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After a 10-13 start to the season, the New York Knicks were staring down the barrel of another losing season. Since then, the Knicks have gone 15-8 and are looking like sudden playoff contenders in the Eastern Conference. What changed? Julius Randle decided to start playing like an All-Star again. Julius Randle’s All-Star Play Has […] READ MORE
The 2022 NBA All-Star Game saw six different players selected for the first time in their careers. This continued a five-season trend of at least five players being named first-time All-Stars. The NBA is filled with young rising stars poised to place themselves amongst the upper echelon of the league. There are a number of […] READ MORE
The Memphis Grizzlies climb up the Western Conference standings has been as fast as it’s been furious. They started off the season a bit uneven, sitting at 9-10 late in November. Since that time, they have won 19 or their last 23 contests. They are now just three and a half games behind the Phoenix […] 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. Coming in at number 3 in the countdown is Los Angeles Clippers small forward Kawhi Leonard. Top 30 NBA Players Number 3 – Kawhi Leonard Kawhi Leonard played for […] READ MORE
Jerry Sloan, most famously known as the head coach of the Utah Jazz, sadly died today at age 78. He was a former NBA player for the Chicago Bulls and the Baltimore Bullets (now the Washington Wizards), and an NBA coach for the Utah Jazz and the Chicago Bulls. He was an NBA All-Star and […] READ MORE
You can’t have your cake and eat it too. Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George learned that lesson this season. George wanted to go back home and play for the Clippers but after finally getting what he wanted he missed playing in the All-Star game for the first time in four seasons. He has had […] READ MORE
On January 30th, the NBA All-Star Reserves for both the Eastern and Western Conference were revealed. This includes seven NBA All-Stars in the Eastern Conference and seven in the Western Conference. However, this list will only talk about the NBA All-Stars Reserves in the Eastern Conference. Some of the statistics of the reserves stated below […] READ MORE
NBA commissioner, Adam Silver, is in Salt Lake City today. He is there to announce that Salt Lake City, Utah, will be hosting the 2023 NBA All-Star weekend. This is the first time the city of Salt Lake will be hosting the game since the 1993 season. The 2023 return marks 30 years since the […] READ MORE
We are now officially past the halfway point in the NBA season. We’re closer to the playoffs than we are to opening night tip-off. So all the early season rust is officially off. We’re past the point of working out the kinks. The Washington Wizards are still disappointing, but not Bradley Beal. Bradley Beal is […] READ MORE
The greatest Memphis Grizzlies moment of the 21st century featured one of the faces of the franchise's "Grit and Grind" era, Mike Conley. READ MORE