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Vivek Jacob

Sports Editor

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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 (217)

Cavaliers Clinch East No. 1 Seed With Win Over Bulls

The Cleveland Cavaliers have clinched the East’s top seed with a 135-113 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night. Darius Garland led the way with 28 points and five assists including six three-pointers. Evan Mobley had a tremendous all-round game with 21 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and a block. He also […]

Vivek Jacob  •  09 Apr 2025
Grizzlies’ Rookie Jaylen Wells Suffers Broken Wrist On Scary Fall

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells has suffered a broken wrist after a scary fall against the Charlotte Hornets. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Wells is awake, alert, and moving his extremities after being taken off the court on a stretcher. The injury occurred late in the first half in a game the Grizzlies went on […]

Vivek Jacob  •  08 Apr 2025
Projected Top-10 Pick Tre Johnson Declares For NBA Draft

Shooting guard Tre Johnson out of Texas has declared for the 2025 NBA Draft. As a Freshman, Johnson averaged 19.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and just under a steal in 34.7 minutes per game. He started 33 games and shot 42.7 percent from the field including 39.7 percent from three. He also shot 87.1 […]

Vivek Jacob  •  08 Apr 2025
Nuggets Fire Michael Malone, Won’t Extend GM Calvin Booth

In a shocking turn of events, the Denver Nuggets have fired head coach Michael Malone with just three games remaining before the regular season ends. Malone helped lead the Nuggets to a championship in 2023 and had been with the team for 10 seasons. He finishes with a 471-327 record. David Adelman, the team’s lead […]

Vivek Jacob  •  08 Apr 2025
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