What. A. Game!
Needing to rally in the fourth quarter, Team LeBron did just that in the 69th NBA All-Star game with a 157-155 victory over Team Giannis inside the United Center.
To bring back inspired play and to honor Kobe Bryant, the NBA All-Star moved to a different format. Heading...
The NBA Draft Lottery never disappoints and that was certainly the case Tuesday night as the New Orleans Pelicans were awarded the No. 1 overall pick.
It was the first time in franchise history that the Pelicans have the No. 1 pick. New Orleans had just a six percent chance...
There were plenty of winners and losers Tuesday night.
The 2018 NBA Draft lottery provided plenty of excitement as the ping pong balls delivered a big shakeup in the draft order.
With the worst record in the NBA this past season, the Phoenix Suns' most important victory finally came as the...
There have been many successful athletes that have come through the Beehive State that have turned into decorated professionals. In my four-part series, I’ll dive into the top 20 athletes from each school: University of Utah, BYU, Utah State, and a combined list from other Utah schools.
In this series,...
It's all tied up.
Utah rookie sensation Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 28 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 102-95 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night in Game 2 at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The Jazz responded after falling in Game 1 on Sunday of the best-of-seven-series by attacking...
Hosted by Drake and with appearances by Will Ferrell, 2 Chainz, and Nicki Minaj, the inaugural NBA Awards Show had plenty of unforgettable moments.
But nothing will top what Bill Russell did (see below).
The first-ever NBA Awards were announced Monday Night at the at Basketball City at Pier 36 in New York...
For the second consecutive year, the NBA Slam Dunk contest was won by an NBA rookie.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Hamidou Diallo won the battle Friday night, outlasting Dennis Smith Jr. of the New York Knicks by being the most consistent dunker of the night.
Diallo brought the house down with...
Kyrie Irving got his wish.
After requesting a trade during a July meeting with Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, the 25-year-old will now call Boston home. Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn Nets' 2018 first-round pick.
Arguably, the...
Suppose you bought a gift online and what you received was entirely different than what you expected. Luckily, most places will let you return it. Yes, it's a hassle, but at least you're able to get your money back.
The same can't be said for professional sports.
Let's face it. As...
The trilogy has been set.
The Cleveland Cavaliers look to defend their NBA title on Thursday with a third straight matchup against the Golden State Warriors. LeBron James is also making history with his seventh consecutive NBA Finals appearance.
But while the action on the hardwood will wait until Thursday, fans...
It was a shot that Jazz fans will never forget.
It was Game 6 of the 1997 Western Conference Finals with the Jazz holding a 3-2 series lead over the Houston Rockets with superstars Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley.
And with just 2.8 seconds left in the game, and the score tied...
The NBA Draft usually brings plenty of surprises, but not this year!
The Spurs took France center and generational prospect Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick. There was no suspense as whoever had the top pick was going to draft Wembanyama -- arguably the best prospect since leBron...
Dwight Howard played a cruel joke on his mother during the NBA offseason.
As one of the top free agents this past summer, the eight-time All-Star had a lot of offers, including one from the Atlanta Hawks.
Howard, who was born and raised in Atlanta, eventually decided to sign three-year, $70.5 million...
A visit to Grandma and Grandpa's house usually means two things: bad jokes and Jeopardy!
But let's all just admit it. There's no better feeling than getting a question right, especially Final Jeopardy!. On Wednesday, sports fans were rejoicing over a clue that was actually easy... for once.
The clue: The...
The Jazz have had what is the most eventful offseason in recent memory, but after trading Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Royce O’Neale for an extensive amount of first-round picks and young talent, the Jazz still have plenty of questions left to be answered.
Mike Conley and Jordan...
With the NBA season just around the corner and the preseason just a few weeks away in September, I decided to catch up with former Utah Jazz players and see where they are at in their careers. Where is your favorite former Jazzman currently playing?
Carlos Arroyo (2003-05)
A ten-year NBA...
There have been many successful athletes that have come through the Beehive State that have turned into decorated professionals. In my four-part series, I’ll dive into the top 20 athletes from each school: University of Utah, BYU, Utah State, and a combined list from other Utah schools.
In this series,...
Jimmer Fredette just seems to win MVP honors wherever he goes.
During his senior season at BYU, Fredette captivated the nation as he went on to win both the Naismith and Associated Press Player of the Year awards. The sharpshooter led BYU to the Sweet 16 his senior season and...
As we wrote about earlier this month, Dwight Howard pranked his mom by telling her that he was going to sign with the Utah Jazz during the free agency period this past summer.
The eight-time All-Star ended up signing a three-year, $70.5 million deal with the Atlanta Hawks — his hometown...
Give that man the MVP already.
Russell "triple-double" Westbrook made NBA history Sunday night with a performance he'll remember for the rest of his life.
Westbrook not only helped erase a 10-point deficit to knock the Denver Nuggets out of playoff contention, but the All-Star point guard also recorded his 42nd...
The NBA is more of a global game now than ever before. At the start of the 2017-18 season, there were 108 international players on opening day rosters, with the addition of five two-way contract players. These players represent 42 different countries and territories, the most in the league’s...
Nobody likes getting booed.
But to have that happen on the biggest night of your life is downright "turrible" as Charles Barkley would say.
After being selected with the No. 4 overall pick by the New York Knicks in the 2015 NBA Draft, it was a moment that Kristaps Porzingis would...
Who invented the game of basketball?
For you sports nerds out there, this standard trivia question is a quick one to answer. However, for those that may not know, the correct answer is none other than Canadian born Dr. James Naismith, or the "Father of Basketball."
If you did a double...
After Golden State's 132-133 blowout victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals Sunday night — and setting a record for most consecutive playoff wins in the process — there was a very awkward moment on TV as cameras followed LeBron James to the locker...
The 2020 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest provided quite a controversial finish!
With several big names back, including 2008 winner Dwight Howard and runners-up in Aaron Gordon (2016) and Derrick Jones Jr. (2017), it all came down to the final dunk Saturday night.
Despite earning a perfect score (50) on one...
Ricky Rubio put on a show.
The former No. 5 pick in the 2009 NBA Draft had a huge night as the veteran point guard went off for 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Utah Jazz to a 115-102 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday...
History was made Thursday night in "The Garden."
LeBron James scored 35 points and passed Michael Jordan as the NBA's all-time playoff leading scorer as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics 135-102 to claim their third straight Eastern Conference title and another trip to the NBA Finals.
The 4-1 series-clinching...
In a new special series, I’ll be ranking each major professional sports franchise (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLS, etc.) in each of the states with at least two teams.
The teams will be ranked by the amount of success they’ve had in their current market, not accounting for previous locations...
With his team up 102-84 and with 8:25 left in the fourth quarter, Toronto's Terrence Ross deflected a ball and was on his way to score the two easiest points of the season.
Wanting to impress the home crowd, Ross, the 2013 Slam Dunk Champion, went up with some style...
The 2017-18 NBA season has officially come to a close.
Monday's awards show — which was voted on by the media — put a cap on another great season for the league.
Houston's James Harden took home MVP honors as he edged out LeBron James to win his first NBA MVP title. Harden...