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Photo: Alika Jenner/Getty Images Taking his act up front in place of the injured franchise star Damian Lillard, Shaedon Sharpe didn’t disappoint when the bright lights were directed to him. Starting for the first time in his young, rookie year, Sharpe was slided by head coach Chauncey Billups to be…

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter Though the Los Angeles Lakers crumbled again to remain winless this time around against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the franchise found some silver lining in the form of Russell Westbrook. For the first time since his rookie year for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Westbrook settled for a…

After gaining an ample exposure under interim coach Joe Mazzulla against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Luke Kornet took the best out of this opportunity to perform and contribute for the Boston Celtics. And his capitalization of the moments he was given even raised some eyebrows on social media, as the big…

Using his signature mid-range shot in front of the San Antonio crowd, DeMar DeRozan can’t ask for a much better move and place to finally climb on another scoring feat. On Friday, DeRozan drained a perimeter jumper in the middle of the first frame of the Chicago Bulls’ road game…

Photo: Matt Slocum/Associated Press Having a 1-4 record to start the brand new season, the Philadelphia 76ers are holding on to plenty of urgency to rise atop the league standings. And on Friday, Tyrese Maxey took over when it mattered the most. On paper, the Sixers were heavily outmatched against…