Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: Paolo Banchero has ‘truly made an impact in this league’ during his first two years

Photo: Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s scoring record won’t silence his critics, so says his former teammate Michael Beasley … telling TMZ Sports, “They gon’ keep hating.” “It’s a good percentage of the world that just wanna go against the grain. That’s…

Photo: Denver Nuggets/Twitter In courtesy of a furious third quarter two-way outburst, the Denver Nuggets bounced back in Game 3 of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat, 109-94. The Nuggets held on from a mini-comeback scare by the Heat after Duncan Robinson’s treys trimmed their lead to single…

Photo: Peter Baba The Dallas Mavericks have lost their protest over their 127-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors on March 22nd. Dallas protested that refs did not properly administer a call that led to an uncontested Warriors basket in a 2-point loss. NBA statement: “Game officials could have taken…

The G League is set to make some changes to its overtime rules after the League announced that there would be a “target score” ending for its overtime game. The first team to score seven points in the extra period wins, with the overtime being untimed. The G League set…

In a thrilling Game 4 showdown, the defending champions, the Denver Nuggets pulled off a 115-107 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves, tying the series at 2-2. Despite Anthony Edwards’ phenomenal 44-point performance for the Timberwolves, Nikola Jokic’s dominant fourth-quarter display, along with Aaron Gordon’s 27 points, propelled the Nuggets to…

Photo: LA Clippers/Twitter The Milwaukee Bucks power forward Bobby Portis Jr. and Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for Week 25. Portis averaged 20.7 points and 12.3 rebounds while shooting 59.1 percent on three-pointers. Leonard averaged 25.7 points, 10.0 rebounds,…