Heavy Sports • 31st October 2025

Failed Warriors Guard Trolls Dubs In Career-High ‘Revenge Game’

With the four championships over the past ten years, it is hard to find anything to critique about the Golden State Warriors. However, one pitfall of the franchise has been the ability of the front office to scout and retain young talent, and five games into the 2025-26 NBA season, that has haunted Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Steve Kerr, and the Warriors as a whole.Most recently, it was a career night from Ryan Rollins of the Milwaukee Bucks that beat Golden State. Without Giannis Antetokounm...

Heavy Sports • 31st October 2025

Insider Drops Concerning Update On LeBron James' Lakers Future

The last time LeBron James was a free agent is tough to forget, and the NBA’s all-time leading scorer is set for the same fate next summer, as he is now in the last year of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.For the past few months, James has left the entire NBA world on the edge of their seats, wondering what he’ll do next. Since picking up his player option over the offseason and Rich Paul’s subsequent comments to insider Shams Charania, people have predicted James to stay in Los Angeles...

Heavy Sports • 30th October 2025

Austin Reaves Draws ‘Linsanity’ Comp After Lakers’ Game-Winner

After what he’s done through the first week of the 2025-26 NBA season for the Los Angeles Lakers, it is hard to deny the stardom of Austin Reaves. While Luka Doncic and LeBron James have been sidelined with injury, Reaves has been putting up MVP-level numbers while leading this Lakers team.Most recently, Reaves hit a game-winner against the Minnesota Timberwolves, capping off what was a 28-point, 16-assist night. While carrying Los Angeles to a 3-2 record so far, the young star is averaging a le...

Heavy Sports • 30th October 2025

Lakers Receive Final Verdict On Historic Sale To Dodgers Owner

It’s official. The Buss family has sold their majority ownership share of the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter, the current controlling owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers.While news of Walter’s purchase, or at least his initial steps in making the record-breaking deal, came months ago, the NBA Board of Governors has now made the sale official. According to a statement made by the league and commissioner Adam Silver, Walter will become the new majority owner of the Lakers.“The NBA Board of Governo...

Heavy Sports • 30th October 2025

LeBron James Injury Update And Lakers’ Return Timeline Revealed

Through the first week of the season, injuries have been the biggest storyline of the Los Angeles Lakers. With LeBron James and Luka Doncic sidelined, it’s been Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton setting up. But despite their strong performances, that doesn’t mean the Lakers aren’t missing their two superstars. James has been out for the entire season, as weeks ago, Shams Charania of ESPN reported the 21-time All-Star would miss the first few weeks of the season. Now, five games into the season, th...

Heavy Sports • 29th October 2025

Jonathan Kuminga Earns Award Buzz After Kerr’s Lineup Decision

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr recently announced his plans to keep Jonathan Kuminga in the starting lineup after his hot start to the season. Even following a rocky summer highlighted by brutal contract negotiations, the 23-year-old has found a solid role on a team many expected he would have already been traded from just weeks ago. Now, with averages of 16.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 3.4 assists on 53.7% shooting while starting in each of the Warriors’ five games, Kuminga is now m...

Heavy Sports • 29th October 2025

Unexpected Sixers Star Vaults Over Cooper Flagg In ROTY Race

Through the first eight days of the 2025-26 NBA season, it’s hard to say the Philadelphia 76ers aren’t the biggest surprise. With Joel Embiid playing limited minutes and Paul George still sidelined, it’s been Tyrese Maxey and rookie VJ Edgecombe leading the way for the Sixers. Now, after a historic start to his career, Edgecombe is earning top recognition over rival and top draft pick Cooper Flagg. Writing for NBA.com, Steve Aschburner put the first-year player from Philly atop his early Rookie...

Heavy Sports • 29th October 2025

Cavaliers Coach Drops Bold, One-Word Donovan Mitchell Verdict

Despite a loss to the New York Knicks to start the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers are 3-0 since and remain top title contenders in the Eastern Conference. After a disappointing finish in last season’s playoffs, it has once again been the Cavs’ stars of Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley leading the team.While Mobley’s recent rise has garnered attention from around the league, Mitchell remains a top guard in the NBA, but according to head coach Kenny Atkinson, he isn’t getting the right amount of...

