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This was the news greeted by fans at 1 AM, as the team is headed to the Lone Star State to wrap up their two-game road trip against the Houston Rockets — wait for it….on National Television! Ever since the Jazz pulled the plug on Operation Jaren, Nurkic hasn’t been able to grace the floor […]
Hey guys! I know many of you enjoyed the non-Lakers discussion threads we had. Instead of simply bringing those back, though, I figured we could just open it up to anything. Want to discuss movies, games, basketball, TV, the weather, what you had for lunch, your wins of the week? Here’s the place. The only […]
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs are on an eight-game winning streak, which matches their […]
Per NBA insider Chris Haynes, the Jazz will be without backup center Jusuf Nurkić moving forward due to an urgent medical procedure: I’m not a doctor, but I figure this procedure is urgent because Jusuf Nurkić is playing too well. For the Jazz, who are fighting to keep pace in a hotly contested race for […]
This hasn’t been the dream season we envisioned entering the year. If you came from the future and told everyone the Knicks would be the No. 3 seed and considerably behind the No. 1 seed in late February, I’d imagine near-universal disappointment. That’s fine, that’s reasonable. What’s not reasonable is the way some people act […]
Over the last two weeks, the Portland Trail Blazers have had a wide range of outcomes in their four games. All four contests were decided by double digits with 24-point and 54-point losses to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets, along with 16-point and 15-point wins over the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns. For this […]
The Washington Wizards are playing the Hawks in Atlanta tomorrow night. I’ve got you covered with the preview: Game info When: 7:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 24 Where: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia How to watch: Monumental Sports Network Injuries Wizards — Trae Young, Anthony Davis, Alex Sarr and Cam Whitmore are all […]
Indiana men’s basketball made a front office move on Monday. Ryan Carr, an Indiana graduate who doubled as a manager for the men’s basketball program before a lengthy career with the Indiana Pacers, is the program’s new Executive Director of Basketball, per an official release. He most recently worked as the Pacers’ Senior Vice President […]
The Lakers had plenty of self-inflicted wounds in Sunday’s loss to the Celtics. Both a lack of effort and a lack of execution doomed them, bitter pills to swallow in a rivalry game. But while it may not have ultimately affected the outcome of the game, officiating was also a big storyline. Across the course […]
Utah Jazz center and former Portland Trail Blazer Jusuf Nurkic will miss the rest of the season due to an upcoming surgery on his nose, according to Chris Haynes of NBA on Prime. Haynes reported the surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, adding that Nurkic has experienced breathing and sleeping complications since fracturing his nose a […]
More information has emerged about Portland Trail Blazers forward Sidy Cissoko’s new two-year contract with the team. On Friday, the Trail Blazers rewarded Cissoko for his contributions this season by converting his two-way deal to a standard NBA contract. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but The Oregonian’s Joe Freeman reported the new contract will […]
Herald Payton Pritchard, Jaylen Brown bury Lakers as Celtics cruise to 22-point win Payton Pritchard thriving for Celtics in return to familiar role Globe LeBron weighs in on Jaylen Brown’s MVP chances Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard dominate in blowout win over Lakers: 7 takeaways The Celtics’ domination of the Lakers should silence any who still […]
Herald Payton Pritchard, Jaylen Brown bury Lakers as Celtics cruise to 22-point win Payton Pritchard thriving for Celtics in return to familiar role Globe LeBron weighs in on Jaylen Brown's MVP chances Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard dominate in blowout win over Lakers: 7 takeaways The Celtics’ domination of the Lakers should silence any who still doubt they are legit contenders Payton Pritchard delivers a Hollywood ending for himself and the Celtics, who crush the Lakers for a nation...
The Portland Trail Blazers weren’t the only local basketball club in action on Sunday. The franchise’s G League affiliate, the Rip City Remix, took on the Santa Cruz Warriors Sunday afternoon at the Chiles Center with Blazers rookies Yang Hansen and Caleb Love in tow. Love did what he does best — shoot the rock! […]
The Spurs signed wing Emanuel Miller to a two-way contract, the team announced. Stanley Umude was waived to make room for the new signee. Miller, 25, is a 6’5 wing who went undrafted after attending Texas A&M and Texas Christian University, but has spent time with the Bulls and Cavaliers on two-way deals before landing […]
The Nets are back in action after the All-Star break. Despite a worthy campaign from Michael Porter Jr and a Rising Stars appearance from Egor Dëmin, it was a break that for the most part excluded the Nets. Whether Brooklyn deserved more All-Star-related love or not, they’re going to march on now, and we’ll do […]
Tommy Points for everyone. On a night where the Lakers honored Pat Riley, the prince of pomade himself, and the greater Showtime era, it’s fitting to see Boston win by way of physicality and vigor. This 111-89 win was dominated both on the margins and in the more visibly loud areas of scoring and defending. […]
The New Orleans Pelicans have converted former Portland Trail Blazers guard Bryce McGowens’ contract from a two-way deal to a standard NBA contract, the team announced last week. Today, Michael Scotto from HoopsHype shared the details of McGowens’ three-year pact on social media: Update: The New Orleans Pelicans signed Bryce McGowens to a three-year, $6.24 […]
Seattle Seahawks fans can rejoice in knowing that ‘The Barnyard’ is likely to remain in the fold going forward. According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss and Kevin Seifert, there are currently no known plans to ban the tush push for the 2026 season. Rich McKay, co-chairman for the NFL’s competition committee, says that conversations to eliminate […]
For most of the 2025-26 season the Portland Trail Blazers have enjoyed the breakout of newly-minted NBA All-Star Deni Avdija. Avdija has been struggling with back issues lately. Blazers fans have now seen their team with Deni full-strength, hobbled, and absent entirely. Safe to say, more Deni is better than less. Having said that, we’ve […]
I am really enjoying the debate about the QB position. I guess I love the drama! It is too bad that JJ McCarthy has been injured for much of the last two seasons. It really has delayed his development and the team’s ability to determine his long term future. His performance on the field has […]
The trade deadline has come and gone. The NBA’s All-Star weekend, along with the break, has come and gone. We’re staring at the last 25 or so games and just trying to find a way to make it through. Here’s the last Lounge if you need to reference any of the nearly 800 comments. Where […]
When the Seattle Seahawks drafted Devon Witherspoon and Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, it marked the first time since 2010 that Seattle had made multiple first-round selections. So far, so good, and the Seahawks have themselves a pair of All-Pro talents and the reigning Offensive Player of the Year. […]
Welcome to Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy! Week 17: The Spurs started off the Rodeo Road Trip by sweeping a couple of games against injured Lakers and Warriors teams to head into […]
There’s never a bad time to snap a four-game losing streak, but the Sixers 27-point win over the Minnesota Timberwolves felt like one of their most needed of the season. Not only were they reeling, but with Joel Embiid suddenly missing five straight games with various sore body parts, Paul George suspended, and no additions […]