Author: Jordan Sigler

Los Angeles Lakers fans are upset with the team’s reported plans for the 2024 NBA Draft this summer. The report surfaced hours after the Lakers were knocked out of the first round of the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets. The Los Angeles Lakers could blow up their roster After the loss, heavy speculation focused on the Lakers’ roster continuity for next season. Quite frankly, the Lakers need to adjust their roster after two consecutive playoff series losses to the Nuggets. They’re 1-8 against the Nuggets in their previous two playoff series. The Lakers want to keep Lebron James Some analysts…

The New Orleans Pelicans fanbase wants the team to trade one of its players following Monday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder held on 97-89 to advance to the second round after sweeping the Pelicans. Zion Williamson was absent as the New Orleans Pelicans were swept The No. 8 seeded Pelicans weren’t expected to make it to the second round. They were missing their star player, Zion Williamson, due to an injury he suffered when the team lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in their first play-in game. The Pelicans didn’t seem to interested in making the first…

New Orleans Pelicans fans are fed up with head coach Willie Green following their exit in the first round of the playoffs Monday night. The first-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder team swept the shorthanded eighth-seeded Pelicans. The New Orleans Pelicans didn’t show up for round one OKC has been one of the league’s best teams all season. One wouldn’t have thought the Pelicans had a chance to upset the Thunder in the series, especially given they were without Zion Williamson after he suffered an injury in the play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers. But the Pelicans were even completive in…

The Phoenix Suns will reportedly consider making a coaching change following their embarrassing sweep in the first round in April. The Suns weren’t favored to win their series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but they weren’t supposed to be an easy out. A roster with Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal should have been more competitive. Instead, the Suns’ Sunday 122-116 loss in Phoenix was the only game the team finished within ten points of the Timberwolves. Phoenix Suns players had issues with the coaching staff Per Shams Charania and Doug Haller with The Athletic, Suns players and head coach…

The NBA inflicted strong punishment on a Toronto Raptors player who was subject to a gambling investigation. On Tuesday, the league set a major precedent by giving the player a lifetime ban. The NBA investigated Jontay Porter As previously discussed on HH, Jontay Porter allegedly bet millions in wagers: “Matt Hladik of The Spun reported that Porter used a popular sports betting service to open an account and gambled on games before the Raptors picked him up: Porter allegedly owned and operated a FanDuel VIP account out of Colorado where he placed “over 1,000” wagers between 2021 and 2023, Action…

On Monday night, Brooklyn Nets fans had strong reactions to the news that the team hired a permanent head coach to take over for the 2023-24 season. After a slow start to the season, the Nets made an in-season decision to fire Jacque Vaughn at the All-Star break. The team failed to make the playoffs with interim coach Kevin Ollie. The Nets finished with a 32-50 record on the season, which put them in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Brooklyn Nets hired Jordi Fernandez As previously discussed on HH, the Nets hired a Sacramento Kings assistant as their…

On Saturday, the Los Angeles Clippers cut a guard from their team with a few days left in the 2023-24 NBA regular season. The Clippers currently hold the fourth seed in the playoffs. The Los Angeles Clippers are set to make the playoffs The Clippers are looking to make a deep run in the postseason this year. The addition of James Harden this season should make the team a contender for the Western Conference. However, one player who suffered an injury earlier in the season won’t be with the team for the rest of the spring. The Clippers waived Josh…

UConn Huskies fans were unhappy with a call that went the Iowa Hawkeyes’ way at the end of regulation Friday night. The Hawkeyes overcame a double-digit first-half deficit to defeat the Huskies 71-69. The win will propel the Hawkeyes to the national championship game on Sunday afternoon against South Carolina. The Iowa Hawkeyes didn’t get off to a fast start The Hawkeyes started out slow, trailing by six points at halftime. However, turnovers and fouls haunted UConn for most of the game. UConn was called for 18 fouls on the night, while Iowa was called for half as many. Some…

Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark is expected to go No. 1 overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft, but that doesn’t mean she won’t team up against a couple of Golden State Warriors during the NBA regular season. The Iowa Hawkeyes are back in the Final Four thanks to made threes Clark has helped lead Iowa to a second-consecutive Final Four appearance this April. They will play UConn on Friday night. Clark recently scored 41 points to knock off LSU, the team that defeated Iowa in last year’s championship game. Her three-point game was almost impossible to defend. Clark went 9/20…

Los Angeles Lakers fans reacted to a retirement announcement from a former star on the 2020 NBA Finals championship team. The decision came after an entire season of inactivity and toward the end of the 2023-24 regular season. Rajon Rondo announced his retirement Per ESPN, Rajon Rondo confirmed his retirement on the All the Smoke podcast: “Absolutely,” the 38-year-old point guard said. “Yeah, I’m done. I can’t. I’d rather spend time with my kids.” A four-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion, Rondo last played in the 2021-22 season with the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers. “What a time, it…