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It’s taken us a bit longer than expected to get to this stage, but the NBA Finals began this week. The Los Angeles Lakers have been in great form of late on their way to winning the Western Conference. They continued that dominant form when beating the Miami Heat, who won the Eastern Conference in [...]

The 2019/2020 season is still going strong and it will likely last until mid-October as the final game of the season is scheduled for October 13. Hopefully, there will not be any additional delays in the ongoing playoffs as the latest scheduled date for the NBA finals to start is on September 30. However, the [...]

When you are looking at the greatest names in basketball, you are spoilt for choice. It is like standing in the sports shop with 71 different brands to choose from and being asked to select the one that will always be the best. Although there are a host of basketball superstars, from Jordan to James, [...]

The talk about the best player between Damian Lillard and Russell Westbrook may not end soon. The conflict between them has only been a thing for the last two seasons. Yet, it is now almost impossible to hear one name without the other. When it all Started This rivalry goes back to when Westbrook played [...]

NEW YORK, July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE & Yahoo Sports) — Yahoo Sports and the National Basketball Association (NBA) are joining forces to enhance the at-home fan experience with a multiyear relationship that will make Yahoo Sports an Official Marketing Partner of the league and RYOT a live virtual reality (VR) production partner during the [...]

Just in case anyone has forgotten the incredible athleticism of a young 19 year old Kobe Bryant coming out of high school, let this pre-season dunk on shot blocker Ben Wallace be a reminder. When Kobe came straight out of high school to the NBA, it was still a bit taboo to do so. And [...]

The 2020 NBA awards are nearing, and it’ll be interesting to see who walks away with the top accolades this year. Here, we look who is in contention for the Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, other top gongs and some of the relevance to NJ bookies and their odds for NBA wins ahead [...]

The ESPN/Netflix documentary ‘The Last Dance’ has been clearly one of the greatest sports documentaries ever made. I think back to documentaries such as ‘hoop dreams’ and other award winning documentaries that I used to hold in high regard. They pale in comparison to the emotion, inside access, and drama that this never before seen [...]

We may never know what the ultimate outcome of the 2019/20 NBA season would’ve been after the Covid-19 pandemic caused it to be postponed indefinitely on March 11th. Neither the Nets nor the Knicks were doing great at that point, but there was still a chance that things could improve, especially for the Brooklyn team. [...]

LeBron James is making history once again. Last night, against the Oklahoma City Thunder, LeBron became the first NBA player to record at least one triple-double against all 30 teams. “I really don’t know what to think about it to be honest,” James said. “I’ve had some great teammates and great coaches to put me [...]