Get the latest NBA news, trade rumors, fantasy baseball updates, betting picks, injury reports, prospect coverage, game analysis, rankings, and expert MLB coverage from Total Apex Sports.
If you were betting on the 2026 AT&T Slam Dunk contest, the smart money probably wasn’t on the guy who spent a chunk of last season grinding in the G League. But that’s the beauty of All-Star Saturday Night at the Intuit Dome. Sometimes, the script gets flipped. In a night filled with high expectations…
All of the best sharpshooters in the NBA were out in full force in Los Angeles tonight, as the NBA kicked off All-Star Saturday night festivities with the beloved three-point contest, which saw an exciting final round finish between both Devin Booker and Damian Lillard First Round Sees a Mix of Great Performances and Duds…
In what has become one of the more popular events at NBA All-Star weekend over the past few years, it was the team coached by NBA legend Vince Carter that stood tall as they won this year’s Rising Star tournament. NBA Rising Star Tournament Structure and This Season’s Field Of Teams After the NBA changed…
Friday nights at All-Star Weekend are usually reserved for fever dreams. It’s the only time of year you see rappers setting screens for actors while retired NBA legends try not to pull a hamstring on a breakaway layup. But the 2026 NBA Celebrity Game in Los Angeles wasn’t just a showcase of famous faces—it was…
Former NBA star Stephen Jackson recently said, “Cooper is nowhere close to that” in reference to Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg not being better than Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird. Read on for the latest on Jackson’s recent statement about Flagg. Stephen Jackson Says “Cooper Is Nowhere Close To That” Jackson, who is best known…
In the NBA, the line between “bust” and “breakout” is often thinner than the patience of a fan base on a losing streak. We see it every year: a young lottery pick gets thrown into the fire, struggles to interpret the speed of the pro game, and suddenly looks like a deer in headlights rather…
Joel Embiid’s latest ailment, a right knee injury, worsens the Philadelphia 76ers’ existing struggles. Here’s why. Joel Embiid’s Injury Embiid suffered yet another injury. This time, an injury affects his right knee — possibly an effect of a previous right knee ailment. So far this season, Embiid has appeared in 31 of a possible 54…
This isn’t the storybook ending that Chris Paul wanted in his last season after officially announcing that he was retiring after the season in December. But this is the ending of his career that he got, unfortunately. Paul was officially waived by the Raptors earlier on Friday and has now called it a career. The…
It was late in the fourth quarter at Crypto.com Arena, and the game was already well in hand. But for the thousands in attendance and the millions watching at home, the scoreboard didn’t matter nearly as much as the stat sheet. When James hauled in his tenth rebound with just over two minutes remaining, he…
It is officially the “Silly Season” in the NBA. You know the time of year I’m talking about. The All-Star break is looming, the trade deadline dust has settled, and half the league is jockeying for playoff positioning while the other half seems to be engaged in a synchronized dive toward the ocean floor of…