Articles by Vivek Jacob (183)
For all the hype coming in, it’s safe to say the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder delivered a regular season showdown for the ages. This was the first matchup in NBA history between a team on a 15-game win streak (Thunder) and a 10-game win streak (Cavs). It was also the first interconference game […]
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is now the betting favorite to win the NBA’s MVP award. Having finished runner-up to Nikola Jokic a season ago, the Canadian has extended that level of excellence for another season. Despite injury to Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City Thunder occupies the top spot in the West with a 30-5 record entering play on […]
It’s not LeBron James vs. Kevin Durant but Cavs vs. Thunder is as good as basketball gets right now. Oklahoma City is quite literally bringing the thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is looking like the favorite to win MVP, Jalen Williams is proving a more than capable Robin to his Batman, and the team’s defense is looking […]
Winning MVP over and over wasn’t enough, Nikola Jokic is now one of the best outside shooters in the league. The Serbian is second in the league in scoring at 31.5 points per game, third in rebounding at 13.0 per game, and second in assists at 9.7 per game. We have long known of Jokic’s […]
Anthony Edwards has lost his patience with referees, and the league may be losing patience issuing fines for him. A couple of weeks after receiving a $25K fine for criticism of the officiating in a Wolves’ win over the Warriors, Edwards disparaged the referees once again in a tirade following a 113-103 loss to Golden […]
The Kings are reportedly exploring the trade market to turn around an underwhelming season thus far. Despite a big splash in the off-season to acquire veteran scorer DeMar DeRozan, Sacramento currently sits outside the West playoff picture at 13-17 and a particularly disappoint 6-11 home record. As a result, the Kings are considering pursuing Washington’s […]
The Milwaukee Bucks enjoyed the trophy presentation for the NBA Cup. Giannis Antetokounmpo reveled in Adam Silver rattling off all his career accomplishments. The world got to see Damian Lillard finally win some team hardware. Champagne? That remained on ice. Even with the open delight at winning the NBA Cup, the Bucks made it clear […]
What’s in a handshake? Not a whole lot, at least not anymore, according to Rick Pitino. The St. John’s men’s basketball head coach took to X/Twitter Thursday morning to share that his team will refrain from engaging in the post-game handshake line that has been tradition in college basketball. “I certainly have great respect for […]
With the NBA Cup coming to a close and the Christmas Day games on the horizon, that can only mean one thing: All-Star festivities are right around the corner! On Tuesday, the NBA confirmed huge changes to the showcase game and so with that in mind, there’s no better time to stay on top of […]
A little over $500,000 isn’t going to make much of a difference in the pockets of Giannis Antetokounmpo or Damian Lillard. The newly minted NBA Cup MVP has earned nearly $300M over the course of his career while Lillard is ahead of Antetokounmpo and closer to $350M. Entering the NBA Cup final, both players spoke […]