Basketball News Articles

Giannis Antetokounmpo has led the Milwaukee Bucks to success in his 12 NBA seasons, as the Bucks have made the playoffs in ten of them. Antetokounmpo is a two-time MVP, and the Bucks won the NBA championship in 2021. For the first time, Antetokounmpo has shown an interest in leaving the Bucks, who have lost in the first round for three straight years. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milw...

LeBron James has played 22 seasons in the NBA now, and has played seven seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning a title in 2020. James and the Lakers lost in five games to Minnesota in the first round of the NBA playoffs on Wednesday night. The 40-year-old James was coy about his future in his post-game press conference.   That LeBron James is still an All-NBA level of player...

Luka Dončić was traded by Dallas to the Los Angeles Lakers in February for Anthony Davis in one of the most shocking deals in NBA history. Dončić returned to Dallas on April 9 for the first time, and in an emotional night, poured in 45 points in a 112-97 win for the Lakers. Dallas fans continue to chant “Fire Nico”, who is Dallas general manager Nico Harrison, the architect of the trade. ...

The Denver Nuggets are 47-32 and in a logjam in the Western Conference from third to eighth place. The Nuggets are on a four-game losing skid with three games left in the season. Denver fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, with their NBA championship odds dropping as a result. The Denver Nuggets are in freefall to end the NBA regular season. Despite Nikola ...

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors are led by the defining superstars of this generation, LeBron James and Stephen Curry. Both teams added more star power in Luka Dončić and Jimmy Butler. Thursday night’s game between the two at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles is the most expensive ticket in the league this season, starting at $300-350. It’s difficult to argue against...

Juju Watkins is one of the best players in college basketball since stepping foot onto the USC campus as a freshman last year. Watkins tore her ACL early in the Trojans’ second-round win over Mississippi State. The Trojans still won, but their championship hopes could be gone with Watkins out. The USC Trojans are one of the top teams in the women’s NCAA Tournament, and the main reason ...

The SEC has been the dominant conference in college basketball all season long, and that has carried over to the NCAA Tournament. Auburn was the top overall seed, while Florida joined the Tigers as another #1 seed. The SEC broke the record for most teams in the Sweet 16 by a conference with seven, eclipsing the ACC’s six teams in 2016. The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament yielded a...

Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament was mostly chalk, but there were a couple of major upsets to check out. McNeese State held Clemson to 13 first-half points, and staved them off for a 69-67 win in a 12-5 upset. Drake used hot shooting to send Missouri home with a 67-57 win in an 11-6 March Madness upsets. The first day of the round of 64 in March Madness went as planned, as many of the top ...

The Xavier Musketeers are back in the NCAA Tournament after missing out in 2024, and losing in the first round of the NIT. They were in trouble after a poor first half against Texas, but the Musketeers rallied for an 86-80 win over the Longhorns in their First Four matchup on Wednesday night in Dayton, Ohio. The Musketeers are now a #11 seed in the Midwest Region, and will take on #6 Illin...

North Carolina’s entrance into the NCAA Tournament field of 68 made some question the selection process. The governor of West Virginia accused the NCAA of “robbery” after the Tar Heels made it in over the Mountaineers. The Tar Heels responded on the field in their First Four game, pounding San Diego State 95-68, and will go on to play Ole Miss in the round of 64. It has been a difficul...

The 68-team fields for the NCAA Tournaments on the men’s and women’s sides have been set after Selection Sunday. Auburn, Duke, Florida, and Houston are the #1 seeds on the men’s side, with Auburn as the top overall seed. For the women, South Carolina, Texas, UCLA, and USC are seeded #1, and UCLA is the top overall seed. After four-plus months of college basketball action, the fields ar...

The Duke Blue Devils are co-favorites to win the NCAA Tournament in 2025, largely because of star freshman Cooper Flagg. Flagg was named the ACC Rookie and Player of the Year for his phenomenal season. However, Flagg’s status for the rest of the ACC Tournament, and even March Madness, is in question because of an ankle injury. The Duke Blue Devils are one of the biggest names in colleg...

Gonzaga University has been the powerhouse of the West Coast Conference under head coach Mark Few for more than two decades. The Bulldogs beat Saint Mary’s in the WCC Tournament final after losing twice to the Gaels during the regular season. It was the Bulldogs’ 20th WCC Tournament with Few at the helm. March Madness is just over a week away, and the conference tournaments are being r...

Duke’s Cooper Flagg is the projected consensus top pick in the 2025 NBA Draft this summer. Flagg had a massive night in what could be his final home game at Cameron Indoor Stadium with 28 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals in a win over Wake Forest. Flagg didn’t confirm he was leaving for the NBA, while the crowd chanted “one more year”. Duke’s Cooper Flagg is, far a...

Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal were touted to take the Phoenix Suns to power in the NBA Western Conference. It hasn’t worked out that way as Phoenix is 28-33 as of March 3, and four games out of 10th place, which means out of the playoffs. If the Suns don’t turn it around, it appears that the team will work with Durant to trade him to a contender. When the Phoenix Suns tr...

Victor Wembanyama is the biggest young star in the NBA, and the San Antonio Spurs are building around their franchise big man. On Thursday, it was announced that Wemby will miss the rest of the season with a deep vein thrombosis, a type of blood clot, in his right shoulder. Wembanyama won’t be eligible for any awards as he won’t meet the required 65 games. Victor Wembanyama is being bu...