(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)   Last summer, when the Phoenix Suns traded for star guard Bradley Beal and added him to a roster that already had Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, many felt they assembled something that resembled a superteam. In fact, many people picked them to reach the NBA Finals and felt they had a real shot at winning the world championship. But for numerous reasons, the Suns underachieved during the regular season, and they now face an 0-2 series deficit versus the young and hungry Minnesota Timberwolves. On FS1’s “Speak,” Joy Taylor blamed the Suns’ “big 3” of Be ..read more

(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)   In basketball, the sixth man of a team is very important, because he comes in and has the ability to change the tenor of a game while giving his team whatever it needs after watching how a game has unfolded from the bench. The finalists for this year’s Sixth Man of the Year award in the NBA were Malik Monk of the Sacramento Kings, the Milwaukee Bucks’ Bobby Portis, and Naz Reid from the Minnesota Timberwolves. On Wednesday, it was announced that Reid had won the award, per NBA on ESPN. Naz Reid has been named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year pic.tw ..read more

(Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)   After dropping Game 2 to the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Monday night at Ball Arena, Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward Anthony Davis was incredibly frustrated after doing everything he could to help the team win and coming up short for the 10th straight time in a row to this team. Davis vented his frustration after the Game 2 loss by claiming that the team sometimes doesn’t know what they’re doing on both ends of the basketball, which was immediately perceived as a shot at head coach Darvin Ham, who has made some questionable ..read more

(Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)   As a result of coming back from down 20 to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Game 2, the Denver Nuggets were able to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series against LeBron James and company, with the series now shifting to the City of Angels for the next two games. Along with taking a commanding lead in this first-round matchup, the Nuggets have beaten the Lakers 10 straight times, which is about as dominant as it gets when facing a supposed rival. As if it wasn’t embarrassing enough to lose at the buzzer due to a game-winning shot by ..read more

(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)   Over the past few years, Denver Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic has taken the NBA by storm as he has entered his prime and has led his team to the mountaintop with the franchise’s first championship. Jokic has only gotten better and better with more time on the basketball floor while making his teammates Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter Jr. that much better and primed to potentially win back-to-back titles. After another stellar regular season with the Nuggets, Jokic is likely well on his way to being named NBA MVP for the third ti ..read more

(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)   With the Phoenix Suns having arguably the most talented star trio in the NBA, with Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal leading the way, the team was thought to be a legitimate title contender in the Western Conference during the 2023-24 NBA season. Unfortunately, the team rarely had all three of these stars on the floor at the same time due to injuries, which resulted in setting up a first-round playoff matchup with the upstart Minnesota Timberwolves. Although the Suns’ experience and veteran leadership were thought to give them an edge ov ..read more

(Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)   On Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers headed into Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets with high hopes of evening the series at one win apiece before heading back home to play Game 3 and Game 4. Even though the Lakers had a 20-point lead in Game 2 at Ball Arena and seemed to be in control of the game for the majority of the contest, the Nuggets proved why they are the defending champs and the favorite to win it all again this season. Nikola Jokic and company turned it on in the third and fourth ..read more

(Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)   Before heading into the 2023-24 NBA regular season, the Phoenix Suns made another bold move by trading for star guard Bradley Beal in a deal with the Washington Wizards, which resulted in the team parting ways with veteran point guard Chris Paul. Although the deal seemed to be a potential game-changer by bringing in another star and trading Paul with his skills declining, the Suns have failed to live up to expectations this season despite having arguably the most talented trio in the NBA with Beal joining forces with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. I ..read more

(Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images)   JJ Redick has had an impressive post-NBA playing career so far, as he has become one of the best studio analysts in the business, is now one of the biggest color commentators on big games, and also has multiple podcasts, one of which he recently launched with LeBron James. He is now up for another big job, as he has emerged as a serious candidate to take over as a head coach of a floundering NBA franchise. A new report by The Athletic’s Shams Charania said that Redick is a “serious candidate” for the Charlotte Hornets’ head coaching position and ..read more

(Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)   The Minnesota Timberwolves are just two wins away from moving on to the next round of the playoffs. After their powerful win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, the series is now 2-0 in Minnesota’s favor and many people think they have what it takes to score two more. On Tuesday’s “The Carton Show,” Tim Hardaway Sr. said that the Timberwolves can definitely win against the Suns and can contend with the Denver Nuggets after that. .@HardawaySr says the Timberwolves can contend with the Nuggets in the West: pic.twitter.com/I5H7Yxv1AX — The Carton Sho ..read more