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Warriors head coach Steve Kerr announced James Wiseman is getting sent down to Golden State’s G League affiliate in Santa Cruz for some more reps. Kerr made the announcement on Monday following Golden State’s 132-95 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Wiseman played nine minutes and posted two points, two rebounds, and assists. He didn’t…

The New Orleans Pelicans found a pivotal contributor to their group in Jose Alvarado, and his rise to stardom has been nothing short of sweet. From his confidence as a shooter to his pesty defensive motives, Alvarado has rightfully earned himself a roster spot in today’s NBA. Of course, Alvarado’s success doesn’t happen if he…

It was written on the cards. Syracuse legend and free agent Carmelo Anthony started his legend playing for the Orange and had arguably the best freshman run any college hooper could embark on, averaging 22.2 points and 10 rebounds, and eventually led the school to its first NCAA championship. Almost 20 years after shocking the…

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has come out of the gates hot and is already on track to having a campaign to remember. Tatum has been at the forefront of Boston’s 10-3 start, averaging 32.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists on 50.0 percent shooting from the field and 38.3 percent from beyond the arc….

It was an infuriated New York Knicks crowd Sunday afternoon as fans had to see their team give up 145 total points to the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was the most points given up by any team this season, but perhaps the most discouraging piece of the game was the play of Knicks forward RJ…

The Cleveland Cavaliers may have come up short against the Minnesota Timberwolves, 129-124, but that wasn’t from a lack of effort. All-Star guard Darius Garland spent Sunday night lighting up the scoreboard with a career-high 51 points and six assists on 16-31 shooting from the field (10-15 from beyond the arc). pic.twitter.com/hHYM8Q7vx0 — Cleveland Cavaliers…

Michael Porter Jr. was coming off his worst game of the young season on Friday before his magnificent performance in last night’s game. In Friday’s loss to Boston, Porter only had seven points and four boards in 25 minutes on 30 percent shooting. Porter held himself accountable and apologized to his team, and pledged to…

Russell Westbrook helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers to victory over Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets. Westbrook had 14 points, 12 assists, and six rebounds off the bench en route to the win. Westbrook’s time on the floor included a timely block in isolation defense on Durant near the end of the first quarter,…

Joel Embiid has had a noteworthy stretch of scoring performance over the last two days. The Process put up 42 points to beat the Hawks on Saturday, but Embiid saved his career-best performance for Sunday against the Utah Jazz. The former Kansas Jayhawk posted a career-high 59 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, and seven blocks…

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