Articles by Vivek Jacob (218)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Draymond Green was reportedly “very” serious about signing with the Memphis Grizzlies as a free agent in 2023. This is according to a story by ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, Tim MacMahon, and Michael C. Wright. Memphis was looking for a tone setter, an adult in the room after Ja Morant had been suspended eight games for […]
Few, if any, would have picked the Houston Rockets to be the second seed for the upcoming West playoff battles. In fact, there’s not many who would have picked the Rockets to be among the top six in the conference. The reality is Houston is 49-27 on the season and looking like one of the […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers have won 60 games in a regular season for the first time in franchise history without LeBron James on the roster. Cleveland defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 127-122 to accomplish the feat. The previous high without James was 57 wins, done both in 1988-89 and ’91-92. The latter season was the last […]
Kevin Durant sprained his left ankle in the third quarter of the Phoenix Suns’ 148-109 loss to the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. The 36-year-old superstar was driving to the basket against Jabari Smith Jr. when his ankle landed on Smith’s foot. His ankle turned and he immediately fell to the floor. He couldn’t put […]
Jalen Brunson spoke to the media to discuss recovery from his ankle injury, revealing he hopes to return before the start of the postseason. “Realistically, I’m hoping to play before the playoffs,” Brunson said in a pregame media session at Madison Square Garden. “It’s good for me to get some game reps before we go […]