Gonzaga basketball guard Julian Strawther declares for 2023 NBA Draft

Gonzaga men’s basketball guard Julian Strawther has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-7, 215-pound junior averaged 10.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 23.4 minutes through 94 career appearances and 68 starts with the Bulldogs. The Nevada native shot 48.4% from the floor and 38.4% outside the arc in his NCAA career. “Zag nation, first […]

James Foglio  •  10 Apr 2023
Clippers’ Paul George expected to miss early first-round games against Suns

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George is expected to miss a couple of first-round games against the Phoenix Suns during the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The eight-time All-Star suffered a right knee sprain in the Clippers’ 101-100 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Mar. 21. George is making “tangible progress,” per Shams Charania of The […]

James Foglio  •  10 Apr 2023
Minnesota’s postseason will look different without Jaden McDaniels who fractured his hand by punching a wall yesterday

The Minnesota Timberwolves finished up their regular season yesterday with a 113-108 win vs the New Orleans Pelicans. That locked the Timberwolves into the #7 vs #8 play-in game where they will face the LA Lakers who are 8-2 in their last ten. Last night, SF Jaden McDaniels punched a wall on his way back […]

Zach Wolpin  •  10 Apr 2023
Warriors set NBA record with 55 points in first quarter against Trail Blazers

The Golden State Warriors set a new NBA record with 55 points scored in the first quarter of Sunday’s 157-101 regular-season finale win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The Warriors outscored Portland 55-27 in the opening quarter and led 84-53 at halftime. Stephen Curry scored a team-high 26 points in 22 minutes of action. The […]

James Foglio  •  10 Apr 2023
Brooklyn’s Mikal Bridges is the first player since Josh Smith in 2014-15 to play 83 games in a season

Over the last two-to-three seasons, the Brooklyn Nets struggled to have their best players on the court at the same time. That all changed this season when the Nets acquired Mikal Bridges from the Phoenix Suns at the trade deadline. He’s played in all 27 games since coming to the Nets and is making NBA […]

Zach Wolpin  •  10 Apr 2023
Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and James Harden are the first pair of teammates to win the scoring title and assist title in the same season since 1981-82

The Philadelphia 76ers ended the 2022-23 regular season with one of the four most efficient offenses in the entire league. That is in large part because of Joel Embiid and James Harden. Embiid is on his way to winning his first league MVP and back-to-back scoring titles. Harden’s (10.7) assists per game led the league […]

Zach Wolpin  •  10 Apr 2023
WATCH: Rudy Gobert was sent home mid-game by Minnesota for punching teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout

After a 113-108 win vs the New Orleans Pelicans last night, the Minnesota Timberwolves locked themselves into the play-in tournament as the eighth seed. They will be playing the LA Lakers for the right to have the seventh seed in the West. Tensions were high during the Timberwolves’ games last night and things got heated […]

Zach Wolpin  •  10 Apr 2023
Memphis’ Kenneth Lofton Jr. had 42 points and 14 rebounds in his first NBA start, the first 40/10 game since starts became tracked in 1970-71

Yesterday, all 30 NBA teams played their final regular-season games and the playoffs begin this week. Most teams sat their stars yesterday as standings in the East and West were mostly locked up. That was true for the Memphis Grizzlies who are the #2 seed in the West. They used a six-man rotation vs the […]

Zach Wolpin  •  10 Apr 2023
Suns’ Bismack Biyombo, Cameron Payne exit loss with injuries

Phoenix Suns center Bismack Biyombo and guard Cameron Payne suffered injuries in Friday night’s 121-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. During the second quarter, Biyombo sustained a right knee injury after colliding with Anthony Davis on an offensive possession. The 6-foot-8 center dropped to the floor in pain, grabbing his knee cap. After the […]

James Foglio  •  10 Apr 2023