Basketball

Photo: Grant Halverson/Getty Images Duke freshman Dariq Whitehead recently showed love to Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum for helping him get through the process of dealing with a similar foot injury Tatum had during his college days. (via Mark Watson): “It was definitely scary, but just being able to have…

Photo: USA Today James Harden is one of the best scorers in the NBA. He has won three straight scoring titles through 2018-2020 while playing for the Rockets. During the 2018-2019 season the superstar averaged 36.1 points per game. That year Houston reached the playoffs, but were eliminated in the…

Photo: AP Ivica Zubac is quite upset upon coming up short to seal a legendary individual mark on the Los Angeles Clippers’ recent win over the Indiana Pacers. Zubac ended up with a monstrous  31 points and 29 boards against the Pacers, ending the victorious 114-100 Sunday night on the…

The Memphis Grizzlies and New York Knicks played each other at Madison Square Garden. Sitting courtside take in the game were Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski on Sunday afternoon. The Knicks’ Official Twitter caught the two smiling at each other and tagged EmRat as well. They were sitting next to Ben Stiller and…

Sep 26, 2022; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers P.J.Tucker (17) poses for a photo during media day at the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Amid low scoring production and heckling from the fans, P.J.  Tucker remains unswayed by the outside noise of the Philadelphia 76ers…

Photo: Nathan Klima/The Boston Globe The Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, who scored a season-high 36 points, was interviewed following Boston’s 130-121 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night. The Celtics won their third straight game and did so without superstar MVP candidate Jayson Tatum. Bradley Beal led Washington…

Photo: Elsa/Getty Images The Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla spoke to reporters about the decision to sit forward Jayson Tatum tonight against the Washington Wizards: “We have depth, it’s important that we just put our guys in the best position to execute.” “We have depth, it’s important that we…

Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports The New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado has evolved into becoming an imperative contributor to the team in his second season, writes Will Guillory of The Athletic in an extensive feature. “A lot of people told me that the sophomore year is a slump year…

Photo: Logan Riely/Getty Images Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas gave his thoughts on Jalen Green’s development as a playmaker after the sophomore dished out a career-high 9 assists in a 118-105 home win vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. (via Jackson Gatlin Media): “It’s great. He had a…

Russell Westbrook needed medical assistance after getting elbowed by Zach Collins during last night’s game between the Lakers and the Spurs. Fortunately, for the former NBA MVP, no stitches were needed – a patch was enough. Russ was mad at his opponent for the incident. According to Collins, he had…