Category: NBA

The Jimmy Butler era of Heat basketball appears to be nearing its end. After five and a half seasons and two trips to the Finals, Butler has made it clear he no longer wants to be part of the organization. Following a loss to the Pacers on Jan. 2, Butler doubted his ability to rediscover...

Jimmy Butler’s future with the Heat has been a source of conversation to begin the NBA season, and it took another turn to start the new year. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday that Butler has requested a trade from the Heat ahead of the NBA deadline on Feb. 6 — and the 35-year-old is open...

Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is one of the NBA’s brightest young stars and has one of the most magnetic personalities in all of sports. Part of what makes Edwards unique is his unfiltered approach to media obligations, which provides an authenticity that is rare among professional athletes. He is quickly learning that sometimes, his authenticity...

After being drafted by the Pistons in the first round of the 2022 NBA Draft, Jaden Ivey has continually grown into one of Detroit’s most important building blocks in its rebuild. Ivey has been having a standout 2024-25 season for the Pistons, averaging 17.4 points per game. But in Wednesday’s matchup against the Magic, the...

Here are our bold predictions for 2025 in sports. Please note the bold (or should that be bold?) in bold predictions: these are mostly to be taken with a pinch of salt. LeBron joins the Saudi Basketball League LeBron James’ tongue-in-cheek reaction to Kylian Mbappé’s rejection of a $776m offer from Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal...

Monday marked LeBron James’ 40th birthday, but he’s still consistently going toe-to-toe with some of the NBA’s top talent. Now in Year 22 of his illustrious career, James is defying Father Time at a level the sport has never seen. Even as his speed and strength have declined with age, James’ pure skill has helped...

OLD TRAFFORD, MANCHESTER — Newcastle United reduced Manchester United to a first-half rabble as they opened up a 2-0 lead before comfortably condemning Ruben Amorim to a fifth league defeat this month. It’s the first time United have suffered such a fate since September 1962 and they wrap up 2024 in 14th position in the Premier League, seven points...

Manchester United host Newcastle United in their final match of 2024 hoping to end the year in at least some form of positivity. A wretched 2-0 loss at struggling Wolves on Boxing Day left the Red Devils in 14th place in the standings and closer to the relegation zone than the UEFA Champions League places....

Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is the latest victim of a series of home burglaries targeting high-profile professional athletes. Doncic’s home was broken into and burglarized on Friday, Dec. 27 while he and the Mavericks were in Phoenix to face the Suns. $30,000 worth of jewelry was stolen, according to police documents obtained by the Dallas...

Lakers star big man Anthony Davis exited the Lakers’ Christmas Day meeting with the Warriors with an apparent ankle injury. Davis went down early in the game after a missed Los Angeles field goal. As he attempted to track where the ball would bounce, Davis appeared to misstep with his left foot and fell to...

No one has played in more NBA games on Christmas Day than Lakers superstar LeBron James. Through his first 21 seasons, James played on the holiday 18 times. He has an opportunity to make it a 19th time in Year 22 when LA travels to San Francisco to face the Warriors. James has made plenty...