Russell Westbrook Expected to Be Utilized In Bench Role

The Russell Westbrook bench experiment will likely start on Friday at Minnesota. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Friday that the Los Angeles Lakers are expecting to bring Westbrook off the bench. The idea behind the move is that the veteran point guard will lead the Lakers’ second unit with LeBron James off the floor. Wojnarowski […]

Dylan Williams  •  28 Oct 2022
Damian Lillard Will Miss Time With Calf Strain

The Portland Trail Blazers’ hot start to the season has come to a halt. In Wednesday night’s loss to Miami, star point guard Damian Lillard suffered a calf strain that will keep him out for one-two weeks. In the 4th quarter, Lillard was seen noticeably grimacing after shooting a three-pointer. Lillard came out of the […]

Dylan Williams  •  27 Oct 2022
Trail Blazers continue to shock NBA

The Portland Trail Blazers continue to be one of the few unbeaten teams in the league. Along with the Utah Jazz, Portland is one of the surprise teams to start the season. Despite many expecting this to be a rebuilding year for Portland, the Trail Blazers have other things in mind. They have been dominant […]

Mathew Huff  •  12 Aug 2024
Marcus Smart on Joel Embiid incident: “I could’ve cracked his head open.”

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has spoken out on his opening night scuffle with Joel Embiid, claiming he ‘could’ve cracked his head open, but didn’t’. Early in the third quarter, Embiid appeared to intentionally pull Smart’s arm after collecting a rebound which led to last season’s Defensive Player of the Year grabbing at Embiid’s leg. […]

Joe Lyons  •  19 Oct 2022
Dennis Schröder To Miss Up To A Month Following Thumb Surgery

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Dennis Schröder is set to miss up to four weeks following a thumb injury which required surgery.  After a season to forget for the Lakers last campaign, they’ve spent the offseason bringing in reinforcements to help out LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook, and one of those is an […]

Kyle Curran  •  12 Aug 2024
Malcolm Brogdon reveals he chose Celtics over Raptors

Malcolm Brogdon has revealed he was offered a choice of which team he would be traded to this summer – the Boston Celtics or Toronto Raptors. In a deal that very few could have foreseen, Malcolm Brogdon was traded in July from the Indiana Pacers to Boston Celtics in a package involving Aaron Nesmith, Daniel […]

Joe Lyons  •  12 Aug 2024
Lakers to bring Russell Westbrook off the bench vs Kings

Russell Westbrook will play as the Los Angeles Lakers’ sixth man in their final preseason game against the Sacramento Kings tonight, according to reports. The Lakers are planning to bring the former MVP off the bench in tonight’s final preseason game away in Sacramento with Westbrook ‘quarterbacking the second unit’. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, […]

Joe Lyons  •  14 Oct 2022
Stats show Celtics-Nuggets most likely NBA Finals 2023 matchup

FiveThirtyEight have published their predictions for the 2022-23 NBA season, which tips the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets to reach the finals. The model is based on FiveThirtyEight‘s RAPTOR-based forecast with 50,000 simulations of the rest of the season. The player-based RAPTOR forecast doesn’t account for wins and losses; it is based entirely on NBA […]

Joe Lyons  •  14 Oct 2022
Bill Russell inspired Boston Celtics 2022-23 City Edition jerseys revealed

The Bill Russell inspired City Edition jersey that the Boston Celtics will wear on 12 occasions throughout the 2022-23 season has been revealed. Joe Mazzulla’s Boston Celtics will suit up in their brand new Bill Russell inspired City Edition uniforms on opening night against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. The color of the jersey has […]

Joe Lyons  •  14 Oct 2022