Articles by Vivek Jacob (413)
Nikola Jokic may have played his worst playoff game in the Denver Nuggets’ thrilling 113-104 overtime Game 3 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The three-time MVP finished with 20 points, 16 rebounds, six assists, two steals, and two blocks but shot just 8-for-25 from the field. That includes an abysmal 0-for-10 from three and […]
Tom Leppert, former Dallas mayor from 2007 to 2011, penned a personal letter bashing the decision to trade Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers. The letter is available in The Dallas Morning News. Fans have been in their feelings ever since the deal was first announced and it appears Leppert […]
Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De’Andre Hunter are all expected to play the Cleveland Cavaliers’ crucial Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. ESPN’s Shams Charania was first to report. All three were missing for Cleveland’s devastating Game 2 defeat when the team led by as many as 20 points. Cleveland looked on […]
Draymond Green believes the media has an agenda in trying to portray him as an angry Black man. Speaking after picking up his fifth technical foul of the playoffs in a Game 2 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Green was visibly frustrated. “Looked like the angry Black man,” Green said. “I’m not an angry Black […]
Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards took another shot to his left ankle in Game 2 against the Golden State Warriors. Midway through the second quarter, Edwards had a shot at the rim blocked by Warriors center Trayce Jackson-Davis. While landing after the play, Jackson-Davis inadvertently stepped on Edwards’ left ankle. Edwards remained on the floor […]
Charlotte Hornets guard Brandon Miller testified in court on Thursday that he was almost killed during a Jan. 15, 2023 shooting. Jamea Harris, a passenger in Miller’s car, was killed near The Strip in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Miller was appearing as a prosecution witness in the capital murder trial of Michael Lynn Davis, who is accused […]
Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch called out Anthony Edwards’ effort after Tuesday’s Game 1 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The Wolves struggled to get going offensively for much of the game and will feel an opportunity was missed. Steph Curry left the game early in the second quarter with what has now been […]
Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry has been ruled out for at least one week with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain. The team provided the update Wednesday afternoon. Curry suffered the injury in the first half of the Warriors’ 99-88 win over the Minnesota Timerbwolves in Game 1. He had 13 points in 13 […]
Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton doesn’t mind being a “mom” to his teammates. Speaking after his team pulled off a major upset by defeating the Cavaliers, 121-112, in Game 1 on the road, Haliburton spoke of how his role is to cater to the needs of the team. “That’s my position, I feel like […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves will face the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Semifinals. Golden State came through a physically taxing seven-game series against the Houston Rockets and it will be interesting to see what’s left in the tank for a young, hungry Wolves squad. Is Anthony Edwards now the one who knocks? In his […]