Pragya Vashisth

5 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Pragya Vashisth

“The last minute and a half of the game didn’t feel like I was there anymore.” Jalen Williams couldn’t believe it. For the first time, Oklahoma is a city of NBA champions! After a season where they had the best record in the league, they were able to follow it up with a title. Oh, and they also became the youngest team to win the Larry O’Brien trophy since 1977! For Jalen Williams and the young Thunder squad, many will certainly wonder about the secret behind their success.

1 week ago | essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Pragya Vashisth

“I think I can beat him, for real. A year of training, I need ground defense.” It was back in 2023 when Indiana Pacers star James Johnson confidently made this statement about UFC legend Jon Jones. 9 months ago, he doubled down on those words by saying, “I truly, truly believe that.

1 week ago | essentiallysports.com | Rohan Bhaunt |Pragya Vashisth

Since its inception, the NBA has evolved constantly. The formula for winning keeps changing. There was the era of bigs, then came the Super Team era as LeBron James shocked the world with ‘The Decision’ to take his talents to South Beach. Soon after, Stephen Curry sparked the three-point revolution, making the world realize that three is greater than two. But this season feels different. This season feels new. Why?

1 week ago | essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Pragya Vashisth

“If he’s (Jaylen Brown) in play, that’s someone I think San Antonio will look at and will go after,” Chris Mannix said during a segment of The Kevin O’Connor Show. Spurs or not, the fact that Brown himself is in the trade conversation now is an interesting update. Sure, the star small forward scared Celtics fans with his partially torn right meniscus. However, he still delivered efficiently during the Celtics’ recent season run and lived up to the 5-year, $285.4 million contract he currently holds.

2 weeks ago | essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Pragya Vashisth

“I wanted to do something different.…. But things happen for a reason,” Pascal Siakam recalled during an interview with TSN. You would find it hard to believe that the Indiana Pacers star wasn’t even initially interested in basketball. However, once he picked up that ball, he had to work hard to prove his worth. Today, if he stands on that pedestal others only dream about, he couldn’t help but be thankful for what life and the people around him have done for him.