Category: Basketball

Mavericks to shut Cooper Flagg down for the remainder of summer league

Brandon King

The Dallas Mavericks have decided they have seen enough from Cooper Flagg, opting to park the former Duke forward for the rest of the summer league.  The number 1 overall pick in June’s NBA Draft struggled in his summer league debut against the Los Angeles Lakers, shooting just 5-21from the floor for 10 points. Flagg bounced back in a big way in the Mavericks’ next summer league contest with 31 points against the San Antonio Spurs and No. 2 pick Dylan Harper.  “I think it’s a new environment, new setting,”…

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Is That Klay Thompson? Social Media Photo Fuels Dating Rumors

Brandon King

A recent post to social media has kick-started a firestorm of dating speculation.  Megan the Stallion posted a picture of her posing poolside in a bikini. While that may have been eye-catching enough for many, it was the presence of a gentlemen in the background that caught the attention of many social media users. Many thought the man in question, who is relaxing poolside in a lounge chair, bears an uncanny resemblance to Klay Thompson.  TMZ reports that the 4-time NBA Champion and the rapper are an item. Thompson will…

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Angel Reese calls out WNBA officiating

Brandon King

Angel Reese was highly displeased, to say the least, following the Chicago Sky’s 80-75 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday.  Reese lambasted the officials in the game in postgame comments saying: “It’s tough when you talk to officials, and I asked them, ‘Hey, we’ve only been to the free throw once twice up unto the fourth quarter’, and she tells me it’s not her job. So it’s frustrating because I know how hard we are battling inside, and I think that we came down and fought as hard as we could with what we…

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Angel Reese is an NBA 2K cover athlete

Brandon King

Angel Reese will grace the cover of the “WNBA Edition” of NBA 2K26. Reese,a two-time WNBA All-Star, is amongst the stable of athletes who will appears on the covers of various editon of the game.  However, the decision is not free from controversy as some fans are left incredulous that the Chicago Sky standout got the nod over Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark.  However Reese is certainly a star in her own right and she should get some credit, along with Clark, in helping to bring the unprecedented level of…

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Caitlin Clark Set to Return Tonight vs. Golden State

Brandon King

After missing the previous four games due to a groin strain, Caitlin Clark is due to return tonight against the Golden State Valkyries.  At Tuesday’s Fever practice, Clark told reporters that she is not sure how many minutes she will play in her return.  “It’s just nice to get back out there and get into the flow of playing with my teammates again,” Clark said. “It’s going to be fun to get back out there hopefully and just feel things again. I don’t know what the type of minutes I’m…

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Kendrick Perkins: “There Are New Sheriffs in Town” as Klutch Era Ends in L.A.

Brandon King

SInce he first joined the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2018 offseason , the Lakers, to their own detriment, have capitulated to the every whim of LeBron James and Klutch Sports. James and his camp was seen as the driving force behind the hiring and firing of coaches and roster moves. However an ESPN personality says that time is coming to an end.  According to former NBA player and current ESPN talking head, Kendrick Perkins, there is a changing of the guard in Tinseltown.  “It’s a new sheriff in town,…

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Anthony Davis Undergoes Eye Procedure Ahead of New NBA Season

Brandon King

Anthony Davis underwent a procedure to repair a detached retina, according to Shams Charania.  He adds that Davis suffered the injury during the season, as he was struck in the face multiple times over the course of the season. AD is expected to be ready to go when training camp begins in the fall.  Davis was traded from the Lakers to the Mavericks in the Luka Dončić trade that shocked the basketball world. He suffered an abductor stain in his Mavericks debut that limited him to just nine games post-trade.…

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Bradley Beal to Clippers Likely as Buyout Nears Completion

Brandon King

The Suns have wisely decided to transition from the failed era of the triumvirate of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal. Durant was moved to Houston in a massive 7-team trade late last month.  With Devin Booker agreeing to a $150 million extension, Bradley Beal is the other piece that the Suns are looking to ship out of town. However, Beal’s massive contract, Beal is owed $110 million over the next two seasons, as well as his no-trade clause, created stumbling blocks in constructing a suitable trade.  With the…

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Devin Booker, Suns Agree to $150 Million Contract Extension

Brandon King

Although the Suns have moved on from Kevin Durant, and likely soon Bradley Beal, Devin Booker is staying put. Per Evan Sidery of Forbes, the Phoenix Suns and the star guard have agreed on a two-year $150 million extension that will keep Booker in the Valley of the Sun through 2030.  In the coming 2025-26 season Booker will be entering into the second year of 4-year, $224 million deal that will pay him $53.1 million next season and $57 and $61 million in 2026-27 and 2027-28, respectively.  Though the Suns…

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NBA Trade Alert: Clippers, Heat, and Jazz Involved in Multi-Team Swap 

Brandon King

According to Shams Charania, the Utah Jazz, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a trade. Here is the breakdown: Miami gets:  Los Angeles Receives: Utah receives: Norman Powell is coming off his best NBA season in which he averaged a career best 21.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals on .484/.418/.804 splits, in 60 appearances ( all starts) and should have garnered his first All-Star nod. The previous two seasons, Powell displayed his ability to provide consistent and efficient scoring off the bench , averaging…

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