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The Jordan Brand Classic, an all-star game featuring the next generation of hoopers, returned on Friday night after a long two-year hiatus. This time hosted in Chicago, many of the top prospects in the Class of 2022 balled out one final time together before getting ready to take off to…

After surviving the NBA play-in tournament at the start of the weekend, the New Orleans Pelicans fell short in Game 1 to Phoenix Suns, 110-99 despite the Pelicans cutting a 23-point deficit to eight by the end of the third quarter. Pelicans Coach Willie Green was an assistant coach under…

DeMar DeRozan did not shy away from the media following the 86-93 Game 1 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. After finishing the game with 18 points, but shooting 6-of-25 from the floor and 0-2 from three-point range, DeRozan told reporters that would never happen again. “It’s nothing they’re doing defensively….

The Milwaukee Bucks protected their home court advantage taking a 1-0 series lead over the Chicago Bulls in a 93-86 win over the Chicago Bulls in the opening weekend of the NBA Playoffs. The Bucks entered the game having won 17 of their last 18 games against the Bulls. An…

In-Game 1 of the Heat-Hawks first-round series, Miami limited Trae Young to just eight points and six rebounds while forcing him to commit more turnovers (six) than assists (four). Young was also a +/- of -22 as the Heat blew the Hawks out of the water, 115-91. As great as…

It’s typically hard to stay positive after being handed a loss on a buzzer-beating game-winner — especially when it’s the first game of the playoffs. However, Brooklyn Nets Coach Steve Nash was adamant about staying positive: “You can look at it a number of ways. There’s obviously areas of the…

Game 1 in TD Garden between the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets ended in a thrilling fashion, with Jayson Tatum hitting a game-winner to put the Celtics up 1-0 against the Nets. Tatum’s veteran teammate Marcus Smart gave high praise to his squad’s work ethic over the season leading up…

Coming into the Memphis Grizzlies/Minnesota Timberwolves series, the storylines were centered on Ja Morant, an MVP candidate who lifted the Grizzlies to 56 wins, a No. 2 seed, and the early favorite to win the series. Morant brought NBA Twitter to its feet with the game’s most spectacular play. JA…