A few days later, Adam Silver and the NBA dropped the hammer on Steve Ballmer and his Los Angeles Clippers. After a year-long investigation into potential salary cap circumvention first reported by Pablo Torre, the league and the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz found the Clippers guilty and took away five first-round picks, suspended Ballmer and Clippers' executive Gillian Zucker for one year, and suspended team president Lawrence Frank for six months, and issued a $3
Now that the NBA season is over for a few weeks now, it gave me time to no longer overreact and move on to giving my 2026 edition of my top 50 players in the league. So while we get into this, I just wanted to say what I truly value when I look at this list. I'm someone who tries to respect what players have done in the past, but I won't lie, there's also a bit of projection here when you'll see players coming off their first year in the league. You might be surprised where t
For most of this NBA season, it felt like a foregone conclusion that the Oklahoma City Thunder were going to be back in the NBA Finals and be competing for a second straight championship. After all, this was a team that came into the season as the defending champions. They started the year on an incredible run, opening the season at 24-1 and conversations began about whether they could challenge the historic 73-win record set by the Golden State Warriors during the 2015-16 se
I just watched Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. This very well could be the swing game in who wins the NBA championship this year, as a lot of people do think whoever wins this series will end up beating the New York Knicks in the Finals. I won’t go as far as that yet, because the Knicks have been playing excellent basketball, but that’s besides the point. This is just a huge game in terms of who’s going to have
Listen, I know Adam Silver and the NBA have taken a lot of criticism over the past few years, even from a guy like me who loves the league. I've had my fair share of issues with it, whether it be the play-in tournament, as I think 82 games is enough to decide playoff teams throughout a regular season. Whether it's the NBA Cup, which I don't really think has picked up a full head of steam, whether it's how the contract structure is now, or players sitting out more games than t
On paper, I guess the Los Angeles Lakers going up against the Oklahoma City Thunder should be a pretty fun series for the NBA. You have LeBron James, one of the greatest players of all time, and the Lakers brand going up against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the reigning defending NBA champions. Thunder guard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will likely receive his second straight MVP during this series, as the Thunder look to defend their title and start building what could be the next
The NBA playoffs are here and it’s time to drop my full prediction. I’ll be going round by round all the way to the NBA Finals, breaking down how I think the next two months of basketball will unfold. Let’s get right into it and see how it plays out. Eastern Conference Round 1: (1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) Orlando Magic - Pistons Win Series 4-1 (2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers - Celtics Win Series 4-1 (3) New York Knicks vs (6) Atlanta Hawks - Knicks Win Series 4-
With the NBA playoffs set to officially kick off this weekend, I thought it would be a great time to look back at some of the best playoff series we’ve had over the last five years and give you my top five favourite series, dating back from last year’s postseason to the 2021 postseason. Here’s hoping for a great and competitive spring of hoops this time around, and let’s see what can make this list come this time next year. (5) Timberwolves vs. Nuggets — 2024 West Semifinals
We’re only a few weeks into the NBA season, but the picture at the top is becoming clearer by the day. As much as we love to convince ourselves that the league is wide open — that five, six, or seven teams could realistically win a title — the early evidence says otherwise. At this point, I think the 2026 NBA championship is shaping up to be a two-horse race. Unless Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Nikola Jokić suffers a major injury, the Larry O’Brien Trophy is headed back to eith
The 2025-26 NBA season is shaping up to be one of the most fascinating in recent memory. With powerhouse rosters, rising stars ready to take the next step, and familiar legends still fighting to stay relevant, there’s no shortage of storylines. From the Knicks and Cavaliers emerging as the East’s clear frontrunners to the reigning champion Thunder trying to fend off the hungry Timberwolves and Nuggets out West, the league feels as competitive as ever. Here’s how I see the reg