Dwight Howard claims NBA forced him to delete ‘Free Palestine’ tweet in 2014

Ex-NBA star Dwight Howard made the news headlines once again this week when he appeared on a podcast on Tuesday recalling a situation in which the league silenced him. According to the big man, he posted ‘Free Palestine’ on Twitter back in 2014, and immediately received many calls of people ordering him to delete the […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  10 Jan 2025
Nikola Mirotic explains why NBA playoffs are the pinnacle of world basketball

Nikola Mirotic played five years in the NBA with three different teams, but since 2019 he’s been back in Europe. Even though he admitted how his first months playing basketball in Chicago were not easy, he eventually got the hang of the culture and started to succeed with the Bulls.  The Montenegrin athlete, who played […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  10 Jan 2025
Pelicans Waive Two-Way Center Trey Jemison

The New Orleans Pelicans are waiving two-way center Trey Jemison, league sources informed HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto on Thursday. Through 41 career NBA regular-season games (14 starts), Jemison has averaged 5.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 18 minutes over three seasons with the Washington Wizards, Memphis Grizzlies, and Pelicans. New Orleans Pelicans claimed Trey Jemison on waivers […]

James Foglio  •  09 Jan 2025
Hornets-Lakers Game Postponed Due To Los Angeles Wildfires

The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday amid several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area. NBA has not announced a makeup date for the Hornets-Lakers game Thursday marks the second straight day that a game scheduled to be played in downtown Los Angeles has […]

James Foglio  •  09 Jan 2025
Jimmy Butler Trade Rumors: Kevin Durant Wants Heat Star

The Miami Heat are still fielding trade offers for six-time All-Star forward Jimmy Butler, and one superstar player in particular on the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant, is reportedly interested in playing alongside him. “From my sources… the Suns have a two-year, $121 million extension waiting on Jimmy… Kevin Durant wants Jimmy Butler, and if he […]

James Foglio  •  09 Jan 2025
Tyler Herro reveals Celtics guaranteed they’d draft him before Heat swooped in

Tyler Herro has revealed the Boston Celtics guaranteed to draft him before the Miami Heat swooped in to acquire his services. Herro, who is enjoying an impressive season as Miami’s number one option, averaging 23.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.0 assists a night, almost ended up playing for one of the Heat‘s biggest rivals. The […]

Joe Lyons  •  09 Jan 2025
Magic’s Moe Wagner Undergoes Surgery to Repair ACL in Left Knee

Orlando Magic center Moe Wagner underwent successful surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee on Wednesday and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 regular season, the team announced Thursday. Orlando Magic center Moe Wagner sustained his season-ending ACL injury on Dec. 21 against the Miami Heat Wagner suffered the season-ending knee […]

James Foglio  •  09 Jan 2025
2025 NBA Draft: Rutgers’ Dylan Harper is viewed as ‘a consensus top-two pick at this stage’

In the NBA, it’s not uncommon to know who the top picks will be in the upcoming draft. Over the years, we’ve known who the #1 pick would be well ahead of time. That was true in the 2003 draft with LeBron James and in 2023 with Victor Wembanyama.  We are not even halfway through […]

Zach Wolpin  •  09 Jan 2025
Coach Steve Kerr believes Warriors are dealing with a ‘crisis of confidence’

After suffering two-frustrating defeats, coach Steve Kerr believes that Golden State is dealing with an emotional crisis. First it was a blowout loss against a shorthanded Sacramento on Sunday, and the next day the slump continued with another 114-98 loss to Miami playing home at Chase Center.  After digesting their last defeat on Tuesday evening, […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  09 Jan 2025