.com/y8AGhDEZOu — ESPN (@espn) May 7, 2018 The Bulls faced off […]
Fans thought Toronto was in it to win it, but the Cavaliers fought back to steal the W for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Raptors dominated the scoreboard and the court for 58 minutes, leading fans to believe the first round of the series would end in their favor. But the Cavaliers […]
After LeBron James “did what he had to do” (as always) during the Cav’s 105-101 Game 7 win yesterday against the Indiana Pacers, the champ can no longer be denied his King status. Consider this new release his crowning gift from Nike. Advertisement The new Lebron Soldier 12 pays tribute to the star player’s St. […]
The Portland Trailblazers are officially in trouble. Anthony Davis had a double-double and Jrue Holiday added a playoff career-high 33 points, as the New Orleans Pelicans held on for a 111-102 win over the Blazers on Tuesday. The Pelicans hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series as they head back home for Game 3. The […]