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Stories, news, headlines, statistics, contract information and more in the world of basketball. Covering the NBA primarily, but also other basketball leagues around the world on occasion.

Caleb Williams pretending to feel chilly in reaction to his game-winning touchdown over the Packers

Caleb Williams in a legal battle with George Gervin over ‘Iceman’ name

Caleb Williams is getting into a legal fight with a man nearly five decades his senior. The Chicago Bears star quarterback Williams has moved to trademark the name “Iceman,” Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times reported this week. …

Joel Embiid looks ahead

Joel Embiid takes a shot at Oneil Cruz over his Opening Day blunders

Joel Embiid did not like what he was seeing from his fellow Pennsylvania professional sports athlete. The Pittsburgh Pirates lost during Thursday’s Opening Day to the New York Mets. The Mets pounced on Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes in the first …

Josh Hart wearing a headband

Josh Hart tells Stephen A. Smith to ‘shut the hell up’

Josh Hart is disavowing Stephen A. Smith’s fandom of his team. The ESPN personality Smith went viral this week over his harsh comments about the New York Knicks. During an episode of “First Take,” Smith called out Knicks forward …

Donovan Mitchell at a press conference

Donovan Mitchell had a hyped reaction to Mets’ Opening Day win

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell is one of many New York Mets fans who are excited after the first game of the season. The Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7 on Thursday at Citi Field in Flushing, Queens, N.Y. Pirates ace Paul Skenes …

Nikola Jokic looks ahead

Cooper Flagg reacts to what Nikola Jokic did against the Mavericks

Jamal Murray dropped 53 points on Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, but his stat line wasn’t even the best of the night. That belongs to Nikola Jokic, who stuffed the stat sheets with a triple-double. An absurd triple-double. …

GG Jackson dunks on Victor Wembanyama

Grizzlies player reveals Ja Morant’s advice on how to posterize Victor Wembanyama

GG Jackson joined an exclusive group on Wednesday, as he became the latest to scale Mt. Victor Wembanyama. The Memphis Grizzlies’ power forward somehow found a way to evade the long arms of the San Antonio Spurs star for a poster throwdown …

Michael Wilbon holding a microphone

Michael Wilbon reveals his unusual vote for NBA MVP

Michael Wilbon wants to zig where everyone else is zagging. The veteran ESPN commentator Wilbon revealed this week on “Pardon The Interruption” that he is currently planning to give Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown his vote for NBA Most …

Brad Stevens speaking with reporters

Notable update surfaces on the Brad Stevens-North Carolina links

A potential Brad Stevens return to the college ranks … will not be happening any time soon. The Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Stevens is out of the running for the head coaching job at the University of North Carolina, Matt …

LeBron James pointing at two defenders

LeBron James pulls a disrespectful move during game against Pacers

LeBron James is getting in his digs while he still can. The Los Angeles Lakers faced off on Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers on the road at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. During the second quarter of the contest, the Lakers superstar …

Adam Silver speaking

Adam Silver addresses complaints about the NBA’s 65-game rule

NBA commissioner Adam Silver responded to the growing complaints about star players being potentially deprived of awards consideration because of the league’s controversial 65-game rule. Players must appear in at least 65 regular season games …

Kevin Porter Jr. in his Rockets uniform

Kevin Porter Jr. got roasted for his comments about Bam Adebayo’s 83 points

Milwaukee Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr. is getting mocked on social media for his stance on Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game. Porter Jr. is among those who find it wrong that Adebayo has the second-highest points total in an NBA game, surpassing Kobe …

Donovan Mitchell smiling in a Cavaliers uniform

Donovan Mitchell sends a blunt warning to Duke before Sweet 16 round

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell has supreme confidence that his former college coach will get the job done against the Duke Blue Devils in the Sweet 16 round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Following the Cavs’ 136-131 win over the …

John Calipari at a press conference

John Calipari makes classy gesture after injury to Moses Moody

John Calipari has extended a helping hand to Moses Moody after the Golden State Warriors star’s season came to a brutal end on Monday night. Moody suffered a gruesome knee injury late in the Warriors’ overtime win over the Dallas …

Cade Cunningham looking serious in a Pistons uniform

NBA players union demanding for 1 rule to be abolished immediately

The NBA Players Association wants the league to abolish a recently implemented rule that could dampen Cade Cunningham’s banner year. Cunningham was diagnosed with a collapsed lung last week, which he suffered during his Detroit Pistons’ …

Giannis Antetokounmpo drives to the basket.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is being linked to 1 new contender

Giannis Antetokounmpo may have a new suitor from The Lone Star State. The disgruntled Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Antetokounmpo could potentially be pursued this offseason by the Houston Rockets. Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated made that …

Victor Wembanyama looks ahead

Victor Wembanyama gives 3 reasons why he should be NBA MVP

Victor Wembanyama is making his case this week to the MVP voters. The San Antonio Spurs star Wembanyama spoke on Monday night to reporters after a dominant 136-111 win over the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla. During his remarks, Wembanyama …

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