Kawhi Leonard’s power move ushers in a new era in NBA

As we saw back in 2010 with LeBron James deciding where his next team would be, you need at least one superstar in place to lure in another. As we know, Dwyane Wade was huge in bringing Chris Bosh and LeBron down to South Beach. Many thought that Kawhi Leonard, if he was going to …

NBA Free agency sweepstakes: First day signings

Ahhh, the NBA Free agency is back once again! Well, not quite. It technically opens at 6:00 p.m. EST, when players and teams can officially start talking and negotiating contracts with each other. Despite that rule, there have been plenty reports about contract details and where players intend on signing. It's not even that time …

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks eliminate Kyrie Irving’s Celtics in Game 5

"I think it's over." Those were Paul Pierce's words following Game 1 where the Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks handily by 22 points. The Celtics lost went on to lose every game after that. Wednesday night, the Bucks beat the Celtics 116-91 to clinch their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2001. Milwaukee displayed …

What to make of Kyrie Irving’s apology to LeBron James

On Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors went head-to-head in Boston. Kyrie Irving finished with 27 points and a career-high 18 assists as the Celtics won 117-108. Irving led Boston to a comeback late after Toronto stormed back to take the lead. Despite his stellar performance, he made headlines with what he said …

Kevin Love signs extension with Cavs

Kyrie Irving was traded away from the Cleveland Cavaliers last summer. This summer, LeBron James left the Cavs for the Los Angeles Lakers. Two out of the former Cleveland Big Three were gone. After LeBron, many began to wonder where Kevin Love–the third member of that big three—would end up. Well, news came out today …

The Kryie-less Celtics are one win away from the NBA Finals

The Boston Celtics remained undefeated at home in the playoffs by winning Game 5 in Boston. The score was 96-83 in a defensive match. We now see LeBron and his Cleveland Cavaliers on the brink of elimination. It would be the first NBA Finals that has not featured LeBron since the 2010—the last time the …

NBA playoff picture: How do the races look?

The NBA season has reached the point where every team has 10 or fewer games left to play. That means that the races in the playoff standings are more intense. So, how do they look? In the West, the Houston Rockets have the top seed pretty much locked down. The Golden State Warriors are in …

NBA All-Star mock draft: Finalizing the teams

The NBA All-Star game officially has its 14 reserves. The starters were announced earlier in the week, and now the reserves have been announced. Again, the All-Star game will not be played out in the same way that it has normally been. The two leading receivers in votes—LeBron James and Steph Curry—are the captains for …

Let’s have an NBA All-Star starters mock draft

As we all know, the format for the NBA All-Star game has been changed this season. The two leaders in votes from each conference are the captains and will pick four other players to be the starters on their respective teams. LeBron James and Steph Curry were the two leaders, and James will get the …