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Michael Porter Jr. is gearing up for a bounce-back season as he focuses on returning from a back injury. The Denver Nuggets forward is a versatile high-octane scoring swingman who heats up faster than a microwave and has a bag deeper than the Mariana Trench. His imminent return alongside Jamal Murray and back-to-back MVP Nikola…

It looked as though, for a moment, the DeAndre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns controversy had gone to a close. The Suns brought back Ayton by matching his agreement on a massive contract with the Indiana Pacers this past summer. The deal made him the third highest-paid center at 30 million dollars, behind Nikola Jokic…

A young Minnesota Timberwolves squad is ready to make the next step this season. Earlier in the year, the team made it to the play-in, where they would defeat the Kawhi Leonard-less Los Angeles Clippers. The gritty Memphis Grizzlies awaited them in the playoffs as their first-round opponent. It seemed like the two teams were…

It’s no secret that the Brooklyn Nets’ played defense like they were a New York metro turnstile. No matter how strong you are on offense, great teams win a championship when they can get stops when it matters most. When Markieff Morris joined the team this summer, the Philly-bred forward seemed determMorris’ instill some grit…

The Lonzo Ball tenure with the Chicago Bulls hasn’t gone planned accordingly. He signed with the Bulls last summer, making a threatening starting five lineup with Demar Derozan, Zach Lavine, Nikola Vucevic, and Patrick Williams. In the 35 games he played, the team looked like legit championship contenders reaching the first seed in the East…

Most basketball fans widely recognize the Miami Heat’s culture; some even identify with it. Legendary players have stepped foot in that locker room and know the grit and sacrifice that has to be displayed on the court. No one knows that commitment to the floor more than franchise legend Udonis Haslem, who announced his retirement…

The USA Basketball Women’s National Team has started the FIBA World Cup 5-0, outsourcing their opponents 536-205. After shattering their record for most points scored in a game and the most points scored in a match by ANY team in the World Cup with 145 against South Korea, they reached another milestone. Defeating Bosnia 121-59,…

It has been one of the more busy off-seasons for the New York Knicks in recent memory, but whirls of speculation and investments on big names will have to wait another year as head coach Tom Thibodeau shifts his focus on the start of the season. He starts by announcing Evan Fournier as a ‘front-runner’…

Luka Doncic has had a tough offseason after playing in the 2022 FIBA Eurobasket tournament with the Slovenian national team. Every time Doncic fell hard during a game or got bumped, Dorian Finney-Smith had a completely relatable thought process, yelling at Doncic through the tv to “get up” or “get him out of there” during…

Game 1  September 11, 2022 Aces 67—Sun 64 Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, NV From the time you set foot inside the Michelob ULTRA Arena, the atmosphere is electric enough to raise the hair on your arms. A sea of fans in black are headed in the same direction, ready to see a moment fans…