Ryan Bawek

While the NBA news cycle is dominated by problems in Cleveland again, trade rumors, Lavar Ball and the infamous locker incident between the Clippers and Rockets, the Warriors are quietly back to playing at their dynastic level. In spite of recent nagging injuries to all four of their stars, they won their 14th straight road [...]

Coming into the 2017-18 season, there were a number of rookies who arrived in the NBA with plenty of hype as potential stars of the future: Ben Simmons (didn’t play last year), Lonzo Ball, Markelle Fultz, Jayson Tatum and Josh Jackson to name a few. Some have looked like stars in the making (Simmons and [...]

First, before I dive into how I believe the Cavaliers can improve and make the moves necessary to save their season, let me clarify the headline, as long as you have LeBron James you are a contender. The Cavaliers will be in the thick of things come playoff time, but as long as they are [...]

Rajon Rondo has held the reputation of being one of the more ornery and opinionated (at times) players in the NBA. His like or dislike for certain teammates and coaches over the years has been made very public: Kendrick Perkins, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett = like, Rick Carlisle, Ray Allen = dislike. Rondo is very [...]

The Detroit Pistons came out hot to start the season, winning 14 of their first 20 games and looking like a top tier team in the eastern conference. Things have gone south over the past month and a half as the Pistons are now 22-20 and clinging to a playoff spot. There have been rumors [...]

The basketball Gods may be angry at the Utah Jazz for some reason. After losing Gordon Hayward in free agency, they have dealt with multiple injuries to Rudy Gobert, Joe Johnson, Rodney Hood and now Thabo Sefolosha. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Sefolosha may require season-ending surgery to repair his MCL after an injury [...]

Durability is one of the greatest and most desired traits of a professional athlete, most are unable to stay healthy and on the court or the field 100% of the time over the course of their careers with the wear and tear associated with playing their sport at the highest level against the best and [...]

The Houston Rockets have been playing good basketball as of late after a mini swoon a few weeks back, but they are still not playing at their highest level without their resident MVP candidate James Harden. Harden has missed the past six games with a grade 2 hamstring sprain, the team has gone 4-2 in [...]

For all of the reports and rumors that do come out about proposed trade discussions between teams, that is just the tip of the iceberg of what really happens that never gets out. One blockbuster offer that has come to the surface over the past few days was the Clippers apparent offer of Blake Griffin [...]

As we all know by now Drake likes to do his part to put Toronto on the map, after running through the six with his woes during his formative years before finding fame in the city. He is also a sports fanatic and has a partnership with the Toronto Raptors organization. This partnership has lead [...]