Heavy Sports • 29th October 2025

NBA Champ Blasts Karl-Anthony Towns As Knicks Concerns Grow

Off their most successful season of the century, the New York Knicks are 2-2 to start the 2025-26 NBA season. Though they’ve gotten strong performances out of Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, and OG Anunoby, it’s been Karl-Anthony Towns taking the spotlight amid the Knicks’ early-season struggles. While Towns has been one of the top rebounders to begin the year, he’s been nursing a quad injury, and so far, his scoring numbers have represented that. In New York’s most recent loss to the Milwaukee Bu...

Heavy Sports • 28th October 2025

JJ Redick Drops Bold Claim Amid Lakers' Austin Reaves 'Problem'

While the absences of LeBron James and Luka Doncic would normally spell disaster for the Los Angeles Lakers, so far in the 2025-26 NBA season, that hasn’t been the case, thanks to Austin Reaves.With James yet to play due to sciatica and Doncic only suiting up for two games off finger and leg injuries, Reaves has been the go-to offensive option for the Lakers to begin the year. After four games, he has averages of 35.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 8.5 assists, and 1.8 steals per game on 57.3% shooting.T...

Heavy Sports • 28th October 2025

Steve Kerr Admits Stunning Jonathan Kuminga Truth In New Role

Off a summer in which Jonathan Kuminga was the biggest talking point surrounding the Golden State Warriors, the ambitious forward is once again making waves on the team. While Kuminga has continued his run as a headline-generating player for Golden State, most recently, it’s been for his strong play to begin the season.Starting in all four games to start the year, Kuminga is averaging 18 points, eight rebounds, and four assists on 58.1% shooting. Though Al Horford was the big-name addition for t...

Heavy Sports • 27th October 2025

Mavs Asst. Drops Bold Cooper Flagg Take After Inconsistent Start

Even with the other superstars on the Dallas Mavericks, it has been rookie Cooper Flagg leading headlines for the team in Texas to begin the 2025-26 NBA season.However, after being selected first overall in the most recent draft, the top prospect hasn’t looked like a game-changing player through the first week of his career. While he did finally have a strong performance of 22 points, four rebounds, and four assists in a win against the Toronto Raptors, an assistant coach for Dallas isn’t worrie...

Heavy Sports • 27th October 2025

Insider Drops Lakers' Shocking Decision On Deandre Ayton Future

Despite the immense starpower, the Los Angeles Lakers have been injury-riddled to begin the season, shining a brighter light on the rotational and ‘support‘ players three games into the year. While Austin Reaves has continued to make his case as a potential All-Star this season, the same can’t be said for Deandre Ayton, who was brought in as a key piece alongside Luka Doncic and LeBron James.Despite the high hopes for Ayton after his arrival over the summer, things haven’t exactly gone according...

Heavy Sports • 27th October 2025

Knicks Urged To Make Difficult Karl-Anthony Towns Injury Decision

Though he’s been on the New York Knicks’ roster for just over a calendar year, Karl-Anthony Towns has proven to be one of the biggest keys to the team’s success. So far in the 2025-26 NBA season, Towns has been solid for the now 2-1 Knicks, but early in the year, questions are rising about the All-Star center playing alongside franchise star Jalen Brunson.Most recently, Towns’ lingering quad injury has been a topic of conversation around the Knicks’ organization. While he has yet to miss a game...

Heavy Sports • 27th October 2025

NBA Drops Major Wembanyama News After Record-Breaking Start

Though just early in his third NBA season with the San Antonio Spurs, the impact of Victor Wembanyama has been undeniable. Injuries and inconsistency cast a shadow on his first two seasons, but now in 2025-26, the French superstar is finally showing his true potential. Through the Spurs’ first three games of the season, Wembanyama is averaging 33.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, and six blocks per game, while leading the team to a 3-0 record. After his performances to begin the year, the NBA announced W...

Heavy Sports • 25th October 2025

Austin Reaves Drops Bold Luka Doncic Prediction Off Historic Win

With LeBron James sidelined, the Los Angeles Lakers have turned into the ‘Luka Doncic Show’ to begin the 2025-26 NBA season. While Austin Reaves is still on the court and putting up All-Star-level numbers, Doncic has been busy breaking long-standing Lakers’ records.In the team’s most recent win against the Minnesota Timberwolves in an early-season playoff rematch, Doncic finished with 49 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists in the 18-point win. With the performance, Doncic broke Jerry West’s f...

