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Sports Tonight – Previewing The NBA Playoffs
On this episode of Sports Tonight, I was joined by BSL NBA Analyst Jalon Dixon to preview the NBA Playoffs. You can listen to the show here. You can discuss the show here.

The Portland Trailblazers Have Failed Damian Lillard…Again
The regular season is all but over, and despite an All-NBA caliber season from All-Star point guard Damian Lillard, the Portland Trailblazers are looking at their second straight season of missing the NBA Playoffs. With a record of 32-43, the Blazers are sitting well...

Russell Westbrook is Not Done in Los Angeles…Just Yet
The NBA scriptwriters strike once again. Just when we thought that former All-Star guard Russell Westbrook’s time in Crypto.com Arena was up after being dealt by the Los Angeles Lakers in a massive three-team trade, Westbrook pulled the ultimate UNO reverse card....

MVP Buzz Brewing As Devin Booker Carries Phoenix Suns’ Offense
After dropping a season-high 51 points in three-quarters in a win over the Chicago Bulls, Devin Booker seems to be finally starting to get some real MVP buzz. Since falling in anticlimactic fashion to Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in last season’s Western...

The Boston Celtics Look Like the Best Team in Basketball
Coming off an underwhelming finish to the 2022 NBA Finals, things only continued to snowball out of control for this offseason for the Boston Celtics. Their star rookie head coach, Ime Udoka, was caught up in a scandal that got him suspended for the year, and...

We Are Witnessing the Cliff Dive of LeBron James
They say Father Time is undefeated regardless of drive or talent. But for the last three seasons, future NBA Hall of Famer LeBron James has been able to fend him off. Last season at age 37, the man averaged 30.3 points, becoming the oldest player in league history to...

Why This Is The Year Of MVP Luka Doncic
Since his sophomore season in the NBA, Slovenian sensation Luka Doncic has been considered a top contender for the MVP award. In the last three seasons, the preseason polls have had Doncic as either the favorite or at least top-3. But, despite the early season hype,...

Stephen Curry, Warriors’ Abysmal Defense Headlines Rough Start for the Champs
Since winning the 2021-22 NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors have not lived up to the expectations that come with being defending champions. They watched five key rotation players leave in free agency. The team was overtaken by a week-long media frenzy after leaked...