Tuesday was a night that basketball fans will not soon forget, as the league’s best teams engaged in a series of riveting contests. Eastern Conference contenders Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics squared off in one of the evening’s most anticipated matchups. The Sixers finally prevailed owing in large part to Joel Embiid’s phenomenal performance. Embiid […]
On Tuesday, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the host Los Angeles Clippers 101-100, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 31 points against his former team and Jalen Williams adding 20. The Thunder have now won eight of their last 10 games, with Josh Giddey and Isaiah Joe contributing 13 and 12 points respectively. However, the Clippers suffered […]
After making it to the Eastern Conference Finals and nearly breaking the King’s longest consecutive streak of Finals appearances by pushing the series to a surprising 7-game series, especially playing without their two perennial all-stars in Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, the Celtics were destined for greatness, arguably a crowd-favorite in upsetting the Warriors in […]
As a fifth overall pick of a talented draft, De’Aaron Fox was heavily overlooked by the talent of Donovan Mitchell, Kyle Kuzma, and Jayson Tatum from the 2017 draft. Although he produces fairly great stats in his rookie season with averages of 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists as well as making it to […]
The ‘Sophomore Slump’ is one of the scarier words in sports. After a rookie year where an athlete impresses and displays an extremely bright future, expectations are high. But, many times, some players can’t build off a strong debut, instead, regressing during their encore. The young stars fail to improve enough during their first offseason […]
Sometimes, the best of things come out of the worst of things. Now, this can be applied to many facets of life, but to keep this on track with a basketball article, here’s what I mean. Last season, 6 minutes into his first official game for the Boston Celtics, All-Star Gordon Hayward suffered a fractured […]
The Celtics fell one win short of an NBA Finals berth, but with LeBron James moving to the Western Conference, Boston feels more confident in their ability to advance come next season. According to former All-Rookie Second Team honoree Jaylen Brown, there isn’t a shadow of a doubt on his team’s ability to reach the […]
Back in early July, a few days after free agency began, news was already popping up about the following year’s free agency, and in particular, regarding 5-time All-Star Kyrie Irving and his whereabouts next offseason. The rumor, first reported by ESPN.com’s Ian Begley, stated that “several executives expect Irving to give the Knicks consideration next […]
Jayson Tatum had an impressive rookie season from the offensive end of the floor, averaging 13.9 points per game while shooting an impressive 43.4 percent clip from behind the arc. He also averaged 18.5 points per game in the playoffs, but like any other basketball player, he’s still hungry for more. To continue to improve upon […]
This wild and turbulent offseason has finally begun to simmer down in terms of blockbuster deals and striking moves, both by management and players. LeBron James joined the Los Angeles Lakers and Demarcus Cousins agreed to a 1-year deal with the defending champion Golden State Warriors. Many high caliber players chose to resign with their […]
Kawhi Leonard reportedly requested a trade from the San Antonio Spurs a couple of weeks ago, and reports indicate that this week the Spurs have begun actively engaging in trade talks with other organizations for their star. The teams we’ve heard the most about are the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and Philadelphia 76ers, as […]
I guess Ben Simmons really is a rookie, at least according to those who decided who would win Rookie of the Year. Last night was the NBA Award Ceremony, where all of the awards allotted to top players throughout the season are presented. The Rookie of the Year contest came down to between Ben Simmons, […]
