NBA All-Star Weekend is approaching and the four-man field for the Slam Dunk Contest has been set. The contest will be headlined by the two-time defending Slam Dunk Contest champion Mac McClung, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Bucks guard Andrew Jackson Jr. and rookies Stephon Castle of the Spurs and Matas Buzelis of the Bulls will round out the field. McClung is the…
The Miami Heat indefinitely suspended Jimmy Butler on Monday afternoon after it was revealed that the 35-year-old superstar forward reportedly walked out of a team practice. The six-time All-Star and five-time All-Defensive Team selection has been making constant remarks regarding his unhappiness as a member of the franchise and his burning desire to be traded from the…
Former 10-time NBA All-Star and member of the league’s 75th Anniversary Team Carmelo Anthony was recently called to take the witness stand amid a massive American soccer trial involving Anthony’s ownership of a Puerto Rican soccer club, Puerto Rico FC. Anthony purchased the professional team that played for the North American Soccer League in 2015…
The 76ers entered the 2024-25 season with hopes of competing atop the Eastern Conference pyramid. At present, they’re clinging to life as not only one of the league’s more disappointing sides but one of its worst. Philadelphia finds itself 10 games under .500 as of Monday, Jan. 27. With matchups against a host of playoff-bound sides…
Ranking the top 10 NBA wings of all time… 4. Kobe Bryant 20 seasons (1996-2016) Rings: 5 MVPs: 1 NBA Finals series record: 5-2 Playoff record: 135-85 (.614) Playoff stats: 25.6 PPG (44.8% FG) | 5.1 RPG | 4.7 APG Regular season games played: 1346 Stats: 25.0 PPG (44.7% FG) | 5.2 RPG | 4.7…
The Los Angeles Lakers have multiple roster needs, something Anthony Davis talked about recently. In a sit-down interview last week with ESPN’s Shams Charania, Davis said that the Lakers should acquire a center before the trade deadline. AD’s not wrong, but what if LA could pull off a deal that brings in a center and a future…
The Golden State Warriors are now 10-20 over the course of their last 30 contests and hold a 22-23 record overall following their latest defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers by a score of 118-108 on Saturday night. It has become clear that Golden State’s general manager Mike Dunleavy needs to make a move to…
NBA Mock Trade Gives Warriors Chance to Save Money With the Golden State Warriors one game out of the 10th seed, the NBA Play-In Tournament is in play, giving them a chance to make the playoffs. However, even if they make the playoffs, future contracts could cause Warriors ownership to break up their once-dynastic roster further. There is a…
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is in his 13th NBA season. A four-time All-Star, four-time NBA champion and eight-time All-Defensive team member, Green is on his way to the Basketball Hall of Fame. While it has been three years since Green was last named an All-Star, the 34-year-old forward remains a critical piece to Golden State’s success. Owning an…
The Los Angeles Lakers have continued to find some success this season, winning six of their last ten and sitting in fifth place in the Western Conference, although the two-game gap in the standings between the Lakers and the fourth-place Denver Nuggets seems insurmountable. Still, with LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers are an…
The Boston Celtics have been trying to sell their team for a while now, but no suitors have made themselves truly known they really want to buy the team. However, a new suitor no one expected has made himself known: Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles (via Bill Simmons). Lurie bought the Eagles back in 1994,…
While NBA All-Star Weekend will feature some format changes in 2025, many proceedings will remain the same. Among the consistencies is NBA All-Star Saturday Night, an annual guarantee to garner widespread interest across the basketball world. A large part of All-Star Saturday night’s allure is that it closes with the Slam Dunk Contest. Over the…