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Vivek Jacob

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Vivek Jacob is a freelance sports writer with over seven years experience. During this time, he has written for outlets including The Athletic, Yahoo Sports, Sportsnet, CBC, and Complex. Primarily covering the NBA, Vivek also covers tennis, soccer, and cricket.

Articles by Vivek Jacob (413)

6 Teams Set For Tense Finish In NBA’s Wild, Wild West Playoff Race

This NBA season is shaping up to be the best West playoff race we’ve seen in a long time. The West has traditionally been the better conference and the competition has been extremely intense as a result. What we’re looking at now in the final week of the regular season, though, might top anything we’ve […]

Vivek Jacob  •  07 Apr 2025
Nuggets Unsure Jamal Murray Will Be Ready For Start Of Playoffs

The Denver Nuggets are unsure if star guard Jamal Murray will be ready for the start of the playoffs. Murray has missed the last five games with a strained right hamstring. The latest update from head coach Michael Malone shifts the expected timeline quite a bit considering he was initially considered day-to-day. “This has been […]

Vivek Jacob  •  06 Apr 2025
Raptors Injuries: Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick Done For Season

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic confirmed that both Brandon Ingram and Gradey Dick will not feature for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. Ingram was acquired by the Raptors from the New Orleans Pelicans at the trade deadline. He hasn’t played a game since an ankle injury on Dec. 7 while with New Orleans. […]

Vivek Jacob  •  06 Apr 2025
Celtics, Edwards, Beasley Join List Of Elite 3-Point Records

The Boston Celtics franchise is adding to its records, hitting the most three-pointers in a season with 1,370 triples for this 2024-25 season. Golden State set the previous record of 1,363 in the 2022-23 season. “We’ve got a really good team,” Jayson Tatum said of the record. “A talented group of guys. When we play […]

Vivek Jacob  •  06 Apr 2025
Thunder Lose Shot At 70 Wins, Gilgeous-Alexander Nears Another Scoring Record

The Oklahoma City Thunder no longer have a shot at 70 wins this season. A 125-111 loss to the Houston Rockets was their 13th of the season, which means 69 wins is the best they can do from here. Both Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun were tremendous for Houston, scoring 34 and 31 points, respectively. […]

Vivek Jacob  •  06 Apr 2025
Businessman Who Scammed Dwight Howard Gets 12 Years In Prison

Calvin Darden Jr., a man who scammed Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons, has been sentenced to over 12 years in a federal prison. He’s a businessman from Georgia, Atlanta who sold Howard on a bogus scheme to buy the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream. Howard paid him $7M to fund what he thought was an investment. Darden […]

Vivek Jacob  •  04 Apr 2025
Nets Coach Jordi Fernandez Takes Blame For Anthony Edwards Injury Scare

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Anthony Edwards was forced to leave the game against the Brooklyn Nets after a freak injury in the second quarter. Edwards had attempted a three-pointer from the right corner when he steadily stepped back and to his right. Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez was patrolling the sidelines when Edwards inadvertently landed on […]

Vivek Jacob  •  04 Apr 2025
Bucks Have Hope That Damian Lillard Will Return This Season

The Milwaukee Bucks have hope that Damian Lillard will make a return this season. The Athletic’s Sam Amick was first to report. Lillard was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right calf on March 25th. Head coach Doc Rivers also spoke to the media ahead of the Bucks’ three-game road trip beginning Thursday and sounded […]

Vivek Jacob  •  03 Apr 2025
Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Could Make Return Apr. 5 vs. Hawks

Jalen Brunson has a return date on the horizon. His status for Saturday, Apr. 5th’s game against the Atlanta Hawks has been upgraded to questionable. The New York Knicks All-Star is going to be back at practice and is cleared for basketball activities according to head coach Tom Thibodeau. Brunson sprained his right ankle against […]

Vivek Jacob  •  03 Apr 2025
Do Spurs, Rockets, Heat, Knicks, Or Wolves Offer Kevin Durant Best Fit?

Kevin Durant is expected to be pursued by the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, and Minnesota Timberwolves. ESPN’s Shams Charania was first to report. The Phoenix Suns are widely expected to move on from Durant in the summer due to significant tax implications. Being a second apron team while being […]

Vivek Jacob  •  03 Apr 2025