Tag: Basketball

Jalen Green says Draymond Green is all talk

Brandon King

Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green is not the biggest Draymond Green fan. The two exchange words in a kerfuffle at center court following the conclusion of Game 3 of the Warriors and Rockets opening round playoff series, a 104-93 Golden State win. After the game, Jalen said of Draymond, “Just talking. He can’t really do much of anything else, so talking is his only way” out  Jalen in 39 minutes of action scored 9 points on 4-11 from the floor, adding 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and had a plus/minus of…

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Lu Dort says he didn’t mean to hit Ja Morant

Brandon King

With 3:15 reamining in the second quarter after a steal , Scottie Pippen Jr dropped it off to Ja Morant who was filling the lane. Morant elevate to throw down a highlight reel dunk but Lu Dort made contact with Morant, sending him careening to the floor in a heap.  Morant lay on the FedEx Forum hardwood for several minutes before being helped up. He would recover enough to shoot his two free throws, which would have made him eligible to return to the game, before heading to the locker…

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Damian Lillard reacts to Giannis being named MVP Finalist

Brandon King

The NBA released its finalists for its season awards on Sunday, including the crown jewel of individual league honors, the Most Valuable Player award. Giannis Antetokounmpo was among the three finalists for the award, along with Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder.  Antetokounmpo’s teammate, Damian Lillard, shared an Instagram story to congratulate his running mate. Read Full Story here

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Golden State defeats Houston 95-85

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image via Al Jazeera Courtesy of Colin Ward-Henninger, CBS Sports The Golden State Warriors took a 1-0 series lead over the Houston Rockets on Sunday. Stephen Curry led the way with 31 points. Jimmy Butler was fantastic with 25 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals.  The Rockets trailed by as many as 23 but got it down to three late in the fourth quarter, but Golden State answered the run and closed it out late. This is what everyone was concerned about with Houston, not having a go-to…

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Thunder lays 51-point donkey kicking on Grizzlies in playoff opener

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image via USA Today Courtesy of James Herbert, CBS Sports The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder are going up against the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. And after a dominant regular season, the Thunder thoroughly outclassed Memphis with a 131-80 victory in Game 1.  OKC won an NBA-best 68 games, finished with the league’s best net rating and outscored opponents by 1,055 points over the course of 82 games. The Thunder, led by MVP frontrunner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, enter the playoffs as championship favorites. The Grizzlies,…

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What in the world happened to Aaron Gordon?

Brandon King

In a recent interview, Aaron Gordon did not look like himself. Specifically the Nuggets forward and uncrowned slam dunk champion looked like he had been in a street fight, with hints of a shiner around his left eye and some degree of swelling around his mouth on the right side.  Gordon did not divulge if he had been involved in any fisticuffs. 

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LaMelo Ball unbothered by calls for him to leave Charlotte

Brandon King

Following the end of a season that did not play out as well as hoped, LaMelo Ball was asked if he was aggravated by the attempts to push him out of town for the perceived greener pastures of a larger market. Ball responded with “I feel like if you get annoyed then you’re bothered by it. [but] no.” ​ Despite reports that the Hornets “have no interest” in parting ways with ball reports continues to be stirred up of potential landing spots for Ball via trades. According to reporting from HoopsHype’s…

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Plenty of NBA teams still have something to play for in last day of the regular season

Brandon King

The NBA regular season is in its last weekend, and there are still several teams with something to play for, as playoff positions are still not etched in stone. This scenario applies in particular to the Western Conference, as all playoff and play-in positions in the Eastern Conference are already set. The Thunder, Rockets and Lakers have locked up the no. 1, 2, and 3 seeds, respectively, but for the Warriors, Nuggets, Clippers, Timberwolves and Grizzlies, where they will fall in the playoff picture is still to be determined, with the fourth through…

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Denver Nuggets break off head coach Michael Malone

Brandon King

In a stunning move the Denver Nuggets have fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, per reporting from Shams Charania of ESPN.  Malone was hired as Nugget’s head coach in 2015 and oversaw the team’s ascension, culminating in an NBA championship in 2023.  The Nuggets are 47-32, sitting fourth in a very competitive Western Conference. In ten seasons in Denver, Malone recorded a 471-327 record.  this is a developing story and will be updated

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NBA hands down suspensions for Pistons-Timberwolves fracas

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Courtesy of Fox Sports Detroit Pistons big Isaiah Stewart was suspended for two games and four other players from the Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves drew one-game suspensions for their roles in an on-court altercation between the teams earlier this week, the NBA said Tuesday. Stewart got two games “based in part on his repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the league said. The NBA handed the one-game bans to Detroit’s Ron Holland II and Marcus Sasseralong with Minnesota’s Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo. All five of those players were ejected from Sunday’s game, as were Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff and Minnesota assistant Pablo Prigioni. “Obviously…

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