When the Vancouver Grizzlies joined the NBA as an expansion franchise in 1995, the same year Toronto got the Raptors, hopes were high that Canada would embrace professional basketball. The Grizzlies picked Oklahoma State center Bryant “Big Country” Reeves with their first-ever NBA draft pick. They would follow up the next year, taking Shareef Aubdur-Rahim. […]

Just because an NBA player leaves in free agency or gets traded away doesn’t mean he can’t return later. Today, we’ll look at several players who were beloved by a team but left for better opportunities only to return years later. LeBron James LeBron James was born in Akron, Ohio, and took to the game

Many young basketball players dream of making it to the NBA, and it is an opportunity of a lifetime for those who make it. Unfortunately, some players have made poor decisions that have forced the league to step in and inform them that they are no longer welcome. Today, we’ll look at several NBA players

Basketball players dedicate their lives to the game, so when they retire, they usually miss it and decide to return. Today, you’ll learn about five players who quit the game but couldn’t stay away. Michael Jordan Michael Jordan entered the league in 1984 as the third pick in the draft behind Akeem Olajuwon and Sam

The NBA Playoffs used to take eight teams in every conference. For years, fans complained that the Eastern Conference was too weak. They wanted the NBA to take the 16 best teams regardless of conference. The NBA never made that change. They were against putting the top sixteen teams in the playoffs because they felt

In recent days, Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid was ruled out for the remainder of the 2024-2025 season due to an injured knee. He only appeared in 19 games and was less effective than in the past. His shots were down, and he only managed to shoot 30 percent from the field. There was

Joel Embiid suffered an injury during his one year at Kansas University, which forced him to miss the Big 12 tournament and the NCAA Tournament. The Philadelphia 76ers knew he wouldn’t be available to play right away, but they were tanking and building for the future, so they took him with the third pick in

When the dunk contest comes around every year, we get our hopes up. We pray that superstars like Zion and Ja will participate and do superhuman dunks that no one has ever seen before. Unfortunately, that never happens, and we end up with players you’ve never heard of doing dunks we’ve seen a million times.

Christmas is coming in two days, and that means a full day of NBA basketball. Today, I’ll be making my predictions for the five games. The Knicks and Spurs match up in the first game of the day. The Knicks have won three straight games and 8 of 10. Karl Anthony Towns is giving the