Included in breaking down Lakers’ playoff chances: By now, sports fans have become conditioned to never count out LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Lakers. No matter how underwhelming their regular-season campaign, this duo always seems to lead L.A. back to competitiveness when it matters. But no trend lasts forever, and the Western Conference has […]
Tyler Kolek injury updates: Will Marquette star play vs. Western Kentucky in March Madness game?
Marquette played shorthanded for the last three weeks heading into the NCAA Tournament. But reinforcements appear to be on the way. Head coach Shaka Smart and his Golden Eagles team are one of the top programs at the 2024 NCAA Tournament. After a 23-8 regular season, including a 14-6 mark in Big East play, Marquette […]
What happened to the NBA All-Star Draft? Explaining the league's return to Eastern vs. Western Conference game
Another year, another change to the All-Star Game. After six years, the NBA has rid the game of its draft, which allowed captains to choose their teams regardless of conference. It wasn’t a surprising change — commissioner Adam Silver hinted at it months before the announcement — but disappointing nonetheless. The game now returns to […]
NBA All-Star voting results 2024: Full list of reserves, starters for Eastern, Western Conference rosters
In just a matter of weeks, the biggest names in the basketball world will converge in Indianapolis for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game and all of the All-Star Weekend festivities. Ahead of one of the biggest annual events on the NBA calendar, TNT’s NBA studio crew of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith […]
NBA All-Star reserves 2024: Predicting Eastern and Western Conference rosters after starters announcement
Starting lineups for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game have been revealed, so we’re officially one step closer to one of the league’s biggest annual events. This year, there aren’t many surprises in the All-Star starting units, which are led by a few former MVPs in Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, LeBron James and Nikola […]