Heavy Sports • 24th October 2025

Steve Kerr Reveals Blunt Gambling Take Amid NBA Betting Scandal

The recent indictments made against Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones have shocked the sports world, marking a new NBA betting scandal that has now become the top story in the league. While many players, coaches, and staff have stayed quiet on the first day of the news, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who has proven to always speak his mind, was one of the first to share his perspective on the matter.Speaking in his postgame press conference after Stephen Curry led the...

Heavy Sports • 24th October 2025

Austin Reaves’ LeBron Retirement Quote Ignites Lakers Trade Idea

The most pressing issue for the Los Angeles Lakers beginning the 2025-26 NBA season is the notable absence of LeBron James. However, as he slowly recovers from dealing with sciatica, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have taken the reins for the Lakers to start the year. While the future of Doncic is set in stone in Los Angeles, the plans for James and Reaves over the next 12 months are relatively uncertain. With James likely controlling his destiny, Reaves isn’t the same, as currently without a lon...

Heavy Sports • 23rd October 2025

Knicks Get Worrying Karl-Anthony Towns Injury Update In Opener

Since his arrival with the New York Knicks a little over a year ago, Karl-Anthony Towns has continued his run of being one of the top centers in the NBA. However, to begin the 2025-26 season, the big man has been dealing with a lingering quad injury, and heading into the Knicks’ opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Towns’ status went from doubtful to questionable to probable. He ended up suiting up, finishing with 19 points and 12 rebounds in 31 minutes in New York’s eight-point win.Still, sp...

Heavy Sports • 23rd October 2025

Mazzulla Reveals Shocking Post-Celtics Plan, Rips Brown Criticism

Although in his fourth season as head coach of the Boston Celtics, Joe Mazzulla has quickly established a name for himself in the NBA. After leading the team to one of the most successful title runs in league history, the young coach has also made headlines for his intensity and faith. Recently, speaking on a religious podcast before the start of the Celtics’ season, Mazzulla made a comment that caught many off guard. Though he said he is happy in his role in Boston now, the coach would like to...

Heavy Sports • 23rd October 2025

Al Horford Reveals Why Curry Made Him Question Joining Warriors

The Golden State Warriors have made it clear they were ecstatic with the signing of Al Horford to join their core of Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, and Draymond Green. While the ex-Boston Celtics center didn’t officially ink his two-year, $11.6 million contract with the team until late in the 2025 NBA offseason, the Warriors’ front office had Horford atop their free agent list. Though 39 years old, Horford comes as a key piece to the aging dynasty, a true big man who offers rim protection on defen...

Heavy Sports • 22nd October 2025

Jalen Brunson Issues Stark Warning As Knicks Injury Crisis Mounts

The New York Knicks had the most successful season in recent franchise history last year, led by Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and a top-tier starting lineup. However, now with a new head coach, the team struggled in preseason, as the Tom Thibodeau-era issues have persisted in the first few months of Mike Brown’s tenure. Most recently, both Brunson and Towns have expressed concerns with the team heading into the season. While many fans and people in the media have questioned how Brown will...

Heavy Sports • 22nd October 2025

Victor Wembanyama Fires Back After Insider Reveals ‘Real’ Height

Set to begin his third NBA season with the San Antonio Spurs, Victor Wembanyama remains one of the highest-potential players in recent basketball memory. While injuries have marked his early career, the French center has shown signs of becoming one of the top players in NBA history. Much of the anticipation about Wembanyama’s potential comes from his height, as currently listed at 7’5″, he is the tallest player in the league. With that height comes skill on both offense and defense, as on both s...

Heavy Sports • 21st October 2025

Spurs Send Historic Haul For Giannis-Wemby Duo In Trade Pitch

The San Antonio Spurs, now in year three with superstar Victor Wembanyama, are finally looking like more of a title hopeful in the Western Conference. Most recently, the Spurs re-signed De’Aaron Fox to a new deal, kept reigning Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle, and brought in a strong supporting cast to pair with the French center. However, while the roster appears more apt to compete for a playoff spot or even a series win, they still fall behind other top teams in the West, like the Oklahoma...