Category: NBA

  • New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs – Game 1 NBA Finals 2026

    The New York Knicks went into San Antonio and landed the first haymaker of the NBA Finals, winning Game 1 105-95. Jalen Brunson finished with 30-points, while battling through multiple injuries. The first came when Landry Shamet tossed Harrison Barnes aside on a box out attempt, unfortunately Brunson was nearby and took a shot on his knee. Cameras caught him…

  • The 10 Most Important Players – 2026 NBA Finals

    Victor Wembanyama – If he completes the job, and brings the title home to San Antonio, the ‘best in the world’ crown is his. Just getting to the NBA Finals means he’s already in the conversation with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić and Luka Dončić. It’s astonishing that he’s 7-ft, 4-in (maybe taller) and has the skill-set of a guard, all…

  • Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs – Game 2

    In a must-win situation the San Antonio Spurs played with the intensity and concentration needed to win an NBA championship. They absolutely dismantled the Minnesota Timberwolves 133-95, just an all-around ass-kicking. Victor Wembanyama still shot poorly from the perimeter, 2-7 from 3-pt, but started the game attacking from the interior and working his way inside-out. The physicality that worked so…

  • Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs – Game 1

    The biggest story coming into the Minnesota-San Antonio Western Conference semifinal was the availability of Wolves star Anthony Edwards. The sixth-year pro hyperextended his knee and suffered a bone bruise on April 25th in the Wolves 112-96 Game 4 win over the Denver Nuggets. After the game it was reported he would miss the rest of the first round and…

  • Almost Back (for real, I swear)

    Back in June 2024 I wrote a post called ‘Almost Back‘ where I talked about how the NBA was closing in on their new media deal, which ultimately netted them an 11-year deal worth approximately $77 billon dollars – about $7 billion dollars per season that is then equally divided 30 ways. Once the mega-deal was struck and then signed,…

  • A Complete Shocker: Luka for AD

    One of the most shocking trades in NBA history went down Saturday night when the Dallas Mavericks decided the time was right to trade their Slovenian superstar PG/SG Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in return for PF/C Anthony Davis. With a trade of this magnitude, both players are among the best at their respective positions, news/rumors leak out…

  • Karl-Anthony Towns Traded To New York

    The Minnesota Timberwolves shook-up their team in a major way mere days before starting training camp. Trading franchise centerpiece C/PF Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in return for F Julius Randle, SG Donte DiVincenzo and a 2025 1st-round pick via Detroit. KAT, drafted by the T-Wolves first overall in 2015, spend his entire 9-year career with the organization.…

  • Entertainment & IQ

    The feud between Kevin Durant-Dennis Schröder took a new twist after Schröder went on his Twitch stream and had more than a few choice words for KD after his Twitter/X post following Team USA’s gold medal victory. The German seemed genuinely upset about a lack of respect from KD and the American’s and said, “They won and Kevin Durant tweets,…

  • Team USA 2028 Roster Prediction

    The 2028 Olympics take place on home soil in sunny Los Angeles, California and will be one of the hottest tickets at the games. The home-court advantage will be bonkers (think: Team France playing in Paris). Most of the much heralded 2024 team will be long in the tooth and not involved in LA, so a major reshuffle/refresh will be…

  • Team USA Final Power Rankings

    Mission accomplished! Team USA went undefeated and won their 5th consecutive gold medal. Most of the games were a walk in the park, due to the United States’ superior talent advantage. Other than the semifinals matchup against Serbia, which was one of the greatest Olympic basketball games ever played. Watching this group of players come together for a common goal…