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Can LaMelo Ball win Rookie of the Year this season? Ball came into the league as one of the most talked-about prospects in recent memory. It’s safe to say everybody knows about the Lonzo Ball hype coming out of UCLA. Who can forget all the antics Lavar Ball pulled after Lonzo got drafted by the […] READ MORE
2020 – the most interesting year in sports history, especially in basketball. A bubble in the “happiest place on Earth” aka Disney? I don’t think that was in anyone’s dreams, including the Saturday Night Live crew. It is time to say farewell to 2020. It was arguably the hardest year financially and also emotionally. March […] READ MORE
After a season-ending injury to Klay Thompson, the Golden State Warriors will be adding a versatile wing to their roster in Kelly Oubre Jr. The Warriors are reaching a deal to acquire Oubre from the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was involved in a trade a few days ago that sent Chris Paul to the Phoenix […] READ MORE
Sam Presti is back at it again. The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired veteran center Al Horford from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for guard Danny Green, Terrance Ferguson, and two draft picks. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Sixers will send a lightly-protected 2025 first-round pick and the No. 34 pick in tonight’s draft. Oklahoma City will […] READ MORE
Iowa Hawkeyes bow out early...despite return of Luka Garza...lack of defensive prowess and inability to win in hostile enviroments...hold this team back READ MORE
NBA fans, you can exhale now since basketball is only three weeks away from resuming the 2019-2020 season at the NBA Disney Bubble in Orlando, Fla. As of today, over half of the 22 teams have arrived at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Each one is either a contender or a pretender, in […] READ MORE
Although ranking the top 30 NBA players in today’s game is an incredibly difficult task, The Last Word on Pro Basketball staff has taken it on. Debuting at Number 2 in the countdown in Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant. Top 30 NBA Players Number 2 – Kevin Durant Coming in just shy of the top […] READ MORE
Nikola Jokic is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is also a two-time NBA All-Star currently playing for the Denver Nuggets. Jokic has tested positive for the coronavirus. According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst of ESPN, Jokic spent time with famous tennis star Novak Djokovic in a recent event at Belgrade. Djokovic also tested […] READ MORE
Although ranking the top 30 NBA players in today’s game is an incredibly difficult task, The Last Word on Pro Basketball staff has taken it on. Debuting at number 15 in the countdown is Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving. Top 30 NBA Players Number 15 – Kyrie Irving A former first overall pick of the […] READ MORE
For the longest time, the dominant sport in Canada was hockey. However, in recent history, there has been a shift in the way Canadian basketball is viewed. From early Canadian players emerging in the 1980s to a partnership between the NBA and Canada Basketball in 2015, Canada’s involvement in basketball has had a significant trend […] READ MORE