Author: Jordan Samar

Former Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl caused a stir on social media after comparing Nikola Jokic to Michael Jordan. In one of his most recent posts on X (formerly known as Twitter), the one-time NBA Coach of the Year winner likened Jokic’s influence on the team to Michael Jordan, when he was a member of the Chicago Bulls. “The Nuggets have been MORE reliant on Joker the past five years than the Bulls EVER were on Jordan,” Karl wrote. “Jokic is the primary rebounder, passer, playmaker, and leader every game!” To George Karl’s point, Nikola Jokic has been doing…

The Atlanta Hawks are one of the most in-form teams in the league because they’re on a five-game winning streak. As a result, they improved to a 12-11 record, good for sixth place in the Eastern Conference. The team has recorded some impressive wins this year, beating the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, and Cleveland Cavaliers twice, creating a buzz according to former Atlanta Hawks guard Lou Williams. “This is a team that’s three years removed from the Eastern Conference Finals with basically the same core of guys,” Williams said on FanDuel’s Run It Back show. “Let’s be…

The Miami Heat are fresh from a convincing 134-93 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. While Tyler Herro took the spotlight for recording 31 points and nine three-pointers, the one-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year believes his teammate Bam Adebayo should get his due respect too. “You know, he’s a handful to deal with when he’s getting downhill in transition, and then when he collapses, the defense is able to make place. So just clearing his head, I think, and just getting all the noise out of his head, stop reading whatever the hell he’s reading, and…

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas shared a blunt reaction for being snubbed on the latest ESPN’s Top 25 NBA players under 25, saying he is already used to the feeling of being overlooked. According to the former no. 27 pick, he prefers to let his game do the talking. “If you look at the numbers and look at what I do against everybody I play against, there’s no debate or discussion,” Thomas explained via ClutchPoints’ Erik Slater. “I just know what I do and I’ll just keep believing in myself. I just want to help the team win the best…

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James surpassed Kyle Korver for seventh place in the all-time three-pointers made list during Wednesday’s 134-93 loss against the Miami Heat. LeBron James, who has struggled shooting from the field lately, only needed one three-pointer to leapfrog his former teammate. He knocked down the historic shot early in the third period after a hand-off from Anthony Davis. The four-time NBA champion can go up as high as sixth place at the end of this season, potentially surpassing Klay Thompson if he regains his rhythm in the next few games. Right now, James is 81 three-pointers…

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick dropped a loaded message to his players following a 134-93 result against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night for their second successive road blowout loss. The Purple and Gold have slipped to a 12-10 record after opening their 2024-25 NBA campaign with three straight wins. Redick called for the team to have a huge sense of urgency because they have now lost six of their last eight, including four matches with a losing margin of at least 25 points. “I’m embarrassed. We’re all embarrassed. It’s not a game where we had the right…

Bruce Brown has yet to make his season debut, and the Toronto Raptors are reportedly planning to shop him around before the NBA trade deadline since he’ll hit unrestricted free agency next summer. The 28-year-old swingman is on a one-year, $23 million contract after the Toronto Raptors picked up his option last summer to maintain flexibility for this season. Bruce Brown joined the team via the Pascal Siakam trade with the Indiana Pacers last January. The Toronto Raptors had tried to find a suitor willing to give up a first-round pick for Bruce Brown, but no such deal was made.…

The Boston Celtics returned to winning ways after blowing out the Miami Heat 108-89 on Monday, and Payton Pritchard was one of the game’s top players. The one-time NBA champion did his damage off the bench again, putting up 25 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals, and five three-pointers while shooting 10-for-17 from the field. After the game, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra gave Pritchard his well-deserved flowers. “This is an example of not something that’s overnight. Everyone wants instant gratification,” Spoelstra said via Taylor Snow of Celtics.com. “This guy’s been grinding and working year after year, and…

Los Angeles Lakers guard Dalton Knecht has made waves this season for being the team’s most impactful rookie. The former Tennessee star averages 11.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.1 assists on 50/44/89 shooting splits after his first 17 NBA games. Dalton Knecht already has his share of scoring outbursts. And because of his recent stretch of superb play, former Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett believes that the 23-year-old should be the Los Angeles Lakers’ No. 3 option behind Anthony Davis and LeBron James. “Ain’t no rookie doing what he (Dalton Knecht) doing… West side Knecht. Lord the…

Dejounte Murray will finally return for the New Orleans Pelicans when they take on the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday after being out with a fractured hand. The one-time NBA All-Star missed the last 17 games with the injury, but according to Will Guillory, Murray was also out for personal reasons. “Dejounte Murray said he was away from the team before the season because his mother had a stroke. Said dealing with his injury and his mother’s recovery was a lot mentally,” Guillory posted on X (formerly known as Twitter). “Murray added that his mother is doing better and he’s ready…

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis made his long-awaited season debut in their win against the Los Angeles Clippers, and none of them could be happier than Jaylen Brown, who has formed a strong bond with the Latvian international. Porzingis and Brown picked up where they left off in the second period, as Porzingis received an alley-oop pass from Brown, much to the delight of the TD Garden crowd. “As soon as I broke the line of the defense, that’s when I knew I was gonna have (Porzingis). They weren’t gonna let me just get straight to the basket,” Brown detailed…

The Los Angeles Clippers’ five-game winning streak was snapped by the Boston Celtics on Monday with a score of 126-94, mainly because of the defending champions’ hot three-point shooting. Boston made an astounding 12 three-pointers in the second period to pull away from good. By doing so, the Boston Celtics tied an NBA record and set a new franchise record for most three-pointers in a quarter. To be fair to the Los Angeles Clippers, this was their second game of a back-to-back, and facing the defending champions is never easy. Just ask James Harden. “They got shooters. It’s obviously the…

Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown received a $35,000 fine from the league for “aggressively pursuing” a referee during the team’s defeat against the Brooklyn Nets last Sunday.  During a recent press conference, Mike Brown explained what went through his mind during the incident. The two-time NBA Coach of the Year winner said he was irate when the referees didn’t call a foul on a Colby Jones drive in the second period. “I thought Colby got hit going to the rim,” Brown told reporters via NBC Sports’ Taylor Wirth. “I just wanted to show our guys that, ‘Hey, we all…

The Sacramento Kings are finalizing a deal to sign free agent forward Jae Crowder, per Shams Charania of  ESPN. Jae Crowder last played for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023-24, posting averages of 6.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists on 42.2 percent shooting from the field and 34.9 percent from three-point land in 23.1 minutes in 50 regular season appearances (25 starts). The former No. 34 overall pick also worked out for the Sacramento Kings last September. The 34-year-old swingman has appeared in over 800 regular season games since making his NBA debut in 2012. Jae Crowder has career averages…

The Los Angeles Clippers are one of the top teams in the Western Conference this season with an 11-8 record, and a huge part of their success is owed to their revamped defense. According to NBA.com, the Los Angeles Clippers boast the fifth-most efficient defense at 108.4 points per 100 possessions. And believe it or not, the one leading the way is their point guard, James Harden. James Harden has been notorious for his lazy defense throughout the years, but the stats indicate otherwise this season. According to StatMuse, The Beard has the best defensive rating within the team at…